FAST-NU Karachi is holding a Global Entrepreneurship Day on Wednesday November 19th, 2008 (1:00pm to 2:30pm) at Auditorium, FAST-National University of Computer & Emerging Sciences, Karachi, Main Campus at National Highway, Shah Latif Town. All students, faculty, staff, FAST-Alumni, Companies, Colleges and other universities are welcomed & encouraged to attend the event!
Important Attendees external to FAST should register themselves through sending an email to sami.ullah@nu.edu.pk, with below details before Nov 18th, 2008, 2pm
Name? Designation (e.g CEO, student, IBA-Alumni, HR Manager, Principal etc)? Organization/Company? Contact number? Note: If multiple members are coming from the same organization, their head can register via single email with list of all coming with them.
About the Event
The event is a part Global Entrepreneurship Week being organized by the MIT Enterprise forum of Pakistan (MITEFP) between November 17th and November 24th
On this occasion, they will conduct the MIT Enterprise Forum DVD Playback FAST-NU main campus. The objective of this exercise is to encourage the spirit of Entreprenuership amongst the students at universities. The DVD contains a talk with an insight into entrepreneurship from a leading thinker and respected investor, Ann Winblad. She has over 25 years of software industry experience as both a successful entrepreneur and venture capitalist.
The playback will be supervised by a local industry expert.
The Global Entrepreneurship Week (Global E-Week’s) is a worldwide initiative where over 75 countries are taking part globally with over 1,100 organization conducting thousands of entrepreneurship related events with over 1,200 events being conducted in the top five countries (US 671, Malaysia 409, Mexico 88, Spain 72 and Macedonia 53). Global E-Week’s goal is to inspire, connect, inform, mentor and engage the next generation of entrepreneurs; and we’d like your organization to be a part of this global phenomenon.
For one week, millions of young people around the world will join a growing movement of entrepreneurial people to generate new ideas and to seek better ways of doing things. Dozens of countries are coming together for the first time to host Global Entrepreneurship Week, an initiative to inspire young people to embrace innovation, imagination and creativity. To think big, to turn their ideas into reality and to make their mark.
So, a upcoming startup from PAF-KIET by an under graduate student Kamran Usman who recently won 2nd Prize in software competition at SZABIST, Karachi. iEvaluate is a smart tool for small to medium sized businesses (and it can be used by large organizations) that wish to evaluate various aspects of their business such as employee’s performance, their feedback about the organization, and various other activities. Such activities help businesses make better decisions and introduce better policies based on statistical data received from the evaluation procedure.
iEvaluate is built as a web based application (that means it’s accessible from anywhere in the world) that incorporates a clean and usable interface for performing different tasks such as:
- Performance evaluation of each of the employees of the organization at individual or group level - Graphical reports based on different criteria - Ability of delegation of tasks to manage large number of users - An swift administration area to perform system-wide changes - Advanced Reporting Schemes - Ability to extend and tailor to individual business needs - And more…
To understand the tool better, let’s consider a scenario: Suppose that you are a CEO of an organization and you have 50 people working for you. Now, after performing the evaluation of the people who are working for you, you generate a report that tells you that 90% of the people who work for you have a hard time reaching the workplace. The reason for that is the office is located in Korangi Industrial Area. So in order to retain your employees, you would be able to make a decision based on that report, and introduce free transport service for all the employees of your organization. This results in happy employees, which in turn results in more committment to work, which in turn results in a healthy growth and a security for the business.
Another scenario may be based upon your top talent. Let’s imagine that your top 10 people of the organization are having difficulty in financing their kids’ education. In today’s competitive environment, one of your top talents may just slip away and find a job at another company - a big loss for you. So how would you actually know that they are having difficulty in this particular phase of life? how would you retain that talent? Simple, use the evaluation procedures in iEvaluate and get to know on record that they are worried about their kids’ educational expenses. As a result, based on the reports, you can introduce a policy of supporting the top talent and paying half of their kids’ educational expenses. The end result: your top talent is retained and they’re happy! This means better business for you!
iEvaluate is a simple and easy to use tool, which can be used in various other situations, and events. It is just about evaluation and management of any of the assets you may have in order to bring to front the issues and resolve them to deliver superior quality and do good business!
Optical Character Recognition is a unique approach developed for recognizing isolated character that requires less complex calculations but still giving adequate results. In case of document image recognition, an additional step of detecting lines of text and possible set of character among those lines is a requisite. There are numerous methods available for character recognition. From numerical and statistical approach to AI based approach in an increasing order of their recognition accuracy, respectively. None of the approaches stated has recognition accuracy of 100%.Even the humans are not credited with absolute recognition accuracy. The main objective of the recognition software is to help its user in more physically tiring and cumbersome work of actually typing the whole document especially for a user. The error correction still resides with its user only. Hence, a recognition accuracy of even about 90% gives very satisfactory results. Apart from all this, the image quality also plays a very important role in the recognition accuracy.
So, a research project named Urdu OCR - A Digital Dream from Usman Institute of Technology fulfilling the needs. The team members of this project are Abdul Wahab, Shuwair Sardar, and Muhammad Abdul Sammad Khan. First prize winner of Combat 2008 (Software Competition - PAF Kiet) and Software Exhibition (Software Competition - SZABIST). Great work guys!
Urdu OCR is developed for first time. It has not been developed yet. The need of this product is in the printing media like Urdu news paper and magazines. It is useful in converting the books of Urdu in digital format, the large amount of useful and heritage data in Urdu language which are in vanishing form can be save in digital format. It can produce electronic books and digital Urdu library online.
As a part of our user group activities, we meet a lot of talented students working on excellent projects and ideas. During the presentations at different universities or judging at different competitions you came across such people who want to change the world, who have done exceptional work w.r.t their batch mates and are willing to contribute towards ever growing software industry of Pakistan. So, under the platform of DevNext Talent Hunt, we will highlight such students, their achievement and their motivational factor. If you know any? Let us help to promote them.
Today, i will be at SZABIST, Karachi Campus judging the softwares at “Software Exhibition and Competition 2008″ an event organized by the Computer Science Students of SZABIST. If you are attending this event, lets meet up!
“SZABIST has always proved to be an inspiration for others; especially, when it comes to organizing innovative events. Staying true to this tradition, the students of the ZabCS have taken up the task to hold an event. It is an attempt to raise the bar even higher.
The “Software Exhibition and Competition 2008″ is an event organized by the Computer Science Students of SZABIST. We are providing a platform for all young entrepreneurs from all over the nation to exhibit their software development skills on the line, in order to prove themselves and their potentials.
This concept deals with promoting technical education. Which includes various aspects of computer science, IT, Software Engineering, Gaming and Telecommunication through creation of interactive web sites and software.
This Exhibition Program will be a milestone in contributing towards technical education by allowing young individuals from all community groups, schools, universities, and professional groups to market their creations.
A wide variety of software will be exhibited. This will surely contribute a unique technological experience in our lives. It will be a platform for students of our nation to share their hidden talent and project ideas. The idea is to emphasize on the importance of the technological future of Pakistan while leading our youth towards a technological literate Pakistan through awareness and visual education.
Talented individuals and/or groups will also get noticed by professional personnel from the corporate world, thereby opening up towards even better opportunities for the contestants in the form of job opportunities etc.
SZABIST Karachi Campus will host this mega event on Thursday the 06th of November 2008 from 10am to 5:00pm.”
It all started on a rainy day back in 2006 when I reached Marriot Hotel with a USB in my pocket to give a presentation on ‘iEducationXP’ – my Final Year Project. Yes! I was competing for “Student Tertiary Category” at P@SHA ICT Awards 2006. I was one of those students whose project got selected for the final round presentation. After the demo, I came to know that I was the only FASTian (Karachi) competing in the final rounds, a small little achievement for me. As far as I remember, I was judged by Mr. Jawad Farid (CEO, Alchemya) and Yusuf Jan (CEO, MIXIT Technologies) their comments/suggestions really helped me a lot at that time. I still remember all those server hosting questions regarding hosting of large amount of video :), student-teacher interaction etc etc. On the same day, I met Madam Jehan Ara for the very first time. Still remember she guiding me to the place where I should wait for my turn :). Though I was unable to make it to the top 2 but still the experience was enough to get me started.
In 2007, my employer (Kalsoft Pvt Ltd) won Merit award in “E-Government & E-Community Applications” category for the application “Electoral Roll System for Election Commission of Pakistan”. At that time I was working as a Software Engineer for them and saw this application build and tested right in front of me. Soon I resigned to start my own venture.
Here comes 2008! same place, same judge and We Won! an achievement for a 10 month old company. Never really tough that we will be up there on the stage that early. Best in Innovative Work Environment! Still unbelievable! According to the award description “This award will be presented to the company that has the most innovative work environment i.e. flexibility and diversity in the workforce, a work environment that is conducive to idea generation and innovation.” This is what Madam Jehan Ara said about us
“There was an Award for the Best in Innovative Work Environment. This was won by Nuvica - a young startup in Karachi. Nuvica is a company which has no member older than 25 years old. The entire team blog and, in addition to the work they do as part of the Nuvica team, they are encouraged to have their own individual projects. So while CEO Ali Raza Shaikh runs DevNext sessions at Universities, Ammar Yasir has set up Teabreak.pk and Fariha Akhtar runs IdeasHut.com.”
After 10 months of working at the current office with lots of ups and downs we are finally moving to much larger space (a full independent bungalow). All this is the part of Nuvica’s revamping plans as said in this post, where we are locating to a new place, hiring new employees and building a new corporate culture.
So, what this post is all about? If you interested in renting out our current location with the purchasing of some existing infrastructure then you can contact me at 0333-2392884 or you can email ali.raza.shaikh@gmail.com
Nevron Software is the leading data visualization provider for the .NET platform. Since its formation, Nevron has established itself as the pathfinder company in component based data visualization, with a long record of innovation, backed with our long term and true commitment to deliver the ultimate in this technology field. Today Nevron is a synonym of premium quality data visualization solutions in terms of product abilities, usability and customer support. The company portfolio includes the world’s most advanced charting and diagramming components for Windows Forms and ASP.NET - Nevron Chart for .NET is the industry leading charting solution for ASP.NET and Windows application development, Nevron Diagram for .NET helps you to integrate and display sophisticated diagrams in your .NET Windows Forms and ASP.NET applications quickly and easily.
We are happy to become sponsor of the DevNext User Group and to provide 1 full developer license for Nevron Chart for .NET Lite edition for one of the .NET User Group attendees on each of the User Group meetings. We will be happy to have this commitment on a yearly basis (for one full year and for future cooperation). Now Nevron is also offering a free standalone Diagram Designer. Nevron Diagram Designer is a freeware diagram editor powered by Nevron Diagram for .NET controls. It is suitable for creating various kinds of diagrams and performing different layout algorithms on them. The Diagram Designer also can make you familiar with the features provided by Nevron Diagram.
DevNext is a user group which has been created with the intention of providing a platform for the Next Generation Developers sharing and discussing knowledge regarding different tools and technologies. Their mission from inception has been to develop a peer group of developers, architects, and managers who are interested in learning, sharing and growing their knowledge and capabilities. The group’s vision is to provide members with a forum to hear top industry experts speak, learn and teach others who are interested in the same technologies as you and are facing the same challenges.
DevNext User Group is supported by many organizations around the world like Microsoft, Adobe, INETA, Culminis, Wiley, Apress, .Net University, Re-Sharper, Peach Pit and many more. Join us at the newly created [Facebook Group]
Due to the success of our last event at Muhammad Ali Jinnah University, Karachi. We were invited again by their management to conduct that session again on a larger scale. So, the event started with a bang with more than 150+ people showed up. Session started with a simple question “How many of you want to start your own company?” with few people raising their hands and the session ended with the same question “Now, how many of you want to start your own company” with 75% people raising their hands including faculty members :). So, target achieved!
During the session I discussed many things like how to get started, how to manage finance, who to hire, what to develop, how to market etc etc. Who said that nothing is possible in Pakistan? See our youth, our universities. This is the place where talented people coming out from and I bet! you will see something from the students of Muhammad Ali Jinnah University pretty soon.
DevNext is a user group which has been created with the intention of providing a platform for the Next Generation Developers sharing and discussing knowledge regarding different tools and technologies. Their mission from inception has been to develop a peer group of developers, architects, and managers who are interested in learning, sharing and growing their knowledge and capabilities. The group’s vision is to provide members with a forum to hear top industry experts speak, learn and teach others who are interested in the same technologies as you and are facing the same challenges.
DevNext User Group is supported by many organizations around the world like Microsoft, Adobe, INETA, Culminis, Wiley, Apress, .Net University, Re-Sharper, Peach Pit and many more. Join us at the newly created [Facebook Group]
On Friday, 24 October 2008 we conducted our first user group session at Usman Institute to Technology, Karachi on “New Trends in Software Testing”. Usman Institute of Technology was established in 1994 through a benefaction of Usman Memorial Foundation as a private, not-for-profit Centre of Excellence in technology. Its aim is to prepare Engineers, Technologists and Scientists who have the character and skills that the country needs and who would be readily employable on graduation to serve Pakistan.
So, what was the basic motive behind this session? As most of you know that 99% of students think that there is no point continuing your career as a Software Tester, it’s a boring field and there is no future in it! My motive was to let them know about the +ve aspect of this field. I hope I was able to motivate some students to join companies as a full time tester because a tester is a person who controls the quality of a software. It’s a fact that developers hate testers and I think most of you are well aware why I am saying this :). If you are a good tester that means you can become a good developer as well. With the help of this session we are able to remove some confusion regarding manual vs. automated testing, unit tests, integration tests, load testing etc etc
This session was highly appreciated by the students as we are asked to conduct 3-4 more events at their campus in the coming month. In the end I would like to thank Mr. Parkash Lohana (Head of Computer Science Department) and Hassaan Tahir (Chairman, UITCS and Microsoft Student Ambassador) for inviting us.
Do you want to amaze the whole IT industry with your designing skills? If Yes! Then design a cool T-Shirt for upcoming P@SHA ICT Awards 2008. This will be your chance to let the people know how creative you are. This is first of the series of competitions we are going to launch at MyGoodiesShop.com.
The objective of the P@SHA ICT Awards is to provide recognition to software and service applications that have been developed in Pakistan . It is meant to acknowledge creativity, innovation and excellence in the Pakistan Information and Communication Technologies sector. This annual Awards program also provides an opportunity and an ideal environment for companies to gain local, regional and international exposure through on-going promotional activities, and through participation at the international Asia Pacific ICT Awards (APICTA).
Winner will get a FREE T-Shirt and an invitation to Award Ceremony. So, what are you waiting for? Start submitting at MyGoodiesShop@gmail.com . Please make sure that your designs reach us by 22nd October, 2008.
We are looking for talented artists with great designing and visualization skills and the ability to create clean web-ready designs. The ideal candidate will possess the ability to create graphics independently, as well as take direction in a team-based environment. This position requires a person with strong artistic ability, web design expertise, organizational skills, and great attention to detail.
# Creating web images, layouts and designs. # Previous Graphic/Web Designing experience. # Should have worked in Flash and Action Scripting. # Excellent verbal and written communication skills. # Desire to be part of a highly productive, fast-paced team. # Organized, responsible and detail-oriented personality.
Location : Karachi Requirement : Immediate Apply at : jobs@nuvica.com
Have you ever wanted to have a T-Shirt with your name on it? Have you ever wanted to have your own customized Merchandise? Want to promote your company, your college, your band, your group through Mugs, T-Shirts, Shirts, Mouse Pads etc etc . . . then MyGoodiesShop.com is your place.
MyGoodiesShop.com is just a small venture I launched to test out this idea. Let see what kind of response I will get from public. So, how MyGoodiesShop.com will work?
1. Submit us your art work or ask us to design it for you. 2. If you ask us to design it for you, we will announce a competition asking all designers all over the world to design the merchandise for you. Winner gets one complete package for FREE. 3. Then we apply the art work on your selected merchandise. 4. After final approval, we move into production after 50% payment is done by the client. 5. Final delivery at client location with remaining 50% payment done.
So, we are back with our User Group Activities. Today! I was invited to have a session on “Be your own Boss” and “How blogging can help you to market your Product”. It was really a nice experience to have an interactive session with CS and BBA students as most of them wants to change the world. So, what’s the main point of this session? Students were there, ideas were there, talent was there but motivation was lacking. I just tried to get them motivated, success or failure is part of life. I myself faced pretty hard time in my life or I can say that I am facing hard time in my life. So, does it matter? Problems in your life will take over your dreams? No!
I will again go with the motto you see at the top of my blog “Whenever you want to do something and whenever you want to experiment something new, there would be hundred people telling you that you cannot do it. Make sure you only listen to yourself when you have plans and believe in your self.” Don’t let the hard realties of life bring you down; don’t think that you can’t do it. Nothing is impossible.
DevNext is a user group which has been created with the intention of providing a platform for the Next Generation Developers sharing and discussing knowledge regarding different tools and technologies. Their mission from inception has been to develop a peer group of developers, architects, and managers who are interested in learning, sharing and growing their knowledge and capabilities. The group’s vision is to provide members with a forum to hear top industry experts speak, learn and teach others who are interested in the same technologies as you and are facing the same challenges.
DevNext User Group is supported by many organizations around the world like Microsoft, Adobe, INETA, Culminis, Wiley, Apress, .Net University, Re-Sharper, Peach Pit and many more. Join us at the newly created [Facebook Group]
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Nuvica Pakistan feels proud to announce the successful completion of summer internship program which was an initiative to start in house internships on regular basis. After watching the response and feedback from students and internees we have decided to carry on with permanent internship programs.
Internship is a best way to practice what you learn in your degree program which is Computer Science mainly, Nuvica always emphasis on this aptitude , we just not hire you but make you face the future challenges and give you confidence to enhance your skills and knowledge .
History of Summer Internship Program:
Summer internship program was started out in May 2008 and it got ended in June 2008, we received huge response in the beginning as we were not expecting it .Our local advertising was enough to receive resumes from more than 60 students , nearly covering all universities in Karachi like FAST-NU, NED, Karachi University, SZABIST, PAF-KIET , which was a big surprise but we welcomed it and searched for developer’s and designer’s resumes .Our team researched and short listed the appropriate ones and after detailed interviews six internees were selected and finalized ,named as
· Asadullah (FAST – 2010 Batch)
· Amir Ali (FAST – 2010 Batch)
· Asad Abbas (FAST – 2010 Batch)
· Salman Asad (FAST – 2009 Batch)
· Uzair Jawed (FAST – 2010 Batch)
· Danyal (KU – 2008 Batch)
For our appreciation and feedback, here are the comments and feedback of internees of summer internship program for their experiences.
FAST-NU Karachi is holding a Global Entrepreneurship Day on Wednesday November 19th, 2008 (1:00pm to 2:30pm) at Auditorium, FAST-National University of Computer & Emerging Sciences, Karachi, Main Campus at National Highway, Shah Latif Town. All students, faculty, staff, FAST-Alumni, Companies, Colleges and other universities are welcomed & encouraged to attend the event!
