TEMBO Technology Lab, Edgetec Systems see COMMON safely into hands of users
[Johannesburg, 26 November 2009] -
COMMON, an independent community of IBM PowerSystem users within various industries, is set to start its main goals of skills development through knowledge share and skills transfer, through community and collaboration with IBM's Academic Initiative Programme.A member of the COMMON USA community for 20 years, motivational speaker and COMMON Board Member, Trevor Perry, says: “I am pleased to see COMMON in South Africa, it's about time. The skills transfer that COMMON offers the IBM i and Power System community is invaluable. By taking isolated specialists and giving them the opportunity to network with the next generation or YIPs (Young I Professionals) farms new talent, empowering the industry to sustain itself.”Set up as a Section 21 company, this non-profit organisation will offer free membership to individuals. “TEMBO Technology Lab partnered with Edgetec Systems to bring COMMON into South Africa on a transfer of ownership basis. Ownership to COMMON Africa was officially handed to the newly appointed board of directors at the recent launch, in order to maintain its standards of advocacy and independence.”
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