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Alumni  Are you a Bluepointer? Join bluepointer.org BETA, the official Bluepoint Institute alumni bulletin board and Bluepoint Linux Users Elite ( BLUE) forum on the Internet. Testimonial
 I enrolled in Bluepoint's Total Linux course in June of 2001. Aside from learning Linux through a well-designed course, I also made a lot of new friends - sharing our enthusiasm for Linux, as well as other aspects of life. But what stood out in my mind, were the people behind Bluepoint: Magie Antonio, Engels Antonio, and Eddie Salonga. Their passion and dedication to making world-class Linux training accessible to under-privileged Filipino students is inspiring and infectious. Most of the alumni I have met (including myself), have volunteered to either train, fund, or help organize Bluepoint's free training seminars to advocate the use of Open Source technology all over the Philippines. |
- Carlos Yu
CIO
Rustans Supercenter Inc. (Shopwise) |
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Fedora 9 Wednesday, May 14, 2008, 6:00 PM
Fedora 8 was standard material in our Total Linux® and Linux Express® courses since January 2008. It was also Bluepoint's platform of choice for our Extreme PHP and other development and certification programs. Time to upgrade again. Fedora 9 promises new features and enhancements that we can't wait to share with our students this month! |
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Summer Geek Camp 2008 Sunday, May 4, 2008, 9:00 PM (Revision 75 - Thursday, May 15, 2008, 6:27 PM)
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Bluepoint Foundation and Bluepoint Linux Users Elite (BLUE) held the first Summer Geek Camp at Carillo Garden Resort (Tagaytay) and Pacific Heights (Batangas) from May 2 to 4, 2008.
| PLENARY | Magie Antonio | Local FOSS Community Updates |
| Engels Antonio | Fedora Project Updates |
| Eddie Salonga | Programming Fundamentals |
| TECHNICAL | Mark Mayo | Ruby on Rails (RoR)
Asterisk Open Source Telephony Engine
Lighttpd High-Performance Webserver |
| Kim Murga | PHP Hypertext Preprocessor (PHP)
Eclipse Open Development Platform
Java Development with Iced Tea |
| Engels Antonio | Git Fast Version Control System
Asynchronous JavaScript and XML (AJAX)
Varnish High-Performance HTTP Accelerator |
| SKILLSHARE | Eddie Salonga | Coffee Tasting |
| Paul Magahis | Muay Thai |
| Psylocke Antonio | Basic Japanese |
| Anthony Co | Basic Chinese |
| Magie Antonio | Basic French |
| Heherson Pagcaliwagan | Basic German |
Many thanks to the following organizations for supporting this special event:
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Extreme PHP 12 Saturday, Apr 5, 2008, 6:00 PM
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Linux Express 11 Tuesday, Mar 18, 2008, 6:00 PM
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Total Linux 33 Monday, Jan 28, 2008, 8:28 PM
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Linux Express 10 Wednesday, Dec 19, 2007, 4:00 PM
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Bluepoint Christmas 2007 Saturday, Dec 8, 2007, 8:00 AM
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Fedora 8 Friday, Nov 9, 2007, 4:00 PM
Fedora 7 was standard material in our Total Linux® and Linux Express® courses since June 2007. It was also Bluepoint's platform of choice for our Extreme PHP and other development and certification programs. Time to upgrade again. Fedora 8 promises new features and enhancements that we can't wait to share with our students starting January next year! |
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Software Freedom Day 2007 Saturday, Sep 15, 2007, 11:00 PM
Bluepoint Linux Users Elite (BLUE) in cooperation with the Commission on Information & Communications Technology-National Computer Center (CICT-NCC), Trend Micro, Slackware Linux Users Group Philippines (SLUGPhils) and Bluepoint Foundation celebrated Software Freedom Day with the rest of the world from 9AM to 5PM today at the CICT-NCC seminar room, University of the Philippines, Diliman, Quezon City.
The event was participated in by more than 120 registered attendees, a far cry from the 50 who initially signed up! Media coverage was provided by NET25 (Channel 25 UHF) for airing in Convergence Reloaded.
Invocation | Sen. Jovito Salonga
Bluepoint Foundation |
Opening Remarks | Angelo Timoteo M. Diaz de Rivera
Director General/Commissioner
National Computer Center
Commission on Information & Communications Technology |
Software Freedom | Engels Antonio
Bluepoint Foundation |
Open Source and Trend Micro | Maenard Leo L. Martinez
Operations Manager for APAC Region
APAC Technical Support Center
TrendLabs Philippines |
Linux for Desktops | Kim Murga
Advanced Science & Technology Institute |
Doing Java with NetBeans IDE | Ryan Baclit
Bluepoint Linux Users Elite |
Penetration Testing with Metasploit | Marc Pascual
Bluepoint Linux Users Elite |
Open Source Mobility | William Yu, MS, CISSP
Novare Technologies |
High Density Linux Virtualization | Engels Antonio, RHCE, RHCX
Bluepoint Institute |
Bacula Network Backup Solution | Chivas Sicam, RHCE, GSEC
Bluepoint Linux Users Elite |
Compiz Fusion Accelerated Desktop | Mark Mayo
Bluepoint Linux Users Elite |
DIY Power Failure Sensor for Linux | Michael Balcos
Slackware Linux Users Group Philippines |
OpenFiler Storage Management OS | Edward Cayme
Bluepoint Linux Users Elite |
Wine and CrossOver Linux | Paul Magahis
Bluepoint Linux Users Elite |
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Philippine Sahana Initiative Tuesday, Apr 24, 2007, 11:00 PM
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Bluepoint Foundation and the Saudi Investment Group and Marketing (SIGMA), in cooperation with the National Disaster Coordinating Council (NDCC), held the Philippine Sahana Initiative (PSI) today at the Columbus function room, Discovery Suites, Ortigas Center. Sahana is a Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) Disaster Management System (DMS). It is a web-based collaboration tool that addresses the common coordination problems during a disaster from finding missing people, managing aid, managing volunteers, and tracking camps effectively. Sahana has become the de facto DMS with immense backing from humanitarian and non-government organizations worldwide. |
The Award for Projects of Social Benefit was given to Sahana by the Free Software Foundation (FSF) last March 26, 2007.
In support of the NDCC's program on disaster mitigation, Bluepoint flew in senior Sahana developers Mifan Careem and Ravindra De Silva from Sri Lanka to provide free training for select participants from every Regional Disaster Coordinating Council (RDCC), NDCC member agencies, and other centers for disaster preparedness throughout the country.
PSI aims to equip participants with the necessary skills for the deployment of Sahana as a centralized, nationwide disaster management system for the efficient coordination of relief efforts during disasters.
The whole-day event was held in coordination with the Office of Civil Defense (OCD), NDCC secretariat and lead RDCC organization, under the Department of National Defense (DND).
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08:30-09:00 | Registration |
09:00-09:05 | Invocation | Sen. Jovito Salonga
Bluepoint Foundation |
09:05-09:20 | Welcome Remarks | Engels Antonio
Bluepoint Foundation |
09:20-09:40 | Sahana at Guinsaugon | Dr. Anthony Golez
Deputy Administrator
Office of Civil Defense |
09:40-09:45 | Introduction | Marie Grace Gaffud-Antonio
Bluepoint Foundation |
09:45-12:00 | Sahana Disaster Management System | Mifan Careem
Ravindra De Silva
Lanka Software Foundation |
12:00-13:00 | Lunch |
13:00-16:00 | Sahana Disaster Management System | Mifan Careem
Ravindra De Silva
Lanka Software Foundation |
16:00-16:20 | Open Forum |
16:20-16:30 | Closing Remarks | Eddie Salonga
Bluepoint Foundation |
 | Ravindra De Silva is a Sahana Core Team and Sahana Committee member. He is a senior developer for Sahana, the development lead for Sahana-Application Security/Biometrics, and the Sahana Research lead. Ravindra played a significant role in deploying Sahana for the recent Philippines mudslide response and for the Sarvodaya (the largest local NGO in Sri Lanka) pre-deployment. |
 | Mifan Careem has been involved in the development of Sahana for more than two years now, starting from its inception after the South-Asian Tsunami in December 2004. He has contributed in the deployment of Sahana in Pakistan, Philippines, and Indonesia. Mifan also worked closely with Sarvodaya and the International Red Cross in customizing Sahana for the said organizations. |
PSI Delegates came from the OCD, the 17 NDCC regional disaster coordinating councils across the country, and the following organizations:
Government
Armed Forces of the Philippines - Joint Operations Center
Department of Agriculture
Department of Education
Department of Environment and Natural Resources - Mines and Geosciences Bureau
Department of Environment and Natural Resources - National Mapping Resources Information Authority
Department of Health - Health Emergency Management Service
Department of Interior and Local Government
Department of National Defense - Defense Information Management Office
Department of Public Works and Highways
Department of Science and Technology - Advanced Science and Technology Institute
Department of Social Welfare and Development - National Resource Operations Center
Department of Transportation and Communications
National Economic Development Authority
Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration
Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology
Philippine National Red Cross
Civil Society
Center for Disaster Preparedness (CDP)
Kabalikat Civic Communicators Association (KABALIKAT CIVICOM)
Radio Emergency Associated Communications Teams (REACT)
MGen Glenn Rabonza, OCD Administrator and NDCC Executive Officer, acknowledged Bluepoint's help in the capacity building of the NDCC in terms of developing the skills necessary for the deployment of a centralized, nationwide disaster management system.
PSI logo is an "S" (for Sahana) made up of earth (represented by the sunflower, which is also a symbol associated with Sahana) , fire (flame), and water (wave) - elements normally involved in disasters. The color scheme is similar to the Philippine flag's. More about the logo's evolution here.
Many thanks to Rene Enriquez, Mark Mayo, William Yu, Sandra Alarcon-Lovenia, Dr. Alvin Marcelo, Mylene Villegas, and Dr. Renato Solidum Jr. for supporting the Philippine Sahana Initiative. |
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AMD64 Saturday, Dec 30, 2006, 12:00 AM
 Bluepoint embraces change by upgrading all classroom machines to dual-core AMD64 today.
AMD64 is designed to enable simultaneous 32 and 64-bit computing with no degradation in performance.
Dual-core processors contain two processing cores, residing on one chip, that perform calculations on two streams of data, thereby increasing efficiency and speed while running multiple programs and the new generation of multi-threaded software.
These features will be enjoyed by all incoming Linux Express®, Total Linux®, Total Linux® Reload, Linux Kernel Internals®, Extreme PHP, Perl Programming, Python Programming, and 3BSD students this 2007. |
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