On June 24th took place the Corporate Information Security Seminar organized by the Business Institute of the Americas at the Crowne Plaza Hotel. Mr. Rolando Armuelles Velarde, Director of Business Development Alcenit participated as a speaker with the conference Centers for Security Incident Response (CSIRTs). Attendees heard about the origin of the CSIRT, CSIRT types and their creation process. Mr. Armuelles also presented incident coordination training and support offered by the CERT/CC at the Software Engineering Institute.

Lorna Sanchez, Principal Consultant of Alcenit Corporation, will deliver the conference "Integral Method for the Selection of Business Software" at an event organized by IEEE Panama Section and Computer Society Panamanian Chapter . This conference is offered for the first time in the country will take place on June 1st at 6:30 pm at the Finisterre Hotel in Panama City. It is aimed at procurement managers and technology managers of organizations that are responsible for recommending, selecting and purchasing technological solutions. The purpose of it is to present an evaluation and selection methodology for enterprise systems developed by the Software Engineering Institute (SEI) of Carnegie Mellon University, which allows integration risks mitigation, and increases the likelihood of meeting the expectations of the organization. The methodology ranges from acquisition planning and evaluation criteria identification to data collection and final selection based on criteria.

The IEEE is a technical and professional association, non-profit organization dedicated to standardization, which brings together professionals in electrical engineering, electronics, mechatronics, computer science, and biomedicine. It has over 400,000 members and volunteers in 180 countries. Its mission is to promote creativity, development and integration, sharing and applying advances in information technology, electronics and general science for the benefit of humanity. IEEE produces more than 30% of the published literature in the world on matters within its scope, organizes more than 1,000 conferences a year worldwide, and has nearly 900 active standards, with 700 more under development. 

Min Chen, Principal Consultant of Alcenit Corporation, has been accepted in the Distinguished Visitor Program (DVP) of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Computer Society for Region 9 (Latin America). The honourable distinction was reported recently by Fernando Bouche, President of IEEE Panama Section. Through this program, Mrs. Chen became the first Panamanian to participate as a speaker since the program's creation in 1971. The DVP purpose is to support local IEEE and Computer Society organizations in Latin America, so they can have access to high-level technical conferences in the fields of computer science.

The IEEE is a technical and professional association, non-profit organization dedicated to standardization, which brings together professionals in electrical engineering, electronics, mechatronics, computer science, and biomedicine. It has over 400,000 members and volunteers in 180 countries. Its mission is to promote creativity, development and integration, sharing and applying advances in information technology, electronics and general science for the benefit of humanity. IEEE produces more than 30% of the published literature in the world on matters within its scope, organizes more than 1,000 conferences a year worldwide, and has nearly 900 active standards, with 700 more under development.

With its 85,000 members, the Computer Society is the largest society of the 38 that make up the IEEE and the leading global organization for computer professionals.

The recognition of Mrs. Chen is a source of great pride for Alcenit Corporation.

The list of speakers for the program is available at: http://www.computer.org/portal/web/chapters/la

Alcenit Corporation is invited to participate in OUTSOURCE2LAC: the first Latin American and Caribbean Forum on Outsourcing and Offshoring to be held in Montevideo, Uruguay, April 14th - 15th, 2011. The Inter-American Development Bank selected Alcenit among three Panamanian SMEs taking into account the added value, quality certification of the company and export path.

The globalization of outsourcing services is a dynamic sector. The forum seeks to highlight the potential of Latin America and the Caribbean in these matters. The forum will gather leading companies in technology services outsourcing from North America, Europe, and Asia. It is expected a participation of more than 300 companies and advertising agencies from over 15 countries in the region.

More information in: http://www.outsource2lac.com/

With the support of Trade Promotion Agency of Andalusia - EXTENDA, Alcenit Corporation will join the International Technopark of Panama City of Knowledge delegation in the Fourth Edition of the International Business Forum & Networking Business ICT, to be held in Seville on April 6th - 7th, 2011.

Business ICT is the largest B2B event with networking format of the Spanish-speaking world, directed exclusively to employers and managers in the ICT sector. It is organized by the Association of Information Technologies and Communication of Andalusia (ETICOM) and the Association of of Electronics, Information Technology, Telecommunications and Digital Contents of Spain (AMETIC). Business ICT brings together over 700 professionals and 350 companies in this sector, with Mexico as the guest of this edition.

By 2012, Panama will be the guest country, so it is important to involve the City of Knowledge and their companies in this important forum.

More information in: http://www.eticom.com/

Rolando Armuelles Velarde, Director of Business Development at Alcenit Corporation, was elected to join the Panamanian Chamber of Technology (CAPATEC) Board of Directors on March 1st, 2011. The other elected members of the board were Ramon Varela, Eli Fashka, Henry Bonilla, Jaime Blanco, Matias Prado and Glenn Tjon. They, as a team, will be in charge of leading the Chamber in the 2011-2012 period.

Mr. Armuelles in a brief speech highlighted the importance of teamwork to provide continuity to the plans designed by the previous Board of Directors and the value that the Chamber has delivered to all its members. He also put at the member's disposal his former experience as directive of the IEEE Computer Society Chapter Section Panama.

CAPATEC faces the challenge of boosting the country technology sector by improving the environment for ICT businesses, supporting education initiatives in ICT, and advising on strategies for development.

The seminar "Blueprint for a PMO: Building and Enhancing a Project Management Office" was successfully delivered by noted author and researcher Eduardo Miranda, Ph.D., fellow consultant at Alcenit Corporation.

Aimed at business executives, CIOs and project managers, the seminar focused on teaching how to create, manage and optimize the operation of a project management office to promote technological efficiency, and to reduce risk, duration and cost of projects.

In the Intercontinental Miramar Hotel met executives and project managers of the public and private sectors, such as ACP, Ricardo Perez, S.A., Banco General, TESA, Global Bank, ADR, St. Georges Bank, and Caja de Ahorros.

Among the attendees were given copies of the book "Running the Hi-Tech Project Office", written by Eduardo Miranda, who has also written over 10 papers in the areas of software development methods, estimation and project management. Mr. Miranda is currently a professor at Carnegie Mellon University and an international consultant. His work experience includes world-class companies such as Ericsson and Lockheed Martin. He has worked in a variety of countries including Argentina, Canada, Israel, France, Sweden, Brazil and Ireland.

The National Authority for Government Innovation (AIG) gathered more than thirty IT directors and IT project managers of governmental entities of the Republic of Panama, at the Institute for Technology and Innovation, Building 167, Clayton City of Knowledge . The government personnel participated in the Practical Software Architecture for the Public Sector Workshop, hosted by Alcenit Corporation and delivered by the Jaime Oviedo Silva, software engineer graduate of Carnegie-Mellon University in the U.S., certified CMMI And Alcenit fellow consultant.

In addition to presenting an introduction to software architecture and concepts such as middleware, BPM and SOA, Mr. Oviedo performed a comprehensive analysis of strategies for ICT development based on his experience in government sectors in countries such as Chile, Argentina and Mexico. With the participants, he reviewed case studies and lessons learned in other latitudes, including the importance of political will to modernize public administration, supplier management, procurement, the role of international organizations, financing, and methodological issues to ensure large-scale technology project success.

The sixth edition of the Software Engineering Process Group - Latin America (SEPGLA) conference took place in Medellin, Colombia. The SEPGLA is one of the most important events taking place in the Latin American market in the field of software engineering, IT process, and management practices related to software development and systems organized by the European Software Institute (ESI) with support from the Software Engineering Institute (SEI).

Min Chen and Lorna Sanchez, Alcenit principal consultants, had an outstanding participation at the conference, thanks to the support of the Panamanian Chamber of Technology (CAPATEC). They presented the paper "Building the Business Case and Improvement Roadmap for Low Maturity Small Organizations". The paper proposes a proven methodology to measure the impact of the lack of processes and use these data to create a business case for process improvement. It is based on concepts of multiple reference frames, while maintaining an agile approach for easy and rapid adoption in small settings and low maturity.

The National Authority for Government Innovation (AIG) has established a partnership with the world's leading authority in software engineering, the Software Engineering Institute (SEI), with the goal of working in innovative programs to benefit the country.

The President of SEI, Dr. Paul Nielsen, and four known members of his staff visited Panama between 14th and 17th of July to meet with Mr. Eduardo Jaen, Director of AIG, to understand the national context and learn more about the innovation project "Paperless Panama".

The SEI used this visit to share with the government and private telecommunications and information technology sector the latest trends in software engineering, worldwide large scale projects, and industry best practices for innovation and software development. AIG also spoke with Richard Pethia, SEI expert and Director of CERT, about the possibility of establishing a government team on computer security.

The SEI expressed interest in supporting Panama's bold innovative initiatives such as "Paperless Panama", which are aligned with the SEI's vision of promoting the use of software to contribute to the development and welfare of society through technology.

Mr. Jaén appreciated the visit of the SEI and its interest in collaborating with the country. He also noted that involving such a prestigious international organization as an adviser to the technological development of Panama is an unprecedented step in national history.

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