March 2010: HOLLAND9 PROVIDES ANDROID PLATFORM TRAINING FOR TIETO'S MOBILE DEVICES DEVELOPERS.
Amsterdam, March 2010. Holland9 provides training for several of Tieto's international teams of mobile devices developers working on mobile software and hardware, providing them with the skills and expertise for integrating Android specific features with Linux device drivers and develop software for the fast growing platform.
Holland9 provides Tieto with training to develop new Android devices of the future. Holland9 has created a graduate-level curriculum that emphasizes core Android software and hardware engineering expertise, such as integrating features like Telephony, GPS, Wi-Fi, Audio, Video, Bluetooth and Camera of Android with Linux device drivers. Holland9 is training the IT professionals to meet the growth in demand for Android hardware and software related services. As the Android platform expands, the IT service industry's need for Android savvy experts also is growing, creating increased demand for Android hardware porting and software development education.
"The era of Android is here and it's critical that we meet this technology challenge by building up the competences of our mobile devices developers with a broad range of new skills and competencies,” said Sami Dahlman, Staffing manager at Tieto. "This program, together with internal training, will support Tieto's plans to roll out Android related products and services in the coming years.” Dahlman added that the training program will be similar to the educational programs undertaken by Tieto during the late 1990s when developers were trained on Symbian engineering. "We recognize a greater need for our teams to have access to increase their knowledge of Android hardware and software engineering.” said Sami Dahlman. "Tieto has a large team of talented and dedicated developers that are energized by the technological possibilities brought by the change in the industry.”
Holland9 has created 2 new courses that are directly responsive to the training needs of Tieto and the entire IT service industry, said Jorik Bremer, CEO & Founder of Holland9. "The competencies achieved by these courses will enable teams from IT service providers to develop new innovative Android products and services that will keep the leadership of the IT service industry for this critical segment of the world's mobile future where it currently is,” said Bremer.
About Tieto
Tieto is an IT service company providing IT, R&D and consulting services. With approximately 16 000 experts, the company is among the leading IT service companies in Northern Europe and the global leader in selected segments. Tieto specializes in areas where with the deepest understanding of customers' businesses and needs. Superior customer centricity and Nordic expertise sets Tieto apart from competitors.
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