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Bannari Amman Institute of Technology is a Member of Oracle Academy. The Oracle Academy prepares students for IT careers and provides teachers with world-class training and professional development opportunities by granting software, curriculum and certification resources. The Oracle suite of software includes Oracle 10g database, 10giAS, 10giDS and enterprise edition. The students and the members of faculty are well prepared to handle this type of technology. Based on the departmental tie up with Oracle for Oracle Academic Initiative (OAI), the major equipment / software available in the lab includes: Windows 2000 Servers SUN Ultrasparc Servers IBM Servers Linux Servers RDBMS Servers Pentium 4 clients running Windows and Linux Any Client can access any Server through Telnet Five Computer Labs interconnected through Fiber Optics Network Components-Bay Networks Object Analyst, Relational Designer Rational Suite Enterprises MM Director and MM Studio Microsoft Campus-wide Software The Cisco Networking Academy Program is a comprehensive e-learning program that provides students with the Internet technology skills essential in a global economy. It is a rare phenomenon to be associated with CISCO in delivering global standard training for students on Networking and networking products through CNAP Centre for Industrial Automation and Data Analytics (CIADA) is a unique Research and Development Centre sponsored by AICTE under the Research Park Scheme and has sanctioned a sum of Rs 1 Crore towards the establishment of Industry - Institute Interaction and Collaborative Research. This is the first of its kind in the State. CIADA is an International Centre of Excellence in Engineering and Technology with world-class expertise in research and development to fulfill societal, commercial, and industrial needs. The design goals of CIADA is to establish a centre for innovation that predominately reflects the social and commercial values The Department is actively involved in: Creating a collaborative environment between industry and academia through joint research projects & consulting assignments Developing a self-sustained and technologically fertile environment Encouraging and enabling R & D activities based on the needs of the industry Providing world-class infrastructure for R & D activities on Data Analytics Assisting the immediate industrial problems through innovation The Department has signed MoUs with various organisations including Intel - FICE (Foundation for Innovation and Collaborative Education), Bangalore, CA Technologies, Mumbai, Beta Technologies, Coimbatore