UCT IS Expo 2013
October 21st, 2013 | by ViaDataWebAdmin |
The winning team with the ViaData Shield
The annual IS Expo for 3rd and 4th year students took place at Jamieson Hall, UCT on the 9th of October 2013.
The Expo is an opportunity for the local business community to view the quality of work coming out of the University and this year did not disappoint. Students produced would work of an exceptionally high standard and selecting prize winners was not an easy task for the markers.
The ViaData shield was presented to the winning 3rd year group for the 22nd year by ViaData MD, Craig Byren. In congratulating the students, Craig spoke of why ViaData has continued to support the UCT IS Department for all these years – and it comes down to one simple word –“PASSION”. Each year the enthusiasm and passion of the students shines through and re-invigorates the ViaData staff who are able to attend. We are reminded why the job we are lucky enough to do, is one of the most challenging and rewarding available.
This year the winning team of students, team TechInsights developed a system called JAMP with the assistance of OpenBox Software. Jamp is an online Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system targeting Small and Medium size businesses (SME’s). Jamp aims to provide business owners with simple yet comprehensive tools to manage different aspects of their business‚ including Sales‚ Inventory‚ Customers‚ Suppliers and Employees. Jamp takes advantage of responsive design technology to cater for desktops‚ tablets and smart phones and is thus an easily accessible web application for all small and medium sized business owners to use.
The team of Papa Bengu , Jonathan Froon‚ Ace Gazi‚ Masupha Letsie were presented with the ViaData Shield and a cash prize.