Inauguration of new Sri Sathya Sai Information Technology Center by Swami

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Inauguration of new Sri Sathya Sai Information Technology Center by

Swami

 

Prashanti Nilayam

14 August 2003

 

Source:

http://www.radiosai.org/journal/Prasanthi/Coming.htm

 

HE is coming to you... Soon!...

 

Having the Lord's Darshan and listening to His Divine message has

always been our fondest dream. In the distant future we will be able

to live this dream, irrespective of the physical distance between

Him and us. The inauguration of new Sri Sathya Sai Information

Technology Center by Swami, on the 14th of August, was the first

step towards realizing this dream.

 

Located in the first floor of the old shopping complex, adjacent to

Prashanti Digital Studio, this IT center will serve as the origin

for live video and audio web streaming to bring the Lord and His

message to devotees, during major festivals, world over.

 

The Sri Sathya Sai Information Technology Center was set up by the

Sri Sathya Sai Central Trust, with active support from the TVS Group

of companies, a leading automobile and electronics manufacturer in

India.

 

Primarily, this center will act as a central hub facilitating

connectivity between various Sri Sathya Sai Institutions for

information exchange and knowledge sharing. Through the video

conferencing facility, doctors in the Sri Sathya Sai Hospitals in

Prashanti Nilayam and Bangalore can discuss treatment protocols for

rare cases and complicated surgical procedures. Moreover, students

in all campuses of the University can access information from other

libraries, attend virtual classrooms with experts on the other end

and conduct collaborative research. All this is made possible with

the SAI Wide Area Network, a heterogeneous network platform

consisting of a 2MBPS fiber optic backbone and a V-SAT back up that

connects the Institutions.

 

On the 14th August, Swami arrived at the IT Center at 7:30 am and

was welcomed with Vedic Chanting by students from the University.

He lighted the lamp to mark the inauguration of the Center and

proceeded to bless the various sections of the Center. Sri Venu

Srinivasan (Chairman, TVS Motors) and Sri Gopal Srinivasan

(Chairman, TVS Electronics) explained to Bhagawan about the various

facilities at the Center: the Server Rooms, the Development Area and

the Conference Room.

 

Bhagavan then saw a presentation on the role of the Center, to bring

in "Transformation through Information". It was followed by a live

demonstration of a video conference between the cardiac surgeons and

cardiologists of the two Super-specialty Hospitals in Prasanthi

Nilayam and Bangalore. Bhagawan watched the doctors from the two

hospitals discuss the surgical and medical aspects of a rare cardiac

case (Aorta- Right Atrial Tunnel), while the doctors felt blessed to

have Swami with them during this discussion.

 

The doctors were able to not only discuss the rare case, but also

get a Darshan of their Lord.

 

Indeed, a promise... of purposes that can be achieved and Blessings

that can be received, in the days to follow!

 

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Photos of the event

"Photos" area in this Group, "Sri Sathya Sai I.T.C. 14.08.03" album.