The two firms will also aid in the development of IT curricula for the institutes.

Managing director Somkiat Sintujai said yesterday that this support should increase human resources in the field, to meet the growing industry.

The 10 schools are Chulalongkorn University, Kasetsart University, Thammasat University, King Mongkut's University of Technology Lat Krabang, King Mongkut's University of Technology North Bangkok, King Mongkut's University of Technology Thon Buri, Rajamangala University of Technology Thanyaburi, Rajamangala University of Technology Suvarnabhumi, Silpakorn University and Pathum Wan University of Technology.

WORLD CUP WINDFALL : Lufthansa cashes in on returning flyers

Homebound traffic the day after the World Cup final is boosting Lufthansa's passenger numbers to record levels, the airline's station manager in Berlin said yesterday.

Stephan Weinmann said the airline expected as many as 11,000 departing passengers once the figures were analysed.

He called that almost double the number on a normal Monday, which he said was traditionally the busiest day of the week. 

ONLINE SERVICE : AsiaSoft launches game centre

AsiaSoft Corp Ltd yesterday launched the Play@Park game centre and "Audition Online Dance Battle" game featuring trendy fashion and hit songs.

AsiaSoft - Thailand's No-1 online game service provider - launched the Play@Park site for serious gamers under the concept of "Thinking of Games, Thinking of Play@Park".

The site is a one-stop centre for downloading and finding information about online games, PC games, console games and flash games from around the world.