Print this article/India PRwire/ - Harbinger Knowledge Products, the Pune-based innovator of award-winning products and services, has been selected among the fastest growing technology companies by the Deloitte Technology Fast 500 Asia Pacific 2008 program. Harbinger has been invited to receive the honor at an awards ceremony organized in Hong Kong on December 11, 2008.
Deloitte Technology Fast 500 Asia Pacific 2008 is a ranking of the 500 fastest growing technology companies in the Asia Pacific region. The rankings are based on percentage revenue growth over three years. The program is conducted by Deloitte Touché Tohmatsu, Asia Pacific.
Harbinger has also won a place in the Deloitte Technology Fast 50 India 2008 list, which recognizes the 50 fastest-growing technology companies in India – both public and private. The list comprises companies in several areas of technology including Internet, biotechnology, medicine, sciences, computers, hardware and so forth.
“We are glad to see our technology innovations turn into revenue growth that has won Deloitte recognition”, said Vikas Joshi, Chairman and Managing Director of Harbinger Group.
Harbinger's patent-pending technology and sound thought leadership have resulted in several groundbreaking products that are creating lasting value for loyal users in over 40 countries. Raptivity, Harbinger’s flagship software, is the market leader in rapid interactivity building tools. TeemingPod, Harbinger’s cutting-edge platform for web developers, helps add social interaction to any web page quickly and easily. YawnBuster, Harbinger’s brand new offering, adds group activity to PowerPoint presentations, enlivening them.
“Harbinger’s award-winning growth follows from such products and services, because there is a growing demand for technology that helps create interactive experiences affordably and easily”, added Mr. Joshi.
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About Harbinger Group
Harbinger Group (www.harbingergroup.com) is a global provider of software products and services since 1990. The Harbinger Group companies are Harbinger Systems and Harbinger Knowledge Products.
Harbinger Group serves customers in over 40 countries through its offices in Pune (India), Redmond (WA, USA), San Jose (CA, USA), Pleasanton (CA, USA), London (UK) and through its partner network worldwide.
Our core values are: Innovate, Partner and Excel. The Harbinger philosophy is to create value for its clients through a culture of continuous learning, respect for the individual, and innovation.
For more information, please visit www.harbingergroup.com
/India PRwire/ - Nightingale of Srinivas Fine Arts today unveiled exquisite variants of Corporate diaries & Management diaries or the year 2009. The diary collection of Nightingale is based on innovative ideas, cutting edge technology and superior quality materials that help one plan corporate as well as personal engagements.
Corporate Diaries:
Nightingale has launched variants of corporate diaries for the year 2009 to fulfill every Corporates dream. This year Nightingale has launched amazing diaries that boast of better attributes, functionality and style for an enhanced appeal and easy usage for corporates. The Corporate diaries 2009 includes Master craft series, Palm craft, Library Edition, Planners, Organisers, Appointment diary, Business diary, Corporate classic diary. Each diary is designed specifically to suit today’s corporate needs. High quality diaries are bound to perfection using high quality materials and latest technology. Specific importance has been given to durability so that it lasts long. The inners of the diaries are textured and of good quality which prevent ink from blotting. Thoughtfully mixed with cotton to give it a long lasting life, the pages come in a lovely natural shade. Highly informative with must-know details, the diaries also include a yearly and monthly planner for all corporate use. The price of Nightingale corporate diaries ranges from Rs 100 to 395 and is available in all leading stores across the country.
Management Diary:
Nightingale has launched three management diaries namely Gita for Management, Chanakya Management & Management cartoon diaries. The Gita for Management diary 2009 serves as an aid for today’s manager and talks about management wisdom from the Bhagavad Gita. This work is an effort to relate the great teachings of Lord Krishna to the modern manager. It serves not as a translation of the slokas but as an attempt to apply the sayings of the Bhagavad Gita, to the realm of the competitive business world. The Chanakya Management diary 2009 comes with inspirational management quotes from the Arthasastra by Chanakya who is regarded as one of the earliest known economists and king-maker. Adding to the series is yet another diary with Management cartoons by eminent cartoonist Mr. Biswajit adorning every page which helps start a day with a humorous note. The diary priced at Rs.395 is available in all leading stores across the country.
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About Nightingale paper products:
Nightingale was the pioneer in branded stationary products in India from Srinivasa Fine Arts. Offering over 300 varieties of dated and non-dated products to aficionados all over the world, their products have been extremely popular with professionals, students and for corporate gifting. Using a mix of innovation, creativity and latest technology, Nightingale offers world-class branded stationary. Nightingale’s wide variety of products is designed to enhance individual’s written expression by giving them the best quality stationary. The brand is available in all the leading stationeries.
/India PRwire/ - The 12th National Conference of the National HRD Network (NHRDN) was inaugurated by the Conference Chairman, Mr. S.Ramadorai, CEO & Managing Director, Tata Consultancy Services Ltd., calling for the Human Resources function to address the need to build leaders not just for today, but for the future also.
Delivering the Chairman’s address, Mr. Ramadorai said, “HR should focus on understanding the new behaviors required to thrive in the new environment”. He reminded the audience that “HR professional’s first need to become change leaders themselves before institutionalizing this into their respective organizations”. He also emphasized that the current crisis, which has raised questions about ethical leadership, must be seen as an opportunity for HR professionals to conduct themselves in a manner which reflects the values of the organizations.
Business leaders including S Ramadorai of TCS, A Vellayan of Murugappa Group, and Babu Lakshman of Rane Group commended the critical role played by Human Resources (HR) in the enabling the growth of Indian industry. They also urged professionals in the discipline to look beyond the traditional boundaries of the function and evolve new strategies ahead of the changing times.
The leaders spoke at the 12th National Conference of the Narional HRD Network (NHRDN) held in Chennai on November 28th and 29th with the theme – What’s Beyond? – HR’s Next Agenda.
Attended by over 700 delegates, representing nearly 400 organizations not only from all over India, but also from 11 other countries around the world from across different industries verticals the 2-day conclave had presentations and discussions covering various aspects of the Conference theme. Speakers from different industries spoke on emerging trends in the Human Resources function as well as next generation practices that anticipate such trends.
Mr. S Ramadorai, CEO and Managing Director, Tata Consultancy Services, who was also the Chairman of the Conference, reiterated that the Human Resouces function should be able to look at employee aspirations from the perspective of an individual employee simultaneously with that of the organization’s business needs.
Mr. Aquil Busrai, National President of National HRD Network and Executive Director – HR, IBM India elaborated on the various initiatives of the Network, including the establishment of a proposed Learning Centre in Gurgaon for furthering HR as a discipline.
Mr. David Nallathambi, President of National HRD Network, Chennai Chapter, and Senior Vice President, SCOPE International, emphasized that the Conference was intended to focus on the future of HR and its practitioners.
The results of the first ever “State of HR” survey, conducted by NHRDN’s Knowledge Partner, Ernst & Young , was released at the Conference. Another first at the Conference was the live web cast of key sessions, hosted by Sify Ltd, the Technology Partner.
The NHRD Awards for excellence in HR were announced at the Conference. Mr. B.Santhanam, President – Float Glass (South Asia) and Founder MD, Saint Gobain Glass Ltd was honoured as the ‘CEO of the Year’. The Outstanding Young HR Professional award was won by Ms. Tanya Misra of ACC, while N.S.Rajan, Partner, Human Capital, Ernst and Young won the ‘HR Excellence’ Award. The Chennai Chapter won the Best Chapter of the Year Award.
The Conference was supported by several sponsors including Murugappa Group, Sri Balaji Society, TCS, ICICI Bank, Coca-Cola, Accenture, Cognizant, Maruti Udyog Ltd, Mercer, Nokia, Patni Computers and Saint Gobain.
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The National HRD Network (NHRDN) is India’s premier association of HR professionals committed to promote the HRD movement in the country; the NHRDN works towards enhancing the competence of HR professionals to enable them to make an impactful contribution to competitiveness and create value for business and society. The NHRDN, a not-for-profit organization, has been progressively scaling up the development of human resources through education, training, research and experience sharing. NHRDN functions through its chapters all over the country. Currently, there are over 30 chapters, which together have over 7,000 members. The National Executive Board coordinates the overall efforts of the Network and the chapters conduct various events and initiatives at the local level. The Network has brought out several publications such as “The HRD Missionary”, by Prof. T.V. Rao and also publishes monthly newsletters as well as a quarterly journal for circulation to its members which are very popular with the HR community. The website of the NHRDN is at www.nationalhrd.org.
/India PRwire/ - AppLabs, the world's largest independent testing, quality management and certification solutions company, today announced that it has been named to Deloitte's prestigious Fast 500 Program for North America, a ranking of the 500 fastest growing technology, media, telecommunications and life sciences companies in the area by Deloitte LLP, one of the nation's leading professional services organizations. Rankings are based on the percentage revenue growth over five years from 2003-2007.
Reflecting on the listing AppLabs’ President and CEO, Makarand Teje said “We are delighted to be amongst the top 500 fastest growing companies in North America. As a player in a very niche segment, being in this elite group is a significant achievement for us and this recognition is a testimony to us being on the right track for growing our business here.”
"Deloitte’s Technology Fast 500 recognizes companies who have achieved extraordinary growth in North America’s most innovative and competitive market sectors,” said Phil Asmundson, Deloitte LLP vice chairman and national managing partner for Technology, Media and Telecommunications. "We congratulate AppLabs on this significant accomplishment."
In addition to ranking on Deloitte’s Technology Fast 500, AppLabs was recently named in both, Deloitte's Technology Fast 50, 2008, which is a ranking of the 50 fastest growing technology firms in Greater Philadelphia, and in Deloitte’s Fast 500 Asia Pacific 2008 list as well.
About Deloitte:
Deloitte refers to one or more of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, a Swiss Verein, and its network of member firms, each of which is a legally separate and independent entity. Please see www.deloitte.com/about for a detailed description of the legal structure of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu and its member firms. Please see www.deloitte.com/us/about for a detailed description of the legal structure of Deloitte LLP and its subsidiaries.
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AppLabs is the world’s largest independent testing, quality management and certification solutions company. With over a decade of experience, AppLabs has become a trusted partner to more than 600 companies, providing both quality assurance and third-party validation. Clients include American Airlines, Experian, JP Morgan, VocaLink and National Australia Bank amongst others. AppLabs goes beyond technical expertise when it comes to IT services and offers customers rigorous risk mitigation processes, a singular focus on quality, expert project management, communication and global delivery capabilities. It is the first software testing company to get appraised at SEI CMMI Level 5, the highest quality standard attainable in software engineering. Headquartered in Philadelphia, the company maintains advanced testing facilities in the US, India and the Europe. For more information, visit www.applabs.com
/India PRwire/ - Famous Famiglia, New York's Favorite Pizza chain is all set to enter India to give competition to Pizza Hut, Dominos, Slice of Italy and the likes. The chain is planning its expansion in India through the franchise route, and will formally announce its entry during the Franchise India exhibition in happening New Delhi on November 2008.
Mr Giorgio Kolaj, elaborated, “The chain will be opening its first outlet at the Bangalore Airport, and will be targeting locations like airports and major metros in the first phase of the entry.”
As the founders of the company, throughout the growth, it has been a consistent vision for us to instill this culture throughout the organization and, hence, Famous Famiglia has become one of the fastest growing pizza brands, and one of the most respected and admired leaders in the industry. We are committed to continuing on in this tradition, said Mr Kolaj.
Mr Gaurav Marya, President, Franchise India Holdings Ltd. said, “Famous Famiglia operates on the basic principles of the foodservice industry; serving a quality product, in an efficient and enthusiastic manner, and in a clean and pleasant environment. Their pizzas have been raved in New York, and we are very sure it will appeal the Indian taste buds as much.”
Famous Famiglia operates company owned and franchised locations across a diverse mix of venues which include leading airports and transportation hubs, malls and shopping centers, colleges and universities, theme parks, hotels and casinos, stadiums and arenas, military bases, medical centers, motorways, and in-line urban downtown locations. The Famous Famiglia brand currently operates in the United States, Mexico, Asia, and Europe.
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About Famous Famiglia
Famous Famiglia is a successful New York City based pizza company founded in 1986, by the Kolaj family. Today, the company has successfully expanded its concepts across the world with more than 100 locations; targeting captive markets such as airports, motorways, universities, shopping centers, casinos, stadiums, theme parks, and more. Famous Famiglia is The Official Pizza of The New York Yankees, Madison Square Garden, The Palms Casino and Hotel, Hershey Park, and many more. Famous Famiglia ranks 41st in Pizza Today's Top 100 Pizza Companies. Since 2001, Famous Famiglia has earned twelve First Place ARN awards, an accomplishment unmatched in the industry.
/India PRwire/ - Staying true to their aim of delivering innovative BPM solutions,Skelta BPM.NET 2009 (due for release early this month), leverages its strongenterprise class BPM architecture to deliver powerful new functionalities incore BPM functions. A preview of Skelta BPM.NET 2009 unveiled several newfeatures and enhancements in key areas that will help organizations buildapplications rapidly on the Skelta platform. .Features in Skelta BPM.NET 2009 include a Native Forms Designer, enhancedBAM and KPIs, revamped Skelta Lists, Skelta Object Access Layer, enhancedSecurity, a more robust Skelta File Watcher and also native connectors for BizTalkand SAP.
Skelta’s Business Activity Monitoring tool (BAM), a residentfeature of the BPM product raises the bar on productivity management in the newrelease. Its Business Intelligence capabilities provide users with several out-of-the-boxreports and activity monitoring views and permits users to configure DataPoints and KPIs for comprehensive Business Activity Monitoring.
SkeltaBPM.NET 2009 also features a powerful new Forms Designer. Customized Forms areintegral to processes and often initiate organizational workflows. However, theserious BPM user has always felt the lack of a user-friendly forms designer forrapidly building GUIs and associating created forms with processes. Skelta’snative Forms Designer is a powerful tool that addresses this very need.
Further,Skelta BPM.NET 2009’s enhanced security features offer users a comprehensive,extendable, enterprise level security infrastructure for even itemized levelsof participation while its SOA functionality facilitates reusability ofexisting .NET objects by enabling them to be directly consumed in the processeswithout any modifications, thus avoiding the need to write custom workflowactivities. Skelta BPM.NET 2009’s ‘Lists’ feature is an embeddable datarepository for storing forms data wherein end users can create their own listsbased on Forms.
Formore information on these and other new features, please visit http://skelta.com/products/bpm-2009/overview.aspx
Speaking about Skelta BPM.NET 2009, Skelta CEO, Sanjay Shah said“With Skelta BPM.NET 2009, we are very excited about delivering an evolvedversion of our product, especially because the package includes a rich set offeatures that specifically match our customer requirements for a more holisticBPM platform. We expect Skelta BPM.NET 2009 to provide businesses withtremendous visibility and high returns on their BPM investments.”
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AboutSkelta Software
Skelta is an innovative software product company specializing inenterprise-wide Business Process Management (BPM) and Advanced Workflowsolutions for small to large-sized businesses worldwide. Its flagship product,Skelta BPM.NET is a BPM workflow software that is built on cutting-edgeMicrosoft .NET, XML, and Web services technologies. It is also the world'sfirst embeddable workflow engine. Skelta enables business users and developersto design and deploy workflow applications using software tools with which theyare already familiar. In addition, Skelta enables businesses to leverage ontheir existing investments in Microsoft technologies such as InfoPath, BizTalk Server,and SharePoint.
Skelta,a recent recipient of the 2008 American Business Awards Finalist and CODiEAwards Finalist, has also won several other awards at industry forums such asMicrosoft 2006 Regional Winning Customer Award, Microsoft Tech-Ed 2007 AttendeeChoice Award, Finalist in 2007 International Business Awards (Stevie Awards),Best of Tech Ed award in the Software Components category and NASSCOM ITInnovation 2005 Award. Skelta has also been named one of Asia’s top 100companies by Red Herring magazine and acknowledged twice as one of the fastestgrowing technology companies in India and Asia Pacific region by winningDeloitte Technology Fast 50 India & Deloitte Technology Fast 500 AsiaPacific Awards for 2006 and 2007.
Formore information on Skelta and its products, visit www.skelta.com. Skelta mayalso be contacted on phone at +16783064110 and on email at sales@skelta.com.
/India PRwire/ - Fujitsu Microelectronics Asia Pte Ltd (FMAL) today announced the launch of multi-decoder LSI chips that support decoding of MPEG-2(*1) and H.264(*2) video compression formats for Standard Definition (SD) video, in particular for SD digital broadcasts in Russia, eastern Europe and China. Sample shipments of the new MB86H01 series will start from December 1, 2008.
These are system LSIs that are ideally suited to be used in TV and set-top-box (STB) equipment targeted for the Russian, eastern European and China markets. These new products support the DVB(*3) broadcasting standard used in those regions, with MPEG-2 and H.264 decoders integrated into a single chip with the functionality necessary for receiving SD broadcasts. Proprietary H.264 decoder technology provides low power consumption, while the availability of small packaging makes these decoder LSIs ideal to be used in portable devices like personal navigation devices (PND) with built-in TV receivers.
The DVB digital broadcasting standard is used in Europe, Russia, and by some broadcast systems in China. For SD broadcasting, the MPEG-2 compression format is widely used, however it is expected that the next-generation compression format H.264 will ramp up in Eastern Europe including Russia. Also, the H.264 format is used in some cable TV services in China for interactive video-on-demand (VoD) (*4).
Up until now, Fujitsu Microelectronics has had success with its SmartMPEG series of MPEG-2 decoder LSIs for SD digital TV broadcasts for the DVB standard. SmartMPEG has been implemented widely in TVs, STBs, and portable TV receivers especially in Europe.
With the shift of SD broadcasting to the H.264 format in Russia, Eastern Europe, China, and elsewhere, TVs and STBs for these regions need to be able to handle decoding of both MPEG-2 and H.264 formats. Targeting such markets, Fujitsu Microelectronics is offering this new MB86H01 series, which consists of two (2) SD multi-decoder LSI products (MB86H01 AA / MB86H01 AB) that support both MPEG-2 and H.264 formats.
The new LSI multi-decoders include the necessary functionality for TVs and STBs to process SD digital broadcasts, including two (dual) MPEG-2 decoders and one H.264 decoder. The dual MPEG-2 decoders enable the processing of two (2) video streams that can be used in digital video recorders (DVR) with twin tuners. It also allows viewing of two (2) programs at the same time with picture-in–picture.
Using proprietary H.264 decoder technology, the power consumption for the H.264 decoder is reduced to a low level. Combined with the small 10 mm x 10mm package (FBGA 240-pin), the decoder is ideal for use in portable or small form-factor devices. A high-speed USB2.0 OTG controller is also integrated, giving excellent connectivity to external devices, such as digital cameras.
Leveraging Fujitsu’s highly regarded expertise in image and video processing-related technologies and products, Fujitsu Microelectronics will continue to strengthen its video processing LSIs for the TV and set-top-box markets, focusing on video-processing ASSPs.
Key Features
1. Includes MPEG-2 dual decoders & H.264 decoder for digital broadcasts in Russia, eastern Europe, China
Decodes both SD MPEG-2 and H.264 compression formats so it can handle not just the MPEG-2 SD broadcasts in Europe (in particular western Europe), but also supports the H.264 format for SD broadcasts which are expected to ramp-up in eastern Europe and Russia, as well as being used in some Chinese cable TV services for interactive Video-on-Demand (VoD). Having dual MPEG-2 decoders allows picture-in–picture on screen to enable viewing of two (2) programs simultaneously, as well as being suited to DVRs with twin tuners.
2. Integrates on a single chip functions necessary for processing SD broadcasts
These LSIs integrate into a single chip a 202.5 MHz ARC Tangent-A4 CPU together with the necessary video and audio decode functions, as well as screen display functionality needed to receive digital broadcasts, thus enabling easy system creation by customers.
3. Small form-factor, necessary for portable devices
The low power consumption was achieved with a proprietary developed H.264 decoder technology. The MB86H01 series offers a 27mm x 27mm package (PDGA 256-pin), as well as a small 10 mm x 10mm package (FBGA 240- pin) ideal for use in portable devices like personal navigation devices (PND) with built-in TV receivers.
4. Succession to existing SmartMPEG series architecture
This LSI has package and pin compatibility with the existing SmartMPEG-C series, as well as maintaining architectural compatibility. This allows current SmartMPEG users to efficiently upgrade or develop their systems.
Glossary and Notes
*1.MPEG-2: A video compression format (codec) that is part of the MPEG standard for video compression. MPEG-2 is widely used in DVDs and other video products.
*2. H.264: A video compression standard defined by the International Telecommunication Union, Telecommunication Standardization Sector (ITU-T). A video-encoding format noted for offering more compression than MPEG-2 and other earlier formats. The International Organization for Standardization/International Electrotechnical Commission (ISO/IEC) has defined the MPEG-4 Part 10 Advanced Video Coding (MPEG-4 AVC), however it is the same as H.264.
*3. DVB: Digital Video Broadcasting. A set of internationally approved open standards for digital television broadcasts. DVB is used in many countries, especially in Europe.
*4. Interactive video on demand (VoD) service: A 2-way service where the video program selected by the user is transmitted directly to the user.
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About Fujitsu Microelectronics Asia Pte Ltd (FMAL)Fujitsu Microelectronics Asia Pte Ltd was established as the Asia Pacific Headquarters of Fujitsu Limited Electronic Devices Group in 1986. It provides support, sales and marketing of semiconductors and electronic devices to the Asia Pacific region, including India and Oceania. Fujitsu Microelectronics Asia offers a wide and varied product range like ASIC, ASSPs, Microcontrollers / Microprocessors (FR-V), System Memory (Flash Memory / FRAM / FCRAM) and System LSIs (DVD MPEG Source Decoders / MPEG –2 Encoders).
About Fujitsu Microelectronics Limited
Fujitsu Microelectronics Limited (FML) is a large-scale integrated circuit (LSI) manufacturer that provides highly reliable, optimal solutions to meet the varying needs of its customers, through LSI offerings including ASIC/COT, ASSP and power management ICs, and flash microcontrollers. Along with building on its wide-range expertise focusing on imaging, wireless, and security LSI applications, FML also pursues initiatives for power efficiency and undertakes environmentally-conscious countermeasures. Headquartered in Tokyo, FML was established as a subsidiary of Fujitsu Limited on March 21, 2008. Through its global sales and development network with sites in Japan and other regions in Asia, Europe, and the U.S., FML offers LSI solutions to the global marketplace.
/India PRwire/ - The 4th Jack Daniel’s Annual Rock Awards ‘08-’09 -- “Jack Daniel’s -- Rolling Stone – VH1 Tribute Nights”, is commencing with a Tribute of Peace to Jim Morrison at Elevate, Delhi on December 05, 2008, Jim Morrison’s birthday is on December 08, and it would be celebrated as the Jim Morrison Birthday Week at Jack Daniel’s-- Rolling Stone – VH1 Tribute Nights -- with JD, music and cake. This would be followed by a Tribute to Pink Floyd on January 10, 2009, at Someplace Else, Kolkata and the Final would be at Mumbai at Hard Rock Cafe on February 12, 2009 with the “Gods of Guitar” playing between awards. This would be the first time the JD Rock Awards Final is moving out of Delhi to Mumbai. Earlier, this event kicked-off with a Tribute to Beatles on November 06, 2008, also at Hard Rock Café, Mumbai.
The response to Jack Daniel’s invitation to performing bands in India continues to be overwhelming. For this year’s edition, 105 popular bands have already been confirmed for consideration so far.
In early 2006, rock music in India got a huge surge when Jack Daniel’s organized the JD Set. Featuring 5 of the best bands in the country, the JD Set created waves when Them Clones, the band that won the event, winged their way to London to participate in the JD Set, UK. The very next year, Jack Daniel’s took rock music in India to the next level by honoring the Indian rock fraternity at the first ever organized awards for Rock Music in India at The Jack Daniel’s Backstage Tennessee Annual Rock Awards. Earlier this year, Menwhopause won the Best Band of the Year Award at JD Legendary Mash and went to Lynchburg, Tennessee to compete with other winners from across the globe at the Legendary Mash event. The stage is now set for the 4th year of the Jack Daniel’s Annual Rock Awards ’08-’09!
/India PRwire/ - The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) today held its ever first convocation ceremony for the southern region at Chennai. CA. K. Rahman Khan, Deputy Chairman, Rajya Sabha, was the chief guest and distributed the certificates to the rank holders. CA. Ved Jain, President of the Institute gave away the convocation credentials on this occasion. South Indian Regional Council (SIRC) covers the four southern states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu andis thesecond largest Region of ICAI in the country serving 33,000 members and 200,000 students. 5rank holders who were present to receive the certicatesare as follows – Archana Challa, Vinay P Vaswani, Chittatanjan Reddy A, Praveen Kumar Jain G and Balakrishnan V.
CA.V. Murali, Vice - Chairman, Board of Studies & Convocation Convenor, complimented the President of ICAI CA.Ved Jain for conceiving the idea of organizing "Convocation" for the newly enrolled Chartered Accountants in a befitting manner and chalking out the idea with immaculate precision. He further added that this unique occasion would help to create fellowship, friendship and nostalgia amongst the CA fraternity, particularly in today's context, where the CAs are in great demand and looked upon for continuous guidance in these times of global meltdown. CA. Uttam Prakash Agarwal, Vice-President, ICAI and CA. Jaydeep Narendra Shah, Chairman, Board of Studies, also addressed the galaxy of Chartered Accountants at this path breaking function.
Addressing the 800 plus students present for the convocation, President, ICAI, CA Ved Jain said that he has lot of hope pinned on the young Chartered Accountants as he wishes to see them at the helms of affairs in whichever sector/industry they join. He shared the efforts and initiatives taken by the Institute for global acceptance of Indian CA's, by reaching an advanced stage of discussions with the counter parts in other nations. This will open new vistas for the upcoming Chartered Accountants. He reiterated his vision of seeing the next decade belonging to the Chartered Accountants as the last decade belonged to the IT professionals.
Out of the 800 plus students who received their certificates 16 are rank holders.On this occasion, male members received certificate of membership along with the Institute's tie, Lapel Pin and members Handkit while female recipient received a Saree Pin, Scarf and Members Handkit.
CA. Jain added that in this global financial melt down and recession, if there is a profession which can guide and take the lead in ensuring financial discipline it is the Profession of Accounting. It is our profession, which can aid in proper decision making at all levels of management. A Chartered Accountant is not only best suited for Finance but be can excel at all levels including Human Resources, policymaking and a complete business solution provider.
CA. Jain also stated that members of ICAI with two years of post qualification experience will now be eligible for membership of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of England & Wales (ICAEW) on passing one paper of the ICAEW Course. The ICAI members with less than two years of experience will be required to pass 3 papers of ICAEW Course as per Mutual Reciprocal Agreement signed between ICAI and ICAEW last week at Jaipur.
On the other hand, members of ICAEW who are trained in public practice will become eligible for ICAI membership subject to passing 4 papers of ICAI Course.
Background of ICAI
An Act of Parliament formed the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India on July 1, 1949. Since then, the profession of accounting in India, has witnessed numerous situations and challenges like the birth of democracy, clamping of emergency and opening up of the economy, global financial crisis etc.
It is the second largest accounting body in the world.It has its headquarters in New Delhi and operates through five regional offices and 117 branches all across the country and 21 overseas Chapters. A Council of elected representatives and those nominated by the Government manages the Institute.
The CA Course is academically well structured with emphasis on an in-depth study of the subjects including accounting, auditing, taxation, commercial laws, etc and is considered to be one of the most comprehensive courses. The Institute is possibly the largest educational Institute in India having 3,50,000 students and over 150,500 members. The strength of the students of the Institute is probably more than any other University in the country. The number of candidates that have enrolled for the Chartered Accountancy course in the last 3-4 years on rise.
Year
No. of Students enrolled
2001-05
38,000
2006
99,000
2007
1,53,000
The Institute has witnessed a record registration of 92,000 candidates for the entrance exam i.e Common Proficiency Test (CPT) scheduled for December 14th,2008.For the examinations which concluded today–Professional Competence Examination (PCE) and Final, more than 90,000 students appeared which reflects the upward trend being witnessed in chartered accountancy course. In the years to come, approx. 30,000 Chartered Accountants will pass out every year to adequately meet the growing demand of accountancy professionals in the dynamic economy.
/India PRwire/ - While BPO companies are feeling the heat of the global meltdown and resorting to layoffs and other cost cutting measures, their LPO (legal process outsourcing) counterparts are thriving like never before because of the legal activity that has been generated by the sub-prime crisis in US. What is more, the LPO segment reflects the prevailing boom in the legal services industry in India.
Law firms dealing with foreign companies operating in India have also seen an increase in their turnover, even if their work is now more about post-meltdown issues like restructuring, downsizing, layoffs, closure of branches, winding up of subsidiaries and termination notices to collaborators and franchisees.
Take the example of Delhi-based Titus & Co, whose clientele consists almost entirely of foreign companies and governments. Its managing partner Diljeet Titus said, "We have had at least a 50% rise in the volume of transactional work ever since Lehman Brothers imploded two months ago." Since these transactions are mostly related to cost-cutting measures, Titus did his bit for his clients by offering a 20% discount in his fee. "The reduction in our fee is made up for by the increase in the quantum of work as well as the dollar rate," he added.
Fox Mandal Little, the largest law firm in the country, displays more signs of it being business-as-usual. In the last two months, it has recruited 27 more lawyers at various levels, opened its 13th office (which is in Kochi) and forged ahead with negotiations to acquire another law firm. It is poised to recruit more lawyers for its recently launched LPO subsidiary, Legal Circle. The firm's managing partner Som Mandal said, "We are most bullish about our LPO because of the sheer deluge of enquiries we have received from US to do litigation support from India."
The timing of the meltdown could not have been better for LPO companies as the e-discovery law, governing the storage and management of electronic data that might be relevant to litigation, came into effect in US only two years ago. The meltdown has forced more American companies to turn to LPO set-ups in India for help because of the enormous cost differential. For performing document review, a key aspect of the e-discovery process, a senior associate in US is paid $200-300 per hour while an LPO based in India charges barely $25-30 per hour for the same work, according to Mandal's estimate.
Not surprisingly, Pangea3, one of India's largest LPO companies, claims to have registered 100% increase in volumes in the last six months. "We are witnessing an extraordinary influx of work directly or indirectly related to the sub-prime crisis," said CEO Sanjay Kamlani. The surge in Pangea3's e-discovery work involves court disputes among investors, lenders, borrowers, homeowners and banks. Post-meltdown, it is also cashing in on the demand for greater scrutiny of financial transactions and corporate governance.
As Pangea3 CEO Sanjay Kamlani put it, "cost cutting measures have spared budgets only for non-discretionary items like legal services related to litigations and regulatory compliance. While BPOs must deal with delayed decision making, uncertainty and wait for new government policies in US, LPOs grow business almost as a function of the slowdown."
For all the surge in business for LPOs and law firms, there is one part of the legal services industry that seems to have remained relatively unaffected: the vast majority of individual lawyers involved in litigation within the country. P H Parekh, president of Supreme Court bar association, dismissed the suggestion that senior advocates like him were under pressure to accept a fee cut in view of the economic slump. "The demand for top lawyers is so high and the supply of them so little, the worst that may happen is that the number of briefs we return for want of time may come down," Parekh said.
/India PRwire/ - Alanzo I, the largest and luxuriest wooden junk (ship) under construction at Mumbai (India), the project estimated at Euro 10.3 million is up for sale and is seeking equity partner upto 58%.
Alanzo I is based on the architecture of a traditional Chinese Junk and a complete wooden ship, being a reproduction of a historic and pirate Chinese junk. It is currently under construction at Mumbai, India. - the details (Information Memorandum) of the said project can be download from this page. The estimated project cost is Euro 10.3 million that includes the ship building cost of Alanzo I, and one year administration and operation cost. The Promoters have commenced the project and have already invested Euro 1.3 million in the design and building of the said Chinese Junk.
The Promoters have conceptualised a business idea of business around heritage replica vessels. The present business is modeled on Alanzo I contemplated to sail as luxury ship. Alanzo I is based on the architecture of a traditional Chinese Junk and a complete wooden ship, being a reproduction of a historic and pirate Chinese junk (hereinafter referred to as the "Chinese Junk"). It is currently under construction at Mumbai, India.
The new investor to participate in equity to the said project and invest Euro 9 million being the estimated project cost to fund the project. The promoters represent that the title of the said Chinese junk are with the promoters.
Mr Alanzo Langeckar has the right, title and interest in the said Chinese Junk, which is presently under construction.
The Investor to participate in the equity of the said project by its contribution of Euro 9 million and agrees thus to be entitled to an equity of 58 % in the project with rights to management participation.
A company to be setup at British Virgin Island (BVI); Panama or as may be permissible under the laws. After incorporation of the said Company and with effect from the first remittance installment of Euro 2500000 from the investor, as per remittance schedule, Mr. Alanzo Langecker will simultaneously transfer the said Chinese Junk to the said Company.
The Parties will set out their business and commercial understanding / relationship that would form the basis for the finalisation of definitive agreement(s), which would set out the contractual rights and obligations of the Parties.
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Alanzo I is based on the architecture of a traditional Chinese Junk (Ship) and a complete wooden ship, being a reproduction of a historic and pirate Chinese junk (hereinafter referred to as the "Chinese Junk"). It is currently under construction at Mumbai, India. - the details (Information Memorandum) of the said project can be download from this page. The estimated project cost is Euro 10.3 million that includes the ship building cost of Alanzo I, and one year administration and operation cost. The Promoters have commenced the project and have already invested Euro 1.3 million in the design and building of the said Chinese Junk.
/India PRwire/ - SMART Technologies announces the third generation SMART Board™ 600i interactive whiteboard system. The new product line offers two screen formats - widescreen (16:10 aspect ratio) and standard (4:3 aspect ratio). Each model in the improved 600i line combines an award-winning SMART Board 600 series interactive whiteboard and one of two new boom-mounted, short-throw projectors, both of which offer longer bulb life and better image quality than previous generations. The 4:3 model integrates a UF55 projector, and the 16:10 integrates a UF55w. The widescreen model increases active whiteboarding space by 20 percent over the standard. Measuring 87" (221 cm) on the diagonal, the 16:10 makes it compatible with today’s wide-format computer resolutions and content. Any SMART Board 680, 660, 580 and 560 interactive whiteboard can be retrofitted with a UF55, and the 685 model can be retrofitted with a UF55w.
The new 600i system builds on the success of the two previous 600i generations. Network functionality has been added so the system can now be remotely diagnosed and managed, saving users time and reducing costs. It offers a bright, crisp display with true color representation, making all video or still images clearly visible, even from the back of the room. The redesigned projector and boom reduce shadows and glare compared to typical ceiling- or table-mounted projectors, better engaging students and meeting room participants while limiting the amount of light cast toward the teacher or presenter. The extended control panel enables users to plug in peripheral devices such as document cameras, DVD players, laptops, VCRs and other audiovisual equipment. The panel also provides walk-up-and-use control from a single source. Total cost of ownership is lower with a projector bulb that lasts 3,000 hours in standard mode and 4,000 hours in economy mode, an improvement of 50 percent and 33 percent, respectively, over the previous generation’s lamp. The new SMART Board 685i and 680i interactive whiteboard systems will be introduced at BETT 2009 in London, England, January 14–17.
“This year, we have seen tremendous growth in the global adoption of our products, both in the classroom and the meeting room,” says Nancy Knowlton, SMART’s CEO. “These new systems take our product offering to the next level in meeting evolving customer needs and delivering unparalleled ease of use.”
Features
Widescreen option – The 600i series includes the SMART Board 685i3 - SMART’s first widescreen interactive whiteboard system offering an 87" (221 cm) interactive whiteboard with a 16:10 aspect ratio
Easy-access control – Enables central audiovisual control from the extended control panel on the front of the interactive whiteboard
Image quality – Delivers 2,000 lumens and a 2000:1 contrast ratio, so all images, whether video or still, are clearly visible, even from the back of the room
Increased security – Ensures strong visual and physical deterrent to theft with the D-loop lock and Kensington slot
Precision touch – Provides direct, precise touch control for accurate data selection and interaction
Easy maintenance – Delivers low total cost of ownership with longer lamp life (3,000 hours in standard mode and 4,000 hours in economy mode) and remote asset management
Projector resolution – Has excellent resolution with the UF55w providing WXGA (1280 x 800) resolution and the UF55 providing XGA (1024 x 768) resolution
Finger and stylus input – Receives inputs from finger, pen tool or any pointing device
SMART product integration – Integrates with all SMART products, including SMART Notebook software and SMART Meeting Pro
SMART Notebook software – Comes with award-winning software that ships with all SMART Board interactive whiteboard systems and is one of the most popular lesson-delivery applications in the world
SMART Meeting Pro –Is fully compatible with collaboration and conferencing software developed to meet the presentation, meeting and brainstorming needs of today’s business and training professionals
Full solution support – Includes access to one of the world’s most comprehensive ranges of services and support, content and resources, and professional development and training for interactive whiteboard systems and related products
Pricing and availability
The SMART Board 600i interactive whiteboard system will be available in January 2009. The suggested education price in North America starts at US$3,079, depending on the model. The suggested price in all other regions will depend on applicable taxes, duties and import costs. For more information, specifications and a list of authorized SMART resellers, visit www.smarttech.com.
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About SMART
SMART Technologies invented the touch-sensitive SMART Board interactive whiteboard in 1991. It was just the first of many innovative, easy-to-use products that have earned SMART worldwide recognition and made it the undisputed global leader in the interactive whiteboard product category. Its strategic alliance with Intel® Corporation and strong commitment to research and development has accelerated SMART’s growing line of technology solutions. Thanks to their simplicity and powerful ability to connect people, SMART products have put collaboration and learning at the fingertips of millions around the world.
/India PRwire/ - With the release of Dil Kabaddi comes to the fore the prodigious musician Sachin Gupta. At only 27 years of age, he is the in-house music producer for Tips Films and has already become a name to reckon with. Apart from having produced albums for artists such as Apache Indian and Alisha Chinoy, he sky-rocketed singer Atif Aslam's musical career by creating the runaway hit compilation Doorie. So it was no surprise that more artists such as Jal, Ahmad Jehanzedb and Adeel followed on. Sachin is presently also working on producing two of his new Indian bands—Rooh and Ni9NE—to be introduced in the coming months. But it is with his debut in the B-industry that not only Sachin has got Rahat Fateh Ali Khan singing one of his compositions, Zindagi Ye, but also broken the cliches and intertwined sufi with rock all the same. "Every musician, whether in India or Pakistan, loves his music. As artists we are only trying to bind ourselves in the common thread of the harmony that our music speaks of," says Sachin.
The six-track soundtrack of Dil Kabaddi, released on Sony BMG, even has Sachin singing on one of the songs called Ehsaan. The album brings Sachin's novel approach of blending myriad musical styles under one crown. Previously this young music producer has composed two songs—Kitne Aansoon Piye and Farishta—for the film Strangers and is currently working on the TIPS film dues for release early next year and will feature Atif Aslam on two of it's songs as well. "I've been working on films as well as independent albums and every song comes from the moment I have lived. My life takes the shape of my songs," admits Sachin.
A composer-singer-producer, Sachin Gupta has is a multi-faceted talent, who is bringing varied influences of jazz, hip, reggae and rock into the mainstream for the masses, "People need to be exposed to various genres of music for them to know whether they like it or not. I'm all for bringing about a change in the given musical scenario," he says.
A former member of Delhi's fusion band Mrigya, Sachin has performed at over 600 concerts across countries including Dubai, London, Singapore, New Zealand and Australia that has included major music festivals such as the Jazz Fest, Edinburgh Fest and Scotland Fest.
But the progression into Bollywood, which was only natural, came through when TIPS VP, Rajiv Sogani discovered his talent at one of the concerts Sachin played. "I was playing a show in London when I was introduced to Mr Rajiv Sogani and he instantly knew it was time for me to move another level," he says.
Termed by international media as the "Flying Finger Melodies", Sachin's tryst with music began at the age of 10 when his mother gifted him a guitar. Within six years of being introduced to the instrument, he went on to win the Best Asian Guitar Player. "I have played a lot of shows world across but I have always wanted to go mainstream with films since there is so much space for experimentation that a composer can do which the masses are also supportive of. All of this broadens the creative parameters of a musician," feels Sachin.
/India PRwire/ - Dr. Villoo Morawala - Patell, Founder, Chairman and Managing Director of AVESTHAGEN LIMITED have been recognised by the Adolfo Ibanez University for her achievements in innovation and creation of value. This award was conferred upon her at the opening of VentureL@b by the president of Chile, Michelle Bachelet. VentureL@b is an initiative of Adolfo Ibáñez Business School which proposes an unprecedented way of getting scientific research and business together.
Accepting the award, Dr Patell said, “I have always been driven by innovation and creation of value. It is indeed a great honour to be recognised for the same values. AVESTHAGEN LIMITED stands on the same principles and our aim has always been to explore new frontiers in science through innovation.”
Dr Villoo Morawala-Patell is a scientist and businesswoman. She established Avesthagen in April 1998 to develop research in Life Sciences and promote sustainable innovation platform in India. The company today is India’s leading knowledge based Life Sciences Company. It is focused on partnering to achieve a broad spectrum leading to convergence of food, pharma and population genetics aimed at delivering complete healthcare solutions. A few of the company’s partners include Danone, Vilmorin & Cie and CIPLA.
Dr Patell also has the following awards to her credit:
- Zee-Archana Astitva Awards 2008 for Excellence in Science and Technology
- The Officer of the National Order of Merit Award from the French President in 2008.
- The Parsi Entrepreneur Par Excellence Award from the Bombay Parsi Panchayat in 2008
- BioSpectrum Entrepreneur of the Year Award 2006
- Outstanding Woman Entrepreneur for the year 2005-2006 from FICCI
- The Ojaswani Udyamita Alankaran Award 2004
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About Avesthagen Limited
AVESTHAGEN LIMITED (www.avesthagen.com) is India’s leading integrated systems biology platform company that focuses on achieving convergence of food, pharma and population genetics leading to predictive preventive and personalized healthcare. It employs 600 people worldwide and is headquartered in Bangalore. Avesthagen Limited has established world class, state-of-the-art laboratory facilities in Bangalore. It began business operations in 2001.Since its inception Avesthagen has grown into one of India's leading healthcare technology group in India, and its activities include, in addition to its agri-biotechnologies product pipeline, development of clinically validated botanical bioActives, derived from Indian medicinal plants, as well as the development of a pipeline of bio-similar drugs. Avesthagen Limited has four strategic business units: bioPharmaceuticals, bioNutrition, bioAgriculture and Science & Innovation. Its partners include multiple top 10 global companies in each of its fields of research. Avesthagen Limited collaborates at every stage in the value chain with appropriate partners, both public and private, for access to and exchange of technology and overall commercial expertise to leverage the ‘India advantage’.
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Avesthagen Limited is proposing, subject to receipt of requisite approvals, market conditions and other considerations, a public issue of its equity shares and to file a Draft Red Herring Prospectus with SEBI. This announcement does not constitute an offer of equity shares for sale in any jurisdiction, including the United States of America, and any equity shares of the Company may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or pursuant to an exemption from registration
/India PRwire/ - Nadathur S Raghavan Centre for Entrepreneurial Learning (NSRCEL), set up by the Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIMB) has announced admissions to the third batch of the Management Programme for Entrepreneurs & Family Businesses (MPEFB 3), starting February 9, 2009.
Significant enhancements have been made to the course content, designed to support the learning needs of entrepreneurs, those who are starting their business, as well as those who feel the need to streamline and upgrade their business by acquiring advanced management skills. “This course provides an excellent opportunity for entrepreneurs to acquire much needed managerial skills. The format of the course helps them to accomplish this even as they continue to manage their business,” says Professor K Kumar, Chairperson NSRCEL.
In the contemporary economic scenario, entrepreneurs need to up skill and update themselves with good business management concepts and practices, so as to cope with an ever more challenging business environment. Professor Kumar comments, “In today’s competitive economic scenario, good insights into the fundamentals of business and state of the art management skills are very essential for entrepreneurs to succeed in their business. MPEFB goes a long way in helping entrepreneurs with these inputs.”
Designed exclusively for entrepreneurs and owners of family businesses, MPEFB aims to enhance the quality of business management skills in entrepreneurial firms by proving a workable model for entrepreneurs to acquire such skills. The unique aspect of MPEFB is the realistic assumptions regarding the time constraints an entrepreneur faces, and the learning solutions that are customized for the candidates. Accordingly, leading-edge web-based e-learning methods are judiciously blended with traditional classroom teaching to provide reach and convenience.
Admissions to the MPEFB are based on multiple criteria. The candidate needs to be a graduate in any discipline. All participants need to submit a 150 word statement of purpose along with the application. Participants are expected to be in the age group of 25-45 with some track record as entrepreneurs. The batch size of this programme is 60. The academic year will run from February 9, 2009 to February 5, 2010, over four terms. Last date for registrations to MPEFB 3 is December 7, 2008.
For more information, visit: www.nsrcel.org
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About IIMB:
The Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIMB) is a centre of excellence in management, recognized as one of the top 100 management schools in the world, with international standards of post-graduate and doctoral level teaching, executive education for senior and middle management, research and consulting. Set up in 1973, the sprawling 100-acre campus is a green oasis situated in south Bangalore, with excellent infrastructure, including the latest ICT and extensive library. For more information, visit: www.iimb.ernet.in
About NSRCEL: The Centre for Entrepreneurial Studies was set up by IIMB in 1994 with a grant from Canara Bank to provide learning and knowledge resources to Small & Medium Enterprises (SMEs), and to offer courses on Entrepreneurship and conduct research in related areas. A generous endowment from Mr. Nadathur S Raghavan, former Joint Managing Director of Infosys Technologies Ltd in October 1999 provide the impetus for further growth of the Centre. Now known as the Nadathur S Raghavan Centre for Entrepreneurial Learning, the Centre aims to be a world-class Centre of Excellence for seeding, nurturing and promoting entrepreneurship. The activities of NSRCEL are varied, and encompass areas such as teaching, research, short-term programmes, seminar/panel discussions, incubation facilities, and other activities to support development of entrepreneurship and entrepreneurs.
/India PRwire/ - MTI Consulting has awarded Kuwait Finance House (KFH) as the Best Islamic Retail Brand of the year at the gala dinner and award ceremony of the 15th World Islamic Banking Conference (WIBC) held in Bahrain on 24th November, 2008. For the first time such a prestigious and strategic award has been introduced at the WIBC. It recognizes the growing dominance and importance of Islamic Finance, in particular the need to harness and develop the Retail Islamic Finance Market, which will provide the foundation for sustainable growth of the Islamic Finance.
KFH was adjudged the winner because of its fast growing retail business, innovation in product development and successful branding initiatives. KFH’s robust growth in assets and revenues has helped the bank outperform its peers and the industry. The bank has also started innovative retailing formats such as the Automall.
MTI Consulting’ study for the award covered top 50 publically listed Islamic banks across the globe. The selection criteria for the award included various aspects such as size of assets, size of revenues, business growth, branch network, innovation in product development, branding initiatives and social responsibility.
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MTI Consulting is a fast growing international strategy consultancy with operations in UK, Dubai, Bahrain, Malaysia, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka, having worked with leading multi-national and regional clients across 33 countries in 5 continents, offering the full bouquet of management and marketing consulting and research solutions.
In the Middle East Region, MTI has a strong presence in the Financial Services Industry having worked with the likes of American Express, Ahli United, BBK, BKIC, Citibank, Credimax, Daman, Isthithmar, Solidarity, Standard Chartered to name a few. MTI also has a strong Non-Financial Services practice, having worked with the likes of Adidas, Al Ghurair, Aujan, Batelco, Birla, Cargill, DuPont, Emirates, Fuji, ICI, Government of Pakistan, Triumph, Vodafone to name a few.
/India PRwire/ - The MobileStore, the one stop mobile solution retail chain of multi-brand and multi-service telecom outlets, has been declared as the winner in the North, East and West regions at "Channel Kings", also taking home the Silver for the southern region.
"Channel Kings" is an annual effort by Voice and Data Connect to feature the leading telecom channel partners in India. These organizations have won the respect of the overall market as well as the goodwill of end customers. The announcement was made recently and the Award function would be organized in near future.
The MobileStore was a natural choice for the jury members from the three regions. According to them, The MobileStore had done a lot in terms of expanding nationally as well as within the growing upcountry region. With more than1300 stores in more than 200 cities, The MobileStore is currently the largest telecom retailer in the country. For more details visit www.themobilestore.in
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The MobileStore format is a one stop mobile solution shop that provides, multi brand handsets, accessories, connections, repairs, VAS etc all under one roof. Visit www.themobilestore.in for more information and for an exciting on-line shopping experience.
/India PRwire/ - Business leaders including S Ramadorai of TCS, A Vellayan of Murugappa Group, and Babu Lakshman of Rane Group commended the critical role played by Human Resources (HR) in the enabling the growth of Indian industry. They also urged professionals in the discipline to look beyond the traditional boundaries of the function and evolve new strategies ahead of the changing times.
The leaders were speaking at the 12th National Conference of the National HRD Network (NHRDN) held in Chennai on November 28th and 29th with the theme – What’s Beyond? – HR’s Next Agenda.
Attended by over 500 HR professionals from across different industries verticals the 2-day conclave had presentations and discussions covering various aspects of the Conference theme. Speakers from different industries spoke on emerging trends in the Human Resources function as well as next generation practices that anticipate such trends.
Mr. S Ramadorai, CEO and Managing Director, Tata Consultancy Services, who was also the Chairman of the Conference, reiterated that the Human Resources function should be able to look at employee aspirations from the perspective of an individual employee simultaneously with that of the organization’s business needs.
Mr. Aquil Busrai, National President of National HRD Network and Executive Director – HR, IBM India elaborated on the various initiatives of the Network, including the establishment of a proposed Learning Centre in Gurgaon for furthering HR as a discipline.
Mr. David Nallathambi, President of National HRD Network, Chennai Chapter, and Senior Vice President, SCOPE International, emphasized that the Conference was intended to focus on the future of HR and its practitioners.
The results of the first ever “State of HR” survey, conducted by NHRDN’s Knowledge Partner, Ernst & Young , was released at the Conference. Another first at the Conference was the live web cast of key sessions, hosted by Sify Ltd, the Technology Partner.
The NHRD Awards for excellence in HR were announced at the Conference. Mr. B.Santhanam, President – Float Glass (South Asia) and Founder MD, Saint Gobain Glass Ltd was honored as the ‘CEO of the Year’. The Outstanding Young HR Professional award was won by Ms. Tanya Misra of ACC, while N.S.Rajan, Partner, Human Capital, Ernst and Young won the ‘HR Excellence’ Award. The Chennai Chapter won the Best Chapter of the Year Award.
The Conference was supported by several sponsors including Murugappa Group, Sri Balaji Society, TCS, ICICI Bank, Coca-Cola, Accenture, Cognizant, Maruti Udyog Ltd, Mercer, Nokia, Patni Computers and Saint Gobain.
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The National HRD Network (NHRDN) is India’s premier association of HR professionals committed to promote the HRD movement in the country; the NHRDN works towards enhancing the competence of HR professionals to enable them to make an impactful contribution to competitiveness and create value for business and society. The NHRDN, a not-for-profit organization, has been progressively scaling up the development of human resources through education, training, research and experience sharing. NHRDN functions through its chapters all over the country. Currently, there are over 30 chapters, which together have over 7,000 members. The National Executive Board coordinates the overall efforts of the Network and the chapters conduct various events and initiatives at the local level. The Network has brought out several publications such as “The HRD Missionary”, by Prof. T.V. Rao and also publishes monthly newsletters as well as a quarterly journal for circulation to its members which are very popular with the HR community. The website of the NHRDN is at www.nationalhrd.org.
/India PRwire/ - In this period of recession the industry needs the motivation. A Combined Trade show on Building, Construction and Electrical and Commercial Auto Show 09 is planned for the motivation of buyers and sellers.This show will be organized at Ludhiana called "Industrial Hub Of Punjab" by Brohawk Group. This Trade Show will provide complete solutions to construction and buildings Industry and will also bring awareness of the presence of Auto industry in punjab. This show will be organized at Harsheela Resort, Ferozpur Road, Ludhiana on 6th to 9th February.
Brohawk Building, Construction and Electrical Show 09 is to provide complete Building, Construction and Electrical solutions by bringing all manufacturers, dealers, distributors, buyers, Govt. departments etc. on single platform .
Brohawk Commercial Auto Show will Focus on sourcing of Commercial Vehicles and Trucks, SUV’s, Tempo,Vans/ Buses/ Mini-Buses, Vehicles for passengers transport / Mechanical engineering vehicle/ Electrically operated vehicle/ , Fire fighting vehicle, lubricants, Garage equipment, Constructing & road building machines/ Hoisting machines etc.
The Shows are first of its kind where all Buyers and sellers will explore new Customers, Ideas and Technology. The presence of Govt. sector and Private sector on one place will definitely give a boost to these Industries.
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Brohawk Infoworld technologies Pvt Ltd has created a niche as India's largest Business Promotion Company offering comprehensive Building,Construction and Real estate solutions to the global community through its wide array of online services, directory services and facilitation of Trade promotional events. Our Business promotions in the field of Building , Construction and Real estate are ideal for service providers, service seekers, buyers and sellers across the globe to interact and explore Customers,Ideas and Technology.
With an unmatched expertise in data acquisition and online promotion, Construction organizer subsumes a huge number of company profiles and product catalogs, product categories and sub-categories. It is well promoted on all major search engines.
Construction organizer is maintained and promoted by Brohawk group. Today we have reached database big registered users, and the company is growing on a titanic scale with a considerable amount of new users joining/registering everyday, under the innovative vision and guidance of Mr.G.S. GUJRAL, CEO.
/India PRwire/ - The nation has been outraged by the heinous attacks by terrorists in Mumbai, which has wrecked carnage of unprecedented levels, causing loss of innocent lives. We, at Sahara India Pariwar salute the brave Army, NSG and police personnel who, in a display of unmatched valour, grit & courage, managed to subdue the nefarious deeds of these evil forces. No amount of words can suffice in expressing our immense pain & anguish towards many of those brave men who lost their precious lives.
As an expression of its emotional empathy & solidarity, Sahara India Pariwar has decided to pay per month an amount equivalent to five times the gross salaries of the personnel who sacrificed their lives, for the next 10 years to their respective families and if their children are not mature (after 10 years), then this shall continue until they reach 21 years of age.
This is just a token tribute from Sahara India Pariwar to these brave men whose deeds shall be enshrined in letters of gold in the annals of Indian history.
/India PRwire/ - The Chief Justice of Andhra Pradesh High Court, Justice A.R. Dave released a book "Consumer is King, Know Your Rights & Remedies" written by Mrs. Rajyalakshmi Rao, Member of National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission here in Hyderabad on Friday in a function. The book published in Telugu and Urdu languages are released along with the relaunch of English book.
Justice M. Jagannadha Rao, Former Supreme Court Judge and Former Chairman of Law Commission launched Telugu book, Justice A.R. Dave re- launched English book and Hon’ble Justice M.B. Shah, Former Judge of Supreme Court of India & Former President of National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission released Urdu book.
Speaking immediately after the launch of the book Justic A.R. Dave, The Chief Justice of Andhra Pradesh High Court said we were taught that Consumer decides what to be manufactured, what should be the market rate of the product and how should be the supply system etc. But, poor consumere can’t do anything . He can’t fight the mighty and big shot manufacturer. He is cheated everywhere. Thank god now we have got consumer act. The book i released now is the Mini Bhagwat Gita. If you can read you can really be an advocate on your own. The book is written in simple and lucid language, so that every one can understand and start practicing the law. Thankfully now the book is also now available in Telugu and Urdu. And he urged the author to bring out a Hindi book as well. So that every Indian can understand what are his rights as consumer and how to redress his problems. In response to his call Mrs. Rajyalakshmi Rao informed that the Hindi book will be released next month.
Addressing after releasing the Telugu book Justice M. Jagannadha Rao appreciated the author for her efforts and wished her good service and more publications.
English book was earlier released in Delhi by Hon’ble Mr. Justice K.G. Balakrishnan, Chief Justice of India. The English and Urdu version of the book is published in association with Universal Law Publishing Co. Pvt. Ltd and the Telugu version is published by Alaknanda Prachuranalu.
The release function was presided over by Justice M. Jagannadha Rao. Hon’ble Justice Sardar Ali Khan, Former High Court Judges & Former Chairman of Minorities Commission and Hon’ble Justice D. Appa Rao, Former High Court Judge and President of A.P State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission also addressed the gathering and graced the function. The book release function was attneded by whose who of the city.
Inspired by the great American Consumer Rights and the works of political activist in America Ralph Nader, the best known consumer advocate of the 20th Century, the author got attracted to this profession. The author was impressed by his tireless efforts to increase the accountability of carmakers to the people and to improve the quality of life for Americans in areas as diverse as environment, health care, insurance, pension and disability rights. She imbibed the philosophy that big business should treat customers fairly, that citizens should be protected by the Government and generally buffered from the excesses of organized institutions of all kinds.
We all are consumers in our day to day life and to deal with many companies and use their services. Many a times consumers become objects of exploitation. The helpless consumers suffer in silence and don’t know what to do. Acquisition of knowledge is an essential for a better quality of life. Consumer education is one of the basic rights of the little man -- consumer, enshrined in the Consumer Protection Act, 1986. For imparting such ‘consumer education’, exposition of law in simple and lucid language is very much required. Consumer is King is the book aimed at this. The book covers various decisions rendered by the Apex Court and the National Commission which includes matters on education, insurance, medical deficiency, railways, electricity, banking, airlines, housing, unfair trade practices etc.
Consumer is King is a must-read for everyone of us so that we are aware of our rights and remedies. This book is different as put by its author Mrs. Rajyalakshmi Rao from a conventional law books or a law reporter, in the sense that in addition to presenting some selected cases representing the board sweep of the Consumer Court’s Jurisdiction, it also reveals the author’s conviction and personality which she brought to bear on the working of the National Commission.
The English book is priced at Rs 295/- and Telugu book Rs 200/-. The book will be available in all leading books shops across india.
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The author of the book "Consumer is King" Mrs. Rajyalakshmi Rao, Member of National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission hails from Andhra Pradesh. She did her post graduation in Advertising from the University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign, USA. She has the unique distinction of being the only person who has worked in all three tiers of Consumer Protection - as a member of the District Forum, State Commission and presently the National Commission. With 17 years of experience, it is the longest stint served by anyone, which gives her the ideal insight for the common man.
/India PRwire/ - Kritva 2008 , International Management Institute, India’s annual Management Festival will be held on the 30th November & 1st December, 2008 at the institute’s Campus at Qutub Institutional Area at New Delhi. The theme for Kritva ’08 is “Conditions Apply”.
The word Kritva means ‘to do’. And this is the spirit that is embodied in the annual management and cultural festival of IMI. Kritva attempts to act as a platform for future managers to voice their opinions and garner their thoughts through a plethora of events including paper presentation, management games, role plays, etc. The objective of the festival is to learn through interaction & apply the same to our lives.
Kritva 2008 will provide an opportunity for students to interact with distinguished people from various fields and know more about the business issues of concern to all of us. Besides this the students will interact amongst themselves by way of Formal & Informal interactions.
These interactions will be done through events such as “Rock ‘n Roll”, “Dramatics”,” Fashion Parade”, “Literati”, “Choreography” & “ Salsa Workshop”.
For those with a keen interest in Finance, there are three grand events lined up – URSA TARUS which is a floor trading game; LIFELINE – A scenario game, where the participant has to deal with the financial aspects of the cycle of growth, maturity and decline; and the MONEYMAZE – a financial treasure hunt. Marketing talents are as much into the game as Finance. The marketing events consist of ICONOCLAST – a video campaign contest, where the participants are to make thought provoking video ads addressing social issues ranging from smoking to female foeticide. The SMALL RAY OF HOPE is another event which addresses the social concerns, by asking the participants to devise a marketing plan for a CFL bulb.
The CRUSADER event is all about political marketing, and with the elections up so close, it couldn’t have been better timed. The Human Resource team has come out with two events – BAKE-OFF and JEUS-DE-ROLE, the former being a case study event, involving the practical aspects of real life corporate scenarios, and the latter being a live-in-his-boot game. The list is anything but over. The entrepreneurship cell of the college also play its part by hosting IMIZARIO – a cost allocation event, and LAUNCHPAD – which tests the participants’ wits with respect to starting up of a new business venture.
All of the events had national level prelims which saw over 300 entries each, from the various the B-schools. Kritva would see the finalists, from leading B-schools (IIMs, XLRI, MDI, FMS, etc to name a few) battling it out to prove who is the finest of all. Apart from these few Kritva has also been attracting undergraduate Colleges from Delhi/NCR and over 3000 Alumni and Corporate Partners of IMI, India.
All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy… and taking this into account, literally, Kritva ’08 would see Xtreme Gaming partnering with the Systems club of IMI to host a grand gaming extravaganza which would see the MBA grads and the Engineering grads fighting against each other in the virtual world, for the ultimate glory. They would be tested on all the games ranging from the classic Counter Strike to the just-released Need For Speed Undercover.
And of course , fest would cease to be a fest if there is not foot tapping. And yes, there would be an open choreo competition, which would see participation from both MBA and the UG colleges. Kritva nights would be adorned by Them Clones – a Delhi based rock band and other exciting on the spot events. For more details, log on to www.imikritiva.com, now!
/India PRwire/ - Shri Anil Bhan, Circle Head of Punjab National Bank, Pune Circle proudly announces the opening of Bank’s 16 th Branch in Pune City, which shall commence its operations w.e.f 05.12.2008. With the opening of a new branch at Hinjewadi, Pune Circle of the Bank which covers 9 Districts of Western Maharashtra will have a total of 50 offices under its jurisdiction.
As India’s largest Nationalized Bank with a nationwide network of about 4600 offices, PNB’s leadership has always stood the test of time. Set up 113 years ago, PNB has played a pivotal role in different stages of country’s economic resurgence from the pre and post independence era to the nationalization and liberalization period. Driven by the conviction that “Customer is King” the bank has aggressively infused technology into its operations (more than 99 % of its business is covered under core banking solutions) resulting into new delivery channels and services and aiding its drive of inclusive growth. Bank has gained the goodwill of its around 370 lac customers earning a strong brand image as one of the India’s most trusted Bank. Bank’s total business has already crossed the landmark of Rs 3,25,000 crores.
In our quest to satisfy the diverse requirements of our customers and deliver the Banking products and services at their doorsteps, in Pune Circle, we have opened 6 more branches during the last one year. As an additional delivery channel and to provide 365x24x7 Any Where Any Time Banking service, we have provided 26 more ATMs taking the number to 44 ATM’s. Through Internet Banking we are facilitating the Banking operations at the comfort and convenience of our customers even from their bedrooms.
Despite the current scenario of global financial turmoil and domestic banking stress, our march ahead continues unabated which gets clearly reflected that Pune Circle’s Total Business has increased from Rs 2692 crores in March ’08 to Rs 3230 crores registering a growth of 20 %. In the matter of lending /loans to our customers our credit portfolio has increased to approx Rs 1100 crores registering a growth of approx 35 %.
We are committed to meet the aspirations of individuals for their basic necessities like Home Loans, Car Loans, Education Loans etc. During the current financial year alone we have disbursed more than Rs 175 crores under various Retail schemes.
Providing hassle free loans to young students to pursue higher studies is our focus area. During the current financial year, we have sanctioned loans of Rs 10.54 crores to 280 students. To inculcate the banking habit in young students and poor strata of society, we have provided the facility of Zero balance PNB Vidyarthi and PNB Mitra accounts, with no service charges to be levied.
We strongly believe that Agriculture is the backbone of the economy and therefore our focus has been on lending to farmers. Our Baramati Branch which has been opened on 13.10.2008, has already advanced more than Rs 10 crores loans to agriculturists and farmers. In Pune Circle, with a view to provide relief to distressed farmers we have waived/written off Agriculture loans of Rs 551 lacs of 1689 farmers and our branches are presently engaged in fresh lending to such farmers whose loans have been waived/written off.
Keeping in view the fact that Hinjewadi has developed as an important IT Hub of the country, our new branch at Hinjewadi shall be providing the most techno savvy Banking services with ATM facility not only to IT professionals and IT companies but shall also be focusing on Agriculture lending and loans to small and medium enterprises.
Through a wide range of our services viz RTGS,NEFT,ECS,ATMs, Internet Banking, Cash Management Services, On line Railway Reservations, Lockers, Depository Services, Gold Coins, besides a very large variety of Tailor made Deposit and Loan products, we rededicate ourselves in the services of Puneites through our philosophy of “ Reaching the Unreached”
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As India’s largest Nationalized Bank with a nationwide network of about 4600 offices, PNB’s leadership has always stood the test of time. Set up 113 years ago, PNB has played a pivotal role in different stages of country’s economic resurgence from the pre and post independence era to the nationalization and liberalization period. Driven by the conviction that “Customer is King” the bank has aggressively infused technology into its operations (more than 99 % of its business is covered under core banking solutions) resulting into new delivery channels and services and aiding its drive of inclusive growth. Bank has gained the goodwill of its around 370 lac customers earning a strong brand image as one of the India’s most trusted Bank. Bank’s total business has already crossed the landmark of Rs 3,25,000 crores.
/India PRwire/ - Computers & Media Dealers Association, Pune (CMDA) a 18 year old Association of IT hardware and Media professionals will organize the 11th IT Expo in the city from December 4th to December 7th at the Engineering college grounds .
Speaking to reporters Mr. Shital Nahar, President, CMDA said the exhibition will help people to see, touch, feel and compare different brands under the same roof apart from being able to witness latest technology and happenings in IT Hardware sector.
Visitors will also get huge discounts and great bargain offers in this exhibition.
They can also see all the lifestyle gadgets in this exhibition, he added.
This year’s theme will be IT for all” means use of Information Technology to make people’s lives easier said Mr. Yogesh Godbole Convener of the Exhibition.
Top IT brands Cisco, Microsoft, IBM, Lenovo, AOC, DSK Digital, Netgear, Altec Lancing, XFS, HP, and around 100 System Integrators (Dealers) have confirmed their participation in this Expo, Pune Police Cyber crime Branch will also have a stall at the exhibition, he added.
Mr. Nahar added that this year the main Attraction of the IT Expo will be the CIO Conference where over 200 Chief Information Technology Officers of various Industries will deliberate on latest technology and use of Technology in current scenario.
One of the main reasons of this CIO Conference is to attract the attention of corporate world to this IT Expo and to make this exhibition B2B than just mere B2 C Exhibition, he added.
We have also planned total 8 seminars in 4 days. With a view to educate the common man we are conducting seminars on Hacking, Cyber crime and new virus threats. These seminars will be very useful to everybody as Crimes related to Internet are increasing day by day. We are also planning one special seminar for senior citizens.
Mr. Nahar also added that the CMDA which was formed with the main objective of developing culture of Ethical trade practices in Pune had grown in strength with 350+ members and the probably the only IT dealers association in India with a ISO 9001:2000 Certificate
In the previous years CMDA has also helped software Industry by reducing VAT on Paper licenses from 12.5% to 4% by giving representation to Government of Maharashtra.
CMDA also made several representations to PMC and forced them to bring Octroi on computers to 3%. All local newspapers helped CMDA in this activity and raised CMDA’s voice in their papers very strongly.
Mr. Nahar also added that CMDA also does charity to different Schools. Last year CMDA donated PC, Printer and UPS to Pune Blind Men’s Association. Along with this CMDA also donated Rs. 1.5Lakhs to Jagruti School for Blind for their Computer Laboratory.
Details of Technical Seminars:
Date
Subject
04.12.08
Network Security - Access Control
04.12.08
Hacking
05.12.08
Information Security
05.12.08
New Virus Treat
06.12.08
Linux for us
06.12.08
Cyber Crime
07.12.08
Career opportunities in Embedded Systems
07.12.08
New Trends : Mobile Internet Devices/ Notebooks
/India PRwire/ - Lodi Colony based Gallery 6 Treasure with a view to promote Contemporary IndianArt, will be organizing an Exhibitionnamed ‘ Rhythm of Colors 2008’ at HotelIntercontinental Eros, Nehru Place, Delhi between29th November to 12thDecember , 2008. The exhibition will open on 29th November. ‘Rhythmof Color’ will be inaugurated by eminent artist of India Sanjay Bhattacharya.TheExhibition will showcase paintings by renowned artists like Amitesh Verma, AshokJaipuria, Bratin Khan, Dibyendu Ukil, Dharmendra Rathore, Jaiswal, LaxmanAeley, Madan Lal, Paresh Maitey, Raamji Sharma, Ramesh Godjala, Sanatan Dinda,Sanjay Bhattacharya, Seema Kohli, Shivani Kohli, Shuvendu Sarkar, Somnath CBanerjee, Suhas Roy, Suman Gupta, Suman Roy, Thota Vaikunthan, Tapan Dash,Taral Balu, Vinod Sharma.
When: From 29thNovember to 12th December, 11 a.m to 9 p.m
Where:Intercontinental Eros, Nehru Place, Delhi
Agroup show like “Rhythm of Colors’08” reveals the variations & combinationsof colors that emerge from different techniques & styles used by artists;from the relatively monochromatic pallet of Vinod Sharma, the beautiful “eye” byRaamji Sharmaa to multi heued canvases of Seema Kohli. The significance oftraditional colors is also visualized in a direct or indirect form in the show;with the flute of Krishna by Bratin Khan tobeautiful hanuman by Ramesh Godzala.
BratinKhan’s who is a very prominent artist of India, participated in Christie’s2001-02 has once again created a masterpiece “Krishna- Sudama” with a beautiful/ mild color story displaying the magic created by Krishna’s flute.. Khan lives& works in Kolkata.Seema Kohli’s vivid & multi layered pallet &vibrant colors add-on to the beautiful theme of Lord Vishnu & Lakshmi Jiwith beautifuls floating angels. Seema lives & works in Delhi.. Suhas Roy is regarded as one of themodern masters of Bengal school. His oeuvre isdominated by depiction of female figures & forms, which are informed bycertain romanticism. Suhas dada lives & works in Kolkota.
RaamjiSharma’s painting “Balance” is one of the most elegant works with an amazingtheme. One cannot stop looking at the beautiful “Eye” & the balance ofpencil. Truly he is a master of realism…
ShuvenduSarkar, who lives & works from Delhi, is anamazing realistic artist & this is so very much visible in his beautifulpainting of “Balloon Seller” in Calcuttastreets. PR and Media Relations for this art exibition is being managed by leading life style, art and Exhibitions pr agency Approach Communications.
/India PRwire/ - With our recent talk with Meizu regarding the M8 mobile phone launching in China and India market, Meizu has confirmed that their launching for the M8 in China market will be some where in the 2nd week of December. Once the phone is launched in the China market Meizu confirmed that they will be preparing their samples for India and will be distributed to Surat bases "i-Next" which has maintained business relations with Meizu for distributing Meizu products in the Indian market.
At 'i-Next" we are committed to deliver the most advance and latest products in to the market and Meizu M8 will be our key selling product and at present we have already finalised a Mumbai based company which will be having the reselling rights to sell M8 in the Indian market. When asked about the exclusive reselling of the product through GEEK IT STORES "i-Next" denied comment's saying we have no plans to go with Geek at the moment and we have no such contracts in between to sell Meizu through Geek channel in India.
"i-Next" Brand owned by M/S.SUDARSHAN which is related with the Diamonds and Diamond Jewelery business and then diverted to the Consumer electronics mainly in the latest and the best of the best products offering to the Indian customers with the Better then the Best prices and assurance of the quality products giving Free support for one year./India PRwire/ - DesignTech Systems Ltd, leading CAD/CAM/CAE and Product Lifecycle Management solution provider in India, has announced a tie up with country’s first Autocluster Development and Research Institute. The two leading establishments will provide cost effective simulation softwares and services to auto component manufacturers so as to reduce operational costs along with development duration up to 50 per cent.
Mr. Vikas Khanvelkar, Managing Director, DesignTech Systems Ltd said "With the latest development in manufacturing simulation technology, our vendors will be able to function in single or two stages instead of a longer trial and error method before finalising any design. Cost effectiveness and reduced cycle time have become important factors for the manufactures. DesignTech solutions can bring down cost and time savings up to 50 per cent and enable single stage design." At a time when the economy is going through a lull, SMEs are looking at are solutions that enable cost cutting, but at the same time, help attaining optimisation.
Autocluster Development and Research Institute, set up by the Government of India in Pune, with this tie-up, has taken a crucial step in the small and medium enterprise segment.
Mr.V.M. Rao, Managing Director, Autocluster Development and Research Institute said “SMEs will die a natural death if they don't come up to the global standards. With the support of the government, this initiative will make available the softwares that DesignTech has and we will leverage this technology to the end users,"
With emerging technologies like rapid prototyping and 3-dimention live experience, product designs can be conceptualised digitally and their life cycle can be simulated with the help of the softwares.
Mr. Sanjay Daga, Vice-President, Operations, DesignTech Systems Ltd. said "This helps our vendors or manufacturing units improve on quality while they save on production cost. Also, it ensures that quality components are taken care of right at the beginning."
Established under Industrial Infrastructure Up gradation Scheme (IIUS) of the Government of India, Autocluster is the first of its kind set-up. It targets services and transfer of technology to manufacturing industries in the region and also sets standard benchmarks with regards to new products, quality and component testing
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About DesignTech Systems Ltd.
DesignTech Systems is a leading CAD/CAM/CAE and Product Lifecycle Management solution provider in India with offices and channel network spread all over the country. With more than 1800, customers spread across industry segments they work on cutting edge technologies and enable customers derive returns on their investments. DesignTech also has a very strong Engineering Services practice and provide services to many manufacturing companies in India and abroad.
The IEEE Advanced Networks and Telecommunication Systems (ANTS) conference focussing on Telecommunications will be held at IIT Bombay, in Mumbai India, this December 15-17, 2008.
IEEE ANTS 2008 is the only major IEEE Communication Society conference in India, with a view to bring together top industry and academic folks from the Telecommunications Industry.
Conference URL: www.ieee-ants.org
Program highlights:
** 6 Exciting keynotes
* Arun Netravali (President Emeritus Bell Laboratories, currently at OmniVC)
* Kishor Chaukar (Managing Director at Tata Sons)
* I. Vijaya Kumar (CTO Wipro Technologies)
* Krishan Sabnani (SVP Alcatel-Lucent)
* Randy Smerik (Senior Vice President and GM, Networking Components Group LSI)
* Benoit Simon, (Head of Operations, Orange Telecom)
** 25 Invited talks.
* Suraj Shetty, Vice President, Cisco Systems, USA, Stan Lumish, former CTO, JDSU, USA, Kanwal Jawanda, Vice President, Ciena, India, Vivek Kulkarni, Manager, Siemens, Germany, Kalimani Venkatesan, Manager, Wipro, India, Kevin Vachon, Chief Operating Officer Metro Ethernet Forum, Canada, Inder Monga, Director, CTO office, Nortel Networks, USA, Andre Richter, Director, VPI Photonics, USA, Piet Demeester, Professor, Ghent University - IBBT, Belgium, Milorad Cvijetic, Director NEC America, USA, Chandramouleeswaran Sankaran, Manager, LSI Inc., India, Atul Srivastava, CEO, One Terabit Inc., USA, Juan Pedro, Orange Telecom, Spain, Andy Chinmulgund, SVP, 2Wire Inc. USA, Sudhir Dixit, Director, Research in Motion (RIM) USA, Vinay Ribero, Faculty, IIT Delhi, Raj Jain, Faculty, Professor, Ohio State University, USA, Arun Somani, Anston Martin Distinguished Professor, Iowa State University, USA, Weisheng Hu, Professor, Shanghai Jiao tong University, China, Ashit Talukdar, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, (JPL), USA, Venky Krishnaswamy, Director, Avaya Laboratories, NJ, USA, Lena Wosinska, Professor, Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), Sweden, Krishnaiyan Thulisaraman, Hitachi Chair Professor, University of Oklahoma, USA, H. S. Jamadagni, Professor, Indian Institute of Science (IISC) Bangalore, Vijay Yadav, Managing Director, UT-Starcom, India, Girija Naralikar, Bell Laboratories, C. S. Rao, Intel Inc. USA, Bhaskar Ramamurthi, Professor and Dean, IIT Madras, Neelesh Mehta, IISc, Rob Roy Wi2Wi, USA.
** 35 Regular contributed talks.
** 20 Posters
** 4 panels (service provider, unified communications, telecom opportunities and telecommunications research)
** Venue: FC. Kohli Auditorium, IIT Bombay.
Visit http://www.ieee-ants.org/ants-reg.html for more details on attending the event.
IEEE ANTS 2008, www.ieee-ants.org
Nimbuzz (www.nimbuzz.com), the most comprehensive mobile Instant Messaging, (geo) presence and VoIP provider launches into the Apple iPhone App Store. The free application lets users call, chat and message, for free, with their friends on virtually all major instant messaging communities and social networks, including Skype, Yahoo! Messenger, Facebook, MySpace, AIM, Windows Live Messenger, Google Talk, ICQ, Jabber, and more.
Specifically for the needs of iPhone users, this will be the first complete messaging product available with landscape mode chat, IM buddy calling (including Yahoo!), and regional social network support – and it is free.
Users turn the product on its side to use a wide keyboard for fast and easy typing. Furthermore, Nimbuzz is the first product to offer IM buddy calling over Wifi to Yahoo! Messenger as well as Google Talk, Skype, and Windows Live Messenger.
Nimbuzz supports chat for local social networks, such as StudiVZ, the biggest German speaking social network, Hyves for The Netherlands, and Gadu-Gadu in Poland.
Nimbuzz is a lifestyle application, designed to meet any communication need and is the only chat application to offer landscape chat and IM buddy calling. The centralized contact list aggregates contacts of the most popular social and IM networks, and offers superior VoIP call quality over Wifi.
Other key updates include Personal Message allowing users to broadcast real-time status updates to all contacts, presence information to see who is online and where, and emoticons for additional expression.
Nimbuzz currently grows at over 10,000 new users per day, with over 10 Million logins per day, and we are happy to welcome iPhone and iPod users to the community.
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About Nimbuzz www.nimbuzz.com
Nimbuzz offers a social interaction service combining (geo) presence, IM, and VoIP. The free application is available on the mobile phone, PC and Web, for (group) calling, instant messaging, (group) chat, file sharing across popular Instant Messaging communities and social networks.
Nimbuzz has positioned itself to become the largest global communications platform for seamless IP-based communication among mobile devices and social media platforms.
/India PRwire/ - Atmosphere, the luxury-furnishing brand, introduces new classical collection of Black and White silk velvets for upholstery. Silk Velvets are among the most luxurious fabrics for upholstery.
This new range of silk velvets is available in different designs. Priced at around Rs.6,300 per meter, these are the most affordable luxury upholstery weight velvets anywhere in the world.
These velvets can be used to create beautiful “highlight” sofas and chairs. According to an atmosphere spokesperson, this collection has been used by luxury hotels overseas. Besides the Black and white collection, there are many other silk Velvets like the Fairfield, that have been used in palaces.
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Atmosphere offers over 2000 options of furnishing fabrics for curtains, upholstery and sheers. Having launched its first store in 2003, the brand has grown to include 14 stores of which 12 are in India and one each in Dubai and Singapore. Orders placed at any atmosphere store, in India,are delivered, at no extra charge to locations in over 50 cities in India. Orders placed in Dubai are delivered to most locations in the Middle East. Many cities inSouth Asia and NorthAsia are covered from the Singapore store.
Atmosphere fabrics are exclusive and unique as they are designed by the parent company -Himatsingka Seide - in their own studios in New York and Bangalore. Atmosphere undertakes projects and customization orders from hotels and other industries. To know more about atmosphere, you may write to atmosphere@himatsingka.com or visit any of the following atmosphere stores.
Atmosphere stores:Ahmedabad: +91 79 26927799
Bangalore: +91 80 41120820
Chennai: +91 44 42068303
Delhi: +91 11 41553233
Gurgaon: +91 124 4101782
Hyderabad: +91 40 65987360
Kolkatta: +91 33 22833578
Ludhiana: +91 161 5050084
Mumbai – Colaba: +91 22 22831877
Mumbai – Powai: +91 22 25707762
Mumbai – Santacruz: +91 22 65215340
Pune: +91 20 66028189
Dubai: +971 4 3374301
Singapore: +65 68380976