Clouds at 9

It was a chilled morning i woke up and jumped out of my Bed. I was getting late to the office. i recollected my energy and moved out of my room but as soon as stepped out to balcony i felt i am at top of world. There is fog everywhere with zero visibility. It was very hard to see through it. I smiled with joy. It was really beautiful to see such a morning after lousy weekend and first day of the week.

With that blessing of Mother nature,i dressep up and start my bike for office. it was like riding at cloud. It was cool breeze which i was passing through. With dew in the wind it was the most beautiful ride i had this year...

Amazing journey..

The Infrasturcture in PUNE

PUNE has seen an immense growth in terms Financial and Infrastructure field. PUNE has become one of the major known cities with referance to Education, IT,Manufacurting and Business.

Companies are preferring to set up their operation here due to its manpower, Climate, surrondings and better resource. There are huge number of immigrants moving to pune to make their carrer. Almost we can find people from different states and as well as different countries too.

But now its alarming also when it comes to infrastructure. There is lack of proper tavelling mode, roads. People are struggling to travel to different places also they struck in traffic for long time. Roads are digged out and under constuction most of the time. There is lack of planning, which must be considered. Government are taking steps to correct this but its not executed. Roads are constructed but not finished and levelled which causes accidents.

Few main roads are instructed to be One way which causes caos in traffic.
Trees are trashed,which has disturbed the environment which was considered as one of best thing in pune. Now there more yet to come, we also should take some steps to make things better....Happy living

The White Shadow

You been living a simple life for long time. Things are preety much on track. But the clock is ticking and surroundings may never be the same for long time. One day you realise this is not what you wanted and now its high time to move out of the glumly situations. You fight with your present,while being in Past and worried about future.

You find dilemma in your thoughts and the steps you have to take to make things better. In my terms its nothing but the white shadow, though shadow is yours but its not you...

Media and its conspiracy

There is an event and news happening around the world at every click of time. It gives birth to some flashy news and upcoming chit chats. We wonder how are the newsmakers are walking away from limelights.
Media is the one which can create revolution, but now its all become a poppet in terms of Monetary benefits and Attention seeker. Don't you wonder how some great news and sticky politicians and their crime gone unnoticed and trashed away in garbage of old memories.

Smaller Media players sell the hot news and breaking news to larger media palyers in return of some money and hide the news from public. But these smart giants media bargain these news with the culprits newsmakers. Either they pay media to not disclose the news or have to pay the price with other ways. This is what happening, News are modified and being tortured before its rained over the public.

PTC is Hiring Build/Release/Clear Case professionals PUNE

About PTC:
Our business is product development and our objective is to provide you with the best Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) and Enterprise Content Management (ECM) solutions.
For more than two decades, PTC has delivered industry-leading software solutions to enterprise and small business customers spanning multiple industries.
Our ever-expanding product families and customer base are a testament to our commitment to product development excellence.

Roles & Responisibility ( Not limited to):

Integrates and Builds Windchill products

Reports status to CFT's

Co-ordinates with remote Integration and Development Teams

Documents processes for CMMI certification

Automates builds

Incorporates installer changes

Qualification:Graduate or Post Graduate in Engineering

Skills sets (Must):

Year of Experience:2-4 years

Exposure to Configuration management tools like Rational Clearcase, CVS etc.

Scripting with Perl and Ant

Developing, maintaining and improving software build and release process.

- Knowledge of configuration management system like Clearcase, Perforce
- Maintaining and automating of the build and release process
- Troubleshooting issues with builds and compiler tools
- Coordinate with development team to resolve build issues
- Packaging and deployment using InstallShield / NSIS
- Experience in Shell/Perl/Python scripting

Skills sets (Desired): Rational Clearcase Administration experience.

Send Resumes to shprasad@ptc.com

PTC PUNE Hiring -Publishing Production Technical Specialist

Publishing Production Technical Specialist will be part of Global Services Solutions Group which is responsible for producing, publishing, validating, distributing and maintaining the print and web based Training materials.
More specifically, Publishing Production Technical Specialist will be responsible for:
• Develop macros for MS Office documents using office scripts or VB scripts
• Develop scripts for automation – Java Script, VB
• Develop and maintain group level applications
• Develop automations using windows batch files, develop automations for data migration from one platform to another.
• Produce and validate print and multimedia deliverables on required basis.
• Publish and validate multimedia deliverables to various internal or external web portals and LMS on required basis.
• Document Publishing Production and QA processes on required basis.
• Participate in the efforts to improve the product and process quality.
• Ensure high quality and timely delivery of the deliverables.

working experience in Production department of a publishing company dealing with desktop and multimedia content production.
• 2 years of experience in developing web applications/web technologies and languages, like HTML, DHTML, ASP, .net, JSP, JavaScript, VB Scripts/VB is required.
• XML technology and some experience in XML based publishing systems are desirable.
• Proficiency in industry standards tools and technologies used desktop and multimedia publishing production like Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint), Adobe Acrobat, Camtasia, Articulate, Captivate Dreamweaver, Flash, and Macromedia Director etc.

Send resume to shprasad@ptc.com

PTC PUNE Hiriing for - Publishing Production Specialist

Publishing Production Associate will be part of Global Services Solutions Group which is responsible for producing, publishing, validating, distributing and maintaining the print and web based Training materials.
More specifically, Publishing Production Specialist will be responsible for:
• Work as member of the group that is responsible to produce, publish and validate the print and multimedia content.
• Design tools and templates related to production and publication of
• Document production, publication and QA processes.
• Ensure the high quality of deliverables by testing and validating them as per the defined standards.
• Participate in the efforts to improve the product and process quality.
• Publish and validate multimedia deliverables to various internal or external web portals and Learning Management System.
• Ensure timely delivery of the deliverables to internal and external agencies.
working experience in web applications/ web technologies, both Client-side and Server-side applications and languages, like HTML, DHTML, ASP, JSP, JavaScript is desirable.
• Any experience of working with Content management system particularly Learning Management systems will be preferred.
• Some experience in Web and Multimedia content creation and publishing tools like Camtasia, Articulate, Captivate, Dreamweaver, Flash, and Macromedia Director etc. is desirable.
• Exposure and knowledge of XML is desirable.


Send resume to shprasad@ptc.com

Opportunity with PTC - PUNE for Java, C++,C#

PTC is hiring experience professionals. PTC is world leader in PLM Domain. Its products are well know in various sectors. PTC Pune R&D center is hiring for:

1. C++ / C# professionals - 2 to 5 yrs of experience candidates.

2. Java/ J2ee-- 2 to 6 yrs of experience candidates.

3. Technical Writers -- 0 to 2 Yrs of experience.

4. QA Engg- Automation as well as Mannual QA engineers.

send your resume to shprasad@ptc.com

Furniture-- A good home decor

When it comes to home decors we would not compromise on quality and range of products and its style. This will beauty to your home.Furniture is among one of the home decor.

Today furniture are available for each room and also to the family groups.

Living room furniture types actually depends upon how you gonna use your living room. A living room is a room for entertaining guests, reading, watching TV or other activities. Also known as sitting room or lounge room, this is the place where majority of family members spend most of their time together. The living room is the family room where all the members of a family gather for entertainment, to watch television, play games, talk, or just relax.

Generally,rooms are equipped with a sofa, chairs, central tables, a television, bookshelves and other pieces of furniture.We can choose a blend of decorative accents, proper furniture, colors and patterns coordination and stylish design.

As mentioned earlier furniture were also available for different room- Guests room ( Bed,Chair,table, reading table). Bed room - ( Bed,Chair,Dressing table).Dining room ( Dining table and set of chairs).Study room ( Computer table, books shelves).

You have to choose correct mixture of furniture suiting your needs and space.

Live well....

Roles of Engagement Manager / Customer Advocacy

The Customer Advocate/ Engagement Manager will primarily act as the Single Point of Contact in managing Key Customer Account relationships. This senior role works closely with all departments to ensure timely escalation and resolution of customer’s reported issues. The Customer Advocate/ Engagement Manager will be managing multiple projects and consult with customers to successfully execute projects.

Job Highlights:-
•Act as the customer’s proponent for product issues within company.
•Ensure timely escalation and resolution of customer’s issues
•Provide tactical leadership to the teams working on customer’s issues conveying the appropriate sense of urgency
•Provide customer’s input and feedback to Product / Project Management Team.
•Provide feature reviews to customers related to all upgrades or new releases.
•Provide regular key performance indicator reports to customers
•Assist in scheduling all software upgrades and new releases
•Aid and assist customers with best practices
•Project and Delivery Management
•Manage Internal Project Teams
•Customer Relationship Management
•Customer Expectation Management

Experience and Skill Requirements:
•Minimum 4 -5 year’s technical/ functional consulting/ implementation/ project management experience.
•Experience in documenting business processes and software requirements
•Familiarity with Web-based software implementations a plus.

Project Management Professional - PMP

The certification for Project Management is on rapid growth. This as well is popular and demand in all area business.Project Management exam sponsored by Project Management Institute (PMI).More organizations are recognizing the importance of PMP certification.

Objective of PMP Certification exam is as follows:
1. Initiation: Project Goals, Process outputs,Resource requirement and Budget.
2. Planning: Resource Management Plan,project plan and control.
3. Execution:Implement Resources,Manage progress, Quality assurance process
4. Control : Measure performance, Control limits,corrective action,risk event triggers.
5. Closing : Document lessons learned, preserve product records and tools.
6. Professional responsibility: Ensure integrity,balance stakeholder interests.

IS GOOGLE is still ON or Party is OVER...

Hey What you are looking for " We are here to Help you"- Who else can say this better than GOOGLE.

But The web has changed significantly since Google became a Verb. There is fresh competition from Microsoft's Bing and also a new wave of sites and services that offer alternatives for consumers time and attention and the advertisers that follow them.Google stock has hit a wall. The stock has under performed the broader market.

Google has high bets on acquisitions like - YouTube, ad network Doubleclick and mobile adversitsin platform Admob.But main focus continues to be driving people back to the search box.The web experience is increasingly via mobile and social. Google might be in process of inventing the next major evolution of the web.

Google is transitioning from " Growth Company" to "cash cow". That ranks right up there with being a former supermodel..

Ayurvedic Treatment

Treatment
There are various treatments in homeopathy for this disease but the patient`s symptoms should always match with the concerning symptoms of the medicine.

Argentum nitricum 30: If the patient is suffering from burning and pain in the stomach with severe belching and flatulence i.e. gas. There is a sensation of splinter in the stomach. There is a great liking for sugar, sweets and salt. However, consumption of sweets causes diarrhoea. Diarrhoea is also caused by undue apprehension just before embarking upon an important activity. The presence of all these symptoms seriously needs the consumption of the medicine Argentum nitricum 30

Carbo veg 30: Acidity from consumption of alcohol, coffee, meat and fish, causing incessant sour or rancid eructation is the symptoms of taking this medicine. So much gas accumulates in the stomach that the victim feels the abdomen will burst. There is an intolerance of tight clothing around the abdomen. These symptoms are very much important to take the medicine Carbo veg.

Robinia 30: This medicine is an excellent remedy for severe burning in the stomach, associated with pain in the forehead. Intensely sour eructation occurs, frequently culminating into vomiting of a sour fluid. The whole body and also the stools smell sour. Indeed, Robinia is the remedy of first choice in the treatment of acidity.

Strategy for Market

Looking at uncharted markets and how to fuel the next level of growth is the agenda of the strategy.New decade has its own challenges and the scenario is different from the one at the beginning of the millennium. Here we are talking about "Value Innovation".

It is about pursuit of differentiation and low cost.Instead of focusing on beating the competition Innovators focus on making the competition irrelevant by crating a leap in Value for buyers and the company.This opens a new and uncontested market place.

When it comes to FMCG in particular,markets in INDIA and China are highly competitive, where largely undifferentiated products are solid in large quantities and at low cost.Living standard have improved in these countries and people are paying more attention to factors such as quality of life, health and environment safety..

Copyright / Patent / Trademark...

Copy Right : Its bundle of rights.Right of issue, Right to publish, Right to translate. Its the positive right : To do something and Negative right : Restrict to do something.

Only communicating of ideas is not enough it must be in material form for claiming a copyright.The work should be original.

Trademark: It is perpetual, but has to be renewed periodically. It is intellect but not a creation. It is visual symbol in form of words or letter.
It identifies product and its origin, guarantees unchanged quality of product,advertises about the product, create image of product.

Patent : Its the source of information. It is mine of information which might not be available in periodicals, journals and other source.
It is monopoly right given to the inventor with the condition that invention is new and real. The criteria is : Novelty,Inventive steps,Industrial applicable.

Reality State--Change in business style

This is what one call as The real reality show.In this the small real estate players are becoming smart survivors.
Despite of Globalisation being regional considered to be potential ones. Regional players are proving that staying local could actually prove to be a blessing.Earlier High property rates led to decline in sales and national developers were forced to freeze projects whereas big players acquired land banks.Lot of space acquired for launch commercial hubs could not be developed because of slowdown in the big IT / ITES sector.

Cash flow was impacted during this recession and reduced speed apart from the high cost of funds to keep the price and quality of construction in place. Builders stick to developing regions and small territory where " price- Value" matrix is definitely more realistic as compared to the metros where the international influence makes any average project a huge investment proposition. In Various regions developers moved to villages where land and price is less and applied a new village- oriented business strategy.

Media and Politics...

Media a Strongest source of Information, which has power to ignite a revolution and also Cover up the Drawbacks,Faces,Events which could have affected citizens of any country...

Politics -- The art and science of governing body. Although people has made perception and image of Politics as a evil thing.

In India both the players were at the peak of Game.They make their own rules and break them. Despite of inconvenience of public. They hide the information / delay the processes and they both make this as the Flash and hot topic to be gamble with then suddenly everything vanishes.

Few of hot Topics People know the truth but they are busy in their own life so these topices were freezed and forgotten in few days .

1. About BCCI - IPL deal, but no one pointed towards the person who is also well known in politics.Media escalated the issue and then suddenly all the evidences were blown.
2. Recently Common wealth Games situation given the clear picture about the person responsible for all the financial turnaround and Delay caused for the same. But He is now happily roaming.

How come no actions were taken. Media is completely controlled by Politicians and Rich parties. They make their news, They publish what they want to be published. There is no value to normal citizens...

Great India...

Whistleblower Protection....

A person who raises a concern about Process /events/operations which are occurring in unethical or wrong manner in an organization. Usually this person would be from that same organization. The misconduct revealed may be classified in many ways- for example- a violation of a law, rule, regulation and/or a direct threat to public interest, such as fraud, health/safety violations, and corruption.

Whistleblowers may present their opinion and views either internally (within the organization) or externally like to the media or to groups concerned with the issues ,law enforcement agencies.

Many people would not want to stand for Truth or disclose the wrong things not only because of fear of losing job but also because of fear of losing their relationships at work.

Several Organisations / agencies were sanctioned protection act for Whislteblowers in many countries.

Dealing with MicroManagement ....

In the business world “micromanagement” has assumed massive proportions, with almost everyone of us having witnessed this phenomenon at work.

We have to know whether we are a micromanager before we can do something about it.

•You feel compelled to keep telling people the ‘right’ way to do it.
•You get personally offended and aggravated if you find a worker inefficient in their work.
•Even if the work is done to satisfaction, you still want to fiddle with it before you let it pass your hands.
•You need constant updates about the progress of work that is assigned to sub-ordinates, and here, constant can mean as little as 6 minutes.
•You resist delegating work and immerse yourself in tasks that other people are supposed to carry out.
•You keep nit-picking about small details and discourage people from making independent decisions.

Micromanaging is mostly associated with either Type A personalities or Theory X Leaders, but the need to micromanage could arise from good intentions as well. For example, if you ask a micromanager why they do it, they’ll tell you that they have a heightened sense of responsibility and ownership. This is true, people who micromanage are seen to have a greater sense of ownership, and fear of things going wrong. They will not allow their subordinates to grow because they want to do everything themselves, and have all decisions, big or small, pass through them, and two, the fact that they make life literally unbearable for the folks below who actually know their job and are good at it.

Also they will not let ownership build amongst their team because the team feels that whatever they do, will finally pass through their boss anyway, this leads to complacency. The fact that micromanagers often end up being bottlenecks is another negative fallout. However efficient one may be, it is physically impossible to handle every little nitty-gritty of business by oneself – there will be times where the overall efficiency is compromised because something (which might otherwise be perfectly done in the first place) is waiting for the attention of the micromanager.
So, if you are a micromanager, the chances are that sooner or later you will realize that the employees are spending an increasing amount of time thinking how to deal with their supervisor rather than actually working. If you wait long enough, most of the good self respecting people would have left and you would be left with a team of mediocre employees who just know one thing, follow orders, no questions asked. Good luck with that!

Mistakes of US- INDIA

The presentation of facts in small dosages about Afghan War will clean up the American act. It also exposes duplicity by Pakistan and how they are deceiving both USA and India. American money is being supplied by Pakistani ISI to Taliban to kill Indian Contractors.There is no such thing as good faith with Pakistan. Their action against India in 1947 to grab Kashmir, 65, 71, 98 Kargil War and now duplicity against India in Afghanistan should make all negotiations with them come to a halt. I hope this exposure after some hue and cry in USA should wake them up that Pakistan is not a reliable ally and all financial and military aid to them should be stopped. Pakistan was born out of hate to Hindus and India and now they have also become Masters of bad behavior. It is time to Wake Up both for USA and India.

US has a strategic interest in Pakistan, that is to eliminate the Terror factors from Afgan and Pak, till then, the funding to Pak is never going to stop regardless of whatever counter effect it has on India. After all, they are more worried about American than Indians. so it is for us and our Government to take decisive steps to counter these activities by having honest and eligible leaders dealing such situation. I doubt the current government has the nerve to do it.

India is preparing for whatsoever comes....
JAI HIND....

Mergers and Acquistions

Mergers and acquisitions makes two companies more valuable, profitable than individual companies and that the shareholder value is also over and above that of the sum of the two companies.

They are no more limited to one particular type of business. The list of past and anticipated mergers covers every size and variety of business -- mergers are on the increase over the whole marketplace, providing platforms for the small companies being acquired by bigger ones.

The basic reason behind mergers and acquisitions is that organizations merge and form a single entity to achieve economies of scale, widen their reach, acquire strategic skills, and gain competitive advantage. In simple terminology, mergers are considered as an important tool by companies for purpose of expanding their operation and increasing their profits.

The increased competition in the global market has prompted the Indian companies to go for mergers and acquisitions as an important strategic choice. The trends of mergers and acquisitions in India have changed over the years. The immediate effects of the mergers and acquisitions have also been diverse across the various sectors of the Indian economy.

Among the different Indian sectors that have resorted to mergers and acquisitions in recent times, telecom, finance, FMCG, construction materials, automobile industry and steel industry are worth mentioning.

Mergers, acquisitions and takeovers have been a part of the business world for centuries. In today's dynamic economic environment, companies are often faced with decisions concerning these actions - after all, the job of management is to maximize shareholder value. Through mergers and acquisitions, a company can (at least in theory) develop a competitive advantage and ultimately increase shareholder value.

Merger: A full joining together of two previously separate corporations. A true merger in the legal sense occurs when both businesses dissolve and fold their assets and liabilities into a newly created third entity. This entails the creation of a new corporation.

Acquisition: Taking possession of another business. Also called a takeover or buyout. It may be share purchase (the buyer buys the shares of the target company from the shareholders of the target company. The buyer will take on the company with all its assets and liabilities. ) or asset purchase (buyer buys the assets of the target company from the target company)
In simple terms, A merger involves the mutual decision of two companies to combine and become one entity; it can be seen as a decision made by two "equals", whereas an acquisition or takeover on the other hand, is characterized the purchase of a smaller company by a much larger one.
In an acquisition, the acquiring firm usually offers a cash price per share to the target firm’s shareholders or the acquiring firm's share's to the shareholders of the target firm according to a specified conversion ratio. Either way, the purchasing company essentially finances the purchase of the target company, buying it outright for its shareholders

Joint Venture: Two or more businesses joining together under a contractual agreement to conduct a specific business enterprise with both parties sharing profits and losses. The venture is for one specific project only, rather than for a continuing business relationship as in a strategic alliance.

Strategic Alliance: A partnership with another business in which you combine efforts in a business effort involving anything from getting a better price for goods by buying in bulk together to seeking business together with each of you providing part of the product. The basic idea behind alliances is to minimize risk while maximizing your leverage.

Partnership: A business in which two or more individuals who carry on a continuing business for profit as co-owners. Legally, a partnership is regarded as a group of individuals rather than as a single entity, although each of the partners file their share of the profits on their individual tax returns.

Many mergers are in truth acquisitions. One business actually buys another and incorporates it into its own business model. Because of this misuse of the term merger, many statistics on mergers are presented for the combined mergers and acquisitions (M&A) that are occurring. This gives a broader and more accurate view of the merger market .

Hiring for Knowledge base Analyst- EMPTORIS PUNE

Knowledgebase Analyst - Multilingual (Non – English)



Language Support Executive:

Emptoris Knowledgebase is a growing collection of structured and useful data elements, which is used by the Emptoris data management tools to provide data enrichment for Spend Analysis implementations.

The primary responsibility of the successful candidate will be to build and maintain the Emptoris Knowledgebase elements in respective native language(s). Typical activities will include translating the English knowledgebase elements, creating new elements in the chosen language and continue maintaining them as per the changing demands. Additionally, this staff will support the spend analysis implementation project(s) by providing data management and enrichment support as required. Other generic activities will include but not limited to, identifying opportunities to improve enrichment using the native language skills, act as interpreter for the specified native language and develop native language skills in other staff member through occasional trainings.

Responsibilities include:

· Handling language translations and interpretations as and when required.

· Develop and maintain the Emptoris Knowledgebase in the specified native language.

· Develop, design and document process and practices pertaining to the functional area.

· Measure and report impact and quality of the deliverables.

• Work with Knowledgebase and Implementation team members to deliver multilingual data implementation requirements.

• Focus on the overall language usage accuracy and enhancement of language skills of the team.

• Continue building the business and technical vocabulary/capability in the specified native language(s)

• Be updated about the major business changes/updates in the countries and regions where the specified langue is in use.

• Support specific client implementations as necessary.

· Work on data enrichment activities including but not limited to Classification, Taxonomy mapping, Translating, Cross-referencing and Interpreting.

Candidates should have the following skills and qualifications:

• Strong command over specified native Language(s) and English communication, writing in particular.

• Have experience in doing specified language Translations for 2-3 yrs or in similar role.

• Have exposure to techno-business materials in the specified native Language(s).

• Should be comfortable with MS-Office and having Good keyboard skills.

• Experience in text data management.

• Should be open to learn and be up-to-date with Emptoris business processes, with in short time.

• Excellent co-ordination and team skills and open to work in shifts.

• Ability to work against and meet target and deadlines.

• Flexible and adaptable to working in (Pune) India.

• Experience and knowledge in Finance, Accounting, and general Procurement process is a plus.

• Knowledge in RDBMS and some hands-on on any databases like MS Access is desirable.

• Good verbal communications skills and a “can do” attitude.

Current Trends in Industry - INDIA

The markets in INDIA have inclined and many companies are on the profit track. Though we hear that there are recovery from the global economy shock, business and employees still facing few issues like - Salary freezes, less promotions, reduction in benefits and downsizing.

There are change in the nature and complexity of work has changed considerably in past some time. Combine with enhanced social demands work life balance holds significant space. Apart from this flexibility of work and awareness programs also plays an important role in motivation factor. Managing workplace dynamics done via ensuring fairness in the form of equity and Absence of favoritism in hiring and promotions.

This year companies are taking corrective actions to deal with downturn. most of which related to compensation,benefits and growth.

Software Selection Process

Phases of Software Selection

There are division of software selection process into few phases. This will help more effectively to manage project.

Planning & Budgeting for Software
The initial step in the software selection process is internal planning and budgeting. Set up project team, get buy-in for the project and put together a high-level budget.

Software Requirements Analysis
Documents and analyze the requirements. Focusing on key differentiating criteria so that concentration will be on most important requirements and quickly, yet thoroughly evaluate vendors.

Software Vendor Research
Evaluate vendor options.

Software Demos
After Short List, invite the vendors for demos. Ask to follow a structured Demo Script to show how they will handle key requirements and comparison to be made.

Software Decision
After narrow the list to few vendors it's time to do due diligence and confirm final decision.

Software Contract Negotiation
Most software contracts are written by the software vendor. Make sure to negotiate the contract to protect interests and save you money.

Implementation Vendor Selection
A critical part of the selection process that most companies overlook is the selection of a qualified implementation partner. In certain cases there is need to do the evaluation during the vendor research, or will select the implementation partner after selection of software product. The selection of the implementation partner can make or break the success of implementation.

FIFA 2010

HERE COMES World Cup Soccer..Starting from 11th June in South Africa. I believe everybody has made expectations clear with their favorite Team and players.
The FIFA Executive Committee will hold its second meeting of the year in Johannesburg on Sunday, 6 and Monday, 7 June 2010. The main item on the agenda is a final update on the preparations for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

There are 32 teams participating..

Take a look into..

Onsite Travel Plan

GOING Onsite !!! It is being featured as an achivement....

But we need to plan this travel to make this as a simple move....

1. Reconfirm your Ticket and Hotel booking : Its always better to reconfirm your flight/ Train and Hotel booking. Just to keep update.

2. Change Currency( INR to Required) - This needs to be done once you reach your destination or any other recognised center But NOT IN THE AIRPORT.Airport guys will charge over and above the marginal rate and include Taxes.

3. Travel light with less baggage- Baggage might cause you to make other arrangements also. Make it less and light. Pack only the needful and kept shopping at airport /onsite as exceptional.

4. Make arragnement for the City Map,Transporation well before you reach your destination. Keep track of your nearby Station / Bus Stop and Landmark.

5 .Look closely at your check in and check out time of hotel and also Immigration process at the airport.

6. Always Carry Copy of Passport / Visa while you are out in Town ( Out of INDIA).
Dont carry your originals unless you are in visit to some government officialss.


Have a great trip....

Calling Product Manager / Associate- Product Manager - Emptoris Technologies PUNE

We are looking for:

Title : Product Manager / Associate- Product Manager

Functions Engineering

Experience 7 + years

Job Profile
� Requirement Gathering.
� Functional Analysis.
� Elicit and publish Requirements.
� Ensure implementation in line with customer needs.
� Validate product documentation.
� Provide end-user functional support.
� Converting customer business requirements into functional and technical design specifications, system requirements.
� Analyzing system impact and creating system level requirements documentation.
� Use case development & documentation, business Rule documentation.
� Working with Development team on the business functionality and system enhancements and implementing the system requirements for release.
� Analyze the business needs of clients and stakeholders to help determine solutions to business problems. Also involves performing the liaison function between the business side of an enterprise/solution and the IT/development department.

Requirements:
� Use cases development
� Requirement gathering
� Data Flow
� Object Model (preferable)
� Very good communication skills.
� Domain exp. in Supply Chain and/or e sourcing is preferred
� Abroad traveling exp. preferred (dealing with US European clients).

Position Location: The positions are based in Pune, India
Send your resume : sprasad@emptoris.com

Oxymoron

An oxymoron - "A phrase in which two words are contradictory meaning " are brought together:-


1) Clearly misunderstood

2) Exact Estimate

3) Small Crowd

4) Act Naturally

5) Found Missing

6) Fully Empty

7) Pretty ugly

8) Seriously funny

9) Only choice

10) Original copies.

But one of the most beautiful Oxymoron is : Happily Married ...

India IT Trend and Business Plan

India to produce more MNCs than other countries

India is expected to overturn China by 2024 as the principal source of new MNCs from the rising markets, with over 2,200 domestic firms forecasted to open overseas operations over the next 15 years.The key drivers for this are the relative increase in both investment intensity and openness that the Indian economy offers.


The report says the number of companies from rising markets choosing to set up operations abroad has increased in the past five years, partly due to the rapid speed of globalization and the revolution in information and communication technologies. This trend is expected to continue over the next 15 years, as new MNCs from emerging economies rise in prominence on the global economic stage.

Indian and Chinese companies would lead the way in seeking new markets abroad, which will be joined by companies from Singapore, Russia, Malaysia and South Korea, who will continue to produce a large number of new MNCs.

The global consultancy major used econometric techniques to project the number of new multinationals arising from a sample of 15 emerging economies over the next 15 years. The countries analyzed are Argentina, Brazil, Chile, China, Hungary, India, Malaysia, Mexico, Poland, Romania, Russia, Singapore, South Korea, Ukraine and Vietnam.

Hiring of Non Technies for Technical Work

With the new trend being set up by IT firms to hire non-techies to do techies' work, it seems that working hard at engineering colleges for 3-4 years to enter this field is worthless. In the last few months, it is noticed that many of the Indian IT companies such as TCS, Wipro and Infosys are turning towards non engineering graduates for the same work that engineering graduates have been doing for long.

There are employees currently working with Indian IT firms as a Software Engineer after completing Art graduation degree and a year certificate course in computer programming. "If it is possible to train one person in just six months or one year then why engineers are taught for four years?"

So the big question - will these hiring of non-techies affect the quality of work? It will affect the quality. Normally an IT graduate undergoes 3-4 years of training to become a professional. If that education is given to a non-IT graduate in just one year or six months, it's obvious that they won't be taught everything due to which their basics won't be strong and they won't be able to perform as nicely as a properly trained IT graduate can do. Even with techies, project success rate is less than 25 percent. With non techies, they are intending to smash it to zero."

But all these firms who are hiring these non-techies believe that quality of the work will not be affected by hiring non-engineering graduates, as these non-techies are being hired for testing software applications and managing computer infrastructure, in order to do more with fewer staff and at lower wages than computer engineers.

It is believed that from nearly 10 percent of their current workforce, non-engineering graduates could account for nearly 20-25 percent of the staff at companies such as TCS, Wipro and HCL, over the next one to two years. The IT company like Cognizant already has almost 20 percent of its global workforce who are non-engineering graduates. "Hiring non-techies might work for some of the IT companies, but as far as Symphony Services is concerned; our work requires the expertise and knowledge of technical engineers. Candidates from non engineering background do not fit into our framework of expertise required and hence the hiring model."It's not right way to build any company. One company gains more value by differentiation of knowledge come from competition."

Some of the experts feel that basically this step is being taken by companies to cut the costs and increase the employment across the country. Normally, an Indian IT firm pays Rs. 2-4 lakh per annum to an engineering graduate, but when they hire any non-engineering graduate, they just pay Rs.80,000 - Rs.1,50,000. It's not everything about cutting cost. In the last few years, skill mix has changed because of a fundamental shift in sourcing behaviour - customers sourcing a broader range of services, including BPO/KPO.

Now, it is to be seen that these IT firms understand the real value of an engineering graduate or keep hiring non-techies in near future also, as it is possible for only these IT biggies to train non-techies to do techies' work, not the smaller firms.

Calling KnowledgeBase Trainees ( Pharma)- Freshers @ EMPTORIS -Pune

EMPTORIS- SOFTWARE PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT....is the world leader in innovative supply and contract management software solutions that empower enterprises to realize best value and accelerate profitable growth.

EMPTORIS is widely accepted as the technology leader in the area of Strategic Sourcing. The company is now working on the next generation of SOURCING Solutions that will change the way Fortune 2000 companies manage their world-wide spend. Much of the design, development and implementation of these solutions will be done at the Emptoris Development Centre in Pune.

Emptoris is operating from U.K, Germany, France, Australia, and China and in several cities in the USA .

Emptoris PRODUCTS are available in 15 languages and are being used in 54 countries around the world.

Motorola, Boeing, Bank of America, Am Ex, Glaxo Smithkline, IBM, Dow Corning and many dozens of other F2000 companies use Emptoris solutions to manage their Global Supply chains.


EMPTORIS has been recognised by prestigious RED HERRING in the list of 100 top private technology companies for 2005. The RED HERRING Award recognizes 100 private companies in North America that drive the technology industry's future, from among hundreds of thousands.

Emptoris have setup its first offshore facility in Pune. We are looking for highly competent individuals to lead and participate in the DEVELOPMENT of NEXT GENERATION Sourcing solutions.

We are looking for:

Knowledgebase Trainees ( Pharma )

Experience level : Fresher, strong domain knowledge in Pharma

Position Type : 6 months training ( contract position )and based on performance the training period will be extended

Learning Aspect: Shortlisted candidates will get trained on collection, cleansing, grouping/classification of information about pharmaceutical products and services, including medicines. The candidate will have to use Internet and MS Excel for which one week training will be provided.


Interested candidates should send their latest profiles and contact details to sprasad@emptoris.com

Best Regards,
Shekhar Prasad
HR - Emptoris, Inc.
B101 Pune IT Park | 34 Aundh Road | Bhau Patil Marg| Pune 411020 |Office: +91 20 30239400 |
www.emptoris.com

Career Opportunities in Astronomy

Astronomy is necessarily an observational science.Involving Geography and Space science.Physical and mathematical theories are thus stretched to the limit to provide explanations for the celestial phenomena that we observe.
Other aspects include stellar astronomers (study of stars), solar astronomers (study of the sun), galactic astronomers (study of the galaxy), extragalactic astronomers (study of all different galaxies and structure of the universe), and cosmologists (study the origin and evolution of the universe).

Also we can gained knowledge in other fields such as:

# Aerospace Engineering
# Astrophysics
# Atmospheric Science
# Geology
# Physics.

Move your career and get into ISRO,NASA...

Management Stories

It's a fine sunny day in the forest and a lion is sitting outside his cave, lying lazily in the sun. Along comes a fox, out on a walk.


Fox: "Do you know the time, because my watch is broken"
Lion: "Oh, I can easily fix the watch for you"
Fox: "Hmm... But it's a very complicated mechanism, and your big claws will only destroy it even more."
Lion: "Oh no, give it to me, and it will be fixed"
Fox: "That's ridiculous! Any fool knows that lazy lions with great claws cannot fix complicated watches"
Lion: "Sure they do, give it to me and it will be fixed"


The lion disappears into his cave, and after a while he comes back with the watch which is running perfectly. The fox is impressed, and the lion continues to lie lazily in the sun, looking very pleased with himself.


Soon a wolf comes along and stops to watch the lazy lion in the sun.


Wolf: "Can I come and watch TV tonight with you, because mine is broken"
Lion: "Oh, I can easily fix your TV for you"
Wolf: "You don't expect me to believe such rubbish, do you? There is no way that a lazy lion with big claws can fix a complicated TV.
Lion: "No problem. Do you want to try it?"


The lion goes into his cave, and after a while comes back with a perfectly fixed TV. The wolf goes away happily and amazed.


Scene : Inside the lion's cave. In one corner are half a dozen small and intelligent looking rabbits who are busily doing very complicated work with very detailed instruments. In the other corner lies a huge lion looking very pleased with himself.


Moral : IF YOU WANT TO KNOW WHY A MANAGER IS FAMOUS; LOOK AT THE WORK OF HIS SUBORDINATES.

Management Lesson in the context of the working world : IF YOU WANT TO KNOW WHY SOMEONE UNDESERVED IS PROMOTED; LOOK AT THE WORK OF HIS SUBORDINATES


Story # 2

It's a fine sunny day in the forest and a rabbit is sitting outside his burrow, tippy-tapping on his typewriter. Along comes a fox, out for a walk.


Fox: "What are you working on?"
Rabbit: "My thesis."
Fox: "Hmm... What is it about?"
Rabbit: "Oh, I'm writing about how rabbits eat foxes."
Fox: "That's ridiculous ! Any fool knows that rabbits don't eat foxes!
Rabbit: "Come with me and I'll show you!"


They both disappear into the rabbit's burrow. After few minutes, gnawing on a fox bone, the rabbit returns to his typewriter and resumes typing.


Soon a wolf comes along and stops to watch the hardworking rabbit.
Wolf: "What's that you are writing?"
Rabbit: "I'm doing a thesis on how rabbits eat wolves."
Wolf: "you don't expect to get such rubbish published, do you?"
Rabbit: "No problem. Do you want to see why?"


The rabbit and the wolf go into the burrow and again the rabbit returns by himself, after a few minutes, and goes back to typing.
Finally a bear comes along and asks, "What are you doing?
Rabbit: "I'm doing a thesis on how rabbits eat bears."
Bear: "Well that's absurd !"
Rabbit: "Come into my home and I'll show you"

Scene : As they enter the burrow, the rabbit introduces the bear to the lion.

Moral: IT DOESN'T MATTER HOW SILLY YOUR THESIS TOPIC IS; WHAT MATTERS IS WHOM YOU HAVE AS A SUPERVISOR.

Management Lesson in the context of the working world: IT DOESN'T MATTER HOW BAD YOUR PERFORMANCE IS; WHAT MATTERS IS WHETHER YOUR BOSS LIKES YOU OR NOT

Black Hole / Asteroids - Earth is in Danger

This is a war zone,our mission is to live. If we are a gambler, then our planet Earth is the right place for us. There are monsters out there in Universe and galaxy always try to destroy Earth. To understand the threat we must see that.

Asteroids are rocks object that orbit the sun.Also termed as minor planets.They have been found inside Earth's orbit to beyond Saturn's orbit.One theory suggests that they are the remains of a planet that was destroyed in a massive collision long ago.
Asteroids can put an end for human civilization. Every wonder why moon has marks, those are caused by collisions of asteroids. Ever wonder how dangerous and devastating it would be if any one of that comes into the line of orbit of earth.


One of another mystery in the galaxy is BLACK HOLE. Its region of space from which nothing can escape.It is called black hole because it absorbs all the light that hits it.

Life Teachings....

There are no mistakes in life, only lessons. There is no such thing as a negative experience, only opportunities to grow, learn and advance along the road of self-mastery. From struggle comes strength. Even pain can be a wonderful teacher.

No Show off. Be - True, Honest, Calm and Sincere Person. Accept your faults.
Never regret your past. Rather, embrace it as the teacher that it is.
Never overlook the power of simplicity.



I have a person in my life who is my daily reminder of all that is good and beautiful in this world. Who is with me at all stages of my life and made my life worth living. Bless You...

Content Writer / Technical Writer

Technical writers / Content Writer are specialist in producing materials such as instruction manuals and software documentation. It’s in the instruction manual of every product purchased Technical writing consists of several types of step-by-step technical documentation.
An online help expert develops help menus seen in every software program. A hardware technical writer develops instructional content related to the operation of high-tech equipment.

Technical Writers must have strong hold of English language including proper sentence structure and punctuation. They must show talent in logical thinking patterns and must be a fast learner to learn new software and new procedures. They also must be aware of about emerging technology.Technical writer work often requires collaboration with clients.

Technical writers specialize in producing materials such as instruction manuals and software documentation. An attraction for writing is something those in this field should, without doubt, have. Other necessary traits are the ability to express ideas clearly in writing, good judgment, creativity, self motivation and curiosity.

Management Lesson - Corporate World

Being in Corporate world, we been through different working principles and Political games, Excellent coworkers who are working their way up and making moves while positioning themselves for a run to the top, and also Dumb coworkers who eats out your brain.

The one who hesitates,loses the game. Also a Person who sits around and does nothing productive in an working hour/day is a loser. Perhaps worse than all this is the person who gets involved in everything but does almost nothing. This is worse because it affects the job of innocent coworkers.

There are employees who would join into any random project, and start bossing people around. We can keep ourselves updated about new projects and assignment and a simple e-mail to the project manager letting him or her know you're available.Be alert to opportunities and seize them. If you happen to be stepping on someone else's territory,acknowledge it in a diplomatic fashion.Stick to your basics and make your work seen with results. Its all about how you deal and upgrade your self.Every boss knows who all are productive in his team.

If you do something spectacular, make sure to only mention it to the boss. There is a strong possibility he will broadcast it to the office if it's something of major importance. That is your chance to not only take some credit but to acknowledge those who helped contribute to its success. Stay away from gossiping and be a eye catcher only be deeds and results.

We might also come across Pareto principle- 80% of the effects come from 20% of the causes.By focusing on the things that produce the biggest results, we can get the enormous share of the results, with the minimum amount of effort. It still involves hard work, but we can achieve your goals in an efficient way.make decisions about what gets done and what has to wait.apply the principle to all your work with others and stick with the efficient people. You’ll get more done.

Career Opportunity in Software testing / QA - IT jobs

There are multiple opportunities exist in IT industry. in the career of Software testing and Quality control / Analyst Software testing is the processes in which application quality is improved. Software testing is done in each phase of product life cycle. It consists of requirement specifications, design, coding, to the user acceptance. There are two kinds of Software testing: Manual and Automation. Knowledge of programming languages is required for unit testing. Also scripting skill are essential for Automation testing.

Few skills to refer: Project life cycle, Testing concepts, Knowledge of testing types, Programming languages familiarity, Database concepts, Test plan/ Test Cases, Ability to analyze requirements, Documentation skill, testing tools.

There are Certification Courses available for software test engineers and QA professionals. ex: MSCTE;CCTE;CSQA.

Career path is somewhere like: Software Test Engineer - Snr Test Engineer / Snr QA Analyst- Associate QA Lead / QA Lead- QA Manager- QA Head.

Walk In Interviews on 10th April- PUNE

Emptoris Technologies( A Product Development Company ) is looking for experience, Technical Savvy Professionals. We have schedule Interview Drive on 10th April in our Pune office.

1. QA Lead -

6+ years experience in Software testing
Good understanding of software testing concepts;Web based applications architecture
Should have experience in installing & deploying web based applications/data base servers and doing basic trouble shooting
Ability to write SQL queries
Good understanding of test planning / test strategy.

2. Tech Lead

To provide hands-on technical leadership, create application designs and supervise the implementation & deployment.
Candidates should have minimum 7 years of IT experience including experience in Object-Oriented technologies and in implementing Web-based applications.
Should have experience leading a minimum of 6 people team.


Required Skills:

Strong Core JAVA & J2EE skills.

Hands on experience with JSP, Servlet & EJB is mandatory

Experience working with industry leading application servers WebLogic / WebSphere/ JBoss

Strong analysis & design skills.

Candidates Interested are requested to send their resumes at :sprasadhr@emptoris.com

Career Path/ Growth In Software Industry

If you are a software professional or planning to go ahead in this profession, you must not only look into lucrative,mouthwatering job offers with high salary but also you must understand the career path in long term prospective.

Company's are planning to take advantages with current trends within the IT service sector. A software professional must evaluate his skills that I asked how I fit in there. They must check whether it was technical or business skills that were most valuable to his projects.

Business skills were most important to his future projects and the industry as a whole. The key to maintain good career path is to work along with programming and more business-oriented IT positions such as systems analyst,project manager, or systems architect. It doesn't mean that carer path is meant to be straight. You move to corporate ladder while moving to different area.

Many software professionals think they will stop coding in few years,but reality is that Coding will be in their job profile till then end. Professionals are moved by fancy title, its true but they must live up to them. Not everyone can become a project manager and communicate. If you are Service based IT company you must also look for Product Companies for fast growth.Product companies who do not innovate and strategies will be in danger. IT professionals must not stick to large and branded companies,even smaller companies pay well and give good platform to grow.Also professionals must enhance their hard and soft skills along with multiple domain knowledge.

Body Odour, Deodrant,Sweating

Sweating is natural process of lowering the body temperature.There are lots of different activities that cause us to sweat more than usual. Hot weather, exercise and doing something that makes us feel anxious all cause the sweat to flow.We all have our own body odour. Our body odour happens due to the smell of bacteria that grows on the body. These bacteria grow in their number when you sweat and cause body odour.

Sweat in itself does not possess any smell. Body odour of a person is dependant upon multiple factors like gender, genetics, health, diet, medication and many more. It differs from person to person. Some of the areas that are associated with body odour are underarms, feet, pubic hair and skin.

We uses Deodorants for pleasant smell. Deodorants allow perspiration to occur and also control the body odor.deodorants contain antiseptic properties that kill the bacteria that causes odor and the fragrance is just to make the user feel fresh. But also we have to avoid health disorders by avoiding deodorants which contains chemicals which may cause skin problems.


-Try avoiding refined foods
-Eat healthy food that contains loads of fiber, whole grains, wheat, soy products and green leafy veggies.
-Include red radish juice in the diet
-Drinking plenty of water will also help you to smell fresh and sweet.
-Wear cotton clothes to soak sweat during summer.
-Body odour always stays on clothes. So, Dont wear the same outfit without washing it first. If you are a person who perspires a lot, wear something with sleeves as often as possible.
-Use antibacterial soap or deodorant soap while bathing.
-Lastly, keep your body clean.
-For smelly feet, wash and dry between the feet adequately and wear well- ventilated footwear to let feet breath.
-Talcum powder also helps to absorb the sweat and gives a feeling of freshness.

Enjoy the summer and feel fresh..

Purify your Blood- Stay Healthy

Blood is vital to the body, Blood take care of health and other body parts functioning .The blood pumping through veins is lifeline for us.It distributes oxygen, nutrients, and hormones throughout the body, while removing waste and toxins from the body.The blood also carries the necessary proteins needed to seal of wound.

When there are too much toxins in the blood and body, it causes fatigue, headaches, allergies, breathing problems, lower immune systems and many more health related problems.

Blood Purifiers are substances that a person can take to help remove harmful toxins from the blood and body.Turmeric, Neem, Tulsi (basil) all have natural ingredients that help purify the blood and detox the body.

Appropriate measures to be taken to improve circulation and purification of blood. This will reduces the incidence of pimples, anaemia and so on.

1. Drink carrot,grape juice, beetroot- improves the hemoglobin content.
2. Honey improves the hemoglobin content thereby improving circulation. It is rich in iron, manganese and copper.
3. Drink plenty of water and reduce the intake of fried, fatty foods.
4. Garlic is a great blood cleanser.Garlic purifies the blood and thereby clears the skin of boils, pimples and skin spots.
5. Raw fruits and vegetables intake should be increased.

Stay healthy..

Purchasing a HOME / Flat...

We all have dreams to live a happy and enrich life. Buying a home/flat is one of the desire we all want. It involves a huge amount of money,make sure that right decisions and measures are considered.

The actual process of buying a flat is not very complicated. Even if you do not understand it, your seller will be more than happy to explain each and every thing to you. The difficult part is, knowing that you are not being "fooled" or "cheated" by someone.

When choosing the location of your home/flat,consider these questions:

- Nearby location for buying fruits/vegetables/eatables.
- Nearby doctor’s clinic or hospital nearby?
- Close to public transport
- Also consider distance from educational institutes /offices.
- Location / neighborhood.
- If the flat is on a high floor, is there a lift service( with generator backup) available in the building?
- Does enough sunlight come into the house/ Is there enough ventilation?
- What are the amenities the society is providing?
- What is the carpet area/ actual living area.

The builder might tend to design the flat such that the bathroom is close to the kitchen. This is done to reduce plumbing costs. But this tends to clutter up the house and reduces the ventilation of other rooms of the house. Make sure that this is not the case.

It would be a good idea to check up on the quality of construction and do the background verification of builder.

Check with Home loans.Best way to compare offers: Go to the different institutions providing housing loans and ask them to calculate and give you the “net” amount of money you will have to pay over the time - in terms of interests and EMI.We must negotiate. Also choose "fixed" or "floating" interest rate!

Before making final decision to buy property, make sure that the land on which the property is being built, is free of any legal problems.

HIDDEN COSTS : We have to pay a "stamp duty" of approx of 6% to 12% of the total cost of the sale. Besides that,registration fees. All these will increase the total cost. There will also be "maintainance costs", property taxes...and many other minor things. Negotiate on the basis of these things and get complete break up of all the prices involved.

HAPPY HOME...

Remedies for Acidity- Treatment..

We all enjoy and indulge ourselves in Food. Sometimes we have burning sensation in our stomach and bit uncomfortable. These are symptoms of Acidity and heartburn,which are due to presence of too much acid in your intake of food and not digested.

These can create excessive acid in stomach causing acidity and heartburn.
* Consumption of rich and spicy foods
* Eating speedily, very fast devoid of proper chewing
* Eating hurriedly while beneath stress
* Inappropriate sleep
* Alcohol utilization
* Overweight people may more face acidity problems.

Bananas have defensive action against the acidity and heart burn.

* Stay away from fried foods, pickles, hot spicy foods, vinegar, and chocolate
* Grind up the food properly. Do not consume in hurry
* Do not keep long gap between meals.
* Drink lots of water, at least 8 glasses each day
* Do not eat just previous to going to bed

Remedy for Acidity

* A good Home Remedy for Acidity is to chew up a few basil (tulsi ).
* Stay a small part of jaggery (gur) in your jaws and slowly suck it.
* Eat watermelon, banana or cucumber each hour.
* Consume coconut water a day.
* Drink a glass of cold milk for quick relief of heartburn and acidity..

Take Care

Yoga for healthy life- Pranayam, Kapalbhati (Breathing Exercise)

Everyone would like to lead healthy happy life. We can achieve that if we are committed to Yoga...

Pranayam boosts the internal energy and makes us healthy, balanced and active. Sit straight; keep the neck and head absolutely straight.

Bhastrika: Take deep breathes and fill the lungs with air and then exhale. Take deep breath but do not fill the air in the stomach. Air should be filled up to the diaphragm. Inhale deeply and exhale completely so that the lungs become free of air. Do not stop the breath. This is one step. Repeat in this manner several times. However, the patients of high blood pressure and heart patients should do it slowly. During this breathing exercise, imagine that you are throwing all the disorders present in your body. The mind is becoming pure and pious. Practice pranayam from three to five minutes

Anulom-Vilom: Close the right nostril with the right thumb and breathe in from left nostril. Then close the left nostril with the little finger and ring finger and breathe out from right nostril. Breathe in and breathe out completely and deeply. Imagine that the divine energy is coming inside you and the disorders present in the body are going out of the body. Begin from five minutes and increase the duration up to 15 minutes.

KAPALBHATI:The process of kapalbhati is related to the breathing process, however it is not a type of pranayam. Process of cleaning the wind pipe is one of the part of purifying your body. Since this process is related to breathing, it should be performed sitting in Padmasan. The muscles of the stomach should be moved freely in this process.

Patients suffering from heart trouble, lung trouble should practice this under an expert guidance. Those suffering from diseases of blood circulation should perform the process very carefully. They should perform the process under the guidance and care of experts.

Rechaka is more important in the process. While performing Rechaka, it is to be performed by way of effecting a push with the help of stomach muscles. Keep breathing gradually while sitting in Padmasana. Inhale and start performing Kapalbhati as stated before. That means a strong Rechaka, natural Pooraka and again strong Rechaka and natural pooraka . Keep on doing this rotation swiftly in rhythmic manner. Perform as many cycles as possible and then keep breathing gradually. All these processes are included under one cycle of Kapalbhati.

The constant pushes exercise the muscles which are used for breathing, which increase their efficiency. Also, a certain pressure of air is created in the process which helps in removing he impurities in the breathing tube. The strong Rechaka and the minimal Pooraka help to push the impurities forward till they are thrown out of the body.

In this process of Kapalbhati, the carbon dioxide is thrown out of the body in large quantity and similarly in the same proportion, the oxygen is absorbed into the body. This increases the oxygen in the blood.

Go Green - Avoid Plastic and Save Earth

Go Green

Once upon a time, not very long ago, there were no plastic bags. People would carry their own bags, made of cloth and jute and use them for their grocery shopping. Everything was dumped in the cloth bag. Things like sugar, rice, dal, were all packed in small brown paper bags and would sit cozily in the cloth bag.

But all that changed after plastic was born. Everyone sat up and took notice of this little kid that held a lot of promise. Soon plastic was used to make bags. Strong, light, and convenient plastic bags were everywhere. There was no need to carry anything to the market. All you needed to take was money or credit cards made of plastic. People would return home with their hands filled with loads of things all embraced in plastic bags.

Everything seemed hunky dory for a while until one day when a small boy asked his mommy, “How does plastic die?”

Mummy didn’t know the answer. She looked in encyclopedias and on web sites and realized that plastic does not die. They exposed it to sun, wind, rain but plastic survived. They tried to burn it but it gave out toxic vapors that could cause harm to living beings.

The small cute invention had turned into a monster that was swallowing earth. It could be recycled but that too was a painful resource consuming process.


Look around you; most things are made of plastic and while it is almost impossible to destroy plastic, the least we can do is avoid bringing more plastic inside our homes.

We urge you to carry your own cloths bags to shops and to reduce usage of plastic. Most cities in India have banned plastic bags, but some shops still give them.

Use cloth bags or use your old newspapers and make a bag out of them, that’s still better than plastic. You may also want to reduce using plastic products within your homes. Over time they turn toxic and pose health hazards. Most products at home can be replaced with steel, glass or earthenware.

Let’s try and control the Plastic monster!

Negotiate on CTC- Cash in HAND

After appraisal in IT Sector, both employee and employer have lot more job to do. Employees will be seeking out new opportunity with higher package and employer will be busy in retaining and hiring.

Also we may look new salary structures. We must understand the basics of CTC also some tips on negotiating your CTC and maximising your cash in hand.

What is CTC all about?

In simple language, CTC is the total direct salary employee get from a company. Along with fixed compensation like basic salary, allowances and perks, it includes other variable components like bonuses and incentive-driven commissions. Also PF contribution done by your employer or compulsorily by you, also form a part of your CTC (for instance, your employer’s contribution or your contribution to your provident fund).

Your take home is the aggregate of all payable monetary components, minus deductions like social security contributions and taxes on income.

If you are looking for a new job or a salary hike, Its better well advised to think about how to maximise your cash in hand, after all the deductions and taxes will be borne by you. Otherwise, you might be carried away by the promise of a high CTC, but one that results in about the same cash in hand as your previous job.As a result, economically you might not be any better off.

However, with the new rules for personal taxation, this has become more challenging, but not impossible.The cumulative effect of the recent changes in personal taxation now puts a higher burden on the individual taxpayer. Previously, certain benefits that you received from your employer were taxed to your employer under the fringe benefit tax (FBT). For most of these items the tax rate was 6.79%, and your employer would pass on the economic cost of this to you — the employee.

Under these rules, all benefits given by employer that were previously taxable to the company under FBT will now be taxable in your hands, as perks according to your tax slab rate. This puts a higher burden on an employee, and will reduce the cash in hand, even though one’s CTC is not affected by it.

If employer offers a range of tax-efficient options as a part of the company’s salary structure, then we can maximise cash in hand. Every company will have its own range of options that they can offer, depending upon its internal accounting policies and interpretations of the tax code. Nevertheless, as employees we can ask for options that can help mitigate the impact of the recent changes to the tax law.

Investment for Saving Tax

We love Money when it flows into our account. But when it comes to paying taxes we are very much hesitated and make lots of investment plans to avail tax benefits.

It's that time of the year when everyone starts thinking about taxes. Or rather, what to do to minimize them.This time around, the tax payer has the going a little more easy.

Investing options are :

Infrastructure bonds

Investment in infrastructure bonds falls under the overall Section 80C limit of Rs 1,00,000 with no separate cap. So you have the choice of bypassing it for another investment.
These bonds will offer a return of around 5.5% to 6% per annum with a lock-in period from three to seven years. The returns are poor and at this stage in your life, there is no need to even consider such an avenue.

Equity Linked Saving Schemes

ELSS are diversified equity mutual funds with a tax benefit under Section 80C. Diversified equity mutual funds are those that invest in the shares of various companies of various sectors.

Since we are young, we have time to play with the stock market. Moreover, stocks should be part of our investments because not only do they add that extra zing to the portfolio, but they also give the best returns over the long term.

Under Section 80C, there is no cap on this investment. If you choose, you can invest right up to Rs 1,00,000 in this investment option.Investments in ELSS have to stay locked in for a period of at least three years. And, the returns can be great.

Public Provident Fund

PPF is a great long-term investment strategy.Employers usually provide an Employee Provident Fund for their employees.A percentage of the salary is deducted as Provident Fund and, generally, the employer contributes as much as the employee contributes into the fund.

Your contribution to the provident fund is eligible for deduction under Section 80C.The PPF is a government run fund where the entire contribution is voluntarily made by the individual himself.

House Rent Allowance

If a portion of your salary is marked as House Rent Allowance or HRA and you are paying rent, then submit rent receipts. This is the biggest saving from the tax burden, The total amount of rent paid or the amount earmarked as House Rent Allowance in your payslip, whichever is less, will be deducted from your gross income from salary. However, it should not be more than 50 percent of salary for those living in metro cities or 40 percent of salary for others. You will have to submit a lease document and your rent receipts should have a revenue stamp.

Life Insurance Plan as tax saving

All life insurance plans gives you the tax benefit so you should always go for plan which is suitable to your life and your financial planning.You need not buy every year new policy. If you think that you have already invested enough in life insurance plan but want to invest again then you should go for ULIP plans. Payout from life insurance policy is tax free.

Career Opportunity in INDIAN ARMY / NAVY / AIR FORCE

Everybody wants to be proud while associated with DEFENSE sector of our own COUNTRY..This is the job where you will have your Heads up and walk with Pride.

An officer in the Indian Army inherits glorious heritage and timeless traditions, blended perfectly with the latest technology in the fields of management, engineering and medical sciences. It offers a golden opportunity to be a part of the world's finest Army and get trained not only to be an Officer but also a Gentleman for life.

Two broad ways are available for those wishing to join the army as commissioned officers. A permanent commission is for those who want to make a career in the army until retirement, while a short-service commission allows you to join on a five-year contractual basis, after which you can exercise the option to continue or not.
For more information visit : www.indianarmy.nic.in

In today world there are so many possibilities for -The Indian Navy.This will give you all the training you need and help you make the most of what you have your talents, your skills, your spirit and your aspirations. Are you in search of a challenge young and bright, just out of school or university, have wide personal interests and hobbies, prepared to work hard and expect far more from your career than a remunerative pay packet ? You need a challenge – a job that grows with you and provides variety and excitement. That is what precisely the Navy offers you. The Navy offers an extraordinary range of exciting career opportunities together with the chance to travel widely, meet new people and to enjoy the warmth & camaraderie that is so special to this service.
Two Aspects : Officers and Sailors
For More Information Visit : http://www.nausena-bharti.nic.in/

Working in the Air Force is about being in the middle of supersonic jets, state-of-the-art technology and best of the people. You are where the action is. Air Force provides you with the most modern facilities, gives you an unparalleled way of life and creates an environment, where the best in you comes out.

Air Force has an exciting career opportunity for you. Join the Indian Air force to jumpstart a secure future for you and your family. Also you can explore multiple options in Aeronautical Engineering.Each trade offers opportunities to grow and enhance your skills. Depending on your inclination and talent/suitability you can move from one trade to the other and grow in ranking. One can even get commissioned as an Officer in the Air Force.

For more information : http://careerairforce.nic.in/career_opp/index.html

HR Interview Questions Tips for Freshers / Entry level

When it comes to appearing for Interview either it could be Technical Interview or HR interview, everybody has their own way to do certain things. But Don't forget: JUST STICK TO THE BASICS.

You Dress Well, Refine your speech and do the homework. Review your Biodata/ resume,Make yourself charming and Appropriate Presentation skill will enhance your chances for making an impact on the person sitting on other side of table whom so ever.

Following HR Interview Questions are likely to be heard in most of the times :

- Tell me about yourself: I am down-to-earth, smart, creative, industrious, and thorough. Dont just play around give enough of examples while using these words

-How has your experience helping you career:
From Academic Life beside from the discipline and foundation learning that have gained from courses, you also must explain how you think the design projects, reports, and presentations have prepared you most for your career.
From Work Experience: Through internships, I have gained self-esteem, confidence, and problem-solving skills. I also refined my technical specifications and learned to prepare professional documents for clients.
By working on multiple projects and domain keeping up my grades, I've built time management and efficiency skills. Additionally, I've developed leadership, communication, and teamwork abilities.
Life Experience:In general, life has taught me determination and the importance of maintaining my ethical standards.

How you Describe the ideal job: Ideally, I would like to work in a fun, warm environment with individuals working independently towards team goals or individual goals. I am not concerned about infrastructure and the level of formality. Most important to me is an atmosphere that fosters attention to quality, honesty, and integrity.

What type of supervisor have you found to be the best: I have been fortunate enough to work under wonderful supervisors who have provided limited supervision, while answering thoughtful questions and guiding learning. In my experience, the best supervisors give positive feedback and tactful criticism.

Hope few above mentioned HR interview questions help you to understand and do well with other fronts...

Best of Luck....

Oracle DBA Interviews - EMPTORIS PUNE

we are currently looking to hire Oracle Database Developer for the Engineering Group. Interested candidate meeting the requirement may apply to HR-ETI@emptoris.com

The detailed job description for Oracle Database Developer is as per below:

Oracle DBA / Sr. Oracle DBA:

- Ownership and maintenance of the logical and physical data model for the CSM product
- Review data modeling decisions for new functionality
- Review of complex queries being included in new functionality
- Query tuning and performance improvements (e.g. identification of indexes, etc.)
- Interfacing with the technical architect to maintain the database related portions of the installation guide.
- Interfacing with application management / hosting DBAs for physical storage planning for customer deployments as well as monitoring of production environments.
- In-charge of Development and QA databases from a system administration perspective. (ie. Creation of databases, migration, upgrades, security patches, storage, tablespaces, etc.)
- Interfacing with customer DBAs for behind-the-firewall customers for the CSM product
- Identification and promoting of Oracle features which can be successfully used for CSM features and functionality and improve efficiency and performance.

MUST:

1. PL/SQL Programming
2. Strong SQL Writing
3. SQL, PL/SQL Performance tuning
4. Basic Knowledge of DBA activities


Nice-to-haves:

- Oracle 10g to 11g migration experience
- Understanding of differences between Oracle Enterprise and Standard editions
- Experience with Oracle DataGuard for disaster recovery setup
- Experience with Oracle VPD (Virtual Private Databases) in a multi-tenant product setup


Experience level: 5 - 9 years

For more information contact: sprasad@emptoris.com

QA Lead Interviews - Emptoris PUNE

We are looking for QA Lead / Associate QA Lead for our Pune Location.

PFB Job Requirement for your reference.

6+ years experience in Software testing
Good understanding of software testing concepts;Web based applications architecture
Should have experience in installing & deploying web based applications/data base servers and doing basic trouble shooting
Ability to write SQL queries
Good understanding of test planning / test strategy

Roles & responsibilities:

Should be able to guide the team members functionally & technically
Should understand the requirements fully and initiate discussions with concerned people to seek clarifications on unclear/unspecified requirements
Should do the impact analysis of the changed requirements
Defect management which includes logging, reviewing bugs & expediting the bug fixing
Should be able to setup & maintain the test environment which includes installing/configuring database/web server on windows/UNIX, installing & deploying the application and doing trouble shooting when required
Should be able to design / understand Test strategy and create test cases and test data accordingly

Contact : sprasad@emptoris.com - For more details

Salary, Compensation Benchmarking,Negotiation

Its good to “pick our own salary,” it is necessary to do so to determine our stand on the competitive market. Figure out a realistic yearly salary for yourself, which may be based on several factors:

* Your salaries at previous full-time jobs
* The salary others are making in your field
* A salary that is necessary to maintain your lifestyle, including non-business related expenses
* The salary of available jobs in your area that you are qualified for

If you are freelancing on your own, your salary should include not just the amount you need to maintain your desired lifestyle, but also a reasonable amount of profit. This profit may be your savings or may go back into your business. Also remember to calculate your income after paying taxes, making sure you can live off of your “take-home” pay. After completing this research, take note of your yearly salary goal.

Check your expenses: keep a watch on your Expense.

Adjust for Expenses Related to Working for Yourself:
As you will be working for yourself, you will not have some of the benefits of working for a company, such as insurance, paid vacation, sick days, stock options, and contributions to a retirement plan.

Determine Billable Hours: keep regular check on your billing rate and how much you are making profit while working for particular time frame.

Adjust for the market: You may find there are times to adjust your rate on a project basis, such as if you are working for a non-profit with a lower budget but you want to take the job. This is your call to make, based on how much you want particular jobs, the benefit to your portfolio, and the potential for follow-up work or leads.

You will also find that your rates will need to be increased over time to compensate for increased living costs and expenses. To do so, go through the process again, determine a new rate, and do the proper research to determine what the market will bear.

Walk in on 27th March for Snr QA Engg and Snr Dev- PUNE

Emptoris- Product Development Company -PUNE is the world leader in innovative supply and contract management software solutions that empower enterprises to realize best value and accelerate profitable growth. Emptoris solutions are used by successful Global 2000 companies in every industry.

Hiring for Snr QA Engg ( 3-5 Yrs)- Experience in QA,Test Scripts,UNIX,SQL queries.

and Snr Developer ( Java/J2ee)( 3-6 Yrs)- Strong Experience in Java,Struts,EJB,SQL.

Remuneration: Best in Industry Standard ( Product Companies pay at par)

Excellent Work : SDLC, Product Development.

Schedule Walk in Interviews on 27th March 2010- PUNE office.

For more Info contact sprasad@emptoris.com.

ABC of Hacking

● Hacker (n) – refers to a person who enjoys learning the details of computer systems and stretch their capabilities.
● Hacking (v) – describes the rapid development of new programs or reverse engineering of already existing software to make the code better and efficient.
● Cracker – refers to a person who uses his hacking skills for offensive purposes.
● Phreak – a hacker variant with an interest in telephones and telephone systems.
● Hactivism – refers to an act of hacking in order to communicate a politically or socially motivated message. An Internet enabled way to practice civil disobedience and protest.

Ethical Hacker – refers to security professional who apply their hacking skills for defensive purposes on behalf of its owners.

Ethical Hacking – is also known as penetration testing, intrusion testing, red teaming.

Anatomy of a hack (Reconnaissance)-Refers to a preparatory phase where an attacker seeks to gather as much information as possible about the target of evaluation prior to launching an attack.
methodological manner.

Scanning – refers to a pre-attack phase when the hacker scans the network with a specific information gathered during footprinting.

Gaining Access- Gaining access refers to the true attack phase.

Maintaining Access-refers to the phase when the attacker tries to retain his ownership' of the system.

Covering Tracks- Covering tracks refers to remove the evidence of his presence and activities.

System Hacking-Remote Systems access

Denial of Service- An attack with which an attacker renders a system unusable or significantly slowdown the system

IT Certifications - Professionals

IT professionals tend to have strong opinions for professional certification.

IT certifications boost numerous benefits. They add feature in the resumes, encourage higher salaries, and assist in job retention.

Observers believe the highest-level are — Microsoft’s MCSE ;SAP;SUN Certified; Cisco’s, etc. — are the only credentials that truly hold value.

The best IT certification for you, after all, is likely to be different from that for another technology professional with different education, skills, and goals working at a different company in a different industry. For that reason, when pursuing any professional accreditation, you should give much thought and care to your education, experience, skills, goals, and desired career path.Once a career road map is in place, selecting a potential certification path becomes much easier.


#1: SAP - SAP certification can give you a distinct competitive advantage.SAP has several domains- HR,ABAP( Technical),SD,MM,Industry Specific(IS),FICO.
In order to keep pace with the growing demand for SAP certification, Certification partners - Siemens,Genovate etc significantly enhanced and expanded theri certification program.

#2: Sun's certification program in Java technology is an industry recognized, worldwide program that focuses on critical job roles in software application development and enterprise architecture. Since these certifications focus on the technology, the knowledge and skills learned while preparing for Sun's certifications are transportable from one company to another.
Ex: Sun Certified Java Associate (SCJA);Sun Certified Java Programmer (SCJP);Sun Certified Java Developer (SCJD).

#3: CCNA- The Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert (CCIE) accreditation captures most of the networking company’s certification glory. But the Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) might prove more realistic within many organizations.

#4: PMP- Some accreditations gain value by targeting specific skills and expertise. The Project Management Professional (PMP) certification is a great example.

The certification measures a candidate’s project management expertise by validating skills and knowledge required to plan, execute, budget, and lead a technology project. Eligible candidates must have five years of project management experience or three years of project management experience and 35 hours of related education.

#5: MCSE/MCSA - Even years after their introduction, Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE) and Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator (MCSA) credentials remain valuable.

Career Opportunities in Shipping Industry

Shipping: a booming industry With high yields, high asset prices and lots of cash, there has never been a better time for the industry. The rising demand for shipping created a demand for the stocks of shipping companies.
There is a great deal of expertise behind a well found ship, or indeed a fleet of them, and the shipping industry offers a good, interesting career in large numbers of areas, in the shipping companies, and elsewhere in the maritime industry infrastructure. Ships have to be filled with cargo, managed efficiently, manned and voyages planned. They are expensive beasts, and their financing is acutely important, as is their insurance and other risk mitigating arrangements.

Shore side careers in the shipping industry might be divided into those which require technical expertise, perhaps obtained actually at sea prior to coming ashore, or with a background in marine engineering or naval architecture, and those in a commercial role. Shore side technical staff within the shipping company might include technical managers and superintendents, who provide the technical back-up for the ships and their crews, arranging repairs and dry-dockings, supervising newbuildings and ensuring that the ships are properly provided with spares and stores. There is likely to be a manpower component here, ensuring that the crews are appointed to the vessels, and the often complex business of travel and visas is properly organised.

Commercial staff will be concerned with the operation of the ships, organising their voyages, and keeping their complex accounts to ensure that freights are collected, disbursements paid and that all is properly accounted for. There will be accountants, professional shipbrokers and people with legal knowledge here in the management team which is making the daily decisions that will direct the voyages of the fleet units.

Traditionally, young people entering the shore side of shipping would have begun as juniors, or apprentices, working in the offices and studying for their qualifications in the evening or day-release schemes. Some large shipping companies do offer well structured training schemes for their employees. Increasingly, colleges and universities are offering courses - undergraduate or post graduate - in maritime business, recognising the need for specialist vocational training at a high level. Typical of these courses might be a BSc in Maritime Business with logistics, or maritime law, others offering a strong grounding in finance or marketing, maritime commercial practice and international trade. Other courses offer specialist education in economics or port management, maritime policy and shipping finance.

It is perhaps a recognition that the shipping industry does have a need for well-educated people in every department, if it is to be successful in a competitive world.

MICR,IFSC,NEFT, RTGS- Banks Codes

Many of us have been come across Jazz words from various financial institutions like MICR, IFSC, NEFT, RTGS. The banking community is trying to convert us into savvy online account holders. You can see your cheque book and Look for these:

MICR No: Magnetic Ink Character Recognition People in the finance industry tend to say ‘What’s your maika no.- the nine digit number that appears after your cheque no. Decoded, the first three digits represent the city that your account is in. The next three digits represent your bank and the last three indicate the branch of that bank.

IFSC Code: Indian Financial System Code . This is used inter-changeably with the NEFT code. It is made up of 11 alpha-numeric characters and, on the new cheque books, is printed on the face of your cheque. The first four are usually alpha and you should be able to spot the name of your bank in it. For example, MAHB would stand for Bank of Maharashtra. The fifth character is usually a ‘0’. The last six numerals represent the bank branch details.

Snapshot 1
Understand how the system works, so that if you ever need to track some missing money, you know your way around. In the past, if a cheque got lost, most of us called the bank to cancel it, got a new one and informed the issuer. All we needed was the cheque number. So, what do you do when everything is happening in cyberspace?

NEFT :Very simply, banks now use electronic platforms to transfer money to you instead of cheques. For smaller amounts, usually less than a lakh, they use NEFT (National Electronic Fund Transfer). If a fund house has declared a dividend, it gives its bank the list of investors along with their IFSC/MICR codes. The bank prepares and sends a message to the local RBI cell which sorts all the transactions in received and then forwards them on to the respective banks. (A bit like how the post office sorts out your letters based on the pin code.) Voila. Your account gets credited.

RTGS:For larger chunks of money, where the amount is over a lakh, banks also use another electronic platform where speed is of essence. This is called RTGS (Real Time Gross Settlement). The main difference is that it gets processed immediately.

Some helpful hints
Unlike cheques which have unique cheque nos, NEFT transactions are bulk transactions – which means that there is no unique number for you. So, if you need to track your money, first check that the bank sending the money has the correct bank account no, that the name matches and of course the IFSC/MICR nos are ok. If so, then ask them to check for bounced NEFT instructions in their system.

IF the transaction was done via RTGS, tracking is easier, but you still have to go back to the fund house and get your unique transaction no. before your bank can help you.