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Nokia 6233 For The Business Individual
A true business individual should be able to connect with his client with ease to prevent business deals from going down the drain. And so should his/her mobile phone be.
THE X-COM M414 256MB MP4 DIGITAL AUDIO PLAYER
We at the Technews Lab love trilogy movies. Be it Lord of the Rings, Star Wars, and Spiderman, all of them are blockbuster hits and has been the favorites, both from enthusiasts and critics alike.
88DB MIXES ONLINE CLASSIFIED ADS WITH THE CREATION OF COMMUNITIES
These days, as the web becomes more and more the tool of communication and information, it does seem that the whole range of items people look for can easily be found online. Reservations for movie tickets save entire families hours of waiting; jobsites enable companies to cut down on the costs of transportation, mail, and document printing; while hobbyists place old favorites on the online auction block instead of throwing them away.
Samsung “Bordeaux” LCD TVs Lead
Samsung continues its winning streak in the new Bordeaux LCD TV range "inspired by the grace of a wine glass".
Security Secrets and Strategies
Sending your child off to college? You also could be saying good-bye to sensitive personal information.
WirelessWorld
Between 2006 and 2010, the number of broadband-enabled SMBs in Southeast Asia (SEA) will increase by over 850,000. Emerging countries such as Indonesia, Thailand and Vietnam will fuel this growth, with adoption by SMBs in these countries comprising over 55% of overall broadband SMBs in the region. Spending on broadband by these SMBs will exceed US billion by 2010, with Indonesia contributing the lion's share of spending.
BROADBAND
Shuzo John Shiota, President and CEO of Polygon Pictures, Japan, a man of average stature but enormous presence, was tasked to deliver the keynote speech at the CG OVERDRIVE conference in Singapore. In a packed conference room of delegates from all over--students and professionals from the Philippines, Malaysia, Singapore, Hong Kong, and even as far off as Brittan and Scotland--Mr. Shiota talked at length about his views on the state of Computer Graphics in Asia, as well as the lessons to be learned from the Japanese animation industry, which is undoubtedly Asia’s animation leader.
Samsung Launches the Unlimited Mobile Access Phone
Samsung launched Unlicensed Mobile Access (UMA) phone (model: SGH-P200) in Italian market. It is the world’s first commercial mobile phone to which UMA technology is applied.
Blog-O-Rama
Dominique Cimafranca is a former IT consultant and newspaper columnist who describes himself now as "a bicycle bum, a part-time pharmacy manager, and an aspiring writer." Aside from being one of the more active bloggers around, he's also a staunch advocate of Linux and open source as well as the development of his hometown Dumaguete City as an investment hub. Giving his own observations of the Pinoy online community he says, "It's not that (people) don't have access to the Internet; they do, but they're playing games and stalking Friendster, all in all, very passive stuff. They need to know that they also have something worthwhile to say." Let's hear more about what Dominique has to say in the following interview:
GameTime
Electronic Arts (EA) has revealed the line up of games that will be released in the remainder of 2006, with titles coming to eleven different platforms.
Reality Bites
Everyone understands the importance of hiring outstanding talent, especially in the technology industry. Competition is fierce for candidates who can generate revenue and profits. Hiring the right talent can help make a company grow by leaps and bounds, while a hiring error can cause a significant setback.
Recruiting the right people is a skill and a challenge at the same time. The resume and the interview will only give a sneak peak of what the true worth of the candidate really is. His/Her performance, once accepted, will prove whether the candidate will be an asset or a liability.
It is a given fact that Bill Gates' and Steve Ballmer's hiring philosophy has always been to 'hire smart people and figure out where they can contribute the most.' Hiring people with the right experience and leadership skills to a particular position is always an advantage. But what if hiring too many smart people goes overboard?
For months now, Microsoft Philippines has been recruiting people left and right. A majority of the country's seasoned I.T. professionals are now with Microsoft Phils. People from IBM, HP, Oracle and more are with Microsoft. The new hires are not just ordinary employees. Most of them were occupying important positions in the companies mentioned.
Prior to the hiring spree, Microsoft Philippines relocated its local office from The Enterprise Center to 6750 Ayala Office Tower also in Makati. I visited their office once and if I am not mistaken, they are occupying two floors. The higher floor is where the offices are located. The lower floor (which I visited) contains their training rooms, audio/visual room, conference rooms, play room, pantry and others.
To be honest, it's an ideal office; a dream office I must say. But an office as extravagant as the Microsoft Philippines office surely is expensive. I can just imagine how much they're paying monthly - not to mention the cost of the renovation and the facilities installed. Before I left the office, I jokingly said that with the new office, I expect Microsoft products would announce price increases soon.
And with the new hires, I won't be surprised if the monthly operating expense of Microsoft Philippines will be in the millions of pesos. So why is Microsoft Philippines spending this much?
The first thing that comes to mind is Microsoft Philippines is investing and building up its knowledge capital. Microsoft Philippines is transforming itself to become a knowledge-based enterprise to encourage innovation, new ideas, new strategies and better customer support and education, which later on, may or may not translate to sales. If it does translate to sales, then the investments made are all worth it. What if it doesn't?
We have to remember Microsoft is a business. The reason why a subsidiary was setup here in the Philippines is to do business, to make money in other words; that's a given fact. We also have to remember that Microsoft Philippines as a company is not allowed to sell directly either to corporations or consumers. They appoint distributors, dealers and retailers. These partners are the ones making the sales for Microsoft.
It's not a rocket-science thing to know that for a business to survive and to make a profit, the revenue should be higher than its operating expense. So with the high operating expense Microsoft Philippines is incurring now, I can only guess that Microsoft Philippines will force their partners to increase their sales--something that is beyond the control of Microsoft. All they can do is to support their partners, via marketing activities and/or education and information campaigns.
The computing space is changing and it's changing fast. Competition from the open source community is getting stronger. Given the present economic situation where the only thing left that is free is the air we breathe, companies that will be investing in their software infrastructure will not be as profitable as the previous years. So Microsoft partners will have competition and the economic situation to contend with. Another problem for Microsoft is to make the talents (with different corporate cultures and working habits) to work cohesively with one another.
All I am saying here is hiring too many people with high salaries and spending too much on offices and facilities, coupled with lower sales will bring a company down. The worst thing a company would want is for a company to have lower sales, higher costs and too much overhead.
So where will Microsoft Philippines get its revenue? From new sales, upgrades and the anti-piracy campaign. Tragedy occurs when none of the above work out. While it's true that the knowledge capital of Microsoft Philippines has increased, the bottom line still will be the sales figures. Microsoft Philippines should be able to prove that the knowledge capital investment they made will translate to revenue. If not, a big, big problem will occur. And that would be a sad sight to see.
So is Microsoft Philippines doing the right thing? Their sales figures will decide that for them. Good luck.
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