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Feofaaki Taumoeanga — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 09:20:31 +0000

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The Best In The Antivirus Industry

Owen Jones — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 11:44:51 +0000

Most computer enthusiasts in the United States have heard of the foremost American antivirus vendors. Manufacturers such as Symantec, McAfee, Computer Associates, and Trend Micro. These companies have a market leading presence in the United States. Microsoft, too, has aspirations to become a major player in this enormous growth industry.

In fact, Microsoft acquired intellectual property and technology rights from GeCad software in 2003, a company based in Bucharest, Romania. They also purchased Pelican Software, which had a behaviour orientated security product, as well as the Giant Company Software for spyware and Sybari Software, which managed virus, spam, and phishing filtering.

A great deal of debate centered on whether Microsoft would end up in a domineering position in the antivirus market by simply bundling its newly acquired software technologies up with its Windows operating systems at no cost. This is a comparable technique that has been used in other markets such as word processing and Internet browsers. In fact, this is precisely what did take place. Microsoft has come out with a free product called Microsoft Security Essentials.

It is too soon for me to advise whether MS Security Essentials is a world-class antivirus product, but it is not free to everyone. Microsoft has been battling Windows piracy for a while now with its Windows Genuine Advantage sneaky download and sure enough, this new product from Microsoft will only work on Windows systems and even then, only with operating systems that pass the Windows Genuine Advantage test. (Please click the link at the bottom the page to find out more).

There is nothing wrong with that per se, but it does mean that hardly anyone in the Third World will be able to make use of it, because a pirated operating system comes bundled with every computer that I have ever seen in Asia and probably elsewhere too. People save for years in order to afford a computer and the last thing they worry about when they plug it in is whether the operating system is genuine or not.

Of course there is a number of other antivirus manufacturers prominent in this market. There are many companies with great market presence in other countries that are starting to become more widely recognized. These vendors include GriSoft from the Czech Republic, Sophos from the United Kingdom, Panda Software from Spain, Kaspersky from Russia, SoftWin from Romania, F-Secure from Finland, Norman from Norway, Arcabit from Poland, VirusBuster from Hungary, Nod from Thailand and AhnLab from South Korea.

It is not yet apparent where the industry is heading and everyone in this market is confronted by a swiftly changing landscape. The amount of effort necessary to discover and deliver updates for new viruses is quite staggering. Malicious programs are getting more and more complex and the quantity of them is increasing.

Many companies may find themselves without the capital to equal the hard work of those truly determined to create chaos. The antivirus companies are receiving hundreds of new examples of viruses a day! What is more, the new viruses are getting “cleverer” in that they spread themselves quickly and they often hide themselves too. Some are even intelligent enough to move around in a system by renaming themselves in an effort to make it hard to remove them.

Owen Jones, the author of this article, writes on many subjects, but is currently involved with researching the Microsoft antivirus software. If you have an interest in such software, please go over to our website now at Computer Antivirus Software

A College Cheerleading Scholarship

Owen Jones — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 16:37:50 +0000

A large part of a good upbringing is a good education. Parents have diverse financial resources but they also have diverse ways of organizing their children’s education. Some parents are better at it than others. Similarly, not all children want to become doctors or dentists, no matter what their parents would like and most of us thank God for that. Diversity is the spice of life, because fortunately we are not all the same.

Paying for your child’s higher education is quite another thing. The costs of higher education never seem to drop , in spite of the fact that there is a depression and parents are being laid off. State funding is also in question. Therefore, there is a huge pressure on the grants that are available.

If you are short of the requisite amount of money to send your child to college or pay for it yourself, you will have to use your best gift to try to secure a grant from private industry. You alone know what you or your child is best at and the best thing to do is to exploit that talent in order to get a scholarship.

One of the kinds of scholarship that is often overlooked by the academically inclined is a cheerleading grant. If you can dance, if you are out-going and if you like showing off, you might get a cheerleading grant, even if you want to study pure or applied mathematics! Tangents off this variation are grants for gymnastics and track events.

There are four things to consider when seeking a cheerleading grant and they can all be construed to begin with the letter ‘W’, so that they are easy to remember.

First find out WHO is in charge of cheerleading in your school and if they know where you can go to find out more information. If the coach in your school is not up to speed, go higher. Go over his or her head, otherwise you may miss out. If that does not work out, ask around for big local sports teams and write to the sports club directly.

Once you have the relevant information about where the organizations are, find out WHAT they require from you. A good approach would be to look at old games and practise the moves that the cheerleaders do in those games. Once you know the cheerleading moves from previous games, you will have shown an interest in the club.

Find out whether the fund that you are applying to has restrictions on WHERE you can be educated. Will you be constrained to the USA? If you want to study English in London, that will be a difficulty

Find out WHEN the application has to be sent in by. In other words, what are the deadlines.

There is a lot to do if you want a ‘free education’ no matter which way you try to get it. The point of this piece is to make you conscious of the fact that you do not need to only go down the route of applying for academic grants or even sports grants, things like cheerleading scholarships are also out there.

If you require information on being awarded financial aid for college students then you really must visit our website on applying for scholarships and grants

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The Art of Communication With Teenagers

admin — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 20:30:11 +0000

For anyone raising children, learning the art of communication with teenagers is an absolute necessity.

Many of us take good communication for granted and little thought is given to the effective use of communication and all the things this involves.

When it comes to our children, the art of communicating with teenagers is one skill that all parents should develop for a better relationship and happier teenager

The art of Good Communication Ã¢?? Things to Consider

As in good communication with our peers, the art lies not just in how you express yourself verbally, but also your body language and your listening skills, the latter of which is often left out when communicating with teenagers.

Some of us find it difficult to adjust our communication skills from that which is required when our children were in 3rd grade to the firm yet respectful communication that is required when they become teenagers.

Most of us will admit we donÃ¢??t always get it right so here are a few simple tips on the art of communication with teenagers.

The Art of Communication with Teenagers Ã¢?? Are you Listening?

How many times have you been in conversation with your teenage son or daughter and realized that youÃ¢??re note really listening? You start of well enough, and at the outset they have your full attention, but before you know it, your mind is elsewhere.

It is all too easy to say Ã¢??I hear youÃ¢??, but are you really listening Ã¢?? the two really are completely different things!

Your teenager deserves your full attention when communicating, in the same way you expect their full attention. The art of communication is a two way thing Ã¢?? so think about the message you are sending to your teen when it is clear to them they only have half your attention.

The Art of Communication with Teenagers Ã¢?? Validate Your Teens Feelings

When your teen comes home, hating their science teacher, their best friend, or the world in general what they donÃ¢??t want to hear is Ã¢??No you donÃ¢??tÃ¢??. Your teen is expressing a feeling which they need to have validated, not dismissed.

The art of communication with teenagers is allowing them to vent their emotions much in the same way that a counselor allows a client space and a listening ear when they present with a problem.

Try not to dismiss their feelings out of hand, allow your teen to share their feelings with you in their own way within the limits that you set as appropriate behavior.

The Art of Communication with Teenagers Ã¢?? Avoid Criticism

There is many a damaged adult walking around today with parental criticism from their childhood ringing in their ears.

If there is only one thing you take on board about the art of communicating with your teenager it is this – criticize your teens behavior but never your teen.

There is a whole world of difference between Ã¢??what you did was very stupidÃ¢?? and Ã¢??you are stupidÃ¢??.

Sentences beginning with Ã¢??whyÃ¢?? or Ã¢??youÃ¢?? are more like to end up as critical statements that only serve to attack your teen and put them down.

Instead try to get your teen thinking about the consequences of their behavior and choose language aimed at provoking thought. Try to start sentences with Ã¢??I needÃ¢??, Ã¢??When youÃ¢?? Ã¢??It makes me feelÃ¢?Â¦Ã¢??

The Art of Communication with Teenagers Ã¢?? Respect

In the same way that it is important to validate your teen, it is also important that you respect their thoughts, feelings, needs and desires.

By showing them respect, teaches them to respect themselves and in turn respect others. It also teaches them that they matter and have something to offer.

Teens respect boundaries. Be clear with your teen about what you expect from them and what they can expect from you. Ensure they understand there are consequences to their actions and when they go off track ensure the punishment fits the crime.

DonÃ¢??t make threats you cannot keep.

And FinallyÃ¢?Â¦

Praise, Praise and More Praise

From childhood all the way through their teenage years and beyond, your child can never have enough

praise.

When you praise your teen your are nourishing their self worth and raising their self esteem which will in turn help them to grow into a confident adult sure of themselves and their ability to achieve the things they set out to do.

The art of communication with teenagers is a legacy you can pass on. The way you communicate with your teen will dictate the way they communicate with others.

Sacha Tarkovsky
http://www.articlesbase.com/relationships-articles/the-art-of-communication-with-teenagers-81341.html

Automating Business Processes

admin — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 20:29:59 +0000

In a Make-to-Stock environment, business processes can remain stable and unchanged for many years, or until a new product line is developed. In a To-Order environment business processes are significantly influenced by the nature of the order or contract being executed. No only can each order or contract involve different types of processes, but the value of contracts can have a significant influence.

Automating business processes streamlines operations thus minimizing overhead costs and enforcing disciplines based on best practices. Together this helps preserve the integrity of the business data and ensures that users of the ERP (enterprise resource planning) system adhere to the processes that are set by the business.

Many difficulties in business process management relate to Ã¢??off-systemÃ¢?Â manual tasks, such as notification, investigation, authorization, and follow up. VISIBILITY.net has the ability to automate business processes through the use of workflow templates, making it easier to control and administer standard processes through the necessary steps.

According to Stephen Carson, Executive vice president with Visibility Corporation, Ã¢??VISIBILITY.net provides businesses with strategic insight, ability to differentiate, increased productivity and the flexibility needed to achieve business goals. Improved communication with suppliers, partners, customers and employees, through an easy to use electronic interaction, dramatically optimizes business processes, increases responsiveness and enables new levels of achievement throughout the enterprise.

Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software for the Complex Manufacturing sector, non-repetitive manufacturing, has been less than effective in accomplishing these strategic advantages until VISIBILITY.net. Business integration, comprehensive functionality, collaborative capabilities, global features and compliance based controls enable effective decision making, increased organizational productivity, and a system infrastructure optimized for profitable business growth.

Complex manufacturers have more than fifty percent of their business in international markets. The need to access the dynamic communication interface has never been stronger according. Strategic advantages across the entire enterprise must include Operations Management, Technology, Business Performance Management, Collaboration, Material & Production Planning, Financial Management, Customer Relationship Management and Engineering & Product Lifecycle Management.

Visibility Corporation (www.visibility.com) is a leading developer and supplier of business software solutions designed for the unique needs of project-based, engineer-to-order and to-order manufacturers. Visibility’s Enterprise Application solutions help midsize manufacturers of complex products operate their businesses effectively. Visibility has an extensive customer base throughout North America and Europe and has the strongest representation of ERP among complex manufacturers.

VISIBILITY.net is an integrated ERP solution and more. Offering unparalleled functionality and integrated workflow, this browser-based solution cost effectively delivers the power of .NET-based Web services for use with either a Microsoft SQL ServerÃ¢?Â¢ or OracleÃ‚Â® database. Conducting business any place, any time, any where is a reality, deployable with unprecedented flexibility.

Thomas Cutler
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How Your Comfort Zone Limits Your Social Skills

admin — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 19:05:10 +0000

If you are interested in developing leadership skills or business skills or social skills, it’s important to understand what is holding you back: it’s your comfort zone.

When you pull away from the things, people, and experiences you are familiar with, when you step out of your comfort zone, you are on a path of growth. This growth, to say the least, is forcing you to stretch, and this stretching is uncomfortable.

All critical skills come from leaving your comfort zone.

It would be wonderful if there was a way to comfortably grow. But growth actually stretches our self-confidence to a breaking point. We are no longer able to use those talents and social skills that had become second-nature. We can no longer call upon those who could be relied upon to support us. Instead, we find ourselves suddenly clumsy and with new people who have not yet come to know us and like us.

Here is an analogy:

Imagine that you are living in a small village. You know everyone. You know what to do, and when. This is your safe and familiar world. But your life calls for you to go beyond your village. Outside the village are resources, more money, more education, more things that you need to experience. You are forced outside your village because although it is comfortable, it doesn’t have everything you need to survive or succeed in life.

This is how life works. We have our vision, our new purpose, but it is always a little beyond our reach. There is a gap where we are now and where we want to be. And usually, we have a lot of learning and experiencing to do before we can close the gap.

You can have your dream, but not the details on how to make it come true. You can make plans, and some plan is better than no plan, but these are only based on what you now know. As you move toward what you are seeking, new knowledge will appear, and you will have to continually revise your plan.

Discomfort is inevitable. Everything in you is calling you to go back to the way things were, even if they were not that good anyway. “Better the devil that you know,” you mutter under your breath, “then the one that you don’t know.” But these are always false assumptions.

The reason you need to grow is because your life is not really that comfortable. There is something missing in it. What you take to be comfortable is only what is familiar, but it is not what you need at the moment.
Here are some examples:

Staying at home is comfortable; going to a place to work is uncomfortable. Yet unless you make money, you will lose your home.

Staying at your current weight is comfortable; going to a gym and following a strict diet is uncomfortable. Yet unless you lose excess weight, your health will get worse.

Staying single is comfortable; meeting and dating new people is uncomfortable. Yet unless you find a companion, you will continue to feel shy and lonely.

Outside our comfort zone is something that we need to make us more of who we want to be. There is something we need out there that will help us be successful.

We can, of course, refuse to step outside of our comfort zone, preferring to cope with the limitations within its borders. We can opt for contraction rather than expansion, for stagnation rather than growth.

Sometimes, through procrastination, we appear to be doing something about our goals, but, in fact, it is the same thing as complete inaction.

Unless you are willing to face your comfort zone, you will fail to reach your goals, and your power to make positive, life-affirming and expanding decisions will also start to atrophy.

Unfortunately, most people choose to honor their comfort zones, and in the process lose out on the opportunity to be, do, and have more of what would truly enrich their lives. The few who do respond to challenge in a positive way are those who start to experience levels of success they would never have dreamed was possible.

Stepping outside your comfort zone will teach you more than new social skills; it will also teach you how to orchestrate Effective Communication skills within you as well.

Saleem Rana
http://www.articlesbase.com/self-help-articles/how-your-comfort-zone-limits-your-social-skills-119367.html

What Business Coaches Do

admin — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 19:04:59 +0000

Business coaching is a practice of developing and honing business skills, to achieve substantial results in the organizational structure of a business. It helps you to improve and achieve the desired success. It enables a business owner to create a unique business plan that would reflect his identity. A business coach emphasizes on the importance of interpersonal communication skills in accomplishing an assignment or a project. He helps to deal with the practical problems and identify realistic solutions to them.

The basic responsibilities of a business coach are as follows:

A business coach enables you to develop the basic qualities required by a self-employed person and helps you to focus on your goals, make concrete plans and work towards executing them in an effective manner. The basic responsibilities of a business coach are as follows:

a) A business coach works towards strengthening the morale of the student, so that he can take charge of the responsibilities assigned. It will make the student accountable of his actions, as well as the likely consequences. In a way, it helps him to keep an open mind and analyze every situation critically, with respect to the available information.

b) It is very important to help a student identify the right direction and move forward, to achieve the desired results. However, it requires a considerable amount of planning and development of strategies. A business coach reviews the plans and strategies and makes suggestions, to ensure development consistency.

c) A business coach helps the student to realize the significance of openness in communication. It forms the basis of a successful business, as it minimizes confusion and clears doubts. It often leads to self-correction and an understanding that is required to focus on performance base issues and behavior.

d) A business coach enables students to inculcate leadership qualities and teaches them to be leader in their chosen fields. He leads the team by being a part of it.

e) An experienced business coach believes in sharing views and not dictating them. In case of a conflict, he tries to find a middle path. This path often helps the person to make a profitable decision.

f) He challenges the student, to widen his horizon and search for options even when there seems no possibility. This boosts his level of confidence.

g) The coaches teach you to relate to people in an effective manner. This in turn, builds and strengthens partnerships based on mutual appreciation and respect. Eventually, it helps the executives to understand, analyze and find solutions to their problems, with the timely assistance of the business coach.

h) Business coaches help people understand their strengths and weaknesses in a better way, so that they become aware of their hidden potential and work on their weaknesses.

i) A business coach acts as a guiding factor in motivating the students. Motivation forms the key to success, for an individual as well as the organization. A business coach helps executives understand the value of motivation, by recognizing employees, privately and publicly. This offers positive reinforcement to the employees, thereby motivating the executives to work harder.

A business coach brings about an understanding of business principles among the employees and helps them develop, unleash and maximize the potential within.

Kris Koonar
http://www.articlesbase.com/management-articles/what-business-coaches-do-101891.html

How to Communicate Better with Superior Listening Skills.

admin — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 20:35:06 +0000

From early on in school we have been taught that listening skills are an important part of how to communicate. It is natural for humans to use listening skills to build communication skills.

Babies learn to speak through listening. We learn about things we do not know about through listening. So having effective listening skills can make you able to communicate better. You can learn how to communicate better through listening skills if you know the basics about listening.

The following four sections explain the key points to being a good listener and why they are important to communication.

1. Use body language to show you are listening.

Not only will body language show you are listening, but it will also help you to listen better. If you move closer you can hear better and not be distracted as easily. If you maintain eye contact you will be less likely to be distracted by something you see around you.

Also avoid fidgeting as this can show your lack of interest or that you are getting bored.

2. Repeating back parts of what someone has said to you shows them you listened.

It also helps you to comprehend what was said better. If you misunderstood this will let the speaker know and then it can be clarified. You also show you are interested by taking their words and repeating them back. It shows you were really focused on what they said.

3. Focus on the person speaking.

You should be giving you undivided attention to the person speaking. This means you are not looking for something in your purse, glancing around the room or doing some other task during a conversation.

If you are even slightly distracted you may miss something the person says or be at risk of misunderstanding them.

4. Do not interrupt the person speaking.

You should hear the other person out and wait for a break in the conversation to ask questions or express your point of view. Interrupting only shows you are more interested in your own thoughts than theirs.

These tips basically cover the ways to be a good listener. There are various takes on what is required to be a good listener. Some qualities vary depending on the situation you are in. These tips are based for those in a casual situation, such as at a party.

You should always do your best to be a good listener. If someone knows you never really listen then they will be less likely to want to talk to you again.

Try not to ignore what is said and show your interest and your listening skills will come across. Knowing how to communicate better through listening skills will make you an overall better comunicator and someone people want to talk to.

Peter Murphy
http://www.articlesbase.com/advice-articles/how-to-communicate-better-with-superior-listening-skills-10296.html

Ip Telephony: Better Communication is What it Serves

admin — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 20:35:01 +0000

Everyday, the world of communication comes out with innovative ideas that can be implemented for making lives easier. With this magnificent growth, the demand of cost-effective and reliable communication process is also increasing. In the corporate world, communication is the only method to grab good business, trust, and customers worldwide. Currently, deficiency in the channels of communication can cause severe loss to any business or personal relations and this can effect growth too. Not only major business houses but also the small and novice establishments are concentrating and paying more to provide more strength to the communication channels. The world has come closer with the advancement in the field of communication. Gone are the days when signing any deal or contract took several days. Now, with just a click of the mouse, we can reach as many number of people at a time, without much effort.

Nowadays, with the growth in technology and infrastructure, getting better business deals and prospects from the other countries have also become very easy and effortless. From the comfort of your living room, you can stay in touch with your family and professional acquaintances. IP telephony, video conferencing, internet, e-mails and many such innovations have changed the way the world is staying in touch. These technological changes that have come about with time are not only reliable but they are also the most cost-effective way for communicating to almost any corner of this world. Among all these finer technologies, IP telephony is the most easy-to-use technology that is much suitable for almost all business entities.

Telephone machines, call activating and terminating devices, multimedia computers on either side with multimedia accessories such as microphone, speaker, or headphones with built-in microphones, or dedicated terminals over the Internet are some of the tools that facilitate the process of making calls routed through the internet. And thus, the users get more cost-effective telephonic processes. The infrastructures that are used in these processes may vary according to the orientation of users towards voice or data. Better bandwidth utilisation is only possible through the convergence of Internet technologies and telecommunication. Thus, this process gives the ultimate VoIP solutions at very minimal cost.

The VoIP is completely controlled by software and that is really the most important part of this technology. These software are generally bundled with many other services and applications. Most of the people often think that the voice quality using VoIP solutions is worse than that available within the conventional Public Switched Telephony Network (PSTN) setting. However, these thoughts are completely hollow, voice over IP telephony being one of the most reliable and clear methods available to ensure Effective Communication. Voice loss, jitter, and packet delay were some of the hurdles that came in the way of this process of routing calls. However, thanks to the rapidly improving technology, the obstacles such as voice loss, jitter, and packet delays have become matters of past. In some countries, the quality of VoIP Telephony has become subject to government decrees.

This telephony service is completely reliant on call making and call ending devices. The users of such telephony services may make various sorts of calls like PC to PC, PC to telephone, telephone to PC, telephone to telephone. If you are using PC on one side of the calling process then to get the full joy of your call, you must be equipped with audio devices such as microphone and speakers. A proper gateway must be used to convert a transmission format between telephone and the Internet while you are using a telephone to make an IP call.

Noteworthy efforts have been made to popularise Internet telephony in this world for unambiguous application-level support and apparent usage of wireless networks. In many countries, the Voice over IP telephony services are hosted by various local service and solution providers. With multi-purpose communication features, the future of IP telephony systems has become promising. The regular improvements are taking place in the integration of VoIP telephony is really going to make these services very hard to beat.

Kristen
http://www.articlesbase.com/voip-articles/ip-telephony-better-communication-is-what-it-serves-337437.html