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April 2010 / Vol. 2, No. 4

Rara Jeon

Tuesday, March 30, 2010

Question: Can you please tell us know a little bit about your company, such as a brief history, for the benefit of our readers?

Answer: Barnet & Company, Exhibition & Convention, was founded in 2005, and provides export marketing, consulting, trade services, and education services as a knowledge services specialist company.

Growing India-Saudi Arabia Ties

Thursday, April 1, 2010

For the first time in almost 30 years, the Prime Minister of India visited Saudi Arabia from Feb. 27 to March 1. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh spoke at length with King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz about security, economic, energy and defense issues. By the end of the visit, they had signed 10 different agreements.

Leveraging Workforce Management Software

Thursday, April 1, 2010

Workforce management helps Organizations deal with problems arising in companies, especially call centers, whether big or small. Call center workforce management deals with issues such as how to exceed service levels while at the same time controlling payroll costs.

Forecasting, scheduling and real-time compliance will make daily workforce management more effective. This also helps avoid over or under staffing and improves service levels by making sure that agents are putting in their best efforts when needed.

An Industry Friendly India:

Thursday, April 1, 2010

The 2010-11 Union Budget is significant for India in many ways. A fast-emerging economy, India is one of the countries that showed the first signs of economic recovery from the global recession that struck in 2008. This year, India is hosting several international sports events, so it is preparing to get the infrastructure and resources ready to showcase these extravaganzas. However, India is facing an increasing number of challenges like population, security issues, price increases and carbon emissions.

Technology Trends in the Education Sector

Thursday, April 1, 2010

Today’s students are growing up in a digital world that utilizes a variety of hi-tech tools, from computers and video games to increasingly sophisticated mobile devices. Schools and universities are following suit, integrating a range of technologies both in and outside the classroom. Let us look at some exciting trends in today’s education sector.

Carbon Arbitration in Korea

Thursday, April 1, 2010

As carbon becomes synonymous with cash, more and more carbon emissions related projects are launched and announced. As you might expect, disputes over carbon emissions projects are also growing.

Recently, there was a very significant case in Korea. It was the first arbitration case about carbon emissions trade and caught the attention of lawyers and business people alike. As of February 2010, there were no cases in litigation in Korea.

North Korea: Difficult Questions Hard Diplomacy

Thursday, April 1, 2010

You would have to believe in miracles to think that North Korea would ever give up its nuclear weapons program. That’s the view of a distinguished professor from China who talks with an air of authority that seems to reflect an insider’s understanding of what’s really going on in the North Korean capital of Pyongyang.

Telematics Beyond Navigation

Thursday, April 1, 2010

The telematics industry in China, South Korea and Japan is moving beyond the traditional navigation services to explore new opportunities on the commercial front. Commercial vehicle telematics finds applications in vehicle tracking, location based services, fleet management and more.

Importance of Data Backup and Restoration

Thursday, April 1, 2010

Computers and data storage have come a long way since computers were invented. Data is generated in huge volumes by innumerable individuals and companies. It is not always possible to make hard copies of all that goes on in a computer. A backup of all the data, whether it is from banks, utilities, educational institutions, businesses or personal work, is imperative. On a small scale, data can be backed up on CDs and flash drives apart from the hard disk drives. These are far more evolved than the punch cards, magnetic tapes and floppy disks used some years back.

Enhancing Healthcare with Telemedicine

Thursday, April 1, 2010

Healthcare for all is a major concern for every organization from governments to small companies. For governments, it is not only a poll issue, it also helps them run the show more effectively by portraying them as people-friendly. Small companies also need to implement healthcare initiatives to help their employees at times of need and to motivate them to serve the organization optimally.

The Science of Town Halls and Employee Alignment

Thursday, April 1, 2010

“Town Halls” or “All Hands” sessions, if done consistently, are powerful internal communication platforms for organizations to connect with employees, share plans, engage in conversations and gauge feedback. Some organizations invest a lot of time and attention into getting these interactions right and involve advertising and event management agencies to package the sessions as ‘events,’ thereby creating a ‘wow’ effect that will help audiences retain the message.

Incubator Firm Failure or Graduation - The Role of University Links

Thursday, April 1, 2010

Technology incubators are a special form of business incubator. They focus on new enterprises whose operations are based on novel technological ideas that are likely to lead to a marketable new product. They provide common services as well as financial, legal and business support to these newly formed enterprises. The incubation process ends after a limited period of time, either with the “graduation” of successful start-ups that move outside the incubator, or with the termination of incubation arrangements for one reason or another.

Ashok Rao

Thursday, April 1, 2010

Mr. Ashok Rao is a successful serial entrepreneur in the United States. He has created four successful high-tech startups in the past two decades, and took one of the public with a market cap of $400 million. This made him the first Indian-American to take a technology company public on NASDAQ. In 2007, he was awarded the Distinguished Alumnus Award for Entrepreneurial Achievement from his alma mater, Marquette University.

A New Era of Strategic Partnership

Thursday, April 1, 2010

For a long time, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has been a strategic partner for India in the Middle East. The recent visit of the Indian prime minister further strengthened ties between the two at many levels, one of the most important being to improve the economic relationship between the two nations.

Green Telecom Is it Socially Beneficial?

Thursday, April 1, 2010

What is Green Telecom?

All of us would like to stay close to nature, see greenery around us, feel freshness pervading our neighborhood. And how nice it would be to help nature come closer to us. The telecom sector, or the ICT sector as a whole, should naturally play a role since ICT-dependent appliances are very close to us in our households as well as in the workplace. This is where ‘green’ telecom steps in.

Lights Going Out for Korean, Asian Online Monoculture

Thursday, April 1, 2010

South Korea is one of the most Internet-wired countries, and also bases much of its economy on the latest technologies. However, approximately 99 percent of the country is completely reliant on a decade-old bit of software that is beginning to seriously hold the country’s Internet culture back. Internet Explorer 6 (IE 6), released in 2001, is a requirement for doing anything with a Korean bank, online shopping mall or social networking site. However, the ancient technology is also a rusty sieve, and an Internet hacker’s dream of un-patched security vulnerabilities. It must die.

Interviewing Tips To Land Your Dream Job

Thursday, April 1, 2010

This week I have been interviewing communicators for an internal communications role. I wanted to jot down my impressions from talking to a set of talented people, share do’s and don’ts and what I look for when it comes to hiring someone for a communications job. These ideas and recommendations I believe can apply to any profile and role.

At the time of publishing this post the position is still open and the selection process is underway.

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