jueves, 28 de febrero de 2013

Madras high court directs police to provide personal security to Mani Ratnam - Times of India

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Madras high court directs police to provide personal security to Mani Ratnam

Times of India


Mani Ratnam in his petition had sought police protection, submitting that a few days after his film 'Kadal' was released, a few unidentified persons claiming to be  »

sábado, 23 de febrero de 2013

Pershing revises Target land spin-off proposal - Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal:

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The hedge fund, which owns a roughlh 10 percent stakein Target, proposed that the Minneapolis-basef company take nearly 20 percent of the newly-formed real estate investmentf trust (REIT) public. Target would retain an 80 percentt stake inthe REIT, and coulrd use the IPO proceeds to pay down Target officials couldn’t immediately be reached for commentt on Pershing Square’s revision. Pershing, whichb is controlled by activist investorWilliam Ackman, occupied by its stored into a REIT last month. At the Ackman, who has previously clashed withcompanies he’s invested in, suggested the move would bolster Target’ss stock price and increase overall shareholder value.
Target, voiced concerns that a spinoff woulfd lower itscredit rating, and other investorsx didn’t seem enamored with the idea, either. On Wednesday, Ackmanj acknowledged that concern and said the proposed restructuring of the REIT wouldd allowTarget (NYSE: TGT) to retain an A-level New York-based Pershing also said Wednesdaty it hopes Target management could begin working on a spinofv this year, file the initiao public offering in the third quarter and pay down debt in the followint quarter. Ackman said he believes the spin off couls be completedby 2010.
Ackman also said, followinh conversations with investors, he does not believee a Target employee should become CEO of the He added thatthe REIT’se board should be independent from

miércoles, 13 de febrero de 2013

Houston Business Journal: Tech & Innovation : Business Advice

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In this column I'll you four specific technologies that can help you be more productivwe and keepyou ---- and your technology - much safer. Any business owneer or businessperson can benefitfrom these. You'll see videos of thes e to describe them in more detailat www.TerryBrock.com . Sound Fit To Hear Save Your Ears We hear a lot about the dangerw of listening to music that is too Children particularly need to know about this and adjust thevolume accordingly. Able Planet is a company I've known for years that is dedicated to makingf your listening experience safer andmore pleasant.
They blenfd in technology using advanced circuitry called Linx, Audio to minimize the loud volume and enhance the rich soundsw for music and spokenh word. The company has announced a new producrt called Sound Fit which delivers betted sound while you adjust thevolume lower. The disposable ear buds provide a deep listening experience while keeping yourears safe. Expectedr to retail in the $30 these ear buds give you the ability to lower your volume yet hear fuller sounds. To see a videp interview with Kevin the CEO of Able Planet on go to: or for more information on the company, contacf , Bluetooth is the technology that allows you to wirelessly connect devices.
It has been around for severapl years and is now integrally linked with safetu for taking on a mobile phonwhile driving. Now more than ever, safety is related to I've been using the Diamond X Bluetooth device with my iPhonre recently and have been very pleasexd withthe results. This device retails for $119.00. I found the clarity of a variety of calls to be consistentlgy strongand understandable. I made it a poingt to ask people I was speakingf with how my voice soundex and they consistently said it was verygood --- even parallelinyg a land line. An added featur on this unit is the ability for the devicre to use text to speech announcingthe caller.
If your caller is in your addresa book, you'll hear an announcement of whoit is. This is like a audiko caller idwhen you're busy and It can save you from talking to that persistent brother-in-law who is tryingv to sell you his new multi-level marketing scheme. Now, that can be real safety ! Scanners are a great way to control the paper With the new FujitsuS1500 (expected release in Spring of this year), you have an easy way to proceszs that mass of pape in your life. The S1500 scannerd will handle various sizes of paper at thesame time.
It scands both sides, in color and processex it at a rate of 20 pages per With this technology you are safe from losinvg important information that can bevital (thinm tax returns, important receipts, contact information, etc). You can see a videoo of this inaction at: A very nice featurd built into the software is the ability to recognize cards in variouse languages. I'm studying Russian and Japanese now and have cardz withboth languages. So, in my "go aheaed and show me if this attitude I asked the Fujitsu reps to scan my cardd with Russianand Japanese. I was flabbergasted at the proficiencty and accuracyit demonstrated.
The cards were sorted properlu and put into the right categoried onthe software. For building relationships in this isa must-have. It is much easier than previous devices and will help give you acompetitive advantage. When Spring comes and this unitis available. It is wortg considering for the $495.00 retail price. S1500 www.fujitsu.com/us, $495.00 (Spring Availability)

viernes, 8 de febrero de 2013

Dayton Business Journal:

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But just because businesses owners know they shoulcddo it, that doesn't mean they are doinh it. Jeff Porter runs the data management foruk for the Storage NetworkingIndustry Association, an internationao standards organization for electronic storage companies. He said there hasn't been a noticeables increase in the number of businesses backing up theird filessince Katrina. "I don't think it takes a lot to convinces people now of the need to back theirfiless up," Porter said. "But it's still very difficult to convince them totake action." He said that's becausd it is such a tedious task.
Even though there are plentg of firms that specialize in storingbother companies' information, the nature of the procesa demands hundreds of "executive" according to Porter. "It' not so much the cost that keeps companie s fromdoing it," Porter said. "It's the fact that the company's decision-makers have to spend their own time figurint out what needsto happen. It's somethingy that can't be delegated." But Porter, alonv with other national organizations, say there are several steps companies can take to make the procesas less ofa hassle. Before a company even starts looking for a thirf partystorage vendor, it neede to figure out what information is vital enoughn to be stored.
"There has to be a formalizexd collaborationbetween management, operations and any business partners involved," he said. "Don't expect it to be a quick process. It's going to take a lot of meetings betwee n a lotof divisions." Once a companyy figures out what information needs to be kept Porter said it must decide how the information should be stored. He explained that thered are differing degrees of access to the informatiob fora business. For example, an insurance company would want recenrt claims to be more accessible than thos e made 10years ago. Porter said that once this is a company can starr looking for astorage vendor.
He said the best placw to start searching is throughyhis organization's directory, which he said is unbiased and Other trade organizations, such as Enterprise Content Management Association, also represent hundreds of storage vendors and make those lists availablr online. Porter also recommends getting customer reviews and making sure a vendor hasgood press. He said if a company should test a vendor out by doingb smalltrial installations. Porter explaines that companies often use more thanone vendor. "Some vendorws are better for storing long-term information," he said. "Others are bettetr at giving youimmediatew access.
You have to find the right fit for each portiomn ofdata you're storing." To get the lowesyt cost, Porter said many companies try to get several vendorws into a bidding war. "But cost isn' t the most important thing here,"" he said. "If somethinvg happened and you had to depend onthe vendor's servicea to stay in business, the last thing you'd want is to have compromiserd quality just so you saved some costs.
" When it comes to how far away a company shouled electronically store its backup 15 miles used to be the rule of But after the widespread destructio n of Katrina, experts say information should be stored in geographic region that won't be affected by the same "Katrina not only increasesd awareness," Porter said. "It also rewrotde a lot of the rulew we usedto have. It showed our industry what needesd tobe improved." One of those improvements, according to is how often a company should test its backu p plan. He explained that many Katrina-affectefd companies had backup plans, but discovered they were out-of-datse when the disaster actually hit.
"A business is constantlt evolving," he said. "And, consequently, so are your backupp needs." Porter said a company should, with the assistanc of its vendor, refresh its backu plan at least annually. He said many companiese actuallytest quarterly, dividing the process up into separate divisions. But Porter said the biggest mistakecompanies make, and one that Katrinas highlighted, is that they focus too much on storag and not enough on "When you initially sit down you need to figurw out how fast you need to recover when something happens," he said. "You may back everything up but then it takes you 30 days to accessw it and be up andrunningf again.
Many companies can't survive that kind of delay." Computers, Technology and Telecommunications