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1. Forex.com
• Địa điểm văn phòng : Hoa Kỳ, Anh, Úc, Hồng Kông, Nhật Bản và Hàn Quốc
• Lây lan : 1.2 - 2 pip về chuyên ngành, 35 vàng (XAU / USD) và 3,6 trên bạc (XAG / USD)
• Hoa hồng : Không
• Tiền gửi tối thiểu yêu cầu : thường trú của Hoa Kỳ $ 500, CA $ 1000, 300 AU $, Vương quốc Anh £ 250
• Triển tối thiểu : 1.000 đơn vị (vi rất nhiều), 1 đơn vị (oz) vàng, 50 đơn vị (oz) bạc
• Tận dụng tối đa : 50:1 trên các cặp tiền tệ chính, 20:01 vào cặp nhỏ, và 1:01 trên kim loại
• Số cặp giao dịch : 49 cặp tiền vàng và bạc
• Sàn giao dịch : MT4, ForexTrader Pro (50 cặp với vàng và bạc, thương mại tối thiểu 10.000 đơn vị (rất nhiều mini))
• Điện thoại di động Sàn giao dịch : ForexTrader Pro Điện thoại di động
• Quy định bởi : CFTC, NFA, USSEC, IIROC, FSA, SFC, FCA, và ASIC
2. Alpari Vương quốc Anh
• HQ Đến từ : Vương quốc Anh
• Lan truyền : 1,6-3,7 pips về chuyên ngành (kinh doanh ngoại hối ở Ấn Độ là 0,2 pips, Mỹ 0,4, Trung Đông 0,5, 1,0 và Trung Quốc), $ 0,40 Mỹ vào vàng và $ 0,04 Mỹ bạc
• Hoa hồng : Không
• Tiền gửi tối thiểu : $ 200 US cho Micro MT4 hoặc 500 USD cho Classic MT4
• Triển tối thiểu : 1.000 đơn vị (vi rất nhiều), 1 đơn vị (oz) vàng và 50 đơn vị (oz) bạc với MT4 Micro. 10.000 đơn vị (rất nhiều mini), 10 đơn vị (oz) vàng và 500 đơn vị (oz) bạc với MT4 cổ điển
• Tận dụng tối đa : 500:1 trên các cặp tiền tệ, 200:1 vàng và bạc
• Số cặp giao dịch : 37 cặp với vàng và bạc
• Sàn giao dịch : MT4 Micro và cổ điển (Micro có một giới hạn của 2 vị trí mở rất nhiều tiêu chuẩn), MT5 (lây lan tối thiểu là 0,8-1,6 pips trên các cặp tiền tệ chính, đòn bẩy tối đa là 50:1 vàng và bạc)
• Điện thoại di động Sàn giao dịch : MT4 và MT5 cho iOS và Android
• Quy định bởi : FCA
3. OANDA
• HQ Đến từ : New York, Hoa Kỳ
• Lan truyền : 1,3-2,4 pips về chuyên ngành
• Hoa hồng : Không
• Tiền gửi tối thiểu : Không có tiền gửi tối thiểu
• Triển tối thiểu : 1.000 đơn vị (vi rất nhiều)
• Tận dụng tối đa : 50:1
• Số cặp giao dịch : 62 cặp với vàng và bạc
• Sàn giao dịch : MT4, fxTrade
• Nền tảng Di động : giao dịch ngoại hối cho iPhone, iPad, và Android
• Quy định bởi : CFTC, NFA, Cơ quan Tiền tệ của Singapore, IIROC, FCA, và FSA
4. FXCM
• HQ Đến từ : New York, Hoa Kỳ
• Lan truyền : 1,4-1,7 pips về chuyên ngành
• Hoa hồng : Có. Hoa hồng tính vào tài khoản đủ điều kiện để giao dịch với chênh lệch thấp nhất có sẵn FXCM
• Tiền gửi tối thiểu : £ 50 - cũng có thể tài trợ cho tài khoản với Euro, USD, CAD, NZD, AUD, hay Yên
• Triển tối thiểu : 1.000 đơn vị (vi rất nhiều)
• Tận dụng tối đa : 200:1
• Số cặp giao dịch : 56 cặp tiền tệ
• Sàn giao dịch : MT4, kinh doanh ga
• Điện thoại di động Sàn giao dịch : Giao dịch trạm di động
• Quy định bởi : CFTC, NFA, FSA, ASIC và SFC
5. IronFX
• HQ Đến từ : Vương quốc Anh
• Lan truyền : 0,9-1,5 pips về chuyên ngành, 0,50 $ Mỹ vàng, $ 0,04 Mỹ bạc
• Hoa hồng : Không
• Tiền gửi tối thiểu : $ 500 Mỹ hoặc giá trị tương đương trong EUR, GBP, AUD, JPY, CHF, PLN hoặc HUF
• Triển tối thiểu : 1.000 đơn vị (vi rất nhiều) trên các cặp tiền tệ, 50 đơn vị (oz) trên bạc, 1 đơn vị (oz) vàng
• Tận dụng tối đa : 500:1 trên các cặp tiền tệ, 100:1 vàng và bạc
• Số cặp giao dịch : 68 cặp tiền vàng và bạc
• Sàn giao dịch : MT4, MT5, WebTrader, cá nhân quản lý nhiều tài khoản, MultiTerminal
• Điện thoại di động Sàn giao dịch : Kinh doanh BlackBerry, MT4 (iPhone, iPad, Android), MT5 (iPhone, iPad, Android), MT4 Mobile Trader, MT4 điện thoại thông minh Trader
• Quy định bởi : FCA, ASIC, FSP, CRFIN, Cy.SEC, và MiFID
6. FxPro
• HQ Đến từ : Vương quốc Anh
• Lan truyền : 1,5-2,7 pips về chuyên ngành, $ 0,50 cho mỗi ounce vàng và $ 0,04 cho mỗi ounce trên bạc, 0,80 € mỗi ounce trên EUR / vàng và 0,06 € mỗi ounce trên EUR / Silver
• Hoa hồng : Không
• Tiền gửi tối thiểu : $ 500 Mỹ hoặc tương đương trong EUR, GBP, CHF, hoặc JPY (tiền gửi tín dụng / thẻ ghi nợ chịu phí xử lý 1,6%)
• Triển tối thiểu : 10.000 đơn vị (rất nhiều mini) hoặc 1.000 đơn vị (vi rất nhiều) với việc sử dụng các chuyên gia cố vấn, 10 đơn vị (oz) vàng, 500 đơn vị (oz) bạc
• Tận dụng tối đa : 500:1
• Số cặp giao dịch : 72 cặp với vàng và bạc
• Sàn giao dịch : MT4, cTrader
• Sàn giao dịch điện thoại di động : Điện thoại di động MT4, cTrader Mobile Web
• Quy định bởi : FCA và Cy.SEC
7. IBFX
• HQ Đến từ : United States
• Lây lan : 1,88-2,69 pips về chuyên ngành
• Hoa hồng : Không
• Tiền gửi tối thiểu : Không có tiền gửi tối thiểu
• Triển tối thiểu : 100 đơn vị (nano rất nhiều) với MT4 Mini, 1.000 đơn vị (vi rất nhiều) với MT4 chuẩn
• Đòn bẩy tối đa : 50:1
• Số cặp giao dịch : 24 cặp tiền tệ
• Sàn giao dịch : MT4 Mini và Tiêu chuẩn, TradeStation
• Điện thoại di động Sàn giao dịch : MetaQuotes MT4
• Quy định bởi : CFTC và NFA
8. AVA Triển
• HQ Đến từ : Ai-len
• Lan truyền : 1,6-3,1 pips về chuyên ngành với tài khoản nổi FX có sẵn với MT4, $ 0,47 cho mỗi oz vàng, $ 0.04 oz trên bạc, $ 0,04 cho mỗi thùng dầu
• Hoa hồng : Không
• Tiền gửi tối thiểu : $ 100 US / € 100 / £ 100 / $ 100 Âu / 100.000 ¥
• Triển tối thiểu : 1.000 đơn vị (vi rất nhiều) trên các cặp tiền tệ, 1 đơn vị (oz) vàng, 100 đơn vị (oz) bạc, 10 đơn vị (thùng) dầu
• Tận dụng tối đa : 400:1 trên các cặp tiền tệ, 200:1 vàng, 50:1 trên bạc, 100:1 dầu
• Số cặp giao dịch : 49 cặp tiền tệ bằng vàng, bạc và dầu
• Sàn giao dịch : MT4, AVA Trader (FX tài khoản cố định cho lây lan của 3-4 pips trên các cặp tiền tệ chính, đòn bẩy 200:1 tối đa), AVA Options, Web Thương mại
• Sàn giao dịch điện thoại di động : Điện thoại di động MT4, AVA Điện thoại di động
• Quy định bởi : FSA, ASIC, Ngân hàng Trung ương Ireland, và British Virgin Islands Ủy ban Dịch vụ tài chính
9. Swissquote / ac-markets.com
• HQ Đến từ : Thụy Sĩ
• Lây lan : tối thiểu 2,5-4 pip về chuyên ngành. Giá trị lan rộng điển hình không tìm thấy
• Hoa hồng : Không
• Tiền gửi tối thiểu : $ 1,000 Mỹ
• Triển tối thiểu : 1.000 đơn vị (vi rất nhiều) trên các cặp tiền tệ, 1 đơn vị (oz) vàng, 1 đơn vị (oz) bạc, 1 đơn vị (thùng) dầu
• Đòn bẩy tối đa : 100:1
• Số cặp giao dịch : 71 cặp tiền tệ bằng vàng, bạc và dầu
• Sàn giao dịch : MT4, Web Trader 2, nâng cao Trader
• Điện thoại di động Sàn giao dịch : Kinh doanh điện thoại di động
• Quy định bởi : FINMA
10. Markets.com
• HQ Đến từ : Cyprus
• Lây lan : 3-4 pips về chuyên ngành
• Hoa hồng : Không
• Tiền gửi tối thiểu : $ 100/100 € / £ 100 với tài khoản Classic, 2500 $ / 2500 € / £ 2500 với tài khoản tiêu chuẩn
• Triển tối thiểu : 1.000 đơn vị (vi rất nhiều)
• Tận dụng tối đa : 200:1
• Số cặp giao dịch : 51 cặp tiền tệ
• Sàn giao dịch : MT4
• Điện thoại di động Sàn giao dịch : thị trường di động Trader
• Quy định bởi : Cy.SEC, FCA, điều tiết EU như sau: BDF (Pháp), CONSOB (Italy), CNMV (Tây Ban Nha), AFM (Hà Lan), BaFin (Đức), FI (Thụy Điển), FSA Đan Mạch, PSZAF (Hungary ), NBS (Slovakia), CNB (Cộng hòa Séc), và Nam Phi FSB

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Do you own a travel agency and want to take it to the heights of success? In this competitive world, you would need something innovative to lure your customers. By just offering cliche deals and packages, you cannot win the rat race. Your competitors are also offering similar deals and their prices may be more economical than yours. So, why will your prospective customers choose you over your competitors? There is no need to worry! You can buy innovative and high-end travel booking engine software that will make the travel booking extremely easy and quick.

Normally, with thousands of people booking their tickets simultaneously, the booking website or engine becomes extremely overcrowded. Thus, when you try to book the tickets of your customers, you face various difficulties. Many a times you are not able to book the tickets for the day your customers desire to travel. So, they end up being disappointed and you lose their loyalty. In this tight competitive era, you surely don't want to lose any of your customers. In fact, you want to retain your customers and keep on adding new ones. So, it's very important to use high-end technology to make the difference in booking. Now, you can find effective travel software in the market that will help you to make the bookings easily and quickly.

Apart from helping you in your bookings, some of the vital features of travel software are as follows:

Helps in making customized itineraryEnables the addition of maps of the place, images of the enticing locale, restaurants, historical places and market area.Permits the addition or subtraction of places to visit to make the trip cost effectiveEnables the choices of rooms and places by the clients.

When you customize the itinerary according to the requirements of your clients, they will surely be very impressed. You can add maps and images of the place to entice your customers and give them an idea about the locale. When they will view the images they are sure to choose your deals and packages. Furthermore, you can also leave the choice of rooms to your clients. Normally, the itinerary already includes the places to visit and the rooms that are offered. But if your client desires more comfortable room or want to shift to a cheap room, the travel booking engine software will enable the same. Thus, you will find your client base rising very steeply and soon you will be the leader in your industry!

The author is an experienced Content writer and publisher on the topics related to Travel Booking Engine

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As with all technology, online bug tracking has been changing and improving since the first online bug tracker in 1998, Bugzilla. There has not been an upgrade since Pivotal Tracker in 2008, which made many important enhancements including: an easier way to arrange and rearrange the stories (problems that are recorded), easy one-click transitions, and so on. All of these advancements and improvements mean nothing, however if one does not know how the whole tracking process works in the first place. This article will describe in detail the online bug tracking process so that businesses that are not IT focused have a better idea as to what they are buying.

Bug tracking can essentially be divided into four main steps:
Creating the software or code (done by the programmer)Sending the product to the testerThe bug tracking system then records these bugs and marks themThe programmer receives this list and fixes the bugs

There are a number of different bugs that could be recorded, some of which are the fault of the programmer and some the fault of the computer. Some of the common bugs that an online bug tracking system might catch include: syntax bugs, logic bugs, multi-threaded bugs, arithmetic bugs, resource bugs, interfacing bugs, performance bugs, and teamworking bugs.

When writing the programming language the code developer must be very specific. This is because a syntax bug could occur if there are any typos or a logic bug could occur if the system does not understand the command that was written. The tester, sometimes also known as the client or business if the software has not been tested prior to purchase, is who catches the bugs, records them, and sends them to the bug tracking system. The tracking system will mark the bugs, usually off of some basis that the company that bought the software came up with. In most cases the common marking systems use the following words to identify their bugs: unconfirmed, new assigned, resolved, reopened, verified, or closed. It should be clear how the task transitions between these words.

Sometimes a company will base their scale on the level of importance of the glitch. If a glitch is affecting a large amount of areas in the computer network then it would be marked as very high importance. If it is similar to a previous concern that was reported then it will receive a low importance value because it could be fixed in a similar way as the previous problem and will therefore not take as long.

Hopefully, this article will clear up any misunderstandings as to what online bug tracking systems do. One thing that is clear is that these systems are essential for the survivals of any business, especially small ones.

Bug tracking, whether it is an online bug tracking software or software bought from a store, can be a confusing process. This article describes what happens through the tracking process so businesses that are not IT focused will have a better understanding.

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An ERP consultant is responsible for administering every segment of the implementation so that the required actions take place at the desired level of quality, at a scheduled time and with successful participation of all those who need to participate.

An ERP consultant has to transform his approaches and methodologies into comprehensive work plans, which are then converted into tasks and are allocated to the right people. The time schedule for each segment and each task needs to be determined and the project plan needs to be resolved.

ERP consultants must add value to the project. They are the ones who have the technical knowledge about the implementation. Because of the practical knowledge derived from their practical experience - stemmed from having worked on several projects - they can avoid the 'recreating the wheel' phenomenon.

Professionals into ERP consulting save a lot of time, money and effort by doing away with the trial and error method of implementation and executing things right at the first stance.

ERP consultants have their responsibilities and roles defined and they need to analyze the business, supervise the design, manage the implementation and make sure that the solution is successfully delivered. They are required to be efficient, dedicated and qualified so that they can run the process efficiently. An ERP consultant is therefore important for the implementation of the ERP system.

Functional consultants and technical consultants are the two kinds of enterprise resource planning consultants who are required to maintain the schedule and quality of the ERP system by conceptualizing, designing, implementing and maintaining the ERP system.

The functional consultant prepares documents according to the needs of the client and then maps the requirement with the proposed solution. These documents need to be approved by the client and the project manager and the changes need to be incorporated. After performing the GAP analysis, the consultant begins with the implementation phase. The roles and responsibilities of functional ERP consultants include being aware of the functionalities of an assortment of modules such as finance, manufacturing, inventory, production, etc.

The roles and responsibilities of technical consultants involve customizing the application according to requirements of the client and the documents. The technical consultant identifies the requirements related to technology, operating system, database, installations of hardware and technical expenses. The technical consultant also designs the technicalities of a business process and the architecture of the system.

Designing projects, preparing budgets, interacting with the clientele, convincing the management, delegating work to team members and ensuring that the project is completed on time - is all part of the responsibilities of the ERP consultants.

The consultants need to ensure that the ERP system developed meets the client's business requirements. Training the employees or in-house staff once the ERP system has been implemented is also part of the responsibilities of the consultants. The responsibilities of an ERP consultant also calls for them having sufficient knowledge and experience in logistics, human resources, information technology, sales, marketing and supply chain management among several other things.

If you would like to get more information about ERP Consultant, send us your queries or requirements at info@erpsoftwaresolutionsindia.com.

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All managerial tasks involve administering job allocation, work progress, output and resources in supreme coordination. Any glitch in this context may compel you to take a back seat in the race towards success. Technological advancement has modified the world into a state where time is money, and this holds good for all business related sequences. IT revolution has laid its impact on each and every field and the first to be affected in the milieu are business enterprises. Automation is the key to increase efficiency, and it has been extensively applied wherever feasible. Today business enterprises need round the clock update of all the details regarding employees, their qualifications and skills so that right resources can be diverted to the right spots without delay. As such, implementation of efficient resource management software becomes indispensable.

Resource management software is handy in transforming huge & complicated project tasks into easier accomplishable work. It may include small modules for managing various project components. Diversified project errands like scheduling, communicating, cost and budget control, management etc. become far more doable and achievable within deadlines. It involves maintenance of entire data within reach and thus facilitates data utilization when and where required. All information like financial supplies, human skills, production resources, inventory and IT records are available at a single platform and can be used effectively to analyse situations and take important decisions. Not only it alleviates effortless data storage but also improves data usage by generating precise reports and graphs when needed.

The software incorporates various functionalities for resource scheduling like tracking employees & their whereabouts and availability, graphical representation, report generation and calendar integration for future planning. Project management tools are designed according to the complexities involved in the project. Estimation of all resources especially the human resource is the key to effective resource management. Efficient resource management software enables you to answer last minute leave requests and arrange a suitable replacement within no time without inflicting any slack in output or extension in the deadline. You are stoutly equipped with all the data and information to foresee the loopholes and extras and effectively decide where and what to curtail; alternatively you also get a pre-hand knowledge about the shortcomings and come-up with a plan to tackle the situation.

As a resource manager you strive for achieving 100% utilization with respect to the available resources and look for ways to deliver maximum output using finite means & assets. Efficient resource management software helps in realizing all these requirements in an effortless manner. It assists you in applying various resource management techniques such as resource levelling, resource development and conservation and eventually reducing the project cost and time significantly. Forecasting demand and supply is an important aspect and when judged ahead of time it greatly enhances your capability to deal with situations effectively; get it all-done aptly with an efficient resource scheduling software. Needless to say that present context and challenges insist on the implementation of this pertinent software that streamlines all the business related processes and handles everything expeditiously.

In times of economic stress, every dime counts. You can make use of configurable resource management software and a powerful software to manage resources to improve your profit and revenue flow.

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Many backgrounds found on display savers are average computer wallpaper. These common wallpapers are freely obtainable on loads of website pages and anybody can acquire them. There isn't just one variety of wallpaper available but a few and one of the best kinds is 3D laptop wallpaper.

At the moment lots of people are seeking a background that is more than a simple illustration and this is the explanation why the 3D wallpaper set-up is gaining in worldwide recognition every day. In comparison with other wallpapers, the 3D's are so gorgeous to look at that one is immediately drawn to downloading them. Once you build up a variety of 3D wallpapers in your computer it's hard not to waste time viewing them.

The hitch is that if you're not careful they will slow your computer down for the reason that they use up a lot of memory and can infect your machine. If you are going to enjoy 3D wallpapers to their maximum you may possibly need to make your computer quicker.

When you are working away on your computer theses wallpapers do offer a refreshing distraction. There are numerous subjects on offer and not just animation; it includes people, places, animals, nature and celebrities. Beaches, scenes from nature and far out innovative ideas are the 3 most popular downloads.

There are many of these free high quality 3D computer wallpapers available online but a number of web pages that present these do charge a fee for various specialised topics. With those that you pay for they are typically free from any virus, spyware and malware that possibly will slow down your pc.

2D and 3D wallpapers are quite different. 3D for instance is pin sharp, a lot more full and stirs the senses more. Whereas 2D is just less with regular images with a lot less depth. 3D is so complete, so filled with color and life, that it gives you the sensation that you are being transported into the core of the scene you are viewing.

The initial thing to do to get 3D computer wallpaper is to visit a search engine such as Bing or Google and type in the phrases, "3D Computer Wallpaper" for the best results. If one desires a specific group of 3D wallpapers for their laptop, they could narrow their search by adding "3D computer wildlife wallpaper". You can then go for wallpapers to download from the selection provided. To find a choice of web-sites just click the back button on your browser.

There are applications that will provide you free-timed wallpapers that will display at random or rotated to present diverse wallpapers at miscellaneous times. For video playback of 3D wallpapers you can make use of some new media players. Of course, the results rely on the precise qualities of your software and whether you need to make your computer faster. To get the most from 3D wallpaper you will need to take into account your processor programs and time to study the program will be required as will some investment in tools to speed up your computer.

There are countless choices available with 3D computer wallpaper that you can try out. Give it a go.

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Whether you are organizing an event on Cloud computing or the launch party of a new auto model, there is no way you by which you can compromise with the event planning process. Every important element has to be taken into account be it choosing and reserving the event site, carefully working on the guest list, sending invitations or decorating the area. However, while every event organizing company wants to arrange the best event possible, collecting funds and then allocating them in the necessary areas remain a major responsibility. Most event planners fail to properly utilize the allocated money either over-spending it on decoration or on the menu and then face a shortage of funds to invest in other core areas.

Today, smart event organizers are taking the help of technology to curtail their spending habits while saving the hard-earned company capital. It has being made possible through an availability of a wide range of online tools and solutions that leads to automation of the entire process flow of event planning, execution, and management. For example, there is the emailing service which you can acquire to send soft-copy invites instead of spending hours designing and printing hard-copy, handwritten cards. Time management is one of the most important aspects of successful event planning and through the usage of technology you can convert the time intensive tasks to your advantage; also conserve the energy and indulge in administrative tasks which cannot be mechanized as such.

While organizing a technology based event, a major phase is to open up registrations at the right time. You have for so long hired additional staff to help you distribute paper registration forms to those interested to participate at your event. However, you can always try out something new with regard to the registration system this time. For example, use an online event registration solution that lets you automate the process of creating and publishing endless number of forms. I am in no manner indicating that the manual registration process is inferior in any way; however, once you adopt the automated process you can judge for yourself the difference in the systemized working of these two versions. Ask your friends or those who have used the solution before and they will tell you how user-friendly it is plus time saving as well.

Another aspect related to the sign-up system is the collection of registration fees. Many a times, organizations have to wait for days to get a paper check encashed. Again, sometimes individuals fail to turn up within the days allotted for paying registration fees. Besides, event organizers often face problems in keeping a track of payments collected and generating reports based on the numerical data. These days, you will find many organizations accepting funds online. Money reaches a person or the association in a fast and secure manner. Online payment solutions make it easier for anyone to transfer payments via credit cards or PayPal and you can receive them instantly with automatic email confirmations or notifications even on your cell phones.

Jonathan is a professional event planner. Event professionals worldwide are increasingly relying on automated software to streamline the online event registration, payment management, and attendee relationship management. Acteva is the market leader in providing event registration solutions at competitive price.

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With the increase in the number of smart devices being available, and work of any kind relying on the internet, it is little wonder then that mobile workforce management is an emerging form of working. Several companies have come up with a flexible work system and have created software that help to organize and delegate work as well as look into quality control.

But in order to make a mobile workforce work the right way for a company, there is a great deal that goes on in the background. Here are some aspects that need to be considered when dealing with a mobile workforce. It is up to the HR department of any company to ensure that the management is in complete agreement with the implementation of a mobile workforce. They should be able to clearly explain how and what the savings at every level is going to translate into.

For the worker who is used to the cubicle and a manual assignment of work, it is going to be a culture change of sorts to switch to being a part of the mobile workforce. This means that it is up to the HR department to ensure that a sense of security prevails and one does not feel that they are being sidelined for a lack of performance. This is also a program that cannot be implemented overnight. It takes a serious amount of planning and it should be worked on for a while before its implementation.

When you introduce a new software program to help regulate the mobile workforce, you should also be able to ensure that it fits in neatly with the infrastructure that you have in place. It should be able to integrate into your current working style and be used seamlessly by the mobile workforce. You could do a trial run with a choice of your own team members and create a space to see its functionality and its ease of use.

Look into how the software can be used to maximizing efficiency when on the field. There should be a sense of connection between the team members on the field and those at the office who work on the back end management. Only with such a connection can productivity be high.

You need to have a tracking system in place that will look into the improvement of performance, both individually and on a company level.

To find out more about how field service management can be used by business and also take a look at the innovative UK-based cloud field service software supplier http://www.oneserve.co.uk/

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It's one thing to have a WordPress site but its way better to have a WordPress site with plugins. Plugins add functionality, engage readers, improve site performance, gives feedback and protects your site. There are so many plugins available out there that it can be overwhelming to decide which ones to install. I have a small list of five plugins I think is essential for any WordPress site.

Jetpack by WordPress.com

Jetpack is a plugin with a lot of bang! The plugin installs a dashboard with views for several tools. It allows you to see page view stats on your WordPress site. There are also tools to set up subscription lists, so that readers will be notified of new posts. There are sharing tools that add social icons to the bottom of posts. If you are looking for an image gallery, Jetpack comes with a Carousel tool that is great for displaying gallery images.

There is a feature that allows a WordPress website owner to display mathematical symbols easily within posts. Spelling and Grammar are also an added feature of this plugin. When writing posts, incorrect spelled words are underlined. Customizing the CSS can now be done without affecting the Theme.

Social Media Widget

The Social Media Widget adds social button links in a sidebar widget. You can add as many as you like. There are social buttons for Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Google, Gaming accounts, Music accounts, RSS feeds, custom links and more. This is a free plugin with icons coming in different sizes, styles and animations. Just adding this plugin, brightens up any WordPress site, with the clean graphic icons used as social badges.

All in One SEO Pack

This plugin is great with making sure your site posts and pages are SEO friendly. When writing a post you have the ability to include SEO Meta data for the Title, Description and Keywords. You can include SEO information for the entire site, such as site title, keywords and description. This is a free plugin by Michael Torbert of Semper Fi Web Design, but there is also a paid version of the plugin.

Akismet

This plugin is a time saver when it comes to spam. This plugin filters out spam from comments on your WordPress posts. Before using this plugin, I would have to manually respond to hundreds of spam comments. After installing Akismet and acquiring an API key, I stopped reading spam comments. I can empty my spam queue and be fairly comfortable that what I am deleting are legitimate spam comments.

WPtouch

This plugins does a great job of converting your WordPress site into a mobile miniature version. You can view it on an iPhone, iPad, Android, BlackBerry and Palm. This plugin gives your site an added avenue for traffic. There are so many mobile users with cell phone capable of viewing webpages, that it makes sense to have your site viewable on a mobile platform.

Having a WordPress site and a flashy theme aren't the only things that make a site great, its the plugins you include. The plugins take the site to a new level by adding functionality, feedback, performance and protection. You now know of five plugins that should be in your site. There are a lot of plugins out there, but consider these to have in your WordPress website.

If you want to learn about installing a WordPress plugin, read the post on Adding a new WordPress Plugin.

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Outlook has a deleted items folder, which acts as the trash for email messages in Microsoft Outlook. Under default settings, when a user deletes some mails from any of the folders like inbox and sent mails, they will be stored in the deleted items folder before they are permanently removed by a user from this folder. Some users have the habit of frequently emptying the deleted items folder and once this is done, the deleted mails cannot be recovered unless the user has a valid data backup. The other option available for them to recover deleted emails from outlook is to use the software meant for this purpose.

For instance, consider that you are deleting some mails from your inbox for some purpose, with a view to restore them later from the trash folder. But, unfortunately without remembering that some mails are to be restored, you are emptying the trash folder. This might also happen when you have checked the option called 'empty the deleted items folder upon exiting' in Outlook and you just exit outlook before restoring the crucial mails that were deleted by you from the inbox with a view to restore them later to the inbox. To avoid the occurrence of the second instance, it is better to check the 'warn before permanently deleting items' box, which can be found under the advanced options. Let us discuss some of the methods to recover deleted emails from Outlook.

The best method to be followed and of course the easiest method is to make use of software programs specially meant for this purpose. With the help of these software programs, users can recover deleted mails, recover lost PST file, repair corrupted or inaccessible PST file. Some of these software programs are offered in demo version as well in such a way that users can make use of this version before they actually purchase the paid version. This option will enable the users to satisfy themselves before they actually go for the paid version of the application.

In case the user is facing problems like corruption of PST files that occur due to several reasons, with the help of these software programs, users can get outlook PST repair service. This will ensure the users that in the case of corruption of PST files, the required repairs can be done to the files. So, go for the best software program for recovering deleted mails from outlook and for outlook PST repair.

Pst-repair.net is successful in outlook recovery for accidentally deleted emails, folders, calendars, appointments, meeting requests, contacts, tasks, task requests, journals, notes as much as possible which minimize the loss of corruption. For know more information about mail recovery software and how to recover deleted emails please visit us.

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1. Display Formulas

To display worksheet formulas for auditing and printing, press [Ctrl] + ~ (called a tilde and found on many keyboards to the left of the #1 key). Use this shortcut again to revert back to worksheet results. In Excel 2010 and Excel 2007, this option, Show Formulas, is found under the Formulas tab.

2. Fast Moves Between Worksheets in a Workbook

Try these keyboard shortcuts to toggle or cycle between worksheets:

Next worksheet: [Ctrl] + [Page Down]Previous worksheet: [Ctrl] + [Page Up]

These shortcuts work great in smaller workbooks but how do you quickly move to a specific worksheet especially now that Excel 2007 supports up to 1,024 worksheets, an increase from the limit of 255 worksheets in Excel 2003? For another way to easily navigate to a worksheet in an Excel workbook, right-click on any of the 4 triangle navigation buttons (located immediately to the left of the worksheet tabs) to display a pop-up menu of worksheet names. Just choose the worksheet you want. The option for More Sheets displays as needed for a complete list of worksheets in the workbook.

3. Fast Data Entry

Save time with these quick and easy ways to enter data into an Excel worksheet:

Enter current date: [Ctrl] +;Repeat data from the cell immediately above: [Ctrl] + ' (single quote)

4. Wrapping Text

When entering titles or long paragraphs of text, the [Enter] key will move to a new cell. Instead press [Alt] + [Enter] to create a line break or new line in the same cell. With this shortcut, you can decide where the text breaks for column headings, text descriptions, and Excel notes and comments.

Not every long text entry needs this specific control, and so, you can anticipate and automatically format lengthy entries to wrap to multiple lines by applying the Wrap Text alignment feature to entire columns or rows even if some of your cells won't need it. To apply the Wrap Text format to a selection in Excel 2003, choose Format > Cells, select the Alignment tab, and check the Wrap text option. To format a selection in Excel 2007 to wrap text, pick the Wrap Text command from the Alignment group in the Home tab.

5. Go To Shortcut

Quickly move to a specific cell or range by pressing [F5] or [Ctrl] + G (Go To).

6. Editing Cells

Excel has lots of choices for editing text, values or a formula in a worksheet cell including:

Typing a new entry in the cell (no need to delete previous contents)Double-click on cell to open "in-place" or direct editingPress [F2] to open the current cell for editingClick once into the Formula Bar (above column headings)Press [Delete] to clear contents (cell is empty but retains formatting)When a cell is opened for editing, click with the mouse or use arrow keys, [Backspace], [Delete], [Home] and [End] to navigate within the cell.

7. Keyboard Shortcut to Go To the Formula Bar

The previous Excel tip included the option to edit a cell by pressing the [F2] function key which, by default, positions the cursor in the cell instead of the Formula bar. If you really like keyboard shortcuts over the mouse, you can change the [F2] function key so it moves directly to the Formula bar. Just follow the steps below for your version of Microsoft Excel:

Excel 2010: Pick the File tab and then select Options from the bottom of the screen.Excel 2007: Click the Office button and then pick Excel Options (at the bottom right).Select Advanced in the left pane.Uncheck the Allow editing directly in cell option. OK to apply.

8. Easy Cell Formatting

Try these quick Excel keyboard shortcuts to change formatting for your current selection:

Open the Format Cells dialog box: [Ctrl] + 1Apply the currency format: [Ctrl] + $Apply the percentage format: [Ctrl] + %

9. Quickly See a Sum or Average

Want to see a quick total or other calculation? Just highlight some numbers in a worksheet. Next, look at the status bar at the bottom of the window. As part of a feature called AutoCalculate, Excel displays the average of the numbers, a count of the cells, and the sum. The average, count, and sum in the status bar get updated each time you click another cell. By the way, when you use this tip, Excel ignores any cells you click that contain text or graphics instead of numbers. Although you can't automatically create fixed results from these calculations, this is an easy way to audit or review your Excel worksheets. You can also use this trick with non-adjacent cells. Just click on one cell, and then hold down the [Ctrl] key while you click on additional cells you want to add to the other selected values.

10. Quick Select All

If most or all of your Excel worksheet will have the same format (font style, size, number, etc.), you can apply global formatting to the cells even before you type text, data, or formulas into the cells. To select all of the cells in the current range or data list, press [Ctrl] + A. Press again to select the entire worksheet (Select All) or by clicking once on the upper-right intersection (the blank rectangle) of Column A and Row 1. Then choose the cell formatting options that you want to see in your worksheet.

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In the current economy, almost every service management business is being pressurized into bringing down their costs and downsizing to bare necessities if they want to continue making a profit. And on the other hand, they end up having a customer base that is getting highly sophisticated and demanding and a competition that is always more than willing to pave the way for them.

In such cases, it is the service based functions of most companies that take a beating. You find very few of them to go around, they work hard, yet they are undervalued and more often than not are the first to take a hit in cost cutting. There are three primary service management challenges that companies face. The first of this is not being able justify customer service from the finance point of view and not being able to put a monetary value to poor service. This can be very difficult when it comes to creating and implementing service improvement measures.

Every organization will have a hierarchy through which one has to go through and they will continue to create bottlenecks on the way up. Because of the lack of a formal means of customer retention and a framework within which to work, there is no balance as far as investment in improvement goes.

The aim of any service based organization is to create a company that is based completely on being a customer driven set up. This needs some systematic planning and execution abilities; especially in places where a company is making shift to being more customer-centric and providing them with a value for money experience.

One of the simplest ways to overcome issues of workforce management is to use a software that has been created especially for service management. This software will help with the creation of work scheduling process that will ensure your team is out and working in a systemized manner. Both sides can be in constant touch while on the job since these software depends on team connectivity on the Internet. Smart devices will help the team stay in touch. They will also be able to get their next assignments without a fuss, within a short radii bringing down the need for excessive travelling.

Service management challenges need to be dealt it a professional manner with the right kind of electronic back-up. It makes the various deadlines of work more manageable and workable.

Click here for more info about how field service management can be used by business and also take a look at innovative UK cloud field service software supplier http://www.oneserve.co.uk/

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Office security has become an issue that needs to be addressed by many businesses. This is not only true of the electronic issues that may arise from time to time but in many cases, it is true of the physical security of your business location. In order for you to keep yourself and your employees free from harm, here are a few suggestions that can assist you along the way. Applying these in your own business practices is relatively easy and it will have a profound effect on the safety of the workplace.

As far as the physical safety of the workplace is concerned, this is something that is really going to depend upon your business model. If you have hundreds of employees, it is likely that you are going to need to employ much more security than if you run a fairly small operation. Having somebody on hand which can offer the security that is needed in the workplace is often going to be of benefit. This is especially true of the nighttime security, regardless of whether you have employees on working during these hours or not. Not only can it help to secure the workplace so that problems are kept to a minimum, it can also make those who need to work at night feel comfortable in doing so.

It is not just the physical workplace that needs to be secured in today's world environment; it is also the electronic workplace. Your network is susceptible to hackers and unscrupulous individuals who want nothing more than to get their hands on your data. There are numerous ways that you can overcome this problem, but they must be employed properly. Securing your network is perhaps the most important thing that can be done and you may need the help of an ITT in order to accomplish this. You should also make sure that any security software that you are using, such as antivirus or anti-spyware is up to date and running on each and every workstation within your business.

When you have the security enabled through your network, make sure that any peripherals are also secured properly. This is especially important for businesses that run check printing software or print prescriptions. The number of individuals who should have access to those printers should be limited, but how can you do so effectively? Make sure that you set the permissions in the network properly and secure the physical location by purchasing printers that not only protect the toner cartridges by HP, they also protect the paper that is used for printing those documents.

Finally, make sure that everybody in your business is up to date on how to run a computer safely. This is especially important if you have open access to the Internet enabled through your workplace. There are plenty of dangers available and spyware/viruses can easily attach themselves to computers if you are surfing the web randomly. Be sure that you have regular meetings with your employees to discuss how to operate computers properly and how to use the tools that are available to keep your entire network safe.

The author of this article has experience using check printing software and toner cartridges by HP. During his free time he loves to travel around Asia and share his experience throughout different social media outlets.

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Even when software developers hire the best programmers and provide them with state-of-the-art information technology (IT) resources, they still might need help completing important tasks. Today there are a number of tasks that developers outsource to specialized companies. Two of those tasks are web application testing and the installment of a simple issue tracking system. With each service, developers are able to improve the quality of their products and services by getting help with tasks that go beyond core competencies. This article will take a look at each of the above mentioned services to explain why companies benefit from outsourcing these tasks.

Simple Issue Tracking System

Software developers of all sizes have found that their offerings are vulnerable to the presence of bugs and other errors. Customers expect some problems due to the reality of human error; so generally they are less concerned with whether or not the software has bugs and more concerned with whether or not the developer is capable of quickly resolving the bugs. A simple issue tracking system empowers customer support representatives to quickly and effectively solve a problem. Problem resolution professionals uses a simple issue tracking system to see which glitches the company is trying to fix at any particular time, and will log their own actions when addressing a specific problem.

Real-time tracking enables other employees to pick up where someone else left off without having to work with someone else to get up to speed. Additionally, support representatives have a live look at how close a problem is to being fixed and can provide customers with frequent updates. Over time, the organization actually develops a database full of techniques that can be used to address issues as developers log their actions in the simple issue tracking system. This allows problems to be addressed by programmers more quickly, and in some cases these activity logs can be used by customer support reps to walk customers through bug removal steps over the phone.

Web Application Testing

When developers are working on a web application, they will conduct software testing before launching the new application. Web application testing aims to identify issues and eliminate them before the application is released to the general public. Issues that will be inspected with testing include application security, accessibility to users with different privileges (for example, if a site has a free section and a section that only registered members are able to access), and load testing to determine if the application can handle giant spikes in traffic. Many companies opt to outsource the task of web application testing because third-party companies can identify problems more quickly, provide accurate end-user metrics, and scan the application to identify quality issues.

Companies that focus specifically on providing a simple issue tracking system and completing web application testing will have the time, resources, and expertise that most organizations do not have in-house. Outsourcing these tasks allows organizations to not only save money due to the developer's elevated efficiency, but also ensures that the job will be done as well or even better than it would be in-house.

Developers can outsource tasks like the development of a simple issue tracking system and completion of web application testing to ensure the best results.

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Working with graphics and images is a little different from a traditional job or business. While a store might sell CDs, books or fruits and vegetables, you're selling your skills and, most importantly, the pictures and media that you capture for your clients. You wouldn't risk your stock with a sub-par inventory system, so why would you risk your digital assets by not using a suitable filing and library software suite in the same way?

How can I take care of my digital assets?

Digital asset management and image library software is all you need to make sure that you and your business are protected from hard drive failure, viruses, theft and everything else that can ruin your data and set you back weeks, months or even years. By backing up your data to a secure, offsite location, you'll never have to worry about losing those important images or video.

What can image library software offer me?

This modern software primarily allows you to organise and backup your images. The Internet is an excellent tool that allows many new and innovative ways of organising your data - in the past five years online storage has become the norm that many businesses use in one way or another.

Good image library software will copy your images in full resolution to a backup server that can be accessed from any computer, anywhere in the world with the right software, login details and an Internet connection. Even if your business goes up in flames you'll still have everything you've worked on available from your online library.

You will also be able to keep better tabs on projects, completed work and you won't ever worry about where that image or job from months ago got to. Organise your library with tags, label jobs by client and search your entire catalogue of images quickly and easily with keywords.

The software can help with group work too. Because you can access data online from any machine, you can set up permissions and groups for employees, clients and anybody else that you choose to work with so that they can access and modify files themselves. Projects can be completed from halfway around the world by three different people in three different places with ease using the right image library software.

Make managing your pictures and data a breeze with high quality image library software. Treat your digital assets with care and enjoy the added functionality, security and peace of mind.

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What happens when a bulk of employees are reaching the retirement stage? The organization need to add new and young workforce to replace the older employees. However, during this change it is extremely critical to capture the knowledge from the subject matter experts (SMEs) and transferring it to learning professionals. This setup of training and learning has its own challenges but it provides numerous learning opportunities. This can be used for future projects and teams to reach the desired goals and objectives of the company.

A three- step process can help in learning and overcome the problems:

1.) Partnership Agreement Worksheet: An SME could be an external resource paid to impart knowledge or an internal resource that will transfer knowledge to the learning professionals as an added responsibility to his daily role.

In case of an internal resource, it is important for SME to answer the question, "Why am I doing this?" Is it for the passion in the particular field or is it for extra compensation or incentive? In this agreement of training, the learning professional has to be clear about his expectation from the SMEs' training session and how is it going to help in context to his/her job description.

2.) EARS communication: It takes into account the famous theory of Malcolm Knowles about the way adults learns.

• Adults share and learn through each other's vast pool of prior knowledge gained through years of experience.
• They actively apply these new-found skills in their daily jobs and change their attitude towards work.
• They identify the need to learn when a relevant real-life situation demands newer solutions.
• Adults are fast learners when they take the initiative to learn and are self-directed.

The above EARS theory can be applied in communication between the SME and the learning professional to avoid any conflict and speed up the projects.

3.) Acknowledge and Appreciate: As an SME, appreciate the effort of the learner to take your knowledge and put it into context for organizational growth. Although the end product is what matters the most, there are still various phases to reach where efforts should be acknowledged and appreciated by both sides.

By following these simple 3 steps, the organization is able to create a sturdy platform where SMEs and learning professionals can come together and learn. The years of experience of an SME are a great asset for the company that needs to be saved and used for nurturing in future.

Elizabeth is an HR Software specialist who specializes in strategy, employee engagement, training and Learning Management System. She writes primarily on empowering employees to help business goals. She works for an award winning HR software company, EmployWise.com.

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Programming technologies will equip the programmers with limited in-built features. Of course additional Frameworks can be deployed on top of them to reduce product time to market and deliver solutions faster. But still it's an old game.

BPMS is no doubt a future programming approach and when installed, will equip the programmers with tons of features to automate/simulate/analyze processes along with Business Activity Monitoring (BAM), Case Management features. An iBPMS is more than a BPMS with Intelligent Business Operations features, in-built predictive/adaptive decision capabilities, advanced analysis tools, advanced integrated tools. Very intuitive designer portals will make a programmer more productive and deliver cost-effective & model-driven solutions. BPMS is an intelligent programming platform with a 'give more to end-users' approach unlike the traditional approach of gathering requirements from clean slate. Yes, a BPMS contains in-built features to enter/update/review work along with electronic document management features. Business Process teams can also report on the work using BAM capabilities to Monitor service levels for the tasks, process quality, productivity of users, work allocation etc. BPMS in one way is attracting the technical community with its non-coding approach enabling the IT teams to deliver solutions quickly by yielding more Return on Investment (ROI). A such, there is no bench mark to call a technology as a BPMS except exploring the features related to process modelling, designing, optimizing, implementing, maintaining, supporting the processes to take the businesses to next level in this competitive world. Few years back there were only few technology vendors in this arena and now every other vendor have BPM/BPMS acronyms widely added to their product features or websites. A simple comparison for traditional programming environments vs an BPMS/iPBMS will be as follows: An IBPMS is more likely a building-blocks game so that the designer/programmers can assemble the pieces together to meet the customer/client needs with loads of in-built features for corss-industry needs.

Process automation happens in three simple steps:

1) Understand and Feed requirements into an iBPMS (these are executable requirements which will generate the code resulting for skeleton applications)

2) Model the processes (single or multi-process) as part of step-1

3) Implement (again using non-coding techniques).

Even the Integrated Development Platforms are gone Web-based making the infrastructure outsourcing (for hardware and software needs) or Cloud Computing an easy task. Development/Testing/Production environments are just few minutes away within the time the payment of your credit card/check card goes through.

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The technology market world-wide is migrating to Cloud Computing where many organizations host and run most of their applications on cloud infrastructure. Cloud computing is a means to utilize the cloud infrastructure or any cloud hosted software by subscription or pay-per-use service.

If you are migrating your applications to a public or private cloud, as always cloud solution providers may promise you - easy and fast deployment, high-end security, lower cost and more. But at this juncture, it is of utmost importance to be aware of the critical factors to be considered while migrating to cloud beyond all the marketing proclamations.

Integration Issues with Cloud Computing

It is imperative for companies to think about the Integration going in, while deciding to embrace a SaaS based application or PaaS model for any of your software requirement. Integration plays a vital role when companies depend on more than one application for their business process, necessitating a smooth flow of data across them. With issues in integration, the very purpose of employing the application is left unmet.

Therefore before deciding on a cloud vendor, make sure you gain an in-depth understanding about the integration process and issues, to handle them effectively even before starting to migrate which will make the whole course smooth.

Hidden Costs Revelation

Cloud computing helps enterprises save money on software purchases or licences. With cost structure in the form of subscription fees, enterprises can evade huge investments on infrastructure and pay per usage. However before migrating your application to cloud it is essential to look at your monthly and yearly package options along with the many aspects like number of subscriptions, services, bandwidth limitations, one-time migration costs, integration costs, offers, and support and exit charges. Also understand the complete pricing model for version upgrades, increase in database, number of users, data storage, back-ups, features, etc.

Keep an eye on your package regularly for its limitations like data storage, bandwidth usage, back-ups, data base size, etc., which in-turn helps you manage your charges well. Finally, look for ways to increase the ROI and success metrics of the application.

Cloud Security: Who's Responsible?

Security is one of the top concerns for companies and end users leveraging from cloud. Cloud vendors must ideally provide reliable services with security at multiple layers - data, application, infrastructure and end user. Cloud security issues are more complex for users who do not hold zero responsibility.

According to a recent survey conducted by Ponemon Institute on the Security of Cloud Computing Providers, both customers and providers seldom take the responsibilities for data security on cloud. In fact, most of the providers believe that it is customer's responsibility to secure their data - which is unfair. While both the parties point out each other for data infringement, in reality, both are equally responsible if data is hacked.

It is important that customers take necessary actions for data security, without feeling that cloud solution will handle security concerns on its own. Hence you can check with the vendors as to what they offer for data protection while in addition protecting your data with secure passwords for data access and constantly updating them.

Will Cloud Computing Lead to Privacy Obliteration?

Cloud computing brings numerous benefits to enterprises. However most of us hardly know what is the case behind the scene when it comes to privacy of your data and personal information which is on cloud. The privacy of your data majorly depends on the type of cloud that you choose.

If for example, the cloud application works on an advertising revenue model, your personal information is bound to be grabbed. Vendors will protect your data when you pay for using the applications like business emailing, news portals, software applications, etc and hence choose your vendor keeping your data security in mind.

Speed of Data Restoration - Disaster Recovery

Cloud network goes down at any point of time; but what really matters is how swiftly they recover from a disaster and how their infrastructure is designed for such a downtime recovery. Very few cloud providers unveil the metrics data of uptime and illustrate reports of their past. You can ask providers about their past experiences on disasters, maintenance schedules and their customer's feedback which will all provide you with a holistic idea of their service. Some of the leading vendors like Saleforce.com publish statistics on a public web page.

In some cases data will be lost when cloud network is down, where it is highly impossible to recover the lost data. Data back-up is the only best way for data recovery which can solve data protection issues on the cloud and also help to restore data quickly when you need it. Organizations need to check the performance data reports of previous issues for reference. You should not only depend on the cloud solution or providers for data restore, but it's better to take data back-up every time it's been updated.

Switching Vendors on the Cloud

If you have hosted your application with one vendor and decide to migrate to another, it is not usually easy and with cloud it's often appalling. Organizations should know how easy or hard it is to get the data out from their existing cloud and move it to another cloud. In some cases this goes hand in hand with integration and you need to be aware of data migration across the cloud solutions. You also need to check the strengths, weaknesses, costs, security features and performance capabilities of the other vendor. Test the performance of the new cloud soon after everything is set and migration is in full swing.

Enabling Green Cloud Computing

As we see a massive growth in industrialization, there is a growing need for resources to run systems / machines. Data centers enabling cloud computing are power-hungry consuming several megawatts of power to run server farms and air-conditioners. And according to a survey conducted by Greenpeace report, nearly $450 billion dollars are spent on new data center facilities. This automatically leads to a huge impact on our environment.

However, a research by Microsoft suggests, big energy reductions from cloud helps businesses by moving on-premise business applications to cloud which can reduce their power consumption & carbon emission by 30%. Even large data centers like Apple, Google, Microsoft, etc. can use piped Columbia River water to cool down the servers. So make sure that your cloud vendor holds Greenpeace scorecard if you are an environment friendly organization.

Along with the above mentioned critical factors, feel free to comprehend all your queries and requirements whatsoever with the cloud vendors before making your final decision.

Mary is an experienced writer and covers topics related to Mobile Solutions and Cloud Computing. She is specialized in writing articles on Mobile Device Management, Mobile CRM, Mobile BI, Cloud Solutions.

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Remote support software will save your business money. You might even see the benefits of this investment after a few weeks if your company has a busy IT department. That's because remote support software has many benefits that translate to saved money.

1. First you need to purchase business class software. This is a relatively cheap investment, but it does cost more than personal use Remote Access Software. Individuals using this for their own use can even find the software programs for free from some developers. However, if you are looking for a product that can operate within a business setting, you do need to be prepared for a small investment.

2. After you have the software and it is installed on all of your machines, you can start reaping the benefits of this type of software almost immediately. This is because your IT department will have much less work to do in order to solve a computer problem. Rather than having to come to a different office location, or try and deduce what the problem is through incomplete explanations over the phone, the IT employees can access the problematic computer from their own desktop with just a few clicks of their mouse. This is obviously going to save a lot of trouble. The IT employee in charge of fixing computers no longer has to waste their time trying to figure out what is wrong via an explanation, they can see what is going on first hand, without leaving their seat.

3. Time saved is money saved in the business world. How much money you will end up saving is dependent upon the type of business you run. For example, if you have multiple locations spread out throughout the nation, you can cut down on the number of employees you have in the IT department. Before, it might have been necessary to have a few IT workers in each office setting, but now, you can have a single hub for this department of your company. This will save you money by decreasing the amount you need to pay in salary each year. Fewer employees with the same productivity levels are going to keep your earnings the same, but increase the amount that you can actually keep. Also, it will make repairs a lot quicker. When a computer is down, that means someone is not working. When their problem can be solved quicker, this means that they can get back to being a productive employee. Increased productivity leads to better results for the company's bottom line.

If you have never considered Remote Access Software, this is something that you should give serious thought to. Many companies have been using this type of technology for several years now, and it has proven to be a big success. The quickness and efficiency that you can add to your business with this type of technology is going to be a big boost to the amount of money you can earn. Obviously this is a very good thing.

This article was written by Phillip Presley he is interested in computer science and new technologies. He recommends that all companies consider integrating new Remote Access Software technologies into their business.

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In order to keep track of problems as they arise and also keep track of how employees are addressing these problems, it is common for software development companies to use a cloud based issue tracking system. This program is a set of lists that managers can use to delegate tasks related to bug resolution and that employees can use to log the steps that were taken to fix the problem. Cloud based issue tracking systems differ from other issue tracking systems because they are programs that are hosted online by a third-party developer. These programs are not only easily accessible from any location, but they also provide cost savings to a company since they do not have to maintain storage servers on-site or even hire a support team. The developer that provides cloud based issue tracking services will take care of all of these components themselves.

The reason that companies need cloud based issue tracking services is because before an application is released online, companies must test the application to identify and fix the errors. Through a process called web application testing, companies simulate virtual users to complete tests for browser and operating system capability, user accessibility, and responsiveness to varying traffic levels. By testing the application before it goes live, the company creates a list of observed problems that can be tracked using issue tracking software. Below is a step-by-step guide to completing web application testing:

Set Objectives: Not only should testing objectives be identified, but they should also be prioritized.
Outline the Process: If everyone is not on the same page, then web application testing will be ineffective. This step is the best time to determine who will add issues to the cloud based issue tracking software and who will be responsible for addressing them.
Create a Proper Test Environment: This environment should be separate from the web, database, and application server that the developer uses to carry out business functions.
Start with Usability Testing: In this type of web application testing, the company will look at aspects that affect the program's usability. For instance, the company might focus on how easy it is for the users to navigate through the application, or whether the choices available to them are obvious.
Unit Testing: After usability testing, this type of web application testing should be completed. In this step, the company will focus on small functionality issues like whether data is saved when it is submitted through a form.
Load Testing: This type of testing will determine whether or not the application can load pages in a timely manner during times of peak traffic.
Security Testing: Finally the organization should make sure that the application is secure from both internal and external security threats like hackers.

Many companies find that it is easier to outsource the task of web application testing to a software-as-a-service (SaaS) company. Some of these companies will also offer cloud based issue tracking services so that all issues are automatically listed in the issue tracking software. The developer can then quickly start the task of resolving identified problems.

After completing web applications testing, identified problems can be listed in a cloud based issue tracking program so these problems can be quickly eliminated.

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For those in the field service industry especially, field services, the value of time and communication is not lost. With the development of technology, software is now available to make the job much easier in the areas of organizing, designating and getting work done. If you are looking to choose a field service software, here is what you need to keep in mind.

You need to understand the requirements of your business thoroughly - only then will you be able to assess whether the vendor has a software that suits your needs perfectly. It is an important first step as you should also be able to justify your investment in the product. The improvement in your business is something that you will need to get out of it. The best way to assess your business is to document all your business processes where you feel improvement is necessary. Look into how you plan to measure your assessment of the process. When you approach a prospective vendor, ask them if they will be able give you a calculation on your return of investment.

When you look through the different field service software available you will find that it can be overwhelming. To help you make a decision you need to look into more than just the services that the software will provide you. You will need to look into how the system works and ensure that it is in line with the way your business runs on a regular basis.

When making a decision it is important to get the end users of the product excited about it. Call in a team of field operators and have them assess the software. If there is the chance of testing it in real time do that as well and only then determine whether it is a good investment. Keep yourself updated on the latest in field software technology trends and this will also help you in making your decision. Some of the aspects you can consider as how the service software is offered - on the Cloud, supported by SaaS, only internet based and the kind of hardware you will need.

Look into all the services it will allow the technician to provide on location - for recording of trouble to warranties, inventories etc. It should also be such that it handles any kind of rugged work conditions. Being able to access it from anywhere with a simple Internet connection is vital.

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Reason codes in Dynamics AX 2012 for Retail are very powerful and at the same time flexible way of collecting additional information during sales process at POS terminal. It can be used for any sort of BI-related analysis requested, for example, by Marketing department.

To create a reason code, go to Retail->Setup->Reason codes.

Each code will need to be assigned input type. There are several input types available:

I would encourage you to read online help on this form as it gives very good explanations for each type.

I think the most powerful one is Subcode buttons type. For example, when one item is added to a transaction a popup message would show up asking a store associate if shipping charge item needs to be added. If the answer is Yes, then shipping item is automatically added to the sales transaction. If the answer is No, then no actions are performed. This can greatly simplify sales entering process for non-stocked products and eliminate human error when shipping was accidentally forgotten.

Now let's talk about different trigger actions for codes to pop up. Reason codes can be assigned to:

• Items
• Customers
• Payment methods
• Functionality profiles

Let's consider several examples.

When you attach a code to an item, it will be displayed on POS screen when this item is added to a sales transaction. This could be useful for items that require buyer's age verification.

To attach a code to an item, go to Product information management->Common forms->Released products, Retail tab and click on reason codes button. From here you will be able to select from one of the existing codes and if required modify default input parameters.

When you attach a code to a customer, it will be displayed on POS screen when this customer is added to a sales transaction. For example, it can remind store associate to verify shipping address or whether or not sales receipt should be emailed or just printed.

To attach a code to an item, go to AR->Common forms->All customers, double click on the customer you need to modify, select Retail tab and click Reason codes button.

When you attach reason code to payment method, it will be displayed on POS screen when this payment method is used to complete sales transaction. For example, the retail store may accept checks and they will be authorized using third part processing system that will return an authorization code at the end of successful authorization. You may want to capture this code when check payment is accepted, making the reconciliation process easier for head office employee.

That is why you may want to create a code with input type Text and attach it to store payment method. To do this, go to Retail->Common forms->Retail channels->Retail stores, Set up tab, Payment methods button and then click on Reason codes button.

And finally, the place that is used to attach reason codes to a large list of predefined trigger actions can be found on Functionality profile form. Functionality profiles are assigned to retail stores and among other things used for code assignments for the following trigger actions.

To open functionality profile form, go to Retail->Setup->POS->Profiles->Functionality profiles.

As you can see you can attach reason codes to return transactions, price overrides and even at the beginning and end of each transaction among others.

There are several key parameters that define the behavior of any given reason code:
• print either prompt, input or input name on sales receipts
• specify the frequency with which code will pop up as well as weather input is required
• max/min values allowed as inputs

Keep in mind that only prompt and not description of a reason code will show on POS screen.

Once the code shows on POS and input is typed in, the reason code transaction is recorded in POS database. Then P-1001 is executed which transfers all POS transaction (including reason code ones) to AX database. That is when you can review them by going to Retail->Inquiries->Transactions, click on Transactions button and select Reason code transactions. Remember that only transaction with type Sales and Customer order can have them attached.

The table that holds these records in AX database is called RetailTransactionInfocodeTrans.

That is all for today. In my next post I plan to share my experience with setting up replenishment in AX. This will include creating replenishment rules and replenishment hierarchies as well as processing transfer orders created with buyer's push and cross-docking functions.

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The mobile workforce has vastly changed in recent years. There was a time when a 9 to 5 job meant just that - you drive in to work, start at 9, take your scheduled lunch and coffee breaks, and punch out exactly at 5PM. After that you think of work again only when you drive to work the next day. With technology making the world a much smaller place, it is now simple enough to communicate with clients across time zones, edit and make proposals, conduct meetings and more from the comfort of your home and with your devices like a laptop, phone and tablet.

There are an increasing number of companies that actually facilitate the development and growth of the mobile work force. Though most companies provide their key employees with android or smart phones and laptops, a vast number of them already own these devices and they are pressed into working with them. Being able to access mail on your mobile has now made you accessible at all times and this has contributed to the growth of the mobile workforce. A larger number of people now have completed converted to accessing their mails on their phones rather than on computers.

Recent surveys show that there will be a massive spurt in the purchase of tablets in the coming years and this will bring the mobile workforce to the forefront. Social media too has been working a great deal to promote ease of functioning for the mobile workforce. They have come up with a series of applications in several sectors making it all the more easier to work remotely. Some of the popular applications are social media apps that are work related, information management apps, web conferencing, note taking and also Office suites.

There are several advantages to the mobile workforce and one of them is the fact that it provides increased productivity. Since you have a workforce that is constantly interacting with clients and getting work done, you can monitor and handle their progress remotely. This allows for better effectiveness. Another advantage to those people working remotely is that they do not have wait to get access to data in order to be able to complete their assigned tasks. Access is provided securely to each employee and this allows for a better work flow. The chances of security breaches are much lower as smart devices used by employees is now integrated into the company software management system and they have complete control over its security.

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