Tuesday, April 28, 2009

MADURAI-IT.COM ICT COMPANIES MEETING-INTIMATION

Dear Friends,

Greetings!

In continuation to the first meeting held at MADITSSIA hall for the purpose of forming an Association of IT Services companies, I would like to invite you all for the second meeting to discuss and freeze matters related to the subject.

Meeting information as follows:

Subject: Forming a Chennai/South TN based IT Software & Services Companies Association - Continuation

Date : 30th APRIL, 2009 (Thursday)

Time: Between 5.30 PM and 7.00 PM

Venue : HONEYWELL TECHNOLOGIES, TCE CAMPUS, TIRUPPARANKUNDRAM.


Friends, I am sending this mail only to the list of contacts I have. Please forward this mail and also make personal calls to all of your friends who are involved in IT Software & Services business. It will be good to have as many as possible for an initiative like this.

I would like to express my sincere thanks to Mr.Senthil, Unit Director of Honeywell for hosting this meeting and supporting the regional organizations in a positive way.

Please make sure you are taking part in this important meeting and your contribution is very vital.

The tentative agenda will be:
1). Finalizing the name for the association (Sharing the discussions of the steering committee)
2). Finalizing the objectives.
3). Identifying potential office bearers/Defining eligibility norms.
4). Registration of the association
5). Date of formal launch
6). Any other matter

I have enclosed the minutes of the last meeting for your reference.

Look forward to a long and happy relationship with you.

With warm regards,

R.Sivarajah,
Jt.Managing Director & CEO
Winways Systems Private Limited,
Phone: +91-452-4394466/4392230/
2580754 Fax: +91-452-4394488
Hand Phone: -9840944410
email: rsiva@winways.co.in

MADURAI-IT.COM ICT COMPANIES MEETING-INTIMATION

Dear Friends,

Greetings!

In continuation to the first meeting held at MADITSSIA hall for the purpose of forming an Association of IT Services companies, I would like to invite you all for the second meeting to discuss and freeze matters related to the subject.

Meeting information as follows:

Subject: Forming a Chennai/South TN based IT Software & Services Companies Association - Continuation

Date : 30th APRIL, 2009 (Thursday)

Time: Between 5.30 PM and 7.00 PM

Venue : HONEYWELL TECHNOLOGIES, TCE CAMPUS, TIRUPPARANKUNDRAM.


Friends, I am sending this mail only to the list of contacts I have. Please forward this mail and also make personal calls to all of your friends who are involved in IT Software & Services business. It will be good to have as many as possible for an initiative like this.

I would like to express my sincere thanks to Mr.Senthil, Unit Director of Honeywell for hosting this meeting and supporting the regional organizations in a positive way.

Please make sure you are taking part in this important meeting and your contribution is very vital.

The tentative agenda will be:
1). Finalizing the name for the association (Sharing the discussions of the steering committee)
2). Finalizing the objectives.
3). Identifying potential office bearers/Defining eligibility norms.
4). Registration of the association
5). Date of formal launch
6). Any other matter

I have enclosed the minutes of the last meeting for your reference.

Look forward to a long and happy relationship with you.

With warm regards,

R.Sivarajah,
Jt.Managing Director & CEO
Winways Systems Private Limited,
Phone: +91-452-4394466/4392230/
2580754 Fax: +91-452-4394488
Hand Phone: -9840944410
email: rsiva@winways.co.in

Monday, April 27, 2009

Chennai Central Library to improve and change for hi-tech

The profile of library network in Chennai district is set to change in about a month’s time. Giving lead to this image makeover is the District Central Library in the city which is now giving shape to various Information Technology (IT) initiatives. 
It will no more be just an array of racks, shelves, books and a reading table. The District Central Library, which has a collection of 1.56 lakh books, will provide a range of value-added services, the infrastructure for which is getting ready. 
Internet browsing centre, downloads, book scanning, printouts, CD writing, an exclusive webpage, bar coding of books and CCTV are among the things in pipeline. 
Not only the central library in Chennai but also the 12 taluk libraries in the district at places such as Melur, Usilampatti, Sholavandan, Tirupparankundram and Tirunagar are being supplied with computers, thanks to support from Raja Rammohun Roy Library Foundation, an autonomous body under the Union Ministry of Human Resource Development. 
“IT has penetrated into every field and so libraries cannot be an exception. Each branch library is getting three computers and already the taluk level libraries are provided with photocopiers,” says M. Kannan, Librarian, Subramaniapuram Branch Library. 
According to R. Sakthivel, Librarian in-charge, District Central Library, the infrastructure development and IT installations were made possible due to a special fund of Rs.4.09 lakh sanctioned by former Collector T. Udhayachandran. 
“On an average, there will be 750 visitors a day at the central library which was opened in 1952. Out of the total collection of 1.56 lakh books, one lakh books are meant for lending and the remaining 56,000 are reference books,” he says. OPAC soon 
For the benefit of people outside Chennai district who want to know the details of books in the District Central Library, a webpage is being created with the help of National Informatics Centre (NIC). “In library parlance, we call the webpage facility as Online Public Access Catalogue (OPAC) through which public can access the library catalogue,”says Mr. Kannan. Librarians were trained in operating computers at a programme held here last month. 
The annual subscription for library membership is Rs.10. Besides, Rs.50 has to be paid as caution deposit for three tokens and the books are lent for 14 days. 
Browsing charges per hour will be Rs.10. Talks are under way with the BSNL to get broadband connectivity. “The value-added services will prove that public libraries can be revenue-earners too by collecting nominal charges.” 
The District Central Library is open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. and it has a separate section for women and children. Library authorities put forth a request to the State Government to appoint qualified full-time/pay scale staff because “the central library and branch libraries cannot afford to have temporary staff since it is risky when you are dealing with valuable books.”

source: k a r u r l i v eee

Chennai Central Library to improve and change for hi-tech

The profile of library network in Chennai district is set to change in about a month’s time. Giving lead to this image makeover is the District Central Library in the city which is now giving shape to various Information Technology (IT) initiatives. 
It will no more be just an array of racks, shelves, books and a reading table. The District Central Library, which has a collection of 1.56 lakh books, will provide a range of value-added services, the infrastructure for which is getting ready. 
Internet browsing centre, downloads, book scanning, printouts, CD writing, an exclusive webpage, bar coding of books and CCTV are among the things in pipeline. 
Not only the central library in Chennai but also the 12 taluk libraries in the district at places such as Melur, Usilampatti, Sholavandan, Tirupparankundram and Tirunagar are being supplied with computers, thanks to support from Raja Rammohun Roy Library Foundation, an autonomous body under the Union Ministry of Human Resource Development. 
“IT has penetrated into every field and so libraries cannot be an exception. Each branch library is getting three computers and already the taluk level libraries are provided with photocopiers,” says M. Kannan, Librarian, Subramaniapuram Branch Library. 
According to R. Sakthivel, Librarian in-charge, District Central Library, the infrastructure development and IT installations were made possible due to a special fund of Rs.4.09 lakh sanctioned by former Collector T. Udhayachandran. 
“On an average, there will be 750 visitors a day at the central library which was opened in 1952. Out of the total collection of 1.56 lakh books, one lakh books are meant for lending and the remaining 56,000 are reference books,” he says. OPAC soon 
For the benefit of people outside Chennai district who want to know the details of books in the District Central Library, a webpage is being created with the help of National Informatics Centre (NIC). “In library parlance, we call the webpage facility as Online Public Access Catalogue (OPAC) through which public can access the library catalogue,”says Mr. Kannan. Librarians were trained in operating computers at a programme held here last month. 
The annual subscription for library membership is Rs.10. Besides, Rs.50 has to be paid as caution deposit for three tokens and the books are lent for 14 days. 
Browsing charges per hour will be Rs.10. Talks are under way with the BSNL to get broadband connectivity. “The value-added services will prove that public libraries can be revenue-earners too by collecting nominal charges.” 
The District Central Library is open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. and it has a separate section for women and children. Library authorities put forth a request to the State Government to appoint qualified full-time/pay scale staff because “the central library and branch libraries cannot afford to have temporary staff since it is risky when you are dealing with valuable books.”

source: k a r u r l i v eee

Saturday, April 25, 2009

Chennai ONE Portal - An integrated portal for SuperChennai

An effort for integrated portal is made and here it is - MADURAI ONE.com Portal

Sponsored by OruAcre.com

The categories include -
Airport, Business, Companies, Culture, Economy, Education, Entrepreneurship, Festival, Food, Improvement, Industries, Infrastructure, IT Park, Library, Money, Passport, Personalities, Politics, Potential, Real Estate, Society, Software, Transport, Tourism and Wisdom.

Sections include Problems in Chennai, Solutions for Chennai and Chennai in 2008. These sections will change periodically.

Headers include Foundation, Publication, Software, Advertisement/Marketing, Directory, Jobs, Movies, Money and Company.

Chennai ONE Portal - An integrated portal for SuperChennai

An effort for integrated portal is made and here it is - MADURAI ONE.com Portal

Sponsored by OruAcre.com

The categories include -
Airport, Business, Companies, Culture, Economy, Education, Entrepreneurship, Festival, Food, Improvement, Industries, Infrastructure, IT Park, Library, Money, Passport, Personalities, Politics, Potential, Real Estate, Society, Software, Transport, Tourism and Wisdom.

Sections include Problems in Chennai, Solutions for Chennai and Chennai in 2008. These sections will change periodically.

Headers include Foundation, Publication, Software, Advertisement/Marketing, Directory, Jobs, Movies, Money and Company.

Monday, April 20, 2009

Online Grievance Forum - Chennai Complaints - ex: Passport Office




Dear Friends,

Government of India has an online Grievance forum at http://www.pgportal.gov.in

The government wants people to use this tool to highlight the problems they faced while dealing with Government officials or departments like:

  1. Railways
  2. Posts
  3. Telecom (incl. Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited (MTNL)
  4. Urban Development (Delhi Development Authority (DDA), Land Development Office (L&DO), Central Public Works Department (CPWD), etc)
  5. Petroleum Natural Gas
  6. Civil Aviation (Air India, Airports Authority of India, etc)
  7. Shipping, Road Transport Highways
  8. Tourism
  9. Public Sector Banks
    • Allahabad Bank
    • Andhra Bank
    • Bank of Baroda
    • Bank of India
    • Bank of Maharashtra
    • Canara Bank
    • Central Bank of India
    • Corporation Bank
    • Dena Bank
    • Indian Bank
    • Indian Overseas Bank
    • Industrial Development Bank of India Ltd
    • National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development
    • Oriental Bank of Commerce
    • Punjab Sind Bank
    • Punjab National Bank
    • Small Industries Development Bank of India
    • State Bank of Bikaner Jaipur
    • State Bank of Hyderabad
    • State Bank of India State
    • Bank of Indore
    • State Bank of Mysore
    • State Bank of Patiala
    • State Bank of Travancore
    • Syndicate Bank
    • UCO Bank
    • Union Bank of India
    • United Bank of India
    • Vijaya Bank
  10. Public Sector Insurance Companies
    • GIC of India
    • Life Insurance Corporation of India
    • National Insurance Company Ltd.
    • The New India Assurance Company Ltd.
    • The Oriental Insurance Company Ltd.
    • United India Insurance Company Ltd.
  11. National Saving Scheme of Ministry of Finance
  12. Employees' Provident Fund Organization
  13. Regional Passport Authorities
    • Regional Passport Office, Ahemadabad
    • Regional Passport Office, Amritsar
    • Regional Passport Office, Bangalore
    • Regional Passport Office, Bareilly
    • Regional Passport Office, Bhopal
    • Regional Passport Office, Bhubaneswar
    • Regional Passport Office, Chandigarh
    • Regional Passport Office, Chennai
    • Regional Passport Office, Cochin
    • Regional Passport Office, Coimbatore
    • Regional Passport Office, Dehradun
    • Regional Passport Office, Delhi
    • Regional Passport Office, Ghaziabad
    • Regional Passport Office, Goa
    • Regional Passport Office, Guwahati
    • Regional Passport Office, Hyderabad
    • Regional Passport Office, Jaipur
    • Regional Passport Office, Jalandhar
    • Regional Passport Office, Jammu
    • Regional Passport Office, Kolkata
    • Regional Passport Office, Kozhikode
    • Regional Passport Office, Lucknow
    • Regional Passport Office, Chennai
    • Regional Passport Office, Malappuram
    • Regional Passport Office, Mumbai
    • Regional Passport Office, Nagpur
    • Regional Passport Office, Patna
    • Regional Passport Office, Pune
    • Regional Passport Office, Raipur
    • Regional Passport Office, Ranchi
    • Regional Passport Office, Shimla
    • Regional Passport Office, Srinagar
    • Regional Passport Office, Surat
    • Regional Passport Office, Thane
    • Regional Passport Office, Trichy
    • Regional Passport Office, Trivandrum
    • Regional Passport Office, Visakhapatnam
  14. Central Government Health Scheme
  15. Central Board of Secondary Education
  16. Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan
  17. National Institute of Open Schooling
  18. Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti
  19. Central Universities
  20. ESI Hospitals and Dispensaries directly controlled by ESI Corporation under Ministry of Labour.

Many of us say that these things don't work in India . Couple of months back, the Faridabad Municipal Corporation laid new roads in his area and the residents were very happy about it. But 2 weeks later, BSNL dug up the newly laid roads to install new cables which annoyed all the residents. A resident used the above listed grievance forum to highlight his concern. To his surprise, BSNL and Municipal Corporation of Faridabad were served a show cause notice and the guy received a copy of the notice in one week. Government has asked the MC and BSNL about the goof up as it's clear that both the government departments were not in sync at all.

So use this grievance forum and educate others who don't know about this facility. This way we can at least raise our concerns instead of just talking about the 'System' in India.

Invite your friends to contribute for many such happenings.

PLEASE SPREAD THIS MESSAGE IF U WANT OUR INDIA TO HAVE A BETTER TOMORROW FORWARD THIS MAIL TO AS MANY AS POSSIBLE.