Wednesday, June 29, 2011

Google’s Facebook Competitor, The 'Google+' Social Network, Finally Arrives!


Google’s long expected second shot at taking on Facebook in the social networking space has arrived in the form of the Google+ Project. It has some interesting twists on the social networking model but is far from a Facebook-killer.

That Name

 

The terrible name is a bad start. Google+? Google+! I can’t even question or exclaim about the bad name without it looking bad in writing.
Pronounced “Google Plus,” the product is officially written as Google+ — making placing any punctuation after the name fairly awkward.
Seriously, I’m cursing whoever made the final decision to go with Google+ as a name. Wasn’t the Google +1 sharing service bad enough?
Now we have Google+, which in turn allows you to +1 things that you’ve Google+’d. My head hurts from writing that.
In this article, I’ll generally stick with the Google+ name except where Google Plus is more legible, due to punctuation.

The Google+ Project

 

What about the product itself? Google dubs Google+ as a “project” rather than a product, stressing it’s part of making Google itself more social rather than being a standalone social network to take on Facebook.
“It’s ‘Plus’ because it takes products from Google and makes them better and ‘project’ because it’s an ongoing set of products,” said Vic Gundotra, the senior vice president who oversees Google’s social products.
But is it Facebook competitor, I asked in a follow-up question. Google emailed back:
No. We realize that today people are increasingly connecting with one another on the web. But the ways in which we connect online are limited and don’t mimic our real-life relationships. The Google+ project is our attempt to make online sharing even better. We aren’t trying to replace what’s currently available, we just want to introduce a new way to connect online with the people that matter to you.
OK, but as the saying goes, if it looks like a duck and quacks like a duck, it’s probably a duck. And Google+ looks like and quacks like Facebook in several ways.

Circles

 

Most important, Google+ is a social network of your friends, family and other contacts, a way to connect to these people, just like Facebook.
Unlike Facebook, Google+ is built from the ground up around the concept of sharing material with groups of people, called “Circles.” Here’s an example of how they look:
The idea is that you can easily drag-and-drop people into different types of Circles, which you can then use for sharing different types of things.
For example, you can create a “Family” circle where you might chose to share things only with family members in it, while another “Work” circle might contain work colleagues who only see what you share to that.

Google+ Circles Vs Facebook Lists & Groups

 

While Facebook might not have been built from the beginning with a Circles-like sharing concept, Facebook does currently have two features that are similar: Friend Lists & Groups.
Added in December 2007, Friend Lists allow you to share some of your Facebook information with specific groups of friends (or other selected contacts) that you create. They’re also supposed to allow you to group message people in a list, though I couldn’t get this to work, when I tested it today.
Friend Lists don’t allow for selective sharing. But the updated Facebook Groups feature that came out last October does provide this, a way to share what you want with whom you want.
How does Circles weight up against these? I can’t say first hand. The Google+ product wasn’t live for me to test when I wrote this (our hands-on review will come later today).
Friend Lists are nice in that if you pick one person, such as below where I selected Facebook communications chief Elliott Schrage, you get relevant suggestions that appear (other Facebook execs who’ve friended me on Facebook):
But that list can’t be used, as best I can tell, to start an associated group to share just to these people. Instead, when I tested today, I was still forced to make a group, then pick people individually to add to that.
So, the drag-and-drop interface of Circles looks appealing. Then again, if you have hundreds of “friends,” it still might turn into too much organization. Maybe people will use it to create some select groups that they really want (family, close friends, those in a club, etc.). But if it turns into a wonderful tool, it’s hard to imagine that Facebook couldn’t easily match it.

Who’s In Your Circle?

 

There’s no limit to the number of circles you can create. But where do the people come from who will be in your circles?
First, any contacts you’ve stored through the Google Contacts service will be available. If you have no contacts, you can import them through the CSV format, which many contact services will export out to.
Google also said that it is looking into ways to directly important contacts from Yahoo and Microsoft. Facebook wasn’t mentioned.
That’s not surprising. Facebook hasn’t allowed the export of friends’ email addresses, except to … Yahoo and Microsoft. The stories below explains more about this:
What’s all this mean in practical terms? Everyone in Google+ will effectively be starting from scratch.
If you already use things like Gmail, you probably have Google Contacts that give you email addresses of your social network. If you don’t, you can import — and Yahoo and Microsoft may serve as go-betweens to help you bring information from Facebook into Google Plus.

From Email To Virtual Person

 

The bigger issue is that your contacts — be that from within Google or imported from Facebook — are basically just email addresses. The won’t have any social connection information with them.
Google Contacts won’t know that a particular person whose email address you have is friends with other people you know. A Facebook import won’t turn email addresses gathered from there into links with other people who use Facebook.
Instead, what will really jump start Google+ is if a significant number of people come into the system and start claiming profiles within it, effectively turning those email addresses into virtual people who have connections within Google Plus.
That’s a big if. If you’re already happy using Facebook, you may have no more incentive to use Google’s new social network than someone already happy using Google has to switch over to Bing. What you’re using is doing the job just fine.

Buzz Off Google Buzz

 

When people do get into the system, that does open up another way to add contacts. You’ll be able to search through other members who have registered.
But here’s the crazy thing. Those connections you may have already formed using Google Buzz? Remember, Google’s last attempt to take on Facebook from February 2010? None of that is being used for Google Plus. The two products are being kept completely separate.
I suspect Google’s trying to be as cautious as possible, in the wake of its settlement with the US Federal Trade Commission (see Google Settles FTC Charges Over Buzz, Agrees To 20 Years Of Privacy Audits). Buzz seems tainted, so keeping Google+ isolated from that may be deemed the most prudent course.
And what’s the future for Buzz, with Google+ coming out? Google told me in a follow-up email:
The short answer is it won’t have any major impact on Buzz at launch. Buzz users will still see a Buzz tab on their Google profile, and Buzz will continue working as it always has. Google+ users can also be Buzz users or can decide to just share their content using one of the products. Over time, we’ll determine what makes the most sense in terms of integrating the products.

Google+ Stream

 

Now let’s talk about how you see what’s being shared by those in your network, as well as what you can specifically share.
Information appears in your “Stream,” which is akin to Facebook’s news feed. At the top of your stream is a sharing box. Actually, two sharing boxes:
In the new black navigation bar that began showing up for some people this week, there’s a “Share” area to the right side. That bar, by the way, has been dubbed the “One Google” bar, Google told me. No matter where you are on Google, you’ll have the ability to share something out to Google Plus.
In the Stream itself, there’s a longer box, where you can enter a status update or use icons to upload and share photo and videos. You can also share links or your location, if you’ve allowed Google to track that for you. On mobile devices, you can select from a drop-down of nearby places to check-in.
The check-in feature also raises questions about Google Latitude — does it get absorbed into Google+ eventually? What about HotPot?
What do you see from others? Here’s an example:
In this screenshot, the person is viewing what’s been shared only by people in their “Bike Geeks” groups, as highlighted on the left side. By selecting another circle that’s listed, they would see only information being shared by that group.

Friends, Followers & Off-Network Friends

 

As with Twitter (or with Facebook, when it comes to fan pages), it’s possible with Google+ to follow other people on the network, even if they don’t reciprocate and follow you or friend you back.
Google says that if you follow someone this way, you’ll only see what they choose to share with everyone publicly. If they share some things more restrictively, with particular circles, for example, those outside of those circles won’t see that.
Somewhat related, you can be friends with people who aren’t formally part of Google Plus. If they’re an email-only contact and never formally join the service, you can still add them to circles and share with them.
When you do this, they’ll apparently be sent an email with whatever you wanted to share, a picture, an update and so on.
The downside is that if they’re not on Google Plus, they’ll get a notification anytime you share anything. So if you’re a big sharer, potentially you might hit some of your friends with a lot of email.

Where’s +1?

 

In the stream example above, there was a +1 button at the bottom of the photo. Yes, anything you like within Google+ can be +1′d, in the way that anything you like on Facebook can be liked with Facebook Like buttons.
If you do that, do your friends on Google+ see that action, in the way that friends on Facebook may see what you like? Nope. Not to my understanding,
Further more, all those Google +1 buttons that are now starting to appear on Google search worldwide? Those Google +1 buttons that publishers have diligently been adding to their sites since they were released earlier this month? Nothing from those button clicks flows back into Google Plus.
It’s crazy. It makes no sense. It’s as if Facebook launched its Like buttons but forgot to hook them up to flow information back into Facebook.
Right now, it remains the case that if you want to see what someone has +1′d, then you have to remember to go to their Google Profile page on a regular basis, then hope they’ve enabled the +1 tab on that profile, then rinse and repeat for other people.
Google told me that it would be “logical” to see +1 flow into Google+ and that “one could guess eventually” it will happen. So, I’m pretty sure we will see this happen. But when it will launch is unclear, and it really feels like an incredible mistake that it’s not part of the launch.

Google Sparks: Tips On What To Share

 

Time for more features. What if you started a social network and no one knew what to share? That’s a problem that Google Sparks is intended to solve.
Think of it like Google Alerts made to flow into Google Plus. Google Sparks lets you follow topics of interest:
You can browse suggestions or set up your own keyword-based searches. Then when you select a “Sparks” link, you’ll get a feed of search results that you might wish to share. Here’s an example of what Sparks might show for a fashion topic:
The relevancy is supposed to be tweaked to find especially sharable content that people are already clicking on, things that are very visual with photo and pictures.
I got a brief demo trying two searches, and the results didn’t thrill me. They were OK, but they didn’t feel particularly shareable. Still, the feature will probably be useful to some, and I can’t really assess the relevancy either way on such limited testing.

Hangouts: Group Video Chat

 

Google seems to be hanging most of its hopes that Google+ will attract people from Facebook on two main features, I’d say. One is the aforementioned Circles sharing feature. The other is the Hangout video chat feature.
With Hangouts, up to 10 people at a time can all interact through video:
The demo I saw of the system was compelling. As one participant spoke, the main image automatically changed to that person. You can also play video that everyone watches.
Gundotra spent some time talking with me about how Google has examined the social dynamics of video chat, to get people more comfortable participating. The key is to get several people all involved casually, rather than to barge in with a solitary invite.
He used a “talking to your neighbor” analogy to explain more. You’re probably are hesitant to knock a neighbor’s door and disturb them just because you want to talk. But if you saw them outside on their porch, Gundotra said, you’d probably feel better saying “Hi” when passing by. If two neighbors were sitting and talking, you’d probably feel rude not also stopping and chatting.
Hence the Hangouts name. When someone launches a Hangout, this shows up on the feed that goes out to their friends. As more people join, the notifications get updated to show the number participating. As that number rises, Google says even more people are compelled to take part.
The party ends at 10, however. No more can participate for scale reasons and also because the group dynamics get too hard, Gundotra said. If someone leaves, others can come in.
The puzzling thing to me is that Google’s not made it possible for anyone to stream the chat out to non-participants. If you have a group of friends, and not all can take part at once, others might be interested just to listen in.
Beyond that, Hangouts seems like a pretty awesome tool for those who wanted to record video shows. But there’s no way to save what happens.

Huddle: Group Text Chat

 

Somewhat related to Hangouts is Huddle, a group text chat service. I can’t really tell you more than that. Google didn’t cover this during my talk with them about Google Plus last week, so I’ve only got a screenshot for you and a promise will cover it more in our coming hands-on piece:
Huddle is for Android 2.0+ phones, iPhone 4.0+ phones and SMS, Google tells me.

Instant Upload

 

The last major feature of Google+ is called “Instant Upload.”
For those with Android phones, you can have any picture you take be uploaded to a centralized — and private — photo album area.
Google tells me they hope to bring it to other phones, as well.

Getting Google+

 

Want to try the service? Right now, it’s strictly invite only. Some press are being allowed in, along with others that Google hand picks. There’s no ETA on when wider invites will be available.
Unusually, this isn’t being called a beta test or an experiment but rather a “field trial” that’s meant to finally gather some feedback from outside Google itself.
The limited test is probably wise. It’ll give Google more time to discover things it might not have anticipated being problems, as was the case with Buzz.
As for a wider release, and possible success, it’s anyone’s guess. As I said earlier, if you’re happy using Facebook, there seems relatively little to make you want to switch over to Google Plus, at the moment.
Perhaps with further Google +1 integration, that might change. Perhaps if there are people who want a Facebook alternative, Google’s now got a core to build on for them. At least the guessing about what Google might be doing is over.
Our hands-on look at Google+ should be posted later today. We’ll update with a link here, or check the Search Engine Land home page.

Friday, June 24, 2011

Rahul 'The WALL' Dravid's flame still burns : Harsha Bhogle


Rahul Dravid's passion for and approach to cricket haven't changed in the last decade and a half. He is still intense, patient, and willing to work hard to prepare for each game

June 24, 2011


Rahul Dravid guides one through the off side, West Indies v India, 1st Test, Kingston, 3rd day, June 22, 2011
Rahul Dravid has always relished, and thrived on, being challenged on the cricket field © Associated Press

 
It is already 15 years since a simple, elegant, studious and very likeable young man walked out to bat for India at Lord's. That was an appropriate setting. Rahul Dravid is neatly turned out, plays the game correctly, likes the traditions associated with the game and is respectful of them. It is not difficult to see why the English would like him. In 1996, though, he was significantly more humble and courteous than those I seemed to run into at the ground.
Not much has changed since then. He is still as intense as ever, still unlikely to sport the ponytail he rejected in one of his earliest commercials, still deeply enamoured by the idea of playing for India, still very out of place in the Kingfisher jingle. That intensity is worth studying, though, for Dravid knows no other way of playing the game. Like a good student would, he assimilates data, works out what he is going to do, and focuses as intently as anyone who has played the game. Patience has been a childhood friend, and it has allowed him to retain the intensity. Impatience is the hallmark of youth, and while Dravid has been young in years, he has always sported a maturity that belies them.
There have been times when some of us feared that intensity; when we wondered if the fire within would singe him, and whether he just needed to get his mind off the game and relax a bit. We feared every ball would become a battle to be fought, a storm to be withstood. But as he often told me in those days, it was the same method that had brought him so many runs. It was the person he was; the challenge he relished that defined the way he played the game. He knew, as he repeatedly said, that he wasn't a Sehwag, that he had to bat longer to score the same number of runs; that therefore, he needed to focus strongly and prepare well for a game. It was a debate he was willing to get into but it was a solution he had to find himself. As it turns out, the way he knew best has so far brought him 12,215 runs in Test cricket, and that number tends to seal most debates.
We need to let that number roll off our tongues a bit more often because it is a colossal figure. It is not a number you dream of achieving, because it is too distant. It is a product of extraordinary ability and dedication. In 1994 his father would call to request, for class runs in the family, if he could get a video of his son playing in domestic cricket. Dravid's father can be very proud of the way his son has graced the game and scored runs.
There are other reasons too; reasons apart from the tenacity, the fire, the cover drive and the catches at slip. In the 16 years that I have had the pleasure of knowing him, I have rarely encountered ego or anger. Maybe the dressing room, a place I stay away from, has seen the odd outburst, but ego and anger are like cholesterol and sugar in the blood; eventually they will get you.
In a way it is good that Dravid, VVS Laxman and Sachin Tendulkar have had an extended run, for there must be a gradual handing over of the baton. Virat Kohli, Cheteshwar Pujara, Suresh Raina or Rohit Sharma must know what it takes to seek greatness, and maybe then achieve it. They will have to fight their own battles but a live example would help. That is why I am particularly delighted that Dravid plays in the Ranji Trophy whenever he can. He has often spoken of hanging on to every word that people like Gundappa Viswanath spoke to youngsters in Karnataka. And now that the time has come to carry forward that tradition, he is doing his bit. Cricket could do with more Johnny Appleseeds.
I don't know how much longer he will play for India, for by the time he plays at Lord's next, he will be closer to 39 than 38. But what I do know is that whenever an all-time Indian XI gets picked, Nos. 1, 3 and 4 will be written simultaneously.
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Wednesday, June 22, 2011

A “Drive” : The surprising truth of what motivates us ! Autonomy, Mastery and Purpose!

Today, I got a video to see from a friend and thought to post it with collective details on Motivation!

A Brilliant visualization by Cognitive Media , you must see it!

Adapted from Dan Pink’s talk at the RSA, this illustrates the hidden truths behind what really motivates us at home and in the workplace.
 
Recent research reveals that when creative thinking is part and parcel of your job description, external motivation just doesn’t work. The year-end bonus, the promotion, the basic dangled carrot approach – these things don’t inspire better performance.

What really gets creatives fired up is, well, ourselves. That is, intrinsic motivation. If we can imagine an achievement, see ourselves progressing toward that goal, and understand that we are gaining new skills and knowledge, we will be driven to do great work.


 Supercharge yourself. Think, talk and work more creatively.


 

Each employee and Employer should see it! This is what we call talent, what a drive it is! An artist is doing a tremendous job.
In these days of diminishing attention spans, the videos is one that can hold my attention for more than 5 minutes. Brilliant speaker, fantastic interpretations.

Few Collected Factors:

INDEPENDENCE

The freedom to run your business activities as you wish; the opportunity to "be your own boss”

  • Do you ever feel restricted?
  • Do you feel overcome by rules and red tape?
  • Do you often feel in disagreement with superiors?

RECOGNITION

The rewards you get for doing a job well, such as being singled out in a publication or speech.

  • How important is winning to you?
  • How do you feel when others receive recognition?
  • Do you go out of your way to win awards?

ACHIEVEMENT

The feeling that you get from successfully accomplishing a job, overcoming obstacles and obtaining goals

  • Is your performance relative to your effort?
  • How do you feel when you have completed a task?
  • What kind of goals do you set for yourself?

LEISURE TIME

The amount of time that you have free to use as you wish, and the degree of enjoyment that you get from this time
  • Do you find yourself neglecting things?
  • Have you postponed a desired activity?
  • Do you really enjoy your leisure me?

POWER

The sense of control that you believe you have over your destiny and the destiny of others; your ability to influence or direct the behavior of others

  • Do you feel that you have control over your destiny?
  • Do people tend to lean on you, ask for your approval?
  • Do you find yourself doing things you'd rather not do?

PRESTIGE

The respect accorded you by your peers and by business or community associates; how others feel you compare with your peers

  • Is prestige important to you?
  • Do others tend to hold you in esteem?
  • Do you find yourself performing to gain esteem?

MONEY

The amount of personal financial income provided by your job

  • Are you proud of what you earn?
  • Do you tend to talk about money or how you spend, save, or invest it?

PRESSURE

The constant feeling or need to show continuing improvement in your job performance

  • Do you feel guilty about not exerting enough effort?
  • Do you continually feel that you must do more?
  • Do you require continual motivation from superiors?

SELF ESTEEM

Your feeling of self-worth; how you feel you measure up to your peers

  • Are you confident that you do as well as you can?
  • Do you feel guilty about poor performance?
  • Are you satisfied with your performance?

FAMILY LIFE

The amount and quality of family activities in which you engage

  • Do you spend enough time with your family?
  • Is the time you do spend meaningful?
  • Do family members talk about the time you spend with them?

SECURITY

The certainty that you feel of maintaining your position; the feeling that tomorrow will be at least as good as today

  • Is job security important to you?
  • Are you afraid to try something new?
  • Do you do things that tend to secure your job?

PERSONAL GROWTH

The feeling of growing as an individual or becoming more competent, more efficient—a better person

  • Do you think that you have grown over the past year?
  • Do you do specific things that result in improvement?
  • Do you have plans for doing more?
Now that you've prioritized this list, you should have a clearer idea of what motivates you at work. It's not just money, is it?

References:
Factors : http://www.womensmedia.com/work/80-what-motivates-you-at-work.html
Management Fundas :  http://www.worldcolleges.info/management_understanding.php
Knowledge Enhancement : http://the99percent.com/articles/6943/What-Motivates-Us-To-Do-Great-Work


Saturday, June 18, 2011

Mathematically speaking, real talent = ability x hard work + consistency : Harsha Bhogle


My father, as was the norm with respectable middle class families in the years gone by, believed it was important that his children were good at mathematics. If your child was good at mathematics, you had imparted the right education and fulfilled one of your primary duties as a parent.


And he often quoted to us what his friend, a respected professor of mathematics, used to say, “There should be no problem that you encounter in an examination for the first time.” It meant you had to work so hard that you had, conceivably, attempted and vanquished every situation that could find its way into an exam paper. It begs the question: if you did achieve 150 out of 150 in an exam (which my wife very very nearly did, much to my constant awe), was it because you were extraordinarily intuitive or was it because you had worked harder than the others so that you didn’t “encounter any problem in an exam” for the first time? 


In other words, is getting a “centum” (a peculiarly TamBram expression and a badge of honour) a matter of genius or a matter of perseverance? It is an issue that many intelligent authors around the world have been debating over for a while and one that is at the heart of sport. Would anybody who solved a certain number of sums get full marks? Would two people, each of whom put in ten thousand hours (Malcolm Gladwell’s threshold for achievement) produce identical results? Or are some people innately gifted allowing them to cross that threshold in fewer hours? 


We pose that question a great deal in cricket when we argue about talent? Players who play certain shots, the perfectly balanced on-drive for example, are labelled “talented” and put into a separate category. They acquire a halo, in a near-equal situation they tend to get picked first. “Talent” becomes this key that they flash to gain entry. And yet it is worth asking what talent really is? Is it the ability to play the on-drive or, more critically, the ability to play that on-drive consistently? It is a critical difference. Consistency brings in an element of perseverance that you do not normally bracket with talent. 


Let me explain. I have often, while watching Rohit Sharma bat, said “wow” loudly to myself. I probably said so because I saw him play a shot I did not expect him to. Or maybe it was a shot that very few players were able to play. Just as often I find myself saying “ugh” with Rohit out of frustration. It is probably because, having had the opportunity to go “wow” I now expected him to play the same shot again. And so, without explicitly stating it, I am invoking the assumption of consistency to assess talent. The old professor of mathematics would have said “play the shot so often that it is no longer a new shot when you play it”. 


It is while I was debating this in my mind that I became aware of why Sachin Tendulkar paid such high compliments to Gary Kirsten for throwing him balls. Tendulkar wanted to perfect a shot and so he needed someone to throw him enough balls to attain that perfection so that when he attempted it in a match, he wasn’t doing it for the first time. And in a recent conversation he said he was at his best when he was in the “sub-conscious”, not distracted by the “conscious” and able to play by instinct something he had perfected through practice. 

Now, we often call Tendulkar a genius and yet, as we see, the talent that we believe comes dazzling through is, in essence, the product of many hours of perseverance. Is Tendulkar then, the supreme example of my father’s friend’s theory of doing well at mathematics? And assuming for a moment that is true, shouldn’t we be honouring perseverance because that is what it seems “talent” really is! 


And so it follows that when we complain that talented players don’t get to where they should we are in effect saying that they didn’t practice hard enough to be consistent. Maybe it means we should all use the word “talent” more sparingly; not until ability has been married to hard work long enough to achieve consistency. 


This is also the starting premise of a new book I hope to continue reading (“Bounce” by the former table tennis champion Mathew Syed). I am delighted by its opening pages, one of which said “talent is over-rated”. It is something I have long believed! 


P.S.: I would be delighted if this opens up a debate on talent versus perseverance. Contrary points of view are welcome!

Saturday, June 11, 2011

OpenERP Online gets on the Google Apps Marketplace !!!


OpenERP is  glad to announce the presence of OpenERP Online on the Google Apps  Marketplace. OpenERP Online has been placed under Accounting &  Finance. All you need to do it create a Google Apps Marketplace account.  This a great opportunity for OpenERP to grow it's global visibility and  expansion, but more particularly make it easier to integrate OpenERP  with your favourite apps.
 

There were some changes that OpenERP had to do in order to become complaint  with the Marketplace's conditions. One of the changes that OpenERP had  to undergo is directly connected to the OpenID. This meant that the customer had to be able to register and log into OpenERP directly from Google Apps without having to re-enter their  OpenERP connection credentials every time. Moreover, other specific  technical changes had to be done which involved the tech SaaS team in its deployment into production.
    
Looking for any of the standard services like OpenERP Offshore, OpenERP Support, OpenERP Training, OpenERP Development?
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Further,  " to potential customers and users, it shows that OpenERP is willing to  improve and change its product in order to improve their customer  experience, making it even easier for them to integrate it within their  specific company management applications eco-system" (Maxime Glorieux, chief of Saas). It means they can  rely on the OpenERP management and  R&D teams to constantly improve  their ERP system to better support/follow them in their company  management and growth. OpenERP is a solution they can rely on now and  over the long term.

So, explore now OpenERP Online http://bit.ly/lECbsu on Google Apps Marketplace!

Wednesday, June 8, 2011

Thursday, June 2, 2011

QA/Tester Profiles in big demand for QLogic, Infostretch, Samyak, Nyusoft, IndiaNIC, VCM ! Hurry up friends!

1. QLogic 
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Hello,

You or your friends might be interested in this opportunity.


Position:
Senior Manager Design Validation & Testing (DVT, SQA)

Skills: TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCE, AND SKILLS REQUIRED• 15-18+ years of experience in managing global test teams spread across USA and
India. • The most recent 7-10 years should be with a USA Product company in storage networking domain,• Ideal candidate will have 5-7 years of experience in the USA with a storage networking product company• Incumbents must possess proven analytical ability and a high level technical background to perform complex research and development work. Technical leadership ability is required• Must have a Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or related discipline. • Must be familiar with all the current operating systems including VMware, Windows, Linux, etc. Knowledge of iSCSI, Fibre Channel, Ethernet and FCoE and peripherals that include RAID, disk and tape subsystems is essential. Software exposure to boot-code, peripheral device drivers and management software is required. • Knowledge of automated program or project management tools, excellent oral and written communication skills, and the ability to handle several critical issues simultaneously is required. • Ability to achieve goals through individuals who are not direct reports using persuasiveness, tact, logic and personal leadership traits is also required. PRINCIPAL MANAGEMENT SKILLS REQUIRED1. Implementing programs with and through others that enhance the company's business goals. Diplomatic and handles conflicts well. Anticipates group and interdepartmental problems and takes the necessary steps to avert them.2. Develops programs in line with marketing/sales/engineering activities. The business environment is highly technical and dynamic. Rapid changes and industry trends may require timely and effective response by the incumbent.3. Effectively identifies and assembles necessary project resources and makes them available when needed. By evaluating resources in all areas, keep projects on time and within budget.4. Ability to communicate ideas clearly. Ability to organize and explain complex topics in easy-to-understand terms and tailor ideas to audience.

Location: Pune, Maharashtra (India)


Company: QLogic India Private Limited


Employment Type: Permanent


Experience Level: MidSenior Level


Please click link below to Apply.

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Contact
sudarshan.barhate@qlogic.com for queries.

Feel free to provide my reference to them.


Best Regards,

Rajan Chandi

2. IndiaNIC
==============

Hello,

This is Ali working in IndiaNIC Infotech Ltd.


IndiaNIC is a ten
year old Software Development Company. IndiaNIC is focused on IT services and E-Commerce with various domain expertise like iPhone/iPad, BlackBerry, Android, PHP, Web Design, Microsoft Technology, SEO, Java, J2EE and Yahoo Store.Visit our company website for further details http://www.indianic.com

1. Job Opening Details for Javascript:

JavaScript/Jquery Developer:
Candidate should have 1+ yr of strong experience Javascript/Jquery development
Respective candidate has to work on TITANIUM (Mobile Apps) technology (to know more about titanium VISIT: www.appcelerator.com)

2. Job opening Details for Android:

Android Developer/Sr.
Should have1-4 yrs of hands on experience on Android technology
Should have leadership skills.

Immediately send profile to
ali@indianic.com

Regards,

Ali
HR Manager
www.indianic.com

3. Nyusoft
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Hello Friends,

We are in the process of expansion of .Net and PHP divisions and hence, we
need good candidate for below one position:

QA Engineer
Qualifications Expected:
(1) Working Experience: 0.5 - 1 year (This should not include training
period during graduation)
(2) Educational Qualifications: Graduation in any stream

We are looking for following skills in candidate:
(1) Fresher and upto 1 year of experienced person are eligible to apply.
(2) We require QA engineers for testing web based projects.
(3) Candidates with experience web testing and specially E-Commerce and CMS
website testing will be preferred.
(4) Basic level experience with QTP, LoadRunner, NetLoad.
(5) Should be good in writing Test cases , test scripts.
(6) Good command in English.
(7) Also can do manual testing.
(8) Testing applications to ensure they confirm to requirements.
(9) Should be able to create a report on the basis of testing.

Interested candidates can forward their resume to <http://nyusoft.info/>
nyusoft.info [at] gmail [dot] com [nyusoft.info@gmail.com] with following
details:
(1) The post for which you are applying
(2) Personal Details
(3) Educational Qualifications
(4) Technical Knowledge
(5) Projects developed during your academics (Organization Name, Project
Description, Team Size and Your Role in project)
(6) Tools / Technologies used in above projects
(7) Work Experience
(8) Current Salary/month
(9) Expected Salary per month
(10) Current Location of candidate

Nyusoft Technologies is an Indian software development and IT outsourcing
company, located in Ahmedabad, which gives both offshore and onshore
technological solutions to business enterprises around the world. Nyusoft
has proven expertise in encompassing low cost, but high quality and reliable
software solutions and services in areas like IT consulting, offshore web
development and Business Applications including e-commerce, e-learning,
finance, manufacturing, content management and many other business systems.

We are happy to invite you to be a member of Nyusoft family!

Thanks,
Nyusoft Technologies
24-UGF, City Centre,
Nr. Swastik Cross Roads,
C. G. Road, Navrangpura,
Ahmedabad - 380009.
T: +91 - 79 - 3295 2648
Website: <http://www.nyusoft.com/> http://www.nyusoft.com

4. Samyak
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Dear Candidate,

Greetings from one of the leading IT company of Gujarat, Samyak Infotech Pvt Ltd.
Samyak Infotech Pvt. Ltd. is an ISO 9001:2008 certified Software Development Company based at Ahmedabad India.
We focus on specialized areas of technology.
SAMYAK, a global IT Solution provider, is looking for System Administrator with 1+ Years of experience freshers can also apply.
*
Desired Profile: -*

*Experience: *0 - 2 Years

*
Job Location: *Ahmedabad

*Job Description: *Trouble shouting, Configure IIS, Deploy Application
On Server.

*Desired Candidate Profile:*

Knowledge of basic Networking.

Experience of Networking and trouble shouting.

*Interested candidates are requested to send their resumes with below
details on *_*hrd@samyak.com*_*.*

*
Total Experience -
*

*Current CTC-
*

*Expected CTC -
*

*Joining Period -
*

--
Khyati Pandya
HR Executive
Samyak Infotech Pvt.Ltd
Samyak Infotech
www.samyak.com <http://www.samyak.com>
(O)91-79-26465758 

5. VCM Partners
==================

Hi All,

About Us:
Vyapar Capital Market Partners(also known as VCM Partners), with offices in New York, London, Singapore and India, is an inter dealer broker (IDB).
Vyapar provides voice and electronic brokering services for Over The Counter
wholesale institutional clients, normally referred to as Dealers. We are committed to providing premium services,
innovations, and synergistic product offerings in the markets we target. Our unique partnership culture, built upon
our One Firm philosophy, promotes collaboration across our diverse OTC derivatives businesses and results in a close
alignment with the needs of our clients. Vyapar's high standards of excellence, client-focus, and partnership culture
drive the consistent long-term relationships expected by our clients, our partners in trading.

The teams of professionals at Vyapar provide brokering services for OTC derivative products in Interest Rate Derivatives,
Credit Derivatives, Energy & Environmental Derivatives and Real Estate Derivatives asset classes.

Title: Senior Testing Engineers
Necessary Skills:
Description
JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
This Senior Testing Engineers will test the various Web based and desktop systems.
As a senior and integral member of our Internal operations , this professional will:
- Testing various trading and brokering applications (TheBEAST) and patch process and procedures, respond to problems and incidents as necessary.
- Good knowledge for various Microsoft testing tools
- Actively participate in the development, implementation and adherence to Technical Services documentation, system standards, policies and procedures.
- Monitor emerging technology developments and identify opportunities and issues for improvement.
QUALIFICATIONS:

Min 1 Year Experience with Excellent Academic Credentials
- BS degree from an accredited college with major course work in information systems, computer science, business administration of a closely related field or equivalent work experience. Masters degree is a plus.
This is a fantastic opportunity for someone to make a substantial and positive impact upon the Team and indeed the organization at large its a lot of fun, highly visible, and challenging!
- Demonstrated organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
- Solid communication and interpersonal skills, especially rapport-building.
- Ability to work independently and interact collaboratively/effectively with all levels of staff.

Package:
Offers competitive salaries and bonus plan, great environment and exposure to high performance programming and financial industry on Wall Street.

Location: Infocity, Gandhinagar.

Contact:

Website: http://www.vcmpartners.com

Qualified candidates should send resumes to career [at] vcmpartners.com ( career@vcmpartners.com ).

Kindly mention the post for that you are applying and experience in no of years. This will enable us to get back much fast.

Vyapar Capital Market Partners LLC is an equal opportunity employer.

No consultant and recruiting firms should contact.

Regards,

HR - VCM Partners India Pvt. Ltd. 
(OTC) derivative products to

6. Infostretch
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Wishing you a Merry Day!

Greetings from Infostretch Solutions Pvt. Ltd. We are leader in services and
solutions for Mobile Application Development and Testing, Quality Assurance
Testing and Automation, SaaS solutions and ERP Testing solutions.

Company Profile: Infostretch Solutions Pvt. Ltd. (www.infostretch.com)

InfoStretch was formed in 2004 by a team of highly qualified and experienced
professionals known in the software QA world. The team came together with the
goal to leverage their international industry experience and build a global,
comprehensive services organization with the highest quality of services.

Benchmark:2010 has been a prolific year for InfoStretch. We crossed 200 people
size in India operations and added clients like TCS, Network 18 to our fold. We
introduced the revolutionary mobile cloud testing service in India thereby
making Indian carriers and devices available to the global mobile cloud. The
strong work done by our team in Mobile and QA Space has been noticed by the peer
community and media. InfoStretch has been recognized with the following
accolades in 2010:

- Silicon Valley Business Journal - 19th Fastest Growing Private Company
- SmartTechie's - The Top 10 Most Promising Software Testing Companies
- Rising Star Award of GESIA for being Gujarat's Emerging IT Company (Indian
Ops)
- Best of Santa Clara Award for Mobile & Software Testing

Pls check the JD for the vacant position as below.

Job Description:

Designation: SQA
Qualification: B.E/ MCA/ B.Sc/ M.Sc+ ISO training
Experience: 0-2 Yrs

Job Location: Ahmedabad ( Gujarat )

Job Responsibilities:

·         Providing process consultancy, planning and conducting process audits
·         Providing process training to project groups
·         Aligning all the IT units on a common process and standard practices
·         Implementation and maintenance of QMS.
·         Key person to Implement Pareto Chart for Defect Analysis at project
level.
Preparation of process improvement plan depending upon audit findings.
·         Performing Software Configuration Management audits.
·         Auditing the projects to quantify the process implementation.
·         Regular internal audit, Verification of NC's
·         NC, OFI & PI Issue resolution between Auditor & Auditee after
receiving report.
·         NC Closure Verification - CA/ PA - Root cause verification
·         Weekly NC Aging Report.
·         Facilitating projects for external certifications and assessments
·         Document ISO Master control
·         Periodic Data collection, Analysis, implementation on monthly basis
·         Periodic Review meeting and follow-ups.
·         Data collection for management review meetings and follow up on
actions.



Pls mail us your updated CV along with the following mandatory details.

1.            Total Experience:
2.            Relevant Experience (ISO):
3.            Current CTC (Fixed+ Variables):
4.            Expected CTC:
5.            Notice Period:
6.            Current Location:
7.            Willing to relocate (Ahmedabad):

Kindly refer your acquaintances who are working with similar capacity.

Note: Pls do not change subject line while replying.

Warm Regards,
Chinar Shah
Senior Executive- Talent Acquisitions
InfoStretch Solutions Pvt. Ltd.
5th floor, Regency Plaza,
Satellite, Ahmedabad
Gujarat, INDIA
Contact Number :- Phone: 91-79-40266266 (Ext-206)
Fax: 91-79-40266267
URL: - www.infostretch.com | www.infostretch.in | www.qmetry.com
Email ID: - ispl_hr@infostretch.com