Announcements
1 The III circle
meet is scheduled on the 16th of May from 12:30 P.M. To 1:30 P.M.
At 9, Sixth street, Gopalapuram, Chennai – 600086
(Behind 'Gangothri' on
Cathedral Road).
2 The III Seminar (training session) of PHP circle is to start on the
22nd of May
at the same (above) venue.
3 The Seminar on the 16th also includes session by Expert Professionals
in the field and
entry is based only on invitation; please write to info@phpcircle.org,
giving your
resume, if you have not furnished already.
4 The contact program for the on line training session of PHP circle
is scheduled for
the 15th, 22nd, 29th of May.
Saravana Kumar a member of PHP Circle attended an interview conducted
by M/s. Cyber Catalyst Chennai and was selected for the post of programmer.
Congrats Saravan!
The
On-line training session has received a lot of response and it has reached
the magical number of 100 students within the first month.
The On-line training session has reached new heights by educating people about PHP in places as Sri Lanka, Singapore, United States of America, Somalia, Iran and Germany.
Latest in the World of Open Sourcing
Are
you trying to get software support for OpenOffice.org?
Sun Microsystems, a primary sponsor
of the OpenOffice open source project, has started software support
to its products.
According to support management at Sun Microsystems, “As a key
driver of the Open Office community, Sun is well-positioned to provide
comprehensive support to enterprise users. This move enhances the company's
current support for the Star Office productivity suite, and provides
customers with additional choice and opportunity to reduce costs. It
also underscores Sun's commitment to open source and standards-based
software.”
The announcement comes close on the heels of a global movement by governments
and institutions, such as the city of Munich, the Israeli Ministry of
Commerce and the French Ministry of Interior, to migrate toward open,
affordable and secure office productivity suites such as Star Office
and Open Office.
Open Office users looking for support can choose from two individual
support packages from Sun.
The first is "standard" support which includes unlimited phone
and on-line access to technical experts, on line incident submission
and tracking, software updates and patches, and access to on-line self-serve
resources. The "premium" service includes all the elements
of standard support as well as 24-hour coverage with live call transfer.
The premium service is designed for mission-critical environments.
Submitted by Mr. Guru Prasad, eZynes Communications
Private Ltd. Chennai.
HP'S four-in-one Linux solution
HP offered a new take on the
idea of low-cost and shared computing with the launch of its Linux-based
441 solution. HP's 441 is a single PC which supports four people working
simultaneously by using four graphics cards running four monitors and
four USB ports for keyboard and mouse inputs. Each user is logged into
a separate session on a Linux PC (Mandrake).
What makes it different though is that this is not a thin-client solution
in the traditional sense. It does not use a network connection, and
the savings are gained through using only one PC for four separate users,
unlike conventional thin client setups in which each user needs a complete
PC.
Each CPU is a 1.8 GHz Celeron, with 256 RAM, four graphics cards, six
USB ports, a CD-RW, and a stiffy drive.
The central PC runs Mandrake Linux and KDE 3.1 which can be quickly
configured to run as a stand alone PC or a network client or as a server.
Also included is the Mozilla browser in multiple languages, the Evolution
mail client, Open Office 1.1 as well as a range of GPL educational software,
a curriculum management tool and other learning aids.
However, because 441 is not a traditional LAN, there is a limitation
on how far the monitors can be moved around. The USB limitation is 12m.
However, the company says the major benefits of the 441 are that the
costs are significantly lower because there are fewer PCs to manage
the maintenance.
A 441 will include the central CPU and the four terminals as well as
the software setup.
Submitted by Mr. Ravichandran, eZynes Communications
Private Ltd. Chennai.
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Jokes
Three Envelopes
Morris had just been hired as the new CEO of a large high tech corporation. The CEO who was stepping down met with him privately and presented him with three numbered envelopes....#1, #2, #3.
"Open these if you run up against a problem you don't think you can solve," the departing CEO said.
Well, things went along pretty smoothly, but six months later, sales took a downturn and Morris was really catching a lot of heat. About at his wit's end, he remembered the envelopes. He went to his drawer and took out the first envelope. The message read, "Blame your predecessor."
Morris, the new CEO called a press conference and tactfully laid the blame at the feet of the previous CEO. Satisfied with his comments, the press -- and Wall Street -- responded positively, sales began to pick up and the problem was soon behind him.
About a year later, the company was again experiencing a slight dip in sales, combined with serious product problems. Having learned from his previous experience, the CEO quickly opened the second envelope. The message read, "Reorganize."
This he did, and the company quickly rebounded.
After several consecutive profitable quarters, the company once again fell on difficult times.
Morris went to his office, closed the door and opened the third envelope.
The message said, "Prepare three envelopes."
Quote
Writing the first 90 percent of a computer program takes 90 percent of the time. The remaining ten percent also takes 90 percent of the time and the final touches also take 90 percent of the time.
~N.J. Rubenking