Mentor Jutawan

24 07 2008




Get your message across

9 07 2008

The goal of corporate communications is influence. Conveying certain messages can affect employee opinion about work-related issues.  

Opinions drive performance. Without conviction, employees work without enthusiasm, performing only the work they must to stay employed. When a better offer comes along, they will not hesitate to leave.  

In the meantime, they certainly are not innovating or excelling on behalf of a company whose values and actions are inconsistent with their own beliefs.  

Getting employees to behave in a manner consistent with company goals is a driving force behind nearly all strategic communication. This can be achieved in a number of ways.  

 

Know your audience 

Communication is a two-way process. It does not comprise writing or speaking alone. Until the writing is read, the speaking heard and the message understood, there is no communication. 

To ensure that your message is understood, it is essential that you know your audience. If you are addressing your colleague from the same specialty or discipline, you can usually assume the same understanding equal to your own.  

When addressing members from other departments or specialty, it is seldom wise to assume any specialist knowledge at all – technical terms should be explained and the usage of complicated jargon reduced.  

When presenting some detailed aspects of your work to a varied audience comprising specialist colleagues and management executives from the upper echelons, identify the lowest common element of your audience – whether by ability or qualification – and pitch your work accordingly. 

 

Involve your listeners 

Audience involvement results in commitment. If the talk is sensible, sincere and not stereotyped, your audience will be more perceptive to the message that you are trying to deliver.  

One way to do this is to underline the relevance and the immediate effect your message will have on your audience.  

People are not likely to be interested in remote issues. When conveying certain changes that have been implemented, illustrate, with examples, how these relate to the environment in which your staff and colleagues work and how it will impact them.  

Good speakers can empathise with the hopes and struggles of the average members of the audience, appreciate their prudence and ruminate on details that concern them.  

To be a good communicator, you have to engage the people you are addressing. Greater involvement leads to better dialogue, which leads to a better understanding and a greater acceptance of what you are proposing.  

 

Persuade your people 

One of the most effective persuasion tools is passion. If you are passionate about your vision, it is easy for others to be swayed by your enthusiasm.  

Building excitement with an audience must begin with your own enthusiasm.  

You may have all the facts and details at your fingertips, but if you cannot package and present them with passion and conviction, you are not going to get the job done.  

Moreover, if you have anything short of total commitment and belief in what you are saying, people can see right through it.  

One of the best ways is to tell your audience why you are so excited. You can start off by completing the following sentence: I am excited to be sharing this with you because …  

If you can craft a single sentence that articulates your state of mind, it can go a long way toward rallying your supporters as well as convincing the sceptics.  

 

Keep it simple  

The fundamental principle applicable to all active communication modes is to present your message simply and clearly so that it can be readily understood.  

Refrain from dazzling graphics or lengthy reflections. The challenge is to present your basic ideas in terms that are so simple that a 10-year-old can understand what you are saying.  

Use short sentences. When you are on the verge of using a long word, stop and think. There is almost always a simpler way of saying the same thing. Remember that audience interest wanes after 10 minutes.  

Keep in mind that employees may not have time to sift through your verbal or written meanderings to get to the real issues at hand.  

 

Reiterate your points  

The spoken word is ephemeral. A repetition of the major points is therefore essential to ensure that they are understood. Ideas can be abstract until they are implemented.  

If you don’t think your audience had assimilated your message, walk them through some implementation scenarios before you leave the room.  

 

Source: Straits Times/Asia News Network  (Mr. Parem’s email)

Article by Nicholas Goh, managing director of Verztec Consulting, a multilingual communications service provider.


 





Treat customers like kings

9 07 2008

TODAY’S consumers are very informed as shoppers and buyers. It reflects in their demand for a wider range of products, including no-nonsense top-rated service experiences, leaving gaps most vendors can rarely fill. 

Recently, the managing director of a brewing company was quoted as saying: “We have seen a dramatic shift from relationship selling to partnership and solution selling. 

“Today, we have to be very knowledgeable in our industry. We must understand our clients’ business and give them our best organisational resources.” 

Confirming relationships as the foundation of maintaining a competitive edge in their business, he added that “to compete in service, price and in solving our clients’ challenges, we will need to add value in every area of the relationship in addition to our products and services doing their part”. 

 

Make them feel great 

 

McDonald’s built an early reputation and brand name by providing burgers in a quick turnaround time to the masses in Southern California . 

By the late 1960s, McDonald’s had expanded across the United States and had opened its first international outlet in Vancouver , Canada . 

McDonald’s supported its early business and growth model with average food, simple menu choices and an enthusiastic service culture combined with clean toilets, good operating hours and free parking. 

Parents, aunts, uncles and weekend coaches of kids’ sporting teams would give McDonald’s the quick nod when hunger pangs started. 

Today, McDonald’s consumers are more demanding. 

Competition from every type of fast or sit-down food company has seen the fast food chain extend operating hours to 24 hours and adding a new variety of food and meal choices. 

 

First-class love affair 

 

Similarly, top-rated airlines make it easy to fall in love with their in-flight experience from check-in to getting off the plane. 

Singapore Airlines, Emirates, Qantas and British Airways are not known for discounting first-class seats. 

Bookings are confirmed weeks ahead on international routes with American Express and Visa Gold cardmembers, ensuring their loyalty to card companies when business class seats are offered at two-for-one specials to cardholders. 

The airlines realise that first-class paying clients expect full benefits with their flying experience. 

 

Relationships count 

 

Trust built up over time is often the result of paying attention to customers’ true needs and then exceeding their expectations. 

When clients understand that their needs come first, it is nearly a 100 per cent certainty that they will help you in meeting your needs. 

Personal and high-end business relationships thrive in an environment of trust and connection. 

When clients trust you and your business, you can rest assured that referrals will be knocking at your door.  

 

Source: Straits Times/Asia News Network  (Mr Parem’s email)

Article by Rob Salisbury, a corporate trainer and conference speaker based in Sydney and Singapore .


 





Standard Accounting System for Government Agencies (SAGA)

25 06 2008

With effect from 1st April 2004, JANM has officially taking over from MAMPU as the leading agency heading the implementation of the SAGA expansion project.

Objective

To make available the facilities for the maintenance of a complete and timely set of account

  • Enable daily closing of account

To provide avenue to further enhance accounting and financial management

  • To prepare pre-audit financial reports as per the agreed timeline

Project Status

There are 11 agencies fully utilizing the SAGA system under SAGA Expansion Project Phase 1. Beginning 2007, the Phase 2 Expansion project has short listed to 12 agencies to implement SAGA.

 

SAGA Process Flow Chart

 

 

 

 source :  http://www.anm.gov.my/public_html/eng/default/sysacc03.php 





CSM : We Have Move

23 06 2008





Ready to move !

18 06 2008

Ready to move ! This is the view of CSM new office…. welcome to Dataran Tiga Dua.

 

 

 

Century Software at google search. (click here)

 

 

 

click picture to enlarge the map

 

 

Block C-17-07,Dataran 32

2, Jalan 19/1, 46300 Petaling Jaya,

Selangor Darul Ehsan





Brief overview of Unix / Linux commands

18 06 2008

Below is a listing of each of the Unix / Linux commands currently listed on Computer Hope and a brief explanation of what each of the commands do. This is a full listing which means not all the below commands will work with your distribution and may also not work because of your privileges. Clicking on any of the commands will display additional help and information about that command.

Command

Description

a2p Creates a Perl script from an awk script.
ac Prints statistics about users’ connect time.
alias Create a name for another command or long command string.
ar Maintain portable archive or library.
arch Display the architecture of the current host.
arp Manipulate the system ARP cache.
as An assembler.
at Command scheduler.
awk Awk script processing program.
basename Deletes any specified prefix from a string.
bash Command Bourne interpreter
bc Calculator.
bdiff Compare large files.
bfs Editor for large files.
bg Continues a program running in the background.
biff Enable / disable incoming mail notifications.
break Break out of while, for, foreach, or until loop.
bs Battleship game.
bye Alias often used for the exit command.
cal Calendar
calendar Display appointments and reminders.
cancel Cancels a print job.
cat View and/or modify a file.
cc C compiler.
cd Change directory.
chdir Change directory.
checkeq Language processors to assist in describing equations.
checknr Check nroff and troff files for any errors.
chfn Modify your own information or if super user or root modify another users information. 
chgrp Change a groups access to a file or directory.
chkey Change the secure RPC key pair.
chmod Change the permission of a file.
chown Change the ownership of a file.
chsh Change login shell.
cksum Display and calculate a CRC for files. 
clear Clears screen.
cls Alias often used to clear a screen.
cmp Compare files.
col Reverse line-feeds filter.
comm Compare files and select or reject lines that are common.
compress Compress files on a computer.
continue Break out of while, for, foreach, or until loop.
copy Copy files.
cp Copy files.
cpio Creates archived CPIO files.
crontab Create and list files that you wish to run on a regular schedule.
csh Execute the C shell command interpreter
csplit Split files based on context.
ctags Create a tag file for use with ex and vi.
cu Calls or connects to another Unix system, terminal or non-Unix system.
curl Transfer a URL.
cut Cut out selected fields of each line of a file.
date Tells you the date and time in Unix.
dc An arbitrary precision arithmetic package.
df Display the available disk space for each mount.
deroff Removes nroff/troff, tbl, and eqn constructs.
dhclient Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol Client.
diff Displays two files and prints the lines that are different.
dig DNS lookup utility.
dircmp Lists the different files when comparing directories. 
dirname Deliver portions of path names.
dmesg Print or control the kernel ring buffer.
dos2unix Converts text files between DOS and Unix formats.
dpost Translates files created by troff into PostScript.
du Tells you how much space a file occupies.
echo Displays text after echo to the terminal.
ed Line oriented file editor.
edit Text editor.
egrep Search a file for a pattern using full regular expressions.
elm Program command used to send and receive e-mail.
emacs Text editor.
enable Enables / Disables LP printers.
env Displays environment variables.
eqn Language processors to assist in describing equations.
ex Line-editor mode of the vi text editor.
exit Exit from a program, shell or log you out of a Unix network.
expand Expand copies of file s.
expr Evaluate arguments as an expression.
fc The FC utility lists or edits and re-executes, commands previously entered to an interactive sh. 
fg Continues a stopped job by running it in the foreground
fgrep Search a file for a fixed-character string.
file Tells you if the object you are looking at is a file or if it is a directory.
find Finds one or more files assuming that you know their approximate filenames.
findsmb List info about machines that respond to SMB name queries on a subnet.
finger Lists information about the user.
fmt Simple text formatters.
fold Filter for folding lines. 
for Shell built-in functions to repeatedly execute action(s) for a selected number of times.
foreach Shell built-in functions to repeatedly execute action(s) for a selected number of times.
fromdos Converts text files between DOS and Unix formats.
fsck Check and repair a Linux file system.
ftp Enables ftp access to another terminal.
getfacl Display discretionary file information.
gprof The gprof utility produces an execution profile of a program.
grep Finds text within a file.
groupadd Creates a new group account.
groupdel Enables a super user or root to remove a group.
groupmod Enables a super user or root to modify a group.
gunzip Expand compressed files.
gview A programmers text editor.
gvim A programmers text editor.
gzip Compress files.
halt Stop the computer.
hash Remove internal hash table.
hashstat Display the hash stats.
head Displays the first ten lines of a file, unless otherwise stated.
help If computer has online help documentation installed this command will display it.
history Display the history of commands typed.
host DNS lookup utility.
hostid Prints the numeric identifier for the current host.
hostname Set or print name of current host system.
id Shows you the numeric user and group ID on BSD.
ifconfig Sets up network interfaces. 
ifdown take a network interface down
ifup bring a network interface up
isalist Display the native instruction sets executable on this platform.
jobs List the jobs currently running in the background.
join Joins command forms together.
keylogin Decrypt the user’s secret key.
kill Cancels a job.
ksh Korn shell command interpreter.
ld Link-editor for object files.
ldd List dynamic dependencies of executable files or shared objects.
less Opposite of the more command.
lex Generate programs for lexical tasks.
link Calls the link function to create a link to a file.
ln Creates a link to a file.
lo Allows you to exit from a program, shell or log you out of a Unix network.
locate List files in databases that match a pattern.
login Signs into a new system.
logname Returns users login name.
logout Logs out of a system.
lp Prints a file on System V systems.
lpadmin Configure the LP print service.
lpc Line printer control program.
lpq Lists the status of all the available printers.
lpr Submits print requests.
lprm Removes print requests from the print queue.
lpstat Lists status of the LP print services.
ls Lists the contents of a directory.
mach Display the processor type of the current host.
mail One of the ways that allows you to read/send E-Mail.
mailcompat Provide SunOS 4.x compatibility for the Solaris mailbox format.
mailx Mail interactive message processing system.
make Executes a list of shell commands associated with each target.
man Display a manual of a command.
mesg Control if non-root users can send text messages to you.
mii-tool View, manipulate media-independent interface status.
mkdir Create a directory.
mkfs Build a Linux file system, usually a hard disk partition.
more Displays text one screen at a time.
mount Disconnects a file systems and remote resources.
mt Magnetic tape control.
mv Renames a file or moves it from one directory to another directory.
nc TCP/IP swiss army knife.
neqn Language processors to assist in describing equations.
netstat Shows network status.
newalias Install new elm aliases for user and/or system.
newform Change the format of a text file.
newgrp Log into a new group.
nice Invokes a command with an altered scheduling priority.
niscat Display NIS+ tables and objects.
nischmod Change access rights on a NIS+ object.
nischown Change the owner of a NIS+ object.
nischttl Change the time to live value of a NIS+ object.
nisdefaults Display NIS+ default values.
nisgrep Utilities for searching NIS+ tables.
nismatch Utilities for searching NIS+ tables.
nispasswd Change NIS+ password information.
nistbladm NIS+ table administration command.
nmap Network exploration tool and security / port scanner.
nohup Runs a command even if the session is disconnected or the user logs out.
nroff Formats documents for display or line-printer.
nslookup Queries a name server for a host or domain lookup.
on Execute a command on a remote system, but with the local environment.
onintr Shell built-in functions to respond to (hardware) signals.
optisa Determine which variant instruction set is optimal to use.
pack Shrinks file into a compressed file.
pagesize Display the size of a page of memory in bytes, as returned by getpagesize.
passwd Allows you to change your password.
paste Merge corresponding or subsequent lines of files.
pax Read / write and writes lists of the members of archive files and copy directory hierarchies.
pcat Compresses file.
perl Perl is a programming language optimized for scanning arbitrary text files, extracting information from those text files.
pg Files perusal filters for CRTs.
pgrep Examine the active processes on the system and reports the process IDs of the processes
pico Simple and very easy to use text editor in the style of the Pine Composer.
pine Command line program for Internet News and Email.
ping Sends ICMP ECHO_REQUEST packets to network hosts.
pkill Examine the active processes on the system and reports the process IDs of the processes
poweroff Stop the computer.
pr Formats a file to make it look better when printed.
priocntl Display’s or set scheduling parameters of specified process(es)
printf Write formatted output.
ps Reports the process status.
pvs Display the internal version information of dynamic objects within an ELF file.
pwd Print the current working directory.
quit Allows you to exit from a program, shell or log you out of a Unix network.
rcp Copies files from one computer to another computer.
reboot Stop the computer.
red Line oriented file editor.
rehash Recomputes the internal hash table of the contents of directories listed in the path.
remsh Runs a command on another computer.
repeat Shell built-in functions to repeatedly execute action(s) for a selected number of times.
rgview A programmers text editor.
rgvim A programmers text editor.
rlogin Establish a remote connection from your terminal to a remote machine.
rm Deletes a file without confirmation (by default).
rmail One of the ways that allows you to read/send E-Mail.
rmdir Deletes a directory.
rn Reads newsgroups.
route Show / manipulate the IP routing table.
rpcinfo Report RPC information.
rsh Runs a command on another computer.
rsync Faster, flexible replacement for rcp.
rview A programmers text editor.
rvim A programmers text editor.
s2p Convert a sed script into a Perl script.
sag Graphically displays the system activity data stored in a binary data file by a previous sar run.
sar Displays the activity for the CPU.
script Records everything printed on your screen.
sdiff Compares two files, side-by-side.
sed Allows you to use pre-recorded commands to make changes to text.
sendmail Sends mail over the Internet.
set Set the value of an environment variable.
setenv Set the value of an environment variable.
setfacl Modify the Access Control List (ACL) for a file or files.
settime Change file access and modification time.
sftp Secure file transfer program.
sh Runs or processes jobs through the Bourne shell.
shred Delete a file securely, first overwriting it to hide its contents.
shutdown Turn off the computer immediately or at a specified time.
sleep Waits a x amount of seconds.
slogin OpenSSH SSH client (remote login program).
smbclient An ftp-like client to access SMB/CIFS resources on servers.
sort Sorts the lines in a text file.
spell Looks through a text file and reports any words that it finds in the text file that are not in the dictionary.
split Split a file into pieces.
stat Display file or filesystem status.
stop Control process execution.
strip Discard symbols from object files.
stty Sets options for your terminal.
su Become super user or another user.
sysinfo Get and set system information strings.
sysklogd Linux system logging utilities.
tabs Set tabs on a terminal.
tail Delivers the last part of the file.
talk Talk with other logged in users.
tac Concatenate and print files in reverse.
tar Create tape archives and add or extract files.
tbl Preprocessor for formatting tables for nroff or troff.
tcopy Copy a magnetic tape.
tcpdump Dump traffic on a network.
tee Read from an input and write to a standard output or file.
telnet Uses the telnet protocol to connect to another remote computer.
time Used to time a simple command. 
timex The timex command times a command; reports process data and system activity.
todos Converts text files between DOS and Unix formats.
top Display Linux tasks.
touch Change file access and modification time.
tput Initialize a terminal or query terminfo database.
tr Translate characters.
traceroute Print the route packets take to network host.
troff Typeset or format documents.
ul Reads the named filenames or terminal and does underlining.
umask Get or set the file mode creation mask.
unalias Remove an alias.
unhash Remove internal hash table.
uname Print name of current system.
uncompress Uncompressed compressed files.
uniq Report or filter out repeated lines in a file.
unmount Crates a file systems and remote resources.
unpack Expands a compressed file.
untar Create tape archives and add or extract files.
until Execute a set of actions while/until conditions are evaluated TRUE.
useradd Create a new user or updates default new user information.
userdel Remove a users account.
usermod Modify a users account.
vacation Reply to mail automatically.
vedit Screen-oriented (visual) display editor based on ex.
vgrind Grind nice program listings
vi Screen-oriented (visual) display editor based on ex.
vim A programmers text editor.
view A programmers text editor.
w Show who is logged on and what they are doing.
wait Await process completion.
wc Displays a count of lines, words, and characters in a file
whereis Locate a binary, source, and manual page files for a command.
while Repetitively execute a set of actions while/until conditions are evaluated TRUE.
which Locate a command.
who Displays who is on the system.
whois Internet user name directory service.
write Send a message to another user.
X Execute the X windows system.
xfd Display all the characters in an X font.
xlsfonts Server font list displayer for X.
xset User preference utility for X.
xterm Terminal emulator for X.
xrdb X server resource database utility.
yacc Short for yet another compiler-compiler, yacc is a compiler.
yes Repeatedly output a line with all specified STRING(s), or ‘y’.
yppasswd Changes network password in the NIS database.
zcat Compress files.

http://www.computerhope.com/unix/overview.htm

 





Upload ke blog dengan MS Word 2007

17 06 2008

Salah satu cara yang mudah bagaimana anda boleh memuat naik artikel-artikel ke laman blog anda ialah dengan menggunakan MS Word 2007. Program Ms Office terbaru ini telah dilengkapi ciri-ciri khusus untuk memudahkan para bloggers memuat naik bahan-bahan ke blog.
 
Berikut ialah langkah-langkah yang perlu anda ketahui sebelum segalanya boleh dilaksanakan tanpa perlu login ke laman blog administrator.
 
Buka MS Word 2007 dan pilih new blog post

 

Setkan akaun blog anda di MS Word 2007

 

Taip artikel dan muat naik ke blog anda 
 

 

 

 Selamat mencuba !  





SAGA Phase II Implementation

17 06 2008




Century Software (M) Sdn. Bhd.

17 06 2008

Century Software (M) Sdn. Bhd. is a wholly-owned Bumiputra Information Technology company. It was inaugurated in 1996 to provide state-of-the-art financial management and business solutions to government and commercial sectors in the Asia Pacific Region.

“Our approach is simple as it is effective:
analyse, design, construct, implement and support.”

 

Century Software has the ability to write, construct and present solutions to the most complex modeling challenges with a new dimension of flexibility, simplicity and accuracy. Our goal is to spearhead creative and innovative Financial Management and Business Solution for our customers.

We also aim to give customers greater insight and equip users with information to realize desired Return-On-Investment (ROI). Century Software creates all encompassing comprehensive solutions that streamline conventional business practices into forward-looking productive environments.

Century Software’s team of qualified expert personnel from various backgrounds stand together, united with a vision of excellence in business solutions. We do not believe in marginalizing quality. Our Quality Management System is certified as MS ISO 9001:2000 compliant. We follow a continual quality improvement process and this reflects our continuing commitment to quality products and services to our esteemed clientele.

“Quality is not a destination but a continual journey.”

 

Century Software is highly responsive to the needs of its customers. Our customers are the reason for our existence. We provide professional dependable business services laced with a personal touch. The formation of smart partnerships with our valued customers will enable us, as one, to add value and reap benefits that are mutual to both parties.

“Caring Credible Committed”

Click here for further information : www.centurysoftware.com.my