The answer in mixed. Accenture reports its revenues under two heads: Consulting and Outsourcing. In 2007, Consulting accounted for 60% of its $19.7 billion revenue with outsourcing accounting for the remaining 40%. This consulting revenue is the clear differentiation between Accenture and the Indian vendors.

That said, it is the outsourcing part that drew Accenture to set up delivery centers in India. Hence, if you look at what Accenture does in India and what any other Indian vendor does, there is not much difference. It is a clear commodity play, with capacity leasing as the keystone!

Check out this excerpt from the Accenture 10-K filing for fiscal 2007:

Our headcount increased to approximately 170,000 as of August 31, 2007 from approximately 140,000 as of August 31, 2006. Annualized attrition for the three months and year ended August 31, 2007 was 18%, excluding involuntary terminations, consistent with the three months and year ended August 31, 2006. We continue to add substantial numbers of new employees and will continue to actively recruit new employees to balance our mix of skills and resources to meet current and projected future demands, replace departing employees and expand our global sourcing approach, which includes our Global Delivery Network and other capabilities around the world. We have adjusted compensation in fiscal 2007 in certain skill sets and geographies in order to attract and retain appropriate numbers of qualified employees and we may need to continue to adjust compensation in the future. As in previous fiscal years, we have adjusted and expect to continue to adjust pricing with the objective of recovering these increases. Our margins and ability to grow our business could be adversely affected if we do not continue to manage attrition, recover increases in compensation and effectively assimilate and utilize large numbers of new employees.

A clear commodity play if ever there was one!

Sure, Accenture has consulting revenue of $11.86 billion, but if you work for Accenture in India there is every likelihood you are a commodity in a good campus conforming to the Accenture Delivery Suite!

In effect, Accenture has chosen to neutralize the Indian vendors low-cost capacity-leasing advantage by adopting the same model itself in India and combining that with its strong consulting capabilities in the rest of the world. Excellent business strategy to keep the Indian vendors at bay; and it is indeed a testament to Accenure's execution ability that they have been able to combine two such vastly different cultures within the same organization successfully (this is what HP-EDS-MphasiS will struggle to do into the foreseeable future).

But, a commodity play all the same.

Note the complete absence of a product capability, as opposed to TCS (Bancs) and Infosys (Finacle)! [Products in the Midst of Commodities]

http://www.accenture.com/Global/Accenture_Blogs/default.htm

I loved it. It is what defines truly successful people. They are their own standard.

In the right hand column of my blog, you will see a twitter button. You can click "follow me on twitter" and begin to follow my tweets. Tweets are mini-messages. People use them to tell others what they are doing, I use it to inspire. Follow me on twitter.

En estos momentos la inversión en este canal de comunicación asciende a 28,6 millones de euros y las previsiones apuntan a incrementos anuales del 70% hasta el año 2012. Asimismo, el trabajo señala que alrededor del 4% de los presupuestos publicitarios del año 2009 podrían dedicarse a móvil.

El estudio, reaizado entre los miembros de MMA Spain, muestra que los sectores protagonistas de este nuevo medio son el financiero (3,6 millones de euros), las telecomunicaciones (3,07 millones) y la alimentación (2,4 millones de euros).

Os dejo dos videos. El primero con la presentación del estudio. El segundo con la mesa redonda posterior.

When talking about hot locations for BPO, the Philippines almost always make it in the top 5. It's a former US colony, with a 94% literacy rate, a lot in common with US culture, and the people here have a cheery disposition. The government website claims that we are the happiest people in Asia. (Globally, we rank number six behind the Dutch).

BPO in the Philippines has been growing at an explosive rate, the skyline of Cebu, where I live, has changed dramatically over the past five years. Billboards abound with names like Wipro, Convergys and Accenture encouraging fresh graduates to apply. And apply they do, with an acceptance rate that would be the envy of any Ivy League University, call centres accept around 6% of total applicants.

Skylines are not the only thing that has changed. Up until five years ago, a typical college graduate in Cebu could look forward to a salary of around two hundred dollars a month. With all these new call centre jobs, disposable incomes have skyrocketed as some agents can earn up to five hundred dollars a month.

BPO has changed everyday life. Talk with a taxi driver and he will gush over how call centres have increased his business two-fold. Talk to a bar owner and he will speak of the volumes of beer that they sell on Monday night to call centre agents who have a day off. A passing Jeepney (colourful public transport) often has a Teletech signboard on the top.

State of the local BPO scene

Surprisingly, the Philippines continue to focus on the voice enabled services (call centres). With the abundance of Lawyers and accountants that practice a profession whose rules and regulations were copied from the US, you would expect more KPI services. There are a few, such as Office Tiger and Innodata, but a majority of them are Indian based.

    The Philippines, and especially Cebu, also have a hard time filling the management requirements for large centres. That's why a lot of Indian and American Expats are here to help get the centres on their feet. This has created a lot of friction as Filipinos are notoriously hard to manage. It is said you need to have a very large emotional quotient to effectively function in Filipino society. It's a learning experience on both ends.

    The Philippine government and the local governmental units have been extremely supportive of the BPO industry. If you locate in a PEZA (www.peza.gov.ph) registered zone a foreign entity can own 100% of the corporation, have a four year income tax holiday, and be Value Added Tax exempt for all capital purchases. In Cebu the Cebu Investment Promotional Board (www.cebuinvest.com/) is a local NGO that assists any foreign investors interested in the Philippines free of charge.

    I know it seems that I am giving one big sales pitch, but I also admit like any country or city, nobody is perfect. Cebu suffers from lack of infrastructure, with occasional power outages and severe traffic problems in the North. Lack of manpower is another major concern as not only are call centres competing with each other but with the Filipino exodus abroad. I think that the best part about working in Cebu is that you are never more than half an hour away from the beach.

I hear you there, bro—I am rarely as happy working as when I am working close to the beach! Thanks to Paul for his insightful assessment of the call centre business. Which other locations are of interest to you?

The 1105 Government Information Group:  “Today’s Strategy for Tomorrow’s Administration”
Four Points Sheraton, Washington, DC.
8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. (open registration; fees:  $295 government; $595 industry)

This conference is co-sponsored with the IBM Center for The Business of Government, INPUT, the American Society of Public Administration, Partnership for Public Service, FedSource, and ITAA.

The 1105 Government Information Group will bring together senior-level government officials, leading figures in academia and public policy, and CXOs from industry, to discuss the technology business and organizational challenges brought about by a change in administration, and effective strategies and tactics for dealing with that change.
 
Feature speakers schooled in the art of successful transitions will address these issues:  
• How government agencies transition key leadership positions and define roles and responsibilities
• How to sustain program momentum during a transition
• What budget, program and policy planning companies should be doing now to prepare for transition
• How industry can reap the benefits of transition – from personnel to programs
• How government agencies can help prepare industry for changes in a new administration.

Speakers will include: Paul Light, New York University; Allan Lichtman, American University; and Gail Lovelace, transition director, General Services Administration.

A detailed agenda and registration details:  are available.

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An American University Conference:  “Presidential Transitions: From Campaigning to Governing”
Location: 1333 H St., NW; Washington, DC.   9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. (no registration fee but space is limited; Please RSVP to ccps@american.edu by Monday, October 13)

This conference is co-hosted by the Center for Congressional and Presidential Studies, the Kennedy Political Union, and the Center for American Progress.   This conference will bring together academics and practitioners to discuss successes and failures in past presidential transitions. There will be a special focus on the promise made by both 2008 presidential candidates to "change the way Washington works." Can it be changed? Should it be changed? What advice can be given to improve the way the next president will work with Congress?

- DRAFT Agenda -

8:30-9:00a.m.              Registration and light breakfast

9:00-9:15a.m.              Welcome:  Dr. James A. Thurber:  Distinguished Professor and Director, Center for Congressional and Presidential Studies at American University and editor of Rivals for Power: Presidential-Congressional Relations

9:15-10:30a.m.            Panel:  Structuring a White House Legislative Affairs Office
** Chair: Dr. James A. Thurber
** Patrick Griffin:  Former Assistant to President Clinton for Legislative Affairs and Academic Director of the Public Affairs and Advocacy Institute at American University
** Gary Andres:  Former Assistant for Legislative Affairs to President George H. W. Bush and Vice Chairman of Public Policy and Research at Dutko Worldwide
** Maggie Williams (invited):  Former  Campaign Manager to Hillary Rodham Clinton and Chief of Staff in the First Lady's Office

10:30 – 10:45a.m.       Break

10:45a.m.-12:00p.m.  Panel: Policy Making in a Polarized Congress
** Chair: Scott Lilly:  Senior Fellow at the Center for American Progress and former Staff Director of the House Appropriations Committee
(Other panelists to be announced)

 12:00pm-12:30pm      Buffet lunch

12:30p.m.-2:00p.m.    Clay Johnson III:  Deputy Director for Management at the Office of Management Budget and former Executive Director of the Bush-Cheney Presidential Transition

1:45-3:00p.m.   Panel:  Working with Congress: Lessons from Past Presidential Transitions
** Martha Kumar:  Professor of Political Science at Townson University and co-founder of the White House Transition Project
** Jim Pfiffner:  Professor of Public Policy at George Mason University and author of The Strategic Presidency: Hitting the Ground Running
** Terry Sullivan:  Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Executive Director of the White House Transition Project
** Stephen Wayne:  Professor of Government at Georgetown University and author of The Road to the White House and The Legislative Presidency

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OMB Watch:  “Workshop on Strengthening Government Performance Systems in the Next Administration”
8:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m., at the offices of the National Academy for Public Administration (invited participants only; results will be published). Co-hosted by the National Academy for Public Administration, Georgetown University's Public Policy Institute, and Accenture.

This workshop will help make recommendations for the next administration for strengthening government performance systems.  NAPA Academy Fellows Harry Hatry, Shelley Metzenbaum, Beryl Radin, and Robert Shea are playing integral roles as members of the advisory group for this project. 

OMB Watch has partnered with Georgetown University's Public Policy Institute (GPPI) and Accenture's Institute for Public Service in this project to develop consensus recommendations for how to improve government performance measurement systems. As a part of this project, they are holding a day-long workshop to bring together a diverse group of policy experts, academics, government representatives, and outside stakeholders with the goal of finding areas of consensus, identifying areas of disagreement, and defining top priorities for the next administration.

Participants will review three short papers prior to the event that will help frame the issues and guide discussions. The focus of the day will be on providing feedback, comments, and perspectives about improving performance measurement at the federal level. The information and recommendations gathered during this workshop will serve as one of the main components in the final report of the project. For additional background documents and information, members of the informal Advisory Group for the project, and other details, visit the project website.

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Oh yes, . . . . and don't forget that Wednesday, October 15th is the last of the presidential debates!

Accenture has been participating for this cause for several years now. Its my 3rd time to participate. APC (Accenture Photography Club) was commissioned to cover this event and I was one of the volunteer photographer. There where five of us from the club.

Around 6:30am in the morning our bus drop us in-front of Malate Church just along Roxas Blvd. We proceeded to the booth then signed our names and get our free t-shirt. After that I started covering the events that took place. The clean-up started with a brief instructions from the organizers. We are divided into 4 groups then assigned to different areas of the bay. I joined the group who will ride the barge and remove trash floating in the water. I made this choice since the last time I volunteer to clean I was assigned at the beach. We went inside the Manila Yacht Club and proceeded to the docking area. We were around 27 people on-board the barge. The Captain took us near the breakwater. The volunteers uses nets to get the trash then they put it inside a sack.

We are kinda crammed in the barge so its really hard to move. The volunteers where able to collect several sacks of trash. Past 9am we headed back to the Yacht Club to unload the trash. Then, we headed towards the assembly area to take a rest and eat our breakfast. The event ended with the usual picture taking and a talk from the organizers and volunteers.

Ofcourse we are not able to clean the whole Manila Bay but this experience thought me a lot of things. It made me realize that we have to start caring for our environment. The collective effort of this volunteers is a small step to start something big, something that will make people realize to stop polluting our seas and oceans. Hopefully our efforts made an impact. We should all realized that Water is life.

You can view more photos from this event at http://ianzubiri.multiply.com.

From Telephony:

Tech-savvy consumers would like to have a single networked service to support their many digital devices but they are also demanding a high level of customer service and aren’t certain that telecommunications service providers are up to the challenge, according to a new survey by Accenture called “Telecommunications Competitive Future Research: A Consumer Perspective.”

The study surveyed 600 global consumers described as “heavy users of digital devices and services,” and found 87% believed that most digital devices, whether portable, in the home or in the car, would be networked. The preference among 81% of those surveyed was for a single company to provide that networking and customer support.

The same research data shows, however, that consumers rate Internet companies such as Google, Yahoo! and Microsoft ahead of telecom players as most likely providers of this networked digital device world, followed by consumer electronics companies and retailers, who ranked last.

Pagmulat palang ng kanyang mata
Tila lahat ay maling-mali na
Tulog sa umaga, gising pag gabi
Parang bampira, ang kanilang sabi

Tumayo ako ng kama at kumain
Pagkatapos ay nag-ayos ng mga dadalhin
Pagkapasok ko ng banyo ay napaisip ako
"Badtrip! Ang lamig ng tubig. Pano ako maliligo?!"

Sa tubig na nakakanginig, ako ay nakaraos din
Nagmamadaling nagbihis para sa oras ay di mabitin
Tumatakbong lumabas ng pinto at nag-papanic
"Maiiwan ako ng shuttle!" at kumaripas tulad ng sa horror flick

Muntik na akong maiwanan, buti nalang naabutan
Sumakay ako ng van ng maputla at pawisan
Pero bumukas ulit ang pintuan, at nakita ko siya
"Hassle! Yung crush ko!", pero ang gwapo pa rin niya

Nakaabot na ng opisina, sa Facilities* ako'y dumaan
Kinuha ang headset na sa calls ay tanging kaibigan
Ako ay naglakad sa floor* ng palingon-lingon
Naisip ko, "Pucha! Wala na namang free station*!"

May nakita rin sa wakas na station na  bakante
Umupo sa harap nito at nag-set-up ng prenteng-prente
Nag-petiks ng sandali hanggang mag-lologin na
Pagpindot ng login, ayaw na; "Shet! Sira yung Avaya*!"

Tumayo ako at hinagilap kung saan man siya
Nangmakasalubong ko ay napapraning kong winika
"TL*! Wala akong station! Software - may Avaya issue!"
Sabi niya, "Sige, i-log mo muna dito, at ikaw ay mag-LILO*."

Nakakabanas, mababawasan na naman ang sahod ko
Nakakainis, bakit kasi kulang-kulang ng mga station dito?
Tumayo ako ulit at sa floor ay nagpagala-gala
Nag-iisip, "Hanggang anong oras ako walang ginagawa?"

Mabuti na lamang at may ahenteng naglog-out, sa wakas
May station na rin ako at makakapag-calls na, at last!
Paglog-in ko, buti nalang walang tawag na pumasok
Walang queue*, high avail*, mahabang petiks na nakasusulasok

Dumaan ang mahabang oras, pumasok ang ilang calls
Nagugutom nako, naisip ko ang spaghetti at meatballs
Tapos na sa Lunch, pinindot ko ang Aux* sa aking Avaya
Inaantok na ako at nagugutom, ako'y magkakape muna

Pumunta ako sa pantry at pumila
Bumili ng pagkain na pwedeng merienda
At ano ba yan?! Ang haba ng pila para sa kape
Andaming taong nakalinya, nakakainip na nga e

Tumambay muna akong sandali sa pantry
Ininom ang kape at kinain ang pagkaing binili
Nang may makasablubong na dating kaibigan
Huminto muna ako para makipag-tsismisan

At bigla kong naalala, ako pala'y naka-15 min break lang
Ako'y tumayo, hininto ang usapan at nagmamadaling nagpaalam
Tapos ay nagtatakbo, mabilis -  may floorwalker* na sa aking station
Nakatayo na sina TL  dun, at ako'y naghihintay sa kanyang reaction

"You're overbreak for 8 minutes already.", sabi niya
Ako'y napatulala na lamang at nangalumata
"Pumunta ka sa station ko mamaya, may file note* ka."
Kanyang sinabi ulit sakin at ako'y lalong nanghina

Umalis siya, umupo na ako sa station at pinress ang Auto In*
Nag-hihintay ng tawag mula sa customer na masarap sapakin
Nang may pumasok na call, ako'y naghanda na ng sasabihin
Sa Amerikanong member na galit at ayoko ng asarin

Nagsimula na kaming mag-usap at mag-troubleshoot
Pero ayaw niyang makinig, salita niya'y puno ng poot
Ayaw niyang mag-cooperate, mura ang lumalabas sa bibig
Sinubukan ko paring i-pacify ang tangang nakakatuleg

Pero ayaw niyang makipag-usap, naninigaw na siya
Ako'y naasar na at binanatan siya ng pagbabanta
"We can't fix your issue if you won't cooperate with me.
It's better if you put the phone down before I put you back on the queue."

Nabanas pa siya lalo sa aking hirit, sumabat si member
Sa pagsasalita niya, mukhang  malapit na siyang maging killer
"If you can't help me with my problem, what kind of tech are you?
F*ck you! You don't even know a thing about my issue!"

At hayun, at maya-maya pa'y bumaha na ng mura
Nag-uunahang maglabasan sa masahol na bibig niya
Pagkatapos mag-litanya saka niya sakin sinabi
"Transfer me to Disconnect department if you can't help me!"

Nag-iinit ang ulo, nilagay ko siya sa on hold
Para matransfer ng deparment ay ininput ang entity code*
Nang bigla kong naisip ang isang malupit na idea
Hinanap ang transfer code* at sa Spanish* siya pinadala

Naka-mute ako at habang nakikinig ay tawa ng tawa
Yan kasi mag-papadisconnect ka nalang, ako pa'y minumura
Spanish at Amerikano, imposibleng magkaintindihan sila
Sa sobrang galit at asar binagsak ni Kano ang phone sa kabilang linya

Ako'y maligayang naglog-out ng may ngiti sa aking labi
Aliw na aliw sa aking katatapos na success story
Kami'y lumabas na sa yosihan at tumambay
At ang malupit kong kwento ay aking sinalaysay

So, ayan. Tapos na ang araw ko. (Ay, mali gabi pala!)
At mataas na ang araw at nagsimula na ang umaga
Ngunit ako'y pauwi palang at pahiga sa aking kama
Inaasahang bukas ulit ay may ganung klaseng drama

Ganyan ang aking buhay, buhay ng ahente
Sa araw-araw kausap mga Kanong peste
Pero kahit papano masaya rin naman kung minsan
Mas lalo na pag may Kano akong napagtitripan

(lol xD)

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NOTES

The Naukri.com Job Fair comes to Chennai for the second time with a plethora of jobs and recruiters, all under one roof. It is a perfect platform for recruiters who are looking for the best talent and jobseekers who are looking for the best job. This year, one can find jobs from multiple industries like IT, ITES/BPO, Finance, Banking/Insurance, Telecom, Engineering, Hospitality and construction.

Last year, the Job Fair in Chennai received an overwhelming response with a footfall of over 53, 000 candidates.  “I am extremely thankful to Naukri.com. The fair is a good opportunity for people who are searching for jobs, as they get to interact with many companies under one roof.” – Sriram – 30 th Sept, 2007

Companies also walked out satisfied with the best talent while job seekers were ecstatic at getting a job on the spot. Commenting on the Job Fair, Mr. Sadguna, AGM, Talent Management Group, HCL Technologies Ltd. said, “We are extremely glad and surprised to see the phenomenal turnout of quality candidates, despite the long weekend and similar events happening in Chennai on the same day. We are thankful to Naukri.com for mobilizing thousands of prospective job seekers for their first ever job fair in Chennai. On the first day itself, we selected 91 candidates.”

Participants in the Job Fair included ICS Computing, Lister Technologies, Bosch, Ciber, Allsec Technologies, Zenta , US Technology, Logic CMG, Cybernet Slash Support, LG Soft, Atheros, Cambridge , BA Continuum, Info Edge, EMAS, Dexterity, N-Tier, Cadilla, Dhanus BPO, Sutherland, Fidelity, SPS, Pyramid, Market Tools, DSRC, DLF Hotels, Country Club, Ford, AP Moller – Maersk, Exclusive Search and many more.

Walk-in to the fair with your CV at:

Venue : Mayor Sri Ramanaathan Chettiar Centre (MRC centre)
75/2 Santhome High Road, MRC Nagar,
Raja Annamalaipuram Chennai - 600 028 
Date : Sat, Sun - 27th & 28th September, 2008 
Time : 10am to 6pm 
Entry is FREE for job seekers
 

For more information please visit http://www.towardsjob.com/Jobs.php/FreshersWalkIn/8970/Honeywell-Bosch-Biocon-Symbian-Freshers-Walkin-Sep-27--28.html

I am so used to the lingo of R&D, a world high strung with drama, energy, passion and smart people since past three years that letting it go has been tough on me. Thanks for those rough weather friends who made this easy on me. Thanks for those long conversations, sweet many things, nice long walks and small special treats. I can't thank enough for those special moments that filled my life during those moments of indecision and tension.

Sometimes I wonder if I take my life too easily and work way too seriously. Putting the glass down has been easy to preach and too tough to practice. And hence this long pause to indulge myself in contemplation and solitude. Farewell times are often tough, yet they are much needed for true friends to meet again. I am moving on with some bitter sweet memories to fill those nostalgic moments and somehow Bilbo's last song steals the moment for the day.

"Day is ended, dim my eyes,
but journey long before me lies.
Farewell, friends! I hear the call.
The ship's beside the stony wall.
Foam is white and waves are grey;
beyond the sunset leads my way.
Foam is salt, the wind is free;
I hear the rising of the Sea.

Farewell, friends! The sails are set,
the wind is east, the moorings fret.
Shadows long before me lie,
beneath the ever-bending sky,
but islands lie behind the Sun
that I shall raise ere all is done;
lands there are to west of West,
where night is quiet and sleep is rest.

Guided by the Lonely Star,
beyond the utmost harbour-bar,
I'll find the heavens fair and free,
and beaches of the Starlit Sea.
Ship, my ship! I seek the West,
and fields and mountains ever blest.
Farewell to Middle-earth at last.
I see the Star above my mast!"

Friends, Acquaintances, Loved ones, Well-wishers, the Diffident ones and the Random browsers, thanks for being there in those moments of silent need. You make this journey of life very special.

However, that window of opportunity is quickly closing as competing technologies gain ground. The report says that existing biofuels will have to become as global and efficient as possible in the next decade lest algae and biotech-based fuels and electric vehicles supplant them. Despite all this, Accenture is certain that biofuels "will be here for the foreseeable future.”

This study is decidedly less optimistic than a similar report on the global biofuels market Accenture issued a year ago. At the time, the food-vs.-fuel debate was a murmur and the biggest barriers identified were scalability of feedstocks and the impact energy giants like China, India and Japan might have should they wade into the biofuel brouhaha. But a prescient senior executive in Accenture’s Energy industry group said then: "We believe that biofuels will experience a cycle similar to that of the Internet during the dot-com bubble.” Pop!

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Microsoft IT
 
Microsoft IT’s mission is to be a strategic partner in Microsoft Corporation’s overall business success. Our client is Microsoft, engineers who write code, employees and partners around the world. We strive to make people’s experience with IT positive and professional, because no matter who you might be or what you might do at Microsoft, IT’s all about you!
Microsoft IT designs, develops, tests, deploys and supports technology for common tasks and specialized functions. We help inform Microsoft’s product portfolio through beta testing and dogfooding and by discovering homegrown innovations and identifying external solutions to emerging functional business needs.
 
What is APEX?
 
The Microsoft IT APEX (Accelerated Professional Experience) program is a talent development program is a “Full time Employment Opportunity” with Microsoft IT, India which gives YOU a unique opportunity to work on 4 Cross functional assignments (each assignment is for 6 months) in the span of two years. All APEX engineers are also engaged in a string of educational courses to augment their leadership and business acumen.
APEX engineers have the distinctive opportunity to zoom in their career through broadened exposure to different areas of IT viz., Solutions Delivery, Quality & Business Excellence and Center of Excellence while working in the functions viz. development/testing/Program Management.

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Now that at last some Kanpuriya computer and latest laptop dealers have got their hands on the copy of the latest Ubuntu Linux Hardy Heron 8.04.1 - they are beginning to realize the beauty of using non pirated and legal software which works better than other COSTLY and outdated softwares and operating systems.

One of the key requirements for local computer assemblers in Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Rajasthan, Punjab, Haryana, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand, Orissa, West Bengal, Kashmir - is to show to their customers the speed and performance of modern Assembled Computers AS COMPARED to BRANDED computers from Indian and foreign computer manufacturers which use outdated hardware and motherboards 6 to 18 months older than those available in the assembled market.

To show off to their customers, the sheer fast performance of latest Taiwan motherboards, memory, hard disks and graphics cards, some of the smarter computer dealers have started loading LEGAL and FREE pre installed Ubuntu with OpenOffice suite of applications for Word Processing, Emails, Spreadsheets, Presentations and Graphics. For Rs 100/- they also hand over the 700 MB Live CD of latest version of Ubuntu.

Everyone is happy, the customers as well as compter dealers in Kanpur, Lucknow, Patna, Varanasi, Allahabad, Gorakhpur, Kat