Giving some hope to crisis-ridden Satyam, the World Bank has said it could review the eight-year ban imposed on the company provided the software exporter takes "corrective action". A World Bank official said Satyam has to show it has again become a responsible vendor to do business with, when asked whether the multilateral lending agency would relax the ban on the software exporter.
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IBM (NYSE:IBM) has launched an integrated software solution for managing enterprise content that helps customers control and analyze content created and shared by workgroups across an organization.
The new Business Content Services strategy combines IBM's enterprise content management (ECM) capabilities with a variety of collaboration and social software options, such Lotus Quickr. IBM ECM Services for Lotus Quickr offer business process optimization, auto-classification and regulatory compliance. Users can mix the Web-based collaboration and desktop integration of Lotus Notes, Lotus Sametime, Microsoft Office, and Windows Explorer with ECM capabilities.
"IBM's commitment to delivering market-leading ECM infrastructure solutions allows workers to create content in familiar desktop applications and document collaboration tools, while enabling organizations to more efficiently and cost-effectively meet their content management and compliance goals," Lee Roberts, general manager of IBM Enterprise Content Management, said in a statement.
A Short Guide to Property Investment
If you’re
talking about maximum rewards with minimum time-expense, nothing beats
property investment. However, successful property investment requires a certain level of market
knowledge and business acumen. Also, as an investor you need an extensive
network of contacts and sources of information as well as a deep understanding
of the property market.
Anyone can
give the Wheel of Fortune a spin in property investment. Even if you
have no intention of making property investment a full-time occupation,
you can secure your financial future with some well-calculated purchases
and sales. If you have been thinking on these lines, here are some ground
rules to effective property investment:
YOU CANNOT
AFFORD A SETBACK
In other words,
your financial statement for your property investment must always remain
in the black. It can be difficult to reverse the trend once you start
going into loss. The basic rule is to buy cheap, sell at a profit –
and stay in profit, no matter how small the margin. Play it very safe
in the beginning. Even an expert and seasoned investor can struggle
to turn an unwise purchase into a profitable sale.
LISTEN TO
EVERYTHING; BELIEVE NOTHING
As soon as
your friends and relatives hear that you are into property investment
(no matter on how small a scale) they will offer you a lot of ‘inside
information’. On the property market, advice is usually free because
it is worthless. Even if the acquaintance offering advice is into property
investment too, be extremely careful. After all, why has he or she not
acted on the advice rather than offering it to you? If the advising
person is an amateur in property investment too, it is a case of the
blind leading the blind.
Your only hope
of getting worthwhile information for property investment is by diligent
research and study of market trends. By all means, follow on tips given
by well-meaning friends and relatives, but never take them at face value.
In simple language, don’t buy because somebody else thinks that it’s
a good idea.
INVESTIGATE
BEFORE INVESTING
No matter how
good a property looks, or how reasonable the price, check everything.
The price may be low because certain legal issues or complications incurred
during a previous ownership have rendered it a poor proposition. Other
factors to investigate in property investment are the property’s potential
for appreciation in value potential and the income to be earned from
the rent.
One of the most vital aspects of property investment is total financial preparedness when a lucrative deal presents itself. Even if you have cash in the bank, you will still need additional funds readily available if you intend to optimize your investment business. For that reason, it is wise to have pre-approved finance in place from a reputable lender for any property investment that may occur.
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