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FLOURISH KNOWLEDGE NETWORKING POWER PROTECTION - Editorial Dear Fitagians, o soon another year is coming to an end. We will enjoy and celebrate a new year 2014 coming with the taste of memories of year 2013. Time to comprehend on the errors and mistakes done in the past year and to start with a corrected note, to start a fresh.....

Indian Information Technology industry saw quite a few waves during the year 2013.

With the changing valuation of currency the equations changed.

Suddenly the margins shrunk and the businesses narrowed and with an air of uncertainty of the businesses, the turnovers fumbled.

Everybody in the industry was victimised and worried about the future.

With a little stability of the currency we have now learnt to live with the uncertainty. Price tags of all IT products have seen an upwards figures after many m a n y years. And I see it as a welcome situation with an effect of customers accepting the price rise!!! It was a practice in general that IT prices always falls, but now, it's no more the same.

Our cover page article in this edition talks about the services, and believe me, those who understand the needs of services will survive, others will fall and succumb to the circumstances.

Traders in particularly will face a tough time in coming year. We will try and cover up business predictions for 2014 for all the Fitagians based on their sun signs. On a serious note, I am not receiving any feedback from member FITAGIANs. I am requesting you to send feedbacks through emails on regular basis.

This will not only improve the quality and content of FITAG Times, but will ensure to us that members are reading the contents.

Enjoy the events and welcome new year with a positive note to do better always. On behalf of the FITAG team I wish you all Marry Christmas and a very happy new year 2014 in advance.

Thanks & enjoy reading FITAG Times.

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“Change is the law of life.

And those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future.” ~ John F. Kennedy Consumer preferences and expectations are changing and growing just as quickly as advancements in technology, encouraging (if not demanding) that brands embrace a strategy of nonstop adaptation to the next generation and the next big thing.

Here are 20 expert predictions affecting the near future of customer service and the customer experience, with the first originally made in 2012, already realized: 1. The personal cloud will replace the PC as the center of our digital lives sooner than you might think: 2014. ~ Gartner Hype Cycle for Cloud Computing 2012 2. 70% of businesses are anticipated to use social media as part of their customer service programs by mid-2014. ~ Aberdeen Group 3. Global smartphone use will reach 2 billion by 2015. ~ Bloomberg 4. Companies will spend about $900 million on mobile processes reinvention services in 2013, a number that will more than triple in 2014, and continue to rise in 2015. ~ Forrester 5. By 2015, the marketing budget allocated to retaining customers and increasing loyalty through customer service will more than double. ~ Gartner Predicts 2012: CRM Customer Service and Support Staggers into the Posthuman Age 6. By 2015, one-way participation in content will decline to under 20%. The consumer will gain even more control and choice over content. ~ Google Insights Route to 2015

The Future of Customer Service:

20 Expert Predictions for 2014 & Beyond 7. Through 2015, 80% of multichannel implementations will fail because retailers will retain channel and product-centric strategies. ~Garter Top Industry Predicts 2012: Industries Face Intensified Consumerization and Technology Disruption 8. The number of mobile social network users in the U.S. will grow from 58.5% in 2012 to 79.1% by 2015. ~ U.S. Mobile Social Network Users Expected to Double by 2015 – eMarketer 9. By 2015, there will be more people accessing the web using a mobile device than a wireless computer. ~ IDC Worldwide New Media Market Model Forecast 10. By 2016, more than half of the dollars spent in U.S. retail will be influenced by the web. ~ Forrester U.S. Crosschannel Retail Forecast, 2011 – 2016 11. Worldwide businessto-consumer (B2C) m-commerce spending will grow six fold between 2011 and 2016, reaching $223 billion by the

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end of 2016. ~ IDC Worldwide New Media Market Model Forecast 12. Mobile search will generate 27.8 billion more queries than desktop search by 2016 ~ BIA/Kelsey Report, 2012 13. The number of social network users around the world will rise to 1.73 billion in 2013. By 2017, the global social network audience will total 2.55 billion. ~eMarketer Worldwide Scoail Network Users: 2013

Forecast and Comparitive Estimates 14. The customer of 2020 will be more informed and in charge of the experience they receive. They will expect companies to know their individual needs and personalize the experience. Immediate resolution will not be fast enough as customers will expect companies to proactively address their current and future needs. ~ Customers 2020 Report

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Telecom Commission Approves Plan To Give Free Tablets And Mobiles elecom Commission ,the highest decisionmaking body in Department of Telecom (DoT), recently approved a proposal to give free mobiles to families in villages and tablet PCs to students in government schools that could cost the exchequer nearly Rs 10,000 crore.

The scheme is expected to benefit 2.5 crore individuals in rural households while the free tablet programme would cover 90 lakh students in 11th and 12th classes.

It is to be jointly funded by the Department of Telecom and Universal Services Obligations Fund (USOF) – a fund to facilitate telecom services in rural areas. The project is proposed to be implemented through state-run BSNL which will float tenders for sourcing of mobile phones and tablets.

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15. There will be 15 billion digital devices connected together by 2020. ~ Gartner 16. By 2020, the pace of technological innovation will have accelerated even more and mastery of new technology platforms will define the retail winners of tomorrow. ~ PwC Retailing 2020: Winning in a Polarized World 17. By 2020, the need for a unified consumer omnichannel experience will be complicated by the need for nearly perfect execution.

However, expert use of business intelligence tools, coupled with a profound understanding of shoppers‘ needs and experiences in real time, may make omni-channel a realistic goal. ~ PwC Retailing 2020: Winning in a Polarized World 18. By 2020, smart phone applications will proactively inform a shopper regarding specific issues with products

uring October, 2013 the National Consumer Helpline (NCH) received 13,212 calls from the consumers, seeking assistance across the country. In addition to these telephonic calls, 2,168 complaints were also received through online complaint system on NCH website.

The total no. of dockets made / updated from calls handled during September 2013, was 10,666. In addition to complaints handled over telephone, 1,996 complaints were received online on NCH website.

NCH is a project of the Union Ministry of Consumer Affairs, operating from the University of Delhi. The project recognizes the need of consumers for a telephone helpline or online system to deal with a multitude of problems arising in their day-to-day dealings with business and service

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which the USOF will fund 60 per cent and the remaining amount will be provided

by DoT. Similarly, the mobile phone scheme, meant for mainly MGNREGA workers, is estimated to cost the government Rs 4,850 crore.

The mobile phones and tablet PCs are proposed to come with a warranty of three years. Both the schemes are expected to start after March 2014.

General elections are due to be conducted before May. The tablet PC will be distributed in three phases where is first phase 15 lakh students will be covered, 35 or retailers upon entering a retailer‘s brick-and-mortar store or using its website.

Brand management by 2020 will need to develop a host of new skills, tools, and communication modes, both nimble and innovative, than are typical today. ~ PwC Retailing 2020: Winning in a Polarized World 19. By 2020, customer experience will overtake price and product as the key brand differentiator. ~ Customers 2020 Report 20. To be relevant in 2020, companies must focus on leveraging big data to create a single source of truth and making customer intelligence accessible throughout the enterprise. Companies must consider “insight generation” as a sales enablement function and emphasize proactive and personalized customer support to effectively grow and retain customers. ~ Customers 2020 Report

lakh in second phase and 40 lakh in third phase. Under the proposed scheme, students will get tablets for duration of their studies at the school they are enrolled with.

The mobile phone scheme is proposed to cover 25 lakh beneficiaries in first year, 50 lakh in second, 75 lakh in third and 1 crore in fourth year. The mobile phone scheme, meant for mainly MGNREGA workers is likely to be completed over period of six years.

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Consumers from across the country can access the toll free National Consumer Help line no. 1800-11-400 and seek telephonic counseling for consumer related problems faced by them. The Consumer Helpline also provides information, advice and guidance related to consumer issues. Complaints can be registered also on the website as well as on mobile through the NCHMobiAPP. The maximum calls were received from Delhi followed by Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Haryana, Rajasthan, West Bengal, Gujarat, Bihar, and Madhya Pradesh, Punjab. The product sector recorded maximum complaints i.e. 25.67 percent. It was followed by telecom, e-Commerce, weights and measures, non banking financial companies, banking and education.

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The majority of Linux variants and versions are notoriously reliable and can often run for months and years without needing to be rebooted.

Linux has a large variety of available software programs, utilities, and games. However, Windows has a much larger selection of available software.

Many of the available software programs, utilities, and games available on Linux are freeware or open source. Even such complex programs such as Gimp, OpenOffice, StarOffice, and wine are available for free or at a low cost.

Although hardware manufacturers have made great advancements in supporting Linux it still will not support most hardware devices. However, for the hardware devices that have driver support they will usually work in all versions of Linux.

Linux is and has always been a very secure operating system.

Although it still can be attacked when compared to Windows, it much more secure.

Many of the Linux variants and many Linux programs are open source and enable users to customize or modify the code however they wish to.

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Microsoft Windows is not open source and the majority of Windows programs are not open source.

Microsoft Windows includes its own help section, has vast amount of available online documentation and help, as well as books on each of the versions of Windows.

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FITAG WiMentor Mantra Having a High-regard for 8 Outcomes A.Time saved is time the balance. earned 8 Probable Actions B. Higher efficiency A.Create a list of people in C. No repetition in work. your family & workd. Smooth functioning place.

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B. Check from your perspec(Urgent & Important) tive whether they live a Nurture Yourself & Others 'Balanced' life.

C. If any, take actions to 8 Probable Actions remove the 'Imbalance'.

A.List down your own gaps 8 Outcomes & the resources and trainA.'Balance' as a commiting you require. ment to all.

B. Similarly, list down the B. You can be clear about the gaps you see for your present situation. family members & C. You are in charge of your employees. life.

C. Merge the similar programmes & customise the Healthy Relationships specific ones with their are the Key.(At home & consent. at workplace.)

D.Also request them to Probable Actions 8 identify their gaps and A.Prepare a list of birthdays, training requirements.

Anniversaries & other E. And have a schedule for a important dates (e.g. year with the desired outFoundation day, inauguracomes. tion day, the day when 8 Outcomes they joined the job / busi- A.Ongoing skill enhanceness/ company) ment B. In the process, be present B. Increased productivity & to the gaps & fill them up. bonding within the famiC. Also prepare a list of comly. mitments the family mem- C. Management of the bers & employees have change in the environwith their job / business & ment at work & in the family respectively. family. d. Then have a conversation D.Expansion is the possible with them & finalise the ease and grace. list.

Willingness for initiative 8 Outcomes A.Reduced staff turnover 8 Probable Actions rate A.Looking at the gaps, B. Increased retention rate request your resource perC. Cost saving son / trainer for the supD.Less stress port.

E. Higher Productivity B. Recruit new, fresh, skilled man power if Have an existing system required. It's a that works for you. risk anyway.

Probable Actions 8 C. Adopt poliA.Please see which tool / cy manuals, technology works for report & techyou. nology advances.

B. And select one of them D.Be will to give up (For at least four Months) old traditional nonC. This requires the other productive practices. attractive system to be E. Motivate the current ignored for that time employees for the span. same.

D.Do it daily (to do + prior- 8 Outcomes ity) A.Policy & Ritual reforms.

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8 Probable Actions A.Try out various tools & let yourself choose.

B. Say 'NO' to unnecessary technology.

C. Thoroughly learn the technology that works for you & your organization.

8 Outcomes D.Choose only the technology that works for you.

E. Illusion free environment.

F. Avoidance of unnecessary breakdown.

G. Self-reliance.

Job Mobility

8 Probable Actions A.'Role Change' hours every week.

B. Monitor & supervise the work in those hours.

C. If something new emerges & someone comes up with something new, appreciate him/her and note it down. d. Prepare a backup list & share with the team of employees & family

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8Outcomes A. Delegation in tough times is possible.

B. The environment is full of fun, joy and generosity.

C. Less stress.

D.Focused fully wherever we are....100%.

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8 Probable Actions A.Prepare your schedule of the last week transparently.

B.List down all the regrets you have when you write down the last week's schedule.

C.List down all the difficulties you faced in managing the schedule.

D.List down the accomplishments you had during the last week.

8 Outcomes A.You will be crystal clear that 'You' are the one who did everything.

B.You can start realizing that it's a choice nothing else.

C. You are then in charge of your life. No shame & no blame.

Context is decisive. Do you want to alter it now?

8 Probable Actions A. Please list down your contexts, when you started your family & business.

B.Please list down your context regarding both now.

C.Please look at the shift in the contexts. And if you

wish to shift any, please prepare a new policy, new rituals and new perspectives.

D.Inform your family and business regarding the same and prepare them for the future.

8 Outcomes A.You get complete clarity of the purpose. No ambiguity.

B.You get to the source of your life.

C.You can design actions to take exactly in accordance with your context.

D.It provides velocity & grace to your life.

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8 Probable Actions A.From the determined shift in the context, start designing the future for both.

B.From the new context, create actions that are required to be taken to fulfil that future.

C.Take those actions NOW. Not THEN. It's very very crucial.

D.Take help of a mentor / trainer / a guide if required, to keep you on track.

8 Outcomes A.You don't repeat the mistake.

B.You are joyous & peaceful while fulfilling the future.

C.'Balanced' environment creates the possibility of the life that has peace & serenity.<

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India Government Eyeing Cloud nveiling the 4th edition of CII Cloud Summit 2013 with them ‘Developing Cloud Strategy’ in New Delhi, J Satyanarayana, Secretary, Department of Electronics and Information Technology (DeitY) said that “Cloud is culturally suitable for India as there is a preference for shared infrastructure and service, penchant for recycling & reuse and less concerns over piracy of data”.

He further emphasized that given the huge requirement of services for citizens, the government is actively looking at cloud based services as first option. A significant step in this direction is Megh Raj-National Cloud Computing Initiative, which sets basic standards for all cloud services for GOI as well as evangelising projects through cloud first policy announced the press release.

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Windows 8.1 Released in India

MAIT-KPMG Proposes Steps to Increase PC Penetration M M AIT- KPMG Report titled - “Indian Market Place - IT the unrealized potential” reports that the Indian IT hardware industry can look forward to making a substantial impact by taking some steps. It was unveiled by Dr. Sam Pitroda, Adviser to Prime Minister, Public Information Infrastructure & Innovations, Government of

India. These steps include bringing down the hardware cost by 43% with the help of the Government subsidies, reducing the TCO of a PC and broadband solution (currently estimated to be ~ INR 15,650 per annum), providing income tax exemption to individuals against PC purchase, and promote purchase of PCs amongst specific segments

like students and less than INR 5 lakh income households etc.

Speaking at the launch of the report, Amar Babu, President, MAIT, said, “This report has identified some of the bottlenecks which are hampering the PC penetration in the country and has proposed the most viable recommendations to overcome them.”

Google to Get 50,000 Gujarat SMEs Online oogle India plans to get 50,000 small medium businesses in Gujarat online by the end of 2014. The initiative is part of Google’s national campaingn titled ‘India, get your business online’ which offers free websites and hosting to small medium business in India.

The campaing is aimed at bringing down the barrier that

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‘E-Wallet’ Scheme By IRCTC Ensures Easy Ticket Booking

Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation has launched e-wallet, a user-friendly scheme aimed at making purchase of e-tickets easier.

The e-wallet is a rolling deposit scheme wherein the customers will have an account with the IRCTC and deposit money to be used in future for booking e-tickets from its website (www.irctc.co.in).

Since the customer’s money is already deposited with the IRCTC, he is not transferred to the bank’s server for payment. This way precious time is saved and the chances of money deduction and not getting ticket are also nullified.

The scheme has got good response since its launch in the second week of this month. About 4,000 registration have been made for the scheme since the launch.

prevents small medium businesses to get on the internet.

Giving a head start to this project, wherein Google India & HostGator went to popular traditional markets in Ahmedabad, Surat, Vadodara and Rajkot and built websites for 5000 small businesses making them accessible to the world.

In addition to creating the

Aadhaar Link Is A Must For Card Transactions The RBI has made it compulsory for banks to implement Aadhaar authentication for card transactions at merchant locations.

The central bank informed that all new card’s present infrastructure has to be enabled for recent security measures, including an embedded EMV chip and a mandatory PIN, besides Aadhaar validation at point of sale (PoS) terminals.

Aadhaar is currently used by banks to establish identity while opening bank accounts, which can then be used to make sure that subsidy payments are routed directly to beneficiaries.

RBI had directed banks to issue chip-based cards by November 30 to tackle rising fraud.

websites, Google India also created Google maps listings and Google+ business pages for these businesss.

All these 5000 businesses can also use 24x7 customer support to manage their websites and get free online advertising credit that can be used on Google search to promote their business online.

icrosoft has released Windows 8.1 a featurerich update to its popular Windows 8 operating system, enabling customers to create experiences that keep pace with their lives at work, at home or on the go.

Now consumers with a Windows 8 device can download the free update via the online Windows Store. Over the next few weeks and months, Windows 8.1 will also be available on new devices at retail locations. With the new features customers can choose how to start their windows experience at the Start Screen or directly in the familiar Windows desktop.

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What you can do with â&#x20AC;&#x153;Googleâ&#x20AC;?

Cloud computing -- a networked computer system that harnesses the resources of several servers to complete tasks and store data -- is shaping up to be the next big trend in the computing industry. Traditionally, only a few people could access the processing power of a supercomputer. With cloud computing, practically anyone could tap into that sort of power. ince the debut of the personal computer, we've become used to storing information either on an external storage device like a compact disc or on a computer's hard drive. We're also conditioned to buy new machines or upgrade old ones whenever applications require more processing power than our current computers can provide. With cloud computing, the responsibility of storage and processing power falls to the network, not the individual computer owner.

Although it's a relatively young industry, many companies offer cloud computing services. One of those companies is Google. The Internet giant offers a suite of Webbased productivity applications under the name Google Docs.

While these applications aren't as complex or comprehensive as the leading desktop counterparts, they have other advantages over traditional software.

The most obvious of these advantages is that the applications aren't tied to a specific computer. There's no need to download and install software on a particular machine. Any computer connected to the Internet can access Google Docs. Because each user saves information to the cloud system, he or she can access the same file from anywhere.

Users don't have to worry about which version of a document is the most current -- it will always be saved in the Google cloud.

Another advantage is that multiple users can make edits to the same files at the same time. This is called online collaboration, and it could streamline teamwork over the Web. Because Google Docs preserves earlier versions of documents, there's no reason to worry about irrevocably changing a file. Collaborating on files might mean changing the way we think about document management. But it might also

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At its heart, Google Docs is a suite of online productivity software. That means it's a collection of applications that make it easier to produce the kinds of files commonly used in corporate environments: documents, spreadsheets and presentations.

The Google word processing program started out as a product named Writely created by a company called Upstartle.

Google acquired Upstartle in 2006 and began the process of converting Writely into a Google-branded product [source: InformationWeek].

The program allows users to create and edit documents online. Multiple users can access the document at the same time, making it easier for teams to collaborate on projects.

Likewise, the spreadsheet function in Google Docs started out as another company's project. A startup company called XL2Web developed a collaboration application called 2Web Technologies. Google acquired XL2Web and gave the team the resources they needed to develop the spreadsheets application [source: Business Review]. Like most spreadsheet programs, Google's application allows users to create tables, charts and graphs.

The application has most of the basic functions of desktop spreadsheet programs, including sorting, filtering and formula calculations.

The story is much the same for the presentation application in Google Docs. Google acquired Tonic Systems, a company that developed a suite of Java-based presentation software. Tonic's development

team transitioned to Google and modified the software to integrate with the rest of Google's products [source: The Official Google Blog].

patible with Internet Explorer version 6 or greater, Firefox version 1.07 or higher (but not Firefox 3) and Safari 3.1 or higher. Google doesn't support

The resulting application looks like a basic desktop presentation program.

Presentations consist of slides.

There are five basic slide layouts users can choose when building a presentation. Google also gives users more than a dozen choices in presentation themes. The application also includes basic functions like image and video support, autoshapes and text boxes.

None of the applications within the Google Docs suite are as robust or versatile as the leading desktop productivity software packages. But Google updates the suite often, adding new features and capabilities.

While the applications don't have all the bells and whistles of other software packages, they do meet basic user needs.

And while Google Docs might not do everything other products can do, it does have several features that set it apart from the rest of the pack.

What are those features?

And what sort of limitations do users have with Google Docs?

Find out in the next section.

Google Docs for any other browsers at the moment, so there's a good chance it won't run on them. In addition, you must enable Javascript and cookies to use the applications.

To access Google Docs, you need to create a Google account. Google accounts are free. All you need is a valid email address -- and the willingness to agree to Google's terms of service -- to create one. If you've signed up for Gmail, you already have a Google account. The account gives you access to many Google applications, besides Google Docs.

With an account, users can either create a new document, spreadsheet or presentation or upload an existing file to the system. Google Docs is compatible with the following file formats: < Comma Separated Value files (.csv) < Hypertext markup language (HTML) files < Microsoft Word, PowerPoint and Excel files (.doc, .ppt or. pps, and .xls, respectively) < OpenDocument Text and Spreadsheet formats (.odt and. ods, respectively) < Rich text format (.rtf) StarOffice documents (.sxw) < Text files (.txt) Users can also create docu-

Google Docs Features and Limitations System requirements for Google Docs are pretty simple.

The only thing you have to worry about is your Web browser. Google Docs is com-

ments by e-mailing them directly to a unique address based on the name they registered when creating their Google accounts. Google assigns a long string of numbers and letters to each e-mail address to ensure each one is unique. Google Docs uses the subject of the e-mail as the document's name and converts the contents into a document.

You can also attach files in an e-mail and send them to your assigned address. Google Docs converts all file attachments into HTML format and saves them to your account.

You become the owner of any file you create or import into Google Docs. Owners can edit and delete files and invite collaborators and viewers.

Collaborators can edit and export files. The owner can also choose to give collaborators the ability to invite other collaborators into a project.

Viewers can look at files and export them, but aren't allowed to make edits.

The organizational approach for Google Docs is a simple file-and-folder system.

You can create folders and subfolders for all your files.

Google provides you multiple ways to sort data, including alphabetically or by the latest updates.

Google Docs users get a lot of storage space with their accounts, but it's not unlimited.

Each account can have up to: < 5,000 documents of up to 500 kilobytes each < 1,000 spreadsheets of up to 1 megabyte each < 5,000 presentations of up to 10 megabytes each Google's corporate mission is to organize the world's information. With that in mind, the company has integrated some of its organizational and search capabilities into Google Docs.

How can Google Docs take advantage of these technologies? Find out in the next section. <

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