Global Wholesale Product Sourcing: Verifying Australian Suppliers

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Since the advent of the Internet we have experienced a scale of global trade unlike any before.? You can find a supplier these days for almost every product imaginable and whilst this seemingly unlimited choice has often resulted in a win-win situation for all participants in the trade, this ease of trade has also opened a Pandora?s Box of corruption and dishonesty of sorts.? This may sound daunting, but the trick is to prepare as much as reasonably possible before jumping into the world that is Global Wholesale Product Sourcing and E-Commerce.

For this issue, we will provide you tips and sources to help you verify Australian Wholesalers, Dropshippers, Suppliers and other Business Traders from Australia.? Keep in mind that the following suggestions are by no means a definitive way to ensure success in business between you and any given Australian Company, rather, should be viewed as more of a reference to add to your already diligent pre-dealing research with a potentially new business partner.

Whether you have obtained the business details of your potential business partner through a Wholesale Directory, a professional verification service, or simply via a search engine results page you are usually only given basic information such as the business name, website, and sometimes email and/or telephone number.? Where possible, search the Company?s website and gather as much information on the business as possible, including the actual business name ? as many companies trade with other names on the Internet.? Be wary if the only email address available is one from a free email site like Hotmail, Google or Yahoo.? It?s not to say you are certainly dealing with a scammer, but it should raise questions if the legitimate business with the legitimate domain name and E-commerce website doesn?t have an email address of the same domain.

The first and most obvious point of reference when performing background research on an Australian or any Internet Business is to run various Internet searches of the business name and the domain name.? E-commerce businesses operating for any amount of time will invariably leave an impression on its customers.? There are thousands of review sites at which customers can write of their dealings with Companies, particularly if they feel they didn?t get value for money.? Be sure to read everything available and reserve your judgments; a single bad review left by an impatient customer or a jealous competitor shouldn?t be enough to get in the way of a good deal.

Specifically for Australians, there are several business reference sites and agencies that may prove useful in your search to verify your Australian Business:

ABR Website ? The Australian Business Registry is an Australian Government Initiative website that allows you to search for business information of a company using their Australian Business Number, Australian Company Number, or the Company Name.? Their online services also include a Government & Business Associations Directory if the Company you?re planning to deal with claims to have direct links with the Government.

ASIC Website ? The Australian Securities & Investments Commission, an independent Commonwealth Government body, is Australia?s corporate, markets and financial services regulator.? You can search the ASIC registers for the company name (or number if available) for free.

Australian Gov Website ? The Australian Government website is your link to hundreds of related sites.? In the services section there is a list of handy business related sites to further help in your research.

WhoIs AusRegistry Website ? Here you can search for the details of the Australian Website so long as it has a .com.au extension.? Discrepancies with the information you obtain here may raise questions or give you more confidence ? depending on the results.

With the information you have obtained about your potential future business partner you should be more confident to proceed with your initial transaction.? Remember that with business, whatever the context, there is always a degree of risk.? Be sure to always proceed with caution and do as much research as possible before committing to an exchange of currency.

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Liferay-An Open Source Web Development Platform

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Liferay Portal has proved itself as the world’s leading open source portal?platform in open source web development. Because of its reliability, cost effectiveness and capability to support the development of innovative internet-based applications, Liferay portal is increasingly being used globally across industries for their most challenging information technology needs. Liferay Portal is the only open source portal that is compatible with any application server, database server, or operating system. It also supports many different servlet containers.

Liferay Enterprise Edition Vs Liferay Professional Edition

Liferay Portal comes in two flavors: Professional and Enterprise editions. Below is a brief comparison between the two.

Liferay Portal Enterprise edition is based on Java Enterprise Beans whereas the Liferay Professional version is based on POJO and uses Spring framework. Thus building EJBs should only be done using Liferay Portal Enterprise. Liferay Portal Enterprise requires a complete J2EE application server whereas Liferay Professional can run on any simple servlet container. Liferay Portal Enterprise Edition (EE), being the most stable version of the product, serves?companies targeting to maintain one stable version of the product for an extended period of time.

Companies worldwide have been using Liferay Portal because of its high-end functionality, compatibility with most major application servers and database platforms, and scalability. One can consolidate, organize and access all the data and applications via a single point of access that the Liferay portal provides. Single sign-on allows end-users to log-in just once to access all their information needs. After signing in, it allows you to customize and gives controlled accessibility to users of sensitive information and add-on functionalities.

Following are some of noticeable benefits of the Liferay Portal solutions:

Liferay Portal is the world’s leading open source enterprise portal solution using the latest in Java and Web 2.0 technologies. Liferay Portal offers dynamic, intuitive and time saving features:

It provides out-of-the-box tools offering over 60 portlets Liferay CMS and Liferay Collaboration offers?content management, web publishing, collaboration and social networking options. Based on SOA strategy for enterprise application integration of existing systems Role-based access granting varying levels of control and editing rights Users can be grouped together with each group having their own separate mini portal Offers drag & drop feature allowing users to move different elements around in the portal. Out of the box support for 22 languages Personal space for users that can be customized for accessibility and look and feel. Can run on all major application servers, databases and operating systems Benchmarked among the most secure portal platforms

Created for enterprise use, Liferay Portal provides a virtual space where you can centralize, share and collaborate. Built with the end user in mind, user interface developed using Liferay Portal is easy to understand even by the technically ignorant user.

We Provide You the Solution

Leo Technosoft?s Liferay Portal solutions integrate your systems into a unified and seamless web experience providing your end users to access all their information at one place. We have carved a niche in delivering cost-effective portal solutions customized to help you achieve your strategic objectives. Leveraging your existing IT environment, Leo Technosoft?s team of Life Ray experts offers you customized solutions to keep track of your goals, investments and budget.

We provide development, integration and support services using this enterprise-grade, open source portal. With an ever-growing list of features, Leo Technosoft can deploy Liferay Portal based business solutions with minimal time and effort.

To know more about our custom portlets and Liferay platform based website solutions contact Leo Technosoft at +91 20 2611 1560 or email us at info@leosys.in.

Please visit our website www.leosys.in for more information on our outsourced Liferay portal and other IT services.

Leo Technosoft is a global service provider in the field of custom software development using technologies such as DNN, Silverlight, Liferay, etc. It offers cost-effective outsourced software solutions in specialized in the areas of eLearning, Online CRM and Corporate Intranet.

Where Can I Find Linux Administrator Resumes ?

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I recently went thru a training program on Linux Admin, and i’m a fresher in this area. Though a fresher in IT itself. Any suggestions / advice would be highly appreciated. Thanks.

Free Certification Training For an Information Technology Career

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Information technology is perhaps one of the most profitable careers to embark on. There are tons of jobs available domestic and international. If you are exceptional with computers, then you are to win the high salary, and opportunities for cut backs is also much lower compared to their colleagues. That’s because you have a unique skill set that is portable across industries. It is hard for companies to find someone else to replace them as a good team of employees who possess a certification.

However, given the benefits the industry, there are tons of people who are also trying to penetrate into the IT field. To separate those that are serious from those who are only looking for a provisional work, organizations are starting look for certain certifications. That is the only way to separate the work of professional freelancers.

This is good news for those who are good at what they do. The requirement for obtaining a certificate would only be a temporary obstacle. If you’re good, you can easily get the right certificate, and qualify for your ideal job. You will find online many free computer training programs as well as paid. Some Websites have many up to date articles that you can read that will inform you of the latest news on information technology and provide technical date relevant to any certification. Practice exam questions and study guides are plentiful online, some with a charge and some free.

In the current market, there are many different types of IT certification courses available. Certain type course you take will depend on the expert field you choose to work with. For example, if you want to be a coordinator of the network of Microsoft, Microsoft must certify you. Naturally, the more certifications you get, the higher its value to the company. This will give you a right signal about what you are truly interested in pursuing.

If you are just starting, try to focus on one specific area. Be as specific as you can. Using the same example, if you’re going to work with Microsoft, make sure you learn everything you can about the users of Microsoft, in networks, programming languages etc. before carrying on to other areas. It can take probably only a few years and based on how much of an expert you are in this area.

In addition, higher knowledge is a trend changing very rapidly. So you may be unable to achieve if you try to focus on other areas. Move it on to other areas such as Linux and Unix servers only when you are already very reliable with the systems you currently working with. Free certification training on the Internet can assist you much for starters and then move into some paid IT preparation.

Also, as the market is constantly evolving, it is very important for IT professionals to stay in touch with the latest news and information. The technology you learn today could be obsolete tomorrow. Do not get taken by surprise when something new arises. Stay before your peers by constantly updating your mind with news of higher knowledge. You can easily find the computer news that is superior quality on the Internet. The news also will help you to decide the best course to take for certification. You don’t want to be taking computer courses that are expiring!

Finally, even with the right certification, you may still face the difficulty of landing yourself a job. That’s because you are competing against the other with more experience than you. Start offering your services as a freelancer or a part timer, and get some experience in the industry. You may find a company that promotes their persistence and good attitude.

Bill Naugle Th. M. Information Technology Certifications. Microsoft (MCDST) and CIW Server Administrator. Home Internet Business Entrepreneur. Writer of many articles, books and ebooks. http://billnaugle.blogspot.com/
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Why Writers Should Publish Their Work With Open Books

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Why should a writer make the conscious decision to publish his work with a publisher that intends to give that work away to the public free of charge?

For that matter, why should any publisher make the conscious decision to give away its product? Or its investment, even if that investment is primarily in time and/or labor?

To answer both questions, allow me to cite the current strike by the television and screenwriters? union now underway in the United States. The reason that the writers and their support teams are striking is that they want to be paid for their work (they are asking for only a few cents per dollar made by studios and producers) as it becomes available on the Internet. They understand that within a very short time all content now available only on television will be predominantly available online, and they further realize that if they are not entitled to royalties from that medium, then they will be working for free.

The fact is that some television and screenwriters already have such clauses in their contracts, but it is also true that most have never collected a single penny of that money from the studios, so they too are supporting the striking writers.

Now, let?s suppose, for a moment, that the studios give in to the demands of the writers and agree to pay them a percentage of revenues derived from airing shows online. Will this solve the problem at hand? I maintain that it will not. Because what is to prevent someone from simply copying the material aired online and distributing it (either for a profit or free of charge) to anyone who wants to view it? The traditional answer to such a question is the enforcement of copyright law; but anyone who has even a modicum of experience on the broadband-delivered Internet understands that such laws are, by the nature of the medium itself, not enforceable. Even if a few of the pirates could be caught and brought to justice, and an example made of them, the vast majority of those engaging in distributing content illegally would escape detection. The reality is that it is simply impossible to police the entire worldwide web for piracy. And as more and more content is distributed freely to consumers, the financial value of that content must decline, until the monetary value is, in the end, zero.

So why not give away the content from day one? Why not scrap the old system of royalty payments for writers (and other artists) in favor of a system more appropriate to the evolving medium?

That is exactly the position of Open Books. It is also the position of The Real News. In fact, many forward-thinking organizations already understand that the way writers and artists are traditionally paid must change. The prolific and pedestrian nature of online productions (it is not overstating the issue to assert that many consumers have already abandoned their televisions, or the local book barn, or the cinema multiplex in favor of the Internet as their primary source of receiving media (and we are admittedly still in the very beginning stages of user-supplied content, which even such traditional networks as CNN already solicit and embrace), demand a radical re-thinking of business models that are now essentially outdated. Whether such content is news, or the latest political book, or a literary novel, or even the latest sit-com or satire, traditional sources of production will no longer maintain the exclusivity they have long enjoyed, and that?s good news for everybody except those traditional producers. Quantity will surely increase; quality will command a premium from consumers. Variety will thrive, even as price declines.

Now, back to the initial question posed by this article: Why should writers publish their work with a publisher that intends to give it away free to the public?

The answer is, if not obvious, certainly inescapable: a system such as the one employed by Open Books (or by The Real News, or even by the Public Broadcasting System in the U.S.) ? which is to develop and maintain a network of voluntary contributors, or patrons ? is not only inevitable, but desirable, because it encourages the reconstitution of quality content (and patrons will presumably demand quality ? or at least value ? in return for their contribution), and because the producer is no longer responsible or beholding to shareholders. Under such a business model, the content comes first; funding for that product is voluntary and comes after production, and even after distribution and consumption.

I think one can see why the growth of the Internet ? especially now that it is supplied at more than a megabyte per second ? is sounding the death bell for the royalty system of payment for content providers. Even as screenwriters strike for a miniscule portion of an ever-shrinking pie, many forward-thinking producers of content are already embracing new ideas and new models of compensation. Open Books, for example, is able to pay writers 25% of revenues derived from the publication of their work ? three and a half times what they might earn from conventional royalties (not to mention distributing an additional 25% back into the arts community, as well as funding literacy programs). In addition, Open Books? online publications are distributed immediately and instantly to a world wide audience at virtually no cost (in comparison with paper book publishers that must pay ever-increasing costs for materials and labor and transportation and damaged products and returns and recycling), and the potential readership is many times greater than it is with even the largest conventional book publishers. Not to mention that the possibility for publicity is also many times greater, and many times cheaper to initiate. The only catch is this: Will the consumer voluntarily support the publisher, the product, and the artist, or will he simply consume the product without paying anything? After all, there is nothing to stop him from doing so, just as there is nothing to stop pirates from appropriating content once it is available online.

We at Open Books believe that consumers are indeed willing to pay for what others make available, providing it supplies him with the type of content (and the quality) he wants. In fact, this system has been working for PBS (Public Broadcasting System) and for NPR (National Public Radio) in the US for years. The Real News (a new, viewer supported online news channel in Canada) is in the process of launching its effort to coincide with the 2008 presidential campaign in the USA. Here at Open Books ? new to this model as we are ? we have already received unsolicited donations from those who appreciate the books we have thus far published online and offered for free. And in fact, everyday we find new viewers visiting our web site that have arrived there by using keyword searches containing the words ?free? and ?books? and ?online?. Even as we navigate such uncharted waters, we already understand that finding our audience is more a matter of ?connecting the dots? than anything else. We believe that the desire for quality content has never been greater, even if it remains for the time being underground.

We also believe that the medium itself has determined an inevitable new reality ? in content, in presentation, in promotion, and most of all in payment to producers. We at Open Books invite all writers ? previously published or not, unknown or famous ? to consider publishing online and offering their work to the public free of charge. We believe that payment will not only be forthcoming, but that the level of quality will experience an unprecedented reconstitution. And that is indeed the best of all worlds!