Maison Consulting & Solutions

Thursday, August 28, 2008

25pc pirated software contain virus: research

25pc pirated software contain virus: research

By By our correspondent
8/28/2008

KARACHI: Genuine Software Manager, Microsoft Pakistan, Salman Siddiqui has highlighted that according to an IDC study in 2007, 25 per cent of all pirated software contained viruses, malware and other malicious elements.

“As a result, use of pirated software exposes the entire IT infrastructure to vulnerabilities, thus exposing up to 80 per cent of the investment,” he added. Siddiqui further said that by promoting the use of genuine software, Pakistan can encourage more foreign investment, create jobs and increase business opportunities for local businesses.

Microsoft, in collaboration with the Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI), held a seminar on Wednesday at the KCCI on the topic of “Business Efficiency through Information Technology Optimisation”.

Chief Operating Officer, Sultan Hamdani of Maison Consulting and Solutions, a leading software solution provider and partner of Microsoft Pakistan explained that in today’s competitive world, retaining an existing customer is a challenge and a key advantage as well. He said that delivering high quality customer service levels can only be possible if businesses employ information technology to constantly track their performance and respond to weaknesses. He highlighted several Microsoft solutions, which can be used for high level customer management. Speaking on the topic of IT Infrastructure Optimisation, Fareed M Khan, Engagement Manager, Microsoft Pakistan, highlighted that “IT should not be perceived as a cost, rather business must perceive this as a strategic investment and engage in this with a long term vision.

Iftikhar Ahmad Sheikh, Senior Vice President-KCCI said, “This is a critical piece in the puzzle, because the entire IT infrastructure and CRM depends on the reliability of the software to achieve its objective. Hence it is vital to use genuine software so that a safe, reliable and up to date service level is delivered to customers by local businesses.”

The agenda of the day was focused on three key areas where businesses can significantly benefit by leveraging information technology ie IT Infrastructure Optimisation, Customer Relationship Management and Value of Genuine Software.

Friday, June 27, 2008

Introduction

Dear All,

Although most of you already know Mr. Khalid Adaya by now; however, let me reintroduce you to him as everyone will directly or indirectly be in contact with him.

Mr. Khalid has joined us as a Finance Manager. The major areas where people may be contacting him or vice versa are the follows

· Follow up on customer payments

· Invoicing issues to the customer

· Handling reimbursements and billing as per company policy.

You are requested to assist Mr. Khalid for the above mentioned information in all possible manner.

We once again welcome you, Mr. Khalid and hope that you have found the environment and people friendly and cooperative to work with.

ASMA ABDUL RAHIM

MAISON CONSULTING & SOLUTIONS

Your ERP/CRM Partner

Microsoft Certified Gold Partners

Microsoft Certified Business Solutions Partner

Friday, June 20, 2008

Borjan News

Dear All,

After long and hard struggle, we have finally won the Borjan project by the grace of Allah. Borjan is the leading fashion footwear company, having 33 outlets in 19 cities of Pakistan.

The lead was introduced by Mr. Najam and taken up by Sabahat Ali who is responsible for closing of this deal. Contributions by other team members are also worth mentioning; especially the last demo presented by Hassan Khurshid did wonders in helping us acquire the project; along with efforts of Usman Manzoor, Najam Saqib and Imran Khalid. The deal size is Rs 3 million.

The most interesting thing about this deal is that it from beginning, all negotiations and efforts were being done for GP. However, owning to the team efforts of Faiqa Khushi and Sanam Abdullah, what came out on papers as a final decision was Axapta. Just goes to prove that the concept of ERP is getting stronger and there is growing awareness of different types of ERP products in the service and manufacturing sectors, in particular. This also means that the concept of ‘Maison Consulting and Solutions’ should also be getting stronger in these and other sectors as well. So far we are doing a good job in it – let’s work to transform that ‘good’ to ‘great’.

Congratulations, team!

Best Regards,

ASMA ABDUL RAHIM

HR Executive

FW: Passed GP 10.0 Financial

Dear All,

Alhamdulillah!!! Today , I cleared the GP 10.0 Financial Exam with 98 % Marks.

Thanks and Regards,

Muhammad Moin
Functional Consultant
Maison Consulting & Solutions
Email : muhammad.moin@m-consultants.com
Tel: +92 21 4520370,
Fax: +92 21521774
http://www.m-consultants.com

Friday, June 6, 2008

Aberdeen Group Announces Top 100 Most Influential Technology Vendors for 2008

Aberdeen Group Announces Top 100 Most Influential Technology Vendors for 2008
Tuesday May 13, 11:01 am ET

Annual State of the Market Report, Spanning 5 Years, 550,000 Locations, and Over 2.5 Million Interviews, Identifies Technology Vendors Having the Greatest Impact

The Report identifies that the top two criteria organizations use when selecting a technology solution include: total cost of ownership (43%), product functionality (42%), vendor stability (24%), market specific knowledge and experience (24%), domain or industry expertise (22%), and reputation (21%). It also identifies that the priorities of organizations as it relates to technology spend vary by company size (see table).

1. Microsoft 35. i2 69. Xerox

2. Oracle 36. EDS 70. Front Range

3. SAP 37. QAD 71. Internec

4. IBM 38. Ariba 72. Manugistics

5. Cisco 39. CA 73. Palm

6. Hewlett Packard 40. Epicor 74. Unisys

7. Dell 41. Juniper 75. Yahoo!

8. Salesforce.com 42. Sprint/Nextel 76. 3com

9. EMC 43. Tata Consulting 77. ABB

10. Sun Microsystems 44. ADP 78. CANON

11. Google 45. Fujitsu 79. Capgemini

12. RIM (Blackberry) 46. Intuit 80. Informatica