Now Microsoft gets thumbs down

Microsoft has received some awful feedback from its customers with regard to its services. In a study conducted by VendorRate, all the products of the software giant have received poor ratings by IT professionals for customer satisfaction, integrity, reliability and more.

The online survey was conducted by the market research firm on IT professionals of 347 hardware, software, telecom and service vendors during the second half of 2009. VendorRate asked the participants to rate vendors in 10 categories, including integrity, timeliness, communications, customer service, expertise, effectiveness, and whether they would recommend the vendor to others. It then added all the categories for each vendor to come up with a total.

For Microsoft, the ratings were generally miserable. Three different Microsoft businesses were given separate ratings, including operating systems, applications, and infrastructure. Looking at the poor ratings received by Microsoft for this quarter, Rick Schaefer, CEO of VendorRate says, "Microsoft's ratings simply fell off a cliff in this quarter."

IT professionals rating vendors in April, May and June has hit Microsoft with poor customer satisfaction scores for the company's server and infrastructure software (55 out of 100, down nearly 17 percent), operating systems (67, down 9.5 percent) and applications (64, off nearly 18 percent).

The survey also saw some of the other major technology companies take the bottom positions. Verizon was at the bottom of the list, with a 61 rating, followed by Sprint Nextel with 64, and Microsoft applications with 64. Microsoft operating systems was tied with AT&T Wireless for the next worst rating with a 67. That means Microsoft took two of the bottom five spots. IBM Informix, meanwhile, took the top spot for vendors with a 96. After this poor performance by Microsoft, all eyes are now on Windows 7, to see if that can bring some respite to the company.

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• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\[USER NAME]914
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Enum\Root\LEGACY_WMI_MFC_TPSHOKER_80
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Enum\Root\LEGACY_IPFILTERDRIVER

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HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\StandardProfile\AuthorizedApplications\List\"[INFECTED FILE]" = "[INFECTED FILE]:*:Enabled:ipsec"

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• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Setting\"GlobalUserOffline" = "0"
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\policies\system\"EnableLUA" = "0"

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• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\SafeBoot
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\SafeBoot
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Ext\Stats
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Recession has made Americans to turn to internet

88 percent of the U.S. internet users, which comprise of more than two-thirds of American adults, went online for help with personal economic issues caused due to recession and to gather information and understand the national economic problems, according to a study conducted by Pew Internet & American Life Project. "People are anxious about these hard times. They are more information-hungry than in normal times," said Lee Rainie, Director of the nonprofit group and co-author of the report. The report also claims that 79 percent of Americans are internet users.

Based on the interviews conducted with 2,253 adults, the report says that almost 52 percent of American adults have either lost their jobs, seen their investments fall by more than half their value, suffered a pay cut or watched their house lose half its value during the downturn in the past year. Many U.S. companies have sacked huge number of employees and the unemployment rate hit 9.5 percent, the highest in nearly 26 years.

The study also says that the internet ranks high among sources of information and advice that people are seeking during hard times, especially when it comes to their personal finances and jobs. "That is a large number of those who are exploiting the Internet to participate in the roiling online discussion about how we got into this mess and how we are going to get out of it," Rainie said. Overall, 34 percent of online economic users have expressed themselves about the recession in places like blogs, social network sites and Twitter, the study reported. The more traditional way of talking with family and friends for advice and support has continued as well.

However, broadcast outpaced internet as source of news about national economic affairs. The report also states that the top three recession-related activities of these users were price comparisons, a general understanding of the economic downturn and new jobs. Around three percent of users searched on the Internet for information about filing for bankruptcy.

Swine Flu affected work in Wipro

H1N1 pandemic has hit the IT sector hard, as Wipro joins the league to take precautionary steps after Google closed its Hyderabad office for two days. Wipro is now giving two days paid leaves to its employees before reporting in the office who are coming from overseas, as techies have a significant number of swine flu positives, reports Times of India.

With 22 new cases of swine flu reported, highest in a day in India, the tally of influenza A infected rises to 251. The World Health Organization (WHO) has already declared it as "unstoppable" virus.

Fresh confirmed cases were reported from Delhi (7), Jalandhar (4), Cochin (2), Thiruvananthapuram (2), Mumbai (2), Pune (2), Hyderabad (1), Ahmedabad (1) and Bangalore (1).

So far 1,293 persons have been tested according to the Union Health Ministry, of which 251 were found positive for Influenza A (H1N1). Of these infected, 141 have been discharged after treatment. Remaining 110 are admitted to the identified health facilities.

Google and Wipro have had a case each of infection in their office, and have ensured to get the entire staff quarantined and the suspect cases tested for the infection. IT majors are sending out mails daily asking their travelling techies to take precautions. Microsoft's internal website has been uploaded with the information on swine flu along with travel guidelines. Similarly, the Mahindra Satyam's management has provided power point presentations to the staff, giving instructions on how to protect themselves, and also uploaded it on company's website.

"For anyone who is going on overseas assignments, they should report to office only after completion of 48 hours. The employees who returned from Sweden, were asked to do the same since the flu symptoms develop within 48 hours," informed a senior staff member in Wipro.

Elaborating on the status of a company where one of the employees contracted the virus and is a part of the cluster, District Medical & Health Officer (DM&HO) Hyderabad, Dr. Jayakumari, said, "This company has a work force of 180. While one has tested positive, reports of another five have been sent for confirmatory tests while 56 have been given profilaxis treatment. Rest have been home quarantined."

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Indian companies show signs of revival

Indian companies seem to be on a recovering phase after being badly affected by the economic downturn in the last two quarters. According to the research done by TeamLease Services, the net employment index of Indian companies increased by 22 index points for the July-September quarter over the previous quarter. The net business outlook has also registered an increase of 26 index points compared to the previous quarter, which was in negative.

Among all the sectors, Telecom topped the list with an increase of 55 index points followed by IT and Infrastructure with 53 points. Surabhi Mathur-Gandhi, General Manager, TeamLease Services says, "With the stabilization of economies and optimism in global expansion, there is a direct positive implication for the Indian employment situation. We are observing a slow and steady upsurge in hiring intent across sectors."

TeamLease releases the employment outlook report every quarter after a survey administered to the HR heads, CEOs and senior management of leading companies in India. The study, which covered 495 companies in the latest round, focuses on the employment growth potential, the business outlook and hiring forecasts with relation to the location and the company profile.

Among all the Indian cities, employment outlook index increased the most in Chennai by 37 points followed by Delhi/Pune and Hyderabad by 33 and 28 points respectively. The report observed that there is a steady increase in the intention to hire across most functions except for marketing, where there is a decrease in the intention to hire at all managerial levels, except senior levels.

Gandhi says, "There are active hiring plans reported by Indian employers, and the overall employment outlook, though a bit conservative, is bullish and upbeat."

Most of the analysts feel that the employment outlook is reflective of the confidence in Board Rooms after the recently concluded Lok Sabha election. The confidence of companies grew more by seeing the amount being allocated by Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee in the recent budget presented in the Parliament.

Additionally, the stock market is also giving positive indication by rising from 8,000 mark in October to 14,000 mark today.

Tripedo vehicle designed by PESIT students

Imagine an auto-like four-seater vehicle, only with two wheels in the front and one at the rear. That’s exactly what final year engineering students of PESIT have designed. It’s aptly called ‘Tripedo’ — a torpedo of sorts on three wheels. “Our main aim was to create a family vehicle,” says Arun Nayak, who forms part of the fourmember team that also comprises Harshith H M, Chetan Naik, and Naga Santhosh.

Elaborating on the project, he said power is transmitted to the two wheels in front using a Maruti-800 engine. “The entire setup at the front is the same as that of a Maruti 800. The reason for choosing a front-wheel drive system is that it is safer in terms of stability, and offers much better riding comfort than an auto,” he says.
The team considered various parameters like aerodynamics and weight distribution to create a computer-aided design model.

It took four months to develop the vehicle. “Balancing the car at the rear end was major concern. We felt it would lift when brakes were applied. So we used heavier materials at the back,” he says.

Studying and working on the project wasn’t difficult. “We had classes on alternate days. On those days, we would work on the project in the evening, and on Saturdays, we would spend the whole day working on it. Since the place where we worked was closed on Sundays, we too had to take a weekly off,” he says.

So how much did it cost? “It cost Rs 50,000 to construct it. When it’s fully finished and mass produced, we expect it will be priced at Rs 80,000,” he says.