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The Funambol core project is a free and open source mobile synchronization server that provides push email, address book and calendar (PIM) data synchronization, and device management for wireless devices, leveraging standard protocols such as SyncML (as defined by Wikipedia). Using Funambol, we can have a BlackBerry-like features on cheap handsets which have at least J2ME and GPRS capabilities (well, almost all of them have this feature now).

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We can use Funambol to synchronize our email, address book, and calendar data from many kind of mobile devices (Windows Mobile, BlackBerry, Palm, iPod, iPhone, and any J2ME capable devices) and popular services on the web like Gmail, Facebook, MSN, and Yahoo, and even desktop applications like Ms Outlook, Thunderbird, and Lotus Notes.

It means that we can read, compose, and reply/forward emails from our mobile device with the same account as our GMail or Yahoo Mail. Using it’s push email technology, we can be notified by our cheap mobile phone when someone send us an email on our Gmail account. We can add a task or schedule a meeting on calendar using Outlook then we can see them on a cheap K320i Sony Ericsson mobile phone as well as on Gmail Task. Our contact address books will also be synchronized between all devices, services, and application that we use, meaning that our phone address book will be the same as our Yahoo, Outlook, or Gmail Contacts database. This is a very good solution for backing up valuable contact database especially for those who always lost his mobile phone easily (like me ;)).

Companies with large number of mobile employees and very tight schedule will take advantage by installing it’s own internal Funambol server, as the employees will be reminded always with it’s task and schedule as well as keep in contact with the headquarters using push email technologies. This can be achieved using the employees’ handsets that they already have.

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Now that your site is up and running, you’ll need to be able to manage the content in the best way possible. There are a number of web content management software that you may want to take a look at to get the job done. Each program is tailored for both larger or smaller websites, and the content management tools that you’ll find will definitely help you to keep your site in order.

In many cases, companies or businesses will create their own web content management software in order to keep all the content, graphics, and html codes on the site updated, but recently, there have been a number of companies that have created software that you may want to check out if you don’t have a technical support department quite yet.

One of the web content management software programs that you may want to look into is Typo3, which is an enterprise free management system. This software is Open Source as well, and has powerful tools that will keep your website looking its best with the latest content. Another enterprise management system that you may want to consider is Vignette. It is easy to install and understand, and could save your company a considerable amount of money as well.

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The WordPress blogging platform is the #1 choice of many bloggers and online entrepreneurs

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WordPress is free, which is part of it’s appeal, as are many of the enhancements that can be installed to change the look and function of WordPress, including WordPress themes.

However, although there are hundreds of free WordPress themes that you can download and use quite easily, sometimes it’s wise to invest in a premium theme instead. Why? Here are 5 reasons:

1. Customization

The best premium themes are far more customizable than the best free themes. If you want the most flexibility and options without having to learn HTML backwards and forwards, a good premium theme is definitely your best bet.

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vitraining.com sebuah perusahaan IT service di Bandung sedang membutuhkan beberapa tenaga programmer PHP untuk ditempatkan pada proyek yang sedang berjalan di salah satu departemen pemerintahan di Jakarta dengan sistem kontrak minimal 2 bulan dan dapat diperpanjang 6 bulan kemudian jika dianggap perlu. Posisi dan Kualifikasi yang diperlukan adalah sebagai berikut:

PHP Programmer

• Menguasai bahasa pemrograman PHP
• knowledge of Object Oriented Programming
• mengerti pembuatan aplikasi dengan database MySQL atau PostgreSQL
• mengerti pemrograman dengan framework MVC
• nilai tambah jika berpengalaman di aplikasi Zend Framework
• familiar dengan OS berbasis Linux
• good team work
• bersedia ditempatkan Jakarta dan interview/testing di  Bandung
• salary antara 3-3.5 juta per bulan tergantung keahlian

Kirimkan lamaran ke email akhmad.daniel[at]gmail.com dengan subject : PROGRAMMER PHP <nama anda>

Kualifikasi Umum

• Surat lamaran, CV, paling lambat tanggal 16 Oktober 2009
• Candidate must be fast learner and must be able to work very well as a team player
• Candidate must be able to work well under pressure and must be able to prioritize work to meet deadlines
• Enthusiastic, communicative and has a sense of humor
• Can work under high pressure environment
• Can work as a team or individual

Being able to do it even when you are not working is part of the fun of doing it. Some people would refer to that as a dream job!

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Let’s take a closer look at what is required to create an automated income system that pays you even when you are not working!

1. Advertising that runs continually. You will need to market your program or product online when you are first getting your system set up.

To do this you will need to combine free advertising with paid advertising. There are numerous ways you can go about doing this.

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Opening a Merchant Account

The first step to be able to accept credit cards as payment is to apply for a merchant account. Banks and merchant account companies offer credit card payment systems for both small and large businesses. However, before you sign up for their service, make sure to research and check the exact terms and conditions of your chosen merchant account provider.

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When comparing merchant account service providers don’t forget to check the pricing. How much would each card transaction cost? How much would the setup charge cost you? What kind of support does the company provide to their customers? What about the reputation and track record of the company? What do present clients have to say about their service? These are important questions to consider when choosing a merchant account company.

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Among the most often asked questions that I ever get is "Why isn’t my site showing up in searches?" I’m going to give you a very simple formula.

KEYWORD COMPETITION. Choose a keyword you know you can rank for. (Hint: it’s probably not the first one you think of). Here’s how to know if you have a chance. Look at the top ten sites that rank for a given keyword and specifically for each site check the following indications to see if they are optimizing for that keyword. You can determine most of these by viewing the source code from your browser (view: source).

1. Are the keywords in the URL? 2. Are the keywords in the Title? 3. Are the keywords in the Meta-tags (Description) 4. Are the keywords formatted with H1 header tags in the page

If most of the sites are in fact optimizing for the keyword of choice, I’d recommend trying another keyword. If you get past this test, the next couple of things you should check are page rank for each of the top ten and back links to the page. You can see the PageRank by simply installing the Google Toolbar and enabling that feature. To see how many links are going to a site, you can enter this into a Google search: "link: http://www.site.com" (obviously without the quotes and replacing the www.site.com with the site in question). You should also know that if you try variations like link:http://www.site.com (no space) vs. link: http://www.site.com vs. link: www.site.com, you may see different results. Anyway, keep track of these numbers. Do the same thing for your own site.

WEBSITE PARITY – If your site is in the mix relative to Page Rank and back-links then it looks like you have a competitive chance and the stars are aligned for the keyword of choice. There doesn’t appear to be any obstacles preventing you from ranking on the first page of Google for that keyword. Here’s what you should do.

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These are tips we have found useful in the 9 years we have been using a website.

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1.Choose a good name relevant to your business and make sure you keep it short. We live in UK so we started with .co.uk sites but it is useful to have the .com version as well. Preferably make the same as a well searched key phrase relevant to you business. We subsequently found that that domains that were very long or used hyphens were not so good.

2. Brand your name and business by having your own name and address on the landing page. Have your telephone number on the website because sometimes people would like to have a chat with you before committing themselves.

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Interactive Voice Response (IVR) can make it possible for a computer to not only detect but respond to a human voice. This technology has originally only been used in the field of telecommunications. However, it is being used more and more for hands free driving in automobiles all over the world.

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Telecommunications is something we are all familiar with even if you don’t realize it. Have you ever called a business and heard a recorded announcement with options to either "say or push 1." After several of these type of prompts, we are usually placed on hold until a live person is available. This seems like a waste of time to most people and has resulted in hang ups and the loss of business. IVR platforms will allow the caller to get to the person they wish to talk to without all the annoying menus and buttons to push. A need for a receptionist to handle the incoming and outgoing phone calls will be a thing of the past. IVR applications can handle much larger call volumes than a traditional receptionist could. This will allow companies who utilize IVR systems to increase customer satisfaction and lower costs. Sounds like a win-win!

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Article marketing has long been viewed as one of the best strategies for online business. This initiative can help to build reputation, as well as providing hyper-links to your site for the article readers, who may well represent partially qualified leads. The Internet thrives on the presentation of quality information and well written articles can be your organisation’s key contribution. The major search engines value good articles highly, and it’s essential that you compose focused and optimised material for your project.

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Once you have compiled your comprehensive list of appropriate keywords for your niche, you should prepare articles accordingly. Write very informative pieces which include your keywords and make sure that they are distributed to relevant and powerful article directories and other repositories around the web. Anchor text-based hyper-links within the article resource boxes should point back to the landing pages, as specified, on your website.

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