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Thursday, July 28, 2011

CompTIA Breakaway IT Services and Support Features John Mehrmann as Keynote Speaker

Award winning author and CEO of Zylog Systems Canada Ltd collaborates with IT Services and Support Executive Council members to share industry insight and techniques for selling services.

The premier IT VAR Channel educational event spotlights seasoned professionals in the nation’s capital to share best practices in the emerging economy.

CompTIA Breakaway is being held August 1st to 4th at the Washington Hilton, 1919 Connecticut Ave NW, Washington DC, 20009. The Washington Hilton has just completed a $150 Million landmark restoration project and is located in the center of the District’s most sought after neighborhoods, including Adams Morgan, Woodley Park and the U Street Corridor.

As the premier educational event for the IT channel, CompTIA Breakaway covers the channel themes of greatest interest with those channel partners making the biggest impact. In addition to hot topic discussion panels, solution providers can attend channel training courses and walk away with a certificate of completion validating subject knowledge. Solution providers, vendors and distributors learn from one another and create solutions to common industry issues through collaboration and community meetings.

The CompTIA IT Services and Support Community is dedicated to the advancement of the IT services industry. The collaborative group crafts industry best practices and initiatives, provides networking opportunities between IT services thought leaders and develops industry-specific education and tools. Current member driven initiates for the CompTIA IT Services and Support Community include benchmark studies to identify best-in-class services, service delivery optimization, Green IT services study, and address the skills shortage.

On Monday August 1 at 11AM, the CompTIA IT Services and Support Community Meeting features a keynote presentation by John Mehrmann. Mr. Mehrmann is a member of the CompTIA IT Services and Support Executive Council, a member of the CompTIA Ambassador Program, and an award winning author. The presentation includes highlights of trends in technology, sales techniques, and success stories from seasoned industry professionals.

Mr. Mehrmann will discuss and share best practices from his book, The Trusted Advocate. This approach to customer relationships centers on authenticity and integrity as the foundation for selling value added services in today’s changing climate. Industry experts share valuable insights and experience with useful tips to generate better sales of services.

John Mehrmann is CEO of Zylog Systems (Canada) Ltd. Established in 1995, Zylog Systems Limited has earned a reputation as a respected leader in providing technology based solutions and services that leverage a globally positions workforce from locations in Canada, US, India, Asia Pacific, Europe, and the UAE. In 2010, Zylog acquired Brainhunter, one of the largest and most sophisticated IT and Engineering resource management firms in Canada.

Zylog was recognized and listed in InformationWeek 500 Technology Innovators, and also received the “Top Technology Practices” Award for Excellence in “Greenware Computing”.

Visit http://www.Zylog.ca for more information on the Technology Products and IT Staffing.

Tuesday, July 12, 2011

Zylog Canada Announces WebLogic to JBoss Migration Solutions

Zylog Systems Canada Ltd offers a low cost alternative to WebLogic by providing migration services to JBoss.

Companies constrained by rising costs of license fees are rapidly turning to
Zylog for help to migrate to lower cost Red Hat JBoss middleware solutions.

A growing number of companies have made the transition from Oracle WebLogic to Red Hat Enterprise Application Platforms. The industry is quickly turning from traditional proprietary and heavyweight offerings that are notorious for complex, large, and expensive installations. JBoss leads the way to faster restarts, easier debugging, and proven technology for server and configuration management, performance monitoring and diagnostics, application provisioning and automation.

Companies investigating the total cost of ownership have quickly learned the rapid return on investment for migrating to JBoss. Some license fees and support costs for other legacy middleware products have risen as much as 70%. The transition to JBoss typically covers the costs for migration in the first year.

JBoss provides a proven foundation for mission critical applications that require superior performance and scalability. JBoss includes an application framework that simplifies building Web 2.0 applications. JBoss provides a process engine to create and automate business processes that coordinate people, applications, and services. The JBoss open source business rules management system enables easy policy and rules development, access, and change management.

Companies are turning to JBoss for total cost of ownership, significant return on investment with short payback period, reduced ongoing operational costs, improved IT productivity and time to market, and improved ability to consolidate virtualization. Zylog migration services enable companies to achieve these goals faster, at lower cost, and with dependable delivery.

Zylog contracted consulting services are immediately available to assist with installation, migration, and maintenance. Contact Zylog to find out more about options to reduce license costs, preserve budget, and keep pace with evolving technology.

Zylog has more than fifteen years of experience in providing migration services for esteemed clients worldwide. These services are now available in Canada, supported by Zylog offices in Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal, and Vancouver.

Saturday, July 9, 2011

Zylog Systems, Infinite Computer, Omnitech Info, Polaris, Spanco may beat Infosys, Wipro, TCS in Q1 earnings

Infinite Computer, Omnitech Info, Polaris, Spanco may beat Infosys, Wipro, TCS in Q1 earnings
6 Jul, 2011, 0950 hrs ISTET Bureau

MUMBAI: Shares of small- and mid-cap software companies such as Infinite Computer Solutions Omnitech Infosolutions, Polaris Software, Spanco and Zylog Systems are likely to rise over 25% from here as valuations are cheaper than their larger peers and these companies are well-positioned to manage pressure on earnings, said credit rating agency Crisil.


"Currently, the valuation discount for small and mid-cap stocks compared to large-cap stocks is high at 65% vis-Ã -vis 45% in FY07 and 20% in FY08," said Tarun Bhatia, director - capital markets, Crisil Research, "We believe that IT companies under Crisil coverage should register strong volume and stable earnings growth, and expect valuation discount to narrow during the current financial year," he said in a press release.


At a one-year forward price to earnings ratio of less than 4 times, the risk-reward ratio of these companies appears favourable compared to large caps, which are trading at 15-19 times, the release said.


So far in 2011, the CNX IT Index dipped 10.8% compared with Nifty's decline of 8.3% in the period. Small- cap software stocks dropped 18.5% since January.


Analysts said second quarter earnings will play a big role in investors deciding on their investments in the information technology sector. Investors will look for the impact of macroeconomic deterioration on the demand and outlook of Indian IT companies, shifting of client spending priorities toward discretionary spending, positive pricing momentum and the impact of an increase in the number of visa rejections on revenue growth and margins in the upcoming quarter earnings, said Nomura, in a client note.


Brokerages expect revenue growth of 2-8% q-o-q across tier-1 companies while margins would be impacted by wage inflation, with the exception of HCL Tech. The margins in Infosys are expected to decline by 250 bps q-o-q on account of wage hikes, but this will be lower than management guidance of 300bps.


Standard Chartered, in its results preview report, said additions to the active client base and deals in excess of $50 million would be critical to potential volume out performance. Also, the second quarter guidance for Infosys and Wipro will be critical to guage the progress on restructuring, it said.


Nomura said earnings upgrades and the extent of pricing power will be positive triggers for software stocks. "Upgrades in revenue growth guidance at Infosys and Cognizant and continuation of pricing power momentum could be positive triggers for stocks.


In-line revenues and guidance at Infosys will be taken positively, while in-line results at TCS may not provide enough ammunition to sustain the stock price," Nomura said, rating Infosys followed by HCL Technologies as its top buys.


"We think Cognizant's future performance may disappoint, while at TCS valuations leave limited room for upside. Wipro is our least preferred stock, as results of its restructuring may take time to fructify," said Nomura.

Wednesday, July 6, 2011

Zylog Canada Announces Red Hat Certified Consulting Services

Zylog Systems Canada Ltd provides Red Hat Certified Consulting and offers unique practice to migrate other costly middleware platforms to a JBOSS environment.

Zylog receives Red Hat Certification in Canada, providing highly skilled technical consulting and solutions for migrating from other costly middleware to JBOSS.

Zylog provides consulting services with a wide range of deep knowledge in all levels of Red Hat certification. Zylog provides contracted consulting services at the client facility, or from Zylog facilities in Canada, complimented by access to resources at the Zylog Offshore Development Centre in Chennai, India. The depth of local knowledge and access to lower cost offshore resources for large application migration projects provide clients with a unique opportunity to compare rates without sacrificing quality, convenience, or delivery.

RHCSA Certification is for Red Hat Certified System Administrators, an entry level certification that focuses on system administration, installation and configuration of a Linux system and live network.

RHCE Certification for the Red Hat Certified Engineer is the flagship certification for middle to advanced skills that include security and installation of enterprise networking services.

RHCSS Certification represents the Red Hat Certified Security Specialist for advanced level skills with enhanced network services security, directory services, authentication, and security enhanced Linux policy management.

RHCDS Certification is for Red Hat Certified Datacenter Specialists, building on the RHCE Certification for mission critical datacenter environments using Red Hat technologies.

RHCA, the Red Hat Certified Architect, is the capstone certificate. This is the most complete certificate in the Red Hat program, adding enterprise level capabilities.

RHCVA Certification represents Red Hat Certified Virtualization Administrators, certified with virtualization administration skills.

JBCAA Certification is for achieving JBoss Certified Application Administrator, skilled in managing the JBoss Enterprise Application Platform.

Zylog contracted consulting services are immediately available to assist with installation, migration, and maintenance of Red Hat enterprise environments. Contact Zylog to find out more about options to reduce license costs, preserve budget, and keep pace with evolving technology.

Zylog has more than fifteen years of experience in providing migration services for esteemed clients worldwide. These services are now available in Canada, supported by Zylog offices in Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal, and Vancouver.