The move by India's top business schools to take their CAT entrance test online turned embarrassing after malware-infected computers left a number of students unable to take the test.
Prometric, a Baltimore, Maryland, testing company hired to conduct the CAT (Common Admission Test), said this week that the testing labs faced technical difficulties mainly due to malware and viruses. It said on the CAT Web site that it has decided to reschedule the tests for the affected students.
Over 240,000 candidates registered for the CAT 2009, which was scheduled to run from Nov. 28 to Dec. 7. While the written test was held on a single day in previous years, the online test this year was spread over 10 days, giving candidates the option to choose a date and center for the test.
Prometric was to conduct the tests across labs in 32 cities in the country. The tests are continuing after the initial disruption.
But on the first day of the test, computer viruses and malware prevented 47 testing labs from delivering the test to candidates as scheduled.
The Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) are the top management training schools in the country, and some of their alumni occupy key positions in companies both in India and abroad. The IIMs have been set up by the government, but the institutes run as autonomous organizations.
The CAT is conducted to select students for the seven IIMs, and some other affiliated institutions.
The disruption of the test now throws open the possibility of legal action by candidates, said Vijay Mukhi, a Mumbai-based expert on cybersecurity. If there were viruses and malware in the system, candidates can now question their test results in court, he added.
It is also not clear what the IIMs have done to ensure data integrity, Mukhi said. There could be doubts that the system did not register correctly the entry made by the candidates in their answers, he added.
Candidates for the CAT faced problems with connectivity as well, as the speeds were sluggish, Mukhi said. Having local servers at the test centers linked up to the main servers would have prevented that problem, he added.
India's Minister for Human Resource Development, Kapil Sibal, has criticized the problems with the tests. About 8,000 of the 45,000 candidates for the first three days of the test had difficulties, he told reporters in Delhi this week.
The opposition Bharatiya Janata Party described the computer failures as a shame for a country that calls itself an IT superpower.
Friday, 4 December 2009
Business news
Bellway reports better trading but warns on mortgage levels and consumer confidence Dec 04 2009
HOUSEBUILDER Bellway reported rising levels of reservations, sales values and land acquisitions today - but warned that markets are still "fragile."Read
Manufacturers report better access to finance as banks start to ease credit conditions Dec 04 2009
BANKERS are finally loosening their purse strings, says manufacturers’ organisation EEF.Read
Bellway says housing market is improving, but warns on mortgage levels and consumer confidence Dec 04 2009
HOUSEBUILDER Bellway reported rising levels of reservations, sales values and land acquisitions today – but warned that markets are still “fragile.”Read
Jobs guaranteed in merger between Liverpool accountants Jackson and Bolton firm Dec 04 2009
LIVERPOOL accountants Jackson UK LLP has merged with Bolton firm Cowgill Holloway.Read
Liverpool One strikes gold in British Council of Shopping Centres annual awards Dec 04 2009
LIVERPOOL One, the £1bn retail centre, has been named joint winner of the British Council of Shopping Centres’ (BCSC) Supreme Gold Award for 2009.Read
Northwest engineers’ body says Mersey barrage scheme is vital to energy targets Dec 03 2009
PLANS by Port of Liverpool owner Peel Holdings to harness energy from the River Mersey should be adopted as soon as practicable.Read
Liverpool technology firm Arvia scoops national award Dec 03 2009
ARVIA Technology, based at Liverpool Science Park, has scooped the ‘Sustainability Innovation Award’ at the Institution of Engineering and Technology’s (IET) Innovation Awards.Read
Five regional agencies commit to developing energy innovation sector throughout northwest Dec 03 2009
FIVE north west organisations have signed a partnership deal to increase energy innovation across the region.Read
New recycling range expected to drive growth at Haydock plastics firm Coral Dec 02 2009
HAYDOCK plastics firm Coral Products has reduced half year losses and sees salvation in a new range of homeware and recycling bins.Read
Small firms say government should offer more incentives to improve take up of environmental measures Dec 02 2009
THE recession is preventing 22% of small firms implementing green’ measures.Read
New recycling range expected to drive recovery for Haydock plastics firm Coral Products Dec 02 2009
HAYDOCK plastics firm Coral Products has reduced half year losses and sees salvation in a new range of homeware and recycling bins.Read
Fewer discounts and offers on high street point to better trading conditions Dec 02 2009
HIGH street trading conditions appear to be easing after a report by accountants Price- waterhouseCoopers (PwC) found 43% of high street retailers are currently advertising discounts or offering promotions, compared with 62% in the same week last year.Read
Liverpool jeweller David M Robinson relocates store to new premises within £1bn Liverpool One development Dec 02 2009
LIVERPOOL jeweller David M Robinson has relocated its North John Street store to the £1bn Liverpool One centre.Read
150th person finds employment in Liverpool City Region-wide jobs drive Dec 01 2009
THE 150th person has been employed into a Future Jobs Fund which aims to find work for more than 2,500 long-term unemployed throughout the region.Read
Liverpool accountants PKF welcomes HMRC extension of deadline for holders of offshore accounts Dec 01 2009
LIVERPOOL accountants PKF has welcomed HM Revenue & Customs’ decision that the registration deadline for the New Disclosure Opportunity (NDO) would be extended from November 30 to January 4, 2010.Read
Liverpool included in five year expansion plan by pubs group JD Wetherspoon to create 10,000 jobs Dec 01 2009
PUBS group JD Wetherspoon said today that it will create 10,000 jobs over the next five years with the opening of 250 new pubs, including Liverpool sites.Read
The Duke of Kent officially opens small business incubator facility in Bootle Dec 01 2009
THE Duke of Kent has opened an incubator for south Sefton businesses.Read
Wirral Tulip factory to get almost £2m in public cash Nov 30 2009
DANISH meat products company Tulip’s new Wirral factory is being built with the help of almost £2m of public cash, the ECHO can reveal.Read
Wirral recruiter Scantec announces management re-shuffle in five year bid to grow turnover Nov 30 2009
BIRKENHEAD recruitment specialist Scantec Personnel has targerted a £100m turnover and a slot in the top 50 UK agencies in the next five years.Read
Speke-based online retailer Shop Direct to offer maternity line of fashion brand Mamas & Papas Nov 30 2009
SPEKE online retailer Shop Direct is adding the maternity fashion lines of Mamas & Papas, the mother and baby clothing and nursery goods brand, to its offer, including its new fast-fashion online channel Very.co.uk, from next February.Read
HOUSEBUILDER Bellway reported rising levels of reservations, sales values and land acquisitions today - but warned that markets are still "fragile."Read
Manufacturers report better access to finance as banks start to ease credit conditions Dec 04 2009
BANKERS are finally loosening their purse strings, says manufacturers’ organisation EEF.Read
Bellway says housing market is improving, but warns on mortgage levels and consumer confidence Dec 04 2009
HOUSEBUILDER Bellway reported rising levels of reservations, sales values and land acquisitions today – but warned that markets are still “fragile.”Read
Jobs guaranteed in merger between Liverpool accountants Jackson and Bolton firm Dec 04 2009
LIVERPOOL accountants Jackson UK LLP has merged with Bolton firm Cowgill Holloway.Read
Liverpool One strikes gold in British Council of Shopping Centres annual awards Dec 04 2009
LIVERPOOL One, the £1bn retail centre, has been named joint winner of the British Council of Shopping Centres’ (BCSC) Supreme Gold Award for 2009.Read
Northwest engineers’ body says Mersey barrage scheme is vital to energy targets Dec 03 2009
PLANS by Port of Liverpool owner Peel Holdings to harness energy from the River Mersey should be adopted as soon as practicable.Read
Liverpool technology firm Arvia scoops national award Dec 03 2009
ARVIA Technology, based at Liverpool Science Park, has scooped the ‘Sustainability Innovation Award’ at the Institution of Engineering and Technology’s (IET) Innovation Awards.Read
Five regional agencies commit to developing energy innovation sector throughout northwest Dec 03 2009
FIVE north west organisations have signed a partnership deal to increase energy innovation across the region.Read
New recycling range expected to drive growth at Haydock plastics firm Coral Dec 02 2009
HAYDOCK plastics firm Coral Products has reduced half year losses and sees salvation in a new range of homeware and recycling bins.Read
Small firms say government should offer more incentives to improve take up of environmental measures Dec 02 2009
THE recession is preventing 22% of small firms implementing green’ measures.Read
New recycling range expected to drive recovery for Haydock plastics firm Coral Products Dec 02 2009
HAYDOCK plastics firm Coral Products has reduced half year losses and sees salvation in a new range of homeware and recycling bins.Read
Fewer discounts and offers on high street point to better trading conditions Dec 02 2009
HIGH street trading conditions appear to be easing after a report by accountants Price- waterhouseCoopers (PwC) found 43% of high street retailers are currently advertising discounts or offering promotions, compared with 62% in the same week last year.Read
Liverpool jeweller David M Robinson relocates store to new premises within £1bn Liverpool One development Dec 02 2009
LIVERPOOL jeweller David M Robinson has relocated its North John Street store to the £1bn Liverpool One centre.Read
150th person finds employment in Liverpool City Region-wide jobs drive Dec 01 2009
THE 150th person has been employed into a Future Jobs Fund which aims to find work for more than 2,500 long-term unemployed throughout the region.Read
Liverpool accountants PKF welcomes HMRC extension of deadline for holders of offshore accounts Dec 01 2009
LIVERPOOL accountants PKF has welcomed HM Revenue & Customs’ decision that the registration deadline for the New Disclosure Opportunity (NDO) would be extended from November 30 to January 4, 2010.Read
Liverpool included in five year expansion plan by pubs group JD Wetherspoon to create 10,000 jobs Dec 01 2009
PUBS group JD Wetherspoon said today that it will create 10,000 jobs over the next five years with the opening of 250 new pubs, including Liverpool sites.Read
The Duke of Kent officially opens small business incubator facility in Bootle Dec 01 2009
THE Duke of Kent has opened an incubator for south Sefton businesses.Read
Wirral Tulip factory to get almost £2m in public cash Nov 30 2009
DANISH meat products company Tulip’s new Wirral factory is being built with the help of almost £2m of public cash, the ECHO can reveal.Read
Wirral recruiter Scantec announces management re-shuffle in five year bid to grow turnover Nov 30 2009
BIRKENHEAD recruitment specialist Scantec Personnel has targerted a £100m turnover and a slot in the top 50 UK agencies in the next five years.Read
Speke-based online retailer Shop Direct to offer maternity line of fashion brand Mamas & Papas Nov 30 2009
SPEKE online retailer Shop Direct is adding the maternity fashion lines of Mamas & Papas, the mother and baby clothing and nursery goods brand, to its offer, including its new fast-fashion online channel Very.co.uk, from next February.Read
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Client rather than sector driven
We are client, not sector driven, and we have pioneered new methods of delivery for many of our clients, configuring our services to their particular needs.
PUK also supports the development of PPP skills and expertise internationally, sharing best practice and helping overseas governments set up their PPP programmes.
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Commercialisation.
Defence.
Education.
Environment and Waste.
Operational Task Force.
Health.
Housing.
International.
Information Technology and Change.
Justice and Custodial.
Local Authorities.
Public Services.
Property and Regeneration.
Regional.
Standardisation and Market Support.
Transport.
Ventures.
PUK works across the UK and with all parts of the public sector. Clients range from central government departments, devolved administrations (Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales) and local authorities to independent public bodies. This diversity is built into our public sector mission and has enabled us to ‘join-up’ the public sector, improve communications and share experiences and knowledge across public bodies.
Client rather than sector driven
We are client, not sector driven, and we have pioneered new methods of delivery for many of our clients, configuring our services to their particular needs.
PUK also supports the development of PPP skills and expertise internationally, sharing best practice and helping overseas governments set up their PPP programmes.
Find out more
This section provides an insight into the work PUK does across the public sector. See the following links for further information on the range of support we provide:
Commercialisation.
Defence.
Education.
Environment and Waste.
Operational Task Force.
Health.
Housing.
International.
Information Technology and Change.
Justice and Custodial.
Local Authorities.
Public Services.
Property and Regeneration.
Regional.
Standardisation and Market Support.
Transport.
Ventures.
Business Sectors
The Department for Business, Innovation & Skills is committed to helping British industry increase productivity and develop world-class competitiveness.
The Department promotes best practice in design and manufacture, investment opportunities, and champions each industry's legitimate interests through policy and regulations. Its various business sector units also maintain one-to-one relationships with the leading firms in each industrial sector and generally represent the interests of their respective sectors in the development of Government policy and implementation of regulation. However, it is important to bear in mind that the Department for Business, Innovation & Skills does not lead on many regulatory matters (such as environmental protection, health and safety, etc).
The issues covered in the Department's sector-specific web sites are tailored to each sector and include topics such as relationship management; sector-specific schemes and initiatives; other important sector contacts; general business support; regulatory guidance; partnerships; export assistance; market forecasts; research and development; and government policy. There is also information on where to find further help and advice.
The Business Link website directs you to the key regulations and licences that apply across a wide range of specific business sectors within its Your type of business theme. It covers 15 business sectors from Agriculture, forestry and fishing through to Wholesale and also provides details of key trade bodies with expertise about your area of business.
The Department promotes best practice in design and manufacture, investment opportunities, and champions each industry's legitimate interests through policy and regulations. Its various business sector units also maintain one-to-one relationships with the leading firms in each industrial sector and generally represent the interests of their respective sectors in the development of Government policy and implementation of regulation. However, it is important to bear in mind that the Department for Business, Innovation & Skills does not lead on many regulatory matters (such as environmental protection, health and safety, etc).
The issues covered in the Department's sector-specific web sites are tailored to each sector and include topics such as relationship management; sector-specific schemes and initiatives; other important sector contacts; general business support; regulatory guidance; partnerships; export assistance; market forecasts; research and development; and government policy. There is also information on where to find further help and advice.
The Business Link website directs you to the key regulations and licences that apply across a wide range of specific business sectors within its Your type of business theme. It covers 15 business sectors from Agriculture, forestry and fishing through to Wholesale and also provides details of key trade bodies with expertise about your area of business.
Thursday, 3 December 2009
World Low Cost Airline Congress 09: Tapping into business
Lots of talk during the World Low Cost Airline Congress about budget carriers and business traffic, and to what extent carriers are catering for it and picking it up.
The different scope of low-cost carriers means some are already pitching themselves pretty much directly against network carriers on high-frequency routes between primary airports, and Norwegian chief executive Bjorn Kjos - off the back of record results for the carrier in the first half - told us the airline has definitely benefited from passengers trading down from network carriers in the tough market conditions.
Alex Cruz, chief executive at recently merged Spanish budget carrier Vueling (pictured here on the left next to Kjos during one of the panel debates), says his carrier puts a lot of emphasis on dependability in terms of catering for business passengers. "There are a lot of attributes they want, of which [onboard] freebies are are the end if the list," he says, saying punctuality and being able to book tickets in their normal channels are the keys.
A business product is even more obviously part of the equation on the long-haul model. Ryanair chief executive Michael O'Leary, who has floated the subject of one day setting up a long-haul low-cost operation (separate to Ryanair), has always said a premium cabin would form part of such a product, while Malaysian long-haul, low-cost carrier AirAsia X is already making a move to lie-flat beds. Chief executive of the carrier, Azran Osman Rani says around 10% of its seats are premium, but says the carrier focuses on the seat rather than the other elements of traditional business class. "What people want is a comfortable seat," he says. "There is a huge gap between what carriers charge for business class against the cost."
He says in addition to the direct benefit of securing higher paying fare, "the intangible benefit is you broaden your brand's reach beyond price-sensitive customers".
Click here to see some of our video interviews with leading airline executives attending the World Low Cost Airlines Congress.
The different scope of low-cost carriers means some are already pitching themselves pretty much directly against network carriers on high-frequency routes between primary airports, and Norwegian chief executive Bjorn Kjos - off the back of record results for the carrier in the first half - told us the airline has definitely benefited from passengers trading down from network carriers in the tough market conditions.
Alex Cruz, chief executive at recently merged Spanish budget carrier Vueling (pictured here on the left next to Kjos during one of the panel debates), says his carrier puts a lot of emphasis on dependability in terms of catering for business passengers. "There are a lot of attributes they want, of which [onboard] freebies are are the end if the list," he says, saying punctuality and being able to book tickets in their normal channels are the keys.
A business product is even more obviously part of the equation on the long-haul model. Ryanair chief executive Michael O'Leary, who has floated the subject of one day setting up a long-haul low-cost operation (separate to Ryanair), has always said a premium cabin would form part of such a product, while Malaysian long-haul, low-cost carrier AirAsia X is already making a move to lie-flat beds. Chief executive of the carrier, Azran Osman Rani says around 10% of its seats are premium, but says the carrier focuses on the seat rather than the other elements of traditional business class. "What people want is a comfortable seat," he says. "There is a huge gap between what carriers charge for business class against the cost."
He says in addition to the direct benefit of securing higher paying fare, "the intangible benefit is you broaden your brand's reach beyond price-sensitive customers".
Click here to see some of our video interviews with leading airline executives attending the World Low Cost Airlines Congress.
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As noted above, some small businesses require very little in terms of overhead costs. Several such businesses are listed below:
• Writer - if you enjoy writing and have a computer, you can get started right away without any overhead costs. The internet makes it possible to market your services without paying postage for mailing marketing materials.
• Estate sale facilitator - if you advertise your services as an estate sale facilitator via word of mouth, you can limit your start-up costs to tags for the items, pens, and a cashbox. At the end of the sale, you can retain a pre-agreed upon portion of the gross sales as your profit.
• Painter - after you invest in the relatively low costs associated with paint brushes, rollers, and a ladder, you can advertise your services by making copies of a flier and posting them in your neighborhood.
• Cleaning - if you love to clean, you can get started with your cleaning business sooner than you think. The investment is minimal: cleaning products. You can ask your first customers to help you grow your business by telling others about you.
• Dog walker - there are no start-up costs associated with this business. Just post a flier and spread the word.
If you need money now, like I mean in the next hour, try what I did. I am making more money now than in my old business and you can too, read the amazing, true story, in the link below. When I joined I was skeptical for just ten seconds before I realized what this was. I was smiling from ear to ear and you will too.
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