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This video demonstrates the Web Based Time & Expense Entry available through Third Wave Business System’s Project Accounting Suite for SAP Business One. This Certified product for SAP Business One extends the power of SAP Business One for Professional Services and Project based companies.

Source code escrow is defined as follows :-
“Source code escrow means deposit of the source code of the software into an account held by a third party escrow agent. Escrow is typically requested by a party licensing software (the licensee), to ensure maintenance of the software. The software source code is released to the licensee if the licensor files for bankruptcy or otherwise fails to maintain and update the software as promised in the software license agreement.
Source code escrow services may be very limited, such as verifying that media is readable, or very comprehensive, such as doing a complete build of the software based on the source code and verifying that features match the binary version.”
(wikipedia)

Union alleges waste at O.C. Assessor’s Office
Union leader Nick Berardino today took aim at O.C. Assessor Webster Guillory, accusing him of a “systematic waste of taxpayer dollars” related to a $21 million upgrade of the county’s property tax system. Berardino, general manager of the…

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I worked as a computer programmer for a complete cheapskate for close to 3 years. I worked on an accounting software package. My pay and benefits were substandard, and I got no severance pay despite the fact that I did nothing wrong and was laid off solely due to a lack of business. I was laid off over a year ago and have not worked since, but I am not hard up for money.

My ex-boss had resellers, and his main reseller requested a new module, which I did most of the work on. It was fairly complicated, and this reseller now needs some help and my boss doesn’t want to deal with it. He suggested having me work on it, and an estimate was requested. I tried to give a rough estimate, but it looks like a fairly small project that will take a few days or perhaps a week.

I have 2 issues. First, taking on this work could potentially cause me to lose unemployment benefits, due to cutoff dates for the various extensions. Right now this won’t affect me, but it could later on. For example, I don’t want to lose 6 weeks of Tier 4 benefits because 1 week of working caused me to miss the cutoff date. While it is unlikely that this will mess me up, it is possible. And if I get a job before my benefits run out, I’ll lose a week of benefits for each week of work. So if I’m going to do any work, I think need to make substantially more than what I get from unemployment for it to be worthwhile.

The second issue is that at least indirectly, this reseller is connected to my ex-boss and she was actually involved indirectly in my hiring and substandard pay. While I have nothing against her, by doing her a favor I’m indirectly helping my ex-boss. This client is desperate and I’m the only one who is willing and able to help. When I was more desperate and needed a job, my boss took advantage by paying as little as possible. So now I think it’s just as fair for me to take advantage and charge her as much as possible. Ideally it would have been my ex-boss who would have asked me, but I think I’m entitled to charge the client the “ex-boss” rate under the circumstances. I wouldn’t do this if the work had nothing to do with my ex-boss.

I think that a fair hourly rate for me for work in general is about $75/hour. In reality, I’d probably have to take $35-$50, depending on the situation. In this case, being that my expertise is needed, the client is desperate, and I want to charge “ex-boss” rates, I’m thinking of asking for $150/hour with a 20 hour per week minimum for any week that I do any work. The minimum is more to make it worthwhile for me as far as any risk in unemployment benefits, since each week that I work can mess me up.

What do you think I should try to ask for? Take into account that while making a few thousand extra dollars would be nice, I don’t need the money. I want to charge a very high price, but one that could be somewhat justified, as opposed to asking for something totally outrageous and being a complete jerk. Im not going to lower the rate to get her to hire me, I’m going to use the same “take it or leave it” attitude that my boss used when he didn’t want to give me something I requested.

Do you think I should try asking for $175/hour or $200/hour? I originally was going to ask for $125/hour, but I changed my mind and thought I should be able to get more, especially considering that this is a short term project and everything else I mentioned.
To Endang: I’m sure there are plenty of Visual FoxPro programmers available at much lower rates, but what I did is very specific and complex and requires a big learning curve. I did the work and understand it and can fix it much more easily than anyone else. My ex-boss could handle it, although probably with some difficulty, but he doesn’t want to deal with it. Even a very talented programmer making $25/hour might end up costing more than paying me $200/hour, not because I’m so great, but because there is so much involved in understanding what is going on and how things were set up.
I talked to a friend of mine who works in the IT industry, and she thought it was reasonable to charge $150/hour but that I should not go any higher, so that’s what I’ll do.

It needs to be taken into account that while the extra money would be very nice, I don’t particularly need it. My attitude is that if she says no and doesn’t want to pay that much, it’s too bad for her, let her see if she can get someone else. I’m absolutely not negotiating my price down.

Take a look at my resume and find any blemishes on it and tell me what job(s) I should apply for based on the information listed. See below.

Accounting and Finance/ Client Relations/ Administrative Support/ AR-AP
Entry Level

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

•VITA/TCE Certification
•QuickBooks
•Peachtree
•Microsoft Excel Spreadsheets
•Microsoft Word
•Excellent Customer Service
•Client Resolution
•Merchandising
•Training Implementation
•Multi-tasking
•Team-Work
•Organizational Skills

EDUCATION
Bachelor of Business AdministrationGraduated 12/2008
American InterContinental UniversityHoffman Estates, IL
Concentration: Accounting and Finance
G.P.A. 3.70

Associate of Arts in Business Administration Graduated 11/2007
American InterContinental University Hoffman Estates, IL
G.P.A. 3.61

PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATION
VITA/TCE CertificationCompleted 2/2009
Internal Revenue Services Bessemer, AL

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Accounting
•IRS certified to do basic tax returns
•Used QuickBooks to perform essential accounting functions
•Knowledge of Peachtree accounting software
•Created spreadsheets illustrating financial data using Microsoft Excel

Technical Skills
•Utilized Microsoft Office Applications to record research projects/ Proficient in Word, Outlook, Excess, PowerPoint

Communication Skills
•Presented information to large group of students regarding class project
•Communicated with customers to ensure deliveries were correct
•Trained new hires how to perform daily job duties in compliance with companies standard policies and procedures
•Answered customers’ questions regarding company products
•Communicated with Vendors to ensure accurate tracking and delivery of ordered commodities

Quantitative Skills
•Recorded all inventory levels including merchandise and supplies
•Analyzed order sheets to ensure all merchandise orders were accurate
•Made delivery orders based on products that were left in the storage rooms and products
•Assisted in merchandising procedures to ensure accuracy of customers’ orders

Customer Service Skills
•Assisted walk-in customers with questions about ordering storeroom merchandise
•Answered customers’ questions regarding company products and services displaying excellent product knowledge
•Performed marketing and sales tasks

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
12/2007- PresentCourtesy Associate, Wal-MartHoover, AL
05/1999 – 12/2002 Stockroom Clerk/ UAB Medical WestBessemer, AL
12/2002 – 8/2007Loader/ CintasBessemer, AL
08/2007 – 8/2007 Account Representative/ LMT InnovationsHoover, AL

Apply for the job in the advertisement below, remembering to take all requirements in the advertisement into consideration. now write a letter and draw up a curriculum vitae in accordance with the advertisement.

VANCANCY ANNOUNCEMENT

BOOK KEEPER/ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT

Requirements
. Excellent business/accounting and maths skills
. excellent computer skills
. At least 5 years work experience in related area
. Knowledge of Quickbooks accounting software and/or pastel a must.
. Speak and write in local languages (oshiwambo, oshiherero and silozi).
. English language capability
To apply please send a letter of interest, salary requirements, references and C.V. to the:
Country Directer, Project HOPE Namibia, P.O BOX 23079, Windhoek, Namibia.

PLEASE THIS IS A HOME WORK. ANYBODY WHO CAN ASSIST ME MY E-MAIL ADRESS IS:CLINSCAL@YAHOO.COM

I am presently undergoing summer training in a corporate firm. my project data requires documentation with frequent use of mathematical equations which is not compatible with MS word. I, therefore, downloaded a trial version of “math type” software but could not install it. The obvious error which cropped up was “You do not have required privilege to install or remove software from this system. Set up will now quit.” I desperately needed an Administrative password but my guide (a senior ranked official of a dept. in the firm) had no clue about it. The laptop which was used by me, was by all means a spare one and had no connection with the confidential files which might jeopardize secure provision of business operations of this firm. I therefore tried some of the conventional tricks to get into admin account (just to install this humble software guys, nothing else) like 1.net user admin * (it gave an error 5 access denied) and 2.temphack etc on cmd but with no results. I need help PLZ!!

Research and development costs for projects other than software development should be?
1.Expensed in the period incurred.
2. Expensed in the period they are determined to be unsuccessful.
3.Deferred pending determination of success.
or
4. Expensed if unsuccessful, capitalized if successful.

ABSTRACT

TITLE: DMT eMall

PROJECT DESCRIPTION:
The Website, DMTeMall – The Premier Site for Anything and Everything Electronic!!, The main sphere of DMT’s activity is to lease or wholesale or retail of computer peripherals and components with a big market share and presence in Hyderabad.DMT eMall provides very efficient way to consumers for E-Shopping the Electronic goods.
DMT eMall Site is a system developed for the online shopping i.e.
Provides for sell, buy, Auction , Bid goods online .
Help users find,display, compare, view, analyze electronics goods and act on information in a user friendly and timely way.
Facilitates to meet user needs weather they are individuals or manufactures.
Facilitating top quality services and solutions to its customers and clients
The company’s productivity will be increased depending on two factors Revenue growth and cost saving.

The main objective of the website is to make the process of online shopping easy and user friendly.
LIST OF FEATURES:
1. Customer, Dealer, Administrator – are the type of users that can access this application
2. Customer can purchase online or directly from the dealer
3. Customer should have a login id to purchase online
4. Customer can search from the website for a particular product even though he is not having an ID.
5. Dealer can give a request for a stock
6. Dealer can update/return only his stock.
7. Dealer can view his stock reports /sales reports
8. Dealer can check his region customer’s requests.
9. Dealer can sell a product directly to customer and the same can update in the database. As well as he will send the product to the nearest locations as per the customer’s request.
10. Customer is not having any relation ship with main database. As well as dealer also.
11. Admin will create the main stock.
12. Admin can add/remove a Stock from main stock
13. Admin can add a new item to the main stock database.
14. Admin has to Log-in before to do any transaction.
15. Admin Has to create a dealer
16. Admin has to issue some stock to dealer which stock has to be update in to dealer database as well as need to decrease the same from main stock.
17.Admin can view the all reports like dealer’s stock report , dealer’s sales report, total customer’s , monthly sales by dealer wise, etc.,
18.Fraud Detection Tool
19.No Merchant account required
20.Prompt Payments,Short Payment cycles
21.Multiple Transaction services

SOFTWARE SPECIFICATION:
Operating System : Window’s XP.
Environment : C#.NET 2005, ASP.NET 2005
Database Support : SQL SERVER2000.
CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT TOOL : VSS

Menu Features Categories:

Item Categories:
1.Cutomer can view different items
2.he can search products based on cost and quality

User Accounts:
1.Login Form
2.Registration Form
3.Change Password form

Administrator:
Admin control panel form( http://aspspider.org/bujjammalu/admin.dmt.aspx —
Model)
Delete Dealer and Delete Customer form.
Display the existed stock items in data grid.

Dealer Issues:
Create new Dealer
Issue Stock to A Dealer
Check the Dealer’s Stock
Total Number of Dealers

Customer Issues:
Issue Stock to Customer
Customer Issues (complaints/reviews)
Delete Customer

Other Issues:
Manage Product’s
Orders from Customers
Orders from Dealers

Data Base:

1.Creating Master Database for Digital Media
2.Main stock Table
3.Dealer Stock Table
4.Registration Table
5.Main Stock Table
6.Dealer Stock Table (it will create individually for each and every dealer. To maintain the database flexibility)
7.Dropped Customers and Dealers Table.
8.Users Table
9.Payment Table
10.Customer Table.

Standard: Review Checklist
Phases: Concept and Technology Development, System Development and Demonstration, and Production and
Deployment
Activities: Numerous
Tasks: See Documentation Matrix
Reference: DFAS System Life Cycle
Effective Date: May 17, 2002

DEFENSE FINANCE AND ACCOUNTING SERVICE

Review Checklist

for

Program Name

Date of Issue and Status: Date checklist is acknowledged as acceptable (mm/dd/yyyy) and whether checklist is draft or approved. Also include version number.

Issuing organization: Identify the organization issuing this checklist.

REVIEW CHECKLIST

1. Purpose. The Review Checklist is used to ensure the reviews are conducted in an appropriate and successful manner. This checklist is used for all product reviews, including but not limited to System Requirements Review, Functional Requirements Review, Critical Design Review, peer reviews.

2. Scope. Identify extent of use of this checklist.

3. Project Name. Name of Project or Application

4. Date of Review. Date review actually took place

5. Type of Review. Identify review in which checklist applies

6. Duration of Review. Actual time elapsed during review

7. Release or System Change Request (SCR) Numbers. Release identifier or SCR numbers reviewed

8. Review Participants. Include full name and role in the review (i.e., review coordinator, moderator, software quality assurance (SQA) representative, etc).

9. Questions. Questions should be posed to require a “yes/no” response. “Yes/no” questions should be presented so that all “yes” answers indicate successful completion of a task and “no” a lack thereof.

Sample Questions:
GENERAL
1. Was written notification provided at least three (3) working days prior to the review?YN
2. Was an agenda prepared?YN
3. Were scheduled facilities adequate?YN
4. Was a review package prepared?YN
5. Were the participants notified of review materials location at least three (3) working days in advance?YN
6. Was a review checklist prepared?YN
7. Was the review agenda followed?YN
8. Was the review checklist completed?YN
9. Did the Recorder take minutes of the meeting?YN
10. Did the Recorder distribute minutes of the meeting?YN
11. Did the Review Coordinator summarize review findings?YN
12. Were open/action items identified?YN
13. Did the Recorder prepare the review report?YN
14. Did the Recorder distribute the review report?YN
15. Were the review metrics recorded in the metrics repository?YN
16. Were open/action items tracked to resolution?YN
17. Were Release Quality Findings/Recommendations: (List Release program trouble reports (PTRs) Action Items (Responsibility and Completion Date) discussed during PTR?YN
18. Were Customer Support Findings/Recommendations: Action Items (Responsibility and Completion Date) discussed during PTR?YN
19. Were Training Findings/Recommendations: Action Items (Responsibility and
Completion Date) discussed during PTR?YN
20. Were User Documentation Findings/Recommendations: Action Items (Responsibility and Completion Date) discussed during PTR?YN
21. Were Overall Release Findings/Recommendations: Action Items (Responsibility and Completion Date) discussed during PTR?YN
FUNCTIONAL REQUIREMENTS
22. Have requirements in all categories (functional, regulatory, user interface, performance, interface, infrastructure, security, user training) been adequately defined, analyzed, and documented?YN
23. Do the requirements, as documented, reflect appropriate functional mandates specified in the Federal Financial Management Regulations (FFMRs) and “A Guide to Federal Requirements for Financial Management Systems (commonly called the Blue Book)?YN
24. Do the requirements, as documented, comply with the release plan?YN
25. Are adequate security and information assurance requirements identified? Do they comply with the requirements of the DoD Information Technology Security Certification and Accreditation Process (DITSCAP)?YN
26. Are risks identified and mitigation plans in place?YN
27. Have requirements adequately been traced back to the System Requirements Specification (SRS)?YN
28. Has sufficient attention been placed on the human factors?YN
29. Does the design team feel the Software Requirements Description (SRD) is complete, consistent, and unambiguous enough to create a complete design?YN
30. Does the test team feel the requirements contained in the SRD are unambiguous and testable?YN
31. Is the application using DFAS standard data elements?YN
32. Does the application’s operational, systems, and technical architecture comply with those at the enterprise level?YN
33. Have the Oracle Designer quality checking reports been run and have deficiencies been addressed?YN
34. Are ther