Edcomm Banker’s Academy Announces New and Improved Focus on Compliance Training Program

Edcomm Banker’s Academy has announced plans to release a new and improved version of its flagship compliance training program this summer. The redesign includes an improved user interface, new look and feel as well as a complete update of all content. The new Focus on Compliance is part of Edcomm Banker’s Academy’s ongoing commitment to providing the most comprehensive and current compliance training to Banks, Credit Unions and Money Services Businesses (MSBs).

The redesigned Focus on Compliance features a new color scheme with enhanced graphics, sound and more interactive activities designed to help motivate students while increasing comprehension and retention of key learning points. This is especially important for compliance training because the requirement for ongoing recertification means that students need to take modules of the program each year.

Focus on Compliance, from Edcomm Banker’s Academy, is a computer-based, distance-learning program that can be delivered via Internet, Intranet or CD. The program teaches banking compliance using easy-to-understand language in an interactive, self-paced format. Focus on Compliance covers: Bank Secrecy Act (BSA), Anti Money Laundering (AML), USA PATRIOT Act, OFAC, Privacy, Reg P, Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, Right to Financial Privacy, Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX), Reg CC & Check 21, Reg D, Reg E, Reg Z, Truth in Lending, FCRA, FACT Act, HMDA, CRA and Bank Bribery, among others. The program also includes a quick reference guide to all banking regulations, a glossary of terms and a searchable library of reference materials.

Wipro launches Hosted Document Management Solution

WIPRO TECHNOLOGIES, the global IT services business of Wipro Limited (NYSE:WIT) on May 19, 2009, announced the launch of hosted document management (HDM) solution – a cost effective enterprise document management offering based on the software as a service (SaaS) model. The solution was developed as a part of the strategic alliance between Wipro and EMC Corporation and leverages EMC Documentum Enterprise Content Management 6.5 – helping enterprises address the need for robust and scalable enterprise content management (ECM) solutions and to manage the increasing demand for transactional content and business process efficiencies. The solution is being launched at EMC World, 2009, EMC’s international customer conference, being held at Orlando, May 18 to 21, 2009.

Wipro and EMC announced the strategic alliance in 2007 and have jointly developed innovative solutions that address unique customer requirements across geographies. With the HDM model, Wipro and EMC will provide end-to-end document management services resulting in reduced costs and complexity for the clients. Utilising EMC Documentum enterprise content management technology, HDM is built on Wipro’s SaaS platform and provides a scalable solution that simplifies the time-intensive act of data capture, management, retrieval and archival of business critical documents to make better use of valuable information assets.

The solution offers high scalability and flexibility and helps accelerate time- to-market by boarding new customers/processes in four to six weeks time. It allows customers to eliminate initial capital expenditure and reduce cost by over 30 per cent depending on customer requirements.

“HDM automates business processes and management of transactional content without having to worry about infrastructure, labour and time to market,” said Jayakrishnan Sasidharan, vice-president, portals and content management, Wipro Technologies. “This results in substantial cost savings for the clients and helps address their specific ECM need of managing transactional content and enhancing business process efficiency,” he added. The HDM solution can be configured to address the content management requirements of wide range of industries and business processes, including financial services, human resources, procurement, legal, manufacturing and real estate applications.

“When we first announced EMC Documentum ECM 6.5, EMC truly raised the bar for the next-generation of enterprise content management – allowing IT to address today’s exploding content requirements while enhancing enterprise performance, security and compliance,” said Marc Burckin, vice president Alliances, Content Management and Archiving Division at EMC. “Wipro is leveraging the feedback from customers to deliver a cost-effective document management solution that provides return on investment within six months. This offering will help large organisations realise the benefits of an innovative hosted document management solution that can significantly improve the efficiency of their document intensive business process. “EMC world attendees are invited to experience hosted document management solution first hand at the Wipro Technologies booth, 246.

New College Interns Report for Work at Three Stars Inc

The summer college internship program at Three Stars Inc. kicked off Wednesday, May 20, 2009 as several students reported for orientation and training. The program has been specifically designed to complement its participants’ education with the workplace knowledge and skills necessary to land a quality job after graduation.

“Everyone was on time and eager to start, which is a great sign for what’s to come from these folks,” program director Keith Kress said. “We’re expecting great things from this bunch of kids.”

Even before the economy contracted – making it more difficult for college grads to secure employment in their field – companies have been asking more and more of their applicants; and several years of internship experience give grads that extra edge to land the job over the graduates without any internships.

“One of the things we look for when we’re hiring kids right out of college is work experience above and beyond class work,” Mr. Kress said. “Just showing up to class and taking tests doesn’t show the initiative that we’re looking for. We want people who spent their free time putting in the extra effort working an internship. It just made sense that if we expect that, we should offer a program that would give kids those types of opportunities.”

Three Stars Inc. offers students experience in all aspects of a marketing and advertising company from administrative duties to creative input into programs and campaigns. The entire process of developing a successful marketing strategy as well as the nuts and bolts of operating the company is available to the interns to learn how all of the knowledge they’ve acquired in school relates to the real business world.

“When these kids leave our program, they’ll be ready to work in any capacity at any marketing company in the country. And if they decide to apply here for a permanent position, they’ll certainly be on top of the short list,” Mr. Kress concluded.

Big TV Brings popular films at home “THE PRESIDENT IS COMING” & “MEERABAI NOT OUT”

As part of its commitment to offer great entertainment to its subscribers, BIG TV DTH has lined up an enthralling showcasing of the recently released hilarious mockumentary, “The President Is Coming” with Konkona Sen Sharma in the lead and the Anil Kumble & Mandira Bedi starrer, “Meerabai Not Out” starting from January 25^th for an entire month. Both these films will make their debut on the DTH medium as Pay-per-View films.

“The President Is Coming” and “Meerabai Not Out” will be shown in multiple shows throughout the day on dedicated channels and BIG TV subscribers will have to pay a sum of Rs. 100/- and Rs. 75/- respectively to view the film. BIG TV has a special “COMBO OFFER” of Rs. 150/- in which viewers will be able to view both the films. The subscription will give them access to watch both the movies from the time they pay, till mid-night of the same day.

“The President Is Coming”, is the story of six “Young Indians” slugging it out to be the chosen one to shake hands with the President of the USA. The six ‘Young Indians” comprise of an entrepreneur Archana, a social worker Ajay, a Accent Trainer Rohit, a stock broker Deepak, a novelist Maya and a IT geek Ramesh and the task of selecting the one “Young Indian” is on two PR professionals Samantha and Ritu.

The film is all about the one night these six spend in the US Consulate under the watchful eyes of Samantha and Ritu who put them through rounds of tests to find the final winner with each of the six are upto their own tricks to eliminate the others.

“Meerabai Not Out” is Meera Achrekar (Mandira), a 32-year-old mathematics teacher, her passion for cricket and her undying love for the Indian cricket team and, specifically, spinner Anil Kumble who makes his Bollywood debut with this films. Anil Kumble plays himself in the film.

Meera, hugely popular among her students because of her passion for cricket, even bunks classes and fights for season tickets for every cricket match played at Wankhede stadium. However, the twist comes when, love suddenly blossoms in her life with heart-specialist Arjun Sachdeva (Eijaz Khan) and she realises that perhaps there is more to life than praying for Team India and Anil Kumble.

Reliance introduces Singapore – Malaysia Calling Card

Reliance Communications, India’s largest and only telecom service provider to offer nationwide GSM and CDMA services today introduced “Singapore – Malaysia Calling Card” for the benefit of customers calling South East Asian countries including Thailand, Indonesia and Hongkong besides Singapore and Malaysia. This exclusive calling card priced at Rs. 449 enables a customer to call at 30% lower rate of  Rs 3.50/minute.  The Singapore – Malaysia card offering about 116 minutes of talktime is available through e-recharge and valid till the end of June 2009.  This offer is applicable to both GSM & CDMA customers in Karnataka.

The launch of Singapore – Malaysia card further strengthens the wide bouquet of Reliance International Calling Card portfolio. This includes the recent announcement of US-Canada & Gulf calling cards besides the exclusive calling cards to SAARC, Europe and Australia. The extremely attractive tariff and its positioning for the S.E. Asian market is designed especially for Reliance Mobile subscribers in Karnataka.