Just found this, looks and acts very similar to the new Sensis service, however it is easier to use and quicker to find things. Give it a go and see what you think.
Author Archives: Michael Specht
Paying for WiFi accessing
An article in the Asia Media states that the Japanese government is looking to introduce a tax on WiFi applicances. I am not an expert of WiFi, but my understanding was that the spectrum used was designed for unregulated, ie free to use? May be I am missing the point. If this was to go aheadContinue reading “Paying for WiFi accessing”
HR Transaction Costs
One of the questions I am asked over and over again is “what level of return on investment can I expect from the implementation of Employee Self Service (ESS)”. While the answer to that question is as varied as the organisations who deploy ESS, let me try to summarize in broad terms what can beContinue reading “HR Transaction Costs”
Alternate workforce communications
Over the last several weeks I have been researching the different alternate communication methods that are available for us to integrate into our HR product. By alternate I am referring to any communication method that is not traditional email or voice; such as 3G, GPRS, instant messaging, SMS, RSS feeds etc. Currently our product allowsContinue reading “Alternate workforce communications”
Telstra down
I find this very amusing, maybe I get need to get a life. I went to research when the Blackberry’s entered the Australian market (see next post), entered http://www.telstra.com.au into my browser (IE 6) and got redirected to https://telstra.com/siteminderagent/SmMakeCookie.ccc?SMIDENTITY=QUERY&PERSIST=0&TARGET=$SM$http%3a%2f%2ftelstra%2ecom%2f which promptly gave me “The page cannot be displayed” error. This got me thinking so IContinue reading “Telstra down”
HR BPO growth
An article from Workforce.com about the trend in the US towards BPO of HR, including the associated technology. I find this interesting from all sorts of angles. Firstly working for a software vendor, does it mean we need to jump into bed with every BPO provider in Australia to stay in business? We already doContinue reading “HR BPO growth”
Anti spam success
The BBC has a really intriguing article about an “average Joe” who is fighting back at those spamers who promise us riches for “helping” them they will help you out with a few million. The average Job in question is Mike and so far is up $80 on the scammers!
Workbrain Adds Intelligence to Employee Scheduling
The time and attendance market has seen a recent revival in interest. Where vendors are integrating the latest biometrics with their existing products, it is good to Workbrain also looking into adding some intelligence into their scheduling engines.
Blogs in business?
It seems like every major organisation is now has a blog published by executives, the latest seems to be Sun President Jonathan Schwartz. Will blogs has a long term impact on the way we work? Many (including myself) felt instant messaging would be the next big thing, while it still could be, for the momentContinue reading “Blogs in business?”
HRIS trends
In 2001 I noted a number of trends that I felt would begin to take shape over the next few years. They were publish on my Web Site at the time, which has now been disbanded. Anyway I thought I would re-publish them here, not that they are correct and nor do I still seeContinue reading “HRIS trends”
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