London, United Kingdom, Thursday — No fewer than 29 countries - including Brazil, Egypt, Greece, India, Israel, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, Poland, Saudi Arabia, South Korea and the UAE - each hosted more than 1 billion dollar worth of IPOs last year, Read more

New Delhi, Delhi, India, "Well planned buildings must, to minimize loss from natural or man-made disasters" Frederic Schwartz. Read more

Leadership has taken on new meaning and greater challenges in the last decades. Influencing is a critical skill that must be mastered simply because we work with a multitude of people. Often times, the people that we work with may have different goals and agendas and in order to establish meaningful win-win outcomes, you must know how to influence without power or authority. This Tip Sheet will address five key things that you must do in order to effectively lead and influence others. Read more

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, Tuesday, March 28, 2006 — Highly programmable and reprogrammable logical devices cater to a variety of applications in the passenger car market. The penetration of programmable logical devices into automotive electronics is a boon for car owners and proves to be a cost effective solution in the years to come. Read more

You’ve been there. You are introduced to someone you have never met before. You and the other person go through the social niceties, talk about the weather, the prospects for the athletic team of choice, fashions, even “back in my day” but invariably the subject comes up, “What do you do for a living?” It is the moment of truth. It’s time to “toot your horn.” Read more

1) Daily Reflection - Reflection is a powerful and effective tool for developing yourself. We often get lost in the day-to-day shuffle and forget to take inventory of our own accomplishments and opportunities for improvement. As the CEO of your career, you must put a plan in place that will allow you to become laser-focued on you and your success. Making reflection a part of your daily plan gets you fully cemented in the process and increases your chances for success. Give yourself a five-minute daily dose of development through reflection. Read more

How often have you had to endure the ordeal of being served by a grump? It’s the wrong person in the wrong job. It makes one wonder how that person got hired for that job, who trained them, and whether the company really cares about having happy customers. We’ve all heard people exclaim clichés about “exceeding customer expectations” and being “customer-centric” but in reality, those statements are often just disappointing window dressing for “business as usual,” especially when they employ a grump to be of service to their customers. Read more

LAS VEGAS, NV . Already flirting with highs not seen since the 80s, U.S. benchmark silver futures surged past a 22-year high following Tuesday's news that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has approved rule changes to allow a silver exchange traded fund (ETF). Silver's high on both Tuesday and Wednesday was more than double that of four years ago. Read more

Singapore, Thursday, March 23, 2006 — The WAN (wide area network) services sector in Asia Pacific continues to be highly competitive. Traditional transport or carriage services are increasingly commoditized, exerting continuous pressure on profit margins. Read more

Sydney, Australia, Thursday, March 23, 2006 –Global growth consulting company, Frost & Sullivan today announced that it will be hosting its inaugural 2006 Frost & Sullivan Australia Best Practices Awards next Thursday. To be held for the first time ever in Australia, the Awards seek to recognize outstanding performance and industry achievements by leaders in the Australian Information and Communications Technology (ICT) and Healthcare industry. Read more