Saturday, February 5, 2011

Aneh, Pengawas Internet Kok Disuruh Kerja ala PNS?

Jakarta - Ada yang aneh dari pola pikir sebagian orang di Kementerian Kominfo. Internet yang tak pernah padam 24 jam penuh setiap harinya, hanya diminta untuk diawasi mengikuti jam kerja pegawai negeri sipil (PNS). Keanehan ini pula yang kerap menghambat kinerja Indonesia Security Incident Response Team On Internet Infrastructure (ID-SIRTII)--sebelum akhirnya mati suri, akibat imbas restrukturisasi direktorat di Kominfo. Bukan sekali dua kali pola pikir yang bertolak belakang ini kerap memicu permasalahan antara orang-orang di Direktorat Jenderal Pos dan Telekomunikasi (sekarang Direktorat Penyelenggaraan Telekomunikasi) dengan tim di ID-SIRTII. "Ini selalu jadi perdebatan tak berujung, orang-orang di Postel maunya kita kerja mengikuti jam kerja mereka, nine to five. Sementara internet itu kan 24/7. Kalau ada apa-apa setelah jam kerja, apa Postel mau nanggung ?" keluh salah seorang staf ID-SIRTII yang tak mau disebut namanya kepada detikINET , Jumat (4/2/2011). Masalah jam kerja merupakan sekelumit kisah birokrasi yang berseberangan dengan fungsi ID-SIRTII selaku lembaga pengawas internet. Ditjen Postel Kominfo, menurutnya, ingin menerapkan aturan sesuai ketentuan kontrak baku yang mengacu pada Keputusan Presiden No. 80/2003, namun di sisi lain ID-SIRTII juga punya kewajiban yang tak bisa diabaikan. "Mekanisme administrasi kontrak standar sebagai tenaga ahli perorangan di pemerintah itu basis remunerasinya man/hours bukan deliverables. Jadi nomor satu absensi, kedua laporan," keluh orang ID-SIRTII itu. "ID-SIRTII itu lembaga teknis yang memberikan managed and shared services, terutama kepada industrinya bekerja selama 24/7 arround the clock, deliverables nomor satu adalah keamanan infrastruktur internet kita, koordinasi dengan semua stakeholder termasuk counter part di luar negeri. Awareness kepada publik itu seharusnya yang jadi key performance indicator (KPI) lembaga seperti ID-SIRTII. Di negara lain juga seperti itu." "Dengan objektivitas seperti itu, yang seharus dituntut dari personil ID-SIRTII adalah dedikasi 24/7, integritas, profesionalisme dan performace, termasuk skill, bukan absen apalagi laporan. Kalau KPI serta objektivitasnya absen, nine to five saja. Nanti kalau ada insiden jam enam sore, ya entahlah." "Kenyataannya, kami sering dipojokkan sama orang-orang Postel karena dianggap bolos, tidak pernah ada di kantor. Padahal kami 24/7 selalu remote monitor dan akses ke site kita yang tersebar di 11 lokasi. Bahkan kalau ID-SIRTII masih jalan terus, rencananya bakal 33 lokasi ditambah remote di delapan kota." "Memangnya orang Postel peduli kalau kita kerja sampai subuh, mana bisa bangun jam 9? Kata mereka, kerjakan saja jam kerja. Apa kita nggak bakalan digebukin ISP kalau kerja cuma pas di jam produktif? Kalau ada apa-apa, apa mereka mau nanggung ? Hal-hal seperti ini selalu tidak bisa dipahami oleh birokrasi, kita disamakan dengan PNS saja." "Mereka (Postel) acuannya ketentuan kontrak baku Keppres 80/2003. Tapi masalahnya, lembaga ini bukan birokrasi, tapi untuk melayani industri," pungkas staf di ID-SIRTII tersebut.
( rou / rou )

Friday, February 4, 2011

XL Jalin SMS Donasi dengan 5 Institusi

Jakarta - Operator telekomunikasi XL Axiata bekerja sama dengan lima institusi mengembangkan program kesehatan, pendidikan, dan lingkungan hidup, melalui SMS donasi yang diselenggarakan pada pelanggan selulernya. Institusi yang digandeng untuk program yang berlangsung mulai 1 Februari hingga 31 Juli 2011 ini, yakni ICT Watch, Ikatan Dokter Indonesia (IDI), United Nations Childrens's Fund (UNICEF), World Wildlife Fund (WWF), Yayasan Cinta Anak Bangsa (YCAB).  "Dengan hanya mengirimkan SMS, pelanggan sudah bisa ikut membantu dan meringankan beban sesama," kata Direktur Commerce XL, Joy Wahjudi, dalam keterangan tertulis yang diterima detikINET , Kamis (3/2/2011). Menurut Joy, dengan dukungan pelanggan XL sebanyak 40,4 juta, diharapkan bisa terhimpun dana masyarakat dalam jumlah yang signifikan untuk membantu kelancaran program sosial tersebut. Pada program SMS Donasi ini, XL akan membuka lima kata kunci yang masing-masing meliputi bidang kompetensi para mitra instansi, yaitu pelayanan kesehatan masyarakat (IDI), kesehatan ibu dan anak (UNICEF), pengembangan anak mudah (YCAB), internet sehat (ICT Watch), serta kelestarian lingungan (WWF). "Dana yang terkumpul dari pelanggan XL melalui SMS Donasi tersebut selanjutnya akan disalurkan kepada kelima mitra untuk kemudian dikelola dalam suatu program dengan target dan sasaran terukur," pungkas Joy.
 
( rou / rou )

USANA Health Sciences Improves Operational Efficiency with Oracle E-Business Suite 12.1

Redwood Shores, Calif. â€" February 03, 2011 News Facts To increase operational efficiency across its global business units, USANA Health Sciences, a developer and manufacturer of high-quality nutritionals, personal care, energy and weight management products, has upgraded to the !-- .http://www.oracle.com/us/products/applications/ebusiness/index.html. -- http://www.oracle.com/us/products/applications/ebusiness/index.html" Oracle E-Business Suite 12.1 . By upgrading to the Oracle E-Business Suite 12.1, USANA has been able to unify discrete and process manufacturing inventories and streamline processes by taking advantage of new functionality across a comprehensive suite of business applications. With operations spanning 14 countries, USANA needed an advanced, flexible enterprise resource planning (ERP) platform that could streamline processes and facilitate compliance with U.S. Food and Drug (FDA) and Australia Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) guidelines on nutritional supplements. !-- .http://www.oracle.com/us/products/applications/ebusiness/planning/053289.html. -- http://www.oracle.com/us/products/applications/ebusiness/planning/053289.html" Oracle’s Demantra Demand Management a name="P10_1096" applications, working together with the increased visibility delivered by the Oracle E-Business Suite 12.1, has enabled USANA to more closely match supply to demand, reducing the cost of managing manufacturing processes by delivering forecast accuracy of up to 96 percent. By leveraging !-- .http://www.oracle.com/us/products/applications/agile/index.html. -- http://www.oracle.com/us/products/applications/agile/index.html" Oracle’s Agile Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) with the latest version of the Oracle E-Business Suite, USANA has been able to simplify compliance with the U.S. FDA and Australia TGA guidelines by improving document management through electronic signoff and improved versioning control. Additionally, new capabilities within !-- .http://www.oracle.com/us/products/applications/ebusiness/financials/053262.html. -- http://www.oracle.com/us/products/applications/ebusiness/financials/053262.html" Oracle E-Business Suite Financials a name="P12_1756"  have allowed the USANA team to avoid significant problems with financial reporting by automating, centralizing and standardizing global transactional processes. Completed on time and under budget, the USANA team managed the upgrade to the latest version of the Oracle E-Business Suite internally, using !-- .http://www.oracle.com/us/support/index.html. -- http://www.oracle.com/us/support/index.html" Oracle Support to manage risk and increase IT productivity and !-- .http://www.oracle.com/us/products/applications/tutor-upk/index.html. -- http://www.oracle.com/us/products/applications/tutor-upk/index.html" Oracle Tutor to help facilitate user training. USANA’s future plans include implementing !-- .http://www.oracle.com/us/solutions/ent-performance-bi/hyperion-financial-management-066534.html. -- http://www.oracle.com/us/solutions/ent-performance-bi/hyperion-financial-management-066534.html" Oracle Hyperion for improved financial planning and budgeting and !-- .http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/B34956_01/current/acrobat/120gmomesug.pdf. -- http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/B34956_01/current/acrobat/120gmomesug.pdf" Oracle Manufacturing Execution Systems to further automate processes on the shop floor. USANA will share the success they have had since 2009 using the Oracle E-Business Suite 12.1 at the !-- .http://bit.ly/gbcPVZ. -- http://bit.ly/gbcPVZ" Oracle Applications Virtual Tradeshow on Thursday, February 3, 2011. Supporting Quote “The upgrade to the Oracle E-Business Suite 12.1 couldn’t have gone much smoother and we have already achieved significant improvements in our manufacturing and financial processes,” said Gary Carter, Enterprise Resource Planning Director, USANA Health Sciences. “By streamlining processes and helping us ensure compliance with complex industry guidelines, Oracle has helped us reduce costs and improve customer service. What’s more, with the new ERP platform in place, we are now in a very strong position to support the diverse needs of our growing business." Supporting Resources !-- .http://www.oracle.com/us/products/applications/index.html. -- http://www.oracle.com/us/products/applications/index.html" Oracle Applications !-- .http://www.oracle.com/us/products/applications/ebusiness/index.html. -- http://www.oracle.com/us/products/applications/ebusiness/index.html" Oracle E-Business Suite 12.1 a name="P22_3220" !-- .http://www.oracle.com/us/products/applications/ebusiness/financials/053262.html. -- http://www.oracle.com/us/products/applications/ebusiness/financials/053262.html" Oracle E-Business Suite Financials a name="P23_3258" !-- .http://www.oracle.com/us/products/applications/ebusiness/planning/053289.html. -- http://www.oracle.com/us/products/applications/ebusiness/planning/053289.html" Oracle’s Demantra Demand Management a name="P24_3299" !-- .http://www.oracle.com/us/products/applications/agile/index.html. -- http://www.oracle.com/us/products/applications/agile/index.html" Oracle’s Agile Product Lifecycle Management a name="P25_3349" !-- .http://www.oracle.com/us/support/index.html. -- http://www.oracle.com/us/support/index.html" Oracle Support a name="P26_3368" !-- .http://www.oracle.com/us/products/applications/tutor-upk/index.html. -- http://www.oracle.com/us/products/applications/tutor-upk/index.html" Oracle Tutor !-- .http://www.usana.com/dotCom/index.jsp. -- http://www.usana.com/dotCom/index.jsp" USANA Health Sciences a name="P28_3409" About Oracle Applications Over 65,000 customers worldwide rely on Oracle's complete, open and integrated enterprise applications to achieve superior results. Oracle provides a secure path for customers to benefit from the latest technology advances that improve the customer software experience and drive better business performance. Oracle Applications Unlimited is Oracle's commitment to customer choice through continuous investment and innovation in current applications offerings. Oracle's next-generation Fusion Applications build upon that commitment, and are designed to work with and evolve Oracle's Applications Unlimited offerings. Oracle's lifetime support policy helps ensure customers will continue to have a choice in upgrade paths, based on their enterprise needs. For more information on the latest Oracle Applications releases go to !-- .http://www.oracle.com/applications. -- http://www.oracle.com/applications" www.oracle.com/applications About Oracle Oracle (NASDAQ: ORCL) is the world's most complete, open, and integrated business software and hardware systems company. For more information about Oracle, visit our Web site at !-- .http://www.oracle.com/. -- http://www.oracle.com/" http://www.oracle.com . Trademarks div class="legalese" Oracle and Java are registered trademarks of Oracle and/or its affiliates. Other names may be trademarks of their respective owners.

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Thursday, February 3, 2011

Google Tambahkan Fitur Check-In

Jakarta - Bisakah Google digunakan untuk check-in layaknya Foursquare? Ya, Google Maps versi 5.1 bagi Android nantinya bisa digunakan untuk check-in dengan memanfaatkan fitur Latitude. Latitude merupakan sebuah fitur dalam Google Maps, dimana tiap orang bisa saling berbagi lokasi, melalui foto wajah di suatu titik peta. Alhasil kita menjadi tahu posisi-posisi teman-teman Latitude kita. Seperti dikutip detikINET dari blog Google, Rabu (2/2/2011), fungsi Latitude baru tersebut nantinya bisa digunakan untuk meng update dan sharing lokasi secara otomatis. Tetapi saat ingin melakukan check-in , pengguna harus menambahkan konteks secara manual. Misalnya saat mereka ingin menambahkan caption ataupun foto. Karena fitur Latitude secara otomatis bakal mendeteksi lokasi, Google pun memberikan sedikit tips agar check-in menjadi lebih mudah. - Notifikasi: Hidupkan notifikasi check-in dalam settingan Latitude. Alhasil saat kita berada di suatu tempat bisa langsung check-in . - Check-In Otomatis: Dalam kondisi tertentu, terkadang kita membutuhkan check-in otomatis pada tempat yang biasa kita lalui. Nah, manfaatkan saja fitur ini. - Check-Out : Saat meninggalkan suatu tempat, Latitude akan secara otomatis meng update posisi yang baru, agar teman-teman kita tidak salah terka jika kita telah berpindah tempat.
( fw / rns )

Wednesday, February 2, 2011

Teknologi Canggih Bisa Ukur Respons Emosi

Jakarta - Dua ilmuwan dari Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), El Kaliouby dan Rosalind Picard menciptakan Affectiva, sebuah teknologi yang bisa mengukur kadar respons emosi seseorang yang menonton sebuah tayangan video di web.  Teknologi ini dibuat Kaliouby dan Picard untuk membantu penderita autis atau gangguan emosi agar bisa lebih memahami emosi. Dilansir Mashable dan dikutip detikINET , Selasa (01/02/2011), Affectiva menganalisa ekspresi wajah tunggal yang berhubungan dengan kegembiraan yaitu senyuman. Selanjutnya, software akan mendeteksi ketika si penonton tersenyum dan dia bisa melihat apa yang disebut dengan 'Smile Track' ketika selesai menonton sebuah tayangan. Affectiva memang berpusat pada ekspresi senyuman, namun prototipe awal ini juga bisa menganalisa beragam ekspresi wajah yang sesuai dengan apa yang tengah dipikirkan si penonton. Baik Kaliouby maupun Picard melihat adanya potensi bagi teknologi pengukur emosi ini untuk pasar riset, pengembangan dan pengujian produk, keperluan medis dan tujuan akademik lainnya.
( rns / ash )

Fitness First Australia Implements Oracle Business Intelligence 11g to Drive Energy Efficiency Improvements

Redwood Shores, Calif. â€" February 1, 2011 News Facts Fitness First, the largest global health club and gym operator with over a million members in 500 clubs worldwide, has implemented !-- .http://www.oracle.com/us/solutions/ent-performance-bi/enterprise-edition-066546.html. -- http://www.oracle.com/us/solutions/ent-performance-bi/enterprise-edition-066546.html" Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition 11g , !-- .http://www.oracle.com/us/solutions/ent-performance-bi/business-intelligence/essbase/index.html. -- http://www.oracle.com/us/solutions/ent-performance-bi/business-intelligence/essbase/index.html" Oracle Essbase and Oracle partner product !-- .http://knowledgeglobal.org/index.php. -- http://knowledgeglobal.org/index.php" Environmental Measurement and Management Application (EMMA) to measure and reduce the company’s carbon footprint and lower operational costs in 95 Fitness First gyms in Australia. Fitness First’s Australian organization wanted to emulate the success of the UK clubs by producing efficiency improvements. The business wanted to meet National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting (NGER) Act requirements, measure the results of efficiency projects and infuse change by providing gym managers, staff, and members with intelligent and accessible information about their energy consumption. The organization implemented EMMA, a sustainability analytics tool developed using Oracle technology, that accurately measures and reports resource consumption and CO2 equivalents. The solution leverages Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition 11g and Oracle Essbase to transfer operational data (such as readings from gym electricity meters, localized weather information) to a data mart for analysis and then to an OLAP cube for deeper analysis, modelling and forecasting. The solution leverages !-- .http://www.oracle.com/us/products/middleware/data-integration/enterprise-edition/index.html. -- http://www.oracle.com/us/products/middleware/data-integration/enterprise-edition/index.html" Oracle Data Integrator Enterprise Edition and runs on !-- .http://www.oracle.com/database. -- http://www.oracle.com/database" Oracle Database 11g . As a result of the Oracle solutions, Fitness First Australia reduced total energy consumption and carbon emission by 10 percent for the company’s financial year ending 2010 and has achieved NGER Act requirements. Oracle presented Fitness First Australia with an !-- .http://www.oracle.com/us/products/applications/green/eco-enterprise-awards-2010-174710.html. -- http://www.oracle.com/us/products/applications/green/eco-enterprise-awards-2010-174710.html" 'Enable the Eco-Enterprise' 2010 award at Oracle OpenWorld San Francisco 2010. The international award recognizes corporations that have reduced their environmental impact while also maintaining business efficiencies. Fitness First is the first company in the Australian fitness industry to receive the award. Supporting Quotes “The primary goal of Fitness First in undertaking this project was to reduce our carbon footprint by lowering energy consumption within our gyms. This could not have been achieved without the Oracle-based sustainability analytics tool, EMMA. The vast amounts of energy data consolidated in EMMA’s dashboard make complex analysis very straightforward but outstandingly valuable to Fitness First’s plans,” said Michael Rose, Procurement Manager, Fitness First Australia. “Oracle is proud to be associated with organizations like Fitness First who are using Oracle technology in an innovative fashion to enable a greener community. Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition 11g delivers contextual, relevant and actionable insight to everyone in an organization, resulting in improved decision-making, better-informed actions, and more efficient business processes. Fitness First has taken this to the next level and, as result, Oracle’s ‘Enable the Eco-Enterprise’ award is well deserved,” said Fintan Diviney, General Manager, Business Intelligence and Enterprise Performance Management, Oracle Australia and New Zealand. div style="margin-top:25px;margin-bottom:-5px;" div class="horidotted dottedspacer Oracle Database 11g About Fitness First Fitness First, fitness for everyone...everywhere Fitness First offers everyone, no matter your age or fitness level, the opportunity to improve your health and fitness as well as have fun. A Fitness First gym provides comfortable surroundings, state-of-the-art gym equipment and the latest Group Fitness Programs. We have friendly and knowledgeable staff, ensuring our members receive a fantastic experience with every visit to the gym. We started with just one gym and the simple philosophy of providing affordable fitness. Over a decade later, we are still committed to offering the same. Fitness First is the largest global health club and gym operator with over a million members in 500 clubs worldwide. We are your passport to fitness, giving you access to over 90 convenient gym locations across Australia. So wherever your travels may take you, there is likely to be a Fitness First gym right around the corner. It's never been so convenient to stay in shape! About Oracle Oracle (NASDAQ: ORCL) is the world’s most complete, open and integrated business software and hardware systems company. For more information about Oracle, please visit our Web site at Oracle and Java are registered trademarks of Oracle and/or its affiliates. Other names may be trademarks of their respective owners. Contact Info

Tuesday, February 1, 2011

Juni, Manajemen Telkomsel Diperkuat

Jakarta - Menghadapi persaingan di industri seluler yang semakin ketat, Telkom akan menambah kekuatan di tingkat manajemen anak perusahaannya, Telkomsel. Direktur utama Telkom Rinaldi Firmansyah yang juga menjabat Komisaris Utama di operator tersebut mengakui, restrukturisasi akan dilakukan secepatnya menjelang akhir semester I 2010. "Memang benar akan dilakukan restrukturisasi manajemen Telkomsel dalam rangka menyesuaikan dengan perubahan lanskap industri," katanya di sela peluncuran Delima, di Gedung Telkom, Jakarta, Senin (31/1/2011). Rencananya jumlah direksi Telkomsel akan dimekarkan dari lima menjadi delapan personil. "Sekarang kita sedang diskusi dengan Singtel sebagai pemegang 35% saham untuk menentukan komposisi. Telkom tentu ingin mendapatkan jumlah dominan seperti sekarang karena menguasai 65%," katanya. Susunan direksi Telkomsel saat ini adalah Direktur Utama Sarwoto Atmosutarno, Direktur Keuangan Triwahyusari, Direktur Perencanaan & Pengembangan Herfini Haryono, serta dua orang perwakilan dari SingTel Direktur Operasi Ng Kwon Kee dan Direktur Niaga Leong Shin Loong. Pemekaran dilakukan dengan menambah direksi Sumber Daya manusia (SDM), Penjualan, dan Teknologi Informasi (TI). Telkom sendiri menginginkan posisi direksi utama, keuangan, operasi, penjualan, dan SDM harus diisi oleh perwakilannya. Kinerja Telkomsel sendiri pada 2010 dinilai tak secemerlang tahun-tahun sebelumnya. Meski demikian, Rinaldi menegaskan, performa Telkom secara konsolidasi masih menunjukkan angka yang bagus untuk tahun lalu. "Saya belum mau bicara kinerja karena masih dihitung. Telkom tetap tumbuh single digit tahun lalu," katanya. Telkomsel pada 2009 lalu meraih pendapatan sekitar Rp 40 triliun dengan jumlah pelanggan 82 juta nomor. Target pada 2010 adalah mendapatkan omzet Rp 44 triliun dengan jumlah pelanggan 100 juta nomor. Namun, pada tahun lalu pertumbuhan omset hanya di bawah 4% atau sekitar Rp 41,6 triliun dengan pencapaian 95 juta pelanggan. Sedangkan laba bersih hanya Rp 11,326 triliun atau turun 13,6% dibandingkan 2009 sebesar Rp 13,16 triliun. Rinaldi menegaskan, Telkomsel tetap akan menjadi kontributor utama bagi pendapatan Telkom Group. Itu sebabnya, pada 2011 ini 65% dari belanja modal sebesar US$ 1,6 miliar tetap akan disediakan untuk Telkomsel. "Dana belanja modal 80% dari kas internal, dan 20% dari eksternal. Untuk eksternal kita akan gunakan bank yang biasa bekerjasama seperti BRI, BCA, BNI, dan Mandiri," pungkas Rinaldi.
( rou / fyk )

Monday, January 31, 2011

iPhone Segera Gantikan Dompet

Jakarta - Smartphone semakin pintar saja, tak terkecuali iPhone. Gadget besutan Apple ini akan menjadi pengganti dompet sehingga Anda bisa melakukan pembayaran hanya dengan mengibaskan handset tersebut di depan sebuah alat sensor. iPhone memang bukan yang pertama memperkenalkan teknologi ini, sebelumnya sudah ada beberapa model pembayaran yang menggunakan sistem serupa, namun masih terbatas pada produk tertentu. Sebuah laporan yang dilansir AOL News dan dikutip detikINET, Minggu (27/01/2011), iPhone atau iPad terbaru digosipkan akan dilengkapi chip Near Field Communication (NFC). Ya, teknologi NFC inilah yang memungkinkan iPhone bisa dimanfaatkan sebagai alat pembayaran. Di negara-negara maju, konsep sepertinya sudah cukup akrab di telinga publik. Contohnya, menggerakkan sebuah kartu di depan alat sensor saat akan melakukan pembayaran bahan bakar kendaraan bermotor. Teknologi serupa NEC memang sudah pernah digunakan di perangkat lain. Namun jika Apple telah mengadopsinya ke dalam perangkat-perangkatnya, para analis memperkirakan ini akan membuat sebuah perubahan signifikan mengingat smartphone sepopuler iPhone sangat mungkin menciptakan tren baru.
( wsh / ndr )

TOPSGRUP Saves Costs of Up to 30% With Oracle® Fusion Middleware

New Delhi, India - January 25, 2011 News Facts TOPSGRUP, India’s largest security group, valued at INR 20 billion, has cost savings of up to 30% with the successful implementation of Oracle® BPEL Process Manager and Oracle® Business Activity Monitoring (BAM) Suite in the FY 09-10. Oracle BPEL Process Manager has played a prominent role in assembling TOPSGRUP’s discrete services such as HR, Sales, Purchases, Finance, Procurement, Inventory, CRM among others into an end-to-end process flow to radically reduce the cost and complexity of its process integration initiatives. Oracle Business Activity Monitoring (BAM), on the other hand, is helping TOPSGRUP’s business executives and managers to build interactive, real-time dashboards and proactive alerts for monitoring business processes and services. This includes providing them with information they need in order to make better decisions and take corrective actions if the business environment changes. These Oracle Fusion Middleware components have enabled the company to significantly improve operational efficiencies, meet regulatory compliance requirements and enhance its competitive advantage. For instance, alerts are sent to relevant people if internal security checks for new employees are not initiated within 7 days of joining, if recruitment requests are not completed within 30 days, or if a new employee does not receive a joining kit before a certain time period. Similarly, the system enables the company to automatically assign leads and approve purchase requisition even when multiple or cross branch approvals are involved. These developments are part of TOPSGRUP’s strategy to compete through service differentiation in the bespoke security market. This implementation is in line with TOPSGRUP’s vision to create a high performance environment by building a seamless business process environment. Supporting Quote "As we strive to consolidate our leadership position in the security solutions space, we have been looking for ways to become more efficient and increase employee proficiency by automating our critical business processes. Oracle BPEL Process Manager and Oracle BAM provided us the tools to do exactly that,” said Rajesh Mankad â€" Head I.T., TOPSGRUP. "Business processes are at the heart of our business and also acts as our key differentiator. Because of the high performance of Oracle Fusion Middleware, we are able to foster greater productivity and operational efficiency. Our staff can now focus on their core functions, thus ultimately helping us to better serve our customers and enhance our competitive advantage." "We are pleased that TOPSGRUP has placed its confidence in Oracle,” said Sunil Mehra, Senior Director, Fusion Middleware, Oracle India. “The deployment will lower TOPSGRUP’s IT costs, streamline critical processes and provide them with a new level of control and insight. We look forward to continuing our work with TOPSGRUP to help improve performance and increase efficiencies through our integrated solutions." div style="margin-top:25px;margin-bottom:-5px;" div class="horidotted dottedspacer" !--spacer-- Supporting Resources

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Sunday, January 30, 2011

Revitalisasi Telepon Kabel, IPTV Mulai Dilirik

Jakarta - Bertahan pada bisnis telepon kabel tampaknya sudah tidak lagi menjanjikan. Namun, tidak mudah meniadakan layanan telepon kabel saat ini, karena faktanya masyarakat masih banyak yang memerlukan layanan ini. "Untuk keperluan bisnis, memang telepon kabel belum bisa digantikan telepon seluler," jelas Eddy Kurnia, Head of Corporate Communication Telkom kepada detikINET, Jumat (28/1/2011). Menyadari fenomena tersebut, kini para operator telekomunikasi dunia mulai menerapkan strategi untuk tetap melayani pelanggan telepon kabel, sembari mengembangkan bisnis-bisnis baru dengan memanfaatkan infrastruktur yang sudah ada. Antara lain untuk mengalirkan internet kecepatan tinggi (broadband access). Berbagai upaya dilakukan operator untuk menghindari semakin anjloknya penurunan pendapatan dari layanan telepon tetap. Telecom Italia menempuh sederet langkah strategis di antaranya mengintegrasikan layanan suara dengan pita lebar, Manage Fixed Mobile Convergence, mempertahankan pelanggan segmen atas (high end customers), serta pengendalian cabutan di segmen pelanggan bawah (low end). China Telecom menggunakan strategi Integrasi layanan suara dan pita lebar (broadband services) dengan bentuk produk One Home. Strategi lain adalah melakukan bundling layanan suara, layanan nonsuara, dan layanan mobile. Sementara itu, Telecom Malaysia menggelar serangkaian promo seperti Smart Talk, berupa penawaran kepada pelanggan konsumer berbentuk diskon untuk panggilan interlokal SLJJ dan panggilan ke mobile, dan paket flat rates Flexi Destina untuk segmen bisnis.  Lain halnya Telstra di Australia yang mengeluarkan produk bundling dengan nama Home Bundles, yakni penggabungan layanan telepon rumah, internet, dan FOXTEL dengan berbagai tingkat harga dan fasilitas. Untuk segmen Small Medium Enterprises (SME), Telstra mengeluarkan Telstra Business Centres. Sedangkan strategi PLDT di Filipina adalah menggelar PLDT Landline Plus. Hingga 31 Desember 2008 terdapat 125.621 pelanggan PLDT Landline Plus aktif. Tahun 2009 terjadi peningkatan permintaan atas layanan bundling suara dan data serta peningkatan rata-rata jumlah pelanggan pascabayar sebagai hasil dari digelarnya PLDT Landline Plus Telkom sebagai operator terbesar di Indonesia juga tidak tinggal diam. Menyusul perubahan portofolio bisnisnya menjadi T.I.M.E. (Telecommunication, Information, Multimedia & Edutainment), BUMN telekomunikasi ini semakin gencar berinovasi dengan menggelar layanan baru di luar InfoCom. Salah satunya mulai melirik layanan bisnis Internet Protocol Television atau lebih dikenal dengan sebutan IPTV, yaitu teknologi yang menyediakan layanan konvergen dalam bentuk siaran radio dan televisi, video, audio, teks, grafik dan data yang disalurkan ke pelanggan melalui jaringan protokol internet. Teknologi IPTV bukan sekadar menjamin kualitas layanannya, juga faktor keamanan, kehandalan serta mampu memberikan layanan komunikasi dengan pelanggan secara dua arah atau interaktif dan real time dengan menggunakan televisi standar. Sebagai layanan televisi interaktif IPTV juga akan memberikan pengalaman baru bagi para penonton dalam hal memperoleh informasi, hiburan, bermain hingga cara belajar. Layanan IPTV menyediakan konten program televisi (sport, news, film, dan sebagainya) dan konten entertainment interaktif lainnya (musik, game, advertising) melalui suatu jaringan broadband IP network yang aman dan di-manage secara akurat (end to end) oleh service provider. "Sedangkan pada sisi client atau user layanan ini dapat diakses menggunakan terminal PC/desktop maupun pesawat televisi dengan tambahan set top box (STB)," kata Eddy. IPTV berbeda dengan program video streaming yang disiarkan melalui internet. IP di sini berarti suatu metode pengiriman informasi TV melalui suatu jaringan IP yang aman dan bisa di-manage oleh service provider-nya, termasuk bandwidth dan aspek keamanan informasinya. Hal tersebut memungkinkan penonton menikmati layanan entertainment yang sangat memuaskan dengan kualitas siaran yang terjamin. Dengan kemampuan manajemen jaringan yang kuat, service provider bisa memberikan program hiburan yang memungkinkan pelanggan dengan leluasa memilih program yang akan ditonton. Dalam hal ini, masing-masing pelanggan bisa mengontrol layanan yang disediakan secara interaktif. IPTV memungkinkan service provider memberikan channel tertentu hanya kepada pelanggan yang memilih channel tersebut dalam waktu yang ditentukan sendiri oleh pelanggan.
( wsh / ndr )