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		<title>We&#8217;re Hiring</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 01:52:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We are currently recruiting inspired individuals to join us in our mission to improve quality of the working people.
Available Positions

Sales Executive
Meeting prospects and clients.
Own transport is needed.
Telemarketers
Based in office.
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Is It for Me?
You should be able to communicate in English.
If you like to meet people, solve problems and building wealth at the same time, then this [...]


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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>We are currently recruiting inspired individuals to join us in our mission to <em>improve quality of the working people</em>.</p>
<p>Available Positions<br />
<img src="http://www.datumcorp.com/f/2010/03/presentation-300x198.jpg" alt="" title="Business meeting" width="300" height="198" class="alignright size-medium wp-image-278" /></p>
<h3>Sales Executive</h3>
<p>Meeting prospects and clients.<br />
Own transport is needed.</p>
<h3>Telemarketers</h3>
<p>Based in office.</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p><b>Is It for Me?</b><br />
You should be able to communicate in English.</p>
<p>If you like to meet people, solve problems and building wealth at the same time, then this is something you should give yourself an opportunity.</p>
<p>Also, you&#8217;ll need to have some knowledge of computers and how to operate them. The rest will be provided in training.</p>
<p><b>How To Apply?</b><br />
Please call us on our office, 03-5631 3133 or email to us (with your number) via our contact page, we will contact you.</p>
<h3>Share On Your Facebook</h3>
<p>If you have friends who are looking for job, do them a favor by sharing the news.<br />
Also, please send us your facebook link for a pleasant surprise.</p>


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		<title>13 Reasons Why You Need ProLine</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Dec 2009 02:23:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[All-In-One Business Operations and Intelligence Software with features designed to increase productivity, efficiency and higher bottom-line.
Here are 13 reasons that you may consider for your company&#8230;

How to maximize your profit margin with less time and effort.
How to sell faster and easier – even if you don’t have a sales team.
Easiest way to be lean and [...]


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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>All-In-One Business Operations and Intelligence Software with features designed to increase productivity, efficiency and <span style="text-decoration: underline;">higher bottom-line</span>.</em></p>
<p>Here are 13 reasons that you may consider for your company&#8230;</p>
<ol>
<li>How to maximize your profit margin with less time and effort.</li>
<li>How to sell faster and easier – even if you don’t have a sales team.</li>
<li>Easiest way to be lean and mean. Your overhead expenses grow much slower than your business.</li>
<li>How to monitor your operations remotely even when you’re not in office for an extended period of time.</li>
<li>Immediately leverage on operations best practices accumulated over the years to jump-start your new operations in no time.</li>
<li>Templates that you can set up and have it running in just minutes.</li>
<li>Eliminates the risks and costs associated with hiring freelance or one staff programmer to develop your system from scratch.</li>
<li>Improves customer satisfaction and loyalty.</li>
<li>Give more reasons for your customers and prospects to buy more from you.</li>
<li>Gain full control of your business database – your most important asset of them all.</li>
<li>Gain full control over what your staff does and know exactly what they are doing.</li>
<li>The 5 components that turns a small business to bigger corporate within a year or less.</li>
<li>Develop scorecard for technicians to self-monitor problems that can be prevented.</li>
</ol>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img class="size-full wp-image-165 aligncenter" title="PL Logo" src="http://www.datumcorp.com/f/2009/11/proline-newheight45px1.png" alt="" width="209" height="45" /></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Straight Line from Conventional to Professional</p>


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		<title>Coming Soon: ProLine 3.0</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 11:58:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We are excited to announce the release of ProLine 3.0.
Dubbed as the All-In-One Business Operations and Intelligence Software, ProLine 3.0 includes several new features that may excite entrepreneurs on putting systems in place and without breaking their wallet.
Integrated E-Filing
First of all, ProLine 3.0 features an improved user interface that is much easier to use &#8211; [...]


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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<h3><img class="size-full wp-image-173 alignright" title="3.0-badge" src="http://www.datumcorp.com/f/2009/11/3.0-new-shadow120px.png" alt="3.0-badge" width="120" height="120" />We are excited to announce the release of ProLine 3.0.</h3>
<p>Dubbed as the <em>All-In-One Business Operations and Intelligence Software</em>, ProLine 3.0 includes several new features that may excite entrepreneurs on putting systems in place and without breaking their wallet.</p>
<h3>Integrated E-Filing</h3>
<p>First of all, ProLine 3.0 features an improved user interface that is much easier to use &#8211; all the modules are integrated into one intuitive interface similar to Outlook. ProLine 3.0 now comes with E-Filing to allow storing of related files, documents and photos into records in ProLine. You can drag and drop files, double click to open or edit the files just like in <em>My Documents</em>.</p>
<h2>How You Want It Quotation</h2>
<p>ProLine now empower sales people to create flexible and beautiful quotations in less time. Create options for your customers to help them make informed decisions and reduce the time to revise quotes therefore speeding up the sales cycle.</p>
<h2>Improved Search &amp; Info File</h2>
<p>ProLine&#8217;s main interface now comes with Finder that allow users to find information faster and easier. Info File allows user to drill down information pertaining a Contact and its related activities. This greatly improves customer service performance as it provides information required to service or handle the customer right on the fingertips.</p>
<h2>Seamless Stock &amp; Accounting</h2>
<p>With seamless recording of related transactions, ProLine aims to improved usability and reduce entry errors by reducing the steps needed for a single transaction. For example, stock in can be automated by entering Supplier Invoice rather than entering a separate Goods Receive Note. The Stock Balance and Costing will be automatically tracked by ProLine.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.datumcorp.com/f/2009/11/Graphs.png" rel="shadowbox[post-148];player=img;"><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-169" title="Graphs" src="http://www.datumcorp.com/f/2009/11/Graphs-300x221.png" alt="Graphs" width="300" height="221" /></a></p>
<p>ProLine 3.0 also comes with a Work Plan to allow planning of work schedules. The service form is simplified and integrated with billing as it incorporates information from the deliverables.</p>
<h2>Visual Reporting</h2>
<p>Graphs and charts can be generated within seconds together with statistical and listing reports. Improved and new reports are added every quarter to enhance business intelligence with finer details.</p>
<h2>All-In-One Software with All-In-One Pricing</h2>
<p>Now, witness for yourself, the All-In-One that promises a whole lot of benefits with an All-In-One pricing that guarantee not to break wallets.</p>
<p>The software is scheduled to be released in January 2010.<br />
<em>Contact us for irresistible prelaunch offers.</em></p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img class="size-full wp-image-165 aligncenter" title="PL Logo" src="http://www.datumcorp.com/f/2009/11/proline-newheight45px1.png" alt="PL Logo" width="209" height="45" /> Straight Line from Conventional to Professional</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<h3>Download Your Free Guide</h3>
<p>on 7 Straight Lines to Multiply Profits with Less Effort</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.datumcorp.com/services/freebies"><img class="size-full wp-image-192 aligncenter" title="Download Guide" src="http://www.datumcorp.com/f/2009/10/book300px.png" alt="booklet cover" width="300" height="244" /></a></p>


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		<title>Setting The Right Expectations or Project Fails</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 05:52:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Business Information System (or BIS) is a software or set of applications that assist in daily business processing activities and management reporting requirements.
Before implementing any software or systems to an existing operation, it is vital to have everyone&#8217;s mindset aligned to the same expectations to improve collaboration while minimizing miscommunications.
Take advantage of the meeting time [...]


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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-125" title="tug_of_war" src="http://www.datumcorp.com/f/2009/10/tug_of_war.jpg" alt="tug_of_war" width="300" height="200" />Business Information System (or BIS) is a software or set of applications that assist in daily business processing activities and management reporting requirements.</p>
<p>Before implementing any software or systems to an existing operation, it is vital to have everyone&#8217;s mindset aligned to the same expectations to improve collaboration while minimizing miscommunications.</p>
<p>Take advantage of the meeting time with your vendor so that you and your team can understand each other more. Also to establish relationships and make others like you first.</p>
<p>For any software to improve and add value, first, it has to be profitable to the software vendor. Like any expected human behavior, if there is no motivation for a development to proceed, it will stop or being abandoned. But if the software continues to improve, mature and add richness to it, the benefits are to the users of the software.</p>
<p>The fact is: There&#8217;s no such thing as a perfect software.</p>
<p>The perfection happens when users understand how the software works and take advantage of it.</p>
<h2>The Way Datum Works</h2>
<blockquote><p>In Datum, we are highly motivated towards our software and we believe strongly that market-driven products are the way to go.</p></blockquote>
<p>We love our clients because they pay us &#8211; not exactly. But because they are the domain experts. Their detailed experience mesmerize and inspire us to build solutions that empowers them to be on the competitive edge. Its our passion.</p>
<h3>To achieve highest ROI in the software, is to first start to use it as soon as possible.</h3>
<p><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-127" title="graph" src="http://www.datumcorp.com/f/2009/10/graph.png" alt="graph" width="301" height="231" /></p>
<p>Being said so, our approach is to get the system running live first and then implement the suggestions (or wish-list) from the users. The bare minimum is to tweak the software to be able to run to replace existing operations that the software is capable of doing.</p>
<p>Coming back to the point, we are very much interested to know exactly the feedbacks and looking forward to improve the software with your team. However, to be realistic, timeframe and budget is part of the equation. Prioritizing is the answer.</p>
<h3>Use what works, skip those that aren&#8217;t.</h3>
<p>We can focus all-day-long on what the software cannot do, but that doesn&#8217;t bring any good to both parties. Try avoiding the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gumption_trap" target="_blank">gumption trap</a>. Remember that motivation is the key to success in any project.</p>
<p><em>We look forward on collaborating with our clients and continuously building beautiful applications that gets the work done &#8211; fast.</em></p>
<p>In summary, <strong>expectations</strong> and <strong>motivations</strong> on both sides will make or break the success of the project.</p>


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		<title>Why Invest in a Server?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2009 07:58:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On our last Saturday&#8217;s sharing session, Richard was kind enough to prepare a short presentation of what are the benefits of using server compared to workgroup setups.
After summing up the session taking out all technical mumbo-jumbo, below are the important points why server is needed and vital to the success of any organization.
Recalling back about [...]


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<p>On our last Saturday&#8217;s sharing session, Richard was kind enough to prepare a short presentation of what are the benefits of using server compared to workgroup setups.</p>
<p>After summing up the session taking out all technical mumbo-jumbo, below are the important points why server is needed and vital to the success of any organization.</p>
<p>Recalling back about 10 years ago, where it costs us a big sum to purchase a desktop computer with 17&#8243; CRT monitor. With almost similar investment, a company can now purchase a server to power up their organization.</p>
<p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-116" title="why-server" src="http://www.datumcorp.com/f/2009/09/why-server.png" alt="why-server" width="600" height="195" /></p>
<p>Do you agree on whether today&#8217;s servers are able to provide the above benefits? Let us know by leaving us a reply below.</p>


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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2009 09:38:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We&#8217;ve just launched the Quomatic project.
It is a Web 2.0 application that will save time and focus on preparing quotations with other related automations for small businesses and freelancers.
The beta version should be completed by December 2009.
To get first hand updates on the releases and freebies, visit the Prelaunch website and signup for the newsletter.


Related [...]


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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<h2>We&#8217;ve just launched the Quomatic project.</h2>
<p>It is a Web 2.0 application that will save time and focus on preparing quotations with other related automations for small businesses and freelancers.</p>
<p>The beta version should be completed by December 2009.<br />
To get first hand updates on the releases and freebies, visit the <a href="http://quomatic.com">Prelaunch website </a>and signup for the newsletter.</p>


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		<title>Why Agile Development?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2009 01:57:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Why agile concept will change the way we work and greatly improve our expectations and planning.


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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span style="font-size: 24px;">agile</span><span style="font-family: HiraMinPro-W3;"> |ˈajəl|</span></p>
<p><span style="display: block; margin-left: 1em; text-indent: -1em;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">adjective</span><span style="display: block;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">able to move quickly and easily </span><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">: </span>Ruth was as agile as a monkey </span>| <span style="font-family: HelveticaNeue-Light; font-size: 13px;">figurative </span><span style="font-style: italic;">his vague manner concealed an agile mind.</span></span></span><span style="display: block; margin-top: 1em; text-indent: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">ORIGIN </span><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">late Middle English </span></span>: via <span style="font-weight: normal;">French </span>from <span style="font-weight: normal;">Latin </span><span style="font-weight: 600; font-style: italic;">agilis</span>, from <span style="font-weight: 600; font-style: italic;">agere</span><span style="font-weight: 600; font-style: italic;">‘do.’</span></span></p>
<h2>Why is it important to software development practices?</h2>
<p><img class="alignright" style="border: 0px initial initial;" title="Gantt Chart" src="http://www.datumcorp.com/f/2009/08/project_gantt_chart-300x197.gif" alt="Gantt Chart" width="300" height="197" /></p>
<p>Improved success rate for any projects.</p>
<p>In the beginning, most software were developed based on a waterfall approach. The name waterfall was used because the look of a project plan (gantt chart) that resembles a waterfall pattern.</p>
<p>System Analysts will do fact finding (requirements definition) and prepare a thick documentation that may not be easily understood by non-technical people. Once its done, it will take, say 6 months to a year or more to develop.</p>
<p>Once completed, it will then present the software to the users or clients (stakeholders). The chances of the project fails due to various reasons are much higher. Most probably they already forgotten what was the project details.</p>
<div id="attachment_81" class="wp-caption alignleft" style="width: 160px"><a href="http://www.datumcorp.com/f/2009/08/successRate.jpg" rel="shadowbox[post-75];player=img;"><img class="size-thumbnail wp-image-81 " title="Success Rate comparison" src="http://www.datumcorp.com/f/2009/08/successRate-150x150.jpg" alt="Success Rate comparison" width="150" height="150" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Success Rate comparison</p></div>
<p>As for Agile development, results can be seen much quicker. For example, the development team can update latest working software on a weekly basis for the management team to review and users to test, with feedbacks on what to add or change.</p>
<p>Based on the to do list, development team can set the time required for each tasks and a progressive roadmap is formed. Everyone can follow the progress of the roadmap based on daily updates.</p>
<p>This encourages collaboration between development and the stakeholders. However, stakeholders need to commit time to involve in the project and its not optional.</p>
<h2>How we incorporate Agile mindset in everything we do?</h2>
<p>Writing or documentation in an agile way. No one can write a complete book in one go. It is always by iterations, writing down thoughts and rewriting it.</p>
<p>When writing is done in a group rather than individual, agile is more apparent as everyone in the team can see changes almost immediately and improving it (rewriting). A good example is <a href="http://www.wikipedia.org" target="_blank">Wikipedia</a> &#8211; an online collaborative documentation from contributors effort.</p>
<p>Everyone in the team is involved and informed.</p>
<p>You may want to incorporate a Wiki software within your organization for multi-purpose journals and documentation. Everyone in your team can participate to write parts of the document such as Standard Operating Procedures (SOP).</p>
<h2>The bottom line&#8230;</h2>
<p>The concept of Agile is not new but an improved way of ensuring higher success rate for projects by improving collaboration and communication between development and stakeholders.</p>


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