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Zyxware Technologies is engaged in the business of web applications development services. Its chosen technology platform is Drupal, a Free Software. It is one of the largest code contributors to Drupal from India. It has set about an ambitious target of of Rs.100 crores in revenue by end of 2018-2019. Its current revenue stream is from USA and UK generated primarily through a strong on-line brand. As part of its expansion plans, it is pursuing off-line country specific strategies with a physical presence being a key element of the marketing strategy. The first foray will be into the Australian market. It currently owns a subsidiary in Australia. Over 2014-15, we are expecting a significant portion of our targeted revenues from Australia. While exploratory work will happen with USA and UK will happen in 2014-15, we expect focused business development activity only towards the latter half of 2015-16. Subsequently, it will also be entering the market in the middle east with a focus on U.A.E., Qatar, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and Jordan.

I am delighted to see that a newsletter has been started in Zyxware. This will be one more medium for exchange of ideas apart from the skype and whatsapp groups that are already there in Zyxware. Hopefully, we will be able to create more forums, including focused groups, that will make Zyxware a vibrant and creative place bustling with ideas.

Quite often we feel the need for comparing wages in different countries when one is engaging with a global talent pool. We face this need when we evaluate the costs of setting up a development centre in Australia or when we are discussing with a potential hire who is then based out of India. In such scenarios, purchasing power parity is a useful concept to make wage comparisons across different countries meaningful. It might be a slightly crude approach but it can be useful when you are looking for ball parks or quick evaluations.

MoSCoW is a method used for identifying main concerns. It is used in software development to reach an understanding with stakeholders on the significance they place on the delivery of each specific requirement.At Risk and Requirement Based Testing (RRBT), a MoSCoW concern is given to each of the specifications and risks. The abbreviation is based on four terms measuring the priority: Must-Should-Could-Won't. The o's were included to create a phrase that is simpler to articulate.

If you are a GNU Linux user it is very likely that you would already know about the command top that allows you to see the memory and processor usage by each process in your system. However you would see multiple processes for applications like Chromium or Firefox for each of the tabs that are open in them. Similarly you could see apache run multiple processes if you have it configured to do so. What if you want to see the total memory usage for each application and not by each process. Here is a small bash script to help you do the same.

GIMP is a powerful tool for editing images but did you know that you could edit PDF files with GIMP? You can import a PDF document into GIMP as multiple layers. However the default export to PDF option would only allow you to export the document as a one page PDF as if it was an image. Here is a plugin that would allow you to export all the layers in your GIMP XCF file as a multi-page PDF document. You can use this not just for editing PDF documents but also for any xcf file where you want to export layers into a PDF document.

Zyxware conducted a 2 day workshop on Requirement Analysis for its team members. As part of the workshop there was a session on how to manage digital communication. Digital communication is very important a business where the service provider and client could be in different continents and in different timezones. The session covered aspects that software engineers have to be aware about when it comes to digital communication.

Fortune magazine publishes a list of the largest companies in the US by revenue every year. Here is the list of fortune 500 companies for the year 2014 and their websites. Check out the current list of fortune 500 companies and their websites.

Zyxware Technologies is engaged in the business of web applications development services. Its chosen technology platform is Drupal, a Free Software. It is one of the largest code contributors to Drupal from India. We are looking for a Business Development Associates who can help us position ourselves in the web applications development services market, acquire projects from across the world and play a role in building sustained relationships with clients.

We are looking for a creative Graphic Designer who will be responsible for creating compelling design solutions for our internal and external requirements. The person will be responsible for visualizing, conceptualizing and developing excellent graphics for web applications and web portals. The candidate will also support the development team and the corporate branding team by giving creative inputs.

Building a brand in new geographies, identifying opportunities, nurturing channels, structuring relations and creating true value through business development. That is your job description. The management with a commitment to vision and values, insistence on quality and patience to build for excellence is your ally. A brand built over 8 years delivering true value to over 120 clients over the world, a respected firm in our technology community, subsidiary in Australia, partners in US and UK are the assets you have to build on. If these sound like a promising opportunity to you, read on.

If you have been using Skype on Ubuntu and you have been unable to login to Skype recently then it is only that the old version of Skype for Linux is no longer supported on Skype servers. You can solve this problem by purging the existing skype installation on your system and then re-installing the latest version of Skype from skype.com Do the following to fix this problem

We are looking for more Mobile Application Developers to join our mobile application development operations. Selected candidates will be expected to develop mobile based applications using iOS/ Android. They will also have to interact with clients and analyse requirements as and when needed. They will also get opportunities to mentor new developers. It is an opportunity to evolve as a well rounded software professional. They will be placed at either of our offices in Kochi or Thiruvananthapuram.

Zyxware Technologies are looking for a Test Manager who can lead our team of talented software testers towards delivering true value to our clients. The Test Manager will be managing a team of approximately 10 - 15 testers with the assistance of Testing Team Leads. The Test Manager is accountable for achieving client satisfaction and ensuring the overall quality of testing phase. We expect the Test Manager to have the ability to identify and work with metrics to ensure that testing process satisfies the organisational and project requirements. The Test Manager is also responsible for contributing to development of the organisation by upholding our values and being focused on our vision and mission. They will be placed at our office in Thiruvananthapuram.

I was deep stuck in a Requirement Analysis, when one of my colleagues came to me asking about a feature in Apache Solr search. You may be wondering why she came to me, Trust me that was the exact thought I had at that time. Well, then I realized that the reason she came to me was because I had previously built a website using the Apache solr search with the help of Facet API. While doing that project I had thought of documenting some of the tasks which I had done, but couldn't do so.