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Embedded World 2010: it’s over…

3 days to present our services, contact potential clients and prospective suppliers, explaining the concept of Offshore, and how it works and discovering new products and concepts.

3 days is definitely too short!

Speaking of products and concepts, the main idea that I have retained from this trade show is that the Embedded business is turned resolutely towards the End User, to make his life and the use of new High Tech technology easier:

• The HMI has become very intuitive and clean: touch screens, motion sensors, acoustic sensors… Intel has built a wall dedicated to the customer in a store (clothing and shoes): half transparent allowing for the selection of an article in the store (as shown on the screen) and information concerning prices etc., all downloadable to your Smartphone, the other half is a touch screen to show you wearing the selected items by means of multiple cameras embedded in the wall.

• Robotics were also very present with flying cameras for video surveillance, mechanical spiders for hazardous environments, and robotic arms that can keep a stick balanced on their fingertips…

• Concrete applications in different sectors and occupations that will link computers and electronics with simplified applications (allowing the end-user to refocus on its core business and not on the need for technical knowledge of the tools): medical (patient monitoring, disability aids…), military (vision, guidance, and logistics), industry (assembly, logistics), M2M (communication and action)…

• Mobility: Smartphones were also very present at the show. All major manufacturers were fighting around the portability between Symbian, RMI, and Android. The iPhone was absent from this portability (strange isn’t it? ;-) ).

In short, Thomas and I got back on the road to our office in Frankfurt with our heads full of images and new ideas. It is now up to us to find some way to use them!

Posted on Mon., 8 Mar. 2010 10:29 by mhiver (7 day(s) old)
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What is so special about CeBIT?

Hanover, 2-6 march 2010. Under the motto “Push your business”, CeBIT 2010 opened this edition with new forces despite the economical crisis that constantly threaten the well course of the exhibition. This year many participants confirm that CeBIT keeps its leader position in the classification of ITC fairs. The show covers all the latest IT and telecommunications products, services and solutions and highlight themes – Business IT, ICT Infrastructure and Future ICT. “Connected Worlds” is the keynote topic for CeBIT 2010.

… is it about innovation?
CeBIT is more than a crowded place full of executives and key people from big companies. CeBIT is a platform for IT companies from all over the world to exhibit their strategies, to innovate and discuss current and future trends in the industry. You have the opportunity to generate new business and consolidate your position in the ITC market. The lead “the more things you see, the more ideas you have” applies here more than ever. And you really see a lot of interesting things at CeBIT… .You see from USB keys in every imaginable shape to foldable pianos or dollhouses (don’t ask). It is what they called the Digital Fascination. Cloud computing and Green IT were read on everybody’s lips. “Is the cloud the second industrial revolution? Does it also mean the simplification of IT? “– were some of the main questions at the CeBIT conferences. But it is not just about technology… Maybe you can get an interesting marketing idea when you see the events – the actually salt and pepper of the whole show. The lights, the colours, the know-how … There are plenty of reasons why the prestigious exhibition attracts more than 700,000 visitors, every year.

… is it about opportunities?
This year, under the brand Romania IT, 14 Romanian companies participated to CeBIT. We noticed a growing interest from the Romanian companies for the German market (the most attractive destination for new business after the U.S), especially in outsourcing activities. The interest was reciprocal, because also many German companies asked for nearshore outsourcing in Romania and came to Romania’s stand with lots of questions. Here Pentalog had a big advantage because it was the only Romanian company that knew German. We were not only the largest company from Romania, but also to one with the most powerful business in Germany. We had some interesting discussions with German software houses but also with big companies like T-Systems and Kärcher. We were pleased to receive regards from our clients (DMailer, etc).

… is it about the glamour?
Every morning, before the exhibition starts, there are concerts organized for the participants. Giant exhibitors like T – System (only their stand cost about 33 mil euros) that prepared special events and contests for the visitors. Intel had a whole hall just for their products. Social networking activities were made between the participant countries (and we should not forget that almost all the countries of the world are represented at CeBIT) – for example between Romania and India, etc… Pentalog made new friends during the exhibition and was pleased to be surrounded by very powerful neighbors: in front by T-Systems, in the right and left by our competitors from India and Egypt.

So it’s not just the business that makes CeBIT so special. It’s an interesting mixture of innovation, opportunities and glance that makes CeBIT through definition one of the most glamorous events in the ITC industry. It is a place – as they well say- where you can push your business! See you next year at CeBIT!

Posted on Fri., 5 Mar. 2010 17:45 by arafoi (10 day(s) old)
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From Tel Aviv to Amsterdam!

This week was exceptionally busy. Yesterday evening, we arrived at an agreement with our Israeli partners to create a Pentalog subsidiary in Tel Aviv. As for today, I am writing this blog from Schiphol airport since we are studying the possibility of establishing a powerful commercial partnership in Holland.

Concerning Israel, we can say that this investment is justified by the insolent health of Israeli high tech and ultimately the entire economy of the country. Israel is the only non-Asian developed country to display a positive growth rate in 2009. This performance of 0.5%, although modest, is quite remarkable and demonstrates the incredible investment effort of an entire nation in the entrepreneurial and innovation sector. Not less than 6% of their GDP is invested in R & D when Europe displays an ambition of 2 and reaches a performance of … 1.

But more surprising still, Christine Lagarde, while attending a France-Israel gala dinner Tuesday evening, said that the amount of Israeli investment in new technologies was identical to that achieved by… France. Settling into the Israeli city that houses 50% of the total investment, would place Pentalog at the heart of an innovative center more than 100 times more powerful than that of Sophia Antipolis and much more comparable to Silicon Valley.

Knowing that Pentalog has become in recent years the leading provider of maintenance and R & D services for French start-ups, a French presence in the heart of this “Start Up Nation” is very strategic. I can not help but think at this very moment of Pentalog Lab and its’ strategy to break with the traditional world of IT services. To promote its products from Israel would be positive in terms of image and would help us to work our way into the U.S. market. Scouts of Uncle Sam did not hesitate to come here do their shopping, in this supermarket of innovation.

Our partners are very experienced people, and this just puts the icing on the cake, they have over 15 years of experience in offshore in Romania and Moldova. All the conditions have been met to do something great… let’s make it happen!

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Posted on Thu., 4 Mar. 2010 13:41 by flasnier (11 day(s) old)
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Embedded World 2010 – Nuremberg

Embedded World 2010 started this morning and we are in full swing. The number of visitors and the number of nationalities represented are still impressive despite the crisis we are in, and far from the sluggishness announced by some people before the show.

Our stand is representative of our company’s internationalization: Thomas answering in German, Romanian and English, and I in French and English.

Below is a picture of our stand, as it was opening.

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We are presenting developed solutions to our prospective customers. Energy management, Bluetooth devices and wireless solutions with ultra low electrical consumption are on the program for our visitors. And for dessert, I prepare Popcorn from my iPhone: yes, there is also an application for this!

Feel free to come and meet us at Hall 11, booth 121. We look forward to welcoming you.

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Posted on Tue., 2 Mar. 2010 17:53 by mhiver (13 day(s) old)
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Pentalog will be at CeBIT 2010, from March 02 to 06 (Hall 4, Stand B56)

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Pentalog will be an exhibitor at this year’s CeBIT in Hanover Germany, the largest trade show in the world dedicated to the IT sector. In 2009, during a year of an especially acute economic crisis, this event drew nearly 4,300 exhibitors and more than 400,000 visitors.

In the context of a continuing crisis, companies will need solutions particularly profitable. As a global player, Pentalog will offer our prospects IT solutions in Nearshore, in the Euro zone, as well as Offshore in the Dollar zone, to particularly competitive rates. Many French, German and Austrian companies have already been convinced of the irreproachable quality and the excellent support services offered by Pentalog in regards to the exceptional value based on quality-price.

Through its IT development centers, Nearshore and Offshore, Pentalog offers ideal conditions for outsourcing of research and development activities for its customers. The organizational and technology structure established for this purpose can provide many services:

• Software development
• Development of E-Commerce tools, product development
• Development of embedded systems
• Third-party application maintenance, third-party validation
• Research and Development
• Business Process Outsourcing (BPO)
• Infrastructure Management and Technical Assistance
• Testing & Debugging

95% of our 430 Pentalog employees are English-speaking and have graduated from the best local universities. We invite you to discover our services: Pierre-Jean and Mircea will welcome you at the stand B56 in Hall 4. Feel free to visit them!

Contact us for free tickets to this trade show and arrange an appointment on site with: Pierre-Jean CAYZAC.

Posted on Tue., 16 Feb. 2010 10:45 by amondanel (27 day(s) old)
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Happy Year of the Tiger

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Well, no it isn’t yet the New Year for us :-D

Vietnam (and other countries across Asia) is celebrating the New Year following the lunar calendar. In Vietnam this period is called the Tết. The first day of the year usually falls in January or February depending on the year. This year it will be Sunday 14/02 (and yes, a promising year for love!)

Tết is a special time for all Vietnamese, whatever they do, wherever they are. All Viets want to go home, and spend time with their family, relatives, and friends. Just look at the number of Viet Kieu (overseas Vietnamese) returning back to Vietnam during this period of “chaos”: there are many people traveling on the roads now because all those who work in big cities return to their hometown.

I would like to use this post to wish you all a great year of the Tiger, only happiness, success, and health. I wish that the Tiger will be with you in this exceptional year.

Chúc mừng xuân Canh Dần 2010!

Posted on Fri., 12 Feb. 2010 11:34 by tnguyenquoc (31 day(s) old)
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The crisis… because it’s not over

How long has this lull lasted? Thursday, the 4th february saw the return of fear in the financial markets. The debts of developing countries have created a lot of panic. Whether it’s in countries like Greece, Portugal or in Spain. What I find extraordinary when listening to JC Trichet (head of the ECB), Ben Bernanke (from the FED), the Spanish Prime Minister, or the Bank of England, is that they keep repeating the same discourse that we have been hearing from the bankers for a little over a year now. How pathetic. The same central bankers and politicians were demanding the truth from the banks concerning their actual situation. They must play fair and finally tell us the truth now. What will Spain do now with its 20% unemployed, with no budgetary room to maneuver? What will happen to American power if it loses its triple-A standing? The truth about markets, and the truth about power, is simply that no one is telling us the truth.

However, some members of Congress and Joe Bidden, the American Vice President himself, acknowledge the fact that the U.S. debt raises a national security issue.

The response of supporting the concept of consumption is fundamentally the most stupid idea that anyone could have been imagined. This demagogic shortsightedness will widen even further the deficits of developed countries and will simply strengthen the Chinese and Indian industrial and commercial machines. Fiat asked Rome to stop paying car scrap allowance! All for what? Gain 6 months, one year for something that will eventually happen? All these astronomical sums that today’s parents are transferring shamelessly on to their children! Do they really care for them or are they simply simple-minded, glued to the radiators of the Euro and the Dollar, in a class were the best would be the Brazilians, Indians and Chinese?

The financial and monetary wars are perhaps not very far away. Obama took a tougher stance with China last week, but isn’t it too late for America? Europe can still do it, but it has no economic government. So what will happen? Cyber attacks, massive sale of currencies, bull operations on the Brazilian Real, border closures… I do not know, but this is probably the most disturbing part of the crisis which is just now beginning. And when we see the politicians who have not been able to confront the banks seriously, how can we imagine they will be able to reform the state, in short, to reform themselves? Here, we are at the top of the pyramid in regards to responsibility. After this there is nothing. And courageous politicians, well, there are few of them around.
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In this context, deflationary pressures on intermediary prices and sub-contractors is not yet over. I return now to the realities of my management, tactics and strategy. Companies like Pentalog must remain focused on their business model and control their prices. The companies which benefit from government contracts and nationalized companies, everywhere, will see their orders drop and then collapse literally, starting in 2011 because of the failure of the states. Central banks are on the verge of running the printing presses at full speed. Otherwise, how does one support Greece? What to say, in the context of the huge volume of demand in our industry (Pentalog has never had so many requests for a month of January in its history)? But isn’t this just a “technical” recovery following a year of downturn? Certain projects must be started! We feel the febrility in every decision that our big accounts must undertake. Only those working in Asia are a little more confident in themselves.

I have no regrets over our past strategies that have enabled us today to dispose of an economic situation and financial margin which allows us to have significant growth opportunities. We will remain very attentive, torn between these tremendous opportunities and the obligation to be careful.

Posted on Thu., 11 Feb. 2010 12:22 by flasnier (32 day(s) old)
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Pentalog at Embedded World 2010, in Germany

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From 2nd to 4th of March 2010 in Nuremberg, for the second time, Pentalog will be part of the exhibitors at Embedded World, the largest exhibition in the world, dedicated to embedded technology. This event draws nearly 700 exhibitors, and 17 000 professional visitors.

Since 2007, Pentalog has considerably expanded its embedded activities for projects in software development, maintenance and quality assurance. Major customers like Parrot or ST Ericsson have placed their confidence in Pentalog and 70 of our engineers are working in Romania and Moldova on complex projects in the field of telephony and energy management.

The objective of Pentalog for 2010 is to continue to develop this part of its activities in embedded engineering throughout Europe. To optimize and accelerate this development, the group is seeking to create partnerships similar to the joint-venture Pentalog Technology created with Ausy, a French IT company, in Brasov. Embedded World 2010 will be an excellent opportunity to identify potential partners amongst the IT companies specializing in embedded services.

Come discover our embedded engineering services, but also our services in information systems, Business Process Outsourcing and our low tariffs. Mickaël and Thomas will welcome you at the Booth 121, in Hall 11. Feel free to visit them!

Posted on Wed., 10 Feb. 2010 15:25 by amondanel (33 day(s) old)
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Your sandwich:

- Flight Bucharest Paris canceled. Shall be in plane at 6.50 am!
- Already 10 iPhone AppS in pentalog’s road map! Will Chisinau become skill center?
- Reading: “Net : un outil de recrutement pour 48% des employeurs par Neteco.com” ( http://bit.ly/9nQPTl )
- Will you attend #Cebit2010?
- Reading: Felicitations! “Eric Isabey, nouveau Président du directoire chez Pierre Audoin” (http://bit.ly/ajWhCs)
- Reading: “LeMagIT::Choix d’un prestataire : se repérer dans un discours désormais banalisé” ( http://bit.ly/anHkzi )
- Pentalog Good news: Global IT industry to return to growth this year – http://bit.ly/dqB6Dd
- aponcier Très cher serious game pour recruter http://bit.ly/aCzdkH
- Montez votre dossier #offshore sur http://www.jechoisismonprestataireit.com/ en moins de 10 minutes.
- Venez découvrir nos prestations d´ingénierie embarquée au Embedded World 2010 sur le stand 121, Hall 11. N’hésitez pas à nous rendre visite.

Posted on Wed., 10 Feb. 2010 12:03 by flasnier (33 day(s) old)
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Enjoy:

- Pentalog remporte une consultation de l’Agence de Presse Autrichienne. Bravo à Pentalog Deutschland !
- Reading: “Des blogs dénoncent les dérives en #SSII” ( http://bit.ly/aOYIPC )
- Reading: “Les prédictions 2010 de Deloitte pour l’IT” ( http://bit.ly/dpT7ui )
- Reading: “Les éditeurs de logiciels doivent se préparer au tsunami du Cloud” ( http://bit.ly/9NAXbE )
- @networkvb Merci. :-)
- Vous cherchez un presta? Vous voulez faire vous meme votre propale en moins de 10 minutes? www.jechoisismonprestataireit.com
- Yesterday evening with Eric, Virginie and Monica we quoted all international development opportunities. We are satisfied with the result.
- “Blog de l’offshore / nearshore outsourcing, de l’Europe à l’Asie » Les crises… car ce n’est pas fini” ( http://bit.ly/a85I0x )

Posted on Tue., 9 Feb. 2010 10:33 by flasnier (34 day(s) old)
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Don’t forget your sandwich:

- 2 seminars in Brasov this WE. All eastern unit managers are talking about recruitment&management. IT,R&D, infra managers focuse on strategy
- Coliba Haiducilor in poiana brasov cu prietenii
- Day 1 for Pentalog labs!
- We never have saluted Pentalog De’ s since its creation. I vote for 99 luftballons! Ramstein verboten!
- @Pentalog Deutschland bitte :)
- @Pentalog Deutschland jetzt gehen wir ins night club mit anderen collegen
- Pour un grand projet bancaire Moldo-franco-roumain : Felicitare tuturor! Ati facut un great job! Bravo les gars, champagne !
- Bucarest est dans la neige…
- Thx to this WE seminar we have a clearer idea of the Pentalog Labs’ organization. It’ll be both multi-projects/multi-expertises
- ANIS_20 RT @newad: White Paper: Business Outsourcing Process, an Effective Answer to the Financial Crisis http://bit.ly/a17pMW
- Pentalog validates an attribution of free shares to 16 managers (rank 2 to 4) representing some 6.45% of the company’s total equity.

Posted on Mon., 8 Feb. 2010 18:44 by arafoi (35 day(s) old)
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Vodka & suit + snow boots

I never thought one day of attending business meetings wearing snow boots… In Russia, it is common. And rare are the few people who do not wear the fur hat, it is THE essential accessory for your survival on the streets of St Petersburg as well as in the Ural countryside in winter. There are hats for everyone, of all colors, leather, rabbit skin, felt, with brilliants, pearls, but in any case, always something that goes with your coat! Going up Nevsky Prospect in the early morning, amid all these people wrapped up in their own way, going to work with a firm step, reminded me of my literature courses in highschool, and the grotesque characters that Gogol portrayed in a satirical tone in his St. Petersburg Short Stories, which I reread at the moment of this trip: Akaky Akakyevich Bachmatchkine, petty official shivering in his worn coat on the way to the Ministry (The Overcoat) or Major Kovalyov who awoke one morning without a nose (The Nose)…

In Perm, after we had been introduced to the ritual of tasting the “Ruski Standard” (remember to drink only half of your glass and then leave it on the table is very rude to the person who invited you to drink), Denis and his colleagues talked to us about survival skills in the taiga, that we (thankfully) did not have the time to practice. Besides these very good moments that made me completely forget my prejudices about Russian austerity. Anyway, our friends both in Perm and St. Petersburg demonstrated to us their strong commitment to international development and improving their technical and business skills from every point of view. This was an encouraging attitude when thinking of creating a prospective partnership in this country, despite the past legacy which seems to continue to weigh heavily on professional relationships. One entrepreneur explained to us how he launched his business at the time you could read signs saying “No business is no good” in the streets. Today the dream of Russian entrepreneurs is to do business with France, Germany …

Fred spoke of the language problems in his post; it’s true that the use of English is not yet systematic amongst IT engineers. But after thinking about it, overall I didn’t feel any more difficulty in communicating than I did in India, where people spoke English well enough but with a “local” colored accent and with various expressions which I didn’t have the habit to use. I will not speak of French language (the “Alliance Francaise” courses in Perm seemed to be attended mostly by young women from well-to-do families) but on the other hand we met German-speaking people, which is an additional positive point. The language problem is of course less obvious in Saint Petersburg which is a doorway to the Western world, a very cosmopolitan and modern city of 7 million inhabitants, with 120 universities and engineering schools. It is probably the 2nd largest city in the world for engineering outsourcing, maybe even the 1st when compared to Bangalore in terms of the percentage of the population going to university.

So in conclusion, many interesting things to think about after this trip, both in terms of SAP, as well as embedded systems or the opening of new markets in Scandinavia. We were really impressed by the people we encountered. Russia almost seems an obvious choice for the future development of our business and the presence of Pentalog. These projects came at the right moment; the France-Russia year was inaugurated yesterday in Paris… We will return with great pleasure to these frosty regions, but so welcoming!

Pictures can be seen here: Perm & Ural, Saint Petersburg

Posted on Fri., 5 Feb. 2010 18:07 by amondanel (38 day(s) old)
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Pentalog, Russia, an SAP proposition

Alex and I took the road to Russia recently. We were very far away from what we know as the geographical borders of Europe, at the foot of the Urals, to assess the possibilities of a relationship with one of the leading Russian specialists in SAP.

I would first like to thank them for their incredible hospitality. We did some ice fishing in a frozen river, visited an ice cave… drank lots of vodka, and ate very well wherever we went. In this regard, I would like to emphasize the quality of Russian cuisine, with salmon and other fish, pickled or smoked, caviar, and delicious meats. In short, even the most demanding gourmets among you would not have been disappointed in Russia.

Professionally, we really appreciated, again, the quality of the people we encountered. I would first like to thank Evgenia, Denis, Maxim, Evgeniy and Victor for having accompanied us every hour of our journey. Their professional availability was incredible and I would like to note this amongst these young developers, project managers and managers.

Yes, there were a few difficulties and if I did not mention them, you would not believe me ;-) Both Alex and I noticed the same difficulty with foreign languages, as I have previously mentioned concerning Morocco and Ukraine. English is not yet the universal language and we definitely need to encourage the use of the French language if we are to go further… you see were I am going? ;-) Anyway, I can assert that nothing in the world, reaches the level of Romania and Moldova when it comes to finding people who can converse both in English and French.

I cannot in fact, help thinking of our 100 Moldovan employees, of whom 80% are francophone, almost 100% English-speaking… and 100% speak Russian.

Before starting the SAP adventure, I promised myself to prepare a “killer proposition” for this market. We will only propose the best-in-class services, whatever their nature. Otherwise, we should not get involved. Have we found this offer for SAP? I do not know yet. Alex and our market intelligence team are still going through the pre-qualification stage looking for at least one other operator in another geographical area, before making a final decision, whether to go or not to go for SAP, and / or, whether to go alone or accompanied?

Posted on Fri., 5 Feb. 2010 13:06 by flasnier (38 day(s) old)
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Enjoy:

- Reading: “Marc Simoncini va miser 100 millions dans des start-up ” ( http://bit.ly/cT1Y8R )
- Reading: “« Social business » : Muhammad Yunus promeut son modèle via les partenariats” ( http://bit.ly/9iXSUh )
- Reading: “Le Performance Management, un antidote de la crise ?” ( http://bit.ly/aVKXtR )
- 0,00% d’intercontrat à Pentalog en octobre, novembre, décembre ! Malgré des recrutements continus ! Nous devons recruter plus !
- Reading: “Avis d’expert : Etat de l’art du marché des prestations intellectuelles informatiques par Laurent Levi” ( http://bit.ly/9lJoV7 )
- Reading: “LeMagIT: #SSII indiennes : la fin de l’année confirme le retour de la #croissance” ( http://bit.ly/9fyoWD )
- might go to Chisinau between the 22 and 26… to welcome there some russian friends
- Pentalog_de Elaborate your #offshore project with Pentalog in less than 10 minutes. Offshore profiles starting from EUR 70 per day http://bit.ly/dzuI7l
- #Pentalog développe une solution de #gestion de ventes pour Altadis. Regardez le cas partique: http://bit.ly/cbWqZr
- Talking about #metrics.. http://bit.ly/ct5Kjr And we wrote on the same subject too: http://bit.ly/akyiPO
- Pentalog_de Demand for #IT #Outsourcing jumps http://bit.ly/9zyR6Z
- gilldelia utiliser twitter pour l’entreprise : http://bit.ly/53AGte

Posted on Thu., 4 Feb. 2010 19:08 by flasnier (39 day(s) old)
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Are you hungry?

- pense à lancer son blog perso sur l’ensemble de ses projets, essentiellement liés aux ressources humaines et la gestion de compétences
- Could St Pertersburg be bigger than Bengalore among ITO cities? Unusual point of view… needs clarification.
- 7 pentaloguiens francais au soccer ce sour
-Reading: “#Externalisation : le #nearshore vole la vedette à l’#offshore – Journal du Net Solutions” ( http://bit.ly/aH6XON )
- LaurentClementz Dans les SSII, on parle beaucoup de besoins de recrutement de consultants MOE MOA Banque Finance Assurance. C’est un des sujets du moment.
- Reading: “#Gartner : prédictions sur l’avenir des #réseaux communautaires par Neteco.com” ( http://bit.ly/czKNm7 )
- Reading: “#Facebook, #Twitter : trois fois plus d’attaques en 2009 – Actualités Internet – Le Monde Informatique” ( http://bit.ly/aAfFRa )
- les petites villes françaises sont plus pauvres industriellement que leurs homologues hongroises,roumaines.Sans réaction de pouvoirs publics

Posted on Wed., 3 Feb. 2010 15:59 by flasnier (40 day(s) old)
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The 2nd sandwich of the week:

- RT @Pentalog: presents this week’s Press review: http://bit.ly/bMcuwD
- Pentalog Create your own development team for an #IT #offshore project: http://bit.ly/bqFWvE
- Reading: “Que sont devenus les #fournisseurs #informatiques (2e partie)Vingt ans après” ( http://bit.ly/bDov3r )
- en train de mettre sur Picasa les photos prises en #Russie. Stay tuned!
- Vous souhaitez développer une #application spécifique #iPhone pour vos utilisateurs ou à destination de vos clients? Merci de RT.
- Reading: “La prévention du #stress dans les #SSII” ( http://bit.ly/cTKa64 )
- He voila. Facebook et Twitter percus comme des menaces par les entreprises. Ca vous semble correct? http://bit.ly/dh1oIt
- ITPRO Gartner: Fifth of businesses to use social networks over email http://bit.ly/bPzM2w
- “2010/02/01 >Les réseaux sociaux ne permettent pas de protéger efficacement nos données personnelles” ( http://bit.ly/dchcK1 )
- Reading: “LeMagIT: #Outils #collaboratifs : les entreprises françaises démarrent lentement, selon Markess” ( http://bit.ly/939xFH )
- @bravi on pourrait avoir une reponse a ce que vous cherchez: http://bit.ly/bC4L6F
- RT @Pentalog: want a development team for your #IT #project? Get the right #price here: http://bit.ly/cWCQKq
- RT @Pentalog: searching for some #IT specialists? http://bit.ly/aUX1nQ
- Pentalog_de Metrics: a word, which is now a part of the #Pentalog community vocabulary http://bit.ly/aHZxRz
- Vous souhaitez développer une #application spécifique #iPhone pour vos utilisateurs? N’hésitez pas à nous contacter au 09 70 75 47 61 !

Posted on Tue., 2 Feb. 2010 19:06 by flasnier (41 day(s) old)
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A new week has started:

- vous cherchez une prestation? vous savez pas encore quel mode contractuel choisir? quelle monnaie? http://bit.ly/8oIOCw
- RT @Pentalog: The difficult issue of wages in an international ITO group: http://bit.ly/axDDDj
- ANIS_20 all social efforts, really :) RT @LoredanaNiculae: Framing your social media efforts: http://bit.ly/d9kFnW Great advices from @chrisbrogan!
- Pentalog_de Should You Move Your Small Business to the #Cloud? http://bit.ly/a03iOr
- Analyse des structures d’#offshoring #IT: http://bit.ly/9DKpmW
- Incroyable succès de notre Newsletter #iPhone : 5 offres à la clef… uniquement pour des nouveaux prospects: http://bit.ly/bkQQSs
- Regardez la presentation du projet ST-Ericsson: http://bit.ly/bXJAmP qu’on vient d’ajouter sur PentalogTv.
- Innovation Can’t Wait : http://bit.ly/dkVONV (via: @nearsoft RT @AndreaMeyer)
- Vous avez vu les photos avec notre nouvelle agence de Iasi? http://bit.ly/awqsZt
- Notre selection d’articles de la semaine passee: http://bit.ly/bJAq4u

Posted on Mon., 1 Feb. 2010 17:25 by flasnier (42 day(s) old)
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PentaMac Twitt 110

Here is the PentaMac for the weekend:

- Telecom 3G Embedded Software Development Engineers – Bucharest, Sibiu (RRO428): Job description: 2008 has represe… http://bit.ly/a6ZB5t
- We’ve been travelling from 6AM (St peter time) to 1PM (Orléans). Happy to be back home. Hope to find rest…
- acceleration of the growth in Pentalog. January +33%, February expected at +30%! We’re back on the roadmap!
- Responsable Administratif et Financier H/F (RORL043): Description du poste : Rattaché à la direction administrativ… http://bit.ly/9OTYYT
- Comptable H/F (RORL042): Description du poste : Rattaché à la Direction Administrative et Financière, vous allez a… http://bit.ly/dtPZVe
- Vous souhaitez développer une #application spécifique #iPhone? N’hesitez pas me contacter!
- Pentalog_de Can #IT switch efficiency gains to business effectiveness? http://bit.ly/dndMdy
- Reading: “Une étude de Markess International Vers de véritables modes de collaboration d’entreprise” ( http://bit.ly/anGFqV )
- @tdebaillon je vous remercie pour le RT
- Reading: “#Réseaux #sociaux : les français auraient-ils un train d’avance ? | La Génération Y – Julien Pouget” ( http://bit.ly/cE3ktu )
- crid Le réseau social support de l’intelligence collective de l’entreprise: Les résultats de cette étude sont plus qu… http://twurl.nl/102p00
- Reading: “Récupération du portage salarial par l’intérim” ( http://bit.ly/cyGzdk )
- le groupe Pentalog va se transformer en cloud de services IT et d’ingénierie.Tous nos tests valident ce modèle. J’y reviens bientôt…
- le groupe #Pentalog va se transformer en #cloud de #services #IT et d’#ingénierie.Tous nos tests valident ce modèle. J’y reviens bientôt…
- RT @Pentalog: Get an exact estimate for your #IT #Services requirements: http://bit.ly/bqFWvE

Posted on Fri., 29 Jan. 2010 18:01 by flasnier (45 day(s) old)
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PentaMac Twitt 109

If you are hungry or not, here is your sandwich:

- @EvgeniyG thx Evgeny! We won’t hesitate to come :)
- Pentalog is looking for #Telecom 3G #Embedded #Software #Development Engineers. See the details: http://bit.ly/caAOnI
- OutsourcingInfo Radiotime to Outsource Software Development to the Philippines [http://tinyurl.com/yeaab7c] #outsourcing
- Assessing #offshore #destinations- First stop: #Indiahttp://bit.ly/anN74r
- cdeniaud Les réseaux sociaux : première priorité marketing en 2010 ? http://bit.ly/9etPNl
- networkvb Je viens de recevoir mon courrier Google Adwords. Comment l’utiliser correctement quand on est en création d’entreprise. Help RT.
- Pentalog_de #Twitter now has 75M users; most asleep at the mouse http://bit.ly/cF0Kwj
- Reading: “La #croissance du marché #IT prévue à 4,6 % en #2010″ ( http://bit.ly/cJcBam )
- Curious about: “Où va l’Open Source ? Par Roger Burkhardt, CEO d’Ingres” ( http://bit.ly/ch7RPc )
- Reading: “LeMagIT::Méthodes agiles : les entreprises avancent encore avec prudence” ( http://bit.ly/aYyaeS )
- Alex and I have just visited Hermitage palace in St. Petersburg

Posted on Wed., 27 Jan. 2010 18:23 by flasnier (47 day(s) old)
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PentaMac Twitt 108

A good sandwich:

- aponcier The Horizon Report 2010: the impact of emerging technologies on learning
- aponcier 30+ Best Tools for building and managing your twitter popularity http://j.mp/5GzgTH via @jeanlucr
- aponcier Le social au secours de l’entreprise 2.0 by @VinceBerthelot http://bit.ly/6IOwMj via @tweetmeme
- jpbarralis RT @fred_montagnon: Comment les réseaux sociaux restructurent Internet http://bit.ly/5WmE0Q
- networkvb RT @asselin Internet 3.0 – une analyse économique et sociale http://bit.ly/8obAg2 // Historique et enjeux intéressants.
- now in Saint Petersbourg… It’s fantatic to see it in winter. Neva is an ice river. Ermitage is… I loose my words.
- Profesor de limba germana (RBRA427): Descrierea postului : Grupul Pentalog recruteaza pentru agentia din Brasov un… http://bit.ly/5AiDEf
- Ingineri Hardware 3G (RRO426): Descrierea postului : Anul 2008 a reprezentat pentru Grupul Pentalog lansarea in R… http://bit.ly/7Iw3z2
- Software Tester Anglofon (RIAS425): Descrierea postului : In vederea extinderii echipei pentru un proiect de mari … http://bit.ly/5NxSFx
- Team Leader PHP (RIAS424): Descrierea postului : Pentalog cauta un Programator Senior/Team Leader PHP pentru proie… http://bit.ly/8hD3Hd
- Ingineri Embedded pentru Aplicatii Multimedia 3G (RRO423): Descrierea postului : Anul 2008 a reprezentat pentru… http://bit.ly/6c0mE4
- forgot to tell about the degustation of a Haut Marbuzet 2000 in Perm.Parker had given it an 85.It would deserve an 89.May be more in Perm ;)
- OutsourcingGuru S. Korea, India to expand IT, software cooperation http://is.gd/73LOR
- @networkvb de rien. un article tres interessant.
- #Pentalog, la #Russie, une offre #SAP: http://bit.ly/87Ka3R
- Akostic “80% des entreprises pensent offrir aux clients une expérience supérieure, ms seulement 8% des clients sont d’accord.” http://bit.ly/4OGGN1
- OutsourcingGuru Virtualisation projects fail ROI http://is.gd/73X6f
- Pentalog_de Moving forward in #OpenSource http://bit.ly/6N58sj
- Reading: “Le Monde.fr : Supplément spécial” ( http://bit.ly/6rb2xc ) – le monde de l’innovation
- Looking at: “Prévisionnels de #recrutement des #SSII en 2010″ ( http://bit.ly/6ChApO )
- Reading: “Dépenses IT mondiales : 2010 devrait revenir aux niveau atteints en 2008 – ( http://bit.ly/51BLug )
- DFo you need a specific #iPhone application?
- NetEco Polémique autour du répertoire open source SourceForge http://bit.ly/70X9un
- Incredible we’re discussing of true business opportunities in Finland and Norway!
- Tartare aux truffes noires du Périgord NeXT to the Ermitage… spéciale dédicace pour Johann…
- forrester IT security budgets on the rise; spending on new security tech up significantly in 2010; survey of 2000 global orgs http://bit.ly/4JuHes

Posted on Tue., 26 Jan. 2010 18:47 by flasnier (48 day(s) old)
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PentaMac Twitt 107

Enjoy!

- tcoustenoble Gartner about the role of Cloud Computing in IT Organizations in the coming years : http://www.cloudave.com?bid=50000000680626
- In Perm. Back from nowhere. Inviting our BCSOFT friends in a restaurant.
- Pentalog_de #India’s position as a country offering IT and telephone #outsourcing is driving it’s economy onwards and upwards http://bit.ly/8ZfPM1
- aponcier État des lieux de l’entreprise intelligente en France, JEMM Research publie les résultats de son étude http://bit.ly/7a9sFX
- Reading: “Visite guidée d’un nouveau datacenter green et astucieux” ( http://bit.ly/53Xc91 )
- Curious about: “La quatrième ère informatiquePar Steve Brown, futurologue des TIC chez Intel” ( http://bit.ly/4UIVhe )
- Reading: “Alcatel-Lucent met en valeur les technologies 4G – Actualités Télécoms – Distributique” ( http://bit.ly/7iGZrS )
- Reading: “LeMagIT::#Gartner : pas de réelle augmentation des #budgets #IT en 2010 dans les #entreprises” ( http://bit.ly/5HrwFA )
- Revue de presse semaine 04: http://bit.ly/6EhxP0
- Reading: “Migrer ou ne pas migrer vers #0ffice 2010 ?” ( http://bit.ly/4GAZag )
- Le vrai prix des #services #informatiques: http://bit.ly/8oIOCw
- innovate Will Apple Introduce the Innovation Expected from Google? – http://su.pr/2ItlSI – Braden Kelley – #innovation #apple #google #tablet #it

Posted on Mon., 25 Jan. 2010 17:59 by flasnier (49 day(s) old)
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PentaMac Twitt 106

The end of the week has arrived:

- “Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.” –Thomas Edison
- Pentalog_de Assessing #offshore destinations – First stop:#India. Read more about our offshore strategy @BPOvoice http://bit.ly/8Sjk1u
- itespressofr Microsoft sort son méga-patch Internet Explorer http://tinyurl.com/ylo5udx
- WallStreetRo Top tendinte in industria IT in 2010… http://wall-street.ro/ws78753
- Les avantages liés à l’utilisation des métriques: http://bit.ly/7tO9hc
- Votre #propale #offshore en quelques clics: http://bit.ly/8oIOCw
- @networkvb merci pour le RT
- onsaas HEADLINE: Can Cloud Computing Drive Unexpected Growth for Intel? – http://bit.ly/6CgaML
- 01informatique Visite guidée d’un nouveau data center Green et astucieux: TelecityGroup ouvre son troisième data center français … http://bit.ly/6a09BD
- whatworks 30 Tips for Using Social Media in Your Business http://ow.ly/Z9Mz (via @IncMagazine)
- aponcier #sysico14 dans un intranet 1.0, je vois des informations, dans un 2.0, je vois des personnes (et les infos associées) via @marcfouchecour
- @Altaide_JF twitterfeed
- mes #FF: @networkvb @brunojacquemin @gyehuda
- outsourcingEq Indian IT services mkt to grow 23 p.c in ”10: Source: CIOL http://bit.ly/6ftJ3N #outsourcing

Posted on Fri., 22 Jan. 2010 18:56 by flasnier (52 day(s) old)
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PentaMac Twitt 105

A new Mac:

- ANIS_20 RT @RaduTiciu: (RO included) SMEs investor readiness in Balkans report just launched : http://ow.ly/YDcl . Download: http://ow.ly/YDeE
- Software Tester Francofon (RCHI420): Descrierea postului : In vederea extinderii echipei pentru unul dintre client… http://bit.ly/7rtnZG
- ourman British Embassy in Hanoi starts Facebook page. Despite FB being blockedin VN. Deliberately provocative? http://bit.ly/7V6gJR
- I have the impression that my #Twitter account was #hacked. Cannot see my #followers. Does anyone have the same pb?
- @networkvb Hello Vincent!
- @networkvb ok, heureux d’entendre que tous est ok.
- legizz Les réseaux sociaux en vogue dans l’hexagone ! http://is.gd/6IKBK
- latelier Consumers will spend $6.2 billion in mobile application stores in 2010 (Gartner)
- Pentalog_de #Tech job cuts hit 4-year high http://bit.ly/5wdvKg
- usinenouvelle Truffle 100 : l’Ile-de-France, deuxième région technologique en Europe http://bit.ly/56P4eA
- alain94040 Le Founder Institute, l’école de start-ups de la Silicon Valley, s’installe à Paris en février 2010 http://bit.ly/4qQIUV
- des mesures apres-crise: http://bit.ly/5KdVy9
- Bonnes nouvelles: Les #dépenses #informatiques vont augmenter de 4,6% au niveau mondial cette année, à 3.400 milliards de dollars.
- aponcier Votre entreprise met-elle en place des Zombies 2.0 ? by @tdebaillon http://bit.ly/6kPAJf via @boutotcom @MarioAsselin @Mylenegauthier
- Prédominance du multi-#sourcing et poussée de l’#offshore: http://bit.ly/5suAoC
- AndreiCurelaru Les tendances 2010 du marketing 2.0 par Vanksen http://ow.ly/YUbr
- Pentalog_de Make an appointment with #Pentalog at #CeBIT 2010 #FutureMatch http://bit.ly/6bElSI
- RalucaOtelea Java, Java and Java again. Brasov. Four different projects. 30-35 persons wanted at the end of March. Exquisit!
- Pentalog_de ST-ERICSSON, Parrot, Hitachi, Isiom and France Telecom are some of our clients. See more succes stories here http://bit.ly/6j8Y7l
- At cgd. Moscow here we come!
- CaddeReputation En 2009, les entreprises ont dit “oui” au Cloud Computing http://bit.ly/6Wwldr
- @alexisbonte only 3 weeks?
- @gyehuda I think I could help.
- we develop #iPhone #applications. what would you need?
- brunojacquemin quelle application iPhone de la CCI du Loiret serait utileaux entreprises de notre territoire ? Suggestions bienvenues !!
- Alex and I are on our way to #Perm, at the foot of the #Urals. Why? http://bit.ly/5csyWQ

Posted on Thu., 21 Jan. 2010 19:19 by flasnier (53 day(s) old)
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PentaMac Twitt 104

Here is your sandwich:

- Ingineri Telecom 3G (RRO383): Descrierea postului : Pentalog anunta in iunie 2008 lansarea in Romania a unui proie… http://bit.ly/dJSb4
- I’ll leave tomorrow to #Perm, #Russia. Looking forward to meet #embedded systems #engineers in St. Petersburg.
- Ouverture du procès de cyberdissidents au #Vietnam: http://bit.ly/6ufbxf
- La croissance de #Twitter ralentit fortement: http://bit.ly/6FFR5r
- WE in Perm, Ural… Safari by -30 in the mountains!!! Bears, trouts, birds…Fantastic, great!
- Cele mai căutate 10 joburi care nici măcar nu existau acum 10 ani: http://bit.ly/8qcVC6
- de plus en plus difficile d’être : le patron d’une boîte de 500 people + entrepreneur + citoyen du monde… + blogueur
- AlexDumitru RT @TechCrunch Facebook Valued At $14 Billion On SecondMarket http://is.gd/6EEA9
- l’inflation opère différemment. http://bit.ly/4vbv10
- MaxSchleiffer Le lien entre management et réseaux sociaux http://bit.ly/8S1N5Y
- gregfromparis RT @Armano: Forrester updates their social technographics ladder to accommodate real time communication such as Twitter http://bit.ly/8aenIB
- eogez [eogez] Entreprise 2.0 : gestion de la connaissance, innovation et productivité http://bit.ly/6GtyRm

Posted on Wed., 20 Jan. 2010 18:49 by flasnier (54 day(s) old)
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PentaMac Twitt 103

The dinner is served:

- @networkvb voila, probleme resolu. :-)
- Administrator sisteme si retele (RSIB419): Descrierea postului : Grupul Pentalog recruteaza un administrator de si… http://bit.ly/7uFKgs
- equipes dediees, #regie distante, regie sur site? #euro ou #dollar? faites votre choix! http://bit.ly/8oIOCw
- networkvb @bduperrin Nouveau post [fr] :: Hello ! Je suis ton ERP et je te parle ! http://bit.ly/4LpeI5 // Excellent article, car très pragmatique.
- aponcier Des entreprises françaises encore peu coutumières du 2.0 ? http://short.to/13yj1
- La très difficile question des salaires dans un groupe #ITO international: http://bit.ly/4vbv10
- AlainGerlache Bonne mise en perspective RT @benoitraphael: Twitter: notoriété 63% / utilisateurs 5% des internautes http://bit.ly/8inyqR
- FredMartinent 2010 Gartner forecast for Application Stores: $6.2bn paid-for apps + $0.6bn in-app advertising: http://bit.ly/6021fz
- jeanlucr La France: moins de 1% des usagers de Twitter. Paris absente du Top 15 des capitales où l’on tweete le plus http://j.mp/7Y7D2P
- Interesant! @joobs.ro Cum vor evolua salariile din IT? http://tinyurl.com/ydcgrnz
- Need a new #iPhone #application? We have the appropriate experience! Tell us what you want.
- moscovici Noua strategie de politică monetară in Moldova acum in direct pe http://privesc.eu
- eogez After social networks, what next? http://is.gd/6zkm2
- @Charles_Nouyrit je l’ai et ca marche normalement pour moi.
- @fred2baro pas encore de ce que je sais. mais soon to come. :-)
- all executives of the Pentalog Group in worlwide confcall for the presentation of our new salary management solution
- des tarifs enfin transparents et clairs dans une SSII : http://bit.ly/8oIOCw
- With the new salary management and budgeting solution we’ll be able to create virtual teams and make simulations of profitability!
- eogez Dossier Télétravail dans 01informatique (N°2021 du 07 janvier 2010) http://short.to/140bj
- Tous les chiffres 2009 de Pentalog + les faits marquants. La monographie: http://bit.ly/5qD2vV
- c’est la version définitive: CA, effectif, taux… http://www.pentalog.fr/communiques/communiques_monographie2009.htm
- @alext_1020 Nu. nu am facut asa ceva, nici in 2009 si nici 2010. In plus salariile au crescut in 2009 la Pentalog.
- Audiofeeline RT @jeremyjoly: Twitter 4e réseau social en france : http://tinyurl.com/yaaawfx
- AndreiCurelaru A quoi ressemble la France de 2010? – Libé.fr | chiffres INSEE http://ow.ly/Y8xU
- ANIS_20 RT @arenabiz: Local vs International: Proiecte online romanesti in 2009 http://bit.ly/5MWvRD Care proiect crezi ca are cele mai mari sanse?
- En #R&D, vous etes le R et nous sommes le D. Faites vos estimations tarifaires ! http://bit.ly/8oIOCw
- tres utile. RT @aponcier 40 outils pour agrémenter votre utilisation de Twitter http://bit.ly/6rbg0U via @nblas
- aponcier Définir une stratégie de présence sur les#ReseauxSociaux http://ow.ly/Y5r5 by @fbrahimi
- I Heard That a french graduate vietnamese engineer could be sentenced to death. True?
- @Taradaciuc ba da a scazut sectorul ITO cu -9% in europa de west si -50 pe piata locala romana
- @_JSH_ i found more info: http://bit.ly/5ciUrp
- Pentalog_de Elaborate your offshore project with Pentalog in less than 10 minutes. Offshore profiles starting from EUR 70 per day. http://fb.me/4w3vj2j
- @LaurentClementz Bravo bravo!!
- The new social technographics ladder: http://bit.ly/7pDhyG
- Nicole_Barker Improving Application Performance Calls for Approaches that Cross IT Support Functions http://budurl.com/NB16CommT
- __contagious__ (blogging) Le dossier PSST de la semaine : l’entreprise et l’innovation sociale via les réseaux sociaux (10 … http://bit.ly/7lHf0X #PSST_
- @moscovici de ce ai nevoie?

Posted on Tue., 19 Jan. 2010 18:49 by flasnier (55 day(s) old)
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Other birthdays

It seems that the month of December was an anniversary month for Pentalog. Frederic told us two stories: the history of the war against nature that the Pentalog Family had fought and won and the story of the birth of Pentalog in Romania, both in 1999. I should not forget to mention the pride I felt that my hometown had been chosen for this birth.

But Frederic forgot to mention that December celebrated also the birth of the first French and English versions of Pentablog http://blog.pentalog.fr and http://blog.pentalog.biz/ That’s how the Web 2.0 adventure began in December 2005. In December 2008 we launched the Pentablog.

I still remember some other dates related primarily to the use of Web 2.0 tools within the enterprise.

I read recently that companies are still reluctant to participate in the web community. The decision not to get involved is due to the lack of understanding of these tools and the lack of time. Yet Pentalog took the initiative to launch itself into the web. We understood the benefits of controlling our image on the net with the social networks and we’ve taken very seriously Linkedin, Viadeo, Xing, Facebook and Twitter, because the e-reputation of businesses also depends on their presence on these social networks, a marketing tool which is almost free and rich in possibilities.

March 2008: Pentalog began to make its presence known on Viadeo.
April 2008: Pentalog became visible on Twitter through the profile of Frederic.
May 2008: we started using more and more Linkedin to communicate in English.
From June 2008 we began to communicate in English on Xing and now we do it in German also.

For the past two years, very rich in experiences and challenges, Pentalog began using more and more Facebook, Youtube, Dailymotion, Plaxo, along with the tools already mentioned.

Another source of pride: this year the team that manages the image and communication on social networks has grown by 2 people, which means that Pentalog now has a team of the secret agents communicating in four languages (French, English, German, Romanian) and ensuring that the information concerning Pentalog is properly transmitted and the image of the company is impeccable.

Posted on Tue., 19 Jan. 2010 12:55 by arafoi (55 day(s) old)
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PentaMac Twitt 102

Enjoy!

- People Centric France va bien: http://www.people-centric.fr/2010/01/15/type/6196-%C2%ABvotre-approche-est-la-bonne%C2%BB.html/fr/
- monday in Buc & Paris, tuesday in Orleans, wednesday in Paris, thursday flying to Perm (ru), saturday & sunday St Petersbourg
- Interessant! Les tendances en recrutement: http://bit.ly/71484K
- Sorti cdg. Va dejeuner ac #laurentclementz et Thomas Owadenko
- Gartner_inc Consumers Will Spend $6.2 Billion in Mobile Application Stores in 2010: Gartner http://bit.ly/6fX7Ht
- Very interesting lunch With Tomas and Laurent. Online skill
- Interesting lunch with Thomas Owadenco and laurent Clementz. Online skill demonstration is the key!
- @networkvb ok pour parler. Notre idée est de diminuer les marges en cascade dans l’équation start up+intermédiaire+VCs+sous traitant de R&D
- http://www.jechoisismonprestataireit.com/pricemaker#page=1
- Pentalog lance son nouveau Price Maker de développement informatique: http://www.jechoisismonprestataireit.com/pricemaker#page=1
- le prix d’une équipe de dev offshore: www.jechoisismonprestataireit.com/pricemaker#page=1
- Andra Avram joined the Pentalog Group when she was 19. She’s now 24 and shareholder of PeopleCentric… the most bankable romanian start up!
- Le price maker IT offshore Pentalog http://tinyurl.com/yc5jo2f est en version béta.Vos commentaires nous intéressent.
- Just added myself to the http://wefollow.com twitter directory under: #orleans_france #offshore #nearshore #itservice #embeddedsystems #bpo
- RalucaOtelea xPC-a reference in IT recruitment: http://www.capital.ro/articol/cele-mai-bine-platite-joburi-pentru-care-nu-se-cere-facultate-130555.html

Posted on Mon., 18 Jan. 2010 18:20 by flasnier (56 day(s) old)
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PentaMac Twitt 101

The weekend has arrived:

- hungry? http://bit.ly/4JcenR
- good morning from Brasov, Romania.
- Is The Time Right To Build A #Mobile #App? http://bit.ly/55dD1Z
- eogez L’AFP lance son application pour iPhone : le courrier de la high-tech http://tinyurl.com/ydhylkd
- Interessant! Les 4 P du social marketing: http://bit.ly/8LIuff
- @linkcrafter morning Mawuna! I will, hope you’ll do the same!
- I need some #university contacts from St. Petersburg in #Russia. can anyone help?
- was wondering about the global amount to allocate to Pentalog Incubator: from 1 to 10M€? with the help of BAs and VCs I well know.
- Discover the new Iasi Pentalog Office… the new reference in the group: http://www.pentalog.fr/entreprise/fpn_visite_iasi.htm
- Les_BE L’innovation en perte de vitesse au Etats-Unis ! (Innovation et transfert de technologie ) … http://tinyurl.com/ykrm79x
- is very happy to welcome our clients of Parrot in Pentalog Brasov. Celebrating the 3rd birthday of or collaboration.
- Vous savez pas quelle location offshore choisir? Vous verrez ici les differences de prix: http://bit.ly/8oIOCw
- #Facebook reste le réseau social le plus connu en #France: http://bit.ly/74xCYC

Posted on Fri., 15 Jan. 2010 18:47 by flasnier (59 day(s) old)
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PentaMac Twitt 100

Here is the 100th sandwich that we prepared for you. Don’t hesitate to follow us on Twitter: Frédéric, Pentalog and Pentalog_de:

- Are you interested to #develop new #applications for your #iPhone?
- lesechos La Chine plaide pour un contrôle de l’internet: – Pékin a réagi à la menace de Google de se retirer de Chine.. http://bit.ly/6mBbjP
- #Social #Media: Top Ten #Predictions for #2010: http://bit.ly/8UqBkJ
- TracyFine Is the #tech downturn over? Worldwide IT spending will increase 8.1 percent in 2010, Forrester predicts: http://bit.ly/8vuw1v
- LucOlivier Gestion des risques dans les PME http://tr.im/KhcN
- Altaide_JF Signature Charte recrutement et réseaux sociaux avec @Szelerski @Glimare @OlivierFech #apec #careerbuilder #viadeo
- twideco 2e Salon du développement durable à Saint-Avertin: samedi 16 & dimanche 17 janvier 2010 de 10h > 18h au Château… http://xfru.it/xChPhV
- Altaide_JF @FredCavazza Charte Reseaux sociaux, vie privée et Recrutement. Initiée par A Competence Egale, @Altaide y a bcp travaillé.
- Akostic Les technologies sont-elles destructrices de valeur ? – http://bit.ly/7ngzW2
- Akostic Five Useful Facebook Demographic Statistics http://bit.ly/7lubm0
- outsourcingEq Outsourcing – IT plays bigger role in Economic Recovery: Source: Outsourcing Opinions http://bit.ly/8zi8ls #outsourcing
- Altaide_JF RT @lentreprise: L’iPhone, futur couteau suisse des pros ? http://tinyurl.com/yfj79el
- in acest an, pentalog va recruta intre 120 si 150 programatori
- la fin de l’exclusivité de #iPhone chez #Orange: http://bit.ly/4UO5te
- frsilicon VMware rachète l’outil collaboratif Zimbra à Yahoo: VMware, avec Zimbra, élargit son offre de virtualisation de se… http://bit.ly/5c9uCA
- frsilicon Les réseaux sociaux au centre des interrogations des professionnels de sécurité: Face à la multiplication des atta… http://bit.ly/5IM2AE
- #épidémie de #grippe #H1N1 est terminée en #France? le pensez-vous?
- ebrusacoram RT @jeanlucr Twitter: Comment Google classe les Tweets? http://j.mp/5rv2hy
- Quelles sont les #applications #iPhone que vous utilisez quotidiennement?
- OutsourcingGuru N.B. call centre with more than 170 employees closing at end of May http://is.gd/6fcAh
- Comment mettre en oeuvre les métriques liées à votre #infrastructure ? http://bit.ly/7NYHKp
- natachaqs 77% des internautes français membres d’un réseau social. http://bit.ly/5ENfu1 RT @xternisien

Posted on Thu., 14 Jan. 2010 18:37 by flasnier (60 day(s) old)
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A big sandwich for you all:

- cancelled one meeting this morning coz of the snow. Hope to fly to Bucharest (snow+strike…). Waiting in Orleans.
- Pentalog développe des #applications #iPhone: http://bit.ly/63BtbN
- Sondage: Souhaitez-vous developper des #applications pour votre #iPhone?
- JasonBraud Facebook Adds New Feature But Does it Really Work? http://bit.ly/8ySvLb
- jbonnel Rétrospective 2009 du Web 2.0 et opportunités marketing: http://bit.ly/6JNW4U
- Pentalog_de #Indian #Outsourcers See a Turnaround Ahead (via #CIO) http://bit.ly/7mlzpE
- LeMagIT Financement des formations : le secteur IT au pain sec en 2010: Discours de rigueur pour le Fafiec, l’organisme de… http://bit.ly/7Sfjut
- Cele mai active companii IT din piata de fuziuni si achizitii: http://bit.ly/7kbDeB
- erictartanson Comment les nouvelles règles de Facebook vont modifier le comportement des utilisateurs http://j.mp/8MWG76
- RalucaOtelea « Votre approche est la bonne » – nous dit un DG d’une SSII de 1200 personnes. On s’est pas trompés.
- Create a #Partnership with #Pentalog: http://bit.ly/4YIOaw
- Gartner Highlights Key Predictions for IT Organizations and Users in 2010 and Beyond: http://bit.ly/5VSUeH
- cdeniaud [MEDIASSOCIAUX.COM] Recommandation produits, la blogosphère loin devant Facebook et Twitter http://bit.ly/7yLk3a
- Les demandes arrivent sur www.Jechoisismonprestataireit.com. 4 en un mois !
- ANIS_20 Ce se poartã în IT în 2010? – Articol de G. Vasile in MarketWatch – http://bit.ly/8kgi6p
- 2010- The perspective of change: http://bit.ly/4N0LQE
- @NicolasCatard http://bit.ly/8oPxuJ ou bien http://www.journaldunet.com/chiffres-cles.shtml
- avec Raluca à CDG : People Centric France a détecté plusieurs centaines de recrutements… dont plusieurs dizaines fermes !

Posted on Wed., 13 Jan. 2010 19:40 by flasnier (61 day(s) old)
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Lots of things happening in 2010

Various Pentalog committee leaders were very busy during the month of December 2009 because 3 of the 4 general committees were held: an Extraordinary General Meeting, a Board of Directors and Presiding Committee, finally only the Steering Committee, exceptionally, did not meet.

Amongst the many subjects discussed, many were focused (but not exclusively) on the potential roles of research and investment in the future. We have endorsed a policy which I previously mentioned… incubation, and its link to R & D and financial resources followed by the necessary human resources.

In 2009 Pentalog’s sales clearly rose above the EUR 10M mark to 13.5 M. But more importantly, we were able to generate profits which would more typically be found in companies 2 or 3 times larger than Pentalog. We must use these profits wisely, without wasting them.

The advantage of being nearly 40 years old (or soon to be), including 16 years as an entrepreneur, is that the mistakes one usually makes generally at 20 to 30 have already been made. If the volume of our profits gives us a means to act, we must ensure the return on investment for the company that generated this profit, that is to say, Pentalog. In order to do this, our efforts in R & D must be related either to the activities of Pentalog or those of its customers. But definitely this leverage must be used directly and MANDATORILY in the core business elements of the group.

For more than 10 years Pentalog has been working on developing its competence in marketing and its development is based on this. It is natural to continue in this manner. The group, along with PeopleCentric and with the help of Pentalog Labs (currently being constituted), and the Technical Management, will therefore make an investment in professional social networks. Pentalog will start developing its own software in this sector. People Centric will progress in evaluating competence and career management. Our strategy is to combine these two elements together.

That’s not all. Pentalog will also move forward and invest in building a development monitoring platform, based on the actual performance of the development teams, which will enable them to be challenged on all levels but will also finally rationalize the dialogue with the client in regards to the evolution of service prices. It will no longer be necessary to tell a client that because of the inflation in wages, we are obliged to request a price increase. I’ll tell him that now, thanks to our efforts in education and project management, in all sectors, we are able to present a substantial gain in productivity. This investment is probably the most crucial for our future.

Finally, the various committees endorsed the launching of a policy of external incubation (PeopleCentric-type ) using, in addition, the leverage of investment in engineering capital and in management. One of these first companies could emerge in the coming weeks…

It remains lastly for me to wish everyone a happier year 2010, more fun, more prosperous, better than 2009!

Posted on Wed., 13 Jan. 2010 13:17 by flasnier (61 day(s) old)
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Here is your PentaMac:

- Les #news #IT de la semaine passee: http://bit.ly/5qW3fB
- Incredible presence of Pentalog in FR: Paris marseille Toulouse Lille Orléans Nantes Rennes le mans Bordeaux nice Montpellier…
- Driving back to Orléans. High Level conversation with Alain glon in Rennes!
- N’hesitez pas me suivre sur #Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/frederic.lasnier

Posted on Tue., 12 Jan. 2010 18:56 by flasnier (62 day(s) old)
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PentaMac Twitt 97

A new week:

- RT @danavram: Baromètre People Centric Volume Annonces Emplois Secteur IT Marché France Semaine 52-2009 http://tinyurl.com/yeaavmz
- RT @Pentalog_de: How Much Are #Twitter’s Tweets Really Worth? (via #BusinessWeek) http://bit.ly/7Fa8Vj
- RT @Pentalog_de: IT recruitment shows recovery in US and UK http://bit.ly/8NzzJv
- a la recherche d’interlocuteurs #francophones sur la #Russie
- Voici qqs detail de plus sur mon voyage en #Russie: http://bit.ly/8oNvmm
- RT @Pentalog: is planning a #business #trip in #Russia http://bit.ly/4pLbUK
- Développeur Oracle, PL/SQL / BI – Missions en France (RRO417): Description du poste : Pentalog Roumanie recherche… http://bit.ly/7G41ni
- Développeur .NET – Missions en France (RRO416): Description du poste : Pentalog Roumanie recherche des développeu… http://bit.ly/4AkXe2
- Développeur JAVA – Missions en France (RRO415): Description du poste : Pentalog Roumanie recherche des développeu… http://bit.ly/6UFVx1
- RT @Pentalog_de: The #Indian Economy In The Next Decade http://bit.ly/8pYKXQ
- Actualisation du programme : après Perm, nous passerons par St. Petersbourg. #Russie
- La saison des déménagements d’agences se termine avec celui de l’agence de Iasi (Roumanie). http://bit.ly/8yiXHN
- first signature of the year… Newbiz one! The back log is reaching new records!
- will be in Rennes tomorrow for lunch… then back in Orléans at 6PM. Meeting with two high level presidents having thousands of employees.
- Facebook vient en effet d’annoncer qu’il a dépassé la barre des 15 millions d’utilisateurs actifs en France !

Posted on Tue., 12 Jan. 2010 9:51 by flasnier (62 day(s) old)
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Short trip to Moldova and in the Carpathians

Just a few words… to tell you about my recent trip to Chisinau, Iasi and Brasov. It’s been a while since I have had the opportunity to visit with my Eastern European colleagues. And I had not yet seen any snow in France this year (2009). Here, I was not disappointed.

It was an opportunity for me to discover the superb offices in Chisinau that I had not yet seen and got acquainted with a part of the friendly Marketing Team with whom I shared a delicious “Christstollen” brought by Pierre–Jean from Frankfurt. In Iasi, I attended for the first time a Romanian Pentalog Christmas party, full of laughter and emotions during the exchange of gifts… Meanwhile, the trip between the 2 countries had to be improvised in the Romanian style by car, in -15 ° C weather, in the snow, with lots of folklore and it was fun! And in Brasov, I finally met the mysterious team of secret agents with whom I have worked with the past few months, you know, those who hide behind the Pentablog press review, spying on our competitors and looking after the e-reputation of Pentalog. Thank you for the fur hat, I will think of you when I’m in Russia!

It was all very nice. The next time I try to stay longer.
Here is a selection of photos I took in Brasov, where I was inspired by the Christmas spirit: http://picasaweb.google.com/pentalog.ht/Brasov_122009

Posted on Mon., 11 Jan. 2010 15:23 by amondanel (63 day(s) old)
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2009 annual report (first version)

This is perhaps not the final version, but it is fairly complete. You can compare from last year’s version. This little exercise allows you to have a public record. Let’s say that for 2009, it is good. Pentalog gained more business than it lost. Only the pace of the new business has been slower, affecting the profit margin in 2010 rather than 2009. But we are now certain it will be again in double digits in the first quarter. At first we were a little alarmed by the weight of our first client, even when the eventual growth was reduced. For a moment, we thought it would reach 18-20% of our sales but it was finally reduced to about 13.

This version may still evolve a little before the final release. But for the reader of the blogs and social networking tools, it is normal to give them a sneak preview.

2009 annual report

- 50% growth in sales when the overall performance in IT services is -6%
- N° 1 of the French-speaking IT offshore / nearshore business in France
- N° 1 in Nearshore business in France
- N° 2 on the Romanian IT outsourcing market
- Among the top 10 of European nearshore companies
- EUR 13.5 M in sales
- 458th company in Europe and Middle East for positive growth in 2008, according to Deloitte Technology Fast 500
- double digit profitability ratio, up 50%
- Doubling of the overall profit margin
- Opening the Pentalog Vietnam offices in February, with over 40 employees in December
- First operations in digital television
- Rate of time & material operations reduced to 10% of the productive workforce in December
- 60% of actual sales came from competency divisions (in multi-year contracts), 20% in time & material, 10% in consulting, 10% fixed price.
- 80% of production staff is evaluated on a daily basis, using 25 to 40 criteria points
- Progressive deployment of production metrics on projects
- EUR 0,6 million spent on training
- 32 people trained on project management this year
- 169 people trained on quality awareness
- 152 people trained in French and English
- 541 people were trained (that is to say 100% of the permanent staff, + 100% of those in the Pentalog incubator)
- 77% for overall customer satisfaction (75% corresponding to “very good” and 85% “excellent”)
- Too low an index of internal satisfaction: 61% (66% = good and 50% = fair)
- The overall number rose from 290 to 430 employees
- 100 people were recruited in Romania and Moldova
- Specializing in Telecom: 40 engineer for ST-Ericsson mobile platforms (lower layers), 15 people for LHS-Ericsson billing system, 8 people in internet services for CityVox (Orange group), 3 BI consultants for Orange Romania, 6 people for the management of web services for Nordnet (Orange Group, web access control, management services and equipment).
- 26% of our Sales were signed outside of France (30% of foreign sales in Romania, 40% in Germany and 30% in Switzerland, Austria and Moldova).
- 128% German revenue growth to EUR 1.6 million
- 65 000 hits per month on Pentalog sites up till year end or 2200 hits / day! This figure does not include videos on web sharing sites
- 50 000 downloaded catalogs – Offshore prices for Pentalog services in Europe
- 12 new customers monthly
- Dependency ratio: the first customer represents 13.6% of sales. This figure is rising.

Posted on Thu., 7 Jan. 2010 17:54 by flasnier (67 day(s) old)
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I hope you are hungry:

- Pentalog Group sites could generate this year more than 1 Million visits. Is this correct for a mid size consulting and outsourcing firm?
- Assistant(e) marketing / commercial(e) sédentaire (H/F) (RORL041): Description du poste : Dans le cadre de sa croi… http://bit.ly/82LkOh
- les news IT de la semaine passée: http://bit.ly/7Itn6F
- Programator Ruby on Rails (RRO414): Descrierea postului : Pentalog lanseaza un proiect in domeniul programarii Web… http://bit.ly/8ntC2i
- We are exploring potential partnerships in the Netherlands, UK, Israel and Moldova… http://www.pentalog-jvprogram.com
- I will invest in the capital of a new HR oriented company (before february). It will give biz opportunities to #Pentalog and #PeopleCentric
- hier soir, avec Cristi et Olivier, nous avons posé les bases d’un voyage en Roumanie d’un des plus gros club d’investisseurs français
- Il parait que le mois de Décembre a été un mois anniversaire pour Pentalog. http://bit.ly/4zfgAm
span>- RT @Pentalog: are disponibile mai multe posturi: http://bit.ly/6bo56B
- RT @LeMagIT: Oracle rachète pour nettoyer les données: http://bit.ly/7OjfCr
- my agenda for january is completely broken… will be in Romania till 18th (Iasi and Bucarest). Have to be in Brittany next thursday…
- que pensez-vous d’acheter du travail intérimaire, sur le web, dans toute l’Europe ? Moderne, iconoclaste, Bolkenstein ? lachez-vous…
- Confirmation of the Business trip to Perm (Russia). The question is about the second city: Moscow, Novossibirsk or St Petersbourg?

Posted on Wed., 6 Jan. 2010 20:15 by flasnier (68 day(s) old)
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The first Mac of the year:

- les révolutions à venir dans les #SSII: http://bit.ly/5Vsf0C
- Pentalog France (Orléans) is about to hire its Artistic Director and a junior account manager/marketing assistant
- @owadenko No, just partership opportunities for some uncovered clients’ needs
- Chic ! demain soir à 19H au Café de la Paix avec Cristi Nisipasu et Olivier Iteanu !
- #Opérateurs #GSM : où est le gain ? http://bit.ly/6YSd6M
- RT @aponcier: Enterprise 2.0 Behavior: When Your Company Culture Isn’t Ready for Social Media http://bit.ly/88Gutd by @HarvardBiz via @karisyd @webtechman

Posted on Mon., 4 Jan. 2010 19:29 by flasnier (70 day(s) old)
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The last Mac that we publish this year:

- RT @RalucaOtelea: Interested in a Ruby on Rails Developer position for a long term mission in Paris? Let us know! http://digs.by/11VS
- RT @AndreiCurelaru: RT @CaddeReputation: 5 nouveaux usages des réseaux sociaux qui ont bouleversé l’utilisation d’Internet http://bit.ly
- Embedded Software Layer 1 Engineer for 2G (RBUC413): Descrierea postului : Pentalog anunta in iunie 2008 lansarea … http://bit.ly/5QcL7s
- Technical Support Java Engineer (RRO412): Descrierea postului : In cadrul proiectelor sale pentru un client multina… http://bit.ly/8koEd0
- Le ministère de l’économie mélange millions et milliards: http://bit.ly/6fMHSb
- ci-joint la première vidéo, tournée un peu en vitesse, de nos nouveaux locaux: http://bit.ly/8ocKEN

Posted on Wed., 30 Dec. 2009 17:49 by flasnier (75 day(s) old)
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Merry Christmas to all:

- il y a 10 ans… les pentaloguiens français découvraient notre siège détruit par la tempête pendant qu’Aymeric, Eric et moi ouvrions Brasov
- @danavram elle va mieux ?
- bcp de mauvais souvenirs, http://www.pentablog.fr/pour-les-amis/je-prends-5-minutes-de-plus-pour-vous-dire/#comments
- la premiere version de la monographie 2009 de Pentalog: http://bit.ly/4O2yxs
- la derniere revue de presse qu’on diffuse cette annee: http://bit.ly/5YEqEH

Posted on Mon., 28 Dec. 2009 19:35 by flasnier (77 day(s) old)
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I’ll take another 5 minutes to tell you that…

…10 years ago, while moving Pentalog into Romania, our headquarters in Orleans was completely destroyed by one of the worst storms ever seen in France. Everything was pulverized, wiped out… but our servers were still functional. I would like to thank all those who, that December 26, rallied to save the company. And it was not easy… It was in these terrible moments that Pentalog was born in Romania. A few weeks before, we increased the capital to fund this new adventure. December 26 we were virtually ruined… but we were the modern adventurers of our time and we found the inspiration to continue the adventure…

Posted on Sat., 26 Dec. 2009 10:51 by flasnier (79 day(s) old)
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I’ll take 5 minutes and tell you that 10 years ago…

… Aymeric, Eric and I were preparing to spend Christmas with a charming family in Brasov, far from our own families. It was very cold and we were just starting our Romanian adventure. This led us to become one of the most powerful software companies in Romania. Some of the people who participated with us in those glorious days are still with us. I am bowing to them.

As vrea sa va transmit tuturor Craciun fericit alaturi de cei dragi, si un gand special pentru prietenii mei romani pe care nu i-am vazut de multa vreme.

To all others, I care for you, but I know Aymeric, Eric and I have a special thought for Romania tonight and especially for the family who welcomed us with such generosity 10 years ago.

Posted on Thu., 24 Dec. 2009 18:10 by flasnier (81 day(s) old)
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Here is the Christmas PentaMac:

- Manager Assistant (RSIB407): Descrierea postului : In cadrul Serviciului Administrativ Financiar (SAF) al Pentalog… http://bit.ly/6i1VhF
- Pentalog_de Outsourcing bargain hunting – how to get a great deal http://bit.ly/7fJkrF
- ISO 9001-2008 : Audit de surveillance AFNOR réussi: http://bit.ly/6esRas
- business trips follow up – Israel: one MOU sended for the creation of a local sales subsidiary – NL: potential partnership on tracks
- New office opened in Hanoi. Doubling…I saw pictures :) You have to wait a bit.
- Programator PHP (RIAS408): Descrierea postului : Pentalog Iasi cauta programatori PHP, pentru un nou proiect care s… http://bit.ly/8tpBXB
- Volvo will become Chinese and Saab is about to die… World is changing deeply even in the North Social Paradise.
- Programator Flex (RRO411): Descrierea postului : Clientul nostru furnizeaza harti detaliate, driving directions si … http://bit.ly/54ziuV
- iPhone Apple Software Developer (RRO410): Descrierea postului : Clientul nostru furnizeaza harti detaliate, driving… http://bit.ly/8A5idF
- Programator C++ (RRO409): Descrierea postului : Clientul nostru furnizeaza harti detaliate, driving directions si r… http://bit.ly/54zOcE

Posted on Thu., 24 Dec. 2009 16:35 by flasnier (81 day(s) old)
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Tomorrow: a Pentalog Lab?

It is clear where Pentalog has made the difference in comparison to the competition, it is by proposing, in addition to its software maintenance services (which everyone proposes), specialized offshore R & D. Our clients have entrusted us with at least 50% of their software development, in addition to their maintenance.

This has led frequently to several other business models and lots of creativity… Today, after having helped in the start-up of PeopleCentric, and including participating in the development of many other new products / concepts / solutions, we have noted that we have been missing something essential, a true innovation unit, which would help to improve and professionalize our services like what we have brought to PeopleCentric. Raluca has indeed benefited from the operational support of Eric and Monica, who also participated in the definition of the initial strategy. Similarly, I was able to help her find her a very talented person to become her French associate director.

In contrast, Pentalog has not yet been able to play the role of technological innovator that it could have expected to become. It has only been associated in the “realization”.

For this reason we are preparing to launch an incubator program that would create an innovation team that could actually be called Pentalog Labs (but we’re still open for a choice of names).

Concerning our incubator strategy: Yes, we are preparing to unveil a program included in the 30-2013 plan, which will include the acquisition of equity for Pentalog in start-up enterprises. Along with the first dossier of People Centric, we will address the needs of the software world and information technology. They will be in the world of social networking, recruitment, skill assessment and management, but also production management and software productivity.

I would like to appeal to all my Pentalog counterparts for ideas. We will qualify their ideas, evaluate them, and we will provide the means for development, management and marketing. In the future, we will help them find the appropriate financing for the development of their ideas and their businesses.

Similarly, we will call on people outside of the group, interested by an investment in their business through providing engineering capital. We envision three possible poles to host the Pentalog incubator: France (Orleans), Romania (Brasov and or Iasi) and Vietnam (Hanoi).

About Pentalog Labs: it will have at the starting point a group consisting of a financial advisor, a professional marketing, the Pentalog Chief Data Base Officer and Chief Software Architect Officer, the Network Guru Officer and one or two talented analysts. The headquarters will probably be in Romania, in Brasov or Iasi. I like the idea of Brasov, except for what continues to bother me is the damn problem of accessibility. But I love the environment and I hope this team can regularly enjoy the lovely countryside. Being chased by a bear regularly keeps you close to the realities of life ;-) Brasov is the logical place to create a Romanian Silicon Valley. It’s a shame there is still no airport to easily get to this magnificent city! This team will be there to offer the support to any truly innovative idea, whether from customers or from the group. It is under the direct responsibility of Aymeric, but it is possible that I will take an active role also in it.

Posted on Tue., 22 Dec. 2009 11:19 by flasnier (83 day(s) old)
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A new sandwich:

- Les Pentaloguiens ont lancé les élections pour le Pentoscar: http://bit.ly/7wIVdw
- seated at his desk for 3 hours now!
- RalucaOtelea is still looking for a Business Analyst (for a social networking-based application) and a Community Manager.
- George superstar: http://www.cevadiferit.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=section&layout=blog&id=9&Itemid=85
- Pentalog will soon report a new half a million $ contract (media industry)
- @_JSH_ some of my tweets are written in french and some other in english depending on target and topic

Posted on Wed., 16 Dec. 2009 18:51 by flasnier (89 day(s) old)
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I came, I saw, I survived…

I would like to publish this article from Guy:

… survived the frenzied, dantesque, terrifying traffic of Hanoi. The first confrontation is frightening; one is paralyzed when seeing this steady stream of motorcycles in front of you. Impenetrable, insurmountable, and certainly not linear and spread out: everyone changes lanes or direction about 200 times per kilometer and keeps preferably to the right, just before turning left and crossing the complete flow of traffic. Or vice versa.
Sometimes at night on a one way street 30 m wide, fully occupied, you will find a bike with no lights going down the street the wrong way, nothing out of the ordinary; he just saved himself 500 m doing so. Signal lights are unknown.

The favorite vehicle is the super bike of local production, perfectly suited to its environment. Two or three brands share the market, but THE MUST is actually the Honda Wave (97 cm3, 4 stroke, a great gearbox without a clutch).

Wave or not, all these bikes are perfectly quiet (too bad we don’t have the
same in France!), they do not give off any exhaust fumes and are built to last forever. It must be said that motorbike pooling is widely practiced here, up to two adults and three children on the same bike. One can just as easily carry a 123 cm television not attached to the carrier or 50 live ducks. Scooters are also making inroads, especially amongst the girls.

If there were only 2 wheels vehicles, everything could be understood. But there are also the cars, more and more of them. And not just small ones, particularly in the better neighborhoods! In principle, the Hanoi driver does not tolerate anyone in front of him, motorcycle or car. So he honks almost continuously to clear the passage. Totally spent after 10,000 kilometers, the horn must be changed every oil change, along with the oil filter.

But you will mostly likely say to me, that such a way to drive is incompatible with what we know of the Vietnamese State, we would assume that they would make everyone go in the right direction and quietly! That is without knowing this proud people who advance whatever happens, all in the same direction, but each in his own way!

Days pass. You take a taxi four times a day, and then you walk; you begin to dare to cross the stream of traffic, putting at risk your life. Perhaps you make a trip on the back seat of a motorcycle, putting in danger again… And then things become more and more understandable, the monster becomes less threatening, all these motorcyclists are applying the same rule, a totally opportunistic way of driving, each person takes immediate possession of whatever space is being liberated in front of him, left or right. This asynchronous behavior that optimizes time and road space is possible. And no sign of aggression in all of this, just an obsession to win some time, so important to these people who never stop…

And I’m starting to dream. A dream of a less civilized western world, with fewer rules,
fewer prohibitions and obligations. Fewer radars. A world where we could drive more spontaneously, take more advantage of the moment, more in tune with the traffic and the weather. But I know that those looking after us are watching, and will give nothing.

Well my boy, maybe I’ll immigrate to Vietnam after all? But as long as they do not make me eat dog or cobra on the floor! Definitely not that!

Guy LASNIER

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Posted on Wed., 16 Dec. 2009 11:11 by tnguyenquoc (89 day(s) old)
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PentaMac Twitt 90

The 2nd PentaMac of the week:

- en audit de surveillance
- à Orléans
- petite réponse sur les élections roumaines sur www.pentablog.fr

Posted on Tue., 15 Dec. 2009 19:04 by flasnier (90 day(s) old)
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PentaMac Twitt 89

A new week:

- #Hanoi, #Vietnam: Je suis venu, j’ai vu, j’ai survécu : http://bit.ly/7toG57
- Pentalog vous propose d’externaliser votre activité CRM et ainsi d’optimiser vos coûts grâce à notre équipe de professionnels.
- Réduisez vos coûts grâce au BPO: http://bit.ly/8RSEgz
- Programator JAVA (RBRA406): Descrierea postului : In vederea extinderii echipelor pentru proiectele in curs si cele… http://bit.ly/6TzDRc
- Programator .NET (RBRA405): Descrierea postului : In vederea extinderii echipelor pentru proiectele in curs si cele… http://bit.ly/5YTo2h
- Programator JAVA/J2EE (RSIB404): Descrierea postului : Pentalog Romania anunta lansarea unui nou proiect la agentia… http://bit.ly/7lfa8f

Posted on Mon., 14 Dec. 2009 16:50 by flasnier (91 day(s) old)
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PentaMac Twitt 88

Have a nice weekend:

- business lunch at 13 in Bucharest… flying to Chisinau at 1??? Livia, help me!!!
- I’m terribly late with blogging. omany thing to tell you a bout the situation in Ro / Md. I’ll try to write someting in plane.
- c’est un aquaboniste, un genre de jemenfoutiste qui dit toujours akoibon, akoibon
- In chisinau P5 office. Was in Club France Petit déjeuner about Education in Moldova. Pretty interesting, lots of ideas. To be continued…
- Pentalog pitched out a reflexion in Club France Meeting about mortgage for Euro paid employees. Good feedback from banks. back soon on topic
- Meeting with an Tel Aviv friend… Pentalog in Israel?
- Tonight dîner by the President of Société Générale in Moldavia within Club France

Posted on Fri., 11 Dec. 2009 19:29 by flasnier (94 day(s) old)
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PentaMac Twitt 87

Dinner is served:

- Pentalog est a la recherche d’un Directeur de Projets: http://bit.ly/6×4KRY
- Roissy Terminal 2B – flying to Bucharest
- @lclementz: La multi ani, mon ami!

Posted on Tue., 8 Dec. 2009 18:54 by flasnier (97 day(s) old)
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PentaMac Twitt 86

A big sandwich:

- Qqs photos que j’ai prises pendant mes voyages cette annee: http://bit.ly/8p7nFl
- We are looking for a Project Manager for IT. You think you’re the right person for us? http://bit.ly/83mn0O
- Our client, a major player in the chemical industry, is looking for a Business Analyst: http://bit.ly/6YNFrm
- @owadenko: Hello Thomas, I’m trying to get back in touch with you. There are some things I wanna discuss with you. Get back to me pls.
- Pentalog Price Catalog: First source of direct comparison of rates for nearshore – offshore zones and € and $ zones: http://bit.ly/4WODcF
- Vous voulez elaborer votre dossier #offshore en 10 minutes? Passez par ici: http://bit.ly/36GsS1
- Les articles les plus importants de la semaine: http://bit.ly/7h0z1l

Posted on Mon., 7 Dec. 2009 19:58 by flasnier (98 day(s) old)
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