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Wipro conducts annual Technical tests for its employees

I recently had a chat with a wiproite working in J2EE technology, hes a six year experienced and has been with Wipro for past 5 years.  When we were discussing about appraisal systems in TCS and Wipro, I came to know of a technical test wipro conducts for its employees every year for the appraisal and if some one fails these exams it affects their Salary and Career at Wipro.

Typically companies conduct exams during the initial training period for freshers and trainees, but conducting exams for experienced professionals in a annual basis is unheard of. And Im not sure about exact name they use for these tests but it appears to be very broad covering many technologies even if the individual is not working on them.  For instance this person was working in Struts , Core Java  but he had to take exams on EJB,Web Services,AJAX etc and he was telling how he had to take leave and stay awake whole night to prepare for these tests.

Any information on this topic is welcome through comments/email. If some information is wrong or not complete please let me know.

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Infosys plans to modify iRace

After a shocking backlash from its employees in media and attrition , Nandita Gurjar has acknowledged that one of the problem is with iRace which has in smaller percentage reduced roles and salaries of mid level employees.

In the interview she has admitted a high level committee has submitted some modifications in the iRace and they are currenly under review with management. So infy employees might get a pleasant surprise after the Q4 numbers.

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Sony Ericsson Vivaz Review, Price and Specifications

The two major difference between Vivaz and upcoming Vivaz Pro is only the sliding QWERTY Keyboard available in Vivaz pro and it is not available in Vivaz.But the qwerty keyboard available in Vivaz pro looks quite comfortable with proper spacing between the keys.Other difference is with resolution of the camera.Vivaz comes with 8 megapixel camera whereas vivaz pro comes only with 5 megapixel camera.
With this new mobile Sony ericsson is ready to compete with similar devices from Nokia and Samsung like N97,Samsung Corby Pro and with other LG models.
Sony Ericsson Vivaz


Sony Ericsson Vivaz Pro



Weight & Internal Memory of Vivaz and other mobiles

Vivaz
Weight 97g
Internal Memory 75MB

Vivaz Pro
Weight 117 g
Internal Memory 75MB

Nokia N97
Weight 150 g
Internal Memory 32 GB storage 128MB RAM

Nokia N97 Mini
Weight 135 g
Internal Memory 8 GB storage 128MB RAM

Samsung Corby Pro
Weight 135g
Internal Memory 150 MB

LG GW820
Weight Not Released
Internal Memory Not Released

    Other Exciting features of Vivaz and Vivaz Pro
    Dedicated single video key and on one press we will be able to shoot the video and publish the same
    Face detection facility enables the user to sharpen the face in the picture and also it can focus on the same.This is something called as face detection mechanism.
    Touch screen with drag and drop facility.It is easy to transfer media files between phone and PC via drag and drop
    Accelerometer sensor for UI to auto-rotate vertically / horizontally
    Turn-to-mute and snoozing alarms
    Built in aGPS which is similar to Google Maps
    Supports many other applications including YouTube,Facebook and Twitter apps,TrackID music recognition TV out (VGA resolution),- Organizer,QuickOffice document reader
    Dimension of the device is about 109.0 x 52.0 x 15.0 mm
    Screen size is 4.3 x 2.0 x 0.6 inches
    Resolution of the Screen 360×640 pixel
    Mobile phone is available in two colours – black and white
    Internal memory Phone memory -70MB
    Extensible with SanDisk microSD™ (up to 16GB)
    Supports 3G,Wi-Fi,GPRS ,Bluetooth,WLAN
    Unlimited CallRecords can be stored
    Battery
    standard battery, Li-Po 1200 mAh
    Stand-by time – Up to 430 h (2G) / Up to 440 h (3G)
    Talk time – Up to 12 h 30 min (2G) / Up to 5 h 10 min (3G)
    Symbian S60v5 operating system

Price of both Vivaz and Vivaz pro is expected to be around $550 and in India it could be in the range of 25000 to 26000

One main disadvantage when compared with other high end similar mobiles in the market is its low Internal memory size which is just 75 MB but as an alternate it has given support for the latest memory card SanDisk 32GB