We have an excellent opportunity for several contract developers with a
financial company located in Philadelphia.  The term of the contract is 6
months.  The need is immediate.



The job spec's from the client are below.  If you are qualified for these
positions send your resume to bmeyers@....  Feel free to pass this e-mail
along to others who may be interested in these positions.



The key to these positions for the Contractors are - how do they solve problems?
Must have design/architect experience.  Will take H1.  Must have (8) years of IT
experience, ideally 5-6 with the technologies below.



Environment:

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JavaScript, CGI, Perl v5.0, RCS, Oracle 8, RogueWave



Project Description:

    The financial automation group of the client involves itself in developing
computer software to monitor stock trades.  The front end screens are developed
in HTML, Perl, CGI, Pro*C++, JavaScript, Unix shell scripts.  The batch jobs are
written using Pro*C, Pro*C++, and Unix shell scripts.  Reports are generated on
daily, weekly, and monthly basis.  In addition, adhoc and customized reports
could be generated by the department through the front end screens.



Responsibilities:

  Involved in Development, Testing, Maintenance, and Production support of the
application.



Responsibilities included:

*                   Development of Pro*C, Pro*C++, C++ Programs along with shell
scripts

*                   Development of front end screens using HTML, Perl,
JavaScript, and CGI

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*                   Development of various online and batch reports that monitor
the effective implementation of SEC rulings

*                   Development of batch reports using PERL report writer

*                   Sourced the programs using RCS

*                   Used rogue wave functions in C++ programming

*                   Development of complex SQLs against borland's interbase,
oracle 8 databases





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We have a client located in Marcus Hook, PA with a need to bring on more
Packagers to meet the year end deadlines.  The contract goes to 12/31/04.  The
need is immediate.



The job spec's from the client are below.  If you are qualified for these
positions send your resume to bmeyers@....  Feel free to pass this e-mail
along to others who may be interested in these positions.





*        Experienced packaging application in both open and locked down
environments.

*        Produced packages for both Internally written and 3rd Party
Applications

*        Experienced in breaking down Packages into reusable components

*        Perform File, Registry and Resource conflict resolution

*        Experienced with performing Quality Assurance checks

*        Fault resolution of application deployment and runtime failures

*        Thorough Knowledge of Windows NT4/2000/XP Workstation & Server

*        Thorough knowledge Microsoft Windows Installer Service

*        Extensive experience with Wise for Windows Installer

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Professional for Windows Installer)

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Full-performance people, not full-time employees

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  <mailto:bmeyers@...> bmeyers@...



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Hi all, I just got off a 20 minute wait to find out how to amend a
fictitious business name with the state (of PA) I was told that on
the web site (paopen4business.state.pa.us) I could find the
form...well I can find the fictitious business name form, but not
the amendment form.  Can anyone help?  I really don't feel like
having to pay the $70 dollar fee to do the normal submission.

Thanks.

What is it that you are actually trying to do?

Does the business already exist, and you want to change the name?
Do you want to change the "dba" name but not the legal name?
Why is it an "amendment"?

I'm not sure I know the answers, I am just wondering if you are asking
the right question.
Regards
CJ


-----Original Message-----
From: crazywillie21 [mailto:wilr@...]
Sent: Thursday, August 12, 2004 4:10 PM
To: unitof1@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [unitof1] Fictitious business name amendment


Hi all, I just got off a 20 minute wait to find out how to amend a
fictitious business name with the state (of PA) I was told that on
the web site (paopen4business.state.pa.us) I could find the
form...well I can find the fictitious business name form, but not
the amendment form.  Can anyone help?  I really don't feel like
having to pay the $70 dollar fee to do the normal submission.

Thanks.

I called today, my original business name is the new equation, I filed
for a fictitious business name of SEER Interactive, I was awarded the
fictitious business name, but on the form, I didn't put The New Equation
as a member of this new fictitious business, and that is where the
problem lies :(

I was told to file an amendment, but I only see the whole form.

-----Original Message-----
From: CJ Rhoads [mailto:CJRhoads@...]
Sent: Thursday, August 12, 2004 5:00 PM
To: unitof1@yahoogroups.com
Subject: RE: [unitof1] Fictitious business name amendment


What is it that you are actually trying to do?

Does the business already exist, and you want to change the name?
Do you want to change the "dba" name but not the legal name?
Why is it an "amendment"?

I'm not sure I know the answers, I am just wondering if you are asking
the right question.
Regards
CJ


-----Original Message-----
From: crazywillie21 [mailto:wilr@...]
Sent: Thursday, August 12, 2004 4:10 PM
To: unitof1@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [unitof1] Fictitious business name amendment


Hi all, I just got off a 20 minute wait to find out how to amend a
fictitious business name with the state (of PA) I was told that on
the web site (paopen4business.state.pa.us) I could find the
form...well I can find the fictitious business name form, but not
the amendment form.  Can anyone help?  I really don't feel like
having to pay the $70 dollar fee to do the normal submission.

Thanks.






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Hi, Wil.

Here's the amendment form.

  <http://www.dos.state.pa.us/corps/lib/corps/20/7/312-313.pdf>
http://www.dos.state.pa.us/corps/lib/corps/20/7/312-313.pdf

You have to pay the $70 regardless where you get the form, and
regardless of whether it is the original or the amendment.  The fee is
what the state charges for processing the paperwork - it's not the fee
to download the form.

However, I'm still confused.  You can only register one legal fictitious
name per business entity.  I'm not sure what you mean by having The New
Equation as a "member" of SEER Interactive.  You can change the
fictitious name from Seer Interactive to The New Equation.  That's what
this form will allow you to do (along with a bunch of other things like
cancel the original registration).

Maybe you are talking about the fact that The New Equation is an already
existing business that has an interest in SEER Interactive that you
forgot to list on the form. Is that it?

Perhaps you are confusing the phrases "fictious business name" with
"doing business as".  You can begin "doing business as" The New
Equation, leaving SEER Interactive as your legal business name.  You
don't need a form to do that - you just do it, putting The New Equation
(dba) for whatever documents you want to put the business name on.  You
can get the bank to accept checks simply by putting in The New Equation
as a dba name for SEER Interactive - there's always a spot on the
account document for the dba name.

Also - you "register" a fictitious business name  - there's no
"awarding" involved.  If' you are smart, you do a search ahead of time
to ensure no one else is using it.  When you register, they only check
against duplicates in your region, so being able to "get" a fictious
business name is not a good gauge for whether or not anyone else is
using it.  In any case, registering a fictitious business name does not
give you exclusive rights to that name.  For that, you need to register
either a trademark and/or logo.  For that, you need a lawyer and
thousands of dollars. It makes no sense to do it at the state level at
all - you want to do that at the Federal level.

  So I guess I'm still asking - what is it that you are trying to
accomplish?



Regards

CJ



-----Original Message-----
From: Wil Reynolds [mailto:wilr@...]
Sent: Thursday, August 12, 2004 5:10 PM
To: unitof1@yahoogroups.com
Subject: RE: [unitof1] Fictitious business name amendment


I called today, my original business name is the new equation, I filed
for a fictitious business name of SEER Interactive, I was awarded the
fictitious business name, but on the form, I didn't put The New Equation
as a member of this new fictitious business, and that is where the
problem lies :(

I was told to file an amendment, but I only see the whole form.

-----Original Message-----
From: CJ Rhoads [mailto:CJRhoads@...]
Sent: Thursday, August 12, 2004 5:00 PM
To: unitof1@yahoogroups.com
Subject: RE: [unitof1] Fictitious business name amendment


What is it that you are actually trying to do?

Does the business already exist, and you want to change the name? Do you
want to change the "dba" name but not the legal name? Why is it an
"amendment"?

I'm not sure I know the answers, I am just wondering if you are asking
the right question. Regards CJ


-----Original Message-----
From: crazywillie21 [mailto:wilr@...]
Sent: Thursday, August 12, 2004 4:10 PM
To: unitof1@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [unitof1] Fictitious business name amendment


Hi all, I just got off a 20 minute wait to find out how to amend a
fictitious business name with the state (of PA) I was told that on
the web site (paopen4business.state.pa.us) I could find the
form...well I can find the fictitious business name form, but not
the amendment form.  Can anyone help?  I really don't feel like
having to pay the $70 dollar fee to do the normal submission.

Thanks.






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Hi CJ, thanks for your work here...what I wanted to do is change the
name of my business from The New Equation to SEER Interactive and I
wanted to start receiving checks in the Name SEER interactive from
clients.

Thanks again for posting that link...the lesson I learned...stop being a
cheapie and let the accountant do this work. :(

-----Original Message-----
From: CJ Rhoads [mailto:CJRhoads@...]
Sent: Thursday, August 12, 2004 6:05 PM
To: unitof1@yahoogroups.com
Subject: RE: [unitof1] Fictitious business name amendment


Hi, Wil.

Here's the amendment form.

<http://www.dos.state.pa.us/corps/lib/corps/20/7/312-313.pdf>
http://www.dos.state.pa.us/corps/lib/corps/20/7/312-313.pdf

You have to pay the $70 regardless where you get the form, and
regardless of whether it is the original or the amendment.  The fee is
what the state charges for processing the paperwork - it's not the fee
to download the form.

However, I'm still confused.  You can only register one legal fictitious
name per business entity.  I'm not sure what you mean by having The New
Equation as a "member" of SEER Interactive.  You can change the
fictitious name from Seer Interactive to The New Equation.  That's what
this form will allow you to do (along with a bunch of other things like
cancel the original registration).

Maybe you are talking about the fact that The New Equation is an already
existing business that has an interest in SEER Interactive that you
forgot to list on the form. Is that it?

Perhaps you are confusing the phrases "fictious business name" with
"doing business as".  You can begin "doing business as" The New
Equation, leaving SEER Interactive as your legal business name.  You
don't need a form to do that - you just do it, putting The New Equation
(dba) for whatever documents you want to put the business name on.  You
can get the bank to accept checks simply by putting in The New Equation
as a dba name for SEER Interactive - there's always a spot on the
account document for the dba name.

Also - you "register" a fictitious business name  - there's no
"awarding" involved.  If' you are smart, you do a search ahead of time
to ensure no one else is using it.  When you register, they only check
against duplicates in your region, so being able to "get" a fictious
business name is not a good gauge for whether or not anyone else is
using it.  In any case, registering a fictitious business name does not
give you exclusive rights to that name.  For that, you need to register
either a trademark and/or logo.  For that, you need a lawyer and
thousands of dollars. It makes no sense to do it at the state level at
all - you want to do that at the Federal level.

So I guess I'm still asking - what is it that you are trying to
accomplish?



Regards

CJ



-----Original Message-----
From: Wil Reynolds [mailto:wilr@...]
Sent: Thursday, August 12, 2004 5:10 PM
To: unitof1@yahoogroups.com
Subject: RE: [unitof1] Fictitious business name amendment


I called today, my original business name is the new equation, I filed
for a fictitious business name of SEER Interactive, I was awarded the
fictitious business name, but on the form, I didn't put The New Equation
as a member of this new fictitious business, and that is where the
problem lies :(

I was told to file an amendment, but I only see the whole form.

-----Original Message-----
From: CJ Rhoads [mailto:CJRhoads@...]
Sent: Thursday, August 12, 2004 5:00 PM
To: unitof1@yahoogroups.com
Subject: RE: [unitof1] Fictitious business name amendment


What is it that you are actually trying to do?

Does the business already exist, and you want to change the name? Do you
want to change the "dba" name but not the legal name? Why is it an
"amendment"?

I'm not sure I know the answers, I am just wondering if you are asking
the right question. Regards CJ


-----Original Message-----
From: crazywillie21 [mailto:wilr@...]
Sent: Thursday, August 12, 2004 4:10 PM
To: unitof1@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [unitof1] Fictitious business name amendment


Hi all, I just got off a 20 minute wait to find out how to amend a
fictitious business name with the state (of PA) I was told that on
the web site (paopen4business.state.pa.us) I could find the
form...well I can find the fictitious business name form, but not
the amendment form.  Can anyone help?  I really don't feel like
having to pay the $70 dollar fee to do the normal submission.

Thanks.






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Hi, Lori.

I worked with Thomas Beaver in my area (Berks County PA) but you should
work with a lawyer you know and trust.  It takes years to get through
the whole process.  How many thousands depends upon
1) how thorough the search is
2) how much your lawyer costs and
3) if anyone else is using the name or something similar to the name.

The fact is, no one goes through this for a business name they are
simply "interested" in securing.  That's because before the federal
office awards you a trademark, you have to prove that you've been in
business, and using the name, for a number of years.

So step #1 is not to find a lawyer, but rather to do a search on the
Patent and Trademark site
http://tess2.uspto.gov/bin/gate.exe?f=tess&state=evk6l.1.1

For example, when I look up some of the words from my own company name,
Enterprise Technology Management Associates, Inc., I find that someone
in Georga registered the name in 1997, but then didn't follow up, so the
name is available.

http://tess2.uspto.gov/bin/showfield?f=toc&state=o0pa1v.1.1&p_search=sea
rchstr&Search+History=&p_L=100&p_plural=no&p_s_PARA1=%22Enterprise+Techn
ology+Management+%22&p_tagrepl%7E%3A=PARA1%24ALL&expr=PARA1+or+PARA2&p_s
_PARA2=&p_tagrepl%7E%3A=PARA2%24ALL&a_default=search&a_search=Submit+Que
ry

Step #2 is to find out if the web domain name has been registered.  Any
domain registration service will let you enter domain names to see if
they are registered.  http://www.internic.net/whois.html

If the name isn't already a trademark, and the web domain name is not
registered, all you have to do is register the web domain and then build
a viable business.  THEN you can spend the money necessary to apply for
a trademark, and have the right to sue anyone else who uses the name.
Of course - that real costs is in suing others who use it, not in the
initial registration, so unless you are willing/able to do that, getting
the trademark doesn't make a lot of sense.

Simple, right?

Regards
CJ

-----Original Message-----
From: Studio Lejeune [mailto:studio_lejeune@...]
Sent: Thursday, August 12, 2004 6:41 PM
To: CJRhoads@...
Subject: RE: Fictitious business name amendment


Hi CJ ~ I found your posting informative & wanted to know if you might
know
more specifically how many thousands of dollars it takes to gain
exclusive
rights to a business name and if you could recommend a lawyer with this
experience ?  I was hoping you might because there's a new business name
I'm
interested in securing ...  ~Lori

>Also - you "register" a fictitious business name  - there's no
>"awarding" involved.  If' you are smart, you do a search ahead of time
>to ensure no one else is using it.  When you register, they only check
>against duplicates in your region, so being able to "get" a fictious
>business name is not a good gauge for whether or not anyone else is
>using it.  In any case, registering a fictitious business name does not

>give you exclusive rights to that name.  For that, you need to register

>either a trademark and/or logo.  For that, you need a lawyer and
>thousands of dollars. It makes no sense to do it at the state level at
>all - you want to do that at the Federal level.
>
>  So I guess I'm still asking - what is it that you are trying to
>accomplish?
>
>
>
>Regards
>
>CJ


________________________________

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Digital Art ~ Web Design
www.studiolejeune.com <http://www.studiolejeune.com>

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> the lesson I learned...stop being a cheapie and let the accountant do this
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Yeah Wil - I'm with you though...  Sometimes when filling out government
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I sometimes worry that if I fill out the wrong form at the wrong time that
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Luckily that's never happened to me - so at this point it's just paranoia.

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Does anyone use ACT! 6 as a contact manager?  If you do, do you know how to find
a contact that is a member of 2 different groups?



Thanks,

Barry



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Principal

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So far, I haven't found any way to do that on the screen.  And I've
tried.

I spent many days working through the idea of "groups" and discovered
that you can't use groups the way the documentation would suggest.  The
Act 6 instructions include examples of using a group as if it were an
"organizational" record for "members".  In reality, there are too many
limitations because group fields are not included in any of the field
lists for  searching, or lookups.  You can't even get groups to appear
as one of the columns!

You can, however, get groups to appear in a report, but you can't sort
by groups or filter more than one group at a time to appear in the
report.  So... In order to figure out when I have the same contact in
two groups, I created this contact by group report (attached - just put
this file in c:\program files\Act\Report\Other Reports and it will
appear on the menu when you choose Other Reports).

If a contact is in more than one group, the contact appears more than
once - one time for each group membership.  I just eyeball the list for
duplicates to find out who is in more than one group.  Not elegant, but
it works.

If you find a better answer, let me know.

Thanks
CJ

-----Original Message-----
From: Barry Meyers [mailto:bmeyers@...]
Sent: Saturday, August 14, 2004 6:32 PM
To: unitof1@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [unitof1] Contact Management Help


Does anyone use ACT! 6 as a contact manager?  If you do, do you know how
to find a contact that is a member of 2 different groups?



Thanks,

Barry



Barry Meyers

Principal

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Consultants for your business success

Full-performance people, not full-time employees

PO Box 3404,   Maple Glen, PA 19002-8404

Phone: 215-643-5558,   Cell: 215-266-5982

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Oops - I forgot that attachments are forbidden on this board.  I'll send
it to you separately, Barry.  If anyone else uses Act 6 and wants the
report, just send me an email.

Regards
CJ

-----Original Message-----
From: CJ Rhoads [mailto:CJRhoads@...]
Sent: Sunday, August 15, 2004 8:15 PM
To: unitof1@yahoogroups.com
Subject: RE: [unitof1] Contact Management Help


So far, I haven't found any way to do that on the screen.  And I've
tried.

I spent many days working through the idea of "groups" and discovered
that you can't use groups the way the documentation would suggest.  The
Act 6 instructions include examples of using a group as if it were an
"organizational" record for "members".  In reality, there are too many
limitations because group fields are not included in any of the field
lists for  searching, or lookups.  You can't even get groups to appear
as one of the columns!

You can, however, get groups to appear in a report, but you can't sort
by groups or filter more than one group at a time to appear in the
report.  So... In order to figure out when I have the same contact in
two groups, I created this contact by group report (attached - just put
this file in c:\program files\Act\Report\Other Reports and it will
appear on the menu when you choose Other Reports).

If a contact is in more than one group, the contact appears more than
once - one time for each group membership.  I just eyeball the list for
duplicates to find out who is in more than one group.  Not elegant, but
it works.

If you find a better answer, let me know.

Thanks
CJ

-----Original Message-----
From: Barry Meyers [mailto:bmeyers@...]
Sent: Saturday, August 14, 2004 6:32 PM
To: unitof1@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [unitof1] Contact Management Help


Does anyone use ACT! 6 as a contact manager?  If you do, do you know how
to find a contact that is a member of 2 different groups?



Thanks,

Barry



Barry Meyers

Principal

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Consultants for your business success

Full-performance people, not full-time employees

PO Box 3404,   Maple Glen, PA 19002-8404

Phone: 215-643-5558,   Cell: 215-266-5982

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Hello. Has anyone else on our list ever been asked by a publisher to conduct
telephone interviews as background for an article? I've been asked to record
a conversation with several specific interviewees. If you've had to do this,
what kind of recording device can you recommend, and how did you handle the
interviewees' right to know they were being recorded? Can anyone help?

Thank you.

Cordially,
Carol

Carol Macomber, Media (PA)
The French Connection
Tel.: (610) 891-1983
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I conduct telephone interviews all the time, and I've never used any kind
of recording device.

I don't say that to boast. I trained myself a long time ago to listen
carefully and to write quickly (and to know what needs to be written down
and what doesn't). Plus, I get quote approval from the people I interview.
(Rarely do they make changes.) It's a skill that's served me well, and I
encourage all interviewers to train themselves to do the same.

Now, some people feel uncomfortable relying on their own handwritten notes.
And some clients insist on taped interviews. In that case, you _must_ still
take notes as a back-up. Otherwise, you could end up like a colleague of
mine who thought he could rely on the tape--so he didn't take notes. In
fact, he didn't really pay attention to the person he was interviewing. He
got back to his office, turned on the tape recorder, and--nothing! Oops.

If you use a taping device, you _do_ have to let the interview subject know
you're recording. Most people have no problem with this, and with a
telephone interview it's quite inobtrusive. (Some people--myself among
them--get stage fright when they see tape recorders and microphones.) And
even with a taped interview, it's a good idea to seek quote approval.

Hope this helps.

Carol:

As a former journalist, I have done numerous phone and even in-person
interviews where I recorded the conversations. You don't need a specific
recorder but you will need an adapter that suctions onto your phone in order
to record the conversation. They used to sell such items at places like
Radio Shack. I admit that I haven't recorded conversations in years, but
most likely the adapter or some such similar item still exists. It shouldn't
be overly expensive, either.

As for interviewee's rights, you absolutely MUST tell him or her that you
will be recording the conversation. My suggestion to you is to tell them
you'd like to record the conversation, get approval and once the recorder is
turned on ask again and get approval again--on tape. This way, the
interviewee can't come back at some later point and say he/she didn't give
approval. If the person says no to being recorded you must abide by his/her
wishes.

And lastly, as George mentioned, definitely take notes as a backup. Never
trust the equipment to be your only ears.

If I can help in any other way, please feel free to contact me.

~Andrea~
Word Technologies Inc.
www.wordtex.com
Custom technical documentation solutions--where individual performance
contributes to team success

-----Original Message-----
From: Carol C. Macomber [mailto:macuse@...]
Sent: Tuesday, August 17, 2004 8:57 AM
To: unitof1@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [unitof1] Subject: Phone Interviews

Hello. Has anyone else on our list ever been asked by a publisher to conduct
telephone interviews as background for an article? I've been asked to record
a conversation with several specific interviewees. If you've had to do this,
what kind of recording device can you recommend, and how did you handle the
interviewees' right to know they were being recorded? Can anyone help?

Thank you.

Cordially,
Carol

Carol Macomber, Media (PA)
The French Connection
Tel.: (610) 891-1983
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Carol:

I've conducted dozens of interviews over the phone using a tape recorder (I'm a
bit old-fashioned in that way). I don't have any of those built in phone
recorders, I just use a standard recorder next to my phone.

I always ask the interviewee if it is okay to use my recorder and I explain that
I would like to quote them in my article. Yes, it helps to get that info on the
tape so you have it, too. I simply say something like, "I'd like to record our
conversation so that I can quote you directly in my article."

I also take notes as a backup.

So far, everyone I've spoken with has been wonderful about me recording things
and it's helped me to go back and listen to what's been said so I better
understand my notes and can further elaborate on things.

Hope that helps.

Karen Spring
Professional Writer
   ----- Original Message -----
   From: Carol C. Macomber
   To: unitof1@yahoogroups.com
   Sent: Tuesday, August 17, 2004 8:57 AM
   Subject: [unitof1] Subject: Phone Interviews


   Hello. Has anyone else on our list ever been asked by a publisher to conduct
   telephone interviews as background for an article? I've been asked to record
   a conversation with several specific interviewees. If you've had to do this,
   what kind of recording device can you recommend, and how did you handle the
   interviewees' right to know they were being recorded? Can anyone help?

   Thank you.

   Cordially,
   Carol

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   The French Connection
   Tel.: (610) 891-1983
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Given the number of people who kindly provided information about phone
interviews, devices and related rights, I'm taking the liberty of thanking
you via the membership list. Your answers are very helpful.

Cordially,
Carol

Carol Macomber, Media (PA)
The French Connection
Tel.: (610) 891-1983

As explained at PA Department of State, "Filing Guidelines">"Fictitious
Names" (www.dos.state.pa.us/corps/cwp/view.asp?a=1093&q=431168): "A
fictitious name is any assumed name, style or designation other than the
proper name of the entity using such name."

Assume, for example, that a business is incorporated under "The Big and
Scary Corporation, Inc." (= the proper name of the entity). In other words,
that's the name used in the incorporation documents filed with the state, so
that's the entity's "proper," or "legal" name.

If the business is then actually "doing business as" something like
"Business R Us" (=any assumed name, style or designation other than the
proper name of the entity), then "Business R Us" is a fictitious name that
requires a separate fictitious name filing by The Big and Scary Corporation,
Inc.

So it might be that Wil previously filed an original fictitious name
application for SEER Interactive but didn't list The New Equation as an
entity "other than an individual" that has an interest in SEER Interactive
(Section 5 of the "Application for Registration of Fictitious Name" form).
That might make an amendment necessary at this point. This assumed that The
New Equation generally a business entity that Wil has incorporated.

However, if The New Equation is NOT the name of an INCORPORATED business
entity but simply the original fictituous name under which Wil has been
doing business (perhaps as a sole proprietor)--and was the subject of a
PREVIOUS fictitious name filing--then why not just use the amendment form
(http://www.dos.state.pa.us/corps/lib/corps/20/7/312-313.pdf) to register a
change in the name? The original name would be shown in section 1, and the
new name would be shown in the first line of section 5 of the form.

Alternatively, if he wants to keep the previous fictitious name filing for
The New Equation active, then he might just have to file a new original
application for SEER Interactive. To my knowledge, there's no limit on the
number of fictitious names that any one business might be using.

Overall, it depends on the specifics, but I hope this helps.

BTW, I generally agree with CJ's last paragraph EXCEPT that getting a
trademark protected with the help of a lawyer (and getting advice on
trademarks in general) doesn't necessarily have to cost "thousands of
dollars." For more info, feel free to take a look at my article "Trademark
Searches: Making Sure You Actually Own Your Brand," which can be found at:
http://www.lawwinter.com/articles.htm

-- Arnold

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----- Original Message -----
   From: CJ Rhoads
   To: unitof1@yahoogroups.com
   Sent: Thursday, August 12, 2004 6:05 PM
   Subject: RE: [unitof1] Fictitious business name amendment


   Hi, Wil.

   Here's the amendment form.

   <http://www.dos.state.pa.us/corps/lib/corps/20/7/312-313.pdf>
   http://www.dos.state.pa.us/corps/lib/corps/20/7/312-313.pdf

   You have to pay the $70 regardless where you get the form, and
   regardless of whether it is the original or the amendment.  The fee is
   what the state charges for processing the paperwork - it's not the fee
   to download the form.

   However, I'm still confused.  You can only register one legal fictitious
   name per business entity.  I'm not sure what you mean by having The New
   Equation as a "member" of SEER Interactive.  You can change the
   fictitious name from Seer Interactive to The New Equation.  That's what
   this form will allow you to do (along with a bunch of other things like
   cancel the original registration).

   Maybe you are talking about the fact that The New Equation is an already
   existing business that has an interest in SEER Interactive that you
   forgot to list on the form. Is that it?

   Perhaps you are confusing the phrases "fictious business name" with
   "doing business as".  You can begin "doing business as" The New
   Equation, leaving SEER Interactive as your legal business name.  You
   don't need a form to do that - you just do it, putting The New Equation
   (dba) for whatever documents you want to put the business name on.  You
   can get the bank to accept checks simply by putting in The New Equation
   as a dba name for SEER Interactive - there's always a spot on the
   account document for the dba name.

   Also - you "register" a fictitious business name  - there's no
   "awarding" involved.  If' you are smart, you do a search ahead of time
   to ensure no one else is using it.  When you register, they only check
   against duplicates in your region, so being able to "get" a fictious
   business name is not a good gauge for whether or not anyone else is
   using it.  In any case, registering a fictitious business name does not
   give you exclusive rights to that name.  For that, you need to register
   either a trademark and/or logo.  For that, you need a lawyer and
   thousands of dollars. It makes no sense to do it at the state level at
   all - you want to do that at the Federal level.

   So I guess I'm still asking - what is it that you are trying to
   accomplish?



   Regards

   CJ



   -----Original Message-----
   From: Wil Reynolds [mailto:wilr@...]
   Sent: Thursday, August 12, 2004 5:10 PM
   To: unitof1@yahoogroups.com
   Subject: RE: [unitof1] Fictitious business name amendment


   I called today, my original business name is the new equation, I filed
   for a fictitious business name of SEER Interactive, I was awarded the
   fictitious business name, but on the form, I didn't put The New Equation
   as a member of this new fictitious business, and that is where the
   problem lies :(

   I was told to file an amendment, but I only see the whole form.

   -----Original Message-----
   From: CJ Rhoads [mailto:CJRhoads@...]
   Sent: Thursday, August 12, 2004 5:00 PM
   To: unitof1@yahoogroups.com
   Subject: RE: [unitof1] Fictitious business name amendment


   What is it that you are actually trying to do?

   Does the business already exist, and you want to change the name? Do you
   want to change the "dba" name but not the legal name? Why is it an
   "amendment"?

   I'm not sure I know the answers, I am just wondering if you are asking
   the right question. Regards CJ


   -----Original Message-----
   From: crazywillie21 [mailto:wilr@...]
   Sent: Thursday, August 12, 2004 4:10 PM
   To: unitof1@yahoogroups.com
   Subject: [unitof1] Fictitious business name amendment


   Hi all, I just got off a 20 minute wait to find out how to amend a
   fictitious business name with the state (of PA) I was told that on
   the web site (paopen4business.state.pa.us) I could find the
   form...well I can find the fictitious business name form, but not
   the amendment form.  Can anyone help?  I really don't feel like
   having to pay the $70 dollar fee to do the normal submission.

   Thanks.






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CJ writes that "you have to prove that you've been in business, and using
the name, for a number of years."  Generally, that's correct. However,
another option available under trademark law is to file a so-called
"intent-to-use application," especially if you're interested in securing
trademark rights that you're not yet actually using yet but plan to do so in
the future.

For example, you already know what mark you want to use to market a certain
product or service but need to first engage in significant internal planning
or development activities before you're ready to launch the product or
service in the market. An ITU application can reduce the risk that during
that interim period, someone else starts using the same (or a similar) mark
(or files an ITU for such a mark). If that were to happen, then the other
party ends up acquiring trademark rights that would now trump you--unless
you filed your ITU application BEFORE the other person's date of first use
or the date on which the other person filed its own ITU.

Essentially, it comes down to timing. Generally, under U.S. trademark law,
whoever either (a) first uses a mark "in commerce," or (b) first files an
ITU, has senior rights. The beauty of an ITU is that your trademark rights
are locked in as of the date of the filing, even if your actual use of the
mark were to start later.

Having said that, the process of searching a mark to see if it's available
(and to reduce the risk of infringing someone else's mark) is a bit more
complicated. Again, as mentioned in my e-mail about Wil's fictitious name
situation, please see my article "Trademark Searches: Making Sure You
Actually Own Your Brand" at
http://www.lawwinter.com/articles.htm for more information. As I've
explained in that article, doing a search at the PTO's web site is only a
first step but isn't really sufficient to make a risk assessment on an
informed basis.

Incidentally, for some real life news stories involving trademarks and other
intellectual property, see: www.topix.net/law/patent-trademark.

For example, Google could have avoided the headache described in
www.topix.net/redir/loc=story/http=3A=2F=2Fwww.fool.com=2FNews=2Fmft=2F2004=
2Fmft04081606.htm=3Fref=3Dfoolwatch
and
http://www.internetnews.com/bus-news/article.php/3394361
if it had filed an intent-to-use trademark application as soon it had
decided that it wanted to use the name "Gmail" whenever the e-mail service
was ready for launch.

-- Arnold
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   To: info@...
   Cc: unitof1@yahoogroups.com
   Sent: Friday, August 13, 2004 12:45 PM
   Subject: [unitof1] Getting Exclusive Rights to Business Name


   Hi, Lori.

   I worked with Thomas Beaver in my area (Berks County PA) but you should
   work with a lawyer you know and trust.  It takes years to get through
   the whole process.  How many thousands depends upon
   1) how thorough the search is
   2) how much your lawyer costs and
   3) if anyone else is using the name or something similar to the name.

   The fact is, no one goes through this for a business name they are
   simply "interested" in securing.  That's because before the federal
   office awards you a trademark, you have to prove that you've been in
   business, and using the name, for a number of years.

   So step #1 is not to find a lawyer, but rather to do a search on the
   Patent and Trademark site
   http://tess2.uspto.gov/bin/gate.exe?f=tess&state=evk6l.1.1

   For example, when I look up some of the words from my own company name,
   Enterprise Technology Management Associates, Inc., I find that someone
   in Georga registered the name in 1997, but then didn't follow up, so the
   name is available.

   http://tess2.uspto.gov/bin/showfield?f=toc&state=o0pa1v.1.1&p_search=sea
   rchstr&Search+History=&p_L=100&p_plural=no&p_s_PARA1=%22Enterprise+Techn
   ology+Management+%22&p_tagrepl%7E%3A=PARA1%24ALL&expr=PARA1+or+PARA2&p_s
   _PARA2=&p_tagrepl%7E%3A=PARA2%24ALL&a_default=search&a_search=Submit+Que
   ry

   Step #2 is to find out if the web domain name has been registered.  Any
   domain registration service will let you enter domain names to see if
   they are registered.  http://www.internic.net/whois.html

   If the name isn't already a trademark, and the web domain name is not
   registered, all you have to do is register the web domain and then build
   a viable business.  THEN you can spend the money necessary to apply for
   a trademark, and have the right to sue anyone else who uses the name.
   Of course - that real costs is in suing others who use it, not in the
   initial registration, so unless you are willing/able to do that, getting
   the trademark doesn't make a lot of sense.

   Simple, right?

   Regards
   CJ

   -----Original Message-----
   From: Studio Lejeune [mailto:studio_lejeune@...]
   Sent: Thursday, August 12, 2004 6:41 PM
   To: CJRhoads@...
   Subject: RE: Fictitious business name amendment


   Hi CJ ~ I found your posting informative & wanted to know if you might
   know
   more specifically how many thousands of dollars it takes to gain
   exclusive
   rights to a business name and if you could recommend a lawyer with this
   experience ?  I was hoping you might because there's a new business name
   I'm
   interested in securing ...  ~Lori

   >Also - you "register" a fictitious business name  - there's no
   >"awarding" involved.  If' you are smart, you do a search ahead of time
   >to ensure no one else is using it.  When you register, they only check
   >against duplicates in your region, so being able to "get" a fictious
   >business name is not a good gauge for whether or not anyone else is
   >using it.  In any case, registering a fictitious business name does not

   >give you exclusive rights to that name.  For that, you need to register

   >either a trademark and/or logo.  For that, you need a lawyer and
   >thousands of dollars. It makes no sense to do it at the state level at
   >all - you want to do that at the Federal level.
   >
   >  So I guess I'm still asking - what is it that you are trying to
   >accomplish?
   >
   >
   >
   >Regards
   >
   >CJ


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Please call or email me OFF list.

JD Edwards One World V 8.0 Enterprise Wide Distribution Suite

Rate: Open / DOE
Length: 3 - 6 months +
Location: South Philadelphia

Client also has the Financial and Manufacturing suite, but this position
will be working on the Distribution Suite, Specifically the WMS Warehouse
Management System

It is running on the I Series Platform on DB2

The position will involve two aspects:
1. Writing reports
2. help set up with EDI

David Scudder
Human Capital Management, Inc.
950 West Valley Road, Suite 3100
Wayne, PA 19087
Phone: 610.341.0790 X 202
FAX:   610.341.0791
Email: dscudder@...

If you have an interest Please call or EMAIL ME OFF LIST.

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This will be a contract to hire opportunity with an initial time frame of 3
to 6 months. Start date is immediate.

David Scudder
Human Capital Management, Inc.
950 West Valley Road, Suite 3100
Wayne, PA 19087
Phone: 610.341.0790 X 202
FAX:   610.341.0791
Email: dscudder@...

I have about 25 contract positions (6 months) open for a company in
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If any of you are based in the DC area, I also have a need for contract
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Please contact me if you'd like more details.

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This group has gotten awful quiet - hopefully you're all too busy making
money to post.

Question for the group.

Our data file size has gotten so big that our current back up procedures are
starting to take too long and take up too much space, so we're researching
new mechanisms.

What do you all do for backups?  My IT guy is wanting to buy more equipment
to do onsite, but I'm thinking isn't there some safe offsite way to FTP (or
something) large amounts of data (some of which is sensitive - we wind up
with some personal info that needs to be protected)?  Some of it would need
frequent access, but a lot of it would just be for contractual data
retention (in over 24 years doing this kind of work, only 3 times have I had
to go back, but you definitely need to be able to do it when the OIG comes
after one of your clients and you "touched" the data).

Sue

Habanero, Inc.
A NYS Certified WBE
(631) 244-5661
www.HabaneroInc.com

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Wayne, PA 19087
Phone: 610.341.0790 X 202
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Thanks for the question.  I'm glad to see the meetings are missed!  :-)

I was actually just chatting with one of the Unit of 1 advisory board
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We've been putting some plans in place to relaunch the face to face meetings
- making them more organized - which enables us to get the word out about
them more effectively - etc.

Look for the first meeting in November - and then meetings on the schedule
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Sue;

I run a Remote Backup Off-Site Data Storage for my clients, and each
of them could not live without it. But, on average, my clients are
storing from 300 to 500 MB of compressed data.  If your files are that
large, or larger, you may want to look into signing on with some of
the big guys like from Novastor.com or Connected.com. Off site storage
is the best possible solution, but not for very large amounts of data.

The next best thing is Disk storage. Hard Drives are fairly
inexpensive and an external high capacity drive might do the trick for
you. Just remember to invest in some encryption software also. You
wouldn't want to lose an external drive with exposed to whomever finds it.

Then , of course, there is good old Tape. Not as cheap as disk-to-disk
backup but very reliable. A good tape rotational system doing
incremental backups is being used by many large companies. Just
remember, try a tape restore every once in awhile to make sure you can!

That's my 2 cents worth. Good luck with whatever solution you may find.

Herb Warren
Delaware County Consulting
warends@...

PS: Offsite Backups compress and encrypt your data. It will be safe
from prying eyes. My software requires an encryption key to access
(restore) data. If the client loses his/her key, they lose access to
their data. I do not have access to that key.

>
> Our data file size has gotten so big that our current back up
procedures are
> starting to take too long and take up too much space, so we're
researching
> new mechanisms.
>
> What do you all do for backups?  My IT guy is wanting to buy more
equipment
> to do onsite, but I'm thinking isn't there some safe offsite way to
FTP (or
> something) large amounts of data (some of which is sensitive - we
wind up
> with some personal info that needs to be protected)?  Some of it
would need
> frequent access, but a lot of it would just be for contractual data
> retention (in over 24 years doing this kind of work, only 3 times
have I had
> to go back, but you definitely need to be able to do it when the OIG
comes
> after one of your clients and you "touched" the data).
>
> Sue
>
> Habanero, Inc.
> A NYS Certified WBE
> (631) 244-5661
> www.HabaneroInc.com

There is also http://www.iprintl.com these guys are great.


Bart Mroz

-----Original Message-----
From: herb_miester [mailto:herb_miester@...]
Sent: Friday, September 10, 2004 9:55 PM
To: unitof1@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [unitof1] Re: System Backups

Sue;

I run a Remote Backup Off-Site Data Storage for my clients, and each of them
could not live without it. But, on average, my clients are storing from 300
to 500 MB of compressed data.  If your files are that large, or larger, you
may want to look into signing on with some of the big guys like from
Novastor.com or Connected.com. Off site storage is the best possible
solution, but not for very large amounts of data.

The next best thing is Disk storage. Hard Drives are fairly inexpensive and
an external high capacity drive might do the trick for you. Just remember to
invest in some encryption software also. You wouldn't want to lose an
external drive with exposed to whomever finds it.

Then , of course, there is good old Tape. Not as cheap as disk-to-disk
backup but very reliable. A good tape rotational system doing incremental
backups is being used by many large companies. Just remember, try a tape
restore every once in awhile to make sure you can!

That's my 2 cents worth. Good luck with whatever solution you may find.

Herb Warren
Delaware County Consulting
warends@...

PS: Offsite Backups compress and encrypt your data. It will be safe from
prying eyes. My software requires an encryption key to access
(restore) data. If the client loses his/her key, they lose access to their
data. I do not have access to that key.

>
> Our data file size has gotten so big that our current back up
procedures are
> starting to take too long and take up too much space, so we're
researching
> new mechanisms.
>
> What do you all do for backups?  My IT guy is wanting to buy more
equipment
> to do onsite, but I'm thinking isn't there some safe offsite way to
FTP (or
> something) large amounts of data (some of which is sensitive - we
wind up
> with some personal info that needs to be protected)?  Some of it
would need
> frequent access, but a lot of it would just be for contractual data
> retention (in over 24 years doing this kind of work, only 3 times
have I had
> to go back, but you definitely need to be able to do it when the OIG
comes
> after one of your clients and you "touched" the data).
>
> Sue
>
> Habanero, Inc.
> A NYS Certified WBE
> (631) 244-5661
> www.HabaneroInc.com




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