College students get ever more self-aware by Diana Zotescu

Recent study showed a shift of mentality in the American college students. It seems that newer generations grow more likely to be self-absorbed, attention-seeking and power-hungry than older ones. The study based on a set of statements such as "If I ruled the world, it would be a better place” that need to be answered was not accepted by an academic journal, situation that questions very much the credibility of the research. The results of the survey are however understandable in world dominated by the impact of image and form over content. It is all about self-promoting and PR two domains in which self-awareness help very much.

The Foundry School, which I am currently attending, offers training courses for PR practitioners, translators and computer engineers. It is a training, research and development center working on behalf of SigEx Inc. The revolutionary platform it uses for communication is based on the SuperPBX concept. The Foundry and Sigex Inc., are the creation of CEO Chris Cantell and COO Frederic Artru - two professionals in their field of activity. In case you are interested joining our team please send your CV to recruiter@cantellcommunications.com.

Diana Zotescu, student at SigEx Foundry ( http://sigexfoundry.info )
"Public Relations & Advertisement" project of The Foundry School ( http://thefoundryschoo.tv)

Apple TV media hub delayed until mid-March by Diana Zotescu

Apple playes middleground with the release of its Apple TV wireless media hub postponing it to March 20th. This comes after Apple officials denied early this month having any trouble with the release schedule planned for February 28th. The burning problem is with the customers that forepayed the Apple TV in hope that they will receive it by March 5th. In regard to this problem Apple spokeswoman Lynn Fox announced today that « Wrapping up Apple TV is taking a few weeks longer than we projected, and we now expect to begin shipments mid-March”. The Apple TV is designed for streaming digital movies, music and photos from computers running iTunes to high-definition TV sets.

For more on the topic you can check some information on the SuperPBX platform, capable of controlling multi-transport, multi-protocol, multi-channel communications over an open pipe network, and maintaining high-bandwidth utilization. Users now have access to enhanced services, both secure and universal, available anywhere at any time, from any device. Please visit our site at http://thefoundryschoo.tv.

Diana Zotescu, student at SigEx Foundry ( http://sigexfoundry.info )
"Public Relations & Advertisement" project of The Foundry School ( http://thefoundryschoo.tv)

Your e-mail safe again on MySpace ! by Diana Zotescu

A little regulated domain such as the Internet allows many frauds to express their creativity when it comes to making money. This was the case with two New York youngsters Shaun Harrison and Saverio Mondelli who developed a ‘tracking software’, allowing anyone who purchased their US $29.95 software to track the email and IP addresses of MySpace users, opening them up to spam, hack attacks and unwanted attention. A less intelligent move was trying to extort a $150 000 consulting fee from MySpace officials who instead of paying the money announced the Secret Services. Shaun Harrison and Saverio Mondelli ave to pay $13,500 to MySpace in restitution, perform 160 hours of community service, never use MySpace in any form again and will have to submit to computer searches whenever demanded, with any form of violation likely to see them sent straight to prison. End of story.

Moving on to brighter things for social networking you can try ( http://myjumps.tv). It’s a cool place to post videoblogs, have videconferences, use the mail and SMS services and make up your own virtual social network. The Foundry is a training, research and development center working on behalf of SigEx Inc. The revolutionary platform it uses for communication is based on the SuperPBX concept. The Foundry and Sigex Inc., are the creation of CEO Chris Cantell and COO Frederic Artru - two professionals in their field of activity.


Diana Zotescu, student at SigEx Foundry ( http://sigexfoundry.info )
"Public Relations & Advertisement" project of The Foundry School ( http://thefoundryschoo.tv)

Public Relations, Oil and Politics by Diana Zotescu

What do Public Relations, Oil and Politics have in common? Some would say nothing. Everything I dare say. For example the decision of the world powers to work on a tougher UN resolution affecting Iran’s nuclear plants led to an increase in oil prices above 61 dollars a barrel. If we add the bad weather from North Sea and the tightening of supplies we can foresee that the oil prices are going to go up in the next weeks. Wrap it up in a nice press release and it will make a clear economic impact on the world’s oil markets.

The keywords in this logical statement are in my opinion Public Relations for PR gets the news to the ear of the people who will later make the business decision. And the best thing about PR is that almost everybody can do it. The Foundry School which i am currently attending offers training courses for PR practitioners, translators and computer engineers. It is a training, research and development center working on behalf of SigEx Inc. The revolutionary platform it uses for communication is based on the SuperPBX concept. The Foundry and Sigex Inc., are the creation of CEO Chris Cantell and COO Frederic Artru - two professionals in their field of activity. In case you are interested joining our team please send your CV to recruiter@cantellcommunications.com.

Diana Zotescu, student at SigEx Foundry ( http://sigexfoundry.info )
"Public Relations & Advertisement" project of The Foundry School ( http://thefoundryschoo.tv)

How to use Internet for Public Relations

Latest surveys show that people become more and more addicted to the Internet services of news providing. For example viewing video on the Web is not just the purview of the youngest demographics. Though males 18-24 are the most frequent viewers (35% view online video at least once a day), the 35-44 and 45-54 age segments are equally likely to view online content. This opens new doors for the PR business since news displayed on the Internet receive comments and feedback long after being posted. The Internet extends the life of a story months and months after being published. “People are increasingly getting their news from the Web,” Los Angeles Associated Press Editor Danny Pollock told a recent Public Relations Society of America roundtable. So the Internet is the now fashion of PR a business opportunity nobody should miss.

The Foundry School, which I am currently attending, offers training courses for PR practitioners, translators and computer engineers. It is a training, research and development center working on behalf of SigEx Inc. The revolutionary platform it uses for communication is based on the SuperPBX concept. The Foundry and Sigex Inc. are the creation of CEO Chris Cantell and COO Frederic Artru - two professionals in their field of activity. In case you are interested joining our team please send your CV to recruiter@cantellcommunications.com.

Diana Zotescu, student at SigEx Foundry ( http://sigexfoundry.info )
"Public Relations & Advertisement" project of The Foundry School ( http://thefoundryschoo.tv)

New games from Nokia

Keen on phone games? I guess we all like to button our phone while waiting for our friends to come…Getting back on the subject Nokia announced today that they will carry out a pilot of Nokia"s new N-Gage mobile gaming service. The pilot will start in February 2007 and run until mid 2007.

"The core of the Nokia games strategy is to make it easy for people to find, buy and play great quality mobile games and we’re excited to expand our relationship with Elisa to help make this possible," said Jaakko Kaidesoja, Director, Games, Multimedia, Nokia. "This pilot will help us further refine the N-Gage experience for our commercial launch later this year." A couple more details on Elisa – Elisa is a leading Finnish communications and ICT solutions company offering a comprehensive range of communications services, including voice and data services, connections to the internet, customized ICT solutions and network operator services.

For more on communication services you can also check our site ( http://myjumps.tv). It’s a cool place to post videoblogs, have videconferences, use the mail and SMS services and make up your own virtual social network. The Foundry is a training, research and development center working on behalf of SigEx Inc. The revolutionary platform it uses for communication is based on the SuperPBX concept. The Foundry and Sigex Inc., are the creation of CEO Chris Cantell and COO Frederic Artru - two professionals in their field of activity. For more information please visit our website http://thefoundryschool.tv


Diana Zotescu, student at SigEx Foundry ( http://sigexfoundry.info )
"Public Relations & Advertisement" project of The Foundry School ( http://thefoundryschoo.tv)

Quigo technologies take away Google customers

So I guess we all know the story of David and Goliath don’t we? It seemed liked history repeated itself when Quigo Technologies started to attract the disappointed customers of Google and Yahoo. What does Quigo have to offer that no one else does? Transparency and control of contextual ads. The story goes like this – you want to advertise on Google or Yahoo, you go ahead and buy some advertisement space and keywords yet you don’t know where your ad will show up …will it be a high ranked site? Will you get a third hand site? The testimonial of Jason Klein co-chief executive of Special Ops Media, an interactive ad agency, says it all.
“Because traditional networks are blind, I’ve always assumed that many of the places where your ads come up are on B- and C-level sites,” Mr. Klein said. “With Quigo, you know it’s on ESPN.com, not Joe Schmo’s sports blog. It’s a premium site, and you’re willing to spend more money.” PR is a tough business I dare say. If you are interested in developing more on your PR skills try The Foundry School program.

The Foundry is a training, research and development center working on behalf of SigEx Inc. The revolutionary platform it uses for communication is based on the SuperPBX concept. The Foundry and Sigex Inc., are the creation of CEO Chris Cantell and COO Frederic Artru - two professionals in their field of activity. For more information please visit our website http://thefoundryschool.tv

Diana Zotescu, student at SigEx Foundry http://sigexfoundry.info
"Public Relations & Advertisement" project of The Foundry School ( http://thefoundryschoo.tv
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Join the Enhanced Communications industry

There are three paths to become a part of this exciting new industry, Enhanced Communication. First and foremost is the -Foundry. The -Foundry serves as a facility for training in order to develop regional talent. This talent may enter a Foundry or aid in the development of the regional m-Foundry into a Foundry itself. Also the m-Foundry will act as a liaison between corporate clients, current executives, and graduates as well as the Foundry in Pau, France. -Foundry are located in Belfast, Cambridge, Munich, Yverdon-Les-Bains, Paris, and Sophia-Antipolis. The second is to be accepted into the Foundry itself. This is a special honor reserved for the best of the best. The Foundry, an advanced training facility, will develop retraining programs, promote technology research, and launch new ventures as a part of a major job creation initiative. The Foundry is located Pau, France. The third and final way to become a part of the Enhanced Communications industry is to assist in the Foundry and -Foundry(s) in a number of roles. These will be critical site sustainability roles that will be vital to the success of the Foundry and -Foundry(s). To find out more, please visit http://thefoundryschool.tv

By Diana Zotescu

The Foundry is a revolutionary training, research and development center working on behalf of SigEx Inc. The revolutionary platform it uses for communication is based on the SuperPBX concept. The Foundry and Sigex Inc., are the creation of CEO Chris Cantell and COO Frederic Artru two professionals in their field of activity. For more information please visit our website thefoundryschool.tv.

Our Favorite SigEx Foundry blogs by Silvia Baldin

Here is a list of our top ten blog sites. They all relate to SigEx Ventures, the Foundry School and the founders Chris Cantell and Frederic Artru. We invite you to visit them as well for news on other Sigex Ventures companies and SigEx Foundry projects.

1. http://frederic-artru.blogspot.com
2. http://sigexventures-sigexfoundry.blogspot.com
3. http://sigexventureseurofund.blogspot.com
4. http://silviasigexfoundry.blogspot.com
5. http://diana-sigex.livejournal.com
6. http://sigexventures-avenirdesmedias.blogspot.com
7. http://sigexventures-futureofmedia.blogspot.com
8. http://sigexventures-beapartofit.blogspot.com
9. http://sigexventures-nanodata.blogspot.com
10. http://sigextogo.blogspot.com

by Silvia Baldin

Our Favorite SigEx Foundry blogs by Silvia Baldin

Here is a list of our top ten blog sites. They all relate to SigEx Ventures, the Foundry School and the founders Chris Cantell and Frederic Artru. We invite you to visit them as well for news on other Sigex Ventures companies and SigEx Foundry projects.

1. http://frederic-artru.blogspot.com
2. http://sigexventures-sigexfoundry.blogspot.com
3. http://sigexventureseurofund.blogspot.com
4. http://silviasigexfoundry.blogspot.com
5. http://diana-sigex.livejournal.com
6. http://sigexventures-avenirdesmedias.blogspot.com
7. http://sigexventures-futureofmedia.blogspot.com
8. http://sigexventures-beapartofit.blogspot.com
9. http://sigexventures-nanodata.blogspot.com
10. http://sigextogo.blogspot.com

by Silvia Baldin

Additional roles on display. From TechSource International by Silvia Baldin

TechSource has multiple companies under contract and can hire or lease your personnel, process payroll around the world, deliver timesheets, create invoices, handle payables and receivables and general ledger.

Moreover, it makes a practice out of agency auditing and reviewAlong with standard month-end reports, we deliver month end ROI analysis reports monitoring the success of your communications campaigns, such as the equivalent advertising value for your public relations program. We can also manage the review process and handle the work while you look for a new agency. Visit us on http://thefoundryschool.tv/

TechSource International – your technology provider by Silvia Baldin

When it comes to web design, maintenance and hosting services, TechSource International is the thing you are looking for.In this new century, almost any company of size needs to have a web site. We have a cutting edge team of over 40 highly trained creative and certified computer technicians based in the US as well as in Southest Asia. This benefits clients in that the team virtually works around the clock, as the US team hands off to the Asian team and work continues while you sleep. This enables jobs to come in on-budget and on-time. Their expertise is in the latest versions of Flash, Cold Fusion, ASP, Java, SQL, C , HTML and more. For those companies considering their first website or for established companies ready to update an older, less robust system, we offer a unique resource to make your site a WOW!

SigEx Ventures - SigEx ToGo by Diana Zotescu

Regarder la télévision et des vidéos sur Internet ont toujours été des activités séparées se déroulant dans des pièces différentes et sur des appareils incompatibles. Aujourd'hui, la frontière entre ces deux activités se dissipe et il devient de plus en plus dure de distinguer les deux.

Les dernières activités de SigEx Telecom ont consisté à intégrer la diffusion TV et les services avancés de téléphonie, vidéoconférence, mails vidéos innovants, blogs audio et autres services de télédiffusion. SigEx ToGo est la nouvelle société de SigEx Ventures Euro Fund qui sera lancée officiellement début 2007 pour faciliter l'enregistrement de nos émissions TV préférées. SigEx ToGo prévoit d'annoncer de nouvelles fonctionalités destinées à étendre le spectre de services télécom offerts aux utilisateurs de SigEx Telecom sur leurs portables, TV câblée et Internet. Ces nouveaux services incluent la possibilité de créer une chaîne TV privée qui diffuse automatiquement sur Internet, télévision et téléphones portables les vidéos de Noël ou autres films et musiques achetés en ligne à destination d'un nombre limité d'amis ou parents, membres de SigEx ToGo ! SigEx ToGo est un pas supplémentaire vers le mariage entre la télévision et le téléphone initié par SigEx Telecom.

L'intention de SigEx ToGo est de diffuser les programmes TV les plus populaires ainsi que les films familiaux. SigEx ToGo prévoit la commercialisation d'un produit qui jouera sur la TV de votre salon des films, émissions et des contenus achetés sur Internet ou téléchargé d'un portable avec caméra vidéo. Nos utilisateurs seront progressivement incapables de distinguer un film enregistré depuis un DVD ou venant d'Internet ou d'un téléphone portable.

Dans un premier temps, le contenu de SigEx ToGo sera disponible via les canaux TNT et câblés conventionnels. SigEx ToGo prévoit d'annoncer une nouvelle série de partenaires dont des chaînes de télévision, magazines et radios qui rendront disponibles leur contenu de divertissement ou d'information sur les produits SigEx ToGo. La plupart des services seront accessibles sur la base d'un abonnement mensuel avec l'achat de films se faisant via des magasins de téléchargement payant en-ligne. A chaque fois qu'un abonné ajoutera une vidéo ou un film à une chaîne privée, celle-ci sera diffusée gratuitement à la familles et aux amis.

Les recherches marketing de SigEx ToGo montrent une forte tendance des utilisateurs à vouloir avoir accès aux services de SigEx Telecom allant du partage de films personnels et d’appels téléphoniques à des modes de présence vidéo constante "view only" !

A propos de La Foundry
La Foundry est un centre de formation, de recherche et de développement révolutionnaire qui utilise des méthodologies et des techniques de management éprouvées pour créer des entreprises florissantes basées sur des innovations en technologies avancées. La Foundry est beaucoup plus qu’un groupe de réflexion où de grandes idées sont testées et débattues. Elle fournit la structure et l'aide nécessaires pour aider les projets-sociétés à assurer le recrutement et la formation du personnel, l’obtention de financements, de bourses de recherche et de brevets, ainsi que les prestations de services et de support.
La Foundry apporte des projets pré-financés de grande envergure tirant parti des années d'expérience des fondateurs, entrepreneurs récidivistes au niveau mondial. Christopher Cantell, CEO, et Frédéric Artru, Président & COO, proposent des alternatives pratiques pour tous ceux qui veulent sérieusement se lancer dans une nouvelle carrière dans les télécommunications Etendues et participer à la renaissance de l'industrie des télécommunications. La Foundry a comme mission de développer et lancer avec succés des sociétés de technologies avancées tout en laissant assez d'initiative pour permettre l'innovation et assez de structure pour contrôler les risques. Pour de plus amples informations : http://www.sigex.com/pdf/EU_Foundry.pdf

A propos des fondateurs
Christopher M. Cantell et Frédéric Artru ont prouvé au cours de leurs carrières leur capacité à recruter des talents, des technologies et du capital autour d’idées fortes. Ils ont également prouvé leur volonté de s’adapter aux conditions environnantes et surtout leur capacité à réussir. Chris et Frédéric ont démontré et mis en application leurs expertises dans des domaines technologiques, marketing et financiers. Leurs diverses expériences leur ont permis de tester, développer et évaluer les différentes techniques et modèles de la Foundry avec succès. Pour de plus amples informations : http://www.sigex.com/pdf/FR_Fondateurs.pdf

By Diana Zatescu