Specialized Services

Specialized Services and Info

IT-Related Sites
  • AECTech India ** – Offers offshore software development and outsourcing solutions.
  • CIO.com calls itself “the leading resource for Information Executives.” It’s loaded with searchable articles on IT management issues and more.
  • Cisco Certification Training at Gates Training**-
  • Computer Technical Tutorials & More ** — “A Premier Technical Information Directory” — IT Management and PM sections included
  • Create Online Training & eCourses ** — “…how to create an online training e-learning system.”
  • Cyberoam Comprehensive Network Security ** – Cyberoam’s advanced intrusion detection and prevention system provides comprehensive security, cutting down false positives drastically with its real threat value reckoner.
  • Digital Image Recovery Software ** — Joesoft provides software downloads for digital image recovery.
  • Gantthead.com ** — [FREE ] An online community and lots of resources for IT project managers.
  • FREE newsletter at Methods & Tools ** “the free PDF and HTML e-newsletter for software engineering and application development professionals.”
  • Network Security Appliance ** – “Cyberoam’s user identity-based bandwidth management prevents bandwidth abuse and pipeline choking through bandwidth control and scheduling and offers committed, burstable bandwidth.”
  • FREE stuff… Phil Wolf’s PM Tools and Templates ** An IT PM expert, Phil Wolf shares some PM tools and templates.
  • StartWright ** — [FREE ] “For the IT “road warrior” project manager working with virtual teams.”
  • Software Dioxide ** — [FREE ] “a global portal that helps Software Engineering and Management Professionals build software cheaper, better and faster.”
  • Security Forums – ** “Your Windows Security discussion boards and forums from SecurityForumz.”
  • ScheduleReview.com: ** Their specialists can review and optimize your IT project schedules.
  • Teksavers.com – ** “Buy Sell New Used Cisco Routers, Switches, Memory at up to 90% off list.”
  • Websolutions – ** Based in India, our software engineers and programmers combine over 29000 hours of software designing and development skills in Web Programming Languages, Databases, Application Programming Languages, Servers.
Communities
  • About.com’s Internet Conferencing Site:** All kinds of information and resources related to using the internet for conducting meetings.
  • Corped — An online discussion list focusing on all aspects of corporate education, training, and development including hard and soft skills, corporate-college partnerships, and delivery methods including virtual learning.
  • HR NET — An international list server [online discussion group] dedicated to the exchange of ideas between Human Resource professionals
  • [FREE ] PM-Talk Discussion List – Archives - Archived messages (searchable questions & answers & more) as posted by PM-Talk subscribers.
  • TRDEV — An online discussion group devoted to training and development issues.
  • VE-Forum.org** “…the open forum for all who are active or interested in the field of networks and virtual organizations.”
PM Training & Education

Miscellaneous Stuff… Tangentially Supports PM!

  • FREE white papers, webinars, & more from Customer Service Training & Partner Training – ** “Talent management system and learning management system (LMS) are the backbone for administering the customer service training & partner training process. Download free articles, white papers and case studies.”
  • FREE audio from MTD Sales Training – ** “MTD specialise in Business to Business, Business to Customer, Telephone & Retail Sales Training.”
  • FREE web polls & more from Surveyo Web Survey Software ** – (customer and employee satisfaction surveys) Surveyo™ is an intuitive and powerful web survey software that simplifies and enhances the entire surveying and feedback process.
  • The Burke Group [TBG] – ** “…the nation’s largest full service management consulting firm specializing in labor relations. We provide comprehensive guidance and training to all levels of Management leadership in the Americas and Europe.”
  • Conference Group Web and Audio Conferencing ** – The Conference Group offers a full range of web and audio conferencing services. With a variety of options available, you’ll find a service that suits your every conferencing need.
  • CRM Experts – ** “We are CRM [Customer Relationship Mgt.] Experts that bring to you award winning desktop & wireless CRM software solutions for your business.”
  • EasyRules Suite – ** “The EasyRules Suite is the only Common Off The Shelf product that fully designed and developed to support the law & regulation inspection, -preserving and -compliance processes.”
  • Employer’s Choice Online – ** “EmployersChoiceOnline.com is a global provider of employment background screening and drug testing services.
  • Meeting Expectations – ** “Meeting Expectations is recognized as a premier global provider of conference management and association management services with on-line registration (conference venues, conference planning & good meeting venues).
  • Jinze Consulting – ** “…maintains a nationwide network of offices providing specialized communication, investigation and stewardship services in all major cities of China.”
  • PCB Circuit, Printed Circuit Board Fabrication, PCB Design Software
  • Ron Tillotson’s List of Training, Performance Improvement, HR, and OD web sites. [not recently updated; may have bad links]
  • Ball Bearings, Linear Bearings, and Bearing Resources ** – Ball Bearings – Machine Design offers engineers detailed information they need for all types of Bearings.
  • Pressure Switch, Rotary Switch, & Micro Switch Information** – Machine Design offers engineers information they need for all types of switches.

** Presented for your information only. While they look promising, I haven’t enough experience using them to endorse them. Check them out for yourself! — M. Greer

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