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Perth, Western Australia (PRWEB) January 07, 2015

Anahata Technologies Pty Ltd was established 4 years ago in Western Australia as privately owned software developed company. It focuses on the analysis, improvement and implementation of efficient tailor-made applications.

The Aged Care Industry has evolved over time. However, persistent challenges of management and administration in care services have been hampered by the lack of a consistently organized approach. Despite there being software available for this sector, the apps are expensive and often unreliable. The small and medium scale businesses cannot afford to invest in software that is priced out of their reach. However, Anahata has ventured into the market to offer affordable and customized ICT solutions that ensure proper management and control within the targeted institutions. The apps are reliable and durable.

Anahata employs a versatile approach in rendering services to its customers. The software supplied is of the highest quality and consists of flexible processes and tools that incorporate customer input during development. This allows for the full customization in order to cater for the needs and requirements of customers.

The firm also delivers cross-platform ICT solutions developed with open source technology. Open standards are thus adhered to making the apps stable, secure and compatible. The customers benefit from a significant reduction in upfront and ongoing licensing fees.

For additional details, visit the company website at http://www.anahata-it.com.au

About Anahata Technologies Pty Ltd

Founded in Perth, Western Australia in 2010 by Pablo Rodriguez Pina, Anahata Technologies Pty Ltd is an Australian privately owned software development company specializing in the analysis, design, implementation and support of cost-effective, custom built software applications.

Anahatas preferred delivery approach is an iterative, agile, customer centric software development process where business analysts and developers work with the customers to gather requirements and an understanding of the current business processes, and to design and deliver a software solution that not only meets the businesss needs, but also is desgiend to improve business productivity.

During development, a continuous integration process allows customers to test the application regularly as it is being built. Upon implementation, customers staff are trained on the usage of the new system.

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Restaurant patios are no longer a refuge for smokers in New Westminster after a new bylaw took effect New Years Day.

The bylaw is the result of Fraser Health asking municipalities to beef up their regulations. It prohibits smoking within 7.5 metres of doors, windows and air intakes of public and workplace buildings; restaurant and pub patios; and within 15 metres of outdoor sports facilities, playgrounds, off-leash parks and picnic areas within city parks. Building owners and businesses are required to put up signs to make smokers aware of the new regulations.

But dont look for the heavy hand of big brother to come down hard. At least not initially.

The new regulations bring New Westminster in line with many municipalities in Metro Vancouver although the bylaws between cities arent always identical.

Fraser Health spokesman Ken Donohue said the first step in enforcing the new regulations will be education.

Weve found thats the best approach, said Donohue.

He added the regional health authoritys environmental health officers will work in collaboration with city bylaw enforcement officials. If a ticket needs to be issued it will be done by the city, he said.

Donohue admitted enforcing the regulations will be a challenge, even for the health authority since many hospital workers and patients are frequently seen smoking just outside of hospital entrances.

Thats the challenge with a lot of these smoking bylaws, said Donohue. Even where our offices are located in Central City (in Surrey) youre not supposed to smoke, there are signs all over the place. Youve always got people who will light up by the door Its a huge issue and its not an easy one to stamp out and its definitely there.

Although the Paddlewheeler Pub at the River Market had a popular patio for smokers, an employee said the new regulations wont likely affect their business. Brooke Mitchell said the smokers will likely still patronize the restaurant and just adjust where they go to smoke. She pointed out since no one else is allowed to have a smoking patio they wont have any other place to go.

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FITCHBURG -- Unitil Corp., the electricity and natural-gas provider for Fitchburg, Lunenburg, Townsend and Ashby, reports that energy usage is highest during this time of year, due to a combination of the cold weather, holiday events and get-togethers and, in some households, elaborate holiday displays.

Derek Kimball, manager of residential services of Unitil, said with the shorter days, people also end up using lights more, and that's a good place to start when trying to lower energy usage.

"Look at the types of fixtures you have and how often they are on," Kimball said.

He said it's a good idea to replace older incandescent lights with newer CFL bulbs, in general, and the rule is especially true for lights that will be on for three or more hours a day.

Kimball also said to check insulation levels connecting to the attic and basement, as they are common places where heat is lost. He said when people run wires or plumbing fixtures through different levels, they often create new air-leak spots that need to be plugged with foam insulation.

On the stove, Kimball said to match the pan size to the element size to prevent waste. For example, a 6-inch pan on an 8-inch burner will waste more than 40 percent of the heat produced by the burner. He also recommended using smaller pots and pans when possible.

"If you're cooking two eggs, you don't need a big frying pan for that," he said.

Also, keep the stove top clean and shiny, particularly the replaceable burner pans.

Don't run dishwashers until they are full, and then select the shortest cycle that will adequately clean the dishes. If the dishwasher model allows it, users can also save power by shutting it down before the drying cycle and keeping the dishwasher door ajar instead.

Set the refrigerator dial to 36 to 40 degrees and the freezer to zero to 5 degrees. Look to see if the refrigerator has an energy saver switch, and if so, activate it. Defrosting is also recommended before ice gets to be a quarter-inch thick, because the appliance will have to work harder through the ice.

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If they're correct, 2015 could bring better business outcomes, billions in renegotiation, the end of the RFP, and cloud robots.

This year brought the IT outsourcing industry an increase in hybrid offshoring, a greater focus on in-house service integration, a new lower-cost consulting model, smaller deals, and bigger governance requirements.

CIO.com again asked outsourcing observers to peer into their crystal balls. And if they're right, 2015 could be the year IT outsourcing gets business-focused, customers embrace standardization, sourcing decisions become fact-based, and the age-old RFP process gets some real competition.

1. Outcomes Become the Name of the Game

The new year should see an increase in market facing process solution -- marketing, campaign management, inside sales--that enable providers to align their compensation and incentives with the buyer's intended business outcomes, says Marc Tanowitz, partner with outsourcing consultancy Pace Harmon. "These solutions will incorporate increased use of cloud-based technologies to allow providers to compete and differentiate based on their unique offerings and will allow buyers to partner with outsourced providers to transform the way they engage with their customers," Tanowitz adds.

Meanwhile, says Susan Danino, partner with outsourcing consultancy Information Services Group, "outcome-based pricing is evolving as a true answer to solving some challenges of upfront one time investment costs when it comes to contracting with a third party."

2. Dawn of the Cloud Robots

In 2015, autonomics and cloud technologies will meet, argues Jeff Augustin, managing director of outsourcing consultancy Alsbridge. "Smart robots will increasingly operate in the cloud, and we'll see a 'labor-as-a-service' approach emerge as clients and providers find that intelligent tools and virtual agents can be easily and flexibly hosted on cloud platforms," Augustin says. "This will build even more momentum and interest in autonomics."

3. Customers Embrace Standardization

Cloud, utility computing, and virtualization will converge in 2015, and everything will start to look the same in 2015, says Joshua B. Konvisser, partner with law firm Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman. "As the industry becomes more and more comfortable working with the cloud, the industry is becoming even more comfortable with the benefits of standardization -- increased efficiency, virtualization, reduced support costs, for example, Konvisser says. "Thus, even in bespoke outsourcing arrangements, there may well be more similarity than difference, both within a single company's formerly complicated IT environment, and across companies -- both client and provider. The cloud, utility computing, and virtualization are converging to create this new operating model that will become the new paradigm for IT outsourcing.

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North Las Vegas, NV (KTNV) -- When it comes to home repairs, some jobs require a professional. But it's important to do some research, before handing your hard-earned money to just anyone.

"I trusted him. You know," said Jim Duckett.

He's disappointed with the progress of his latest home improvement project. He was expecting to see granite countertops and refurbished cabinets by now.

"I went on Craigslist, I found the guy, he came over, measured all my countertops," said Jim.

But two months after hiring a handyman, the kitchen makeover is clearly a work in progress. Jim said the guy he hired isn't a licensed contractor and admits, that was his first mistake. The second, was paying this handyman upfront.

"We went to the bank, I got him $1,200," said Jim.

Jim hasn't seen the guy since then. Along with his money, the handyman disappeared with all his kitchen cabinet doors, which he was supposed to refinish.

"But he's never come back, and he doesn't answer our text messages," said Jim.

So Jim reached out to Contact 13. With only a phone number for this handyman, we tried calling, but only got his voicemail. We left several messages explaining the situation, but we never heard back from anyone.

The sad part is, Jim could have avoided this entire headache. All he had to do was call the Nevada State Contractors Board. It's a free service that provides all the information you need, in order to hire a legitimate professional. If there's a conflict, they'll look into it.

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The first thing you should do is climb a hill. In the town centre, an ancient hidden alley called ruelle Csar winds up behind old houses to emerge on a summit where you can look down on the old rooftops of Mons. This picturesque southern Belgian town has a population of just 93,000, but numbers are boosted in term time by students attending Mons university and the music conservatory.

Its easy to forget that Mons was once a mining town, because its now more like Silicon Hill. Internet search giant Google has built a huge data centre outside the town, creating a digital community among the abandoned pits. The locals have responded in their own way by creating mock Google street views of Mons, including one with two people paddling canoes down a Mons street pursued by police officers (launches 24 January at mons2015.eu/en/mons-street-review).

Mons locals are renowned for fighting a green dragon called Doudou. This strange ceremony, known as the Ducasse de Mons, has medieval origins and is held every year on the first Sunday after Pentecost (thats 31 May this year) on the main square. It involves men dressed in green leaves, a swinging dragons tail and a man representing Saint George, who kills Doudou with a single pistol shot.

The most stylish of recent European leaders comes from Mons. Local mayor Elio di Rupo became prime minister of Belgium on 6 December 2011 after the countrys record-breaking 541 days without a government. He transformed grey Belgian politics with his Italian charm, smart red bow tie and fondness for posing in swimming trunks. Now he is back running Mons.

The most impressive new work of modern art is a sprawling wooden structure in rue de Nimy, installed on 6 December by Arne Quinze. Called The Passenger, it hovers above a busy shopping street with blood-red struts brushing against the law courts. The street had to be closed off when the installation partly collapsed on 24 December, but the damaged parts have now been repaired.

Its hard to pick the strangest Mons event of 2015. Theres an opening ceremony on 24 January involving dancing robots, eight Finnish hot tubs, a re-enactment of the Woodstock festival and 18,000 people dressed in shiny aluminium ponchos (free, more details at mons2015.eu). But the organisers hope to hit another high in February when they reconstruct a traditional London working mens club inside an old school building named La Maison Folie. The aim of the four-day event (19-22 February) is to spice up Mons with a mix of British eccentricity and cutting-edge culture.

The organisers of Mons 2015 want you to get lost and discover unexpected places, so it is worth exploring the towns steep cobbled lanes, hidden gardens and secret courtyards. Along the way, you will come across art installations, pop-up bars, street art and a poetry installation on buildings stretching for 10 kilometres called The Phrase.

The biggest event in Mons year as cultural capital is the Van Gogh exhibition. It will take place in the newly renovated BAM museum (25 January-17 May, timed ticket 15), but dont come expecting starry nights or yellow sunflowers. The focus is on the period Van Gogh spent as a preacher among the poor mining communities of the Borinage, just south of Mons, with many of van Goghs early drawings, copies of paintings by other artists, and letters written to his brother, Theo.

The weirdest museum in Mons is the Mundaneum. It contains the remains of a vast collection of newspapers, posters, catalogues and curiosities gathered in the early 20th century by the Belgian philanthropist Paul Otlet. For years it lay forgotten in a Brussels underground car park until it was snapped up by Mons, housed in an empty department store and rebranded as the worlds first internet.

The most inspiring art gallery is located in a restored 18th-century building that once belonged to a carriage maker. Yvonne Legrands LArt Recration gallery at 72 rue de Nimy (no website) displays contemporary glassware on battered tables, ancient cabinets and salvaged wooden posts.

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Aquarion Water Company is reminding customers of a chilling fact every winter, unsuspecting property owners experience catastrophic frozen pipe bursts. Unprotected pipes and water meters can freeze and expand within hours of the onset of frigid weather. Pipes running through uninsulated exterior walls or other unheated spaces usually are at the highest risk, although pipes in heated rooms can freeze if exposed to cold drafts. Frozen pipes can burst resulting in thousands of dollars in damage for remodeling, mold remediation, emergency substitute housing costs, as well as the loss of irreplaceable belongings. To help customers avoid these problems, Aquarions website aquarionwater.com is featuring tips on preventing frozen pipes and meters.

It doesnt take much. Even a tiny split in a pipe can spew hundreds of gallons of water into your home or business in one day, said Donna Parlatore, Director of Utility Operations for Aquarion Water Company. We strongly encourage property owners to review and utilize the frozen pipe and meter prevention tips on our website to prevent this from happening to them.

Keeping cold temperatures away from pipes and water meters with insulation is far easier and less expensive than replacing pipes that freeze and burst. Aquarions website offers information on what property owners can do before freezing weather, signs of a possible frozen pipe or meter, and steps to take in the event of a frozen or damaged water pipe or meter. Some actions customers can take to prevent frozen pipes include:

Letting a faucet fed by pipes exposed to the cold drip to prevent the water inside from freezing.

Never completely shutting off the heat in a building unless all the pipes and toilets are drained first.

Keeping the doors to rooms where the pipes and water meter are located, including sink cabinets, open so warm air can keep temperatures above freezing.

Eliminating cold drafts near water pipes (and, if indoors, the water meter) by filling cracks in walls and around windows, replacing broken glass, and installing storm windows on basement windows.

It is the responsibility of property owners to keep pipes and water meters from freezing and making appropriate service calls. If a meter freezes, Aquarion will send a service technician to replace it, but the company will not thaw frozen pipes or repair burst ones.

Parlatore also stressed that anyone trying to thaw a pipe on their own should never use a torch or open flame. We would recommend contacting a licensed plumber.

More information and tips on preventing and dealing with frozen water pipes and meters can be found on Aquarions website, http://www.aquarionwater.com.

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