Sikandar Naqi Joins Zong

Sikandar Naqi, the Senior Executive Vice President – Corporate Development, PTCL, has joined Zong, we have confirmed with sources who are directly aware of this development.
Mr. Sikndar Naqi is reportedly not given any portfolio at Zong for now. Currently his position at company is said to be an advisor to CEO, which we anticipate to change soon.
This hints that Zong is likely to see more shifts in its management line in coming days.
Sikandar Naqi previously worked with CMPak when it had acquired Paktel from Millicom of Luxemburg.
Mr. Naqi is said to be the man behind the unveiling of CMPak and various other early initiatives taken by the company then.
Sikandar Naqi, before joining CMPak, had worked for InstaPhone as executive director.
He was recently the SEVP for Corporate Development at PTCL and was responsible for key functions at the company.
In a related news, Director Sales at Zong has reportedly resigned from his position.

China Controversially Bans Internet Anonymity Threatening Privacy

Chinese are controversial in so many ways. China comes under harsh criticism from freedom activists every time it does anything against its netizens. This time, Chinese government hasbanned internet anonymity for internet users forever. Although most users do use their real names while engaging in any online activity, from their profiles to commenting on a blog, but some users do prefer to remain unnamed. It protects their privacy and keeps them away from trouble that might ensue from their words.China recently passed a law which necessitates citizens to identify themselves online when signing up for the internet and other telecommunications services. Chinese citizens have to disclose full names when ordering landlines, mobile phones, and internet connections. This means that those netizens who have created their online accounts with pen-names will now have to let go of their nicknames and start, for example, tweeting and blogging under their real names.

The government print mouthpiece, People’s Daily, justified the act by saying that “absolute freedom of the network does not exist… the virtual society and social reality are inseparable”. Most people would like to make-belief and want virtual world to be different than social reality and most do use internet in that way. It is an escape for most netizens and they prefer anonymity than being revealed.

In a way, it would be taking virtual existence into real social life when people talk about what they have said online, whilst what they have said online, should be read online, rather than talked about in a face-to-face conversation. It beats the purpose of writing a blog post, when you can give a talk instead. For a lot of people, there are no forums to talk on and this is true for the Chinese who like to vent their true feelings about their government.

How to Download Youtube Videos on Mac in Single Click!

Video sharing websites seldom allow you to directly download their videos so you must watch them online. Such behavior may successfully protect the websites’ copyright but also brings users a lot of trouble: you cannot save the videos on the computer to watch them later anywhere without Internet connection.

There are already a lot of online video downloaders for Windows. But how to download Youtube videos on Mac? iTube Studio by iSkysoft will help you to Download Youtube Videos on Mac in Single Click!

Easiest Way To Download Youtube Videos on Mac

Step 1:

First of all, you should visit the official website of  iTube Studio to download a full installation package. It is perfectly compatible with Mac OS X.

Step 2:

Launch your Safari after the installation and open the webpage containing the videos you want to download.

Move your mouse on to the video (no matter it is playing or paused) and you will see a floating download button. Just click it. You can download several videos at the same time but this will lag the speed.

* If you have other browsers (Firefox or Chrome), iTube Studio may ask you to install a plugin on them. Otherwise you cannot download videos in such browsers normally.

Step 3:

Now, your download queue is shown in the software. You can see the download progress, video size, and time remaining on each task and pause or delete any of them.

All the video are ready to be played immediately when the download is finished. The only thing you should do is to wait!

• You can also drag the video link to the icon of iTube Studio on the dock or paste it in the software to start downloading without opening the browser.
• Convert the videos you download into MP4 or iOS device format.
• This software works not only for YouTube but also for Vimeo, Metacafe and Break as well.

Important notices

• You will be given a trial to use iTube Studio for free. After the trial, the price is $29.
• This software may not work on Opera, Chrome or other browsers that are less popular.

LHC Issues Interim Order in Chairman PTA’s Appointment Case

A Lahore High Court Judge, Syed Mansoor Ali Shah, while hearing a Writ Petition that challenged the appointment of Chairman PTA, passed an interim order restraining PTA Chairman from discharging any function at PTA without the approval of two other members of the Authority.

Earlier in November, a petition filed by Khawaja Saad Saleem, challenging the appointment of Mr. Farooq Awan as Chairman PTA, was accepted by the high court for hearing.

The petitioner had plead that government did not fulfil the requirements for the appointment of chairman of PTA, as no ad was published in any publication for the mentioned post.

Petitioner further maintained that appointment of Farooq Awan as Chairman PTA seems on political basis, than of considering any merit. He requested Court to declare the appointment as null and void.

During today’s hearing, the judge issued orders restraining Chairman PTA from discharging any function in his office without the approval of two other members of the Authority.

There are certain powers at PTA which are taken by the Authority, i.e., majority of its three members and there are other administrative and operational powers that rest with the Chairman himself. LHC has restrained him to perform any function either of the Authority or at PTA till next hearing that is on 15 January 2013.

Teradata Conducts Workshop for Executives to Generate Practical Solutions

Teradata Corporation recently conducted a workshop for executives of major companies in the finance and corporate sector.
Stephen Brobst, chief technology officer, Teradata Corporation, conducted an engaging session on “Best Practices in Enterprise Information Management,” and on “The (R)evolution from Business Intelligence to Consumer Intelligence.” 
He said, “leading edge organizations are deploying consumer intelligence applications, putting further requirements on the data warehouse.” He further explained best practices architecture principles, which if employed, could drastically increase value of ownership in an organization’s information environment.
Other speakers at the full day seminar were Fawad Asrar Qureshi, technical marketing manager, Teradata, who gave an overview of  the technological ecosystem, and Najia Naqvi, industry consultant, Teradata, who shared the technology perspective on ”Integrated Marketing Management.” The workshop was well attended by executive experts. The interactive sessions assisted the participants in generating creative solutions to solve challenges faced within their companies.
Khuram Rahat, managing director Teradata Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh welcomed the participants and said “more and more business executives are focusing on how they can use information as a strategic competitive tool.”
Brobst specializes in the design and construction of data warehouse solutions. He has authored numerous books and articles related to advanced data management techniques. He has served as an advisor to the U. S. National Academy of Sciences in the area of information technology workforce development, and is currently a member of Barack Obama’s President’s Innovation and Technology Advisory Committee, a working group of the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology.

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