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IPO Result of City Development Bank CHECK ONLINE !

2010-03-27T20:58:00.000-07:00

IPO Result of City Development Bank CHECK ONLINE !
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IPO Issue: Surya Life Insurance

2010-02-23T04:12:00.000-08:00

Surya Life Insurance Ltd is issuing 1080000 units of share at face value of Rs. 100 from 2 to 5 March 2010 (2066 Falgun 18 to 21).
Click here for more details. (Courtesy:Nepalsharemarket.com)

IPO Issue: Prime Life Insurance

2010-02-23T04:05:00.000-08:00

Prime Life Insurance Ltd is issuing 1080000 units of share at face value of Rs. 100 from 9 to 12 March 2010 (2066 Falgun 25 to 28).

Click here for more details. (Courtesy:Nepalsharemarke.com)

Kneber botnet can steal your Facebook, banking logins

2010-02-18T23:39:00.000-08:00

Yet another way to rob you blind in cyberspace

Do you know what site you're on when you put in that username and password? Are you sure?
If someone breaks into your home and steals your stuff, there are ways to cover expenses until you recover. Cash advance loans come to mind. However, if your sensitive log-ons for E-mail, social networking and banking are compromised, lasting damage can be the result.

Guess what? We now have the devious Kneber botnet!
According to PC World, the Kneber botnet has already dug its claws into over 74,000 computers running Windows worldwide – including but not limited to corporate and government networks – and that number
will surely increase because Kneber is so hard to detect. Specifically, Kneber botnet is a ZeuS Trojan botnet that knows exactly what kind of juicy information to steal from your computer. Throw in a little Waledac Trojan to sweeten the deal and you have a nasty problem. Merck & Co, Cardinal Health, Paramount Pictures, Juniper Networks Inc. and others have been compromised, according to The Wall Street Journal.

Studying the area of impact
The U.S., Mexico, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Turkey have been hit the hardest by Kneber botnet so far, and the primary Windows OS version being hit is XP Pro, Service Pack 2. It has not been detected on a Windows 7 system as yet. If you frequent Facebook, Yahoo, hi5, metroflog, sonico or netlog, you should be concerned, but as reports have indicated, banking Web site data has also been targeted.

Beware the phishing lure
If you receive a suspicious E-mail with an attachment, don’t open it. If an E-mail or Facebook message is prompting you to visit a suspicious Web site, don’t fall for it. Either method could be used to upload malware to your system. The Kneber botnet can then do its work. The general rule users should follow is to be smart. Don’t enter your log-in credentials to just any Web site that asks for it. Be cautious, make sure your antivirus definitions are updated and ask a computer savvy friend or family member if you aren’t sure about whether a request for information is legitimate. Cash advance loans may replace stolen clothes, but they won’t make you feel and less cyber-violated.

Microsoft expands Outlook 2010 Social Connector to Facebook & MySpace

2010-02-17T23:52:00.000-08:00

Microsoft has announced that official connectors, built by MySpace and Facebook for Outlook Social Connector, will be available for download in the first of half of this year.

The software giant also announced the immediate availability of the LinkedIn Outlook Social Connector that was first demonstrated in November 2009. The download is now live and allows LinkedIn users to see their
LinkedIn contacts latest activity and also add new people to LinkedIn via the interface.
Outlook 2010 features a new Outlook Social Connector (OSC) straight into Outlook 2010. The connector provides a stream of content from SharePoint, Windows Live and other social networking sites. At the bottom of Outlook emails users will be provided with contacts latest social networking posts. The presence of social networking inside Office 2010 is part of a broad strategy that Microsoft is implementing across its products. The next version of Windows Live Messenger will also feature a social stream within the client, similar to the OSC. Windows Phone 7 series also includes a number of live feeds that include social networking features.
In January Microsoft announced Office 2010 pricing. The professional edition will retail for $499 boxed. Office 2010 will be released in at least five different flavours, including a free version that includes Microsoft Word and Excel, but comes with limited functionality and includes advertisements. The editions of Office 2010 will include Starter, Home and Student, Home and Business, Professional and Professional Academic.
Microsoft also revealed that customers who purchase Office 2007 between March 5, 2010 and September 30, 2010 will receive a free upgrade copy to Office 2010. Microsoft Office 2010 is expected to be generally available on June 15.

Nerude IPO Allotted on 14th Feb

2010-02-14T23:46:00.000-08:00

Nerude Laghubitta Bikash Bank Limited has allotted 60000 units of share on 14th February 2010 (2066 Falgun 2). Nerude had issued the initial public offering of 60000 units including 2400 units to its staffs at face value of Rs. 100 from 1 to 5 January 2010 (2066 Poush 17 to 21).
Total of 2757591 units of share was applied from 67822 applicants however there was 243 invalid applicants applying for 17991 units of share. Staff applicants numbered to only 154. Finally there was 67425 valid applicants applying for 2737200 units of share excluding staff applicants, nevertheless only 3818 applicants entitled the tag of Nerude Shareholder.
According to SEBON provision on IPO allotment, there is minimum of 40 days and maximum of 70 days to allot the public issue after the closing date. Companies have to allot within 40 days after IPO closing if the number of application is less than 100000. Likewise, if application is between 100000-200000 allotment within 50 days, 200000-300000 within 60 days and if the number of application exceeds 300000, maximum days of allotment will be 70 days. Hence, Nerude allotted its IPO within 40 days of its closing issue as the number of applicants applying for the IPO was less than 100000.

NIDC Capital Markets Ltd. is the issue manager of Nerude.

Click here to view the IPO result of Nerude Laghubitta Bikas Bank. Courtesy: NCML

Click here to view the IPO allotment model. Courtesy: Nepal Sharemarket

Source: Jambnews service

More choices in smartphones

2010-02-14T23:40:00.000-08:00

Acer is moving aggressively to become a major player in the smartphone market. After a quiet start in 2009 with the launch of just four models, in 2010 the company hopes to bring out new models monthly.

Massimo D’Angelo, Acer’s VP — Global Sales & VP, EMEA Telco Business was in the Kingdom last week for the official Saudi launch of Acer’s smartphone range. He said that for Acer, the Middle East and
Africa is one of the most important for smartphones because of the many channels available to Acer to market the devices. Unlike other areas, such as Europe and the USA where handsets are mainly sold through telecoms, in the Middle East particularly, the tendency is to buy handsets through various retailers and this increases the opportunities for Acer to reach out directly to consumers.
Acer’s goal is to be one of the top five vendors in the smartphone segment by 2013. D’Angelo explained that the company’s decision to move into smartphones was put forth more than three years ago when Acer began focusing strongly on the mobility segment. The company understood that smartphones would be very important as people began accessing the Internet from a variety of devices - not just PCs. Internally Acer had to realign its teams to support the new business direction and talent was pulled from across the company to create a product team focusing on smartphones. D’Angelo emphasized that there was nothing haphazard about Acer’s foray into smartphones and just as the company has become a leader in the notebook market, they plan to become a significant player in smartphones as well. Since October 2009, Acer has been gradually introducing smartphones into the Middle East and Africa.
At the press conference last Tuesday the company had three different lines of smartphones on display. The beTouch series consists of three devices with a snappy and colorful look, designed and developed for those seeking a smartphone that allows them to keep in touch with their friends through social networks or to exchange photos, information and connect to the Internet quickly and easily. The entire beTouch range runs on Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.5, an operating system that supports literally hundreds of Windows-certified mobile applications for both work and leisure.
Power users interested in a Microsoft Windows Mobile smartphone may want to consider another handset from Acer — the neoTouch. Acer markets the neoTouch as being “as powerful as a computer.” Brimming with functions and applications, the device allows users to easily take their work anywhere. This smartphone features a wide, high-resolution touch screen measuring 3.8 inches, 3G connectivity (HSPA), Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, and the powerful Qualcomm 1GHz Snapdragon processor to ensure fast Internet access, superb multimedia playback and superior graphics.
While Acer will continue to develop its smartphones on the Windows Mobile platform, the company also will be including the Android operating system among its offerings. In that regard the company is showcasing the Acer Liquid, based on the Qualcomm Snapdragon processor and running on the Android 1.6 operating system. The smartphone has a high definition capacitive touch screen (Wide VGA), and comes in a choice of red, white or black.
Asked if Saudi users were ready to accept an Android-based device, D’Angelo replied, “Everywhere the market is ready for Android devices. Users don’t care what kind of operating system is inside a smartphone. They pay much more attention to the smartphone experience. We believe that everything is going around the Internet. The experience you have using Android in the Internet environment is much more fluid and much more intuitive than the Windows Mobile experience, although the Windows Mobile experience is also very good for some specific functionalities. Our goal is to offer both operating systems to the market and the user will select the best device for the need based on the use and desired experience.”

Source: Arabnews

Small, thin, light HD Dual Camera

2010-02-12T23:35:00.000-08:00

According to Sanyo, its Dual Camera series has been well received by consumers worldwide. These cameras offer people the ability to easily capture both photos and videos in daily life, rather than being expensive devices that are merely used to record important events

Now, SANYO has introduced a new model with a much greater degree of portability in a compact, lightweight and slim design, in order to expand the use of Full HD cameras. The 2010 Dual Camera Xacti is available this month priced at $300. It is approximately 126 cc in volume, weighs 5 oz and is just over an inch thick.
By utilizing MPEG-4 AVC/H.264, a convenient video format that can be easily handled in PC and Internet environments, and even on home TVs, the Xacti is more than just hardware for capturing, viewing and saving images. The Xacti enables sharing videos online, on blogs or on other multi-media sites, and it is able to easily import images to portable media devices. The Xacti VPC-CS1 is currently undergoing certification to be compatible with iFrame, a next generation video format that has been designed to allow users to easily import, edit and share high quality video.

Solar charger with USB connection
From Global Solar Energy comes the USB enabled SUNLINQ portable solar charger. The charger uses Copper Indium Gallium diSelenide (CIGS) flexible thin film solar technology to power any device that can connect via USB or USB mini. Unlike most solar chargers which rely on an integrated battery to store power, SUNLINQ chargers deliver energy directly to the battery of the connected device, providing a faster and more efficient charge.
The SUNLINQ is extremely rugged, designed to military specifications. It offers standardized 5V power to meet USB charging requirements. SUNLINQ portable chargers power even under cloudy or overcast skies. See the SUNLINQ at www.globalsolar.com/en/products/portable-solar-chargers/commercial.html.

Parent’s guide to Internet lingo
In the digital world, simple acronyms such as CUL8R (see you later) and IMHO (in my humble opinion) have rapidly evolved into a complex and often sexually-charged cryptic language, which is deciphered in the “Parent’s Guide to Internet Lingo” published by SpectorSoft Corporation and available for free download at www.FreeLingoGuide.com. This Internet safety guide defines hundreds of terms such as GNOC, HAK and PAW used in email, chat, text, instant messages, and in Facebook and MySpace, and condenses them into Top 100 and Top 20 lists for easy reference. There’s also an interactive Internet Lingo Quiz to reveal how much parents really understand about what teens are saying online.

Source: Arab News

गुगलले ल्यायो सोसल नेटवर्किङ साइट

2010-02-10T20:47:00.000-08:00

न्युयोर्क, माघ २८ (एजेन्सी) सर्च इन्जिनमा नेतृत्व लिइरहेको गुगलले आफ्नो पहिलो सामाजिक सञ्जाल (सोसल नेटवर्किङ) सार्वजनिक गरेको छ। इन्टरनेट बजारमा सबैभन्दा बलियो खेलाडी रहँदै आएको गुगलले जीमेल एकाउन्टबाटै सबैलाई आफ्नो सोसल नेटवर्कमा समेटन् सक्छ। हो, तपाईले आफ्नो जीमेल एकाउन्टबाटै यो सुविधा प्रयोग गर्न सक्नुहुन्छ।

जीमेल एकाउन्टको बायाँतिर रहेको इनबक्स, सेन्टमेल, ड्राफ्टसँगै छिट्टै तपाईले गुगलबज देख्नुहुनेछ। यहीबाट तपाई सोसल नेटवर्किङको नयाँ सन्सारमा छिर्न सक्नुहुनेछ।

गुगलले अहिलेसम्म सर्च इन्जिन, जीमेल, युट्युव, व्लगलगायत सुविधा उपलव्ध गराउँदै आएको छ। अब यसमा सोसल नेटर्वकिङ समेटिएको हो। नेटवर्ककिङ साइटमा बर्चश्व राख्दै आएका फेसबुक, माइस्पेस, हाई फाइव लगायतका लागि गुगलवुज सबैभन्दा बलियो प्रतिस्पर्धी हुनेछ।
गुगलबुज सुरुकै दिनदेखि नेटवर्किङ साइटहरुका लागि कडा प्रतिस्पर्धी हुनुको एउटै कारण हो इन्टरनेट बजारमा गुगलको पहिलेदेखिको बलियो उपस्थिति। र, यो सोझै जीमेल एकाउन्टसँग जोडिएर आउँदैछ। छुट्टै फर्म भरेर नयाँ युजरनेम र पासवर्ड राख्ने झन्झट नहुने भएकाले यो साइट चलिरहेका नेटवर्किङ साइटभन्दा बलियो हुनसक्छ।
आइफोनका प्रयोगकर्ताले यसलाई सहजै चलाउन सक्छन्। यो नेटवर्किङ साइटलाई फेसबुकसँग तुलना गरिन्छ। फेसबुकमा जस्तै यसमा पनि आफूलाई लागेका कुरा (स्टाटस) लेख्न, तस्बिर, भिडियो र कमेन्टहरु लेख्ने सुविधा छ। ट्युटरमा जस्तै थोरै शब्दमात्र लेख्नुपर्ने बाध्यता यसमा छैन। त्यसले पनि यसलाई फेसबुकसँग तुलना गरिएको हो।

के छन् विशेषता?
जीमेलसँगै रहनु : जीमेल र नेटवर्किङ साइट दुवै एकै विन्डोजमा एउटै समयमा चल्न सक्छ। जीमेल चलाउने करोडौं मानिसहरुले यसको प्रयोग गर्न सक्छन्। तर, इमेलको सिरियसनेसमा रमाउनेले नेटवर्किङलाई नरुचाउन पनि सक्छन्।

अटोमेटिक फ्रेन्ड लिस्ट
जीमेलमा रहेका साथीहरु जोसँग यसका उपयोगकर्ताले लगातार इमेल र च्याट गर्छन्, उनीहरु यो नेटवर्किङ साइटमा स्वत समेटिन्छन्। यसमा साथीको साथी (फ्रेन्ड अफ फ्रेन्ड) अप्सन छ जसबाट ढुक्कसँग आफ्ना कुरा राख्न सकिन्छ। यसलाई गोपनियताको आधारमा नकारात्मक टिप्पणी गर्नेहरु पनि छन्।

तीब्र गति
गुगल बुजले अहिले नेटवर्किङ साइटले भोगिरहेको समस्यालाई विशेष ध्यान दिएको छ। मतलव, अपलोड गर्दा लाग्ने लामो र झन्झटिलो समयलाई यसले घटाएको छ। 'रियल टाइम'मा नेटवर्कमा अपलोड गर्न सकिने गुगलको दावी छ।

निजी र सार्वजनिक सेयरिङ
यसमा केहीले मात्र हेर्न सक्ने अथवा सबैले हेर्नसक्ने गरी आफ्ना कुरा राख्न सकिने व्यवस्था गरेको छ। केही सीमित साथीहरुले मात्र हेर्न सक्ने अथवा जोकसैले पनि हेर्न सक्ने भन्ने अप्सन यसको विशेषता हो।

मोबाइलमा बुज
मोबाइल सहजरुपमा सञ्चालन गर्न सकिने भएकाले यो नेटवर्किङ साइट बढी पयोगमा आउनसक्छ। आइफोनमा यो सहजै उपलव्ध छ भने जीमेलको वेबबाट यसलाई ब्राउज गर्न सकिन्छ।

Source: Nagariknews

लगानीकर्ताले अढाई खर्ब गुमाए

2010-02-09T23:51:00.000-08:00

पूँजीबजारले पछिल्लो डेढ वर्षयता सेयर बजारमा लगानी गर्नेले २ खर्ब ४२ अर्ब रुपैयाँ गुमाएको छ । सेयर मूल्य लगातार झरेपछि पूँजीबजारले यो रकम गुमाएको हो ।

मंगलबार बजार पूँजीकरण ३ खर्ब ७० अर्ब ३९ करोड रुपैयाँमा झरेपछि लगानीकर्ता घाटा सहन बाध्य छन् । गत भदौ १५ गते नेप्से उच्च पुगेको दिन बजार पूँजीकरण ६ खर्ब १२ अर्ब ५४ करोड रुपैयाँ थियो । बजार पूँजीकरण स्टक एक्सजेन्जमा सूचीकृत कम्पनीको कुल सेयरमा हालको बजार मूल्यले गुणन गरेर निकालिन्छ ।
सेयर पूँजीकरणमा भारी गिरावट आएपछि सर्वाधिक लाभदायी भनिने कम्पनीको सेयरमा लगानी गरेकाले पनि घाटा बेहोर्नुपरेको छ ।
बैंकमध्ये सबैभन्दा बढी प्रतिफल दिने स्ट्यान्डर्ड चार्टर्ड बैंकको ५० कित्ता सेयर किनेका शिवजी अधिकारीले डेढ वर्षमा करिब ७७ हजार रुपैयाँ गुमाएका छन् । उनले प्रतिकित्ता ८ हजार रुपैयाँमा सेयर किनेपछि दुई पटक बोनस सेयर र नगद लाभांश लिए ।
उनको ५० कित्ता सेयर बढेर १ सय १३ पुग्यो र ७ हजार ७ सय नगद लाभांश पनि लिए । बैंकले गत वर्ष ५० प्रतिशत बोनस सेयर तथा ८० प्रतिशत नगद लाभांश र यो वर्ष ५० प्रतिशत बोनस सेयर र ५० प्रतिशत नगद लाभांश दिँदा पनि उनले ७७ हजार घाटा खानुपरेको छ । मंगलबार स्टक एक्सचेन्जमा सो बैंकको प्रतिकित्ता २ हजार ८ सय ५ रुपैयाँमा कारोबार भएको छ ।
पूँजीबजारमा लगानी गर्ने करिब १२ लाख लगानीकर्ताको अवस्था अधिकारीको भन्दा फरक छैन । दुई वर्षयता लगानी गर्नेले कम्तीमा ३० प्रतिशत गुमाइसकेका छन् । लगानीकर्ताको नामबाट आन्दोलनमै होमिएका कमल भारतीले हरेक लगानीकर्ताले ३० देखि ५० प्रतिशतसम्म गुमाएको बताए । “भर्खरै पूँजीबजारमा आउनेको मनोबल गिरेको छ”, उनले भने ।
लगानीकर्ता हरिकृष्ण पाण्डेले नेप्सेमा आएका गिरावटले साधारण लगानीकर्ता जोखिममा परेको बताए । बैंकको ऋण लिएर सेयर किनेकाहरूले मूल्य घटेर पनि बेच्न बाध्य भएको पाण्डेले बताए । उनले लगानीकर्ताको मनोबल उचाल्न कसैले नसोचेको गुनासो गरे ।
स्टक एक्सचेन्जका महाप्रबन्धक शंकरमान सिंहले सबल भनिएका कम्पनीको सेयर मूल्य अप्रत्याशित रूपले घट्नु चिन्ताजनक भएको बताए । “दोस्रो त्रैमासिक वित्तीय विवरण राम्रो हुँदा पनि एकाएक सेयर मूल्य घट्नु आश्चर्यजनक हो”, उनले भने ।
साना लगानीकर्ताले ठूला लगानीकर्ता मूल्य घटाएर सेयर किन्न सक्रिय भएको आरोप पनि लगाउने गरेका छन् । सेयर मूल्य बढेको समयमा सरकार तथा धितोपत्र बोर्ड सक्रिय हुने र अहिले घटेको समयमा चुप लागेर बसेको साधारण लगानीकर्ता संघका अध्यक्ष ऋतुजङ जीसीले बताए ।
“यही अवस्था हुने हो भने नेप्से ४५० अंकभन्दा तल जानेछ”, उनले भने । तत्काल लगानीकर्तालाई सचेतता तुल्याउँदै फेरि जागरण अभियान सञ्चालन गर्नुपर्ने भन्दै सेयरबजारबाट बाहिरिएका ठूला लगानीकर्ता मौकाको फाइदा उठाउन सक्रिय हुने अवसरका रूपमा लिन लागेको जीसीले बताए ।
नेपाल धितोपत्र बोर्डका अध्यक्ष डा. सूरवीर पौड्यालले सरकारले आफूलाई काम गर्न नदिइएको बताउँदै आएका छन् । उनले सरकारले बोर्डमा प्रतिनिधित्व गर्ने पदाधिकारी नपठाएर असहयोग गरेको बताए । “काम गर्नै दिइँदैन त कसरी काम गर्ने ?” उनले भने ।
मंगलबार नेपाल स्टक एक्सचेन्ज परिसूचक (नेप्से) ९.६७ अंकले घटेपछि ४७९.७३ अंकमा पुगेको छ । मंगलबार १.९८ प्रतिशतले बजार तल झरेको छ । २०६३ फागुन २३ गते नेप्से ४७६.०७ अंकमा कायम थियो ।
मंगलबार ५९ कम्पनीको ९ सय ३ कारोबारबाट ९७ हजार ४ सय ७२ कित्ता सेयर खरिद बिक्री भई ४ करोड १५ लाख ८ हजार रुपैयाँ बराबरको कारोबार भएको छ । त्यसमध्ये ४३ कम्पनीको सेयर मूल्य घटेको छ । मंगलबार ९ कम्पनीको सेयर मूल्यमा मात्र सामान्य वृद्धि देखिएको छ भने ७ कारोबारमा खासै परिवर्तन भएन ।
मंगलबार कारोबार भएकामध्ये अन्य समूहगत परिसूचकबाहेक सबै सबै समूहगत परिसूचक घटेको छ । सबैभन्दा बढी बैंकिङ परिसूचक घटेको छ । मंगलबार बैंकिङ १७.४४, विकास बैंक ६.५९, जलविद्युत् ६.५३, फाइनान्स ०.९३, बिमा समूहगत परिसूचकमा १.३३ अंकको गिरावट देखिएको छ भने अन्य समूह ५.८८ अंकले बढेको छ । नेपाल टेलिकमको सेयर मूल्य सामान्य बढेपछि अन्य समूह सूचक बढेको हो ।
Source: Karobar Daily

Hardware bonanza dead ahead

2010-02-04T07:09:00.000-08:00

If you love hardware, 2010 looks like it’s going to be a very amusing year. With the economic downturn becoming old news, computer manufacturers are betting that both consumers and businesses are now willing to splurge a little on a technology upgrade.
Sony Gulf has unveiled the latest range of VAIO notebooks — the VAIO CW-series, VAIO W-series, VAIO F-series, VAIO S-series and VAIO Y-series — targeting a wide spectrum of businesses and consumers interested in powerful mobility, with a bit of “green” added for good measure.
The VAIO W-series notebook features a number of environment-friendly elements in its design, production and packaging. For consumers who appreciate a green lifestyle, the W-series is a great choice with its use of recycled parts for the top cover, palm rest and the bottom cover, to demonstrate its eco-friendliness. Equipped with a 10.1-inch wide TFT color display, the W-series offers a comfortable viewing experience. It also comes with an Atom Processor N450, 320GB hard disk, and an Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 3150. The W-series is available in two color options — a splendid dark blue or sparkling white.
Film fans will want to consider the VAIO F-series, a mobile high-def theater. With a 16.4-inch high-quality VAIO display offering full HD 1920x1080 resolution, F-series laptops handle all multimedia and entertainment needs with ease. Incorporating the latest Intel Core i7 processors, the VAIO F-series is top of the line, with a Blu-ray Disc writer, plus 8GB of DDR3 main memory to handle demanding HD video applications with ease. NVIDIA GeForce GT330M graphics combined with 1GB of GDDR3 VRAM with CUDA parallel architecture deliver detail-packed 3D graphics and Full HD video playback. The F-series also incorporates the latest Dolby Home Theater v3 that provides an exceptionally good audio and video experience. All the new VAIO models are coming into the market now.
Another notebook that’s designed to impress comes from Toshiba. On display at the recent Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, was Toshiba’s Qosmio F60. This is Toshiba’s slimmest multimedia computer, designed for those who want a high performing yet portable laptop with advanced features. Truly an entertainment powerhouse, it offers individuals the chance to really stand out from the crowd with its eye-catching design. The Qosmio F60 will be available in the Middle East during the first quarter of 2010.
“The slim design used to be a distinct attribute reserved for ultraportable laptops, however, Toshiba now brings this feature into the multimedia class devices,” said Santosh Varghese, regional GM, Computer Systems Division of Toshiba Gulf.
The Qosmio F60 measures only 29.1mm in thickness and weighs just 2.7 kg. For individuals with an eye for something a little different, the Qosmio F60 comes with a striking high-gloss red cover detailed in silver colored Qosmio lettering. This fashionable design is complemented by an elegant black interior. In terms of performance, the Qosmio F60 provides all the features which users look for in a multimedia laptop: a 15.6” TruBrite HD display with LED backlighting powered by a high performing graphics processing unit; a Blu-ray rewritable drive that also supports DVD media or a DVD-SuperMulti (DL); the Toshiba upconversion software Resolution+; an integrated analog and digital (DVB-T) Hybrid TV Tuner supporting the most popular TV broadcasting formats; an HD web camera, and high end Harman Kardon stereo speakers providing vibrant audio. While not promoted as a specifically “green” machine, the Toshiba Qosmio F60 is ENERGY STAR 5.0 qualified and offers an Eco utility which helps to reduce power consumption, and makes users aware of the power the laptop is using.
Before ending today, mention must be made of the latest offering from Apple — the iPad, a tablet computer. Just a half inch thick and weighing 1.5 pounds, the iPad has a 9.7-inch, LED-backlit display and includes 12 next-generation Multi-Touch applications. Every app works in both portrait and landscape mode, automatically animating between views as the user rotates the iPad in any direction. The iPad offers a Multi-Touch interface and a full-size “soft” or virtual keyboard. The device runs almost all the apps in Apple’s App Store including apps already purchased for an iPhone or iPod touch.
The iPad is powered by A4, Apple’s system-on-a-chip. Designed by Apple, the new A4 chip provides long battery life of up to 10 hours. Apple’s advanced chemistry and Adaptive Charging technology deliver up to 1,000 charge cycles without a significant decrease in battery capacity over a typical five year lifespan. The iPad comes in two versions — one with Wi-Fi and the other with both Wi-Fi and 3G. The iPad will be available in late March worldwide starting at $499 for the basic 16GB model and in April starting at $629 for the Wi-Fi + 3G 16 GB model. Manufacturers of powerful computers, such as Toshiba with its Qosmio F60 have little to fear from the iPad tablet device. However, research firm Strategy Analytics foresees that the iPad will cannibalize existing product categories of Netbooks, Smartbooks, E-Book Readers and Mobile Internet Devices. Apple will not be alone in the new tablet category, which Strategy Analytics forecasts to be worth over $11 billion in devices alone by 2014.
New converged mobile devices — which are larger than a smartphone and smaller than a notebook computer — will attract attention from consumers in all categories. Purchasers who were considering one of these devices will now reappraise the situation with the emergence of the iPad, which can perform many of the functions of the other products, while providing usability and multimedia entertainment. “Without a doubt each of the four categories will feel the impact of the iPad,” commented Peter King, director; Connected Home Devices service at Strategy Analytics, “However each product still has its own strength and will retain consumer loyalty from dedicated users. The iPad will appeal to those consumers who are mobile and have a further interest in books, music, games and location-based services, in contrast to the road-warrior who must carry all his data with him, or the dedicated book reader, who requires e-ink capability.”
Source: Arabnews

City IPO in the town from 2nd Feb

2010-01-27T04:43:00.000-08:00

City Dev. Bank Limited

Name City Development Bank Limited

Licensed As "B" Class Development Bank

Registered Central Office: Chipledhunga, Pokhara, kaski

Area Of Operation Kaski, Tanahau and L

amjung as Per Requirement

Capital Structure:

Authorized Capital : Rs.40,00,00,000

Issued Capital : Rs.20,00,00,000

Paid-up Capital :Rs.14,00,00,000 (Before IPO)

:Rs.20,00,00,000 (After IPO)

Ownership Structure (After IPO) :

Promoters : 70%

General Public : 30%

Management :

S.No.	Name	Designation	Education	Experience
1.	Bishwa Mohan Adhikari	CEO	MBA/B.Ed.	More than 13 years of experience in Financial sector
2.	Padma Bahadur G.C	Loan Manager	MBA	More than 10 years of experience in Financial sector
3.	Madhav Prasad Adhikari	Operating Manager	Bachelor Degree	More than 8 years of experience in Financial sector

Board Members :

S.No	Name	Designation	Address	No. Of Shareholdings
1.	Rajendra Kumar Bataju	Chairman	Pokhara-8	20000
2.	Pritam Man Buddhacharya	Director	Pokhara-2	60000
3.	Krishna bahadur Thapa	Director	Bijayapur,Lekhnath-5	40000
4.	Jayendra Gauchan	Director	Pokhara-8	64000
5.	Kishor Kumar Gurung	Director	Pokhara-8	40000

Company's Previous Years Actual and Three Years Projected Financial Position

Particulars	Actual (In '000)			Projected (In '000)
Particulars	2064/65	2065/66	2066/67 (Ashwin End)	2066/67	2067/68	2068/69
Paidup Capital	70,000.00	140,000.00	140,000.00	200,000.00	200,000.00	200,000.00
Reserve and Surplus	1,421.00	12,142.00	16,306.00	35,729.00	65,699.00	103,874.00
Net Worth	71,421.00	152,142.00	156,306.00	245,820.00	254,200.00	256,000.00
Deposit	393,549.00	1,025,287.00	1,199,149.00	1353379	1664656	2030880
Loans and Advances	303,299.00	805,092.00	965,054.00	1117891	1331725	1616581
Net Profit	1,422.00	10,816.00	4,163.00	23,587	29,970.00	38,175.00
No. of Shares	700	1,400	1,400	2,000	2,000	2,000
Net worth Per Share	102.03	108.67	111.65	122.91	127.10	128.00
EPS	2.03	7.73	2.97	11.79	14.99	19.09
Return On Net Worth (%)	1.99	7.11	2.66	9.60	11.79	14.91
CD Ratio	77.07	78.52	80.48	82.60	80.00	79.60

Analysis

In the past three years, Company has increased its paid-up capital From Rs.70 Millions to Rs.140 Millions, with 100% in 2^nd year. In F/Y 2065/66 bank has been able to increase its loans & advances and deposit collection by 165% and 160% respectively while Up to first quarter of F/Y 2066/67 increased by 19.87% and 16.96% respectively. C/D ratio of the Company is 80.48% which is just at the benchmark as per NRB direction.

Company has been able to achieve the healthy growth in profit. As per First Quarterly Financial result, company has total net worth of Rs.156.30 Millions with net worth per share of Rs.111.65.

What Can Investors expect from this bank?

With net worth per share of Rs.111.65, as per Nepse rules* its listing price would be in between Rs.502 to Rs.614 depending on the market forces at the time of listing. Analyzing the financial information provided by the Bank, it appears that Bank will neither reward any right shares nor bonus in next three years. So for now let's not expect any bonus or right from this Bank but as an investor you'll surely be rewarded with at least 10% cash dividend out of the profit of this fiscal year.

*Listing prices would be 5 times of net worth ± 10%.

(All analysis is purely based on Information published by City Development Bank Ltd.)

Source: Jambnews

IPO Result of Udhyam Bikas Bank: Check Online or Download

2010-01-26T00:28:00.000-08:00

Yet another IPO Result hits the market, this time its last month released Udhyam Bikas Bank. Well, as the IPO was released only last month 13th Dec 2009, people weren’t expecting the result so soon. Udhyam Bikash Bank had issued 150,000 units shares to pubic at face value of Rs. 100/share. Out of 1,50,000 units, 3,000 units of shares was reserved for the bank employees. The issue manager for the IPO was NIDC Capital Markets, Kamal Pokhari, Kathmandu.

Anyway here are the links to check result online or download it.

■Download IPO Result of Udhyam Bikas Bank (Courtesy: NIDC)

■Download IPO Result of Udhyam Bikas Bank (Courtesy: Jamb)

■Check Online IPO Result of Udhyam Bikas Bank

There was total of 59634 applicants including 25 staffs and 73 invalid applicants. Total applicants had applied for 6834140 units of share however only 8731 applicants hold the right in the bank with 150000 units of share including staff applicants. The IPO is allotted in 40 days of its closing period. This is because of the SEBON provision with less than 100000 applicants must allot within 40 days.

IPO Allotment of Kasthamandap

2010-01-19T04:13:00.000-08:00

Kasthamandap Development Bank Limited has allotted its initial public offering today (19 January 2010). The 'B' grade development bank had issued 960,000 units of share to public at face value of Rs. 100 from 17 to 20 November, 2009 (2066 Mangsir 2 to 5). At the 60 days of IPO closing, Kasthamandap has allotted its share to 29206 applicants excluding its employees.

According to SEBON provision on IPO allotment, there is minimum of 40 days and maximum of 70 days to allot the public issue after the closing date. Companies have to allot within 40 days after IPO closing if the number of application is less than 100000. Likewise, if application is between 100000-200000 allotment within 50 days, 200000-300000 within 60 days and if the number of application exceeds 300000, maximum days of allotment will be 70 days.

As per the SEBON rule, Kasthamandap allotted its IPO within 60 days as it had total number of applicants of 2,30,188 including 101 staffs and 364 invalid applicants. Likewise, the demand of shares at IPO was 4,77,27,597 units by all the applicants. However, only 29307 applicants (including 101 staffs) entitled to be the shareholder of the development bank holding total units of 960000 (including 38400 for staffs).

Clik here to Download IPO Result of Kasthmandap Dev. Bank

Source: Jambnews service

CDS system in 259 days

2010-01-18T06:37:00.000-08:00

Establishing Central Depository System (CDS) for clearance and settlement of share trading has come one step closer after the Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) and Central Depository and Services (India) Limited (CDSL) signed an agreement on technical cooperation on Friday. As per the plan of action set by NEPSE, the CDS System will come into operation within 260 days of the signing of agreement between the two sides. The CDSL will be providing technical assistance for the establishment of the system in

the areas of legal, software, establishment of settlement fund among others as per the agreement.

Indian government will be providing grant assistance of IRs 92 million for software installation and consultancy and training. NEPSE general manager Shankar Man Singh said that the system would be established within the set timeframe if any untoward incident didn't happen to block the ongoing process. "We have finalized the regulation more or less for the system which is the most difficult part of the process," Singh said. According to him, Indian experts who have come from CDSL are reviewing the legal documents currently. "They are also holding discussion with the Securities Board of Nepal (SEBON) on Sunday." The SEBON will be the regulatory body of the new CDS system too.

A team of four experts including executive director of CDSL P.S Reddy who is an expert on clearance and settlement as well as other three experts on legal, software and new projects are in review and consultation with SEBON and NEPSE officials. They are scheduled to stay here for a week, according to NEPSE. As per the NEPSE plan of action, regulation must be finalised at the earliest and required hardware including computers should be managed within the next three months.

The CDS Company should be registered within the fourth months of the singing of agreement. "We have already finalised the article of association and memorandum of association for the company," Singh said. The NEPSE will have the biggest stake in the new company as well as some commercial banks and Citizen Investment Trust (CIT) will be partner shareholders.

Singh said that NEPSE would have to sign separate agreement even with a software company, CNC, which is also the software supplier to CDSL. "A separate agreement with CNC is necessary to ensure its service during the operation of CDS system," Singh said.

Singh said that a user acceptance test should be conducted to ensure that the users of this system will be able to use it without hindrance and some other prerequisites should be fulfilled to establish the company finally."With the establishment of the CDS system, it will end the existing delay in clearance and settlement process due to manual procedure and double transaction within the six months of the establishment of system," Singh said. It takes around two week for clearance and settlement of shares currently.

Source: ekantipur

FIs not issuing shares 10 yrs after opening

2010-01-18T06:35:00.000-08:00

As many as 24 financial institutions (FIs) have not issued ordinary shares in contravention of Nepal Rastra Bank regulations. As per NRB regulations, they are required to go for an initial public offering (IPO) within two years of the establishment of the company.

Five finance companies have, however, not bothered to issue ordinary shares even after 10 years of their establishment. Himalaya Finance Company, a national level finance company, and regional finance companies including Mercantile based in Birgunj, Investa based in Birgunj, Arun based in Dharan and Multipurpose based in Rajbiraj have failed to make IPOs since a decade.

As per the latest directive issued to the banks and FIs, those failing to abide by the above provision must complete making public

their financial details for the purpose of issuing IPOs by appointing an issue manager by mid-April this year. "They must complete allotting public shares by mid-October this year," said Lok Bahadur Khadka, executive director of NRB. He said that they continued to elude the central bank by showing many problems and some saying that they had already appointed an issue manger only to be left out from being taken action against. "The set deadline is the last chance given to them," he said. "NRB will take action against the financial institutions not abiding by NRB rules and regulations."

He said that the central bank could take a range of actions as per the degree of the offence of the existing rules and regulations such as imposing fines, blocking certain transactions and finally suspending the license. Sources at the central bank said that some financial institutions have been reluctant to go for an IPO as they have been controlled largely by a single family."There is a share of single family in the FIs such as Investa and Mercantile which stands at around 70-80 percent," source said. "They don' want to lose control of their family in the institution and don't want to share the profits with the public."

However, the banks and FIs cannot take dividends and bonus shares without going for an IPO as per the Bank and Financial Institution Act. "Such an attitude on the part of the promoters of some FIs has been creating just deadlock in the FIs," the source said. Khadka said that the lack of corporate culture was the main reasons behind the FIs not going public.

Source: ekantipur

What is resolution?

2010-01-14T23:33:00.000-08:00

In computers, resolution is the number of pixels (individual points of color) contained on a display monitor, expressed in terms of the number of pixels on the horizontal axis and the number on the vertical axis. The sharpness of the image on a display depends on the resolution and the size of the monitor. The same pixel resolution will be sharper on a smaller monitor and gradually lose sharpness on larger monitors because the same number of pixels are being spread out over a larger number of inches.
A given computer display system will have a maximum resolution that depends on its physical ability to focus light (in which case the physical dot size - the dot pitch - matches the pixel size) and usually several lesser resolutions. For example, a display system that supports a maximum resolution of 1280 by 1023 pixels may also support 1024 by 768, 800 by 600, and 640 by 480 resolutions. Note that on a given size monitor, the maximum resolution may offer a sharper image but be spread across a space too small to read well.
Display resolution is not measured in dots per inch as it usually is with printers. However, the resolution and the physical monitor size together do let you determine the pixels per inch. Typically, PC monitors have somewhere between 50 and 100 pixels per inch. For example, a 15-inch VGA (see display modes) monitor has a resolution of 640 pixels along a 12-inch horizontal line or about 53 pixels per inch. A smaller VGA display would have more pixels per inch.

What is pixel?

2010-01-12T23:26:00.000-08:00

The pixel (a word invented from "picture element") is the basic unit of programmable color on a computer display or in a computer image. Think of it as a logical - rather than a physical - unit. The physical size of a pixel depends on how you've set the resolution for the display screen. If you've set the display to its maximum resolution, the physical size of a pixel will equal the physical size of the dot pitch (let's just call it the dot size) of the display. If, however, you've set the resolution to something less than the maximum resolution, a pixel will be larger than the physical size of the screen's dot (that is, a pixel will use more than one dot).
The specific color that a pixel describes is some blend of three components of the color spectrum - RGB. Up to three bytes of data are allocated for specifying a pixel's color, one byte for each major color component. A true color or 24-bit color system uses all three bytes. However, many color display systems use only one byte (limiting the display to 256 different colors).
A bitmap is a file that indicates a color for each pixel along the horizontal axis or row (called the x coordinate) and a color for each pixel along the vertical axis (called the y coordinate). A Graphics Interchange Format file, for example, contains a bitmap of an image (along with other data).
Screen image sharpness is sometimes expressed as dpi (dots per inch). (In this usage, the term dot means pixel, not dot as in dot pitch.) Dots per inch is determined by both the physical screen size and the resolution setting. A given image will have lower resolution - fewer dots per inch - on a larger screen as the same data is spread out over a larger physical area. On the same size screen, the image will have lower resolution if the resolution setting is made lower - resetting from 800 by 600 pixels per horizontal and vertical line to 640 by 480 means fewer dots per inch on the screen and an image that is less sharp. (On the other hand, individual image elements such as text will be larger in size.)
Pixel has generally replaced an earlier contraction of picture element, pel.

What is full HDTV?

2010-01-09T23:17:00.001-08:00

Full HDTV, also referred to as ultra-HD, true HDTV, and 1080p, is a television (TV) display technology that surpasses the video quality and sharpness of the original high-definition television ( HDTV ) technology, providing an image resolution of 1920 by 1080 pixel s.

The original HDTV technology offers vertical resolution that ranges from 720 lines with progressive scanning (720p) to 1080 lines with interlaced scanning (1080i). Full HDTV provides 1080 lines with progressive scanning (sometimes referred to as 1080p). In these specifications, the numeral indicates the number of horizontal lines in the complete raster, the p stands for progressive scanning (where each scan displays every line in the image raster sequentially from top to bottom), and the i stands for interlaced scanning (where each scan displays alternate lines in the image raster, and two complete scans are therefore required to display the entire image).
Progressive scanning is considered superior to interlaced scanning for full-motion video displays, because there is less jitter , particularly for the portrayal of objects that move diagonally or vertically across the screen. The improvement is especially noticeable for fast-moving images, typical of television and DVD programs. Another advantage of progressive scanning is the fact that it is required for satisfactory video on TV sets that use micro displays, plasma display s, or liquid-crystal display ( LCD ) flat panels, all of which are becoming increasingly popular. The improved image quality afforded by full HDTV is well suited to the extra-large-screen displays used in home theater systems.

CES 2010: Panasonic shows off 152-inch 3D plasma display

2010-01-07T23:03:00.000-08:00

Panasonic has unveiled the world's largest 3D plasma display, a 152-inch 4K x 2k resolution behemoth that uses the company's new "quadruple luminous efficiency technology."
The technology, says the company, means the PDP "achieves a higher illuminating speed, about one fourth the speed of conventional Full HD panels."
The 4,096 x 2,160 pixel resolution screen also "incorporates a crosstalk reduction technology" and a "frame-at-a-time driving method that gives PDP TVs an advantage in crosstalk reduction in principle. Panasonic has successfully developed a unique technology to minimize double-image that occurs when left- and right-eye images are switched alternately. The development has resulted in the 3D compatible plasma display that can render clear and smooth high-quality pictures by accurately reproducing video sources."

Sewa Bikas Bank's IPO from 7th Jan

2010-01-06T05:37:00.000-08:00

Sewa Bikash Bank is issuing 400000 units of share to public at face value of Rs. 100 per share from 7th January 2010 (2066 Poush 23). The public offering will end at 11 January at sooner if the demand of units offer exceeds the actual supply units. NMB Bank has been appointed as the issue and sales manager for the IPO. Following is the in-depth analysis of Sewa Bikash Bank.

Name : Sewa Bikas Bank Limited

Licensed As : "B" Class Development Bank from Nepal Rastra Bank

Registered Central Office : Butwal ( Ward No.8) , Rupandehi

Area Of Operation : All over Nepal as Per Requirement

Capital Structure:

Authorized Capital : Rs.20,00,00,000

Issued Capital :Rs.10,00,00,000

Paidup Capital :Rs.6,00,00,000 (Before IPO)

:Rs.10,00,00,000 (After IPO)

Ownership Structure (After IPO) :

Promoters : 60%

General Public : 40%

Major Shareholders:

S.No.	Name	Address	No. Of Shareholdings
1.	Ram Prasad Pokharel	Tansen ,Palpa	32,800
2.	Dewan Singh Thapa	Butwal,Rupandehi	30,000
3.	SitaRam Uprety	Rupandehi	31,150

Board Members:

S.No	Name	Designation	Address	No. Of Shareholdings
1.	Bhim Prasad Tulachan	Chairman	Butwal,Rupandehi	22,800
2.	Bhoj Prasad Shrestha	Director	Butwal,Rupandehi	22,800
3.	Bhuwa Prasad luitel	Director	Butwal,Rupandehi	20,000
4.	Jeevan Aryal	Director	Butwal,Rupandehi	15,000
5.	Devi Prasad Aryal	Director	Butwal,Rupandehi	20,000

Company's Previous Years Actual and Three Years Projected Financial Position

Particulars	Actual (In'000)			2066/67	Projected (In '000)
Particulars	2063/64	2064/65	2065/66	(Ashwin End)	2066/67	2067/68	2068/69
Paidup Capital	12,000	30,000	60,000	60,000	100,000	200,000	240,000
Reserve and Surplus	(1,445)	721	10,668	13,881	22,910	54,200	67,200
Net Worth	10,555	30,721	70,668	73,881	122,910	254,200	307,200
Deposit	66,419	374,118	801,452	851,146	-	-	-
Loans and Advances	52,047	251,026	566,582	672,165	-	-	-
Net Profit	(1,445.)	2,167	9,903	1,785	12,246	31,294	53,002
No. of Shares	120	300	600	600	1,000	2,000	2,400
Net worth Per Share	87.96	102.40	117.78	123.14	122.91	127.10	128.00
EPS	(12.04)	7.22	16.51	2.98	12.25	15.65	22.08
Return On Net Worth (%)	(13.69)	7.05	14.01	2.42	9.96	12.31	17.25

Financial Analysis

In the past three years, Company had increased its paid-up capital from Rs.12 millions to Rs. 60 milllion ,with augment of 150% in 2^nd year and 100% in 3^rd year. In the mean time it has been able to increased its deposit collection and loans & advances with 463% ,114% and 382% ,125% respectively in 2^nd and 3^rd year. Up to the end of 1^st Quarter of current fiscal year the company has been able to achieve the growth of 6.2% and 18.6% in deposit collection and loans & advances respectively in compare to last F/Y. C/D ratio of the company is 0.79 which is just at the benchmark as per NRB direction.

Despite the loss in early year, company has been able to achieve the healthy growth in profit. As per first quarterly financial result, company has total net worth of Rs.73.88 Millions with net worth per share of Rs.123.14.

What Can Investors expect from this bank ?

Buying share valued Rs.123.14 at Rs.100 is always a not to miss chance. Once you got allotted, on listing your Rs.100 investment will surely be listed between Rs.560 to Rs.680. But If you are in mind to hold this scrip as long term investment then you'll probably be awarded with 1:1 right share in next year (F/Y 2067/68) and out of the expected profit of F/Y 2068/69 at least 20% bonus share seems to be significant. So, if you are planning to hold for at least three years then for your each scrip you'll be holding 2.2 scrip by the end of the period.

Source: Jamb News Service

IPO of Pathivara Bank published

2010-01-05T06:08:00.001-08:00

IPO of Pathivara Bank published. Chek online whether you are allotted or not?
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Google Chrome Passes Safari in Internet Browser Usage

2010-01-02T22:28:00.000-08:00

The Google Chrome web browser has just overtook Safari to become the third most used in the world.

Chrome was launched only 16 months ago but has already made huge headway when it comes to competing with the big boys of the internet.

According to data released by Net Applications, Google’s Chrome ended the year with a share of 4.63% of internet traffic. Apple’s Safari ended the year with only 4.46% of internet traffic, a slight slip for the browser.
Leading the way is Internet Explorer from Microsoft, dominating with more than 62% of internet traffic.
All is not good for Microsoft however, as there is a trend that sees their Internet Explorer browser slipping when it comes to internet use.
Years ago, Microsoft owned more than 90% of web traffic, but this number has fallen steadily and continues to decline.

विन्डोज सेभेन नेपालीमा

2010-01-02T08:08:00.000-08:00

नेपाली भाषामा कम्प्युटर चलाउन चाहनेका लागि आगामी वैशाख महिना विशेष रहनेछ। माइक्रोसफ्टले वैशाख महिनालाई विशेष बनाउन लागेको हो। वैशाखबाट कम्प्युटर सञ्चालन प्रणाली (ओएस) विन्डोज सेभेन अब प्रयोगकर्ताले नेपाली भाषामा चलाउन पाउनेछन्, त्यो पनि निशुल्क। विन्डोज सेभेनको अंग्रेजी संस्करणसम्म पहुँच नभएका एक्सपी र भिस्टाका उपभोक्तालाई समेत यसबाट थप राहत मिल्नेछ।

नेपाली विन्डोज सेभेनको विकास कार्य अन्तिम चरणमा पुगेको छ। ‘वैशाख महिनामा प्रयोगकर्तामाझ
ल्याउनेगरी हामी तयारी गर्दैछौं,' माइक्रोसफ्ट नेपालका प्रमुख एलन वैलोचन तुलाधर भन्छन्। माइक्रोसफ्टले यसअघि बजारमा ल्याएको ओएस भिस्टाको पनि नेपाली संस्करण बनाएको थियो।
विन्डोज सेभेन केही महिनाअगाडि मात्र बजारमा आएको हो। ओएस भिस्टाबाट ठक्कर खाएको माइक्रोसफ्टको विन्डोज सेभेन (अंग्रेजी संस्करण) सोचेभन्दा बढी विश्वबजारमा बिक्री भैरहेको छ। माइक्रोसफ्ट नेपालमार्फत विन्डोज सेभेन १० हजारभन्दा बढी नेपाली कलेज विद्यार्थीले निशुल्क आफ्ना पर्सनल कम्प्युटरमा राखिसकेका छन्। अब यो संख्या २० हजार पुर्‍याउन माइक्रोसफ्ट नेपाल लागेको छ। यसैबाट हौसिएको माइक्रोसफ्टले यसको नेपाली संस्करण नयाँ वर्ष २०६७ को उपहारस्वरुप निशुल्क नेपालीमाझ उपलब्ध गराउने तयारी गरेको छ।

विन्डोज सेभेन (नेपाली संस्करण)

विन्डोज सेभेनको नेपाली र अंग्रेजी संस्करणमा खासै फरक छैन। मात्र भाषा फरक हुनेछ। ओएसमा प्रयोग गरिएका सम्पूर्ण फिचर्स हुबहु छन्। भाषासम्बन्धी फिचर्समा भने केही भिन्नता भेटिन्छ। माइक्रोसफट्को प्रावधान नै यस्तै छ - स्थानीयकरण गर्दा भाषाबाहेक अन्य फिचर्समा फेरबदल गर्न पाइने छैन। अर्थात, अंग्रजी संस्करणमा भन्दा नेपाली संस्करणका उपभोक्ताले बढी सुविधा पाउनेछन्।
अधिकांश प्रयोगकर्ताले विन्डोज एक्सपी ओस प्रयोग गरेका छन्। ज्यादै थोरैकोमा विन्डोज भिस्टा छ। भिस्टाभन्दा एक्सपी पुरानो ओएस भएपनि प्रयोगकर्ता भिस्टामा रहेका प्राविधिक कठिनाइका कारण एक्सपीमा अडिग रहे। यसैकारण माइक्रोसफ्टले भिस्टा ल्याएको तीन वर्ष बित्न नपाउँदै विन्डोज सेभेन ल्याउन बाध्य भयो।
नेपाली विन्डोज सेभेनमा अक्षरको आकार (फन्ट साइज) केही सानो पारिएको छ। साना ल्यापटप, नोट बुक र मोबाइलमा समेत स्क्रिन पूरा अटोस् भनेर अक्षरको आकार घटाइएको हो।
एक्सपी र भिस्टामा समावेश गरिएका सेवालगायत विन्डोज सेभेनमा थुप्रै नयाँ फिचर्स समावेश गरिएको छ। विन्डोज सेभेन बढी सुरक्षा केन्द्रित बनाइएको छ। र, यसको अर्को विशेषता भनेको अघिल्ला ओएसभन्दा यो बढी छिटोछरितो छ। धेरै नयाँ फिचर्स समेटिए पनि यसमा खास ७ वटा फिचर्स छन्, जसले प्रयोगकर्ताको ध्यान बढी खिच्नेछ। माइक्रोसफ्टले यसलाई ‘सेभेन वन्डर्स अफ विन्डोज सेभेन' नाम दिएको छ।

१) बिट लकर
कम्प्युटर वा ल्यापटपको हार्डडिस्क चोरी भए अब डराउनु पर्दैन। हार्डडिस्कमा भएका डाटा कसैले पढ्न सक्ने छैनन्। हार्डडिस्कमा रहेका डाटाको सुरक्षा गर्नेछ ‘बिट लकर' ले।
एक दसकयता बोकेर हिँड्ने प्रविधिको प्रयोग ह्वात्तै बढेको छ। मोबाइल, ल्यापटप, नोटबुक आदि हराउने वा चोरी हुने सम्भावन पनि उत्तिकै। पहिला हार्डडिस्क हराए वा चोरी भए अन्य कम्पयुटरमा राखेर पढ्न सकिन्थ्यो। डाटाको मिसयुज हुने सम्भावन उत्तिकै थियो। तर, विन्डोज सेभेनमा रहेको बिट लकरले कम्प्युटरको हार्डडिस्क लक गर्न सकिनेछ। लक गर्दा राखिएको पासवर्ड नमिलेसम्म हार्डडिस्कमा रहेका डाटा हेर्न सकिने छैन।
बिट लकर सेवा सजह रूपमा प्रयोग गर्न सकिन्छ। विन्डोज सेभेन इन्स्टल गरिसकेपछि ‘नियन्त्रण कक्ष' (कन्ट्रोल प्यानल) मा गएर ‘सुरक्षा' (सेक्युरिटी) आइकन क्लिक गर्नुपर्छ। त्यसपछि ‘बिट लकर' मा डबल क्लिक गरी कुन ड्राइभलाई विट लक गर्ने छनौटगरी ‘ओके' गरेपछि त्यहाँ रहेका डाटा सुरक्षित हुनेछन्। पाँच सय जिबी डाटालाई विट लक गर्न झन्डै सात घन्टा लाग्छ। तर एकपटक विट लक गरेपछि त्यो सदाका लागि हुनेछ।
बिट लकरले हराएको हार्डडिस्कबाट डाटा पुनः उपलब्ध भने गराउँदैन। यसले मात्र अरूले प्रयोग गर्न नसक्ने बनाउँछ। हार्डडिस्क चोरी गर्नेले तीन वर्षसम्म निरन्तर पासवर्ड परीक्षण गर्‍यो भनेचाहिँ हार्डडिस्क खुल्न सक्छ। तर तीन वर्ष निरन्तर पासवर्ड परीक्षण गरेर बस्ने फुर्सद नै कसलाई?
विन्डोज सेभेन सपोर्ट गर्ने मोबाइल प्रयोगकर्ताले समेत यो सुविधा पाउनेछन्। मोबाइल हराएमा एक एसएमएस पठाएको भरमा मोबाइलमा रहेका सम्पूर्ण डाटा मेटाउन सक्नेछन्।
बिट लकर सेवा उपभोग गर्दा अलि बढी नै होसियार रहनुपर्छ। यदि लगातार तीन पटकसम्म पासवर्ड गलत हानिएमा त्यसपछि कम्प्युटर नखुल्ने मात्र होइन हार्डडिस्कमा रहेका सम्पूर्ण डाटा मेटिनेछन्। जसलाई पुनः पाउन असम्भव छ।

२) युजर इन्टरफेस
विन्डोज सेभेनले प्रयोगकर्तालाई कम्प्युटर चलाउन निकै सहज बनाउने देखिन्छ। धेरैजसो कमान्ड एक क्लिकका भरमा उपलब्ध हुने बनाइएको छ। बढी प्रयोग गरिएका कमान्ड टुलबारमै रहनेछन्। टुलबारमा रहेका कमान्डमा माउस राइट क्लिक गरे सम्बन्धित कमान्डमा पछिल्लो समय काम गरिएका फाइल पनि उपलब्ध गराउनेछ।
जस्तो एक्सपी र भिस्टामा माइक्रोसफ्ट वर्ड खोल्न परे माउस तीन-चार पटक क्लिक गरेपछि मात्र सम्भव हुन्थ्यो। विन्डोज सेभेनले यस्ता सुविधा एक क्लिकमा उपलब्ध गराउँछ। कमान्ड खोजेर बस्नुपर्ने झन्झटबाट विन्डोज सेभेनले उपभोक्तालाई मुक्ति दिनेछ।

३) डेस्कटप सर्च
डेस्कटप सर्चलाई पहिलेका ओएसमा भन्दा निकै सशक्त पारिएको छ। सर्चमा गएर कुनै पनि शब्द टाइप गर्न थालेपछि पहिला त टाइप गरिएका अक्षरसँग मिल्नसक्ने शब्द सुझावका रूपमा प्रस्तुत गर्नेछ। शब्द पूरा टाइप गरिसकेपछि इन्टर नहान्दै सम्बन्धित शब्दसँग मेल खाने सम्पूर्ण फाइल देखाउनेछ। यसअघिका ओएसले यति छिटो र सुक्ष्म तरिकाले फाइल खोज्न सक्दैनथे।

४) इन्टरनेट एक्सप्लोरर एट
माइक्रोसफ्टले नयाँ ओएसमा इन्टरनेट एक्सप्लोररलाई उच्च प्राथमिकतासाथ डिजाइन गरेको छ। ‘इन्टरनेट एक्सप्लोरर एट' विन्डोज सेभेनमा समावेश गरिएको नयाँ सुविधा हो। यसमा नयाँ फिचर्स ‘ट्याब' राखिएको छ। सधैं खोलिरहनुपर्ने वेबसाइट ट्याबमा भेटिनेछन्।
इन्टरनेट एक्सप्लोरर एटको विशेषता भनेको यसले सपोर्ट नगर्ने वेबसाइट पनि पुरानै एक्सप्लोररमा गएर खोलिदिन्छ। जसका कारण वेबसाइटको स्वरुप बिग्रन पाउँदैन र आफूलाई चाहिने सूचना पढ्न तथा डाउनलोड गर्न सघाउनेछ। यदि कुनै वेबसाइटलाई इन्टरनेट एक्सप्लोरर एटले सपोर्ट गरेन भने ‘एड बार' को दायाँपट्टी रहेको ‘मिल्दोजुल्दो दृश्य' आइकनमा क्लिक गरेपछि पुरानो शैलीको एक्सप्लोररमा वेबसाइट खुल्नेछ।
यसमा सुरक्षा अनुप्रयोग (सेफ्टी फिचर्स) मजबुत छ। सुरक्षा टुलबारमा रहेको ‘इनप्राइभेट ब्राउजिङ' क्लिक गरी इन्टरनेट चलाए हेरिएका कुराहरू लोकल हार्डडिस्कमा गएर बस्दैन। यो सुविधा पुराना ओएसमा थिएन। ‘फ्यामेली सेफ्टी' (पारिवारिक सुरक्षा) यसमा पाइने अर्को राम्रो फिचर्स हो। यो फिचर्स अन गरिदिए बच्चाले नचाहिने कुरा इन्टरनेटमा हेर्न सक्ने छैनन्। यसका लागि बच्चाको छुट्टै लगइन चाहिन्छ।
इन्टरनेट एक्सप्लोरर एटको अर्को राम्रो पक्ष - यसले खोलिएका वेबसाइटका ठेगानालाई हाइलाइट गरेर देखाउँछ। हाइज्याक गरिएका वेबसाइट हेरिएको छ वा वास्तविक यही हाइलाइट हेर्नेबित्तिकै थाहा पाउन सकिन्छ। कहिलेकाहीँ एउटा वेबठेगाना हान्यो तर अर्कै साइट खुल्छ, जुन सामान्य प्रयोगकर्ताले थाहा पाउन गाह्रो थियो। तर अब यसको समाधान ल्याएको छ नयाँ एक्सप्लोररले।

५) क्यालकुलेटर
३० वर्षपछि माइक्रोसफ्टले क्यालकुलेटरमा फेरबदल गरेको छ। नेपाली विन्डोज सेभेनमा समावेश गरिएको क्यालकुलेटरबाट अब माना, पाथी, धार्नीमा समेत हिसाबकिताब गर्न सकिनेछ। कति मानाको पाथी, कति किलोको धार्नी सबै क्यालकुलेटरले सिकाउनेछ। केजीलाई धार्नी, माना, पाथीमा लैजानसमेत क्यालकुलेटर सक्षम छ। क्यालकुलेटरमा फिट, मिटर, रोपनी, बिगा, हात सबैमा हिसाब गर्न सकिनेछ। वैज्ञानिक र प्रोगामर दुईथरी क्यालकुलेटरलाई मर्ज गरी एउटा बनाइएको हो।
क्यालकुलेटरले पुराना क्यालेन्डर खोज्न नपर्ने पनि बनाएको छ। किनकी क्यालकुलेटरबाटै विक्रम सम्बतलाई इस्वी सम्बतमा लान सकिनेछ। अझ स्पष्ट भन्नुपर्दा एक्सएलका धेरै सुविधा क्यालकुलेटरमा समावेश गरिएको छ।
कति अंकको बीचमा कमा राख्ने हो त्यो क्यालकुलेटरमा आफै मिलाउन सकिनेछ। यसमा क्यालकुलेसन इतिहाससमेत हेर्न सकिन्छ। क्यालकुलेटरमा गरिएका हिसाब मेमोरीमा गएर बस्छ। त्यहीबाट पुराना जोडघटाउ हेर्न सकिनेछ।

६) वाचन पहिचान (स्पिच रिकग्नाइजेसन)
विन्डोज सेभेनको अर्को आकर्षक अनुप्रयोग ‘वाचन पहिचान' हो। विन्डोज सेभेनमा मौखिक आदेशका भरमा कम्प्युटर सञ्चालन गर्न सकिन्छ। बिनाकिबोर्ड र माउस यसमा काम गर्न सकिन्छ। जे बोल्यो त्यो कम्प्युटरले आफै टाइप गर्छ। यति मात्र होइन, यसले ह्रस्वदिर्घसमेत मिलाउन सक्छ। आवाजबाट पाठ (स्पिच टु टेक्स्ट) र पाठबाट आवाज (टेक्स्ट टु स्पिच) दुवै सुविधा यसमा छन्। अर्थात यसले पाठलाई पढेर सुनाउन र आवाजलाई पाठमा लैजान सक्छ।
नेपाली विन्डोज सेभेनको शब्दावलीमा ५८ हजार नेपाली मूल शब्द समावेश गरिएको छ। जसबाट दुई करोड नेपाली शब्द बनेका छन्। जसमध्ये ५ हजारभन्दा बढी त प्राविधिक शब्द नै छन्। गालीगलौज, मानहानी, विभेद जनाउने तीनसय भन्दा बढी शब्द यसमा ब्लक गरिएको छ।

७) मल्टिटच फिचर्स
विन्डोज सेभेन माउस, किबोर्ड, मौखिक आदेशको भरमा मात्र होइन औंलाले छोएर पनि चलाउन सकिन्छ। टच स्क्रिन मोबाइल निर्मातालाई चुनौती दिने गरी वन्डोज सेभेन विकास गरिएको छ। आइफोनमा जस्तै यसमा पनि औंलाले छोएर सबै काम गर्न सकिन्छ। तर, यसका लागि टच स्क्रिन मनिटर हुन अनिवार्य छ।
भिस्टामा सिंगल टच मात्र सम्भव थियो। विन्डोज सेभेनमा मल्टिटच सम्भव छ। विन्डोज सेभेन राखिएको ल्यापटपको स्क्रिनमात्र होइन ‘टच प्याड' बाट पनि मल्टिटच सुविधा प्रयोग गर्न सकिनेछ। स्क्रिनमा औंला चलाएको भरमा तस्बिर सानोठूलो, पाठ टाइप गर्न सकिनेछ।

अन्य महत्त्‍वपूर्ण सुविधा
विन्डोज सेभेनमा अन्य यस्ता सुविधा पनि छन् जुन पहिलाका ओएसमा समावेश गरिएको थिएन। यी सुविधा प्रयोग गर्न पाउँदा साँच्चै नै प्रयोगकर्ता एकछिन चकित पर्नेछन्। ‘पावर सेल' यिनैमध्ये एउटा सुविधा हो। यसमा डस, लिनक्स र म्याकका कमान्ड चलाउन सकिन्छ। माउस र किबोर्डले गर्न नसक्ने कम्प्युटर नियन्त्रण पावर सेलबाट गर्न सकिन्छ। खासगरी यो प्राविधिक प्रयोगकर्ताको लागि बनाइएको हो।
विन्डेज सेभेनभित्र रहेर पुरानो ओएस एक्सपी पनि चलाउन सकिन्छ। यो यसको अर्को विशेषता हो। एक्सपीका प्रयोगकर्ता बढी भएका कारण माइक्रोसफ्टले यसलाई चलाउन मिल्ने गराएको हो। अर्थात नयाँ र पुरानो प्रविधि एकसाथ चलाउन सकिनेछ। ‘विन्डोज एक्सपी मोड' डाउनलोड गरेपछि मात्र विन्डोज सेभेनभित्र रहेर एक्सपी चलाउन सकिनेछ। विन्डोज एक्सपी मोड इन्टरनेटबाट निशुल्क डाउनलोड गर्न पाइन्छ।
‘एरो सेक' अर्को महत्त्‍वपूर्ण सेवा यसमा समावेश गरिएको छ। खोलिएकोमध्ये अगाडिको विन्डोमा गएर माउसको एरो हल्लाउने हो भने पछाडिका सबै विन्डो मिनिमाइज हुन्छन्। माउसको एरो पुनः हल्लाए मिनिमाइज भएका सबै विन्डो खुल्छ।
अर्को महत्त्‍वपूर्ण सुविधा भनेको नेपाली विन्डोज सेभेन राखिएको कम्प्युटरमा यसको अंग्रेजी संस्करण पनि एकसाथ चलाउन सकिनेछ। यो सुविधा पहिलेको ओएसमा थिएन। पहिला नेपालीबाट अंग्रेजी संस्करणमा जानुपरे कम्प्युटर ‘रिबुट' गर्नुपर्थ्यो। विन्डोज सेभेनमा बहुबुट गर्ने सुविधा राखिएको छ। एकसाथ नेपाली र अंग्रेजी संस्करण इन्स्टल गर्न सकिनेछ।

इन्स्टल कसरी गर्ने
विन्डोज सेभेनको नेपाली र अंग्रेजी संस्करण इन्स्टल गर्ने प्रक्रिया, यसको लागि चाहिने आवश्यक न्यूनतम हार्डवेयर सबै एउटै हो। अंग्रेजीजस्तै नेपाली संस्करण पनि ३२ बिट र ६४ बिट कम्प्युटरमा चल्नेछ। यी दुवै कम्प्युटरका लागि भिन्दाभिन्दै ओएस तयार पारिएको छ। तर, सुविधामा भने खासै भिन्नता छैन।
विन्डोज सेभेनको लागि सिपियु एक गिगा हर्ज वा योभन्दा द्रुत गतिको चाहिन्छ। र्‍याम भने ३२ बिट कम्प्युटरमा एक गिगा बाइट्स (जिबी) र ६४ बिट कम्प्युटरमा दुई जिबी हुन जरुरी छ। ग्राफिक्स प्रोसेसिङ युनिट ‘एरो क्यापेबल' छ। भिडियो र्‍याम १२८ मेगाबाइट्स (सेयर्ड) आवश्यक पर्छ। हार्डडिस्क ३२ बिट कम्प्युटरको लागि १६ जिबी र ६४ बिट कम्प्युटरको लागि २० जिबी अनिवार्य छ। अप्टिकल ड्राइभमा डिभिडी वा युएसबीमध्ये एक भए हुन्छ।
विन्डोज सेभेन इन्स्टल गर्ने सोच छ भने पहिला आफ्नो कम्प्युटर तथा ल्यापटपमा माथि उल्लेख गरिएका न्यूनतम हार्डवेयर आवश्यकता मेल खान्छ कि खाँदैन चेक गर्नुपर्छ। यो थाहा पाउन गाह्रो छैन।

१) पहिला कम्प्युटरको ‘स्टार्ट' बटन क्लिक गर्नोस्
२) त्यसपछि ‘माई कम्प्युटर' मा राइट क्लिक गर्नोस्, अनि ‘प्रोपर्टिज' मा
यति गरेपछि ‘सिस्टम प्रोपर्टिज' स्क्रिनमा खुल्छ। त्यहीँ सबै जानकारी राखिएको हन्छ - कम्प्युटरमा कुन ओएस छ, कति जिबी हार्डडिस्क, र्‍याम कति छ, कति बिटको कम्प्युटर आदि। सिस्टम प्रोपर्टिजमा यदि ‘एक्स ६४ एडिसन' देखिएन भने बुझ्नुपर्नेछ कम्प्युटर ३२ बिटमा चलिरहेको छ।
यदि तपार्इंको कम्प्युटरमा एक्सपी र भिस्टामध्ये एक ओएस छ भने बुझ्नुपर्नेछ त्यसमा विन्डोज सेभेन चल्नेछ। सम्भवतः विन्डोज सेभेन ३२ बिट कम्प्युटरमा चल्ने माइक्रोसफ्टको अन्तिम ओएस हुनेछ। धेरै प्रयोगकर्ता एक्सपीमै अडिग रहेका कारण विन्डोज सेभेनलाई ३२ बिट कम्प्युटरमा समेत चल्नेगरी विकास गरिएको हो।
एक्सपी ओएस रहेको कम्प्युटरमा केवल ‘सी' ड्राइभ मात्र फरम्याट गरे हुन्छ। पहिला सी ड्राइभमा रहेका आवश्यक फाइललाई सुरक्षित राख्नुपर्छ। यसको लागि माइक्रोसफ्टको आधिकारिक साइटमा गएर ‘विन्डोज इजी ट्रान्फर' (बेट) टुल डाउनलोड गर्नुपर्छ। यो डाउनलोड गर्नेबित्तिकै सी ड्राइभमा रहेका फाइल ब्याकअप गर्नेछ। अनि सुरु गर्नुपर्छ विन्डोज सेभेन इन्स्टल गर्न। इन्स्टल भैसकेपछि कम्प्युटरमा रहेको बेट टुलमा गएर क्लिक गरेपछि सी ड्राइभका फाइल पुनः प्राप्त गर्न सकिन्छ।

Source: Surendra Paudel / Nagariknews

Nerude Laghubitta Bikas Bank Limited - IPO

2009-12-23T20:55:00.000-08:00

Nerude Laghubitta Bikas Bank Limited going to release 60,000 units of Shares to general investor including 2,400 units to its employees at the face value of Rs 100 per share as per announcement letter published in newspaper. Nerude Laghubitta Bikas Bank Limited is issuing its IPO from 1st January 2010 to 5th January. The minimum number of shares to be applied is 10 and maximum in 1000 units. NIDC Capital Market Ltd. has been appointed as the Issue Manager for this IPO.
Nerude Laghubitta Bikas Bank Limited is licensed as “D” Class Financial Institution by NRB with registered central office at Biratnagar, Morang which is its major area of operation. The announcement notice claims to open branches and extension counters as required, after accomplish the criteria of NRB.

Capital Structure and Ownership Composition after Allotment:
Authorized Capital: Rs.2,00,00,000
Promoter Shares: Rs. 1,40,00,000 (70%)
Public Shares: Rs.60,00,000 (30%)
IPO Date:
Opening Date: 1st January 2010 (2066 Poush 17)
Closing Date: 5th January 2010 (2066 Poush 21) (Sooner) , 15th January 2010 (2066 Magh 1) (Later)

As per the promoters are concerned, out of 20 promoters, 2 promoters has experience in banking sector. On the management side, it’s strange to see President Dr. Bheshprasad Dhamala, who does not have experience in banking sector. Other members in the management team, Mr. Surendra Raj Bhattarai, Sudhir Kumar Shrestha and Mani Kumar Aryal has experience in financial institution. And remain member are from other business sector and affiliated with non banking organization.

Financial Performance:

Though the Bank is 'D' categorized financial institution from the central bank, the financial recital of this bank is sound and healthy. If we analyze the financial performance of fiscal year 2065/66 the bank has strong result in terms of return. From Rs. 14 million paid up capital the bank was able to made Rs. 9.699 million. It meant the Earning per share was Rs. 69.28 (Rs. 69.28 return from investment of Rs. 100) which can be termed as superb return.
Not only EPS, the bank had a sound gross income, interest from income and had superb operating profit of Rs. 16.579 million. During the fiscal year 2065/66 the bank holds Rs. 18.653 million in its reserve and surplus account and had Rs. 233.24 net worth per share. The previous financial indicator reveals the bank is in strong position and its forecast financial return looks as if the bank will snatch its expected result. The in-depth picture of the financial report can be traded from below:

Financial performance and expected financials of Nerude.

IPO Strategy:

There is no risk at investing in public offering of any company (until and unless unexpected bad things happens) as the investment amount will be returned in minimum of 46 days and maximum of 76 days after the issue close. Investing in Nerude is a wonderful opportunity for every investor as the financial return is superior and satisfactory. The performance of Nerude in Nepal stock exchange will be better as there will be less units of shares and demand might exceed the supply (Demand>supply=High Price). However, the opportunity of allotment in investors favor tends to low as only 60000 units is issued in public and the overwhelm to apply for IPO in Nepali market is enthusiastic (proven by previous IPO issues and amount collected).
At conclusion, rush for the IPO and invest as much as you can. Short term investor will be benefited after the allotment on market price and long terms investors expected to cheers loud till the holding of shares as return will be healthy year on year.

Source: Jambnews Service