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MT India Digest
Moderated Discussion List
"Effective MT Forum"
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Published by:
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Moderated by:
Amit Chatterjee,SM amit@...

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Nov 12, 2001 Digest #071
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.....IN THIS DIGEST.....

=========MODERATOR COMMENT=====

~Welcome back!~

==============NEW================

-=MT in India=-

~Ram Velagapudi
"It is time for our MT companies to consolidate their act."

~Rehan Shaikh
"an audit team could be set up to figure out the problems that
have plagued this industry"

-=Branding is the key!!=-

~Meera Sankriti
"I liked the way in which you have given examples of
how to be branded."

~Akash
"Are not we lacking behind in spreading the realities about MT?"

~Tammie C
"This is perhaps the most insensitive, chauvinist approach to
explaining how to define "branding".

===========CONTINUING============

-=Frauds in MT=-

~Prabha Devi
"have closed down the company not paying us
the last 5 months pay"

~Star
"whom should we believe?"

=============== BILLBOARD ==============

-=Digital Voice Recorder=-

~Ichiro Igari

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=========MODERATOR COMMENT=====

Fellow MTIDer....

We appologize for this long period of inactivity. As you might
know, ListBot shut down and we had to shift to Yahoo! Groups, it
required a lot of back-end work from our side.

Wishing you all a Happy Festival of Lights - Let the light shine
forth!

We've had a large number of new subscribers here over the past few
months. I thought I would take a moment to review a basic ground
rule here at MTID:

o Personal Attacks

One of my jobs as Your Striving Moderator is to maintain a safe
environment here, an environment where you are free to express
yourself without fear that you will be attacked personally. It's OK
to challenge someone's comments -- but it's not OK to attack them
personally. I had a contentious exchange with one MTIDer recently
who was highly critical of my refusal to publish her post that
attacked another MTIDer. She ended up attacking me (her email is
now being filtered into my Trash folder -- I never see it). Just
remember that this is a forum for professionals.

I see a few issues in this Digest, and here's one of those little
gems that make you smile at first, then stop and stare the truth
right in the face:

"What you don't know won't hurt you.
What you do know won't help you.
What you're absolutely sure of, that's
just plain wrong, will get you every time."

As the old cop show used to say,

"Let's be careful out there."

I will have something to say next time round, but I invite your
views and suggestions.

Your Striving Moderator,
Amit C.
amit@...

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From: "Ram Velagapudi" <ramvelagapudi@...>
Subject: MT in India

Hi,

Greetings to everybody.

May I suggest to the honourable memebers of this Forum to exhort
the Indian MT companies to add other allied activities like
Billing and other back Office operations for the HCEs whom they
are servicing. This is a prudent and profitable additional
activity for them.

More over, they are in the best position to offer these services
as a suite of services to the client at a very competitive rate.
It is time for our MT companies to consolidate their act.

Sincerely,
Ram Velagapudi

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++++ new post - same topic ++++

From: "Rehan Shaikh" <shaikh@...>
Subject: Martha St. Augustine's posts

Hi Amit and All,

I have seen a lot of hateful posts, forceful arguments, and
threads that seem to go nowhere exchanged on boards on MTDaily
and MTIndia. I have also been able to glean a lot of good
information from these same boards as well. But some of the
posts I happened to come across in back issues written by Martha
St. Augustine had me completely floored. Martha has a clarity of
thought and a writing style that can only be described as
authoritative. I am not simply saying that because she sometimes
comes across as championing the cause of Indian MTs or offshore
transcription. One simply has to compare her posts with the
numerous others that we come across every other day on these
boards to understand what I mean.

If an audit team could be set up to figure out the problems that
have plagued this industry here in India and ways to set them
right, it would be really good to have a woman like this as a
part of that team. I am an MTSO and if it sounds like I am
gushing a bit, well, it has been extremely long since I read
anything sensible on these boards, and Martha's posts come as a
breath of fresh air!

BTW, Amit, I admire your efforts towards attempting to bring
about awareness amongst MTs, and MTSOs in India alike. I believe
this is a positive thing and wish you the very best in continuing
your efforts.

Rehan Shaikh

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From: Meera Sankriti <sankritimn@...>
Subject: Branding is the key!!

Dear Amit:

I liked the way in which you have given examples of
how to be branded. "Branding is the Key" is the real
thing and it can be done only after years of
perseverance and hard work. The attitude of "don't
give up" is the key note.

It was nice to read through.

Meera

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From: Akash <netman@...>
Subject: Branding is the key!!

Hi everybody!

This is sure that the mushrooming training institutes are giving
this industry its worst ever scare of extinctiion and bad name.
But does not it owe to the lack of awareness among the masses
about the nuances of MT?

Are not we lacking behind in spreading the realities about MT?

However in any case we have stop this? Any suggestions?

Akash

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From: Tammie C <Puckababy@...>
Subject: Article-"Branding is the Key"

I am writing in response to the above mentioned article posted to
the AOL MT message boards today.

This is perhaps the most insensitive, chauvinist approach to
explaining how to define "branding". Nothing should be passed
from Michael Reznikov if is it so crude. I am
disgusted/angered/offended by this "explanation". The
illustration used is pure drivel (to use a repeatable word) and
was certainly unprofessional to pass on in any way.

Tammie C
North Carolina

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From: Prabha Devi <vkkumar@...>
Subject: Joining association of MTs

Dear Amit and MTIDers,

I have undergone 6 month MT training in Burr Brown India Ltd, Verna
Goa. They have charged heavily for this training, promising
employment in the company. Later they have given appointment, but
with less pay.Later they have closed down the company not paying us
the last 5 months pay. My querry is that whether we will be able to
join any All India MTs association and fight for our rights,
legally ?

Kindly reply.

Dr Prabha Devi.
PS. We are a group of about 15 MTs

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From: Star <star_male2001@...>
Subject: One more Company shuts down without paying salaries!!

Dear Amit and MTIDers,

It is unfortunate that this is still happening in Bangalore. For
the 2 months, the staff has not been paid a single rupee.

Suddendly the MD absconds and the authorization person in the
office says, I am just an employee like you.
1. The PF commissioner comes in and seals the office for arrears
due.
2. The KPTC comes in and disconnects electricity.
3. Telephone dept. disconnects the line.

MERIDIAN INFOTECH PVT. LTD.
92/2, MOSQUE ROAD,
FRAZER TOWN, BANGALORE - 5

The frauds,
Managing Director:
Santhosh

Operations Manager:
Venu Gopal

Production Manager:
Praveen Dass

It is pathetic. I can't imagine we are working for an IT company
that is registered under STPI, at India's Silicon Valley. I mean,
whom should we believe?

Respected CHIEF MINISTER, are you there? Somebody should do
something to stop these crooks.

Star

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=============== BILLBOARD ==============

From: Ichiro Igari <i_igari@...>
Subject: Olympus Digital Voice Recorder

Dear MTIDers,

Olympus, leading the dictation industry in the development of
voice recorder technologies over the years, is now looking for a
distribution partner in the profesional dictation/transcription
market in India.

The DS3000, digital voice recorder for professional dictation
users, and the DSS Player Pro Trancription Module for
transcriptionists, has been well-accepted in the MT market in the
U.S. and European market, as a affordable solution for small to
mid-sized clinics or off-site transcription needs, since its
introduction.

The Olympus DS3000 portable dictation recorder,lets you manage
all dictation with the DSS Player Dictation Module. The software
can even attach your dictation to an email and automatically send
it. For transcriptionist, the DSS Player Trascription Module can
scan your email for DSS files and manage all typing from there.
For detailed information, please visit
http://ds3000.olympus.com/. This would provide users with a
perfect solution for MT needs between the U.S. and India, without
investing a large money.

If you are interested in becomig the distributionship with
Olympus, please email me at i_igari@...

Sincerely,

Ichiro Igari
Voice Recorder Products, Marketing
Photo and Audio Products Division
Olympus Optical Co., Ltd.

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