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Telephone systems have come a long way from the days of picking up a receiver on a wall mounted phone and ringing a local operator who patches you through to various destinations. Telephones have really evolved from electrical signals to electronics. From the analog phones of yesteryear to the digital and now prevalent IP phones we see globally from Cisco, NEC, Avaya, Mitel, ShoreTel, Aastra, and many others.

According to the CEOs that attended, the Fall CEO Forum was a success. With 32 companies represented and CEOs from 10 nations, there was no doubt the event was like none other for bringing together c-level executive positions looking after Japan, greater Asia, as well as Australia/New Zealand.

Many of us inundated with sometimes hundreds of emails each day. Some necessary, some just distractions. Of course, you need to have a viable subject or product you’re wanting to talk about before you contact someone. If you’ve got a good product or service or topic to address, then how do you get people’s attention?

Information Technology has become a major part of virtually every business. Finding a company or any organization that doesn’t use a computer would likely be a miracle. Nearly every company uses technology, from the POS (point of sale) system at the local retail outlet to the computers sitting on the desk of every team member at the company.

We’ve all received one. We get the invitation by someone we met on the airplane, in the office building lobby, or in a recent meeting, to connect. It’s usually coming through a social networking site called LinkedIn. LinkedIn is the business person’s or professional’s rendition of social networking which compares to FaceBook.com.

We are totally ecstatic! Tokyo won the olympic bid. Great work! Tokyo is a worthy host.

Tokyo is an amazing city and was a good selection because-