Do you love saving money on your home or business expenses? Of course you do! And, when you can save as much as 50% a month on something you frequently use, the saving really start to add up. As you look over your monthly expenses, you have likely noticed a discouraging trend, your phone bill, like several other items, continues to go up. However, the service and features have stayed the same, but thanks to hidden charges, fees, higher taxes, and other cost, this is to be expected. Fortunately, you have a choice- thanks to technological advances, you can now swap your plain old telephone service (pots) for Internet phone service.

Unless you have managed-somehow- to avoid all forms of media in the past few years, you have seen or heard advertisements for Vonage, Magic Jack, Packet 8 and other  companies, all promising to lower your phone bill. Since many of us are a bit skeptical thanks to beliefs that “if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is”, it is no surprise that many of us have been unsure of whether these “lower phone services” really work. The answer is a resounding “yes!”

Internet phone service (also known as VoIP-Voice over Internet Protocol) offers you a wide variety of features and services for little or no cost. These features generally include:

Free call waiting, call forwarding, caller ID, voice mail, and 3-way calling Being to have an area code for one city even if you live in another “Find me” service which is used with multiple lines The ability to take your business/home phone number with you when you travel The ability to make changes/adjustments to your account through the internet so there is no need to spend time on the phone waiting to talk to a CSR Lower taxes on phone service

 

Additional benefits of available with VoIP are having your own 800 number (small fee charged for this), low cost international calling, and unlimited calling within the continental US. Depending on the company, unlimited calling may either be included as part of a package deal or, in some cases, only cost as low as .02 cents a minute—either way, it is cheaper than “pots”.

Of course, like any new product/service, there have been problems. When internet phone service was first introduced in the late 1990’s problems such as reliability and not having 911 service existed. Today, while it may not be 100% problem free, VoIP is quite dependable and now has 911 services and although it does work slightly different from the traditional, it does work! Also, in the early days of internet phone service, you often had to give up your current phone number for an internet phone number. Now, you can usually-except in unique circumstances- keep your existing number.

Internet phone service is not going anywhere-except to get better. So, why not join the thousands of VoIP users and start saving money on your phone bill. There is nothing to lose and extra money to go into your pocket.

In business, keeping overhead down is a matter of knowing where to look to cut costs. Even the most detailed cost control practices can miss hidden costs, and nowhere is this truer than in the details of a company’s telecom services. More often than not, telecom audits will reveal hidden costs that have resulted in significant overcharges from the past. The good news is that given the right telecommunication consultant that lost money is recoverable. Not only that, but those charges are removable going forward. The telecommunication consulting professionals at Rainbow Information Systems remind you that if you’ve yet to do a phone bill audit, the only thing you’ve got to lose by not doing so is more money.

In terms of most businesses, telecommunications includes a variety of services including local, long distance and cellular services, internet and data services, paging, phone maintenance expenses, and more. With so many bases to cover there are ever more opportunities for billing errors, and the sheer scope entailed in keeping track of minute details can result in missed items and severe overcharges. A qualified telecom billing analyst can actually save a company tens of thousands of dollars in erroneous charges. How? By working to recoup past overages and removing hidden and outdated charges moving forward.

Companies like Rainbow Information Systems perform a comprehensive review of a company’s telecom services. This review consists of practices that include comparing contracts to what you’re actually being billed for, looking for built-in discounts and bonuses you are entitled to but have never received, services that may have been cancelled but are still on your bill, and more. When past overcharges are found, these companies go to bat as your advocate and negotiate with telecom providers to recoup these charges for you. And once those charges are removed, the slate is clean and you’ll enjoy a reduction in your telecom costs in the future.

Telecom consultants can reveal another hidden truth to clients; the fact that often times what they think are good deals and solid pricing are often anything but. Experienced telecom professionals will not only make recommendations to clients about the most cost effective ways to communicate; they can also work with your telecom provider one on one to renegotiate existing contracts and produce additional savings.

Imagine recovering thousand of dollars in telecom service charges you should have never paid out in the first place. And imagine a future in which those same telecom services were rendered at affordable, and more importantly accurate, rates. Perform an audit on your telecom services, and see what charges you’ve quite literally been missing.

Pune is the second largest city in Maharashtra, situated 560 meters above sea level of Deccan Plateau. It is the number one destination for emerging software companies. The growing IT investments had made Pune as an Info Tech Hub and the home of the big software industry in India.

Pune is the eighth largest city in western India. It is around 160 kilometers southeast of the Mumbai state. The town of Pune was existent since 937 A.D. and ruled by the Maranatha Empire. Pune is known as the Oxford of the East and Detroit of India due to the many educational institutions and manufacturing companies. Now, Pune became the top location for IT companies and the highest PC access among families.

The city of Pune has many known IT companies like Tata Technologies, Mahindra British telecom, Wipro, and Infosys.

Tata Technologies Group

Tata Technologies Group is a world leader in providing specialized IT-enabled services and responsible for consultations and product information to their manufacturers. Tata’s customers are the world manufacturers of consumer, aerospace and automotive industries.

Operating companies like INCAT is an independent services company that handles Engineering & Design Services, Products & Information Life Cycle Management, Plant Automation and Customer Relationship Management Systems and Enterprise Solutions. It also provides services such as IBM/Dassault Systemes and Autodesk.

Hence, Tata Technologies iKS, Inc. is providing knowledge-based engineering through e-learning, professional services and trainings for top manufacturing organizations.

Tata Consultancy Services Limited (TCS)

TCS is an Indian software services and consulting company that provides IT and business process outsourcing ventures. It is Asia’s largest IT firm and the oldest in India established in the year 1968. The company is part of the Tata Group, focusing on financial services, chemicals, energy, telecommunications and the government along with engineering, materials and healthcare.

Tata Consultancy Services Limited is involved in many industries in 2008. These include insurance, high technology banking, telecom and manufacturing. Company expansions continue to grow in Latin America, North America, Eastern Europe and China.

Tech Mahindra Ltd. (TechM)

Tech Mahindra Ltd. is known formerly as MBT or Mahindra British Telecoms. This company is a joint venture of M&M or Mahindra and Mahindra Limited and BT or British Telecommunications PLC. Tech Mahindra Ltd. is the six largest software importer and 2nd largest telecom software provider. A wide array of services from Application Development & Maintenance, IT Strategy and Consulting to Systems Integration, Infrastructure Management &Product Engineering; plus, BPO has been the core strength of the company.

Largest clients include the likes of AT&T, O2, Alcatel-Lucent and BT. The company continues to expand in the major economies of Canada, US, Middle East and Continental Europe.

Wipro Technologies Limited

Wipro Technologies Limited was established as an information technology company in 1980. It is the third largest IT services company in India. They begun to develop its mini computer in 1981 and started developing customized software packages to their hardware clients. Wipro invented their first Indian chip 8086 and began to grow their business in the United States. Wipro Ltd ADRs was listed by 2000 on the New York Stock Exchange.

Wipro has emerged as a multi-corporate and multi-business unit from Infrastructure Engineering, Consumer Products along with IT Products & Services. Among the company’s clients are Compaq, Nokia, Toshiba TEC, Cisco Systems, Symantec, Exel and Emerson Appliance. There is also Goldman Sachs, Sanyo Electric, Fidelity 24/7 and Pacificorp.

Wipro Ltd is spread in over 35 countries with excess revenues of US $5 billion. It became the first IT Services Company SEI CMM Level 5 certified in the global market.

Infosys Technologies Limited

Infosys is a multinational IT services company in Bangalore. It has over 30 offices and 9 development centers with 100,306 professionals. N. R. Narayana Murthy and six others founded the company on July 2, 1981.

Infosys Technologies Limited was rated as the Best Employer by Business Today in India. They also won the Global Most Admired Knowledge Enterprise for 2003 to 2005 and became one of the global hall of fame awardees. Hewitt Associates also awarded the company as best employer for 2000 to 2002. Infosys is currently having 100 Fortune 500 clients assisted by a growth rate of 1,000 persons per year.

Other IT companies are Veritas Software Inc., Kanbay Inc., Satyam, TCS, Cognizant and PCS. IT parks has led to its construction because of the vast growing software industry in the country. This includes the Magarpatta Cybercity, Rajiv Gandhi IT Park, MIDC Software Technology Park at Talawade, Marisoft IT Park, International Convention Centre (ICC), Kumar Cerebrum IT Park, Weikfield IT Park and others.

Pune’s booming industry has led the way to becoming one of the sought after commercial destinations in India nowadays. They are proud to be one of the few Asian cities marking their name to the field of information technology.