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28
December 2006
Nothacker and Singapore Human Resources Institute to Provide Free Email
and Web-hosting Services for Small- and Medium-sized Enterprises
Affected by Telecommunication Disruption
1. Nothacker Pte Ltd (Nothacker),
an incubatee company of Exploit Technologies Pte Ltd (Exploit
Technologies), together with Singapore Human Resources Institute (SHRI),
today announced the offer of free email and web-hosting services through
LiveSME platform to small- and medium-sized enterprises affected by
telecommunications disruption due to the Taiwan earthquake on 26
December 2006.
2. LiveSME is a
web-enabled platform that improves productivity by automating business
operations from payroll to customer orders. The platform not only
decreases the time spent on operations, but also increases the value of
the business. The business intelligence suite of solutions also provides
businesses with insight and fresh perspective to their operations.
3. “Exploit
Technologies takes full stride to transform technologies developed by A*STAR’s
researchers into marketable products. Our efforts in commercialising A*STAR’s
technologies value-add to the society as they realise their full
potential to help the community in time of major crisis. I am pleased
that our incubatee company is tying up with SHRI to roll the service out
to its members and other SMEs in this critical time of need,” said Mr
Boon Swan Foo, Executive Chairman, Exploit Technologies.
4. “The availability
and exchange of quality information is key to businesses in a highly
networked society. As a SME, we fully understand the pain caused to the
business operations by the recent earthquake. Therefore, we would like
to extend our helping hand to fellow SMEs affected by the disruption,”
said Mr Lim Chinn Hwa, Founder, Nothacker Pte Ltd.
5. “SHRI
understands that putting businesses quickly back on track is important.
In this age of connectivity and high dependency on information, we
cannot afford to lose communication with business partners and the rest
of the world. As such, SHRI and Nothacker decided to provide a service
under LiveSME for our members, the business and HR communities, who are
affected by the Taiwan quake to resume their business operations through
the provision of free hosting of website and email services. The purpose
of LiveSME is to simplify business operations. This is part of SHRI
continual effort to provide shared services for small- and medium-sized
enterprises,”
said Mr David Ang, Executive Director, Singapore Human Resources
Institute.
6. SMEs and SHRI
members can seek advice and help from SHRI at 6438 0012 or email livesme@shri.org.sg.
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