Poverty Project in Mexico

July & August 2010

Sociedad Activa 

Location: Mexico

 Web:http://sociedadactiva-consultoria.blogspot.com/

 Bio: Líderes unidos para sacar a México del tercer mundo.

Microsoft Presentations and Meetings - Cloud Computing for Small and Medium Sized Businesses 

April - May 2010

Definition of the Cloud

Despite the confusion about the name here is a pretty good definition from Wikipedia. Cloud computing is Internet-based computing, whereby shared resources, software and information are provided to computers and other devices on-demand.

Participation

Last week I was fortunate to be invited by Microsoft for the week to attend presentations and meetings and to give feedback concerning the future of Cloud based services and products for small to medium sized businesses.

What I saw were new and updated products to make cloud based tools and collaboration methods an enticing reality for this segment of the business world. As Artotems Co. does much of its work in the cloud it had particular interest to us. 

 Due to the nature of our business structure (long distance collaboration) our efforts as a team are primarily dependent on the functionality of this form of computing.  We wouldn’t exist without it. The ability to work in the "virtual" world (the cloud) makes most of what we do possible.

While cloud based tools exist in bits and pieces out there on the web, Microsoft is working hard to bring the various relevant aspects of this new form of computing together in a way that will make it all more accessible and more useful. It’s an exciting time for small and medium sized businesses as these tools come online to allow for cheaper and more efficient ways of accomplishing business. In the near future you will likely be seeing the fruits of their labor.

Here’s to working smarter and more efficiently!

Sustainable World Fashion Show - Mundo Sustentable Fashion Show (Hermosillo, Mexico)

April 2010

Last month we attended and covered the Mundo Sustentable Fashion show in Hermosillo, Mexico as a prelude in the same space to the VDAY event below. This is an annual event in Hermosillo and is quite well done.

The clip on the left is a simple compilation of some video footage and stills we took at the event.

Hermosillo is becoming quite the cultural center of Sonora and the region within Mexico. In just a few short years much has changed there. Cultural and artistic events abound.

Hermosillo is a nice place to visit and experience a high quality taste of Mexico.

VDAY UVM 2010 Hermosillo – The Vagina Monologues 

April 17th 2010

Mari of Artotems Co. came to us a while back and said she had an idea. She wanted to put on a performance of the Vagina Monologues in Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico to benefit women in Mexico and in the Democratic Republic of Congo. While the rest of us thought it sounded ambitious we gave her our support and said Artotems Co. would be the first onboard as a Sponsor  and that we would assist in the efforts to promote the event. Her first step was a Facebook page about it. Within a day the interest in the idea was evident.  People flocked to the idea and offered their assistance to her. Within two weeks her school and the local government had stepped in to assist as well. Sponsors lined up and offered various services that could help. The ball was rolling.
 
Next came a casting call with two events planned. The respondents enthusiastically tried out for the parts. A group of actresses was selected as well as a director and rehearsals began.  Behind the scenes Mari was running to and fro arranging details with a group of fellow students from the school marketing committee who had joined her. Working tirelessly they obtained all the needed permits and a venue that could hold an audience of 1000. Promotional efforts and ticket sales began and the response was positive. 

On the night of the event it became clear the performance was going to be a huge success as a line grew around the auditorium in anticipation of being seated.  Show time! With incredible enthusiasm and professionalism all the participants involved did their part. Women from all walks of life attended and enthusiastically responded to the performances.
After the event the praise and response was phenomenal. All who saw it commented on the professionalism of everyone involved.

Mari’s idea had grown into something that not only would benefit others directly in the form of money for the two recipients but also stirred a city into action to promote positive views of woman.

Bravo Mari! Bravo!

Email Newsletters are a great way to inform and update your customers. At Artotems Co. we are now producing HTML based newsletters for our customers to get out the word on their products and services.

Our great customer over at Karate Coaching has just sent out an Artotems Co. designed newsletter to inform all his business contacts about the invaulable information contained on his site for all things Karate.

Visit the site here.

See the Newsletter here.

RSS works on the same principal. Below you can see an RSS Feed pulled into a flash module via Tumblr.

We have been exploring the possibilities of XML and Flash combos at Artotems Co. lately. The combination adds great functionality and ease of adaptability for end users of Flash web modules/parts.

XMl is a text based file that can be used to control various elements of the Flash interface that viewers see and interact with. With the XML/Flash combo there is no need to redo and re-upload the Flash file. The XML can be easily updated and uploaded to make the changes appear within the flash. The above news module is an example of an XML/Flash combo.

Artotems Co. News

What is the news? Each of us has a focus of interest that varies. There is personal news, family news, business news, local news, global news and a vast array of other categories. Sometimes we passively view and take in the news and sometimes we are the news. The internet makes news available almost instantaneously and in many formats. With all that news out there how do we focus?

As a business Artotems Co. is involved with many organizations that do a wide array of activities. We pride ourselves in being knowledgeable about many business endeavors and our ability to focus on the needs of our customers. Doing so means we need to stay aware of what is happening in the wider world of technology and design. However, just focusing on that would leave us pretty limited in our scope of understanding trends and activities that influence technology and design. That being said we present this news page. On it you will find glimpses of our focus and awareness about what we feel has the possibility of greater influence in the wider world and within our own world of Artotems Co.