Monthly Newsletter Vol. 3
Editor’s Note:
In this Issue
We are now starting to settle into
puzzles and knowledge Power based
the year and as it progresses we
infomation for your review and
are all working at perfecting if not
enjoyment.
improving our input in achieving our
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goals. In the third issue of the Cats
Lastly, we would like to wish the
Update we will highlight the diffrent
March Birthday Celebrants a Happy
areas of the business that will
Belated Birthday and also welcome
Management Speak
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showcase our growth as a business,
the new staff who joined the CCL
and at the same time show what has
family in March.
Product Overview
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Events Pictorial
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Self Improvement
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been happening during the month.
Kindly
share
your
feedback,
We are proud to announce that The
suggestions and articles, with the
Copy Cat Limited has now achieved
Marketing
Advanced Collaboration Architecture
copycatltd.com
team
via
lkagwiria@
in East Africa. We have also recently
introduced the Certified Hacking
Lets see what April holds for us
Forensic
ahead, for now CCL wishes you all a
Investigator
v8
(CHFI
v8) which can help with securing
blessed Easter.
business systems,you will get to learn
Employee News
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more about security in the product
CCL in the News/Awards
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Are you willing to take the plunge?
The Editor
over view section of the newsletter.
The Self Improvement section says
that at the heart of extraordinary
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success lies a willingness to jump in at
the deep end so as to achieve success.
We hope that you will be willing to
plunge.
We have added a twist in the take
a break section; this time round
we have showcased some logic
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Management Speak
Staff News
This is a special tribute to one of our
own Peter Kane, who wedded on
Saturday the 24th of March 2012.
Copy Cat staff had a chance to be
there on his special day as you will
see in the event pictorial section. We
as the Copy Cat family congratulate,
and thank you for letting us celebrate
with you during your special
occasion. ‘‘Here’s to success in your
new titles; groom, husband, and
any more you will pick up over the
years together. May you celebrate
every day together the way you have
celebrated your wedding day.’’
We would like to recognize employees
who had their birthdays in March
though belatedly. The celebrants had
a chance to celebrate their special
day with the Copy Cat family as we
do every month by sharing a piece of
cake as symbol of good health. The
cakes were simultaneously cut at
9.00am on the 30th of March 2012
in all Copy Cat Ltd locations. Once
again we would like to wish the team
a Happy Belated Birthday.
Sponsorships
The Copy Cat Limited seeks to
make positive contributions to
communities in direct ways through
value added services and financial
support. Our commitment in giving
back to the society seeks to enrich
lives in the communities we operate
in.
We manage our business operations
to produce an overall positive impact
on society. In that regard; The Copy
Cat Ltd sponsored the Muthaiga
Caddie Stroke Play Championship;
Muthaiga
Caddies
Welfare
Association in conjunction with
Nairobi Caddies Golfers Association,
held the Championship at Windsor
Golf and Country Club on the 5th
of March 2012. The Copy Cat Ltd
supported the event by sposnoring
the prize giving session.
The Copy Cat Limited also supported
the 2012 Barclays Kenya Open Golf
Championship through the provision
of services as an official supplier
for photocopiers and other related
office equipment. The 2012 edition
of The Kenya Open was played at
the Muthaiga Golf Club which took
place between 29th March and 1st
April. The 2012 event was the 45th
and it continues to grow in stature
remaining the biggest golfing event
in the East Africa region
The event created an avenue in
which the delegates could see how
Cisco products and solutions can
benefit their organization and more
so help in addressing their business
and its challenges.
Have a blessed April ahead!!!
Events
Eastern Heads Teachers Conference
The conference was held in Kisumu
at the Tom Mboya College on the
19th to 23rd of March 2012. The
Copy Cat Ltd limited participated by
promoting E- learning solutions, the
Risolar duplicator and LG computing.
The event was presided over by
Branches with representatives from
the Embu and the Nairobi branch
attending.
Cisco - KPA workshop
This event was held for Kenya Ports
Authority (KPA) IT staff and covered
Cisco products and solutions (Tele
presence, Collaboration applications,
and unified communications). Copy
Cat was invited as the integration
partner to showcase our capability
and expertise in Cisco.
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Product Overview: Security
Securing Business Systems
The uptake of ICT by businesses and individuals
has grown exponentially in Kenya as compared
to 10 years ago. Having a computer system of
one form or another (e.g. for email, finance,
helpdesk, web portal, etc.) is now a necessity for companies rather than option to gain
competitive advantage. This is especially so for
small and medium enterprises which need ICT
to survive in the cut-throat business environment. With the arrival of fiber in Kenya, the
possibilities for e-commerce have been expanded tremendously. Businesses are taking advantage by developing systems that enable them
to market better to potential customers while
reducing costs where possible. Customers have
also adopted ICT mainly through mobile phone
technology which is also an encouraging sign
for businesses that are targeting these increasingly technically savvy customers.
With this increased access of systems to the
internet, there also lie risks. The criminals and
hackers are now target systems in Kenya more.
Financial institutions are usually the targets but
other businesses are also being targeting especially those in e-commerce. This is evidenced
by the recent attacks on several banks where
websites were defaced and some confidential
information revealed by a group calling itself
the ‘Rwandan hackers’. The several Government of 103 Kenya websites were also attacked
in a night by an Indonesian. Most big enterprises work hard to secure their systems while
the some SMEs tend to think that they are not
targets for the hackers. However, the opposite
is true since the hackers see the SMEs weak
security as low lying fruits which they can easily
hack into and steal valuable information with
minimum effort. For SMEs the consequences
of this can lead to collapse of the company
and therefore there is a need to for them to be
more vigilant.
There are some simple preventive and avoidance measures that businesses can be put in
place to secure their systems. They include:•
using legal software
•
updating software regularly
•
using latest updates of anti-virus
•
putting basic security on the network
and computer systems
•
changing default passwords
•
checking configuration against known
vulnerabilities
•
performing penetration tests regularly
•
putting tight internal controls
•
separation of duties to avoid fraud, etc.
For more details please contact our experts
(Dominic Juma and Samuel Wachira) who are
certified with the recently introduced Certified
Hacking Forensic Investigator v8 (CHFI v8)
THE COPY CAT LTD NOW A CISCO TELEPRESENCE VIDEO ADVANCED (ATP) PARTNER
Cisco TelePresence Experience for Everyone, Everywhere
The world is getting bigger, more complex, and
moving faster—making collaboration a critical and
strategic priority. How do you get everyone on the
same page? Scale resources to be in more places at
once? Maintain face-to-face relationships with a
growing network of colleagues, customers, agencies,
partners and advisors?
Cisco TelePresence can help you:• Put People at the Center of Collaboration
• Enable Business Transformation
Better collaboration means faster decision making and time
to market, improved customer intimacy, and richer
cross-cultural communications - all possible through the
virtual in-person experience of Cisco TelePresence. The
Copy Cat Ltd now a Cisco TelePresence Video Advanced
Authorized Technology provider (ATP) Partner can offer you
this solution. Come partner with us in meeting your needs,
we are a capable partner with proven technical expertise,
based on our focus on customer satisfaction and the value
we offer to help you grow your business.
2011 - Cisco emerging Africa partner of the year
2011 - Cisco Video excellence award for emerging central theatre
The Copy Cat Ltd
Corporate Head Quarters
Essar House
Muguga Green, Westlands
P. O. Box 49872 GPO 00100 Nairobi, Kenya
Direct Dial: +254 20 3970000
Switchboard: +254 755 397000
Fax: +254 20 554249
Email: [email protected], [email protected]
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Events Pictorial
March birthday celebrations at the CCL corporate HQ and the Service Support Center
Peter Kane celebrates his wedding with colleagues
Eastern Heads teachers Confrence in
Kisumu
Muthaiga Caddies Stroke Play Champioship and the prize giving session
Robert Thande’s Farewell Party at Corporate HQ-Essar House
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Self Improvement
Are You Willing to take the plunge?
There comes a time in life when you
have to jump in at the deep end
and hope for the best. In fact there
are many times in life when we are
presented with such a choice. As a
toddler you have to learn to overcome anxiety at being separated
from mom, and then that first day
at school can pose some similar
challenges upon an even grander
scale.
Time and again throughout life we
face challenges which we either
learn to overcome or cause us to
feel as if we are sinking. Unless you
want to tread water for the rest of
your life, you do, at some point,
have to overcome your fears and
learn to swim.
One should always be willing to do
things which she was not comfortable with; be willing to push past
internal barriers and dive in at the
deep end.
By taking that enormous plunge,
you bypass much of the decision
making process which other people
would be tied up with; the “Will I?
Won’t I? Should I?” Etc. types of
thoughts which distract your focus,
muddy the waters and dissipate
your energy. There’s no time or
energy wasted on such things when
you just leap in. Once there, your
survival instinct comes to your rescue. It’s sink or swim time. Where
there is a will there is a way, and
your survival instinct is very strong.
The most successful people in
the world share this willingness
to take the plunge and risk the
dangers of encountering waters
which are very much out of their
depth. Their focus upon success is multiplied and therefore
energized because of this. Let's
face it, once you are floundering in the deep end you're not
wasting energy thinking about
whether or not you should be
there; you're just thinking about
how you are going to get out,
aren't you?
You have in fact forced yourself
into a state of tunnel vision. Your
focus is very, very clear and all of
your emotional energy is aligned
with your goals.
These are key components of success. We can all learn from this.
To succeed, you must have a clear
goal and fix your undivided attention and energies upon it. The
greater your mental focus and
more intense the energy which you
apply will directly relate to how
quickly you will attain your goals.
This is the true secret of success.
At the heart of extraordinary success lies a willingness to jump in at
the deep end. How willing are you
to take that plunge? Is it possible
to learn how to do so?
Source: The Internet
www.copycatltd.com
H P WA R R A N T Y C E N T R E
MOMBASA
NOW NEAR YOU
Walk into our show room located at:
Kampee House, Moi Avenue
Opposite Ganjoni Post Office,
For more information contact on:
P.O. Box 90678 GPO 80100
Tel: 2024747, (041) 2223847 / 2227636 / 2226256
Fax: 2229575
E-mail: [email protected]
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Employee News
Corporate Head Quarters
Service Support Centre
1.Rukiya Mohamed
- 11/3
2.Mildred Mwanga
- 26/3
3.Joan Muthoni
- 13/3
4.Veerakumar
- 27/3
5.Minghua Zhang
- 22/3
6.Sarah Lenemiria
- 27/3
7.Boniface Odhiambo
- 1/3
1.Bovine Odera
- 10/3
8.Robert Mutua
- 18/3
2.Hondrick Wanjala
- 8/3
9.Wilfred C. Mwangi
- 22/3
3.Thomas Mbithi
- 10/3
10.Denis Nyongesa
- 18/3
11.Patrick Thuo
- 21/3
- 20/3
4.Samuel Mwaura Chege
- 3/3
5.Rajesh Nakhwa
- 6/3
12.Wilhard Murunga
6.Ignatius Enas
- 30/3
Branches
7.Joseph Nyaga
- 12/3
1.Peter Oloo
- 26/3 (Kisumu)
2.Mary Kamau
- 30/3 (Nyeri)
3.Charles Mutisya
- 24/3 (Nakuru)
Bureaus
1.Kennedy Bwibo
- 21/3 (Kenyatta Avenue)
2.Florence Khamala
- 20/3 (Kenyatta Avenue)
4.Lilian Wanyumba
- 2/3 (Mombasa)
3.Stanley Muasa
-19/3 (Sarit)
5.Linda Nziwa
- 19/3 (Eldoret)
6. Anthony Maina
- 17/3 (Kisii)
New Employees in the Month of March
1. William Wanjuki 19.03.12
Sales Exec – Nyeri
2. Evelyn Ombongi 01.03.12
A/c Mng – Corporate
3. Florence Khamala 01.03.12 Sales Exec – Kenyatta Avenue
4. Stanley Muasa
5. Joseph Riki
01.03.12
07.03.12
A/c Mng – Sales OA
Senior Engineer - CSS
Welcome to the CCL Family
New employees at an induction session at the CCL Corporate HQ
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THE COPY CAT LTD achieves
Advanced
Collaboration
Architecture Specialization
in East Africa.
We have now achieved Advanced
Collaboration
Architecture
Specialization.
Risolar
Copy Cat Limited has fulfilled the
role-based training requirements
and program prerequisites to
sell, design, and deploy Cisco
Collaboration Architecture solutions
in East Africa.
THE COPY CAT LTD sponsors
the Barclays the 2012
Barclays Kenya Open Golf
Championship.
THE COPY CAT LTD supported the golf
tournament in King through the provision
of services as an official supplier for
photocopiers and other office equipment.
The event was held at the Muthaiga Sport
Club as from 29th March to 1st April.
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Logic puzzles
Apples and Friends
You have a basket containing ten apples. You have ten friends, who each desire an apple. You give each of
your friends one apple.
After a few minutes each of your friends has one apple each, yet there is an apple remaining in the basket.
How?
Solution: ....check out the April 2012 issue
Knowledge is Power
1. The name of all the continents ends with the same letter that they start with.
---------------------------------------------------------------------2. What do bullet proof vests, fire escapes, windshield wipers and laser printers all have in common? Ans. - All invented
by women.
---------------------------------------------------------------------3. TYPEWRITER is the longest word that can be made using the letters only on one row of the keyboard.
---------------------------------------------------------------------4. Women blink nearly twice as much as men!
--------------------------------------------------------------------5. It is impossible to lick your elbow.
--------------------------------------------------------------------6. People say “Bless you” when you sneeze because when you Sneeze, your heart stops for a millisecond.
--------------------------------------------------------------------7. It is physically impossible for pigs to look up into the sky.
--------------------------------------------------------------------8. The “sixth sick sheik’s sixth sheep’s sick” is said to be the toughest tongue twister in the English language.
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