Introduction   

The BbyB Beacon is an electronic publication to keep the members of Bit by Bit informed about the current affairs of the company. It contains announcements of important events like training programmes, Management Review Meetings, etc.

Contact Information
Any contribution to the newsletter in the form of technical articles, or items of general interest, are welcome. Please send them to Vatsala@bbyb.com

Editorial                                                                                                                    (top)

Do u remember your early days of taking the first step towards life? It was your mother who held your little finger and helped you to face the world. It’s time we paid tributes to this mother who is love personified and here is the perfect occasion for her worth to be recognized. 8th May is Mothers Day and we are dedicating this editorial to the mothers who have made our lives.

In the U.S. Mothers' Day is a holiday celebrated on second Sunday in May. It is a day when children honor their mothers with cards, gifts, and flowers. First observance in Philadelphia, Pa. It is based on suggestions by Julia Ward Howe in 1872 and Anna Jarvis in 1907.

Later, in the 1600's, in England there was an annual observance called "Mothering Sunday." It was celebrated during Lent, on the fourth Sunday. On Mothering Sunday, the servants, who generally lived with their employers, were encouraged to return home and honor their mothers. It was traditional for them to bring a special cake along to celebrate the occasion.

In the U.S., in 1908 Ana Jarvis, from Grafton, West Virginia, began a campaign to establish a national Mother's Day. Jarvis persuaded her mother's church in Grafton, West Virginia to celebrate Mother's Day on the anniversary of her mother's death. A memorial service was held there on May 10, 1908 and in Philadelphia the following year where Jarvis moved.
Jarvis and others began a letter-writing campaign to ministers, businessmen, and politicians in their quest to establish a national Mother's Day. They were successful. President Woodrow Wilson, in 1914, made the official announcement proclaiming Mother's Day a national observance that was to be held each year on the 2nd Sunday of May.

Well, motherhood is round the corner in BbyB also. Several employees of BbyB are gearing up to don the mothers’ role and enjoy the essence of motherhood apart from being successful programmers. Three Cheers to them and here’s wishing them All The very Best.

Other News                                                                                                           (top)

Trip To SriLanka:

John Hart - Senior Partner of Baum Hart & Partners, Jayaraj – Project Manager of pFACT, Prathima our former Technical Writter and Rejeen – Domain member of pFACT were off to SriLanka on a stress buster holiday and celebrated the grand success of pFACT.

Farewell to,

Akshatha Rai a Software Engineer who resigned on 14th April.

Vinay R Prabhu a Software Engineer who resigned on 29th April.

Let us wish them all the best in their future endeavor.

Parties:

A party was thrown on 14th April on account of John Hart’s arrival and grand success of pFACT.


News From Abroad                                                                                                (top)


John Hart - Senior Partner of Baum Hart & Partners was in Bangalore between 13th Apr and 18th Apr. The primary objective of his visit was to touch base with the team working on pFACT.

New Recruits                                                                                                        (top)

2 new members have joined the BbyB family this month.

R. MuthuKumar B.E in Electrical and Electronics Engg has been recruited as the Domain member of VB.

Nitin Chilka B.E in Computer science Engg has been recruited as the domain member of VB.Net

Birthdays                                                                                                              (top)

Four members of Bit by Bit are celebrating their birthdays in the month of April.

Here's wishing both of them a very Happy Birthday and many more in the coming years!! Everyone, be sure to make it to the cake-cutting that will take place at 1pm on both days!!