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Hi Everybody,

Here we are already halfway through September of 2009. Despite the recession and lots of gloom and doom sayers all around us we have managed to be busy helping new and exsisting clients to work smarter and more effeciently.

2009 Raidho Solutions Customer Satisfaction Survey 

We just completed the evaluation of this years customer satisfaction survey and we are very pleaseed to have received very positive feedack from all the customers that participated in the survey. In fact all our customers stated that they were:

• satisfied with our services,
• that none of them had any reservations to recommend us to others,
• that we provide value for money and
• that we work in a competent and professional manner

Here are some other comments:

• “Raidho Solutions provides a professional service with a sound understanding of the complexities and flexibility required of a small business”       J. Dunbar - Airweld International Pty Ltd

• “Very professional and easy to deal with. I would highly recommend Raidho Solutions to anyone.”     C. Drew - Victorian Wheel Weights Pty Ltd

• “Great communicator, Very happy with service and the fact that you had our best interests at heart. We have had much praise from our auditors and we can now use our system for the business and not let the system run our business.”    R. Galati - Townley Drop Forge

Paradigm Software releases Paradigm 3

At a recent user group meeting Peter Meining, the Managing Director of Paradigm Software Pty Ltd announced the formal release of the new Paradigm 3 software application. The new software will initially be offered in parallel with Paradigm II, but is expected to eventually become the company’s main product. Paradigm 3 offers a completely new interface, look and feel when compared to Paradigm II. This product has been designed to be more powerful, more flexible, yet easier to use than Paradigm II and other comparable management system applications on the market. Paradigm Software has set up a dedicated website for the new product. Please have a look at this website at http://www.paradigm3.com.au/ to find out more about Paradigm 3.

Software News: 

MindMapper 2009

The new “MindMapper 2009″ has just been released and is available now. Go to our software page to download  a copy or check out what’s new on the MindMapper webpage by clicking here:

As usual Sim Tech is offering a MindMapper users free or discounted upgrades and special pricing for 5 and 10 user licence packs. Check out the prices via the link on our software page.

Paradigm Software:

 Paradigm 3

A new version of the famous Paradigm management system software will be released shortly and will be called Paradigm 3. This will be a new product to be sold concurrently with Paradigm II. Paradigm 3 will be for those organisations that do not need the strict compliance features of Paradigm II. We will provide more information as it comes to hand.

Well, here we are. After much deliberation and a lot of hard work we have now changed from ‘R Consulting’ into ‘Raidho Solutions’.  - So why did we change our name?

After more than 12 years as ‘R Consulting’ we felt that it was time for a change. We wanted to show that we do not just promote and help others to change, but that we are not afraid to make changes ourselves. We spent many hours to come up with a new name and in the end decided on ‘Raidho’. Those of you who are familiar with the ‘R Consulting’ logo probably know that it consisted of the letter R derived from the ancient germanic runic alphabet. This letter is actually called ‘Raidho’ or ‘Raido’.

Aside of representing letters to make up words, all letters of the runic alphabet have also symbolical and mystical meanings. Raidho also means ‘wheel’ (german: Rad). It is an eight spoked wheel where the spokes also represent the 8 directions of the compass. The eight spokes are represented in our new logo.

The wheel itself represents among other things travel and more specifically the journey. The journey is not so much about reaching a particular destination, but about the experiences one has whilst getting there. As consultants we accompany our clients on their journey. We share a common path during our time of engagment assisting our clients to reach their goals safely.

One thing we have learned is that nothing can grow or improve without change. A wheel will never go anywhere unless it keeps turning. However, unless managed, change can have negative consequences. A hamster wheel may spin furiously, but the this wheel including the poor hamster will not go anywhere.  On the other hand someone who is trying to keep fit running on a treadmill will also not go anywhere, yet may burn enough calories to keep her weight down and improve her cardiovascular system. Its all a matter of perspective.

When we talk about growth we mean various things. It may be personal growth, growth of a business, growth of a network, growth of cooperation between people and other types. However, whatever type of growths and change we work with has to be sustainable and benefit many rather than just a choosen few.

Dear Colleages and FriendsAs 2006 is counting down, I want to do a quick update to our news page.

In May this year Isolde and I went to Europe to walk 600 km along the north coast of Spain. We were following an ancient pilgrim route (way of St. James) that runs parallel to the well known ‘Camino Frances’, the most popular of the walks leading to Santiago de Compostella in the state of Galicia. We decided to walk the ‘Camino del Costa’ and the ‘Camino del Norte’ as it mainly follows the coast and is not as busy as the ‘Camino Frances’. Our walk started on the 16th of May in Bilbao and we arrived in Santiago on the 19th of June. This means we had 34 days with just a pack on our back. We never slept more than 2 nights in the same bed. As we were passing through 4 states (ie. Basque Country; Cantabria, Astrurias and Galicia) we experienced some very beautiful scenery, great food, and interesting people. This walk helped us to gain some valueable insights into our personal lifes and into life in general. Some of these insights can be summarized as follows: (more…)

Dear Colleages and FriendsHaving been an avid user of MindMapper software for a number of years I am pleased to announce that R Consulting has entered into a reseller agreement with Sim Tech Systems Inc. to be an additional seller of MindMapper Software in Australia. (more…)

Dear Colleages and FriendsR Consulting is now well in its 10th year of operation and it is time for a change.
During the last 3 years we have successfully assisted some of our clients to fill a range of staff vacancies. So far we have provided these services in an ad hoc, informal manner. However, as we continue to receive requests from clients and individuals who are looking for people or positions respectively, we have decided to formally add a ‘People Placement Service’ to our portfolio. (more…)

Dear Colleagues and Friends

As we are already well into 2005 already it’s time for a news update.

In November and December 2004 we provided process mapping services in support of a nationwide project for a logistics consultancy. (more…)

Dear Colleagues and Friends

Where is time going? Here we are already in October and 2004 is almost over. We hope life has been good to you all. (more…)