QAI Crosses the 35,000 Mark in Software Certifications

September 14th, 2009 HIGH WYCOMBE, England - APMG-International is proud to announce it has formed a partnership with LINGOs* PM4NGOs (Project Management for Non Governmental Organisations) to develop a new certification scheme: PMD Pro (Project Management in Development Professional). The partnership is introducing a new range of certifications for those working in development for charities, humanitarian agencies or not-for-profit organizations.

August 19th, 2009 LONDON - There has been significant public interest and media coverage around this case over the last few days. For legal reasons, Nude has been unable to comment or make any statement until today.

July 21st, 2009 MINNEAPOLIS - - Distribution Agreement Expands Multi-Tech's Reach in Europe and the Middle East Multi-Tech Systems' cellular modems, that enable machine-to-machine (M2M) communications, are now available through Future Electronics in the EMEA markets. The partnership brings together Multi-Tech, a 40-year device networking innovator, with Future Electronics, a distribution innovator of 40 years standing.

July 12th, 2009 DELFT, The Netherlands - - PortingXS Simplifies and Speeds up Changing Between Service Providers Mobile users on the Isle of Man can now keep their existing number when they switch to another mobile phone operator. The three mobile operators on the island have chosen the Dutch company PortingXS to ensure that mobile number portability is handled swiftly, easily and flexibly.

July 8th, 2009 PARIS - - Resources offered in support of UNESCO-Microsoft Task Force on Higher Education and ICT. In an effort to help higher education institutions support economic stimulus efforts and work-force development strategies, Microsoft Corp.

June 29th, 2009 PLANO, Texas - Having saved millions of dollars for American consumers over the past 5 years, DealTaker.com now features deals and vouchers for UK shoppers at DealTaker.com/UK. Consumers visiting the site will have instant access to savings at popular sites like Mothercare, Homebase, Argos, House of Fraser, Laura Ashley and QVC, as well as a host of travel deals from Emirates, Last Minute, Thomson Holidays, Sandals, Beaches, Marriott and more.

June 28th, 2009 NASHVILLE, Tennessee - LP Building Products, a North American manufacturer of a broad range of Engineered Wood Products (EWP), is pleased to announce the launch of LP(R) SolidStart(TM) EWP in the United Kingdom and Eire. The LP SolidStart family, which includes Laminated Strand Lumber (LSL), Laminated Veneer Lumber (LVL), I-Joists and Rim Board, delivers real advantages in terms of quality, consistency, durability, strength and ease of installation.

May 14th, 2009 LONDON - Online Recruitment Specialist Carries out Industry Survey 75 percent of recruiters believe that IT candidates with additional qualifications stand a better chance of securing a job, according to a recent survey[1] undertaken by The IT Job Board - www.theitjobboard.co.uk. This finding was also supported by the candidate response, where 84 percent of IT professionals consider that holding industry certifications will improve their employment opportunities.

April 6th, 2009 ROCKVILLE, Maryland - New RAC Credential Focuses on General Scope of Regulatory Practice, International Standards The Regulatory Affairs Professionals Society (RAPS) has announced its newest Regulatory Affairs Certification (RAC), the RAC General Scope (GS). The RAC (GS) credential denotes knowledge related to the general scope of practice of regulatory professionals in the healthcare product sector, regardless of geographic location or in which regions they may be involved.

March 30th, 2009 NEW YORK - Paris-based bank to aggregate and manage liquidity globally TraderTools Inc. (TraderTools), a provider of business solutions, software and services to financial institutions trading FX, announced today that Natixis, one of the largest banks in France, licensed TraderTools' Liquidity Management Platform (LMP) to facilitate its global FX trading.

September 23rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - State-run upstream major Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC) Wednesday said it has paid Rs.6,844 crore as dividend for 2008-09. ONGC shareholders approved a dividend payment of of Rs.14 a share, which along with the interim dividend of Rs.18 a share totals to Rs.32 a share.

May 8th, 2009 NEW DELHI - COPC, the world's leading Business Excellence certification in the contact center industry worldwide, has recently launched secen new certifications in association with QAI, their exclusive implementation partner in India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. Starting April 2009 companies have the flexibility of going for certification for specific processes like hiring, training and skills verification, transaction monitoring, forecasting, staffing, scheduling and metrics Management.

August 6th, 2009 Paraguay landless try crucifixion to get attentionASUNCION, Paraguay — It's a gruesome tradition in Paraguay that gets results, at least from leftist priest-turned president Fernando Lugo. A half-dozen protesters have hammered long nails through their hands and tied themselves to crosses or laid in coffins in an appeal for land.

February 21st, 2009 NEW DELHI - BIG Cinemas, part of the Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group (R-ADAG), has crossed the 100-screen mark in western India, the company said Friday. 'Maharashtra is a very important territory for BIG Cinemas thanks to its flourishing film industry and large percentage of the nationwide box office, due to which we have the largest number of screens in the state,' Tushar Dhingra, chief operating officer of BIG Cinemas, said in a statement.

August 25th, 2009 LONDON - If reports are to be believed, the British Ministry of Defence (MoD) has made a 'disastrous' decision over tandem rotor helicopters Chinook Mk3's, which are meant for complex operations. In 1995, the ministry had agreed to buy eight Chinook Mk3s from Boeing for 259 million pounds, and wanted to fit its own software in place of the avionics software, which would have cost another 40 million pounds.

July 23rd, 2009 THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - By opting for the free and open software platform (FOSS) for the state-sponsored IT@School project, Kerala's General Education Department has saved Rs.11 crore. The project's Executive Director K.

July 28th, 2009 COLOMBO - Bharti Airtel Lanka, a subsidiary of India's telecom major Bharti Airtel, Tuesday said it has crossed the one million customer-mark in Sri Lanka. The company has achieved this milestone within six months of the launch of its services in the island country.

April 2nd, 2009 MUMBAI - The Bombay Stock Exchange's Sensex on Thursday regained 10,000 mark and surged by 512.51 points to 10414.50. The 30-share index touched a high of 10432.31 and low of 10107.25.

June 21st, 2009 GHAZIABAD - In two separate incidents here, the houses of two software engineers were robbed of cash, jewellery and other valuables worth Rs.17 lakh, police said Sunday. In the first incident, Atul Tyagi, a software engineer who runs his own business and is a resident of Niti Khand in Indirapuram area of Ghaziabad returned home from an outstation visit to find that his front gate lock had been broken and robbers had decamped with jewellery, cash and other valuables worth Rs.15 lakh, police said.

March 12th, 2009 LONDON - The first task for the world's earliest computer - the Manchester-built Mark One - was to compose romantic verse. And now, an expert has recreated the "love poetry generator" on the Internet.