SAN FRANCISCO-Tuesday, April 11th 2017 [ ME NewsWire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Andersen Tax & Legal debuts in Italy with the Italian member firm of Andersen Global, Noda Studio, formally adopting the Andersen name. They will operate as Andersen Tax & Legal and are the third member firm to assume the Andersen name in Europe. Andersen Tax & Legal debuted in Spain in March 2017.

“I have been working with the professionals at Andersen for many years, and I look forward to further strengthening that history as we adopt the Andersen name. We share the same values, concern for reputable behavior, and are likeminded in our approach to stewardship and transparency,” the Office Managing Director of Andersen Tax & Legal in Italy, Andrea De Vecchi, said. “We remain committed to providing quality, tailor-made service.”

As Andersen Tax & Legal, the firm will continue to provide tax, financial, accounting, and labor law consultancy for ... Read more »

In 2016, 2,237 global organizations earned a CMMI® rating, reinforcing the demand for improved organizational capabilities

PITTSBURGH-Thursday, April 6th 2017 [ ME NewsWire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- CMMI® Institute announced today that 2,237 organizations earned a Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI) appraisal rating in 2016, a 16 percent global increase in the number of completed appraisals.

Business leaders who conduct a CMMI appraisal can determine what their company must do to strengthen the skills and systems designed to lift a given enterprise, business unit, or specific function to the next level. By using CMMI, companies can measure their capability against a defined framework of best practices and decisively identify sweet spots to be more competitive.

“CMMI appraisals are recognized around the world as a trustworthy measure of an organization’s capability to deliver higher quality products and services,” said Kirk ... Read more »

 Project will streamline the sales and fulfillment of digital marketing solutions to local businesses. 

MIAMI BEACH, Fla.-Thursday, April 6th 2017 [ ME NewsWire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Mediaspectrum, Inc.® is pleased to announce the selection of the Mediaspectrum platform by Propel Marketing. Headquartered in Quincy, MA, Propel Marketing was named “Best Digital Agency of 2017” by Local Media Association.

Mediaspectrum’s cloud-based platform is designed to streamline complex workflows and provide a best-in-class order management solution to media and marketing companies looking to improve business processes and quickly adapt to new revenue channels. The Propel project will focus on creating significant efficiencies in both the sales and fulfillment process for digital marketing solutions to local businesses.

“What drew us to Mediaspectrum was the platform’s ability to easily support sales order management with a ... Read more »

Training to focus on fundamental concepts and practical learning

Dubai, United Arab Emirates -Thursday, April 6th 2017 [ ME NewsWire ]

It is always a challenge to develop the right kind of CSR and sustainability strategy that is geared to bring benefits to both the business and to society. Organisations that have worked out the formula to create high impact sustainability strategies are able to use their business to promote environmental governance and societal issues. It is also important to be aware of the requisite leadership skills and capacities that would propel an organisation to greater heights of performance in CSR and sustainability. The CSR Strategy and Leadership training, to be held from April 11-13 in Dubai, will unpack all these crucial elements. The training is being organised by Arabia CSR Network, the region’s premier institution that has accosted the corporate world to high quality courses to the public including the GRI Sustainability Report ... Read more »

 Leading, national premium department store group in UK and Ireland switches support for standalone Oracle Database licenses after two years of responsive support for Oracle E-Business Suite landscape 

LAS VEGAS-Tuesday, April 11th 2017 [ ME NewsWire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Rimini Street, Inc., the leading global independent provider of enterprise software support services for SAP SE’s (NYSE:SAP) Business Suite, BusinessObjects and HANA Database software and Oracle Corporation’s (NYSE:ORCL) Siebel, PeopleSoft, JD Edwards, E-Business Suite, Oracle Database, Oracle Middleware, Hyperion, Oracle Retail, Oracle Agile PLM and Oracle ATG Web Commerce software, today announced that leading international retailer House of Fraser has expanded its use of Rimini Street support by switching support for its standalone Oracle Database licenses from Oracle to Rimini Street after two years of successfully leveraging Rimini Street for Oracle E-Business Suite (EBS). S ... Read more »

Doha, Qatar.-Tuesday, April 11th 2017 [ ME NewsWire ]

QNB Group, the largest financial institution in the Middle East and Africa (MEA) region, announced its results for the three months ended 31 March 2017.

For the three months ended 31 March 2017, Net Profit reached QAR3.2 billion (USD0.9 billion), up by 12% compared to previous year, delivering a consistently high profitability.

Total assets increased by 35% from March 2016 to reach QAR743 billion (USD204 billion). This was driven by a growth rate of 33% in loans and advances to reach QAR536 billion (USD147 billion). QNB Group was successful in attracting new customer deposits to comply with the cap on loans to deposit ratio of 100% set by QCB, which is effective from the end of 2017. These deposit mobilisation efforts resulted in increased customer funding by 34% to reach QAR541 billion (USD149 billion) from March 2016. This led to the Group’s loan to deposit ratio reaching 99%.

The Group&rsq ... Read more »