Thursday, May 12, 2016

SMARTSTREAM LAUNCHES TLM SMARTRECS ONDEMAND THROUGH ITS NEW INNOVATIONS LAB

LONDON, May 12 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) -- SmartStream Technologies, the financial Transaction Lifecycle Management (TLM®) specialist, today announced the launch of its SmartLabs innovation centre, and the release of its first solution TLM SmartRecs OnDemand. The SmartLabs mission is to proactively investigate and evaluate emerging and disruptive technologies - then deliver them in a fast and effective manner while using SmartStream’s time-tested expertise, skills and methodology. The first SmartLabs offering, SmartRecs OnDemand exemplifies this new paradigm. Built on new technology, the hosted service is easy to use for smaller firms with non-technical staff, offering an alternative for performing simple reconciliations.


NEW ONE-STOP GUIDE SERVICE "LIVE JAPAN PERFECT GUIDE TOKYO" LAUNCHED FOR FOREIGN VISITORS

TOKYO, May 12, 2016 /Kyodo JBN-AsiaNet/ --

Gurunavi, Inc., Tokyu Corporation and Tokyo Metro Co., Ltd. have launched "LIVE JAPAN PERFECT GUIDE TOKYO" (LIVE JAPAN, http://livejapan.com/), a one-stop travel guide service for overseas visitors to Japan created in collaboration with 18 other participating companies and a public-sector administrative body.

There are many multilingual travel information services for foreign visitors to Japan, but it is becoming increasingly difficult for tourists to select the right websites. In response, the 21 private and public entities supporting LIVE JAPAN (http://livejapan.com/en/about/) have taken advantage of their expertise to provide information that meets the needs of foreign visitors. The website provides information in eight languages -- Japanese, English, simplified & traditional Chinese, Korean, Malaysian, Indonesian and Thai (some content is subject to limited availability in some languages).


A.M. BEST ANNOUNCES APPOINTMENT OF SCOTT RYRIE TO ITS ASIA PACIFIC OPERATIONS

SINGAPORE, May 12 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) -- A.M. Best announces the appointment of Scott Ryrie as commercial director, Asia Pacific. Based in Singapore, Scott’s primary responsibilities will be developing and implementing strategic commercial initiatives to reinforce and enhance A.M. Best’s business activities across Southeast Asia, Australia and New Zealand.
 
Mr. Ryrie will join A.M. Best on 16 May and will report to Mr. Jose Ribeiro, managing director, Asia Pacific.


BRING CARGO USES DESCARTES FOR EU UNION CUSTOMS CODE COMPLIANCE

LONDON, May 11 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Descartes Systems Group (Nasdaq:DSGX) (TSX:DSG), the global leader in uniting logistics-intensive businesses in commerce, announced that Bring Cargo UK Ltd., a transport and logistics supplier, is using the cloud-based Descartes e-Customs™ solution to help ensure compliance with the European Union's (EU) new Union Customs Code (UCC) legislation that came into effect on May 1, 2016.

"To keep our customers' goods flowing seamlessly, it's critical to keep up with international trade and supply chain process changes driven by programs such as the UCC," said Steve Gorrod, Operations Manager at Bring Cargo. "Descartes is an important partner in the compliance process, helping us to stay current with evolving regulatory requirements."
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ANAPLAN UNVEILS ENHANCEMENTS THAT DEMOCRATIZE ADVANCED DECISION-MAKING POWER ACROSS AN ENTIRE BUSINESS

SAN FRANCISCO, May 11 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) -- Anaplan, the Smart Business Platform™, just unveiled major product enhancements at Hub16, its annual user conference for global business leaders. Highlights of upgrades and enhancements include:
http://mrem.bernama.com/viewsm.php?idm=26769

ANAPLAN UNVEILS ENHANCEMENTS THAT DEMOCRATIZE ADVANCED DECISION-MAKING POWER ACROSS AN ENTIRE BUSINESS

SAN FRANCISCO, May 11 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) -- Anaplan, the Smart Business Platform™, just unveiled major product enhancements at Hub16, its annual user conference for global business leaders. Highlights of upgrades and enhancements include:
http://mrem.bernama.com/viewsm.php?idm=26769

Wednesday, May 11, 2016

Malaysian Quality Assurance Systems Found On Par With Germany - MQA



KUALA LUMPUR, May 10 (Bernama) -- The Malaysian Quality Assurance systems have been recognised in the world after scoring very high in one of the categories based on a study by the British Council recently.


Malaysian Qualifications Agency (MQA) chief executive officer Datuk Prof Dr Rujhan Mustafa said in a report entitled, 'The Shape of Global Higher Education: National Policies Framework for International Engagement', 26 countries were evaluated and Malaysia was placed in the same category with Germany as among the best countries for openness of policy in the internationalisation of higher education.


"MQA is the national quality assurance body which contributed one of the three main indicators measuring quality assurance and recognition.


"The two other main indicators are international mobility openness for students and academicians, as well as access and sustainability," he said in a statement here Tuesday.


According Rujhan, the recognition was also contributed by the implementation of standard and criteria quality assurance benchmark at international level as found in the Code of Practice for Programme Accreditation (COPPA) and the Code of Practice for Institutional Audit (COPIA), as well as other programme standards.


He said among the criteria of accreditation evaluation implemented included the aspect of student entry and selection, as well as teaching and student evaluation used for all local and international students.


"The study by the British Council clearly enhanced the recognition of MQA at the international stage," he added.


-- BERNAMA