Microsoft Malta and its partners will be hosting a Technology for Good event on Tuesday at the Microsoft Innovation Centre to help Maltese NGOs find out how they can operate more efficiently using innovation and technology.
During the event, Microsoft will also launch its new Office 365 for Nonprofits, a product that is being donated to local NGOs as part of Microsoft’s Citizenship programme.
Office 365 for Nonprofits provides anywhere access to professional e-mail, shared calendars, instant messaging (IM), HD video conferencing, screen sharing, and personal online storage.
Users can also gain the ability to view and edit Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and OneNote files via a web browser and can easily set up a public website and intranet site to support collaboration. Those NGOs that qualify for this product will also get on premise Windows and Microsoft Office as a donation.
This new offer follows an announcement last year that Microsoft was extending its software donations to 184 new markets, including Malta.
To date Microsoft has donated about €1.5 million worth of software to NGOs in Malta.
ISO certificate for EY Malta’s managed services
EY Malta’s managed services has been awarded ISO 27001 certification. ISO 27001 is an international standard related to information security management. It ensures that a systematic approach is adopted to manage sensitive company information so that it remains secure.
“ISO certification will enhance our current service offering and guarantee the highest level of security to our clients,” said Joette Mallia, who heads EY Malta’s managed services centre.
The centre was launched in February 2015 in a dedicated premises with special security access and currently employs more than 50 staff members.
“We are incredibly satisfied to have secured ISO certification within our first year of operations,” Ronald Attard, managing partner of EY Malta, said.
Managed services supports regulatory requirements, including remediation services, transaction monitoring and know your customer screening, cybersecurity, tax reporting solutions and other advisory services.
Elmo Insurance wins best e-commerce site 2015
Elmo Insurance Ltd received the award for best e-commerce site at the MCA e-Business Awards with its insurance platform developed by Seasus Ltd.
In May last year, Elmo Insurance launched a new website (www.elmoinsurance.com), which offers clients the facility to purchase or renew an insurance policy online.
Although most client-facing public insurance platforms offer, more or less, a similar set of service, Elmo’s new interface sought to be innovative through functionalities that speeded up the process.
Punctuality prize for Air Malta
Air Malta was awarded the Punctuality Award 2015 for Short Haul Airlines at the 9th edition of the Brussels Airport Aviation Awards.
The Maltese airline achieved a punctuality record of 91.7 per cent during 2015. “We have worked hard to improve our On Time Performance figures. Last year, over the whole network, we operated almost 15,000 flights of which 87.2 per cent departed within 15 minutes of their scheduled time of departure. This is an improvement of 0.7 per cent over the same period the year before,” Silvio Falzon, chief operations officer of Air Malta said.
Air Malta operates nine weekly flights to Brussels Airport.