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maltatoday, SUNDAY, 16 APRIL 2017 Events 45 Book early, pay less with Emirates Travellers making their travel plans in advance now have the opportu- nity of paying less, as Emirates is offering a range of special fares on selected destinations for bookings made before the end of April 2017. Destinations include more than two dozen popular choices across the Middle East, Far East, South- east Asia, Africa and Australia. All inclusive economy class fares start at €694 to Dubai, €906 to Bali, €681 to Beijing, €799 to Kuala Lumpur, €694 to Mumbai, €658 to Delhi, €721 to Shanghai, €865 to Hong Kong, €851 to Ho Chi Minh City, €940 to Manila, €772 to Bangkok, €764 to Singapore, €961 to Mauritius, €805 to Seoul, €853 to Tokyo, €1,339 to Melbourne and €1,347 to Sydney. Promotional fares also apply to Accra, Auckland, Cape Town, Christchurch, Doha, Hanoi, Ja- karta, Johannesburg, Kuwait, Male and Phnom Penh. Tickets can be purchased until 30 April 2017 and are valid for de- partures until 28 February 2018. A supplement of €20 will apply for departures on Friday and Saturday. Blackout periods, seasonality and other terms and conditions apply. Operating a daily scheduled flight between Malta and Dubai, via Larnaca, Cyprus, on a Boeing 777-300ER aircraft, travellers can look forward to award-winning service and hospitality from the airline's multi-national cabin crew, while enjoying gourmet meals and beverages. Emirates also offers over 2,500 channels of on demand audio and visual entertainment on its award winning ICE system. As with all Emirates flights, passengers also enjoy generous baggage allowances of up to 35kg in economy class. Tickets can be booked online: www.emirates.com/mt, from re- spective travel agents or from Emirates sales office at MIA depar- tures lounge on tel 2557 7255. Economy class travellers can look forward to award-winning service and hospitality from the airline's multi-national cabin crew Shireburn Indigo Payroll wins Best B2B Application Award at the MCA eBusiness Awards Shireburn Software scooped up the award for the Best Business to Busi- ness Application Award (B2B App) at the Malta Communications Au- thority (MCA) eBusiness Awards, held on 11 April. Shireburn's Indigo Payroll soft- ware solution, the application for which Shireburn won the award, provides all the functionality that one would expect of a professional payroll system, but goes well be- yond just that. The innovative solution was de- veloped and is supported by Shire- burn Software, a team of 46 profes- sionals all based in Malta. Only a year since its launch, the solution is used by more than 260 local com- panies. "Shireburn has won a series of awards for its software products, both locally and internationally. This is in fact the third time that Shireburn has won an MCA eBusi- ness Award. Winning the Best B2B App for our Shireburn Indigo Pay- roll solution, is truly gratifying for all the hard work and vision of the team to be recognised once more for creating an exceptional prod- uct" John de Giorgio, the manag- ing director of Shireburn Software, said. "Over the last 33 years Shire- burn has continued to be a leader in the payroll software market, not only due to our solutions, but be- cause of the unrivalled support that we offer to our users. The launch of Shireburn Indigo Payroll was a nat- ural step in Shireburn embracing the next wave of technology possi- ble by the infiltration of the cloud in the local business community. I am extremely proud of our team and its accomplishments." Shireburn Indigo Payroll is an innovative, multi-tenanted, cloud- based payroll and leave manage- ment solution, which simplifies the entire payroll process, automating its calculation and satisfying all legal requirements, whilst offer- ing businesses an innovative self- service tool through a unique em- ployee portal. Developed using the Microsoft Azure Cloud as a platform, Shire- burn Indigo Payroll is entirely web based allowing access from any- where and anytime, on any device, such as desktops, smartphones and tablets. It allows large and small businesses alike to run their payroll with the greatest level of productiv- ity, accuracy, security and conveni- ence, whilst providing the added flexibility, through the Cloud, to work from anywhere. The eBusiness Awards are organ- ised annually by the Malta Commu- nications Authority. The adjudica- tion was carried out by a specifically setup independent evaluation com- mittee comprised of representatives of the academia and the industry. The winners of each category were announced at an Awards Ceremony held on 11 April, at the Mediterra- nean Conference Centre in Valletta. This is the 6th edition of the MCA eBusiness Awards, singled out as a unique annual event of its kind in Malta because it is the only award that acknowledges the use of tech- nology in the entrepreneurial ef- forts of individuals and organisa- tions. A well-established industry forum, these awards bring together talented ICT professionals to rec- ognise innovative and unique busi- ness initiatives that blend technol- ogy with entrepreneurial flair. About Shireburn Software Shireburn Software is a software products company, specialising in the development of business soft- ware solutions and their support, both locally and overseas. Solutions include accounting, payroll and HR, inventory and retail, eCom- merce and document management amongst others. Shireburn also specialise in airport and mall soft- ware. www.shireburn.com ICERTIAS customers' friends award launched in Malta International organisation ICER- TIAS invites companies in Malta to apply for the prestigious ICER- TIAS Customers' Friend inter- national business award. Maltese companies that consider them- selves to have a high-quality and exemplary relationship with their customers and clients, can nomi- nate themselves for this award. The Customers' Friend award was first introduced to the Euro- pean market in 2014. ICERTIAS Customers' Friend seeks to gather in its programme companies and organisations that implement and encourage a fair and professional attitude in the market, friendly and professional communication with their customers, excellent cus- tomer support and that positively influence the social community in the territory in which they operate. The objective of the international ICERTIAS Customers' Friend pro- gramme is to promote and encour- age the quality of the relationship between top companies and their customers, clients, employees and business partners. Companies and organisations in- terested in joining the ICERTIAS Customers' Friend certification programme undergo careful ex- amination by expert ICERTIAS market analysts based on second- ary market research. Interested companies can apply on the website: www.customers- friend.org/application or by send- ing an e-mail to certification@ icertias.com. Those companies that meet the certification criteria and are ready to sign the ICERTIAS Customers' Friend Declaration and act in ac- cordance with the rules therein, enter the ICERTIAS Customers' Friend certification programme and may incorporate the "ICER- TIAS Customers' Friend – BE- CAUSE IT'S YOU WE CARE ABOUT" medal in their promo- tional activities. The international organisation ICERTIAS (International Certifi- cation Association), with its inter- national headquarters registered in Zürich, Switzerland, stands behind the Customers' Friend certifica- tion programme. ICERTIAS is a cutting edge, private, politically independent, international mar- ket research and certification organisation, which discovers, certifies and rewards companies, products and services of the ut- most calibre, directing consum- ers worldwide to the very best the market has to offer. With its Best Buy Award, QUDAL (QUality meDAL) and Customers' Friend certification programmes, ICER- TIAS is currently present in over 40 countries on five continents. For more information, please visit www.icertias.com. New user experience on APS Bank ATMs The user experience of APS Bank 's f leet of ATMs has been enhanced with a more modern look and feel. This change, which is being rolled out this month, ref lects the Bank 's recent upgrading of the ATM machines and their operating systems. "The new look and feel is intended to give users a bet- ter experience whilst using our ATMs. This change was made in line with the Bank 's other efforts to enhance the entire customer journey of- fered through its channels", commented Josef Cilia, APS Bank 's IT Systems and Infra- structure Manager.