SkillBase joined hands with Infosys and was successful in winning this prestigious project at KNPC. Infosys is a global services company and domain leader in information technology outsourcing, with great roots in the oil & gas industry. Together, SkillBase and Infosys bring solid experience and innovative performance to the challenges outlined in KNPC�s request for consultancy services for HR Business & Practices Re-Engineering (BPR)

The Project is expected to commence in July 2008 and be completed within 6 Months.

(KUWAIT) – The Services Team of SkillBase, a company headquartered in Kuwait and operating across the Arabian Gulf, signed a teaming agreement with Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) of San Diego, California, USA.

The relationship between the two companies is the first of its kind for SAIC in Kuwait, teaming a local, well-known and respected technology services provider (SkillBase) with the knowledge management capabilities of SAIC.

“SAIC is very excited about working with SkillBase. They share our values, customer focus, enthusiasm for our business, and recognize the benefits of collaborations that result in exceptional delivery,” said Gary Mann, SAIC Senior Vice President and Operation Manager. “SkillBase complements our strengths and brings distinctive experiences and strategies that help meet special service demands within the region.”

“We believe that this alliance will further enhance our mission to determine and solve business challenges by exploiting appropriate technology components”, said Faisal Abdul Rahman, Director of SkillBase. “SkillBase has developed an innovative, flexible and personal approach to providing critical services. Working side by side with SAIC, we expect to double our contributions and efforts in meeting our clients’ needs.”

With over 25 years of sales marketing experience, predominantly with IBM and GBM, Mr. Rahman is also recognized for his extensive experience working with local government, Petroleum, Defense and Financial sectors in the region.

SAIC is home to a successful knowledge management (KM) capability as part of its consulting practice. SAIC’s approach to capturing and reusing knowledge has been refined through successful applications in many Fortune 500 companies and government organizations over the last seven years, and continues to lead the field in innovative KM techniques, providing its customers a competitive edge.

SAIC was named one of 2005 Global and North American Most Admired Knowledge Enterprises (MAKE). SAIC was selected for the award by a panel of Global Fortune 500™ senior executives and internationally recognized knowledge management and intellectual capital experts.

SAIC is the largest employee-owned research and engineering company in the United States, with more than 43,000 employees in over 150 cities worldwide. For the fiscal year ended January 31, 2005, the company reported annual revenues of $7.2 billion. SAIC engineers and scientists solve complex technical problems in national security, homeland security, energy, the environment, space, telecommunications, health care, and logistics. (www.saic.com)

SkillBase is a leading, trusted, and independent advisor to the business community in the Arabian Gulf. SkillBase provides a full range of business and IT management consulting services, including strategic planning, and business process engineering. (www.skill-base.com)

For further information, please contact:
Ms. Layla Smith
layla@skill-base.com

Women in corporate environments face personal and professional choices and tradeoffs unique to their gender. Many women juggle not only career goals and organizational objectives, but also family and community obligations.
SkillBase worked with specialist from around the world to determine the major factors influencing women�s effectiveness in the work world. We also wanted to increase awareness into how professional women in our region lead their lives, and live with complexities of modern life.

The research led to specialised career development program and workshops.

Module I of the Career Development Series for Women, the first of its kind to took place in Kuwait from November 27 to November 30th, 2005.

The first Modules of the Career Development for Women was designed and led by Dr. James Waldroop, a well recognized Psychologist on Career Management, and former Co-Director of MBA Career Development Programs at the Harvard Business School in Boston.

Dr. Waldroop author of several books was expertly assisted by Jannat Ahmad of SkillBase based in Toronto, Canada. The 4-day WorkShop at the Kuwait Radisson SAS, combined psychological assessments, analytical discussions, and experiential learning which is intended to result in increasing women’s self-awareness and empowers them as they move onward and upward in their careers in the corporate world.��

�We are excited about the success of the first training session and strongly believe that for some time now,� corporate women in Kuwait have been looking for ways to strategize their careers and very keen to develop their leadership skills� said Mr. Faisal Abdul Rahman, Director of SkillBase.

�There is great interest at KPC for nurturing unique talent amongst our female employees and we are proud to endorse this new initiative. Our management strongly encourages our female employees to take advantage of these specialized high-caliber training programs that SkillBase has to offer�
KPC Training Group

After great success of this unique Women�s Leadership Workshop, KPC requested further sessions that are being regularly conducted.

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Women�s Leadership:

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