CALIAN Receives Canada Award for Excellence.KANATA, Ontario Kanata is a large suburban area in the western part of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada,it has a population of 90,000 and is growing rapidly. It is located just to the west of the Greenbelt and is one of the largest of several communities that surround central Ottawa. -- Calian Technology Ltd. (TSX TSX Toronto Stock Exchange (TSE before April, 2002) TSX Transfer from Stack Pointer to Index TSX True Space Extension :CTY CTY - /sit'ee/ or /C-T-Y/ [MIT] The terminal physically associated with a computer's system console. The term is a contraction of "Console tty", that is, "Console TeleTYpe". ) is proud to announce that its Business and Technology Services Division has been awarded Silver-Level recognition under the prestigious Canada Awards for Excellence (CAE (1) (Computer-Aided Engineering) Software that analyzes designs which have been created in the computer or that have been created elsewhere and entered into the computer. ) program. Conferred annually by the National Quality Institute (NQI NQI National Quality Institute (Canada) NQI Net Quest, Inc. ) after an intensive and thorough assessment process, the CAE is awarded to organizations "that have displayed outstanding performances in the areas of Quality and Healthy Workplace." The CAE honour follows the announcement by NQI that Calian's Business and Technology Services Division has received the Progressive Excellence Program (PEP) Level 3 certification for Business Excellence, and the PEP Level 1 & 2 certification for Healthy Workplace. These three awards recognize the remarkable progress that the division has made in the areas of Business Excellence and Healthy Workplace, and reflect the Company's commitment to continuous improvement. "These organizations have assessed their policies and practices against a rigorous set of criteria for achieving business excellence," said Cameron Hyde, Chairman of NQI and Senior Vice President and General Manager, North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. Agent Operations, Xerox Corporation (company) XEROX Corporation - http://xerox.com/. See also XEROX PARC, XEROX Network Services. . "We congratulate them for demonstrating positive early results in key areas of performance." "This honour is a testament to our quality-first philosophy, and the evolution that Calian has undergone in recent years," said Tom Coates Tom Coates could refer to:
All parties that have an interest, financial or otherwise, in a firm-stockholders, creditors, bondholders, employees, customers, management, the community, and the government. for their continued support. But most of all, I would like to thank our employees for their effort and dedication in this huge transformation. They are truly the driving force, and the CAE is a credit to their hard work." The CAE awards were presented at the 2004 Performance Excellence Summit during a CAE Awards 20th Anniversary Gala dinner celebrating the winning organizations and their employees. The event was held on Tuesday, October 19, 2004 at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre Metro Toronto Convention Centre, located in Downtown Toronto, Ontario at 255 Front Street West, has 600,000 square feet of space. The convention centre was completed in October 1984 and is home to the 1330 seat John Bassett Theatre, currently used for Canadian Idol. in Toronto. About Calian Calian Technology Ltd. (TSX:CTY) sells technology services to industry and government in Canada and around the world.Calian provides customers with ready access to an exceptional team of engineers, telecommunications and technology professionals, and other highly qualified staff. The Business and Technology Services Division augments customer workforces with flexible short and long-term placements, recruitment and outsourcing of engineering and other skilled professionals.The Systems Engineering Division plans, designs and implements solutions for many of the world's space agencies and leading communications satellite communications satellite artificial satellite that functions as part of a global radio-communications network. Echo 1, the first communications satellite, launched in 1960, was an instrumented inflatable sphere that passively reflected radio signals back to manufacturers and operators, as well as providing contract manufacturing services for customers in North America. About NQI Created in 1992, the National Quality Institute (NQI) is an independent, not-for-profit organization dedicated to helping Canada work better. NQI provides a Roadmap for Excellence and other services, resources and tools that enable organizations, big and small, private sector and public sector, to develop healthy workplaces and achieve excellence through innovation and sustainable performance improvement. The NQI vision of "Inspiring excellence in Canada" is symbolized through the Canada Awards for Excellence and NQI's Progressive Excellence Program (NQI-PEP(R)). Web: http:www.nqi.ca. DISCLAIMER Certain information included in this press release is forward-looking and is subject to important risks and uncertainties. The results or events predicted in these statements may differ materially from actual results or events. Such statements are generally accompanied by words such as "intend", "anticipate", "believe", "estimate", "expect" or similar statements. Factors which could cause results or events to differ from current expectations include, among other things: the impact of price competition; scarce number of qualified professionals; the impact of rapid technological and market change; loss of business or credit risk with major customers; technical risks on fixed price projects; general industry and market conditions and growth rates Growth Rates The compounded annualized rate of growth of a company's revenues, earnings, dividends, or other figures. Notes: Remember, historically high growth rates don't always mean a high rate of growth looking into the future. ; international growth and global economic conditions, and including currency exchange rate fluctuations; and the impact of consolidations in the business services industry. For additional information with respect to certain of these and other factors, please see the Company's most recent annual report and other reports filed by Calian with the Ontario Securities Commission The Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) is a regulatory agency which administers and enforces securities legislation in the Canadian province of Ontario. The OSC is an Ontario Crown corporation which reports to the Ontario legislature through the Minister of Finance. . Calian disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. No assurance can be given that actual results, performance or achievement expressed in, or implied by, forward-looking statements within this disclosure will occur, or if they do, that any benefits may be derived from them. ir@calian.com |
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