Larry Mayer, professor at the University of New Hampshire and Center for Coastal and Ocean Mapping/NOAA-UNH Joint Hydrographic Center, used Fledermaus to create image of the Northwind Ridge and beyond during the recent Healy mapping mission in the Arctic.

NewswireToday (newswire) - Increasing evidence of the benefits of automation is expected to enhance the prospects of the automation and software (A&S) markets in South East Asia (SEA) to a great extent

Rachael Singh, , Wednesday 3 June 2009 at 10:22:00 Latest purchase sees Intuit stake a large claim in the online payroll market Intuit, the accountancy software providers, has bought payroll technology company PayCycle for $170m (£102m), to expand its online

Kevin Reed, , Wednesday 3 June 2009 at 10:23:00 Zolfo Cooper oversees liquidation of Cheshire-based Pierse Zolfo Cooper is overseeing the liquidation of the Cheshire-based unit of Irish firm Pierse Construction. Pierse Contracting (UK) had employed around 60 people....

David Jetuah, , Wednesday 3 June 2009 at 10:54:00 Mike Stirzaker brought in to spearhead a comprehensive financing package for expansion of mining company's copper production Finders Resources has appointed Michael Stirzaker as its finance director. The mining company said

Accountancy Age, , Wednesday 3 June 2009 at 09:54:00 New head of insurance tax team Deloitte has poached leading insurance industry adviser Anne Hamilton from PricewaterhouseCoopers to advise UK and global insurance companies. Hamilton spent 18 years as a partner

Accountancy Age, , Wednesday 3 June 2009 at 09:49:00 Big Four still keen to build brand in students' minds Big Four firms may have slashed their graduate intake for the next year at least, but the last thing they want

Paul Grant, , Wednesday 3 June 2009 at 09:43:00 Audit firms still increasing fees in the global downturn US audit fees bucked the recession by bringing in increased revenue for accounting firms in 2008. A survey of 110 public companies

Judith Tydd, , Wednesday 3 June 2009 at 15:05:00 Nusbaum to head up mid-tier firm internationally Edward Nusbaum has been appointed as the CEO of Grant Thornton International, succeeding David McDonnell who retires after eight years in the role....

Accountancy Age, , Wednesday 3 June 2009 at 09:53:00 Cher claims UMG hid royalties owed to her and Sonny Bono by attributing income to international arm. Cher has sued Universal Music group over $US 5 million in royalties she believes

Nick Huber, , Wednesday 3 June 2009 at 23:59:00 Eric Tracey, a former partner at Deloitte & Touche and now senior non-executive director at Chloride Group, says the Treasury committee's proposal of a blanket ban on bank auditors selling consultancy

Gavin Hinks, , Thursday 4 June 2009 at 19:46:00 This week Cobra Beer, run by accountant-turned-entrepreneur Karan Bilimoria, went through a pre-pack administration with PricewaterhouseCoopers before being sold to Molson Coors, the owners of Carling and Grolsch The news that

Accountancy Age, , Thursday 4 June 2009 at 19:48:00 Around £2.4bn in tax has now been deferred through HMRC's Business Payment Support Service. And the figure is still climbing with around 135,000 individual agreements now in place. The figure is

However, I am not sure if the cost of effectively auditing possibly up to31,000 expense claims, going back to May 2005 has been taken into accountbecause the budget seems to only cover future expense claims (which I have afeeling will

I admit, that was a glib thing to say. While I know that markets arecyclical, I didn't necessarily anticipate that we'd currently be working our waythrough the worst downturn in the economy for a generation. So, how you canmanage your

Gavin Hinks, , Thursday 4 June 2009 at 19:41:00 Prospects: outspoken private equity boss has hit out at auditors Jon Moulton is the accountant turned private equity figurehead who has become one of the chief media commentators on the credit

The most effective shared services are strategic assets within the businessand have built a capability for operational excellence and a commercialcompetence that drives improvements to the bottom line, but it's not just aboutdoing the same for less. It is about

Gary Squires and Mike Caplin, , Thursday 4 June 2009 at 19:36:00 Could pension scheme trustees have prepared better for the economic storm? Gary Squires and Mike Caplin delve into human psychology in financial cycles to see if the problems

David Haworth, , Thursday 4 June 2009 at 19:36:00 EU members refer to its financial watchdog in glowing terms - but the European court of auditors' new secretary general wants them to step up their own game There's not much

Richard Phelps, , Thursday 4 June 2009 at 19:55:00 Rules governing tax relief on pension contributions introduced in the budget will mean employers will have to think creatively With the significant restriction to the availability of tax relief on pension