CCI Speaks at Semester at Sea Enrichment Voyage

MEXICO – December 20, 2010 - Computer Consultants International (CCI)’s Principal gave a speech onboard the University of Virginia’s Semester at Sea Enrichment Voyage. From December 15, 2010 though January 04, 2011 the Semester at Sea cruise is traveling from San Diego California through the Panama Canal stopping at points across Central America and eventually arriving in Ft. Lauderdale Florida.

CCI gave a lecture on the value of travel, ways to maintain productivity while traveling, and the top 100 places in the world to visit. CCI’s lecture was based on our Principal’s personal experiences while traveling around the world and maintaining a professional work environment from remote locations on all continents.

About the Semester at Sea Enrichment Voyages

Enrichment Voyages are travel and learn opportunities on Semester at Sea’s state-of-the-art floating campus that are open to participants of all ages. Through these voyages participants experience the history, culture, and arts of destinations such as Central America and the Caribbean as well as The Amazon River Basin with subject matter experts, while enjoying field excursions and service opportunities that are unlike any other.

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CCI Meets Archbishop Desmond Tutu

MEXICO – December 17, 2010 - Computer Consultants International
(CCI)’s Principal met with Archbishop Desmond Tutu onboard the University of Virginia’s Semester at Sea Enrichment Voyage. The Archbishop was the Keynote Speaker for the December cruise throughout Central America. Starting at 9:30am the Reverend Tutu addressed the attendees, including CCI’s Principal.

The Reverend opened with a series of stories: being asked by a school child if he was present when her school was founded 400 years earlier, and an allegory about the Garden of Eden. Discussing that Adam first lived alone, without bloodshed, surrounded by vegetarians, received the world’s first anesthetics when Eve was created from his rib. The Archbishop related this to truths of humans relating to ourselves, how we are made to be together, interdependent, and how our gifts are complimentary and we come into the world only as a result of cooperation between 2 people.

“I remember in particular how he talked about his wife and said ‘I need you to be you so that I can be me.’” Said Arshi Tayyab, CCI’s President. “and how her birthday card to him said, ‘We have a beautiful and unique relationship, I am beautiful and you are certainly unique.’ The Archbishop is a great story teller.” Ms. Tayyab noted that he had great wisdom to impart on the Ethics of Families, how families do not share resources based on performance—babies don’t perform at all, for example. He also talked about world politics, Israel, and as a Christian how Christianity has had the most wars yet calls Muslims terrorists. “I greatly enjoyed the speech and look forward to spending time with him on the ship,” said Tayyab.

About Archbishop Desmond Tutu

Archbishop Desmond Tutu is an anti-apartheid activist and the first black South African Anglican Archbishop of Capetown and the primate of the Church of the Province of Southern Africa. He received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1984, the Albert Schweitzer Prize for Humanitarianism in 1986, the Gandhi Peace Price in 2005 and the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2009.

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CCI Speaks at PacRim 2010 in Honolulu, Hawaii

HONOLULU, Hawai’i – April 13, 2010 - Computer Consultants International (CCI) spoke today at the 26th Annual Pacific Rim International Conference on Disabilities. The 2010 PacRim Convention is titled “Synergy: Together We Act” and CCI is proud to be a part of this event. The convention addressed topics as diverse as “Trends in Parent Training” to “Culturally Responsive Response to Intervention,” applications of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADAA), and the area where CCI presented, “Technologies for the Future”. In all, over 20 workshops were presented during the 2-day convention.

CCI gave an hour-long workshop covering the way Information Technology is changing healthcare, and how software and IT Services support many of the modern Healthcare trends such as electronic medical records (EMR), customer support, and call centers.

With a special focus on protecting patient privacy, CCI looked at projects such as the Yahoo! Healthcare/Imetrikus online Diabetes patient database, the Blue Cross and Blue Shield nurseline, and provided an indepth look at technology changing lives through the story of a child with impaired hearing and the difference between cochlear implants and
hearing aids.

About the Pacific Rim International Conference on Disabilities (PacRim)

Since 1985 the Pacific Rim Conference has evolved into one of the most diverse gatherings in the world. This event encourages voices from all disability areas, family members and supporters, researchers, program providers, and those with powerful lessons to share. This annual event provides top-rated international educational offerings for and from everyone who has a stake in the various disciplines in the diverse field of
disabilities.

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CCI attends Directorship Forum in New York

NEW YORK, New York – November 18, 2009 – Computer Consultants International (CCI) announced today that Executive Staff attended the 10th annual Directorship Forum hosted in New York City. This year’s event dealt with rethinking strategy, business models, leadership, and corporate governance philosophies as lessons learned from the economic crisis of 2008 and the ongoing recovery.

At the event, CCI met with Kenneth Feinberg, Special Master of the US Government’s TARP Executive Compensation and C-Level Leadership from a variety of leading firms. Other attendees including Chief Justice Myron Steele, Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein, Berkshire Hathaway’s annual meeting moderators, Harvard’s Jay Lorsch and more. CCI leaders were pleased to note the turnout of women leaders at the Directorship Forum, such as Maggie Wilderotter, Chairman and CEO of Frontier Communication Corp, previously the CEO of Executive Vice President for National Operations for AT&T Wireless, and Senior VP at Microsoft, and Bonnie Hill, Co-Founder and Director of Icon Blue, and former CEO for the Times Mirror Foundation and Senior VP for the Los Angeles Times. “It’s great to see so many women leaders at this event,” said Arshia Tayyab, CCI’s President and CEO. “I’ve been to over a number of conferences this year and have often been the only woman in the room—or one of only a handful.”

About the Directorship Forum

Now in its 10th year, the Directorship Forum has become the foremost gathering in the director community, bringing together the leading business minds, including board directors, corporate officers, and dignitaries, who are critical to establishing the direction for our country’s recovery of vitality and economic prosperity. These luminaries include board directors from American Express, AT&T, Boeing, Coca-Cola, GE, Exxon Mobil, Home Depot, Novartis, P&G, Pfizer, and Yum! Brands.

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CCI Attends GITEX Technology Week 2009

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – October 23, 2009 - Computer Consultants International (CCI) announced today that Executive Staff attended the Gitex Technology Week Global Conference 2009 hosted in Dubai.

This year’s Gitex Conference was titled “Defining the Value of IT in a Challenging Economy” and focused on assisting companies align business practices to adapt to tough economic challenges and prepare for expansion when the current economy turns around.

At the event, CCI met with Dubai Emirate government officials from the Roads & Transport Authority (RTA), eGovernment, Dubai Naturalization and Residency Department (DNRD), Department of Economic Development, Police, and more. Executives from CCI also met with a delegation from the Bahrain government, as well as local corporations, such as Tejari.com.

About Gitex Technology Week
Gitex Technology Week is an annual Information Technology trade show with an emphasis on the consumer computer and electronics industry. It is hosted each year in Dubai, United Arab Emirates and is the largest annual event in the IT industry in the Middle East with average attendance of over 100,000 guests. The 2009 event ran from October 18 through October 22, with a Keynote Address by Steven Guggenheimer Corporate VP of Original Equipment Manufacturers at Microsoft, and an Opening Address by Stephen Murdoch, VP and GM, Large Enterprise Business Unit EMEA, DELL.

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CCI Attends HEEP International

SAN ANTONIO, Texas – October 2, 2009 - Computer Consultants International (CCI) announced today that Executive Staff attended the 51st annual Highway Engineering Exchange Program (HEEP) International Meeting hosted in San Antonio, Texas from September 27 through October 1, 2009.

At the event, CCI staff met with Department of Transportation staff from multiple state agencies and commercial contractors. CCI acquired four new Certifications: TxDOT Maintenance Management System (Compass), TxDOT Statewide ITS Standards, Iowa Resource Management System (RMS), and DOT Project Estimates.

About the Highway Engineering Exchange Program (HEEP)

The Highway Engineering Exchange Program (HEEP) was formed at an informal meeting of several western states held in Portland, Oregon, in 1956. The first official HEEP meeting was an organizational session held in San Jose, California, in 1959. A large number of states were represented, and they voted to inaugurate area and national meetings. At the San Jose meeting, the first president was elected. Annual meetings have been held each year since 1959.

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CCI sponsors AASHTO-IS 2009 in Seattle

SEATTLE, Washington – MAY 7, 2009 - Computer Consultants International (CCI) announced today Bronze-level Sponsorship for the 2009 event. The AASHTO-IS Subcommittee Conference bought together senior level technology professionals and decision makers from transportation agencies across the United States and Canadian Provinces.

At the event, CCI staff met with Department of Transportation staff from multiple state agencies as well as commercial contractors. About the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) AASHTO is a nonprofit, nonpartisan association representing highway and transportation departments in the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. It represents all five transportation modes: air, highways, public transportation, rail, and water. Its primary goal is to foster the development, operation, and maintenance of an integrated national transportation system.

About Computer Consultants International

Founded in 1994, Computer Consultants International (CCI) is a 100% minority- and woman-owned business that operates throughout the United States and beyond. CCI is a professional services company that partners with major corporations as well as government entities at both the state and federal levels. Based in Des Moines, Iowa, CCI also has offices in Montana and Washington. CCI employees develop Strategic Plans, create and implement Network Infrastructure and Client-Server Environments, generate Case Studies, customize and implement Enterprise Applications, and CCI is the industry leader in RePlatforming. Since February 2009 CCI has been DBE certified in Washington State.

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CCI Gains Federal DBE Certifiation

MUKILTEO, Washington – February 25, 2009 – Computer Consultants International (CCI) announced today that as of February 2009 it has received Federal DBE Certification under the US Department of Transportation’s DBE program. According to records maintained by Washington State’s Office of Minority and Women’s Business Enterprises, CCI is now the only Minority and Woman Owned firm in the state of Washington with DBE Certification in the Computer Systems Design Services industry (NAICS Code 541512) and one of only three in the Custom Computer Programming Services industry (NAICS Code 541511).

CCI has been OMWBE Certified in the State of Washington since May 2008, and M/WBE Certified in the State of Oregon since August 2007. “I am glad that CCI has DBE Certification, because this allows CCI to participate in federally funded projects with both State and Federal DOTs,” said Arshia Tayyab, CCI’s President and CEO. “I am particularly looking forward to working at the Federal level, and to play a role in improving our economy and hiring and helping as many people as I can.”

CCI has been working with the Departments of Transportation in several states since 1999, and DBE Certification allows these agencies to get credit with the US Federal Government for many projects. Unlike the state-level certifications, which involve voluntary participation rates from state agencies, the US DOT sets a mandatory participation rate for Federally funded projects to work with DBE-Certified firms on all projects that use Federal money.

About Federal DBE Certification

The US Department of Transportation’s Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) program is intended to ensure nondiscrimination in the award and administration of DOT-assisted contracts in the Department’s highway, transit, airport, and highway safety financial assistance programs by ensuring a “level playing field” in which DBEs can compete
fairly for contracts. The program also seeks to reduce burdens on small businesses.

About Computer Consultants International

Founded in 1994, Computer Consultants International (CCI) is a 100% minority- and woman-owned business that operates throughout the United States and beyond. CCI is a professional services company that partners with major corporations as well as government entities at both the state and federal levels. Based in Des Moines, Iowa, CCI also has offices in Montana and Washington. CCI employees develop Strategic Plans, create and implement Network Infrastructure and Client-Server Environments, generate Case Studies, customize and implement Enterprise Applications, and CCI is the industry leader in RePlatforming.

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CCI OMWBE Certified in Washington State

MUKILTEO, Washington – June 9, 2008 – Computer Consultants International, Inc. (CCI) announced today that as of May 2008 it is certified as a Minority and Women-Owned Business Enterprise (M/WBE) in the State of Washington. CCI has been M/WBE Certified in the State of Oregon since August 2007. “Not only does this open doors for CCI, but it means all our Washington State partners will get full credit for supporting Minority and WomenOwned Business,” Said CCI President and CEO, Arshia Tayyab.

About OMWBE Certification

Since 1987 the OMWBE has been the only agency responsible for processing M/WBE certification requests in the State of Washington. The purpose of certification is to help these historically under-used businesses get contracts with state and local entities.

About Computer Consultants International

Founded in 1994, Computer Consultants International, Inc. (CCI) is a 100% minority- and woman-owned business that operates throughout the United States and beyond. CCI is a professional services company that partners with major corporations as well as government entities at both the state and federal levels. Based in Des Moines, Iowa, CCI also has offices in Montana and Washington. CCI develop Strategic Plans, create and implement Network Infrastructure and Client-Server Environments, generate Case Studies, customize and implement Enterprise Applications, and CCI is the industry leader in RePlatforming.

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CCI President and CEO Attends Leadership Conference in London

London, United Kingdom – November 26, 2007 – CCI President and CEO Arshia Tayyab attended the Leaders in London conference. While there she met with Former UN Secretary-General Kofi Anan and Former United States Vice-President Al Gore.
www.leadersinlondon.com

About Computer Consultants International

Founded in 1994, Computer Consultants International (CCI) is a 100% minority- and woman-owned business that operates throughout the United States and beyond. CCI is a professional services company that partners with major corporations as well as government entities at both the state and federal levels. Based in Des Moines, Iowa, CCI also has offices in Montana and Washington. CCI employees develop Strategic Plans, create and implement Network Infrastructure and Client-Server Environments, generate Case Studies, customize and implement Enterprise Applications, and CCI is the industry leader in RePlatforming.

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