July 2005
IT Skills Shortage
The Irish Sunday Business Post is reporting that almost all companies in the country are experiencing severe difficulties in hiring specialist computer staff; IT skills shortages are particularly high for Oracle, Java, SQL, quality assurance and test engineers, and for other specialist areas within the communications sector. The Sunday Business Post has more information on its website at www.sbpost.ie

June 2005
Scope moves into Eastern Europe
Scope Software has now extended its operations to Budapest where it is delivering a series of presentations and consultations on the opportunities of working in Ireland. Hungary has a large talent pool of technical personnel whose skills are well suited to the Irish hi-tech industry. For more information contact Tunde Dorgan at tunde@scopesw.com

June 2005
Scope partners with COMS Recruitment to provide a full software recruitment service
Scope Software has entered into a Service Level Agreement with COMS Recruitment to provide complimentary recruitment services to the European software sector. COMS has a rich tradition of understanding the requirements of software development companies in their search for senior development and management personnel. Scope Software will provide COMS with a resourcing talent pool and administrative functions through its European operations.

May 2005
Scope validates Chinese software company as full service BPO company
Scope Software has validated Worksoft Creative Software Tech Ltd as a full service business process outsourcing company, following an intensive visit to its Beijing headquarters. Worksoft is one of the largest BPO companies in China, providing development, testing and globalization services to companies such as Microsoft, IBM and Peoplesoft. Scope Software recommends using Worksoft for BPO projects and is happy to help companies understand the capabilities of Worksoft. Visit www.worksoft.com.cn for more information.

March 2005
Scope completes Operations consultancy for fast-growing software development startup
Scope Software has completed the creation and development of Operations functions for a software development startup, Adaptive Mobile Security. Adaptive Mobile develops content filtering solutions and related services for mobile network operators. More information at www.adaptive-mobile.com

January 2005
Scope validates Estonian software services company as high-quality software test provider
Scope Software has validated SQA Partners, an Estonian software test company, as being a high-quality provider of offsite and onsite software testing services. SQA Partners provides cross-platform automated and manual test solutions for companies such as Symantec, DELL and HP. Visit www.sqapartners.com or contact dave@sqapartners.com for more information.

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