(Manama, 17 July 2011) - FinMark Communications today announced Al-Amthal for consultancy and Software, a leading Bahrain-based technology and information services provider with offices in Saudi Arabia and Qatar, as the Technology Partner for the Tamkeen Business Quiz Show being held under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Nasser Bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Chairman of the Supreme Council for Youth and Sports and the President of Bahrain Olympics Committee, during the month of Ramadan.

Al-Amthal for consultancy and Software joins a host of leading private and public sector supporters of the event which have come together in order to utilize the Ramadan period to promote unity and team work among Bahraini businesses and the larger community. To date, these include FinMark Communications, the founders and organisers, Tamkeen, the event's title sponsor, Mumtalakat and Bahrain National Holding (BNH), Gold Sponsors of the event, as well as Design Grafix and Al Watan and Al Ayam newspapers, the Branding and Media sponsors, respectively.

Al-Amthal will use its state-of-the-art technology, software and web solutions - its core business areas - to help in the development and execution of a successful Show and an exciting experience for the participating teams, which will include those from the Banking, Insurance, Technology & Telecommunications and Industrial sectors. These industries represent key areas of the Kingdom's economy and the Tamkeen Business Quiz Show will serve to showcase the dynamic companies and individuals that work within them. 

Commenting, Ms. Zahraa Taher, Managing Director of FinMark Communications, said: "We are delighted to announce that Al-Amthal has come on board as our Technology Partner for the Tamkeen Business Quiz Show. They are a great example of a dynamic and fast growing, entrepreneurial Bahraini company and their support and participation in the Show is greatly welcomed. We are confident that working with Al-Amthal and our other sponsors, we will put on a show that helps to promote business and unity in Bahrain and one that effectively highlights the vast knowledge and talent that exists within our business community and which continues to make Bahrain a leading regional business hub."

"We are pleased to get involved in this exciting event and do our part to help further promote and highlight the strength of Bahrain's economy and key business sectors," said Mukhtar Al-Toblani, General Manager of Marketing & Operations at Al-Amthal. "We will put our information technology solutions and expertise to ensure the smooth development and delivery of the online Show and look forward to working with the many supporting companies across key industries, in which Al-Amthal is already active, that are taking part in the event."

The Tamkeen Business Quiz Show will see four teams from each industry sector compete against one another on a given night. One Show will be staged each week during the four week Ramadan period and will culminate in a Grand Quiz with the winners of each industry night competing against one another in a finale show.

Further details on the event's venues and dates along with other participating organisations will soon be released.

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About Al-Amthal:
Al Amthal Group is a Bahrain based company that completed a successful decade of providing technology solutions to organization in the GCC and other counties. It currently has two overseas branches - Al Khobar for the KSA market and Doha for the Qatar market - with a plan to open other branches in other GCC countries before end of 2011.

Al-Amthal Group's flagship product is Optimum Solutions, an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) that enables businesses to streamline and create precise flow in every aspect of their infrastructure, thus helping them to make timely and informed decisions, increase efficiency and productivity and most importantly gain an edge over their competitors. Optimum ERP is made up of different parts (business solution modules) that integrate and automate business processes with each other. Optimum is an online, real-time, document driven state-of-the-art system. 

Whilst Optimum Solutions has been well received by large scale enterprises such as banks, Government, Semi- Government and Trading organizations, Al-Amthal is offering SMEs a cost effective accounting and business software packages.

Through its subsidiaries EC-Net and NC-Link, Al Amthal offers Website Development, Graphic Design services and business hardware products such as Servers, Networking Infrastructure and Time Attendance machines.

Behind the success of Al Amthal is a team of professionals with expertise in the areas of accounting, IT and training from diversified industries.

For more information, please visit: www.al-amthal.com

About FinMark Communication
With offices in Bahrain and London, FinMark Communications is a financial and corporate communications consultancy focused on providing clients with the highest quality strategic advice and execution across international markets.

The Company offers clients a comprehensive service offering including financial PR, corporate communications, media relations, financial and corporate copywriting, issues management and government relations. These services are delivered by a team of senior level regional and international specialists that are dedicated to supporting clients'‎ marketing and communications efforts with target financial and corporate audiences in the GCC and on a global basis. For more information, please visit www.finmarkcoms.com

Media Contact:
FinMark Communications
Budoor Al Aradi
T: +973 770 22 550

About Tamkeen
The Kingdom of Bahrain has taken vital steps towards a labour market reform which is an essential stride to ensure that the human capital of the country is developed and that employment is made more attractive for localization as well as to improve performances of businesses. The strive towards labour reform will impact the Kingdom's economy and raise standards of living as well as pose a challenging commitment to the improvement of services in Bahrain.

Tamkeen is a semi-autonomous yet independent authority which formulates strategic and operational plans to enhance the overall prosperity of Bahrain by investing in Bahraini employability, job creation and social support. Tamkeen is funded by the fees collected by the LMRA.

Tamkeen's main objectives are to support Bahrainis to become the employees of choice, and to support high quality private sector job creation.

To achieve these objectives, Tamkeen will invest  in the cost and quality competitiveness of Bahrainis (e.g., reduction of cost of employing Bahrainis relative to expatriates, investment in skill and work ethic development programmes of Bahrainis); in tackling employment barriers on both employer and labour market entrants' sides through a combination of financial incentives and capability building, and in supporting the private sector's adjustment to new cost structures by providing access to capital to alleviate short term cash constraints or improve productivity, and in know-how initiatives that support improvements in productivity and decreased reliance on expatriate labour through spreading management and technical knowledge.

Tamkeen has invested more than BD 140 million in more than 80 projects targeting 50,000 Bahrainis and 10,000 enterprises.  Programmes are continuously being devised as per Tamkeen's strategy and the numbers of beneficiaries are continuously increasing.

For more information on our programmes and initiatives, please contact: 
Marketing Communications
Tamkeen
Kingdom of Bahrain
Tel: 17383326/17383327
Fax: 17382352
Email: info@tamkeen.bh       
Website: www.tamkeen.bh 
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