U.A.E. wins International Stevie (TM) Award in 2005 International Business Awards (SM)

The IBAs are the only global, all-encompassing business awards program honoring great performances in the workplace.

Emirates Post has been recognized in the category of Best New Product or Service, for its Training and Development Center that provides postal training, IT training, and human resources skills development for the Arab language market.

Members of the Awards' Board of Distinguished Judges & Advisors and their staffs selected International Stevie winners from among the Finalists, which were culled from more than 600 nominations by volunteer judges around the world during two months of preliminary judging.

76 International Stevie Award winners were announced today in categories ranging from Best Multinational Company and Best New Product to Best Corporate Social Responsibility Program and Best Executive. The 21 countries represented in the winners' circle include Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Croatia, the Czech Republic, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, South Korea, Nigeria, Pakistan, Spain, Sweden, Thailand, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom, and the United States.

Nicknamed the Stevies for the Greek word "crowned," the awards will be presented to winners at a gala dinner on Thursday, May 19 in the Sheraton New York Hotel & Towers in New York City. The ceremonies will be videocast live worldwide by Speedera Networks, and will be broadcast live on radio in the U.S.A by the BusinessTalk Radio Network.