Selectica offers advice

Selectica, a provider of contract lifecycle management solutions, will sponsor a Webinar that explains cooperative risk management strategies to reveal how general counsel can leverage risk management processes for the benefit of their own companies and trading partners, says Business Wire.

The Webinar, entitled "A New Role for the GC: How the legal operations department can help structure agreements that take advantage of commercial risk", is scheduled for 20 May.

It will feature Nancy Jessen, an expert on legal operations process optimisation for Huron Consulting Group; and Robert Endres, CEO of Synaptic Decisions, a pioneer in the field of contract-based risk trading.

Pegasus Software has unveiled its Pegasus Construction Industry Solutions (Pegasus CIS) for Ireland, says AccountingWeb.co.uk.

Pegasus CIS has been designed to provide construction companies with complete control over every aspect of contract management, from contract costing, purchasing, timesheets and payment applications through to invoicing and cash receipt matching.

It also ensures compliance with guidelines set out by the Irish Taxation Institute including Relevant Contracts Tax legislation.

University Alliance, an online provider of professional education, and the National Technical Information Service (NTIS) are partnering to offer new professional development and certification opportunities for federal employees in the US, says Business Wire.

The agreement, which has an initial term of five years, offers federal employees the opportunity to earn master and professional certificates in the most in-demand business disciplines in the federal government today, such as contract management, and save up to 10% on their course tuition and fees.

The certificate programmes are taught 100% online by university faculty and expert instructors from the nation's top ranked, accredited institutions.