Updated on May 24, 2013

PH roadmap in IT-BPM for 2012-2016 launched

The roadmap updates the strategic growth plan for the Philippine information technology and business process management (IT-BPM) industry since its Road Map 2016 was first published in 2010.

PH software industry earns $1.16B in 2012

The software and IT outsourcing sector is right on its targeted growth trajectory, with the industry closer to reaching $1.5 billion in export revenues by 2014.

PH gets its first supercomputer

Called the “IBM Blue Gene”, the supercomputer will be housed at the University of the Philippines under the DOST’s supervision. It will be the fastest, most powerful single computer infrastructure in the Philippines.

AES Watch questions presence of Smartmatic official at PPCRV site

In a press statement, AES Watch expressed “grave concerns” over the presence of Albert Castro Rico, a Spanish Smartmatic official, at the command center of the PPCRV at the Pope Pius Center in UN Avenue, Manila.





IBM bares BPO expansion in Naga City

IBM bares BPO expansion in Naga City

IBM’s business process outsourcing unit, Global Process Services (GPS), will set up a facility in Naga City that will help expand the company’s capabilities in delivering business process solutions to varied industry clients across the globe.


Pinoy developers urged to ‘hack’ their way to Silicon Valley

Pinoy developers urged to ‘hack’ their way to Silicon Valley

Smart Communications and IdeaSpace Foundation are encouraging developers to hack their way into Silicon Valley by joining the Philippine leg of the AngelHack Spring Global Challenge, which is said to be the world’s largest coding marathon to date.


Transformation in the age of social business

Transformation in the age of social business

Just as the Internet changed the economics of information and business models several years back, a new shift is occurring as the social networking phenomena shifts into global business.