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Updated on May 23, 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.

NetSuite touts record revenues, scoffs at software rivals

IT’S A CLOUD WORLD. NetSuite CEO Zach Nelson (left) on stage with Qualcomm chief information officer Norm Fjeldheim during the second day of the SuiteWorld conference at the San Jose Convention Center in California. The cloud-based provider reported record revenues for the first quarter of 2013.

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.

Globe says it gained nearly 2M prepaid subs in Q1

Its mass market brand TM gained close to 1.4 million subscribers, almost three times the level in the same period last year and almost twice the level in the previous quarter.

SCM software market grows 7.1% to reach $8.3B in 2012

During 2012, IT budget decision makers remained highly cautious overall, but supply chain investments kept their priority status and moved forward.

Adult videos of British actress being used as bait by phishers

Hosted on a free Web hosting site, it prompted users for Facebook login credentials, calling the video a “social plugin”. The phishing page contained an image of a fake YouTube video of Rita Ora in the background.

Romanian teenager wins Intel science fair for low-cost, self-driving car

Ionut Budisteanu of Romania was awarded first place for using artificial intelligence to create a viable model for a low-cost, self-driving car at this year’s Intel International Science and Engineering Fair in Phoenix, Arizona.

Loyalty reward program app unveiled in PH

Pouch, an all-in-one rewards app that eliminates the need for hard-to complete loyalty cards, was launched in the country recently to allow users to carry their cards in their phones instead.

SSS transactions via mobile phones double in 2012

The Social Security System (SSS) posted a record 601,936 transactions via its mobile phone-based facility called “Text-SSS” in 2012, reflecting a jump of 106 percent from its total of 291,600 in 2011.

LTE takes spotlight in media election coverage

Instead of using bulky TV cameras backed by conventional transmission equipment, broadcast reporters, and social media “mobile journalists” used smartphones powered by LTE service.

Asus unleashes 7-inch phone in PH

By Daniel O. Escasa Taiwanese tech firm Asus officially launched last week the Fonepad, a mobile phone with a massive 7-inch screen. Or is it a tablet with call-and-text functions? In either case, Asus believes that the Fonepad is for people who value both the voice capabilities of a smartphone and a tablet’s screen size, [...]