Business I.T.

PLDT-owned outsourcing firm SPi Global will provide call center services such as ticket bookings and after-sales support to Scoot, the new budget airline of Singapore Air Lines.

Lawmakers have warned the government against adopting a proposal of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to impose an excise tax on mobile telecommunication services.

Stepping up its promotion of social networking in the enterprise, tech giant IBM said this week that local firms should not underestimate the capability of social media to deliver competitive advantage and solicit crucial customer feedback.

The software firm, Naumen, said it is the first Russian developer of IT solutions for call centers to approach the Asia Pacific market.

Forty-seven overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) became US-certified computer service technicians after training under the Philippine Overseas Labor Office (Polo) in Saipan.

Online gambling firm PhilWeb disclosed that its net income for the first quarter of 2012 surged to P243 million, an increase of 40 percent against the same quarter in 2011.

The company’s core business of providing services to Pagcor in running the latter’s E-Games cafe network had turned in a particularly strong quarter.

IMI announced on Friday that it will continue to pursue the development and manufacture of photovoltaic (PV) modules, as well as various components and applications for hybrid and electric vehicles.

STILL EVOLVING. Patrick Tang, VP for retail voice at PLDT, takes the podium to launch the “app-graded” version of the company’s Telpad landline and broadband service at White Space in Makati City on Wednesday.

The job portal seeks to put in one place where Filipinos can find jobs that will allow them to work in a global environment while living in the Philippines.