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The “MakiBayan” program seeks to unite the government, the private sector, and the academe to advance a more enabling environment for the electronics, metalworks, and machinery industries by sharing technology, expertise, skills, manpower and facilities among the partners.

A group of IT professionals has criticized Pres. Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III for playing politics at the expense of good governance by not reappointing IT expert Augusto “Gus” Lagman as Comelec commissioner.

Homegrown software firm Orange & Bronze Software Labs (O&B) announced on Thursday the launch of Open for Business Online (O4BO), a low-cost business applications in a single subscription service targeted at SMEs.

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.

Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano has expressed willingness to work with the BJMP and the Department of Justice (DOJ) to draft the guidelines that would allow Taguig inmates to possibly work as call center agents.

NO NEED TO BUY EVERY YEAR. Ariel Arias, Samsung Philippines business unit head, discusses the features of the latest Samsung Smart TV series at the NBC Tent in Taguig City on Wednesday night.

The recent Oracle Java SE Remote Java Runtime Environment denial of service vulnerability used to distribute the Flashback Trojan has now also been seen to be distributing another Mac threat: OSX.Sabpab.

With the dissolution of the Sony-Ericsson joint-venture and subsequent integration of the company as Sony Mobile into the Sony brand, its country manager in the Philippines has formally retired from the company after a decade-long stint.

Comelec Commissioner Gus Lagman, a leading light in the local IT industry, confirmed a newspaper report that Malacañang has sent word that his appointment will not be renewed after Congress went into recess last March 22.

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.