News in Photos

ICT IS KEY. Sen. Edgardo Angara delivers his speech during the Infocomm Technology Association of the Philippines (ITAP) induction of officers at the Manila Peninsula last week. The new ITAP president is Dondi Mapa of Microsoft Philippines.

DIAL LOVE. Globe Telecom executives Peter Bithos (right) and Chee Loo Fun discuss in a press briefing last week in Makati City the company’s new quick-service menu and the rollout of pre-paid offerings including ‘Immortal’ promo, which has no expiry dates for texts and calls.

ALL SET. Executives from Globe Telecom, Huawei, and Alcatel-Lucent hold a press briefing on Wednesday to formalize the start of the massive modernization program of the Ayala-led telco. Huawei will supply the network equipment, while Alcatel-Lucent will serve as project manager.

PREMIUM POSITIONING. Alvin Patrick Go, brand manager for client product solutions at Dell, displays the Dell XPS 14z during a product launch on Monday in Makati City. The ultra-thin, full-featured laptop is targeted at professionals and comes with price tag of P65,150.00 (with Intel Core i5) and P69,590.00 (with Intel Core i7).

ANNUAL PILRIMAGE. Veteran trainer Pido Aguilar speaks during the recently held 17th STI National Youth Convention at the Aliw Theater in Pasay City. The annual IT youth camp gathered more than 20,000 STIers in Manila alone.

GETTING THERE. Sen. Edgardo Angara confers with ICTO Deputy Executive Director Monchito Ibrahim (right, in white shirt) and Executive Director Louis Casambre (left) during a break of the interpellation proceedings in the Senate on Tuesday.

NOT THERE YET. An executive of consumer research firm TNS discusses the results of the “Digital Life 2012” study which showed that while a growing number of consumers is doing online research prior to purchasing a certain product, they still prefer buying “offline” because of the lack of online trade infrastructure in the country.

IN FULL FORCE. The Information and Communications Technology Office (ICTO) of the DOST held its first press conference on Monday in Quezon City to present its plans for the local ICT industry. Photo shows ICTO chief Louis Casambre speaking at the podium while DOST Secretary Mario Montejo and BPAP chair Fred Ayala listen to his presentation.

TWIN TACTICS. Teddy Tiu, country manager of Autodesk Philippines, briefed the local tech media recently on the company’s strategy to popularize the merits of sustainable building. Also, Tiu discussed the firm’s foray into cloud computing via a product called Autodesk Subscription.

FROM MANUAL TO SAP. Sports equipment distributor Airbridge Sport Plus has deployed SAP Business One to keep pace with its red-hot growth. Seen here in a press briefing are Airbridge brand manager Raquel Sumera (left) and ANSI Information Systems VP Charlene Sun.