Technology News From The Philippines
To mark the 10th year of its business process outsourcing (BPO) business in the country, Accenture Philippines has launched a new initiative called ?Rural BPO? wherein the company partners with small BPO firms based in rural areas to provide training and employment to residents of the community and nearby areas.
Online gaming opetator Asiasoft has announced a partnership with Blizzard Entertainment to bring ?Heroes of the Storm? to four Southeast Asian countries: Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, and the Philippines.
Worldwide business intelligence (BI) and analytics software, consisting of BI platforms, corporate performance management (CPM) suites, analytic applications and advanced analytics, totaled $14.4 billion in 2013, an 8-percent increase from 2012 revenue of $13.3 billion, according to research firm Gartner.
The Open Data Philippines Task Force has announced that it is holding the second of its series of hackathons, titled ?Readysaster: Hack for Resilience,? which will take place on May 10-11, 2014.
With US president Barack Obama in the country for a state visit, the Philippines appears to have been ?rewarded? by the US on Monday, April 28, when the US government announced that it has removed the Philippines from its list of countries that are violating intellectual property rights.
