Yearly Archives: 2016

It's Christmas in June for the local ICT sector with the signing of the DICT law by President Aquino, according to Sen. Ralph Recto.

The move was immediately met with enthusiasm by the local ICT sector, which has been pushing Aquino to sign the measure. Lawyer Jocelle Batapa-Sigue, former chair of the National ICT Council Federation of the Philippines, said the signing marked a "momentous day" for the ICT sector.

Touted as the "Filipino Weather Channel", DOSTv will feature the latest weather updates and forecast, as well as science and technology stories in the country.

At the recently concluded SuiteWorld 2016 conference in San Jose, California, cloud vendor NetSuite said tissue maker Sanicare has replaced Microsoft Dynamics GP, multiple Excel spreadsheets, and manual processes by subscribing to NetSuite.

BOC commissioner Alberto D. Lina said the new system will enable the BOC to intensify its anti-corruption and anti-smuggling initiatives.

PetNet has been doing business in the country as a financial services company for 17 years as Western Union's largest agent network in the Philippines.

Ride-sharing app Uber has introduced in the country the "Family Profiles" feature that allows riders to book rides for their loved ones.

Among the major reasons it cited are the lack of IP peering and standard fees for putting up cell sites among LGUs.

At the SuiteWorld 2016 conference being held here, cloud computing firm NetSuite announced its latest product called SuiteBilling, which unifies both the billing and revenue recognition processes regardless of business model.

With the collaboration, students at STI will have the opportunity to graduate with academic degrees and internationally recognized IT skills certifications from CompTIA.