Archive for January, 2012

Nokia Store offers Filipinos opportunity to purchase premium apps

Nokia Store offers Filipinos opportunity to purchase premium apps

Nokia, the global leader in mobile communications, marks another milestone as it partners with Globe Telecom to make its premium apps available for purchase for Globe subscribers. Using the telco’s automated billing system, Globe subscribers using Nokia mobile phones and smartphones can now purchase premium games, apps, and other content from the Nokia Store much [...]

Smartphone use to rise sharply in 2012

Smartphone use to rise sharply in 2012

Wireless leader Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart) expects smartphone usage in the Philippine to rise sharply in 2012 given the growth momentum established late last year. According to Smart Chief Wireless Advisor Orlando B. Vea, the company has seen a doubling of the number of subscribers using smartphones in the last four months of 2011 due [...]

Suzuki unveils GD110

Suzuki unveils GD110

Japanese compact car and motorcycle manufacturer Suzuki Philippines, Inc. (SPH) rolls out a sure best seller—the Suzuki GD110. The Suzuki GD110 is an advanced commuter bike that will usher a new level of riding experience, as it comes packed with highly user-friendly features that even first-time motorcycle owners can easily understand.

New breed of beasts from Kawasaki unleashed

New breed of beasts from Kawasaki unleashed

Kawasaki Motors Philippines starts their 2012 by unleashing a new breed of Leisure Bikes or “beasts” – as they are referred to in the riding scene. Novice and expert riders were thrilled to have heard the exciting news since the inside information about the new dark and dangerous beasts will be gracing the Philippine riding [...]

Mobile worker population to reach 1.3 billion by 2015, according to IDC

Mobile worker population to reach 1.3 billion by 2015, according to IDC

By 2015, the world’s mobile worker population will reach 1.3 billion, representing 37.2% of the total workforce. According to an updated forecast from International Data Corporation (IDC), the most significant gains will again be in the emerging economies of Asia/Pacific thanks to continued, strong economic growth. The Americas will experience a slower growth rate due [...]

Survey shows CIOs are using technology to “amplify” the enterprise

Survey shows CIOs are using technology to “amplify” the enterprise

IT organizations will have to deliver on multiple priorities without an increase in their IT budget, as CIO IT budgets are expected to be flat, increasing just 0.5 percent, with declining IT budgets in North America and Europe, according to a global survey of CIOs by Gartner, Inc.’s Executive Programs. The worldwide CIO survey was [...]

AVAYA launches Avaya Flare Communicator for iPad

AVAYA launches Avaya Flare Communicator for iPad

Avaya, a global provider of business communications and collaboration systems and services, today announced the availability of Avaya Flare® Communicator for iPad tablets. Avaya Flare Communicator broadens the next-generation user experience of the Avaya Flare Experience currently delivered on the Avaya Desktop Video Device, to include the market-leading consumer tablet. Avaya Flare Communicator provides mobile [...]

EMC reports record fourth-quarter and full-year revenue and profit

EMC reports record fourth-quarter and full-year revenue and profit

EMC Corporation reported record financial results for both the fourth-quarter and full-year 2011. For the fourth quarter, the company achieved all-time record quarterly consolidated revenue, net income and EPS on a GAAP and non-GAAP basis and all-time record operating cash flow and free cash flow. Full-year 2011 results were highlighted by all-time record consolidated revenue, [...]

CMOs see business strategy & digital marketing as top priorities

CMOs see business strategy & digital marketing as top priorities

Chief marketing officers (CMOs) want to have greater influence in setting business strategy, and they feel an increasing need to raise their technology IQ, according to a new global CMO survey by Heidrick & Struggles and Forrester Research, Inc. “The Evolved CMO 2012″ report is based on a survey of nearly 200 global marketing leaders [...]

Oracle announces Oracle Utilities Meter Data Analytics

Oracle announces Oracle Utilities Meter Data Analytics

News Facts Building upon Oracle’s smart grid capabilities, Oracle Utilities Meter Data Analytics– another in a growing family of analytics products – identifies multiple ways utilities can improve meter data system performance and maximize the business value of consumption data. As utilities continue to roll out smart grid and smart meter programs, they need solutions [...]