Archive for April, 2012

Symantec survey reveals significant adoption of Enterprise Mobile Apps

Symantec survey reveals significant adoption of Enterprise Mobile Apps

More businesses in the Philippines already use or plan to use custom mobile applications according to this year’s State of Mobility Survey conducted by Symantec Corp. The survey highlighted an uptake in mobile applications with 72 percent of enterprises at least discussing deploying custom mobile applications and 20 percent currently implementing or have already implemented [...]

HP accelerates server market transformation with self-sufficient HP ProLiant Gen8 Servers

HP accelerates server market transformation with self-sufficient HP ProLiant Gen8 Servers

HP recently announced the industry’s most self-sufficient line of servers – HP ProLiant Generation 8 (Gen8), the result of a $300M two-year program called Project Voyager. This addresses the top concerns of enterprises such as manual operations, unplanned downtime and growing server energy and facilities expenses cost. This program is the company’s initiative to redefine [...]

More BBM-Connected Apps Set to Launch

More BBM-Connected Apps Set to Launch

A series of updates of popular BlackBerry® apps will be released over the coming days to make it even easier for users to stay connected with their BBM™ (BlackBerry® Messenger) community. Research In Motion (RIM) (NASDAQ: RIMM; TSX: RIM) announced that Facebook® for BlackBerry smartphones, Twitter® for BlackBerry smartphones, BlackBerry® Travel™ and BlackBerry AppWorld™ will now [...]

Globe Telecom provides TaoPo.org with ICT tools for active citizenship

Globe Telecom provides TaoPo.org with ICT tools for active citizenship

Globe Telecom recently inked a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with TaoPo.org to strengthen their support for a shared advocacy for good governance. TaoPo.org is an online portal which empowers Filipinos to become “changeneers” and utilize interactive tools and social media to promote accountability and active citizenry by allowing readers to articulate their experiences and post [...]

Protecting Businesses From The Energy Crisis

History proves that the demand for electricity goes up during the summer months. The increased use of cooling systems and other appliances in households contribute to this increase. Electricity needs of a growing number of small and medium enterprises catering to local and foreign tourists further add to the demand. As a consequence, the capability [...]

Visit global landmarks with photo tours in Google Maps

Visit global landmarks with photo tours in Google Maps

Every year, millions of people pack their bags and head to far-off places to enjoy sites and cultures different from their own. While there, they snap photos to document their trip and share their excursions online. Yet none of these individual photos captures the experience of actually being immersed in a specific location. With today’s [...]

Globe unveils all-network local and international text offer

In another pioneering move, Globe Telecom unveiled its newest all-network SMS promo that allows subscribers to send 100 text messages to any local or international network covered over 50 destinations worldwide in one single offer. Exclusively available to Globe Prepaid subscribers, Globe ITXTALL30 enables subscribers to send a combination of 100 local texts to Globe, [...]

Globe holds ceremonial switch on of newly-enhanced Davao City network

Globe holds ceremonial switch on of newly-enhanced Davao City network

Leading telecommunications company Globe Telecom has conducted a ceremonial switch on of its new network infrastructure in Davao City which brings a radically enhanced voice and text experience to residents in the area. The highly-successful network modernization launch at Marco Polo Hotel was attended by media guests, Globe partners and key local government officials led [...]

CEO Survey Shows 2012 is the Year of Living Hesitantly

2012 is the year of living hesitantly, as 85 percent of CEOs surveyed said they believe their enterprises will be impacted by an economic downturn in 2012, according to Gartner, Inc. The Gartner CEO and senior business executive survey of more than 220 CEOs in user organizations from more than 25 countries was conducted in [...]

U.S. Consumers Receptive to Social Media Appearing on Their TV Screens

Social media is showing signs of connecting with TV viewers as nearly two-thirds (64 percent) of U.S. consumers surveyed recall seeing social media symbols such as Facebook “Likes” while watching television, according to an Accenture ACN -1.07% study. Moreover, one in three viewers (33 percent) have interacted with social media after seeing a social media [...]