Toyota launches first hybrid vehicle in PH
Toyota chooses one of its most iconic and longstanding car series as the identity of its first hybrid crossover. In a virtual launch, Toyota Motor Philippines (TMP) unveiled the Corolla…
PLDT Global teams up with New Rural Bank of San Leonardo for OFW loans
Overseas Filipino workers who have gone back home as well as those still abroad but nearing retirement can now get help in looking for the right savings or investment product…
MediaTek, Inmarsat test 5G satellite IoT field test
MediaTek’s satellite-enabled Narrowband (NB)-IoT standard chipset tested with a base station at Fucino Space Center in Italy using Inmarsat’s “Alphasat” Geostationary Orbit (GEO) satellite MediaTek had a field trial of…
PayMaya, PH transport sector urge operators, drivers to use cashless payments
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) and the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) are encouraging the public transport sector to accept cashless payments, through PayMaya, as a way of…
Google unveils support for PH educators in shift to distance learning, includes $250,000 grant
By offering its technology solutions and earmarking $250,000 (P12 million) grant, Google has stepped up its efforts in supporting the Philippine education sector as it transitions to hybrid learning. The…
Worldwide public cloud services market totaled $233.4B in 2019
The worldwide public cloud services market, including Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), Platform as a Service (PaaS), and Software as a Service (SaaS), grew 26.0% year over year in 2019…
Fortinet named as Microsoft’s 2020 Commercial Marketplace Partner of the Year
Fortinet, a global firm that offers broad, integrated, and automated cybersecurity solutions, was the recipient of Microsoft’s 2020 Commercial Marketplace Partner of the Year award. Fortinet was honored among a…
Cyware raises $10M to enhance, automate threat intelligence solutions
Cyware, a provider of cyber fusion solutions, has raised a $10 million Series A round to enhance its threat intelligence automation, threat response, and security orchestration solutions. This round was…
PLDT Enterprise launches zero-trust cloud networking solution with NetFoundry tie-up
PLDT Enterprise has tapped NetFoundry, a company that provides programmable cloud and IoT (Internet of Things) networking, to launch the PLDT ZAP (Zero-Trust Acceleration Platform) solution, which is geared toward…
Malwarebytes survey finds 20% of organizations suffered breach with WFH arrangements
As feared, telecommuting or work-from-home arrangement posed network vulnerabilities that hackers exploited. The result of the cybersecurity solutions firm Malwarebytes’ survey reveals 20% of respondents said they faced a security…
5G to create new business models, revenue streams for network operators
ABI Research, a global tech market tech advisory firm, forecasts that 5G network coverage will be quite extensive supporting more than 35% of the worldwide mobile user base in 2024.…
Zoho’s latest office solution enables employees to ‘return to work safely’
Zoho Corp.’s latest modular solution called BackToWork is designed to enable businesses and organizations to safely transition back into the workplace. Zoho is a technology company that offers a suite…
MediaTek introduces newest 5G SoC, Dimensity 800U for ultra connectivity
Designed for multicore high-performance and leading 5G+5G Dual Sim Dual Standby (DSDS) technology, the 7nm Dimensity 800U chipset is the latest addition to MediaTek’s Dimensity series. Its release signals the…
BlackBerry releases free reverse engineering tool to fight cyberattacks
BlackBerry Limited (BlackBerry) has announced it is making available a free open-source tool for cybersecurity professionals, called PE Tree that significantly reduces the time and effort required to reverse engineer…
Apple’s stock market value surged to $2 trillion
Apple’s shares rose to $468.65, which is equivalent to a market capitalization of $2.004 trillion. This happened just two years after hitting the P1 trillion mark. Reuters reported that the…
Ericsson achieves 100th 5G commercial agreement with service providers
Ericsson secured its 100th commercial 5G agreement or contract with unique communications service providers. The figure includes 58 publicly announced contracts and 56 live 5G networks, spanning five continents. The…
PH cement manufacturer adopts Oracle Cloud ERP to automate operations
PhilCement Corp. (PhilCement), a subsidiary of the Philippines conglomerate, Phinma Corp., has gone live on Oracle Fusion Cloud Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) to simplify key business processes including purchasing, order…
Technology changes during COVID-19 permanently altered education sector
The latest IDC InfoBrief, “Reimagining the Future of Learning in the Digital Era,” presented in partnership with Lenovo reveals how the technological transformation of the education sector has accelerated during…
Alcatel-Lucent exec: Future-proof businesses with digitization
At the recently concluded “Connex20 APAC Partner Virtual Series,” Jack Chen, CEO of Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise, highlighted that the economic disruption caused by the current global health crisis opened the eyes…
Smart reports revenue growth, increase in data users, mobile traffic
Smart Communications Inc. (Smart) attributes the increase in data subscribers to its GIGA campaign that is customized based on the types of users. PLDT’s wireless subsidiary reported that nearly 50%…
PH startup Senti AI holds webinar for contact center industry
Leaders of the contact center industry will gather on Aug. 26 for a discussion on how they are responding to the rapidly changing landscape of technology in the Philippines, especially…
Survey finds Filipinos willing to pay extra for OTT carrier-bundled services
According to the latest survey of Amdocs, Filipino subscribers of carrier-bundled OTT media services spend more when the offerings are bundled as part of a mobile or home broadband package.…
Dharma ransomware attacks SMBs during COVID-19 pandemic
Dharma ransomware is considered to be “one of the most profitable ransomware families” because of its mass-market, service-based business model, which makes it attractive to cybercriminals, according to the latest…
Aptos technology powers SM Store omnichannel merchandising strategies
Aptos, a retail technology solutions firm, announced that The SM Store, the largest department store chain in the Philippines, will deploy Aptos Merchandise Financial Planning to optimize its omnichannel merchandising…
Google Philippines to hold public webinar to discuss distance learning
Google Philippines will be holding a two-day webinar to share tips and tools on distance learning strategies for educators and parents. The sessions will be streamed live on Aug. 20…
Google Cloud is top cloud service provider for retailers worldwide
By having a vertically aligned strategy, Google Cloud is able to outpace competitors and becomes the top cloud provider to the retail sector, according to the latest research of technology…
Vertiv introduces new line of online UPS for edge applications in Asia
Vertiv, a global provider of critical digital infrastructure and continuity solutions, introduced recently the Vertiv Liebert GXT RT+, the latest line of online double conversion uninterruptible power supply (UPS) systems.…
Over 8-in-10 online users in SEA confident of digital ‘safety’ during pandemic
In spite of the consistent reports of hackers exploiting the COVID-19 pandemic to carry out their illegal activities, a significant percentage of users in Southeast Asia still believe that their…
Survey shows 77% of PH insurance clients likely to get additional policies amid pandemic
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has raised health alarm signals globally. The latest survey by Manulife shows Filipino insurance clients are more concerned about the effects of the pandemic compared to…
UnionBank exec believes PH banks in good position to survive current crisis
An executive of Union Bank of the Philippines (UnionBank) wants to remain optimistic in spite of the global economic slowdown caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and believes that Philippine banks…
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