Open-source software (OSS) serves as the foundation of IT infrastructure worldwide, allowing e-commerce platforms and innovative over the top (OTT) players to bring services to market quickly. OSS is gradually driving the […]
Organizers of what could have been the Philippine Fintech Festival (PFF) has announced its cancellation amid the uncertainties COVID-19 bring. In a statement, Monette Iturralde-Hamlin, president and founder, TeamAsia, which is the […]
Lenovo’s recent global survey revealed that nearly half of the employees (46%) were encouraged and 26% were required to work from home. In addition, 77% expect companies to be more accepting of […]
Parents are concerned about the increased screen time now that classes will be held online for a while or until it is deemed safe to go out and mingle again with other […]
In continuation of the efforts of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) to improve its delivery of public service, the agency has partnered with e-wallet application, PayMaya, to provide cashless […]
Life insurer Pru Life UK is extending its free COVID-19 protection and Personal Accident (PA) coverage sign-up offer until June 15, 2020, through Pulse, an artificial intelligence-powered health and wellness app that […]
Several studies from Kaspersky have since revealed that companies are concerned about data breaches and ransomware. However, fresh statistics from the global cybersecurity company unmasks that the biggest threat in Southeast Asian […]
By Adrian Johnston, Senior Vice President of Cloud Applications (SaaS), Japan and Asia Pacific, Oracle Corp. The swift shifts in the current business climate are hard to ignore – and business continuity […]
Remote work setup is a security nightmare for many organizations but with the current situation brought about by the effects of the pandemic, it can’t be helped. According to security experts from […]
Global end-user spending on cloud-based web conferencing solutions will grow 24.3% in 2020, according to the latest forecast by Gartner Inc. Global workplace restrictions spurred by the coronavirus pandemic will expand the […]
In response to a surge in gender-based violence globally as a result of lockdowns during the COVID-19 pandemic, Twitter launched local-language search prompts in seven Asia Pacific countries including the Philippines. When […]
Kaspersky researchers have found that the number of applications capable of bombarding users with unwanted advertising is increasing on official marketplaces. Three new applications with adware modules were found on the Google […]
Zoho Corp., a global company that offers a suite of business software applications in the industry, is today unveiling Bigin, a new pipeline-centric CRM software designed specifically for small and micro business […]
Digital solutions for health, learning, work, and entertainment will be major pillars of the “new normal,” according to telco service provider PLDT and its wireless subsidiary Smart Communications Inc. (Smart). “E-learning, e-health, […]
Global shipments of wearable devices grew 29.7% year over year during the first quarter of 2020 (1Q20) as total device volume reached 72.6 million units according to new data from the […]
HMD Global, the home of Nokia phones, is offering a price markdown of Nokia 6.1 Plus exclusively at e-commerce site Shopee. Ongoing until June 12, 9 a.m., consumers can get the Nokia […]
The Cebu Archdiocesan Commission for the Cultural Heritage of the Church (CACCHC) in partnership with start-up tech company InnoPub Media, and Smart Communications Inc. (Smart), have started working on a mobile application […]
The Department of Transportation (DOTr), in partnership with PLDT Enterprise and Vectras Inc., recently deployed Smart tracking solutions to its bus units serving health workers to aid them in their daily travel […]
As countries around the world continue to struggle with the COVID-19 pandemic, International Data Corp. (IDC) expects the global economy to face challenges as consumers and businesses cope with financial hardship among […]
Jollibee Foods Corp. (JFC) along with all of its food and restaurant brands in the country has begun piloting an interactive mobile ordering system via chatbot, with a seamless payment experience powered […]
The Philippines’ Department of Education (DepEd) has partnered with Microsoft to help schools hold virtual commencement exercises through the “graduation-in-a-box” solution powered by Microsoft 365 as part of the #Hello2020Graduates program launched […]
Three years after the headline-grabbing Wannacry ransomware wreaked havoc to thousands of IT systems around the globe, data from Kaspersky for Southeast Asia (SEA) prove the threat is still present particularly against […]
Alibaba Cloud continued its rapid growth in the past fiscal year, with revenue reaching P282 billion (RMB 40 billion), an increase of 62% year-on-year. During the pandemic, the company’s public cloud business […]
SAP, a software management solutions company, has started offering free 30-day trials of two of its services through its SAP Digital Interconnect group. The SAP People Connect 365 mobile service is the […]
Fujitsu, a Japanese ICT (information and communication technology) company, announced recently it will commit to the “Open COVID Pledge,” which promotes free access to participants’ intellectual property rights for activities aimed at […]