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Aug 4, 20080

Eastwood Cyberpark remains country’s top IT park

Philippine Star

Eastwood City Cyberpark — the country’s very first information technology (IT) park developed by top business process outsourcing (BPO) office condominiums developer Megaworld Corp. — remains the country’s number one IT park in many aspects, according to a … Read the rest

Jul 24, 20080

Netopia chain to close shops on weakening patronage

July 24, 2008

THE operator of the Netopia chain of Internet cafes will close more branches in the second half of this year on weak consumer spending due to soaring inflation.

“We will close three more branches in Bicol in … Read the rest

Jul 23, 20080

Supreme Court goes hi-tech

Tetch Torres
INQUIRER.net

MANILA, Philippines—The Supreme Court launched Wednesday the Case Management Information System (CMIS) project as part of the high tribunal’s “zero backlog program.”

The system will address the judiciary’s problem of clogged dockets and case delays, Chief Justice … Read the rest

Jul 22, 20080

Laptops driving strong PC sales growth–IDC

Lawrence Casiraya
INQUIRER.net

MANILA, Philippines — Total PCs shipped in the first quarter reached 280,000 units due to strong consumer demand especially for laptops, according to IDC.

PC shipment grew 30 percent year-on-year and about 15 percent higher than IDC’s … Read the rest

Jul 19, 20080

Netopia chain to close shops on weakening patronage

Manila Times

THE operator of the Netopia chain of Internet cafes will close more branches in the second half of this year on weak consumer spending due to soaring inflation.

“We will close three more branches in Bicol in the … Read the rest

Jul 18, 20080

Good-paying infotech jobs go unfilled, say experts

Roderick T. dela Cruz
Manila Standard

MORE than 170,000 information technology positions remain unfilled in the Philippines because of a shortage of skilled workers and poaching from countries offering much higher salaries, an official says.

Dean Rachel Edita Roxas, of … Read the rest

Jul 18, 20080

DepEd eyes 2,000 high schools with PC labs this year

Lawrence Casiraya
INQUIRER.net

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Education is targeting to equip more than 6,000 public high schools in the country with computer labs this year.

More than 3,950 high schools have so far been given PCs and … Read the rest

Jul 17, 20080

Intel, DepEd launch e-learning site for public schools

Lawrence Casiraya
INQUIRER.net

MANILA, Philippines — Intel and the Department of Education (DepEd) have launched an e-learning website designed to enhance learning of Math and Science for high school students.

Skoool.ph, which can be accessed for free, makes extensive use … Read the rest

Jul 8, 20080

First cybercrime case for 2008 filed at DoJ

By Erwin Oliva
INQUIRER.net

MANILA, Philippines — The first cybercrime case for this year was filed with the Department of Justice Task Force on Cybercrime.

The cybercrime involves a former employee of a local manufacturing company accused of stealing company … Read the rest

Jun 22, 20080

Know where, how, why people buy

Tina Arceo-Dumlao
Philippine Daily Inquirer

GIANT malls and leading retail companies are doing all they can to get to know their customers better.

They want to know what they buy, where they buy, why they buy and how often they … Read the rest

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