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AI a vehicle for customers to achieve aspirations – UnionBank Senior Advisor for Data and AI

Data science and artificial intelligence (or “DSAI”) are two “tandem”-technologies that are now taking over many industries across the globe. Artificial intelligence has brought about many exciting prospects that have ushered more personalized, “tailor-fit” digital experiences for many of us. This has made many of the things we do in our lives simpler, more instantaneous and, thus, more convenient. As Union Bank of the Philippines (UnionBank) is now in the next phase of its digital transformation journey, the country’s leading digital bank has continued to invest in talent, infrastructure, and other resources needed to innovate and co-create using data science and AI, which is led by global data science expert Dr. David Hardoon Ph. D., as the Bank's Senior Advisor for Data and Artificial Intelligence. On the sixth installment of UnionBank’s exclusive “eTalk Tales” with Media, Dr. Hardoon discussed how UnionBank is translating data science and artificial intelligence insights into a

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Award-winning CEO Maulik Parekh makes writing debut

Maulik aims to help prepare companies and professionals with his first book Award-winning CEO and serial entrepreneur Maulik Parekh makes his writing debut with his book entitled, “Future Proof Your Company and Career.” Recognizing the disruptive forces and drawing from his experiences, Maulik aims to help businesses and professionals prepare themselves for what is ahead, especially as the future becomes more digital. Future Proof Your Company and Career is a culmination of Maulik’s personal and professional learnings from more than 10 years. Written in a storyteller tone and filled with interesting anecdotes and memorable tales, it takes readers on an informative journey where they are able to see different disruptive forces in action and evaluate how each of them are impacting not only their respective businesses, but even their own careers. Through his first book, Maulik aims to communicate how various factors are shaping the world, and also identify the pillars of success that o

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JG Summit named as 2020 DX Leader for Philippines at the 4th IDC Digital Transformation Awards Philippines

JG Summit Holdings Inc. Group CIO and Corporate IT Shared Services Leader Carlos Santos was recently named by the International Data Corporation (IDC) as the 2020 DX Leader for the Philippines at the 4th IDC Digital Transformation Awards Philippines. Santos bagged the award for leading the overall strategy, implementation, and operations of the Corporate IT (CIT) group from a consulting organization into a CIT Customer-focused organization for JG Summit. This approach is aligned with IDC's definition of Digital Transformation (DX) in which organizations drive changes in their business models and business ecosystems by leveraging 3rd-Platform technologies and competencies. Santos and JG Summit successfully adopted and migrated to a cloud platform and saw the implementation of cloud-based collaboration, productivity, and enterprise resource planning (ERP) solutions across the conglomerate's business units using SAP SE (NYSE: SAP) solutions. JG Summit is one of the largest and the most

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Manila-based startup Teko provides convenience and job opportunities amid pandemic

Three years after its launch in 2017, local startup Teko steps into the limelight post-lockdown, stronger and even more committed to provide convenience and job opportunities to Filipinos than ever before. It started with a broken fridge In 2017, Teko’s CEO and co-founder Farah Barre just moved to the Philippines from the United States and noticed that there is an opportunity to create an online platform that lets homeowners and businesses conveniently request for appliance repairs. “Our fridge needed repairs at that time and was surprised that for a country full of heavy internet-users, there were no online appliance repair services available” Barre recalled. “Being the entrepreneur that I am, I thought that if I cannot get a service that allows me to easily book online a reliable technician, I might as well create one. And that’s basically Teko’s origin story,” added Barre. By June, Barre launched Teko with only $30,000 capital using his Credit Card. After gaining initial tracti

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Fortinet Research Demonstrates Enterprises Must Adapt to Address Telework Security Challenges Long-term

John Maddison, EVP of Products and CMO at Fortinet “The COVID-19 pandemic will have lasting effects on how organizations invest in cybersecurity. In fact, over 90% of enterprises plan to invest more to secure telework over the next two years. Given a dramatically expanded digital attack surface, the waves of cyber threats targeting remote workers, and the ongoing cyber skills gap, organizations need to carefully consider what technologies and approaches are needed to secure their telework strategies long-term. They have an opportunity to maximize their investments with cybersecurity platforms designed to provide comprehensive visibility and protection across the entire digital infrastructure, including networked, application, multi-cloud, and mobile environments. This ongoing shift to remote work will also require more than just technology; cybersecurity training and awareness should also remain key priorities.” News Summary Fortinet® (NASDAQ: FTNT), a global leader in broad, integrat

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People's Champ Pacquiao donates Globe endorsement fee to Rolly and Ulysses victims

After scoring a brand endorsement agreement with Globe to be its newest brand ambassador, Senator and People’s Champ Manny Pacquiao announced that he is donating his fees to victims of typhoons Rolly and Ulysses. At the recently held contract signing at the Mireio, Raffles Hotel in Makati with Globe President and CEO Ernest Cu and Globe Chairman and Ayala Corporation Chairman Jaime Augusto Zobel de Ayala, Pacquiao offered to give his earnings to support relief efforts. “I said yes to Globe because I believe in the company, and I use the company’s services. Not only that, I am given another God-given opportunity to be of help to our kababayans in any way I can. That is why my endorsement fee for this will go to relief efforts to help our kababayans who were affected by the devastation of typhoons Rolly and Ulysses. Ibibigay natin sa mga taong ito ang ating income dito, ibabalik natin sa taumbayan para makatulong ng malaki sa ating mga kababayan na naghihirap at nagugutom ngayon at nawa

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Fortinet Recognized as a Visionary in the 2020 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Wired and Wireless LAN Access Infrastructure

Fortinet is the Only Company to Converge Network Security and the LAN Edge John Maddison, EVP of Products and CMO at Fortinet “LAN Edge connectivity is foundational to digital innovation, but complexity often makes it difficult to support and secure. Fortinet technology simplifies management while increasing the security of the network by tightly integrating an organization’s network infrastructure and security architecture. We believe that our ability to execute our Security-driven Networking approach enables us to offer customers a simplified, secure, accelerated network and user experience. More, we also believe our Security-driven Networking approach is why Fortinet is placed as one of two companies in the Visionary Quadrant in the 2020 Gartner Wired and Wireless LAN Access Infrastructure Magic Quadrant.” News Summary Fortinet® (NASDAQ: FTNT), a global leader in broad, integrated, and automated cybersecurity solutions, today announced its position as a Visionary in the 2020 Gar

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Google Cloud Awards Globe Business with Premier Partner Status

Globe Business, the enterprise arm of Globe Telecom, announced that it gained Premier Partner status from Google Cloud. This is the highest level than any Google Cloud partner can attain. Globe was also recognized as the Google Cloud Expert in Work Transformation and Productivity. As a Google Cloud Premier Partner, Globe now has access to Google Cloud’s complete suite of products and solutions, extensive technical expert support, enhanced cloud transformation offers, streamlined information, training & tools, and exclusive directory of strategic global partners. “This feat wouldn’t have been possible without our team’s hard work and the continuous trust of our partners from Google Cloud,” said Peter Maquera, Senior Vice President for Globe Business. “We’re grateful that they acknowledge our commitment to transforming enterprises through the cloud. And we’re excited about the many possibilities this achievement can bring for us and for our customers. Being part of the Google Cloud Par

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Mastercard expands Mastercard Track in Asia Pacific with Track Card to Account Transfer solution offering greater payment option

Solution brings working capital efficiencies to businesses in 10 Asia Pacific markets Mastercard TrackTM suite of products and services benefits businesses around the world Mastercard announced a new business-to-business payments solution in Asia Pacific with the launch of Mastercard Track™ Card to Account Transfer, allowing businesses to use commercial cards to pay Suppliers regardless of whether they accept card payments. The new solution in the region will help businesses manage cash flow, eliminate manual work and expand payment options as Suppliers can receive card payments by Buyers directly in a bank account. Mastercard Track™ is a global suite of products and services that streamline business-to-business (B2B) payments. The Mastercard Track Card to Account Transfer solution in Asia Pacific is one of many offerings – including the Mastercard Track Business Payment Service and Commercial Purchasing Card – that address complex challenges for Suppliers and Buyers. In Asia

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Latest Version of Unisys Stealth Features New Automation & Visualization Tools to Accelerate Deployment and Simplify Management

Stealth™ 6.0 helps organizations achieve zero trust security quickly and provides real-time insights and security metrics to improve decision making Unisys Corporation (NYSE: UIS) today announced the availability of Unisys Stealth® 6.0, which features enhanced visualization and dashboard tools to simplify an organization’s IT reporting and deployment – strengthening security posture and allowing businesses to reduce the complexity of their IT environment with the appropriate security policies. Stealth™ features artificial intelligence (AI)-driven automation to dramatically speed up installation, configuration and deployment in the enterprise in a matter of minutes. Stealth 6.0, which uses micro-segmentation, encryption and dynamic isolation to contain threats and protect public, private, hybrid, multi-cloud and on-premises environments, is available for enterprise use to provide additional protection across the world’s largest cloud computing platforms, including Microsoft Azure, Ama

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