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New myTrueProfile page creates link between overseas employers and verified professionals

Global leader in verification solutions TrueProfile.io, recently revealed its new and improved myTrueProfile page, in its bid to accelerate career prospects overseas and aid its applicants in securing coveted jobs abroad. Fresh graduates and young professionals can now build a shareable, online digital resume, where all their credentials are verified. Reinforcing TrueProfile.io’s commitment to helping qualified professionals around the world pursue their dream careers, the myTrueProfile page acts as a free digital resume, where applicants can upload verified career information. The platform serves as a search engine for both domestic and international employers to browse through and contact potential, verified hires. While allowing applicants to receive information about job opportunities, the updated myTrueProfilePage also lets users upload authenticated documents, or “TrueProofs” of their identity, job experience, education, licenses, certificates of good standing, and professional

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Kingston Technology Leads Channel SSD Shipments in 2019

Kingston Technology, a world leader in memory products and technology solutions, today announced its SSD business continues to grow at a strong rate following an astounding 2019. SSD demand through Q1 2020 remained high due to continued growth in the client, enterprise and OEM sectors. Since 2019, Kingston has broadened its SSD portfolio with three new client SSDs, five data center-specific drives ― two of which achieved VMware Ready™ status ― and launched its first U.2 NVMe PCIe solution. Market share data for 2019 from analyst research companies Forward Insights and TRENDFOCUS showed Kingston in a strong leadership position. Forward Insights ranked Kingston in first place in worldwide channel SSD shipments with 18.3 percent market share, ahead of semiconductor manufacturers Western Digital and Samsung (16.5 percent and 15.1 percent, respectively). According to Forward Insights, almost 120 million SSDs were shipped in the channel in 2019. “Demand in the channel remained very hig

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Fortinet Secure SD-WAN Delivers Optimal User Experience for Remote Workers

One of the most critical strategies for businesses undergoing digital transformation is to ensure that growth and expansion is built on a distributed infrastructure. This not only enables them to quickly adapt to today’s dynamic business environments. It also more effectively supports their BCDR (business continuity and disaster recovery) strategy so they can stay open and productive even in the face of a crisis – whether it’s a natural crisis, like the current pandemic, a technological issue, such as the breakdown of critical infrastructures, or even a financial crisis. The key is to build flexibility into the infrastructure that allows for rapidly shifting the workforce to a remote teleworker model. Without proper strategies and solutions in place, organizations are faced with addressing significant technological challenges to enterprises – such as application access, optimal performance, and uninterrupted connectivity to critical assets/resources – in a highly compressed timeframe.

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DENR-EMB San Fernando takes on Digital Archiving with Epson Scanners

In today’s modern workplace, traditional organizational archives are slowly becoming a thing of the past. Gone are the dusty, dim-lit storage rooms, floor to ceiling shelves full of paper and stacks of cardboard boxes bursting with files and folders.  Enterprises are learning to effectively manage the growing mass of documents they generate and use modern scanning technology to digitally archive vital documents fast and efficiently. Like most offices that value productivity, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources – Environment Management Bureau (DENR-EMB) office in San Fernando, Pampanga, has embraced the benefits of going digital. The Environment Management Bureau is a line bureau of the DENR mandated to formulate programs and appropriate environmental quality standards for the protection of the environment. The bureau ensures the implementation of these programs and standards through its regional offices, which issue hundreds to thousands of permits and clearances each

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The silver lining for working from home: Is your business's IT environment ready for the challenge during COVID-19 outbreak?

Panicked responses to the infamous COVID-19 have triggered strange, yet substantial adaptation in remote collaboration innovations in work places all around the world. It’s not however, just large companies that are suffering in the wake of panic. Some SMBs are also taking cautionary measures for employees to work from home to avoid any chance of virus spreading among the staff. In hindsight, businesses have been heavily deploying tools such as Microsoft Team, Zoom, Slack, and other remote team collaboration tools for employees to leverage during this difficult time. However, the more concurrent users working online simultaneously, the heavier the resources and loading these service providers have to allocate. Consequently, we have to ask ourselves again, does a good remote and team collaboration environment only constitutes of the applications mentioned above, or there should be more to it? The answer should be more complex than a yes or no. An ideal remote working environment is more

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8 OUT OF 10 SMEs IN PHILIPPINES SEE DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES IMPROVING BUSINESS PERFORMANCE AND CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE

According to a new survey commissioned by leading printing solutions provider Epson, more than eight out of 10 (86%) small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the Philippines identified digital technology adoption as the way to improve business processes, especially customer experience. SMEs in the country shared this belief more than other respondents in the region, second only to Indonesia. Across the region, over half of respondents (55%) reported being at the very early stages of digital transformation. The survey titled, "SMEs striving for Digital Transformation amidst many hurdles,” captured the perspectives of more than 800 SME decision-makers in the six largest Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) countries by GDP, including 154 respondents in the Philippines. It captured respondents' perspectives on technology adoption, the maturity stage of digital transformation efforts and the challenges facing these businesses.  “This survey highlights the tremendous interes

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How the shift into a digital lifestyle may change life as we know it From learning how to bake to getting a mortgage broker —

We’ve heard it all before: the future is digital. But we may only be understanding the gravity of this statement now that we’re going through a global health crisis. Nearly all aspects of life have changed dramatically as the whole world finds ways to adapt to what appears to be the new normal. Specifically in the Philippines, the government has imposed an enhanced community quarantine that restricts non-essential travel for at least a month. With limited movements and interactions, Filipinos have turned to digital solutions to get by. There has been a significant rise in online platforms that help Filipinos not only for work, but also for leisure and well-being. We’re all finding our own ways to be more creative, productive, efficient, and connected. Aside from the increase in usage of messaging and video conferencing apps, there has also been an increase in demand for delivery services and online availability of services that range from payment, fitness, education, and more. Filipi

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#GlobeAdvisory: Keeping The Network Healthy

We wish to dispel rumors circulating in chat groups claiming telecommunications services in the country will crash due to the tremendous amount of internet traffic attributed to more people working from home as a result of the extended Luzon-wide enhanced community quarantine (ECQ). These reports are untrue and should be treated as fake news. We wish to assure our customers that while internet services are in high demand, Globe is taking all steps to ensure that the network is fully operational and healthy. Our ctitical skeletal force, among whom are engineers, technicians, and installers are working full time to do network monitoring, maintenance checks and repairs when necessary. Although our network is healthy, we also encourage our customers to use the internet responsibly. Get news updates and other forms of content from legitimate and reputable sources only. Please visit globe.com.ph or our official social media pages for latest updates on our initiatives related to COVID-19.

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Five little ways to help others during the quarantine The little acts of kindness go a long way to show how we are #OneAgainstCO

As the entire country deals with the current public health situation, it can be tough to find spots of hope and happiness in the confines of our home. While we may be healthy physically, it is also important to keep our mental health in check. In a time of difficulty, it isn’t too hard for all of us to be someone else’s source of light with small acts of kindness even when we cannot be physically there. You might be thinking how to do anything when you’re practicing social distancing and staying at home. With the help of apps like PayMaya, it’s easier than ever to send some love and share your blessings with others. Here are little ways to spread love in the time of COVID-19. 1. Send money to anyone who needs it Whether you want to help out a relative, a friend, or the family of your kasambahay, you can transfer funds quickly and easily to any PayMaya account, Smart Padala agents, Palawan Express, or any bank accounts under Instapay using the PayMaya app. In these trying times, help

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Fujitsu expands ScanSnap Cloud in Asia-Pacific Region Cloud service enables PC-less scanning for increased efficiency at work an

PFU Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd., the headquarter for Fujitsu scanner business in Southeast Asia, today announced the regional expansion of ScanSnap Cloud, a service that enables ScanSnap users to streamline workflow by delivering scanned data directly to their favorite cloud services such as Box, Dropbox, Evernote, Google Drive, Google Photo, and OneDrive*1, without a computer or mobile device. This service has been available in Japan since 2015, as well as in North America and Europe since 2016 and, is now expanding to Asia-Pacific regions to meet growing demands. “At Fujitsu, we have always been dedicated to developing new ways to make life at work and home more productive by increasing the value, functionality, and simplicity of our ScanSnap products. This time, we have combined the ease-of-use features of ScanSnap with ScanSnap Cloud’s ability to integrate seamlessly with a variety of widely used cloud services as part of our commitment to providing the best scanning solutions in the i

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