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Ramco Systems, AP Cargo ink multi-million dollar deal

AP Cargo Logistic Network Corp., Philippines’s leading domestic provider of express logistics for air cargo and other goods, recently announced that it will implement Ramco Systems’s Logistics Software to streamline its freight operations nationwide. Ramco, an award-winning provider of enterprise software on cloud, mobile, and tablets, beat local and global vendors to secure the partnership with AP Cargo. It will roll out its integrated Logistics platform bundled with next-gen Finance and HR, for the benefit of more than 1,600 employees, covering over 500+ fleet, reducing manual workloads and generating cost savings while automating tedious administrative tasks. The partnership comes at a time when Philippines is rapidly adopting IT solutions to ramp up its logistics capabilities and infrastructure. According to ResearchAndMarkets.com, the Philippine freight and logistics market is expected to be worth USD 60.22 billion by 2023, with the rise of e-commerce, Internet penetration, and

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Robotics tilt champs all set to compete on world stage

The 17th Philippine Robotics Olympiad (PRO) recently concluded on a high note, continuing its legacy of promoting among students the opportunity of expanding their horizons through science and technology, specifically through robots and robotic systems in schools. Embarking on the theme Food Matters, the event culminated at the activity area of Fisher Mall in Quezon City on June 14, 2018. Organized in partnership with the Department of Education (DepEd) and Science Education Institute-Department of Science and Technology (DOST), the event highlighted the winning entries of the Philippines during the World Robot Olympiad 2017 in Costa Rica. PRO also held demos and testimonials from robotic enthusiasts as well. "The PRO generates early interest in science and technology. The event encourages our youth to be our future scientists, engineers, and inventors. The Robotics program is an exciting development in education," Mylene Abiva, National Organizer, Philippine Robotics Olympiad, and P

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Pasig hailed as WWF's OPCC national winner

Urban sustainability experts from different parts of the globe proclaimed Pasig City as the Philippine National Capital of the 2017-2018 edition of World Wide Fund for Nature's (WWF) One Planet City Challenge (OPCC). A biennial global challenge, the competition gives recognition to cities that are continuously developing infrastructure, housing, transport, and mobility solutions toward a low-carbon, climate-resilient future. Pasig City won the competition out of 133 cities from 23 countries. Pasig City's solid and comprehensive actions to reduce carbon emissions, particularly its plans to reduce traffic emissions and congestions, and targeted actions toward renewable energy and energy efficiency. These initiatives ideally reflected the sustainable transport and mobility theme of the challenge, making Pasig eligible for the Global OPCC Prize, set to be awarded in September. The contest jury also praised the city's strong community engagement and initiatives toward cleaning the Pasig Ri

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World's Top 2 smartphone player reveals H1 2018 results

Huawei Consumer Business Group (CBG) announced its business results for the first half of 2018. The company reported solid growth, with global smartphone shipments at 100+ million units. According to IDC, Huawei rises to become the world’s second largest smartphone manufacturer in Q2 with the global market share of 15.8%. Richard Yu, CEO of Huawei Consumer Business Group, said, “The past six months have been incredible for Huawei CBG, marked by robust growth of our business across all markets and product lines. Our success is owed to our commitment to innovation and, most importantly, our customers. Moving forward, Huawei will remain focused on continually improving our offerings with an emphasis on on-device AI, cloud and the wider Huawei ecosystem.” Business performance highlights HUAWEI P20 Series: Fusing art and technology, the P20 Series has been very well received among the fashion-forward consumers. The global shipments of the HUAWEI P20 Series surpassed 9 million units; HUA

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Landing's statement on the Integrated Resort project

Philippine Integrated Resort Project Landing International Development Ltd. (Landing International) together with its subsidiaries, (the “Group”, HKEX Code: 00582) wishes to convey that its integrated resort project at the Entertainment City in Parañaque City, Philippines entitled NayonLanding is still pushing through and its lease contract with Nayong Pilipino Foundation (NPF) is still valid and effective. From the Group's point of view, the recent decision of the Philippine Government to replace members of the NPF board of trustees did not affect the validity of the subject contract of lease. Landing International clarifies that the term of lease executed between NPF and Landing Resorts Philippines Development Corporation (LRPDC) provided for in its executed contract of lease with NPF is for a period of twenty-five (25) years only commencing from the date of execution of the contract of lease. Unless the lease contract is cancelled or nullified on solid legal grounds by the court

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Eastern Communications's rebranding campaign feted

Eastern Communications took home a Quill for their Our Strong Connection Campaign at the recently concluded 16th Philippine Quill Awards at the Marriott Grand Ballroom. Its entry, Eastern Communications’ Our Strong Connection – The Internal Campaign of Eastern Communications Re-branding received an Award of Merit in the Communication Management Division under Internal Communication Category. Organized by the International Association of Business Communicators (IABC), the Philippine Quill Awards recognizes communication agencies and companies for achieving the highest Global Standard for business communication practices and setting the standards of excellence. Eastern Communications relaunched its brand through the “Our Strong Connection” campaign last year. The campaign’s clarion call was to “bring back the human connection in the business of communications technology” and highlighted its unique brand of “high tech and high touch” service. High tech and high touch is Eastern Commun

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HP fights fake with free Customer Delivery Inspection

With the continuous proliferation of counterfeit products and supplies such as ink and toners cartridges in the market, HP Philippines further endeavors to help protect businesses against using possible fake products by offering free Customer Delivery Inspection (CDI). The HP Customer Delivery Inspections are onsite examination of large or medium-sized deliveries of printing supplies which are suspected to contain counterfeits. The checks are conducted by HP anti-counterfeiting and fraud experts, upon the request of customers. The inspections are meant to protect business operations from the impacts of using poor quality fake printing products and supplies such as substandard print-outs, stalled printing jobs and damaged printers which can interrupt workflow and incur additional costs. HP customers who notice suspicious bids in tenders or believe a delivery to contain suspicious products can request for an examination by filling out a Customer Delivery Inspection request form and em

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Microsoft's Inspire 2018 opens doors for business growth

Organizations around the world are undergoing transformation fueled by cloud, artificial intelligence, mixed reality, and the Internet of Things. These technologies are helping businesses and society reach new heights – retail is becoming more personal, banking is becoming more seamless, and healthcare is becoming more predictive and preventive. At the heart of these incredible stories of transformation – and more – are Microsoft partners. The Microsoft partner ecosystem is a group of hundreds of thousands of organizations driving positive, global impact. Building everything from line-of-business apps to industry-specific solutions on Dynamics 365 to gaming experiences, these companies are a natural extension of the team at Microsoft, delivering cutting-edge technology to millions of customers. Microsoft sees its partner’s success as its own and is squarely focused on delivering a true, two-way partnership with its partner network. In this year’s Inspire 2018, Microsoft announced new

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BFF Talks links arts, business, and eco conservation

Meet Niccolo Jose and Jen Horn. One is an artist and woodworker; the other, a community engagement consultant and staunch proponent for sustainable lifestyle. Together, they are forest conservation advocates and certified BFFs of the Best Friends of the Forest Movement (BFF Movement). Faced with the combined threats of land development, logging activities, and mining projects in areas such as Palawan, Sierra Madre, Samar and Leyte, and Bukidnon and Misamis Oriental, the BFF Movement was launched last March 2018, to gather a community of young, action-oriented environmentalists, travelers, social entrepreneurs, and artists who aim to inspire people to be advocates of forest conservation and protection. The Movement held its very first BFF Talks entitled Creation, Conservation, and Communities, with the BFFs, Niccolo and Jen, exploring their roles as creators in promoting and empowering environmental efforts. Delving into this theme as the BFF representing the Arts & Culture passion p

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NZXT announces acquisition of software firm Forge

NZXT announced the acquisition of San Francisco-based Forge, a pioneer in creating tools for capturing and sharing PC gameplay. Both companies were founded with the goal of developing the PC as the most immersive, most social gaming platform. Under the terms of the acquisition which closed on July 3, 2018, Forge’s staff is joining the NZXT team in a variety of engineering and management roles. Johnny Hou, NZXT’s founder, will continue in his current role as President and CEO. Jared Kim, founder of Forge, will assume the role of Vice President, Software at NZXT. Financial details of the deal are not available. A vision for the future NZXT has long been a proponent of the “smart PC” – a hardware platform driven by integrated software that removes the friction from building, managing, and using a PC. Setting up a gaming PC for optimal performance—everything from cooling to overclocking—has long been done manually, with knowledge gained through experience or study (or both).  With the ad

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