SAP: Asian business seen driving global digital commerce by 2020
SINGAPORE—Asia, the region with the largest number of connected and digitally savvy consumers, is seen by multinational enterprise application-software provider SAP driving its global e-commerce...
View ArticleSAP: Family businesses bolster growth of digitization in Asia
SINGAPORE—German multinational software corporation SAP sees family-held businesses not only play a significant role in buttressing Asian economies, but also in the growth of digital transformation in...
View ArticleRegus opens 25th business hub in Davao City
WORKSPACE solutions provider Regus has opened its 25th center—the biggest so far—in Davao City, offering flexibility depending on the locator’s requirement. “With the Regus flexible workspace, we’ll...
View ArticleNTT Data seeks to simplify global shipments with digital solution
SEEING transportation and logistics will be more complex in the future, NTT Data Corp. announced its plan to simplify this process by partnering with SAP Ariba. The company is developing a digital...
View ArticleFacebook launches new solutions to help global expansion of PHL firms
SOCIAL network Facebook (FB) now links Philippines-based businesses, especially small and medium enterprises (SMEs), to the international market on the back of high Internet and mobile penetration in...
View ArticleVentura Foods eyes robust trade in Aspac
UNITED States-based consumer packaged goods (CPG) provider Ventura Foods is now gaining traction of the Asia-Pacific (Aspac) market since it expanded to the Philippines about a year ago to cater to the...
View ArticleApp development next growth sector for PHL
AFTER business-process outsourcing and nursing, app development is the “next big industry” to watch out for in the Philippines. The country is confident it can best deliver app development to the world...
View ArticlePLDT enters into partnerships to bring ‘home of future’ to PHL
TELCO firm PLDT has tied up with local and foreign retail and entertainment providers to bring “the home of the future” to Filipino families. “This is a new era in digital living, as we make Filipino...
View ArticleWynsland invests P70 million for pioneering residential project
SAN FERNANDO, La Union—The booming real-estate industry in this province has Baguio-based company Wynsland Prime Properties Inc. (WPPI) further diversifying its business, venturing into building and...
View ArticleNyfti gains traction of local bike market, sets sight overseas
FILIPINO handmade foldable bicycle maker Nyfti Inc. reported its business is currently taking “a smooth ride,” after the recent launch of its latest innovation called “Raio,” with orders from local...
View ArticleParty-list rep pushes establishment of DHUD
SUPPORTS on the creation of Department of Housing and Urban Development (DHUD) continue—this time from a party-list group that proposes for consolidation of the Housing and Urban Development...
View Article‘Investors ready to pour money on PHL’s power, infra projects’
NATIONAL projects in the Philippines are seen to continue to draw support from both the local and foreign investors, as the new government plans to continue some of the development initiatives...
View ArticleCoke remains bullish on PHL, to expand business next year
CANLUBANG, Laguna—The makers of beverage giant Coca-Cola reiterated their commitment to their business in the Philippines, yet, expressed concern on the effect of peso depreciation to their importation...
View ArticleDuterte’s first 100 days: Citizens note changes
Part Two IN a country like the Philippines where videoke is a favorite pastime, President Duterte might be out of tune when he announced his plan—even before assuming office in June—that he would...
View ArticlePHL app developers confident in global mobile competition this year
BELIEVING that Filipino talents are not just confined within the premier Manila but across the archipelago, the Mobile Challenge Asia Pacific (MCAP) Philippines 2016 is, once again, open for young...
View ArticleMobile bolsters business growth during holiday season
THE Philippines’s longest holiday season—spanning the “-ber” month—offers a big potential for businesses to reach more customers through mobile, as Filipino Facebook (FB) and Instagram users become...
View ArticleLaid-back condo living in the South
ROCKWELL Primaries Development Corp. (RPDC) is always attuned to what the market wants. RPDC now moves down under Metro Manila, where various economic and infrastructure developments take place, with...
View ArticleConverge: PHL needs to do more to achieve national connectivity
THE Philippines continues to lag behind its neighbors insofar as connectivity for homes and businesses is concerned, a provider of information and communications technology (ICT) products and solutions...
View ArticleFortinet revenue aggregated $316.6 million in Q3
NETWORK-security provider Fortinet reported on Wednesday a 22-percent growth in total revenue to $316.6 million for the third quarter of 2016 from $260.1 million in the same period last year. “While...
View ArticleBosch remains confident of growth in Asia Pacific
GLOBAL technology and service provider Bosch is bullish on its further growth in the Asia-Pacific (AsPac) region, capping the year with a 120,000-strong work force in the region. The German firm...
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