2015 National Budget

President Benigno Aquino III signed the P2.606-trillion national budget, which contained a modified definition of savings after the Supreme Court (SC) ruled the administration’s Disbursement Acceleration Program (DAP) as partly unconstitutional.

Dell Redefines the Economics of Enterprise Storage, Unveiling New Mid-Tier Storage Arrays for Asia-Pacific Region

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Dell today announced it is seizing a new market opportunity with the unveiling of a brand new series of full-featured, enterprise storage arrays designed for mid-sized fibre channel deployments. Available first in the Asia-Pacific region and planned globally later in 2014, the new Dell Storage SC4000 Series arrays demonstrate Dell’s continued innovation to bring full-featured, enterprise-class storage to cost-efficient, high-performing, smaller-scale solutions.

• Dell enters the mid-range fibre channel storage market with full-featured, enterprise storage arrays first launched throughout the Asia-Pacific region
• All-flash and hybrid array options offer enterprise-class performance for mid-tier deployments with all-flash solution costing up to 76 percent less than competing arrays1
• Dell extends innovative offer of all-flash performance for the price of hard disks to a new class of storage arrays2
• New arrays, designed to support various workload demands, can host up to 10,000 Microsoft Exchange user mailboxes in a single 2U SAN3

The new storage array series, with an all-flash solution that can cost up to 76 percent less than competing pure flash arrays1, is the latest addition to Dell’s customer-driven enterprise data center portfolio of purpose-built solutions designed to make IT more efficient and practical.

Dell ranks first for x86 servers in APJ with 20.9% unit share

Dell today announced it has once again topped the Asia-Pacific & Japan (APJ) region with 20.9% unit share in the x86 server market. According to the International Data Corporation’s (IDC) Q4’13 Worldwide Quarterly Server Tracker, Dell ended the year in the number one spot, overtaking HP.

IDC reported that total x86 server shipments from APJ grew by 12% year over year and 4.9% quarter over quarter.

“We are very proud of regaining the leadership position in the regional x86 market, and attribute our success to our customer-centric approach. At Dell, we believe in keeping our customers at the core of everything we do,” said Sumir Bhatia, Regional Director, Enterprise Solutions, Dell South Asia. “In order to remain at the forefront of the enterprise technology market, we are also constantly adding compelling products and solutions to our portfolio,” he added. 

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Our top of the line server for your most demanding workloads: The Dell PowerEdge R920

Information is power. We’ve all heard this before - but the reality is that for enterprises today, fast and easy access to a deluge of information really does become one of the most powerful advantages a company can have over its competitors. At Dell we understand this, which is why we continue to push the envelope with our PowerEdge server portfolio to address the business needs of today and tomorrow.

Today I am excited to announce the latest addition to the PowerEdge server portfolio, the Dell PowerEdge R920, our highest performing server, which allows customers to deliver faster results, quickly adapt to changing business needs, and improve overall reliability. Customers like the City of Round Rock believe technology plays a critical role in the functioning of their city, from improving the way they handle emergency situations to anticipating problems in real-time. 

For example, Brooks Bennett, CIO of the City of Round Rock recently said:

Our police and fire departments need data to be accessible at the drop of a hat and they cannot be slowed to get to where they need to go.  With the PowerEdge R920 we can have instant access to mission critical data that is required for our city’s first responders.  The R920 is a beast in terms of performance, onboard storage and all the workloads it can push. It will let us do our job faster and more effectively while helping us keep our community safe.

The 4-socket, 4U PowerEdge R920, built on Intel’s new E7 processors, is designed to handle extremely demanding, mission critical workloads like enterprise resource planning (ERP), customer relationship management (CRM), e-commerce, and very large databases – including in-memory databases. Initial workload testing shows:

LAZADA PH BAGS AWARD AT THE 6TH DIGITALFILIPINO WEB AWARDS

Lazada.com.ph, the Philippines largest online shopping mall, recently emerged among the victors in the 2014 DigitalFilipino Awards held at the Amphitheater of Ateneo Graduate of School of Business, Rockwell Drive in Makati City.

Home Loan Free Loan

The Philippine Veterans Bank (PVB) just recently launched last February 28,  2013 of the Home Loan Free Home Promo held in Asian Institute Management Conference, Makati City.

Make a splash with the new OtterBox Preserver Series

Today’s top smartphones can do just about everything, and with the newest case from OtterBox, they can go just about everywhere. From the No. 1 trusted case brand for smartphone protection comes a new line that allows technology users to embrace all the wet, messy, spontaneous fun life has to offer.* Introducing the OtterBox® Preserver Series® available now for the Apple® iPhone® 5 and coming soon for the iPhone 5s, iPhone 5c and Samsung® GALAXY S®4.

LAZADA’S ULTIMATE GADGET CRAZE!

Lazada is Philippines’ largest online shopping mall and is pioneering e-commerce by providing a fast, convenient and secure online shopping experience combined with an extensive product offering in categories ranging from mobiles & tablets and consumer electronics to household goods, toys, fashion and sports equipment. Lazada is continuously striving to offer its customers the best possible shopping experience with multiple payment methods including cash on delivery, extensive warranty commitments and free returns.

An early summer treat awaits all tech enthusiasts and gamers as Lazada Philippines—the largest online shopping mall in the country—has launched an ultimate gadget craze campaign.

One of the campaigns is the “Great Samsung Sale” which is tagged as Samsung’s biggest sale of the year. Buyers can get a discount of up to Php3,500 and get to have cool freebies along with it. In addition, gamers can enjoy playing the latest Sony PlayStation 4 console for only P23,500! The bundle package is priced at P26,200! Playing with your favorite games will not be complete without a new LED TV. Lazada is offering My View LED TV that can go as low as P4,999.

Change your mobile into something nicer and smarter. Buy the new HTC One for only P25,185!  This Smartphone is equipped with quad-core processor, ultra-pixel camera, and long battery endurance that guarantee meeting your daily needs—whether for work or play.

If you like local brands, then you might enjoy the exclusive Torque Mobile Bundle—Torque Droidz Edge phone and Torque i20TV for only P2,979 (available only in Lazada). Or maybe a touch screen laptop?  The new line of Haibook Android Laptops will surely meet your needs and budget since it’s now available for only P4,599.

So hurry and gear up this coming summer with Lazada’s incredible gadget craze!  Avail these awesome bargains, great price, and even better service only at Lazada!  Log on at www.lazada.com.ph. Follow @LazadaPH on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook to stay updated.

IBM Sets U.S. Patent Record; Achieves 21st Straight Year of Patent Leadership IBM inventors received more than 6,800 U.S. patents in 2013

IBM today announced that its inventors received a record-setting 6,809 patents in 2013 – the 21st consecutive year the company topped the annual list of U.S. patent leaders.  IBM's 2013 patent results represent a diverse range of inventions poised to enable significant innovations that will position the company to compete and lead in strategic areas–such as IBM’s Watson, cloud computing, Big Data and analytics. These inventions will also advance the new era of cognitive systems where machines will learn, reason and interact with people in more natural ways.

“We take pride in being recognized as the U.S. patent leader, but patents are only one gauge of innovation. Equally significant is the impact that our patented inventions have when they are used to enable solutions that help clients and societies solve problems,” said Bernie Meyerson, IBM Fellow and VP of Innovation. “Furthermore, the broad range of inventions that these patents represent underscores the need for a patent system that equally and fairly promotes and supports innovation across all technical fields.”

IBM's 2013 patent total exceeded the combined totals of Amazon, Google, EMC, HP, Intel, Oracle/SUN and Symantec. The company's record 2013 patent count was made possible by more than 8,000 IBM inventors residing in 47 different U.S. states and 41 countries.