IT talks!

Cubepixels Design Studio‘s Ray Rubio has done it again! Last year’s Corel-centric event for graphics designers in Davao is now followed-through by this year’s CorelWORLD in Davao 2007. In cooperation with Canadian software giant, Corel, and WordText Systems Inc. (WSI), Cubepixels has organized another successful event for the benefit of Davao’s graphics designers and animators. [...]

The 18th of September 2007 was an auspicious day for Davao I.T. That day saw the inauguration of the Davao branch of the Philippine National I.T. Standards (PhilNITS) Foundation. Formerly known as JITSE-Phils., PhilNITS has for 5 years been involved in uplifting the quality of I.T. professionals in the country, via a certification program that [...]

Amidst political scandals and the growing disillusionment over the present administration, it is a welcome development to see your government at work. One shining example is the Department of Trade & Industry (DTI), in particular that of Region 11. Another public institution that could give this government some much-needed accolades is the Philippine Export-Import Credit [...]

In a previous post, I talked about the entry and acceptance of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software systems among Davao companies. This is a boon to the city’s industries and the local economy, because it is one sure sign of our local companies’ coming of age. However, is this a threat to local software developers? [...]

In the last few years, industry watchers have seen the increased adoption of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software systems — especially from SAP, Oracle and Microsoft — by Davao-based companies. And I’m not referring to multinational companies, but to homegrown, medium-sized corporations that software providers call their “mid-market”. In the past, Davao companies relied on [...]

OK, so now I know what that huge rambutan-filled speech bubble in SM City was! It looked a lot like the symbol for blogging (and I wasn’t very far off the mark). Apparently, many such mysterious “crop circles” have appeared all over the country, from Baguio to Davao: shapes of TVs, envelopes, magnifying glasses, musical [...]

The PESO Davao Challenge is a unique opportunity for students and young professionals to present a bankable business concept and have it turned into a real company.

Davao has come a long way in the world of information technology. Ever since the city became Internet-connected in 1996, we’ve made huge strides towards developing our local I.T. industry. Now we are at a point where we are able to compete gainfully in the international arena. Well, to a certain extent. One of our [...]

Hopes of a better year ahead for the Davao I.T. industry. Hopefully, 2007 will prove to be a more productive year that will bring more investments and new businesses.

Where is Davao now? In what stage is it in terms of I.T. industry development?