Month: May 2009

IBM/Questronix Blames GSIS' System Crash

IBM Philippines washes it’s hands and Questronix puts blame back to Philippine government agency – GSIS, which early this week expressed that it’ll file charges due to it’s defective pension software. “If you look at the project, we’re really nowhere near it…How can we establish the root cause if we don’t have a contractual obligation […]

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Ride the Google Wave!

Google I/O recently previewed one of it’s newest tool called Google Wave – tagged as the newest model for communication and content collaboration on the web. this is also the tool that others are clamoring to be the Wikipedia/Twitter killer?! hmmm.. so what makes wave? a wave is equal parts conversation and document. it offers […]

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RP Congress Urged, Pass 'Anti Cyber-Boso Bill'

in light of today’s “water-dousing” incident in the Philippine Senate regarding the sex video controversies involving dr. hayden kho, actress katrina halili atbp. (and others), House Speaker Prospero Nograles has ordered the Congressional Committee on Rules to prioritize the passage of House Bill 4315, also known as the Anti Cyber-Boso Bill (Anti-Voyeurism Bill). this means […]

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Twitter-based TV Show in the Works?

Twitter, the micro-blogging sensation just stated that from web they are now ready to jump-ship to TV via it’s very own twitter-based show. Reveille Productions and Brillstein Entertainment Partners will help develop the unscripted series, which invites 140-character postings from members around the world. it was mentioned that the show would harness Twitter to put […]

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GSIS Takes Legal Action Against IBM

IT giant, IBM might be facing charges from the Philippine Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) for “incalculable damages” that the pension fund sustained due to defective computer software. GSIS chief legal counsel Estrella Elamparo stated that the issue pertains to IBM’s database management software – IBM DB2, which as early as 2008 has shown problems […]

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Hayden Kho-Katrina Halili Sex Video Sites Disappears

according to Philippine’s National Bureau of Investigation’s Anti-Fraud and Computer Crimes Division (NBI-AFCCD), local websites which previously hosted the now infamous celebrity doctor – Hayden Kho and sexy actress – Katrina Halili (plus with other women) sex scandal videos have been removed for fear of getting traced. NBI-AFCCD Executive Officer Palmer Mallari Mallari further explained […]

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Microsoft Launches New Search Engine Next Week

the battle for the better search engine heats up as Microsoft is set to unveil next week it’s new version of internet search tool. they plan to demonstrate its search engine @ the D | All Things Digital, a technology conference to be held in Carlsbad, California. according to reports, Microsoft’s search engine is designed […]

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RP IT: A Fledgling Ready to Take Flight

Ovum Plc. recently reported that the Philippines’ Information Technology (IT) services sector will see growth this year on the back of government initiatives. “While currently Philippines is a small IT services market in revenue terms, less attractive than other South East Asian countries such as Singapore, Vietnam, or Malaysia, it offers good opportunities for vendors […]

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