Philippines Online Journal

Asia is predicted to be the fastest area of growth for enterprise mobility between now and 2016, so I am now tracking developments in this market on a weekly basis and publishing my research here. Standard Chartered Bank - India has provided 12,000 iPhones to employees across 70 countries, replacing some 8,000 BlackBerry devices, and has developed a range of custom-built apps to streamline internal processes. “Our increasing usage of, and dependence on smartphones allows our employees to utilize a wide array of applications anywhere and at anytime,” reports Matthew Norris, CIO, Standard Chartered Bank - India. Read original content   “The world is becoming more social. Just as e-business changed business forever, now, 10 years later we find ourselves at another junction: the coming of age for Social Business—as social computing, policies, governance and cultures are... (more)

Policy Studies Inc. Unveils BPO Service for Health Insurance Exchanges "Powered by Oracle"

  DENVER, Jan. 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Policy Studies Inc. (PSI) announced its new business process outsourcing (BPO) service to help states address the requirements—and deadlines—for implementing health insurance exchanges and marketplaces. PSI's new service is "Powered by Oracle," utilizing Oracle's Policy Automation for Social Services and Oracle's Solutions for Health Insurance Exchanges. This latest offering from PSI helps states speed implementations while controlling costs they will incur if they build or transfer and operate exchanges on their own. PSI is a Gold level m... (more)

Exist Celebrates 10 Years of Software Engineering Innovation

Exist Global, pioneers in Open Source software engineering in Asia Pacific, commemorated its 10th anniversary with co-founders Winston Damarillo, Willex Perez, and Junnie Arreza joining CEO Jerry Rapes in a toast to honor 10 extraordinary years of software innovation and the next 10 years of success. “Exist has had an amazing global trajectory since 2001,” said Winston. “Our head count, roster of clients, industry network and service portfolio have expanded tremendously.” Exist began with venture-funded start-up clients and 7 employees. Today, it runs the most modern development ... (more)

Lattice Semiconductor Reports Fourth Quarter 2011 Results

HILLSBORO, OR -- (Marketwire) -- 01/26/12 -- Lattice Semiconductor Corporation (NASDAQ: LSCC) Financial Highlights: Revenue of $70.2 million, a decrease of 14.1% from $81.7 million in 3Q11 and a decrease of 4.0% from $73.1 million in 4Q10. Gross margin of 57.7%, compared to 58.6% in 3Q11 and 62.7% in 4Q10. Net income of $0.34 per diluted share, compared to net income of $0.11 per diluted share in 3Q11 and net income of $0.11 per diluted share in 4Q10. 4Q11 financial results include approximately $35.1 million ($0.29 per diluted share) of income tax benefit, $1.1 million of rest... (more)

Tribal Fusion Named World's Second Largest Display Advertising Provider

EMERYVILLE, CA -- (Marketwire) -- 01/26/12 -- Tribal Fusion, the global online advertising provider owned by Exponential, is the world's second largest source of display advertising, according to comScore's December 2011 rankings of the leading global display networks. The measurement service reported that Tribal Fusion's premium publisher network reached more than 490 million unique users globally, behind only Google (1.2 billion) and just head of AOL Advertising (477 million), which includes its Advertising.com ad network subsidiary. Tribal Fusion says the new ranking reflects... (more)