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US-based tech council to help local technopreneurs: Techtalks

6:50 AM

Vernon Joseph Go

Science & Technology Advisory Council - Silicon Valley’s ON3 Program launched in 2011 is expected to help local technopreneurs realize their goals.

Tina Amper of Techtalks.ph said the involvement of the council, which recently announced a partnership with the Global Entrepreneurship Program (GEP) of the United States State Department, will provide “exciting opportunities to the Filipinos.”

“This partnership will provide Filipino entrepreneurs, not just the technopreneurs, access to a network of global resources. GEP Partners include international groups that can offer Filipino entrepreneurs mentoring which is experiencing increasing demand” said the Silicon Valley-based Amper.

Early this month, the Silicon Valley-based council, which has identified Techtalks as among its partners, has announced its partnership with the US State Department's GEP in promoting entrepreneurship around the world.

Christina R. Laskowski, STAC President, said the entry of her group in the Philippine technology community signifies its interest to work with local technopreneurs to help accelerate the growth of their companies and to provide access to the tools and resources to compete globally effectively and efficiently.

“We recognize the potentials of the country and we believe that with access to tools, resources and training, that there is so much that can be achieved by these technopreneurs. We are here to provide them with whatever assistance we can in order to increase the probability of their success,” Laskowski said.

Amper added that one additional incentive to Filipino entrepreneurs is that STAC SV is committed to provide them access to angel investors, many of them based in Silicon Valley.

Amper made the comment after the Silicon Valley-based council recognized the efforts of TeckTalks.ph (techtalks.ph) in promoting technopreneurship in the grassroots level in the country.

Techtalks.ph successfully held the "Startup Weekend Cebu" last May where the most successful Filipino Silicon Valley Entrepreneur and Venture Capitalist Diosdado Banatao served as one of the judges. A second Startup Weekend in Cebu is scheduled this October 2012.

Banatao is an entrepreneur and engineer who have made his mark in the technology industry being a veteran startup technopreneur. He is even considered a visionary Silicon Valley.

Startup Weekend, which is also held in other countries, is a 54-hour event that provides participants a venue for building Internet-based or mobile applications that can become viable enterprises. Startup Weekend is a registered 501 © (3) non profit charitable organization funded by Global & Regional Sponsors and Grants, first and foremost among those being The Kauffman Foundation.

CloudCamp Cebu enlightens attendees on cloud computing

5:59 AM

Vernon Joseph Go

HE CloudCamp Cebu 2012 enlightened its participants to understand the importance of cloud computing to businesses, including small and medium enterprises, as this technology allows the storing of information at a minimal cost.

The event, held on July 4 at the Marriott Hotel in Cebu City, speakers of the event tried to convey the message to the about 200 participants that cloud computing can be used to store information with mininal cost.

Jojo Colina of ArcusIT Inc. (arcusit.ph), host of the event, explained that this technology allows anyone to share resources through the different available infrastructure.

Cloud computing, Colina explained, does not only allow people to share their data among them, but also protect these pieces of information from being corrupted especially when the hardware of the company conks out.

Citing the case of a company whose services suffered after one of its networks was busted because of a calamity, Colina explained that cloud computing allows organizations to accesst tools necessary to protect their data.

Companies that offer cloud computing as a service, Colina added, have invested a huge amount to secure the data of their customers. In this way, he added, customers are confident that their data are protected.

Other experts on the technology, like Benjie Tan of the sponsoring Globe Business, explained that cloud computing provides its user the mechanism on how to secure data.

Tan said that the user can design the layer of security depending on the need and the capability.

Meanwhile, Kevin Pratesa, ASEAN VMWARE director of Service Providers and Public Cloud, said that one of the advantages of cloud solutions is that it can give an extra level of security and extra level of disaster recovery mechanism in case something happens to the primary level in times of failure. On cloud security, Pratesa stressed that addressing security should be two-pronged---physical security and virtual security.

Christopher Syling of Intel emphasized the need for the end-users to also secure its system as it would run futile for the providers to only secure its facilities while end-users are not.

CloudCamp Cebu 2012 also became the venue for the discussion of the types of cloud computing as it can become a service in terms of being an infrastructure, a software and a platform.

CloudCamp will also be held in Davao in November, organizers said.

Joining ArcusIT in bringing the event to Cebu were Cebu Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Mandaue Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Junior International Chamber of Mandaue and Cebu Educational Development Foundation for Information Technology (CEDF-IT).

Globe Telecom, VMWare, NetSuite, DataOneAsia, Appxys, Comfac Global Group and Intel Philippines also supported CloudCamp Cebu.

The event gathered those familiar with this new technology trend and those who wanted to know more about it, including companies that have been using the technology in running their businesses, as well as those who intend to tap cloud computing as a service for their businesses.

Digital Technology for Social Change

5:46 PM

Vernon Joseph Go

Sony Ericsson’s Christmas in 3D promo showcases new 3D camera technology

4:35 AM

Vernon Joseph Go

Sony Ericsson’s Christmas in 3D promo showcases new 3D camera technology! Sony Ericsson has introduced 3D Sweep Panorama camera technology in its new line of Xperia™ Android handsets. The recently launched Xperia™ ray and Xperia™ active are the first handsets in the Philippines featuring 3D Sweep Panorama technology from Sony Cyber-shot™. These Xperia handsets and more are the highlights of Sony Ericsson’s Christmas in 3D promo.

The technology allows users to take multi-angle images to enjoy 3D-like pictures on these Xperia™ smartphones. Unlike other 3D still cameras that need two lenses, 3D Sweep Panorama technology achieves the same effect with a single lens. The fully three-dimensional, panoramic image can also be enjoyed on a compatible 3D TV.

To best experience Sony Cyber-shot™ 3D camera technology, Sony Ericsson has launched the Christmas in 3D promo. Buyers of Sony Ericsson handsets from concept shops and participating dealers from now until December 31, 2011 will have a chance to win over P1 million worth of prizes in three Sony 3D showcases.

Buyers get a number of raffle tickets depending on their purchased handset model. Purchase of the Xperia™ arc, Xperia™ ray, Xperia™ PLAY, Xperia™ neo V, Xperia™ pro and Xperia™ arc S entitles the buyer to as much as three raffle tickets.

Each Sony 3D showcase to be won includes a Sony Playstation™ 3, 1.2-m Full HD 3D Sony Bravia LCD TV, four Sony 3D glasses, P25,000 worth of Sony 3D Blu-Ray and Sony Playstation™ titles and a Sony Ericsson Xperia™ arc smartphone.

3D Sweep Panorama will also be available in current Xperia™ handset models such as Xperia mini, Xperia ™ mini pro and the Xperia arc via a software upgrade and in upcoming models such as Xperia ™ neo V, Xperia™ pro and Xperia™ arc S.

“We believe in bringing the most entertaining user experience to consumers and this 3D camera technology offered on the new Xperia™ smartphones is a wonderfully entertaining feature. Capturing panoramic 3D images this holiday season will be a new way of making things more memorable for our consumers,” said Dennis Manzano, Sony Ericsson General Manager.

Other award-winning Sony technologies featured in Xperia™ smartphones are the Sony Mobile BRAVIA® Engine and Sony Exmor-R™ sensor for mobile. The Mobile BRAVIA® Engine brings infinitely sharper, more vivid pictures to the phone’s display, similar to Sony’s world-class BRAVIA™ line. The Exmor-R™ sensor, featured in Sony Cyber-shots and Handycams, lets users shoot bright stills and videos even in low-light conditions.

For better audio, the new line of Xperia™ smartphones offer Sony’s xLOUD audio technology which enhances and improves volume in the loudspeaker during playback.

For consumers to experience more, Sony Ericsson has also launched its 3D Expo in SM Cyberzones. Visitors are treated to Xperia™ product demonstrations, mobile games, the 3D imaging and viewing experience and the sound technology of Sony xLOUD audio. The Sony Ericsson 3D Expo will be held in SM Cebu Cyberzone on November 11-13, before moving to other SM Cyberzones across the country.

For more details on promos and products, join the Sony Ericsson PH community on Facebook at www.facebook.com/sonyericssonph.

About Sony Ericsson

Sony Ericsson is a 50:50 joint venture between Sony Corporation and Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson. In October 2011, it was announced by Sony and Ericsson that Sony will acquire Ericsson’s stake in the company and that Sony Ericsson will become a standalone division within Sony Corporation. The transaction is expected to close at the beginning of 2012 and is subject to regulatory approvals.

Over the years Sony Ericsson has brought together the best communication technologies with superior entertainment user experiences to create its Xperia™ line of the ‘most entertaining smartphones’ in the industry. With its global corporate functions in London, Sony Ericsson has sales and marketing operations in all major regions of the world, as well as manufacturing in China, and product development sites in China, Japan, Sweden and Silicon Valley, California.