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Nokia accelerates the journey to mobile internet with Asha Touch device range

6:00 AM

Vernon Joseph Go

Nokia has taken another step towards connecting the next billion consumers when it unveiled the Asha Touch family of mobile devices in Bangkok. The three new phone models -- the Nokia Asha 305, Nokia Asha 306 and Nokia Asha 311 -- is set to take the full touch experience to new price points and further expand the successful Asha family. To date, there are 10 Asha devices available in more than 130 markets, providing young, social consumers with a choice of phones to match their own lifestyle.

These latest phones have been designed to provide an incredibly rich, smartphone-like experience to consumers who want to be set free from excessive data consumption costs and short battery life. The Nokia Asha 305, Asha 306 and Asha 311 offer a new, fully re-designed touch user interface, combining the proven ease-of-use from Nokia’s heritage with digital design innovations specifically fit for the purpose.

The beautifully crafted Nokia Asha 311 is a fast and fluid 3.5G capacitive touchscreen device, powered by a 1GHz processor to provide a great internet experience. The bright and edgy Nokia Asha 305 is a fun and affordable phone, featuring the exclusive Easy Swap dual SIM. Its sister, the Nokia Asha 306, is a single SIM model, and becomes Nokia’s most affordable Wi-Fi handset to date.

“By introducing the Asha Touch phones to the market, we’re accelerating our commitment to connect the next billion consumers,” said Mary T. McDowell, Nokia's executive vice president for Mobile Phones. “These phones deliver on what young, urban people value most -- a great-looking device; and an intuitive and affordable experience for connecting to the internet, to their friends, and to a world of entertainment, web apps and content.”

Great for fast, affordable mobile internet and gaming entertainment

These new devices take full advantage of the Nokia Browser 2.0, a major update which uses Nokia’s cloud technology to reduce data consumption by up to 90%, meaning that consumers can enjoy three times faster and cheaper internet access in comparison to devices without cloud-accelerated browsing. It delivers a richer and more interactive mobile experience whilst using less data than a stand-alone internet connected app.

Users can easily stay connected with friends and family at the touch of a button as well as share files and links across their social networks. Furthermore, the Nokia Browser’s Download Manager feature helps consumers to manage external content easily, saving music, video or pictures on a memory card, while surfing the internet.

The Asha family is also getting positive support from developers and consumers. From January to April, 42% of all content downloaded from Nokia Store was delivered to Asha and other Nokia devices based on the Java ecosystem.

Also designed to entertain, the Nokia Asha 305, Asha 306 and Asha 311 comes with 40 EA games which include titles like Tetris, Bejeweled, Need for Speed: The Run and Fifa 2012 ready for download. The Nokia Asha 311 also comes with 15 levels of Angry Birds pre-loaded onto the phone, perfect for making the most of the touchscreen and 1GHz processor.

Product details

The Nokia Asha 311 boasts of a bright and colourful, scratch resistant capacitive glass screen with polarization filters ensuring users get the best experience from the unique and visually entertaining user interface. It also features a 3.2MP camera and pre-installed Nokia Maps, in addition to the 15 level pre-bundled version of Angry Birds.

The Nokia Asha 305 is a fun and entertaining Easy Swap dual SIM phone, helping users make the most of their phone while retaining control of their costs. The phone features a bright and colorful 3” WQVGA resistive touch screen along with Bluetooth and Dual Band connectivity. It also carries a 2MP camera, Nokia Maps and the revolutionary Nokia Browser.

The Nokia Asha 306 is the sister device to the Nokia Asha 305. Along with all the great features that come with its sister, the Nokia Asha 306 also provides WLAN and supports video streaming through both GPRS and WLAN, enabling users to stay connected while on the move.

The SRP for Nokia Asha 305 is EUR 63 and it’s expected to start shipping in the second quarter of 2012. The Nokia Asha 306 has an SRP of EUR 68 and Nokia Asha 311 has an SRP of EUR 92. Both devices are expected to start shipping in the third quarter of 2012. Above mentioned prices exclude taxes and subsidies.

The new devices images are available at Nokia.com/press.

World Vision brings City Advocacy Caravan to Cebu

4:22 AM

Vernon Joseph Go

World Vision’s City Advocacy Caravan is a week-long campaign to promote child-sponsorship and its advocacies in key cities outside Metro Manila. World Vision team of fundraisers will explore Cebu on June 11-17, 2012 to engage capable individuals to be part of our ministry through child sponsorship.

As the school year opens this June, we are aiming to find more kind and generous individuals for 50 poor children and its families and communities, as World Vision aspires for every child to enjoy good health, be educated for life, experience love of God and their neighbour, be cared for, protected and participating.

With the City Advocacy Caravan, celebrity sponsor and Bossa sensation Sitti Navarro joined and visited Tiltilon Elementary school, liloan last June 11, 2012 where World Vision has been supporting its education and school building activities.

The Caravan is part of World Vision’s 55^th anniversary celebration. True to its theme: “Sharing the Joy of Hope”, child-focused organization World Vision, has been working since 1957 to uplift the lives of children in some of the country’s poorest provinces.

Now on its 55^th year, the organization aims to inspire more Filipinos to take on the collective responsibility of sharing hope and reaching out to help their fellow men in poverty. Today, World Vision assists more than 112,000 children and their families in 29 provinces in the Philippines.

Area partner for this City Advocacy Caravan:

UFNCGD or United Families of Northern Cebu for Genuine Development, Inc. Is World Vision’s community partner in which have existed since 2008. Their goal is mainly to improve the quality of life of children and families and communities in the seven barangays of two (2) covered municipalities of northern Cebu. They also partner with other agencies such as: LGU of the municipalities of Liloan and Compostel, Children’s Legal Bureau in Compostela.

UFNCGD Assistance in served communities will basically depend upon the needs of the community with the following focused sectors: Education, Health & Nutrition, Economic, Sponsorship, Leadership. These focused sectors also fits or is aligned with World Vision’s child well-being aspirations: Children enjoy good health, Children are educated for life, Children love God & neighbours and Children are cared for; protected & participating.

The served municipalities of UFNCGD are liloan and compostela while they also cover four in liloan (Jubay, Cotcot, Poblacion Liloan, Yati); five in Compostela (Cabadiangan, Cambayog, Cogon, Canamucan, Tubigan) with registered families reaching a total number of 2,125 while 2,200 registered children.

About child sponsorship:

It links a particular child from a community we help to a generous individual or organization for a monthly giving of only six hundred pesos (PHP600.00). Sponsors can monitor the progress of the children and their communities thru correspondences from the child, and regular reports from World Vision. As the school year opens this June 2012, we are aiming to help 8,000 more kids to benefit from the program.

Child sponsorship works in the context of an Area Development Program. An Area Development Program (or ADP) is a partnership with the communities in the poorest provinces that employs an integrated sustainable programming model where the people themselves take the initiative and ownership of their community’s child focused development translated into well planned programs and projects.

About World Vision:

World Vision is a child-focused, relief, development and advocacy organization dedicated to working with children, families, and communities worldwide to overcome poverty and injustice. For more information, log on to www.worldvision.org.ph

“Our vision for every child, life in all its fullness. Our prayer for every heart, the will to make it so.”

Frost & Sullivan names Globe President and CEO Ernest L. Cu as CEO of the Year

4:06 AM

Vernon Joseph Go

Global business research and consulting firm Front & Sullivan named Globe President and CEO Ernest L. Cu as CEO of the Year (Service Provider) during the 9^th Annual Asia Pacific ICT awards ceremony at the Shangri-La Hotel, Singapore last week.

The awards pay tribute to the outstanding performance by companies in the Enterprise, Telecom, and Service Provider segments of the Information, Communication and Technology industry.

Cu was chosen for his visionary leadership which pushed Globe forward as a customer-focused, service-centric company bent on delivering superior customer experience.

In his message, Ernest talked about his passion in changing the paradigm at Globe Telecom, from telco utility to a company that delivers great customer service. According to Cu, “Globe is transforming holistically – from the way we think and compete in this business, to modernizing our whole service infrastructure that will make customer experience our true differentiating advantage.”

Even with the company’s ongoing transformation, its performance during the first quarter of 2012 was quite impressive with sustained growth in mobile revenues, market share gains and expanding subscriber base. Globe Telecom has maintained profitability and has been consistent in its dividend policy despite committing heavy investments in modernizing its mobile network.

Cu expressed optimism about the future of Globe and its role in providing the Philippines with best in class mobile services. For the first half of the year, Globe is progressively rolling out its ambitious modernization program. “Our determination is strong because we have the support and loyalty of our customers behind us. I have seen the one great thing that spells a huge difference in any undertaking of this scale – our people having the heart, not just to fight, but to win. People who declare ‘I love Globe’ and thus, people who now dare to put the customer first,” he said.

Every year, Frost & Sullivan identifies the outstanding industry achievements by companies in the regional and global markets and conducts in-depth interviews, market analysis, performance measurements, and benchmarking of market participants.

Award recipients were evaluated based on their revenue growth, market share gains, leadership in new product introduction and innovation, breadth of products and solutions, major customer acquisition, and business and market strategy.

The results are then presented to an independent panel of judges, comprising of influential personalities, decision-makers and thought leaders from the ICT sector across Asia Pacific.

Prince Warehouse Club Sari-Sari Store Festival 2012

4:04 AM

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Fête de la Musique featuring PUPIL at the Terraces

6:42 AM

Vernon Joseph Go

Commemorate World Music Day as Fête de la Musique brings you local bands and PUPIL at the Terraces on June 16, starting 1pm. The all-night annual music festival is being celebrated in over 30 countries worldwide and Cebu, Philippines will be part of the festivities that will showcase the best of Cebuano musical artistry.

The free and public affair promotes music by encouraging amateur and professional musicians to perform in open, public venues for the general public to appreciate. Home-grown musicians in Cebu will be sharing their songs and music until midnight. Fête de la Musique guarantees to offer music lovers of all ages and preferences in one day to truly enjoy a universe of sounds and rhythms.

This year’s Fête aims to showcase the rich tapestry of Philippine music scene across a variety of genres and generations. In the spirit of collaboration not only among artists but also across music production groups, Ayala Malls will exhibit the acts across all genres in three (3) stages. Bands such as Lupon Anduyo will commence the revelry along with six others inside Ayala Center Cebu Mall at 1pm. Bruce Conte and a series of class acts like Bambu Spliff, Sunday Sunday, March The Sky, and Womb will play at The Walk by 4pm. The highlight of this year’s Fête de la Musique will feature a special guest performance by the highly successful and OPM Band, “Pupil” at 6pm, at the Ayala Terraces along with JR Kilat, Powerspoonz, Smooth Friction, Eve’s Garden, Mungkanghan, Jensen Gomez, Kingston Blues Project, Youth Ensemble and internationally acclaimed UV Chorale.

Thanks to the impulse and the dynamism of Ayala Malls, this cultural and international event is now a real emblematic event in the country. The music itself is a cocktail of everything of the best from rock, blues and alternative to electronic, reggae and ethnic percussion. In 25 years, this festival has become an international phenomenon, so don't hold back: join in this year and celebrate June with this fun, musical event.

Catch this exciting event and more only at Cebu’s premiere shopping, dining and entertainment destination, Ayala Center Cebu. For more information, contact Ayala Center Cebu Concierge at (032) 516-2035 or (032) 231-5342. You can also visit the website: www.ayalamalls.com.ph or “like” the official Ayala Center Cebu on facebook (www.facebook.com/AyalaCebu) for more details on upcoming shows and events.

Cebu celebrates Russia Day

3:52 AM

Vernon Joseph Go

CEBU is set to celebrate the National Day of Russia on June 14, 2012 amid a series of milestones that strengthen the relationship between the Russian Federation and the Philippines highlighted by the September visit of President Benigno Aquino III during the APEC Summit in Vladivostok.

“I am happy to note some of the examples of practical collaboration between government agencies and peoples of our countries. The donation of humanitarian goods delivered for the affected during typhoon Sendong and Negros earthquake showed goodwill of the Russian people to the Philippines,” said Russian ambassador to the Philippines Nikolay Rishatovich Kudashev.

After citing the 35^th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Russia and the Philippines last year, Ambassador Kudashev noted that Foreign Affairs Sec. Albert F. del Rosario met his Russian counterpart and other Russian officials during a visit in Moscow.

“His meetings and talks highlighted the opportunities and prospects of the bilateral relations between Russia and the Philippines in trade and investments, energy, disaster relief and management,” Ambassador Kudashev said.

Honorary Russian Consul Armi Lopez Garcia said several Russian-Philippine events transpired in Cebu like the Russian Duma last December 2011 at the Imperial Palace Waterpark Resort and Spa and the Russian presidential elections last March 2, 2012, at the Movenpick Resort and Spa.

Also late last year, the Philippine-Russian Business Assembly (PRBA) signed a memorandum of agreement with the Russian-Philippine Business Council (RPBC).

“The PRBA will soon sign more active patnerships with the different business organizations all over the Russian Federation especially from the far eastern side or from the Primosky Region,” Garcia said.

On the other hand, Garcia revealed that just last May 18, 2012, Fr. Dionisio Miranda of the University of San Carlos signed the formal acceptance of a donation of books and other educational materials from the Russky Mir Foundation.

“These materials will be used as reference for the Russian language course which will soon be offered at the university,” Consul Garcia said.

Shortly after Russia Day, the Philippines will participate in the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Women and the Economy Forum on June 29-30, 2012. The Department of Tourism will participate in the APEC Ministers Meeting on Tourism on July 27, 2012, Garcia said.

According to Garcia, during the APEC Summit this September 2-9, 2012, the Philippines is assisting Russia in manpower services especially to fill necessary vacancies in hotels.

“This cooperation will usher the renewal of the sisterhood ties between Vladivostok and the City of Cebu which was established way back in 1996,” she said.

Proceeds of Globe P10B bond issuance to partially fund its massive network modernization program

3:51 AM

Vernon Joseph Go

Proceeds of the recent P10-billion retail bond issuance of Globe Telecom will be used to partially fund the massive $700-million network modernization program which the telecom giant is currently undertaking, according to Globe President and CEO Ernest L. Cu.

“The ultimate purpose of this offer is for Globe to create the happiest customers and the happiest employees. Globe is yet one step closer to making our superior customer experience proposition a palpable and pervasive reality,” he said.

Globe is future-proofing its network and modernizing thousands of its cell sites across the country to cater to the emerging mobile data traffic being caused by the growing number of smart phones.

For instance, Globe will be rolling out 10,000 kilometers of fiber optic in the implementation of Long Term Evolution (LTE) technology that will bring high-speed data to mobile phones and other data terminals. The company is also working on creating best-of-breed responsive IT systems throughout the country.

This is a far-reaching transformation that will result in vast improvements in Globe customer experience – quick and reliable call connections, instantaneous text messaging, blazing fast internet browsing, and proactively intelligent spot-on customer support.

“With this endeavor, we aspire to be the truly service-centric company that Filipinos come to love and loyally patronize. Altogether, we fervently believe that through our comprehensive transformation to serve customers better, Globe is advantageously positioned to become the most preferred brand among telecommunication service providers,” Cu said.

Last June 1, Globe officially traded P10 billion bonds in the organized market via the Philippine Dealing and Exchange Corp. (PDEx). It has two tranches which promise future formidable returns of 5.75% per annum over five years and six percent per annum over seven years.

The bond issue obtained a rating of PRS Aaa from Philippine Rating Services Corporation (PhilRatings), representing the highest rating available with the smallest degree of investment risk.

“This P10 billion bond offer is undoubtedly a great investment opportunity. We expect the investment community to aggressively seize the opportunity to benefit from it. I understand that we are already oversubscribed at this point in time,” Cu said.

Joint Lead Underwriters and Bookrunners for the bonds are BPI Capital Corporation, BDO Capital and Investment Corporation, The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited, and RCBC Capital Corporation. Co-Managers are China Banking Corporation, First Metro Investment Corporation, Land bank of the Philippines, Philippine Commercial Capital, Inc., and SB Capital Investment Corporation.

Be beautifully different with Nokia Lumia 900

3:47 AM

Vernon Joseph Go

With many smartphones and mobile devices out in the market now, it is hard to choose the perfect phone that will let you stand out from the crowd. Now, you can be uniquely and beautifully different among other mobile users with the arrival of the much-awaited Nokia Lumia 900!

Designed to let you live large every day, the Nokia Lumia 900 is an appealing combination of processing power, stunning large display, and a great user experience. Overall, it is an outstanding Windows Phone that keeps you connected to anything that is important to you.

The Nokia Lumia 900 features Live Tiles, the fastest way to the things that matter most to you. This innovation is not just a grid of static apps but a dynamic home screen where the information you need bubbles to the surface. Immediately access live updates at the home screen, and group everyone you know in one place with PeopleHub.

Packed with amazing apps and services, you’ll always be entertained and updated with the Nokia Lumia 900. It is preloaded with Nokia Maps and Nokia Drive and equipped with Internet Explorer 9 for the best mobile browsing. Thousands of apps are available for download from the Windows Phone Marketplace like the universally popular Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Foursquare and virtual storage app SkyDrive from Microsoft. Local apps are also available such as the useful MMDA for WP, ABS-CBN News for real-time updates on local news, iTyphoon app to track storms entering the Philippine area of responsibility, and other games and fun apps like XMT PhotoMagic.

The Nokia Lumia 900 also boasts of a sleek, award-winning polycarbonate unibody design that feels great in the hand. Its vibrant cyan and white colors make it an ultimate head-turner (it comes in black too!).

This unique design, created by designers not engineers, has allowed the Nokia Lumia 900 to win multiple awards at the 2012 Consumer Electronics Show (CES). The recognitions include: Best of CES 2012 winner from CNet, Computer Shopper, GottaBe Mobile, Laptop Magazine, and PC Magazine; eWeek Editor’s Pick; and Popular Science’s Product of the Future.

What’s more, the Nokia Lumia 900 comes bundled with a Nokia Purity Headset by Monster. This premium in-ear headset gives you an amazing listening experience because it isolates noise and offers great audio features and hands-free convenience.

Stand out from the rest and live everyday amazing with the new Nokia Lumia 900. Priced at P27,990, the Nokia Lumia 900 is available at select Nokia, Globe, Smart Stores and retail outlets nationwide.

What’s more, if you buy a Nokia Lumia until June 15, 2012 you can join the raffle where 100 lucky Nokia Lumia users will win unlimited roundtrip PAL flights. Winners will be able to travel to top local destinations such as Legaspi, Kalibo, Cebu, Tagbilaran, Davao and Puerto Princesa for one month from July 1, 2012 to July 1, 2013*. For more info on this promo, visit www.facebook.com/nokiaphilippines.

*Terms & conditions apply.

Manny Kampeon pa rin ng Bayan

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AYALA MALLS PRESENT STYLE ORIGINS

6:11 AM

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Ayala Malls, Tiger 22 and The Philippine Star invite you to Style Origins at the Ayala Activity Center starting June 15 to 24. Ayala Malls has always shaped the lifestyle of Filipinos, and the introduction of this latest fashion series continue to reinforce its position at the premiere lifestyle and shopping destination. With much fanfare and a healthy dose of hype, Ayala Malls Style Origins has redefined and elevated retail experience through a reverent series of unique lifestyle initiatives this June.

Together with Tiger 22’s DJs and the city’s community brand ambassadors, Style Origins will kick off with High Street Fashion Show, Fashion Beats. The perfect mix of world class and local brands housed in each of the Ayala Malls will give metro’s style savvies a chance to preview the latest collection for Spring-Summer with the latest collection from Top brands such as Bench, Bayo, Kamiseta, Warehouse, etc, while local band Never The Strangers, whose hit single, “Moving Closer”, peaked in the local hit charts this year will accompany them on stage on June 15, 4pm at the Activity Center.

Bringing together fashion designers across the city’s grid in one place, Ayala Malls Style Origins in Ayala Center Cebu will feature dudes taking the center stage in Mensweek after the Fashion Beats show by 6pm on June 15. The main event showcases the first ever men’s show in the Philippines, showcasing collections of more than 20 Filipino designers. Among these featured designers for the Cebu leg are Phillip Rodriguez, Arcy Gayatin, Yvonne Quisumbing, and Cary Santiago.

From June 21 to 24, witness a haven of fashion and beauty finds with live music and fashion or beauty consultation from Ayala Malls’ partners, Philippine fashion icons and celebrities through Style Souk. Ayala Malls will be opening the doors to what was formerly limited to a few with high-street fashion shows, which will highlight labels and features celebrated personalities, and "Style Souk," a four-day fashion and lifestyle event that brings together fashionphiles, designers and stylists, along with exclusive deals, freebies and treats.

To cap off Style Origins will be the culmination of Style Star Picks, a campaign that is open to all Ayala Mall’s shoppers who have been photographed by Ayala’s roving eye. Dress fashionably, strut your style in Ayala Malls and upload your photo in the Facebook Page until June 21. Shoppers who have had their photos taken and uploaded will give them a chance to win a 25,000 shopping spree and an exclusive feature in Philippine Star.

Ayala Malls envision a hub for music, fashion and lifestyle that Manila hasn't seen before, where customers attend the shows, take photos, dress up, interact with designers, writers and radio personalities, and explore their fashionable side with the help of its partners. Expect buzz, expect fun, expect hype, and expect some serious fashion.

Catch this exciting event and more only at Cebu’s premiere shopping, dining and entertainment destination, Ayala Center Cebu. For more information, contact Ayala Center Cebu Concierge at (032) 516-2035 or (032) 231-5342. You can also visit the website: www.ayalamalls.com.ph or “like” the official Ayala Center Cebu on facebook (www.facebook.com/AyalaCebu) for more details on upcoming shows and events.

BPI Introduces ExpressLink Mobile for Business Customers

6:13 AM

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BPI is once again at the forefront in using technology to help businesses manage their cash more efficiently with the introduction of ExpressLink Mobile. ExpressLink Mobile is the country’s first mobile facility specially designed for the banking needs of business customers.

It allows customers to inquire on their deposit account balances and approve financial transactions. Being on the go doesn’t mean business banking transactions need to take a back seat. Customers can start the day with a quick look at their deposit account balances, approve the company’s payroll during a business meeting and play a round of golf without missing out on tax and other regulatory payments.

With ExpressLink Mobile, customers can authorize transactions anytime, anywhere while enjoying the security ExpressLink is known for. Business customers may avail of ExpressLink Mobile through their relationship managers or cash management sales officers.

About BPI ExpressLink:
The Bank of the Philippine Islands has always been at the forefront of harnessing the power of technology to change the way we do banking. For our business customers, we have made Cash Management more convenient and secure with BPI ExpressLink, the only local business banking website which requires two-factor authentication for financial transactions. We go beyond the usual user id and password to ensure that transactions are kept safe and confidential. BPI ExpressLink offers the widest range of cash management products to suit every business need.

Our collection products allow clients to collect from customers, subscribers or distributors through an automatic debit arrangement. Viewing and downloading of collection reports can also be done online to help them reconcile and accurately post payments.

Our account and liquidity management products allow customers to monitor their deposit account balances, warehouse post dated checks and transfer funds to and from enrolled deposit accounts online, real-time. They can also view non-deposit transactions such as commercial loans, and trade and money market transactions. And they need not wait for bank statements to be delivered since they can download their bank statements with just a few clicks of a button.

We value our customers’ time and we show it through our disbursement products which allow them to pay their employees, utility providers and suppliers without leaving the comfort of their offices. We have also partnered with BIR, SSS, Pag-IBIG, BOC and PhilHealth for electronic payments of regulatory dues. Long lines and late payments will be a thing of the past with BPI ExpressLink’s government payments facility which allows clients to pay and even submit their payment files to the aforementioned agencies online. BPI ExpressLink is indeed cash management made easy.

New SAP MD for Philippines and emerging markets named

6:02 AM

Vernon Joseph Go

SAP announced the appointment of Darren Rushworth as managing director (MD) of SAP Philippines and the Emerging Markets, effective March 27, 2012.

Tim Moylan, SAP Southeast Asia President, said Rushworth will oversee the sales efforts and operations of SAP Philippines and the Emerging Markets that include Vietnam, Pakistan, Cambodia, and Laos among others, “to help raise the group to the next level of amazing growth.”

Rushworth has been in the information technology industry for over 25 years, the past 16 based in Asia. He is very experienced in doing business in the Philippines and has been involved in initiatives such as sitting on the Philippine IT advisory board under then President Fidel V. Ramos, and promoting Private-Public-Partnerships through academic programs across the nation.

“I am excited to be part of SAP SEA as the region is poised to grow further. We are also confident that we can meet this year’s targets and effectively address the company’s four points, namely technology innovation , SME Solutions, ecosystems and cloud computing,” Said Rushworth.

Jennifer Ligones will assume the position of Country Head for Software Business of SAP Philippines. She will be responsible in executing SAP Philippines’ over-all-go-to-market strategies for various industries and line-of-business solutions. Ligones is a season SAP Veteran, having been with the company since 1998.

Moylan expressed confidence that their “extensive experience and in-depth knowledge in the IT industry will bring SAP Philippines continued success specially as we begin doing a major play in the areas of in-memory computing and mobility.”

About SAP:

As market leader in enterprise application software, SAP (NYSE: SAP) helps companies of all sizes and industries run better. From back office to boardroom, warehouse to storefront, desktop to mobile device – SAP empowers people and organization to work together more efficiently and use business insight more effectively to stay ahead of the competition. SAP applications and services enable more than 109,000 customers to operate profitably, adapt continuously, and grow sustainably. For more information, visit www.sap.com