Datacraft sets up Cooperative Research Center for Advanced Infrastructure Optimization with De La Salle University Philippines

Datacraft and De La Salle University (DLSU) have jointly set up a Cooperative Research Center (CRC) for Advanced Infrastructure Optimization. The collaboration aims to establish a world-class program to facilitate research and consulting services on infrastrusture optimisation for clients across the Asia Pacific region.

Funded by Datacraft, the CRC was set up to in September 2006 and is currently staffed by a group of 12 top gradute researchers from the Computer Science program who have been stringently selected by Datacraft and DLSU. They will continue to study for their post-graduate degrees while working at the center.

Being a major partner of Microsoft, Datacraft will also leverage the CRC to focus and align its research activities closely to Microsoft's Infrastructure Optimization Initiative (IOI).

The capability development research program includes:

• Desktop, server, and device management management, updates deployment, among others.


• Identity and access management, data protection, and access to resources.


• Security and networking mechanisms to protect IT infrastructures from denial of service attacks and viruses, and preserving access to corporate resources.

Tangible outputs expected to come out from the program includes completion by the students with Microsoft certification compliant with industry qualifications. They will also have industry experience engaging on number of projects working with Datacraft.

(Thanks to Dominguez Marketing Communications for passing on this information.)

Nominate your Company: International ICT Awards - Manila 2007

I just heard of the International ICT Awards - Manila 2007 scheduled for Thursday March 1, 2007. The annual event highlights and promotes the success of the ICT industry in the Philippines.

Leveraging off the tremendous success of the monthly ICT Leaders Forum organized by the Canadian Chamber of Commerce, this gala event will focus on the international community and aims to bring together senior professionals from the Philippines and throughout Asia to highlight competitiveness at the global level.

The purpose of the ICT Awards night is to recognize outstanding performance and contributions by organizations and individuals within the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Community. The Awards also provide a medium to promote the work and achievements of Category winners and finalists to the broader Philippine business community and to provide a launching pad for marketing the Philippines as a destination of choice for multinational companies.

Award categories include:

1. BPO Company of the Year
2. Best New BPO Locator of the Year
3. Best Mid-sized BPO Company of the Year
4. BPO Employer of the Year
5. Fastest Growing BPO Company of the Year
6. Most Innovative BPO Company of the Year
7. ICT Individual Contributor of the Year Award (2 Awards)

• Public Sector
• Private Sector

Check out International ICT Awards - Manila 2007 for more info.

NOMINATE YOUR COMPANY NOW!
Click Here to download the Official Nomination form.

CA SELECTS ARINSO for Global HRO & Recruitment Process Outsourcing

ARINSO International, a provider of HR technology consulting and outsourcing services, has been selected by CA, Inc. one of the largest information technology (IT) management software companies, to provide global HRO services and outsourced recruitment.
The agreement with CA spans a period of five years and covers HR administration in over 30 countries globally and Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO) in North America. The agreement with CA has a total contract value of over USD $60 million and confirms ARINSO's position as a global HRO service provider. It also demonstrates ARINSO's expertise in key HR processes, such as recruitment and HR administration.

The global HRO solution provided by ARINSO will serve over 15,000 CA employees and will enable CA to enhance the administrative and transactional services to internal customers by rolling out innovative self- service functionality. Services will be provided by four regional HR Shared Service Centers -- the Americas will be serviced by centers in Atlanta (US) and in Buenos Aires (Argentina), the center in Katowice (Poland) will service the EMEA region, and the fast growing Asia Pacific region will be serviced by a center in Manila (Philippines). (Market Wire)

Davao Call Center Eyes Expansion in Muslim Mindanao

Joji Ilagan-Bian, president of the JIB e-Academy, said her firm is partnering with the Marawi-based Hope Care Academy for the setting up of a 2.2-million peso call-center school as the first step toward exploring the business potential of the ARMM as a call center site. (Davao Today)