Todays Infotech News...

End of an era looms as Intel ‘may shut down’ Cavite hub
As employees of the Intel plant in Cavite gathered one Wednesday afternoon last week, top company officials informed them of the generous exit package that awaits them just in case plans wouldn’t work out in the next six to nine months.

Shortage of IT skills hounding RP
The country could face a major shortage of information technology (IT)-skilled workers, according to research company XMG.

Cebu-based software firm develops ‘virtualized’ on-demand software
A US-headquartered but Cebu-based open source software developer has announced the launch of a virtual application infrastructure subscription that allows independent software vendors (ISVs) and entrepreneurs to deploy Software as a Service (SaaS) or on-demand applications at a reduced upfront cost.

Yahoo! Sponsored Search hailed, receives thumbs up at ad summit
SINGAPORE -- If "Panama" can excite independent small office-home office practitioners cum online consumers such as writers like me, then so will it stir up the senses of Asean micro-entrepreneurs, and small and medium businesses.

CICT opens up new online highway for gov’t services
Filipinos who can no longer put up with bureaucratic red tape now has an option to log on to the Internet to transact with the government with the recent launch of the e-Services Portal or eSerbisyo.

PLDT breaks into M2M space with anti-theft solution offering
Using its wireless capabilities and partnering with a local security equipment firm, dominant carrier PLDT has rolled out its first M2M (machine-to-machine) solution meant to prevent theft for local businesses.

source: mbonline.com