ePLDT unit partners with HK-based Nexusguard

 Economy
Feb 012014
 

MANILA, Philippines – IP Converge Data Services Inc. (IPC), a unit of e-PLDT of dominant carrier Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co. (PLDT), has tapped Hong Kong-based Nexusguard to provide Internet security for its enterprise customers.

Nexusguard vice president for sales and marketing Bill Barry said the partnership would help further strengthen IPC’s product offerings and protect Philippine businesses from what experts consider to be the most costly cybercrime particularly the distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks.

“IPC is a respected technology provider in the Philippines, and it is an honor to partner with such an established organization. This partnership is not only important for our regional efforts, but will serve as a template of success for Nexusguard’s global initiatives,” Barry said.

He said the partnership would enable enterprises in the country to avail of world-class and industry-leading anti-DDoS services with truly localized support with Nexusguard’s technologies and IPC’s market leadership in cloud and data center services.

“It will also set a standard for ISPs in providing future integrated, holistic solutions for DDoS protection,” he added.

Escalating in size and complexity in recent years, he warned that DDoS attacks attempt to prevent a machine or network resource to be accessed by its intended users.

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It is generally comprised of strategies to interrupt services of a host connected to the Internet. DDoS attacks are able to bring down networks and websites for days at a time.

Hackers have launched DDoS attacks for various reasons, such as extortion, revenge, competition, diversion, and politics. Popular DDoS targets over the years have included banks and financial institutions, online gaming sites, credit card payment gateways, and even root name servers.

The partnership with Nexusguard would see IPC providing frontline services to enterprise customers, to properly set up best-practice defense mechanisms and develop mitigation strategies for DDoS.

Barry said Nexusguard would use its experience in mitigating DDoS attacks around the world to provide exceptional tech support and more advanced, highly customizable cloud-based anti-DDoS technologies.

Nexusguard, established in 2008, is an industry-leading Internet security service provider, proven by years of experience mitigating thousands of attacks per month.

On the other hand, IPC – a wholly-owned subsidiary of e-PLDT, is an Internet data center, telecommunications and cloud services company providing local and regional enterprises with managed data services and business solutions at international standards.

Isuzu targets record sales of 15,000 units

 Economy
Jan 292014
 
Isuzu targets record sales of 15,000 units

MANILA, Philippines – Isuzu Philippines Corp. (IPC) intends to achieve record-high sales of 15,000 units this year as it expects strong demand for the D-Max pickup and its trucks. “This year, we are targeting sales to reach 15,000 units,” IPC president Nobuo Izumina told reporters. A total of 11,793 Isuzu vehicles were sold in the country last year, up slightly from the 11,759 sold in 2012. The firm is banking on the D-Max pickup introduced in the market in September to hit a new sales milestone. “There is reason why we are optimistic because we launched the D-Max last year and we are aiming for higher share in the pickup segment,” IPC executive vice president Takashi Tomita told reporters. As of last year, the company accounted for a 12- to 13-percent share in the local pickup market. Business ( Article MRec ), pagematch: 1, sectionmatch: 1 Tomita said the firm iaims to produce 4,300 units of the D-Max pickup at its plant in Biñan, Laguna for the local market to increase its share in the pickup market to 20 percent this year. Aside from the D-Max pickup, the company likewise expects higher sales this year to be supported by demand for trucks. “The government announced investments for infrastructure like roads, railroad and airport, so we see more demand for trucks,” Izumina said. While the firm is upbeat on the growth of its sales and the local automotive market this year, it is pushing for more government support to encourage companies Read More …

PLDT unit extends services to government IP program

 Economy
Oct 192013
 
PLDT unit extends services to government IP program

MANILA, Philippines – IP Converge Data Services Inc. (IPC), a wholly-owned subsidiary of e-PLDT is working closely with government agencies to help serve the general public more efficiently. IPC president Reynaldo Huergas said the company has been tapped by the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL) to put in place within its organization a system by which its employees can communicate and collaborate more efficiently among themselves and with their stakeholders. Huergas said IPC has deployed Google Apps for Business, providing IPOPHL with a suite of web-based, user-friendly applications by which the government organization could collaborate internally and with its partners, businesses and the general public in a more responsive and efficient manner. Aside from deployment of Google Apps, IPC also provided change management activities to IPOPHL. “In terms of public service, IPOPHL will derive great benefits from the cloud service and Google Apps as these will definitely reduce IPOPHL’s capital expense for information and communications technology requirements and increase productivity through real-time collaboration,” he stressed. He explained that IPOPHL’s MIS personnel could now focus more on the mission-critical systems and services offered to stakeholders and the public as IPC would handle the maintenance of the computing facility. Business ( Article MRec ), pagematch: 1, sectionmatch: 1 Ricardo Blancaflor, director general of IPOPHL, said the agency would become a more efficient intellectual property organization as it would benefit from the Google Apps for Business provided by IPC.  “Communication within and outside of the IPOPHL circle will be more efficient, Read More …