CommunicAsia, EnterpriseIT and BroadcastAsia2016 Offer Solutions To Enable Digital Transformation Of Philippine Companies

CommunicAsia2016, EntepriseIT2016 and BroadcastAsia2016 will bring together global leaders as well as emergent players providing the technology and innovations that are enabling digital transformation of businesses and cities all around Asia. Scheduled from 31 May – 3 June 2016 at Marina Bay Sands Singapore, the event will feature major tech trends that are the pillars of today, and tomorrow’s smart cities and smart enterprises such as the Internet of Things (IoT), smart technologies, cyber security, big data analytics, mobility, TV Everywhere and many more.

“In line with the growing push for the development of smart cities and smart enterprises in the region, CommunicAsia2016, EnterpriseIT2016 and BroadcastAsia2016 have gathered the biggest names in technology and innovation that can enable rapid digital transformation in Asia. At the latest installation of NXT @CommunicAsia, exhibitors will be showcasingnext generation intelligent and intuitive solutions that will allow businesses to become smarter, more connected, more equipped and future ready to harness the opportunities arising from Asia,” said Victor Wong, Project Director of Communication Events from event organiser, Singapore Exhibition Services.

More than 1,840 global companies are expected to participate in CommunicAsia2016, EnterpriseIT2016 and BroadcastAsia2016. Representing the Philippines in Singapore are a number of start-ups including Good Meal Hunting, Orchestrack, InnoVantage, Launch Garage, Manila Angel Investors Network, ProudCloud, GiftIt, Ticketbase,MEDIFI, and Advanced World Solutions, Inc. These companies provide creative, innovative and reliable online services such as an online food marketplace for home-based cooks, TV and radio advertising monitoring and analytics, web development, social gifting, and remote doctor and patient consultation, among others.

“We are excited to again take the lead in the Philippine participation in CommunicAsia2016. We look at CommunicAsia as an excellent venue for showcasing Philippine digital innovations. This year, we are featuring several Filipino digital startups who we believe will eventually become big players in the region,” said Louis Napoleon Casambre, Executive Director, Department of Science and Technology-Information and Communications Technology Office.

Enterprises across Asia Pacific remain positive in the opportunities that digital transformation and technology bring.Taking Asia Pacific by storm, IDC predicted that by the end of 2017, 60 per cent of APAC 1000 enterprises will have digital transformation at the center of their corporate strategy.

IDC also cautioned that if Philippine companies do not start their digital transformation initiative, they will find themselves struggling to respond to changing market demands and competitive pressures.

To aid in the transformation of smart enterprises, Microsoft will be showcasing a host of solutions during its debut participation at CommunicAsia2016. “With more than two billion devices connected to the cloud every day, it is estimated that our mobile-first, cloud-first world is producing at least 2.5 quintillion bytes of data every day.With businesses now having the opportunity to collect and monitor data through the Internet of Things and powerful analytic tools, trusted, secure and hyper-scale cloud capabilities have become all the more necessary to bring greater advantage to data analytics.The solutions we are showcasing at CommunicAsia empower organisations to focus on their digital transformation journey to stay competitive through expediting data analysis and ensuring trust in the cloud,” said Mr. Justin Spelhaug, General Manager, Marketing & Operations, Microsoft Asia Pacific.

With the Asia Pacific IoT market forecasted to reach US$79.3 billion by 2020, nations and businesses are now aggressively tapping on this opportunity to be more productive. From Singapore’s Smart Nation Initiative, Indonesia’s Digital Economy development, Smart Cities mission in India to Cauayan City’s electronic government application system (eGAPS), hyper-connectivity and digital transformation have fueled governments and enterprises in their take up of smart technologies around the region.

Leaders in the global IoT space, Greenwave Systems will also be making their inaugural appearance at CommunicAsia2016. Mr.Jim Hunter, Chief Scientist & Technology Evangelist, Greenwave said, “The IoT industry is growing exponentially as the number of connected devices in the household, enterprise, and city multiplies, enabled by the ability to remotely control these devices using cloud-based applications and wireless technology. As IoT permeates every aspect of consumer’s lives, the data that these IoT devices generate will revolve around keeping people healthier, saving resources (money, materials and time), and improving the quality of life, and we are thrilled to showcase the connected future at CommunicAsia2016.”

Imagine Communications, and veteran exhibitor at BroadcastAsia’s growing TV Everywhere! Zone, will be showcasing the latest solutions in IP transformation. “BroadcastAsia is a pivotal part of our annual calendar and Imagine Communications has been attending this show for many years as it provides the ideal platform to discuss the changing trends and technologies with the key industry leaders from across the region,” said Joe Khodeir, senior vice president, Asia Pacific for Imagine Communications.

“At this year’s show we will be demonstrating some of our next-generation video infrastructure, advertising systems and workflow management solutions that will help media companies transition away from legacy, proprietary hardware to IP-enabled, software-defined and cloud-virtualised environments and provide the freedom to grow, change and adapt as and when they are ready.”