Author: Team Orange

Vertiv, a global provider of critical digital infrastructure and continuity solutions, recently announced a distribution partnership with Wordtext Systems, Inc. (WSI), one of the Philippines’ largest and leading IT distributors. WSI will be carrying Vertiv’s rack-based solutions including power distribution units, uninterruptible power supply (UPS) solutions and monitoring solutions. Established in 1982, WSI is a pioneer IT distributor in the Philippines with an extensive nationwide channel base of more than 2,000 dealers in 18 provinces. In partnership with Vertiv, WSI will be ramping up its product offerings with Vertiv’s IT and Edge products including the Vertiv™ Liebert® GXT5 Uninterruptible Power…

Uniphore, the leader in Conversational Automation, announced today that it has joined Cisco SolutionsPlus, an industry-leading partner program that helps enterprise buyers design and implement complete end-to-end customer solutions. Through Cisco’s SolutionsPlus Program, Cisco’s customers and channel partners can purchase Uniphore’s conversational automation products to enable more efficient, frictionless and secure conversations between customer service agents and customers. For Cisco partners, this means they can resell and upsell, bringing additional customer experience innovation and value to their customers. In addition to joining Cisco’s SolutionsPlus Program, the companies continue their work on developing new capabilities in AI, conversational automation, and real-time…

Up to 33,709 families affected by super typhoon Odette have already received assistance through ABS-CBN Foundation Sagip Kapamilya, which continues to bring aid to Filipinos in devastated areas. Among those that received relief packs recently were 2,100 families from different barangays in Surigao City and 5,000 families in San Joaquin, Iloilo and Tobias Fornier and Anini-y in Antique. Additionally, 1,141 families were served in San Francisco, Southern Leyte, while 2,000 individuals received hot meals from the Mobile Kitchen. In Cebu, food was distributed to 136 families from San Roque, Liberon Carcar Marigondon Evacuation Center, and Lapu Lapu Bankal Elementary School,…

As we wave goodbye to the year that was and welcome 2022, UMUSIC Philippines presents BYE2021, an online music fest bringing you good music and good vibes to culminate all of this year’s challenges and growth. We entered 2021 not knowing what the year had in store for us yet here we are, still optimistic for the future and hopeful as ever. 2021 was tough but we made it through and that in itself is worth celebrating. Let’s all sing our hearts out together to the tunes of our talented local artists like Ben&Ben, Zack Tabudlo, SB19, James Reid, Nadine…

New Year’s Eve has got to be one of the most cathartic holidays. It signifies both farewell to the old and hello to the new. It is a time of reflection and celebration of both challenges faced and successes achieved, and the anticipation of a far better year ahead – and for Filipinos it is best welcomed with families and loved ones. It is, however, a fact that not everyone can be with their loved ones during this time as some have to be at work so that people may be reunited with their families back home. Airasia Allstars, for…

Netflix Series All of Us Are Dead is an upcoming original series that follows a group of students trapped in a high school who find themselves in dire situations as they seek to be rescued from a zombie invasion of their school. A teaser poster and date announcement trailer capturing the intense suspense was released, signaling yet another K-zombie syndrome. All of Us Are Dead is based on a popular webtoon by Webtoon creator Joo Dong-geun, touted as a ‘Korean-style zombie graphic novel’ with its wild imagination, gripping storyline, and meticulous details. Ever since the news was out that Netflix…

There is a saying that great things come in small packages. At least for this company, that was how their story began 110 years ago – with a belt buckle and a mechanical pencil. In 1912, a company founded by Tokuji Hayakawa in Honjo, Tokyo, Japan, came up with the Tokubijo Snap Buckle – a belt buckle that can be adjusted in length without the need for fastening holes. Three years later in 1915, he invented the first ever Hayakawa Mechanical Pencil – which became simply known as the Ever SHARP Pencil. Who would have thought that a brand with…

We are in constant lookout for technologies that will make our lives easier. Many tech companies are designing products to fit into people’s infinite needs and wants. OPPO however, sees this need as more than just tools to make lives easier but rather the impact of these innovations to the users’ life. OPPO advocates developing breakthrough innovations and technologies for consumers. Just this year, OPPO released gadgets, from smartphones to accessories, and even technologies to cement their status as the industry leader.

Tagaytay Highlands ushers in the New Year with a special recognition from the Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD) hailing its developer Highlands Prime, Inc. (HPI), a subsidiary of SM Prime Holdings, as one of CALABARZON’s 2021 Outstanding Developers for Open Market Projects. The award, “Gawad Husay sa Pagpapaunlad ng Real Estate”, was presented by DHSUD Region 4A – CALABARZON executives to HPI Senior Vice President Lennie Mendoza during the DHSUD 2021 Gawad Parangal held at Hotel Marciano in Calamba City, Laguna last December 10, 2021. DHSUD has cited HPI for its remarkable accomplishments in developing well-planned, climate-resilient, vibrant,…

Real-life Kapuso couple Jennylyn Mercado and Dennis Trillo once again bring back their donation drive ‘Startruck’ this time to help Filipinos affected by the onslaught of Typhoon Odette. ‘Startruck’ serves as a mobile donation drop off where designated vehicles go straight to the donors’ homes to pick up their in-kind donations. “After picking up the items, we will then turn it over to our partner organizations who has the capacity or the logistics to ship it to the affected areas,” explained Jennylyn. “All cash and in-kind donations will be sent out to victims in Cebu, Siargao, Bohol, Palawan, Negros, and…

A record number of LGUs and organizations have partnered with PLDT and Smart to champion mental health across the country. Among them are General Santos (GenSan), Tarlac, La Union, Lingayen, and Baguio. Organizations such as the Youth for Mental Health Coalition and #MentalHealthPH also collaborated with PLDT and Smart to create safe spaces online for the youth. Entitled, “School at Home: The Generation Z’s Hopes and Aspirations”, PLDT and Smart’s #UsapTayo collaboration with #MentalHealthPH, through its Better Today program, garnered over 20 million impressions. Meanwhile, the Youth for Mental Health Coalition also joined the conversation on mental health through Smart’s…