15 7 月, 2022

We need to talk about cybersecurity in hybrid IT

MANILA, Jul 15, 2022 - (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - It is imperative to take the required measures and have the appropriate protections in any hybrid work environment due to the rise in the usage of personal devices for work, network access through insecure connections, and targeted phishing efforts. The danger of a breach will grow with the adoption of a hybrid working model, even with appropriate cybersecurity safeguards for remote workers in place.Mr. Chito Jacinto, Vice President of ISOG and Board Member of ISACA Manila, gave some of his insights on growing cybersecurity in a hybrid environment. In our interview, he used the banking industry as an example of how organisational structures and accountability must adapt in order to scale up cybersecurity. As the most highly regulated business in the world, rising regulatory fragmentation can be seen not just from banking regulators but also from overall governmental authorities, making these institutions more exposed to cyber attacks. Mr. Jacinto advised that instead of a fragmented approach by concerned or operational units, a unified organisational or bank-wide strategy in response to cybersecurity-related requirements is required.According to him, a hybrid workplace poses hazards since present IT infrastructures were not built to meet the demands of a hybrid workplace, let alone a totally remote operation. This creates a situation in which multiple users, including both hardware and software security technologies, are not under the authority of the organisation's network.Mr. Chito Jacinto will facilitate an EDXchange session at the DX Leaders Strategy Forum Philippines on August 24-25, 2022. To join his roundtable, invitations are requested at Request Invitation - DX - Philippines 2022 (edxevents.com) (https://philippines2022.edxevents.com/request-invitation/). Copyright 2022 ACN Newswire. All rights reserved. (via SEAPRWire)

16 2 月, 2022

Society Pass(SoPa)(社會通行有限公司)完成对Pushkart.ph的收购，扩大其东南亚业务布局

MANILA, Feb 16, 2022 - (亚太商讯 via SEAPRWire.com) - 东南亚领先的数据驱动型忠诚度平台Society Pass 社會通行有限公司(纳斯达克代码：SOPA，以下简称“SoPa”或“公司”)今天宣布，其已收购菲律宾领先的在线杂货送货服务商Pushkart.ph。收购之后，Pushkart.ph成为SOPA的全资子公司。此举开启了SOPA向菲律宾市场的扩张进程。Pushkart.ph将利用SOPA的资本，自大马尼拉开始，逐渐覆盖整个菲律宾，向更多消费者和零售商大幅增加杂货购物按需服务，同时赋能杂货店和餐馆转变商业模式，进一步开拓在线市场。这一声明发布之际，菲律宾快递服务正处于加速增长阶段，菲律宾互联网经济预计将从2021年的170亿美元增长到2025年的400亿美元，增幅达到24%。Pushkart.ph是菲律宾发展最快的电子商务平台之一，拥有超过12.5万注册用户的客户群，超过3.5万社交媒体粉丝，超过2万次移动应用程序下载量。对于这一战略举措，Society Pass创始人、董事长兼首席执行官Dennis Nguyen表示：“我们很高兴能将Pushkart.PH这样高性能品牌的强大技术、零售和运营能力与我们的品牌建设经验结合起来。由于交通/公共交通等待时间过长等过多障碍，菲律宾消费者面临传统实体购物的巨大挑战，Sopa旨在通过为菲律宾不断增长的电子商务行业提供动力来提供可行的解决方案。鉴于菲律宾市场的巨大潜力，我们非常期待此次收购将在未来几个月带来的机遇。此外，菲律宾是SoPa的VIP（越南、印度尼西亚和菲律宾）收购战略基石，我希望能在接下来的几个月内再收购部分领跑菲律宾市场的公司。”“我们很高兴地宣布我们被Society Pass收购，这次合作为我们提供了机会，不仅扩大我们在菲律宾的业务，而且还进一步加强了我们在食品杂货配送业务中的领先地位。我们很高兴加入更大的SoPa生态系统，这将使我们能够利用其整合的营销和技术主张，同时也强化了我们集体的高级管理资源。我们预计，这将在成本优化和增加收入方面带来即时回报。有了SoPa提供的资金，现在的Pushkart.ph经授权能为我们的客户提供增强版的端到端解决方案，同时确保扩大市场份额，”Pushkart.ph首席执行官Michael Lim表示。Society Pass正利用科技为顾客在购物过程中提供更个性化的体验，帮助转变SEA的整个零售价值链。通过收购领跑市场的公司，并在忠诚度、生活方式、旅游、食品饮料和商户软件这五大不同垂直领域与有远见的企业家合作，公司期望满足该地区对更好、更便捷服务日益增长的需求。此次收购符合SoPa的核心垂直焦点要求，促进了SoPa在菲律宾的发展，同时增加了消费者机会，并提供了更高价值。此举还将有助于利用菲律宾市场在线杂货购物空间日益增长的数字渗透。SoPa为Pushkart.Ph制定了积极的新计划，内容包括在主要城市和地区增加更多中心并增加人力，由此看来，此次收购对最终用户具有巨大影响。SoPa的目标是扩大Pushkart.ph'stechnology的服务，到2022年实现注册用户翻一番以上，用户基数超过30万，应用基数下载量超过15万。一旦落实，菲律宾消费者将能够在大马尼拉19个城市使用Pushkart.ph应用程序，并提供有保障的次日达服务。关于Society PassSociety Pass客户忠诚度和分析平台已吸纳数以万计的消费者。Society Pass为商户提供了线上商务平台 SoPa.asia (专为用户提供)、便利订单管理程序 #HOTTAB Biz (专为SoPa.asia商业合作伙伴提供)以及综合性支付、忠实客户管理、用户资料分析系统POS技术方案 #HOTTAB POS和面向中小型企业制定的金融支持计划。上述所有工具可通过基于数据分析的个性化互动帮助各企业吸引和保留客户且盈利丰厚。Society Pass同时经营Leflair.com，这是越南领先的生活方式电子商务平台。SoPa属于忠诚度和数据营销生态系统，在其主要市场运营多个电子商务和生活方式平台。其商业模式侧重于通过普遍忠诚点的预期流通来收集用户数据。该系统跨多种产品服务类别无缝对接消费者和商家，培养有机忠诚度。自2019年上线至今，SoPa已累计注册用户超150万，注册商家和品牌超3500家。自此，SoPa投入了2年多的时间来构建专有IT架构，使用尖端组件来有效地扩展并支持其平台消费者、商家和收购业务。请登陆 http://thesocietypass.com/ 了解详情。媒体联络PRecious Communications for SoPasopa@preciouscomms.com Copyright 2022 亚太商讯. All rights reserved. (via SEAPRWire)

14 2 月, 2022

MC Awarded Integrated Railway Systems and Trackwork Contract for Metro Manila Subway Project in the Philippines

TOKYO, Feb 14, 2022 - (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - Mitsubishi Corporation (MC) is pleased to announce that it has been awarded from the Philippines' Department of Transportation (DOTr) to deliver the integrated railway systems and trackwork for the Metro Manila Subway. The awarded contract is worth approximately 140 billion yen and slated for completion in 2028. The Manila Metro is being financed through the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) by an ODA(1) loan granted under the Japanese government's Special Terms for Economic Partnership (STEP) program. MC is responsible for designing, manufacturing, installing and delivering of all the systems(2) for what will be the Philippines' first subway line between the northern city of Valenzuela and the southern city of Paranaque. This new line will help to meet Metro Manila's growing demand for public transportation, which has been driven by the city's rapid economic growth. It will also help to reduce traffic congestion and atmospheric pollution, both of which are particularly severe in Metro Manila. The Philippines government is promoting an infrastructure development plan called "Build, Build, Build," in which the Metro Manila Subway is considered a priority project. MC's deliverables will cover a stretch of the subway extending from East Valenzuela Station to Terminal 3 Station(3), a total of 15 stations covering 27 kilometers, and to Bicutan Station to be financed by a different ODA loan. The subway is expected to make this journey more than an hour quicker than it currently takes by car. An extension of the existing lines and construction of new lines are also planned as future railway projects in the Philippines. MC welcomes this opportunity to leverage its experience and know-how in international rail operations to help upgrade the country's public transportation. By assisting with work to provide Filipinos with more convenient mobility solutions, MC is doing its part to accelerate economic development in their homeland. Furthermore, by backing exports of high-quality infrastructure systems and proactively engaging in railway projects, the Japanese government is also striving to better the region's quality of life and address the challenges that face it, including traffic congestion.(1) Official Development Assistance(2) Trackwork, signals, telecommunications, power distribution, overhead contacts, automatic fare collection, platform doors, etc.(3) Terminal 3 Station is connected to Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 3Mitsubishi CorporationTelephone:+81-3-3210-2171Facsimile:+81-3-5252-7705 Copyright 2022 JCN Newswire. All rights reserved. (via SEAPRWire)

25 8 月, 2021

Novaliches-Balara Aqueduct 4 Project in The Philippines Successfully Completed Tunnel Breakthrough

HONG KONG, Aug 25, 2021 - (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - Chun Wo Construction Holdings Company Limited ("Chun Wo"), a subsidiary of Asia Allied Infrastructure Holdings Limited (stock code: 00711), is pleased to announce that the contract of Novaliches-Balara Aqueduct 4 ("NBAQ4") project in the Philippines has completed breakthrough on 14 August and the online Breakthrough Ceremony was held in the morning. This marks an important milestone for Chun Wo as it is the first project for the company in the Philippines and is part of the strategy of tapping into the Southeast Asia market. The PhP 5.3 billion NBAQ4 project is one of the largest water supply infrastructure projects ever undertaken by Manila Water Company, Inc. ("Manila Water") and is the first in the Metro Manila Area to employ a tunnel boring machine ("TBM"). Upon completion, the new aqueduct is expected to improve the reliability and security of the raw water transmission system in the eastern portion of Metro Manila. Chun Wo has participated as part of the Novabala JV Corp. (NBJVC) which also includes First Balfour, Inc. (Philippines) and CMC di Ravenna (Italy). In August 2017, it signed the design-and-build contract for the aqueduct project - a collaboration among Manila Water, Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS), NBJVC, and Arup.Tunnel Boring Machine "Dalisay"Mr. Boyd Merrett, Acting Chief Executive Officer of Chun Wo, said, "We are proud to contribute to the construction of the Water Conveyance Network in Manila through leveraging our experience in tunnelling and complex engineering projects. In view of local constraints, which include traffic congestion and relatively limited construction techniques available, we explored different construction methods from the commencement of the NBAQ4 design and build contract with Manila Water back in 2017. We subsequently developed innovative solutions with use of a specially designed Earth Pressure Balance (EPB) TBM that features a double articulated shield to navigate 80m radius curves, and development of a special pre-cast ring design. We look forward to the completion of the NBAQ4 project which shall improve the reliability and long-term water supply to the most densely populated areas of Metro Manila."The NBAQ4 project is part of Manila Water's improvement and expansion initiatives. It encompasses the East Concession Area and is in coordination with the MWSS. The project involves the construction of a new intake facility at the La Mesa reservoir - a 7.3-kilometer underground aqueduct passing under Commonwealth Avenue, and an outlet facility at the Balara Water Treatment Plant. Upon completion in 2022, the new aqueduct will be capable of delivering an additional 1,000 MLD (Million liters per day) to the existing water treatment plants, ensuring the reliability and security of the raw water transmission system in Metro Manila.Chun Wo Construction Holdings Company LimitedChun Wo Construction Holdings Company Limited ("Chun Wo") was founded in 1968 and is a key subsidiary of Asia Allied Infrastructure. The Company is principally engaged in the construction and property development businesses and possesses the professional capabilities to undertake large-scale integrated construction projects. Recent examples of large-scale infrastructure projects that it has undertaken in Hong Kong include the Central-Wan Chai Bypass, Liantang/Heung Yuen Wai Boundary Infrastructure, Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge Passenger Clearance Building, Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong Express Rail Link (Hong Kong Section) and MTR Shatin to Central Link. With deep roots in Hong Kong and an operation history stretching over 50 years, Chun Wo has accumulated extensive experience and a strong position in the construction sector, enabling it to expand its business to countries along the "Belt & Road" route in Southeast Asia. Examples of such expansion include the acquisition of a construction and engineering consultancy in Singapore, and the undertaking of waterway bridge design and construction projects in the Philippines in recent years.Asia Allied Infrastructure Holdings Limited (stock code: 00711.HK)Asia Allied Infrastructure Holdings Limited ("Asia Allied Infrastructure") is listed on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange under stock code 00711. The Group operates businesses such as construction engineering and management, property development and assets leasing, security and facility management, tunnel management, as well as non-franchised bus services. Its subsidiary "Chun Wo" is a renowned construction contractor and property developer in Hong Kong. Chun Wo's solid construction experience and professional capabilities have enabled the Group to seize suitable development opportunities, allowing the Group to enhance its overall profitability and investment value. Copyright 2021 ACN Newswire. All rights reserved. (via SEAPRWire)