Stories by Mayme P. Fernandez

Keep Online Customers Close, Banks Urged

Banks that do not embrace the Internet as a fundamental element of business face disintermediation with customers. Compaq Computer Co. Philippines conveyed this cautionary note to a group of top bank executives who attended Compaq's e-Banking seminar last month.

PCS Urges Action on E-commerce Law

The Philippine Computer Society (PCS) wants both houses of Congress to go ahead and approve an e-commerce bill that will give the green light to electronic transactions before trying to resolve complex legal issues.

WAP Service Providers Spring Up in Philippines

Faster than many would have imagined, Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) services are springing up, driven by the ubiquity of digital cell phones and the growing popularity of the Internet. Already, companies are addressing the three components needed to bring about a convergence of wireless applications and the Internet: WAP-capable cell phones, WAP proxy servers, and WAP-ready sites.

CIOs Resume Y2K-Deferred IT Projects

Now that chief information officers (CIOs) are comfortable that their systems are free of the Year 2000 issue, they are ready to turn their attention to launching new services and reviving pending projects that were delayed by the Year 2000 efforts.

Citibank Offers E-business Solution in Philippines

Citibank has launched a program to offer e-business solutions to corporate customers looking for a single automated system to manage and complete online business transactions.

Philippines Worried About Losing IT Manpower Edge

The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) is barely making ends meet with the low budget allocation for R&D, and the Philippines can quickly lose any competitive advantage in IT manpower to its more aggressive neighbors.