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New look for the EACOMM Corporate Blog

After almost 5 years, we’ve finally gotten around to changing the look of the EACOMM Corporate Blog. We modified the Carrington theme to look a little closer to our corporate site. We’ve also upgraded our rusty WordPress 2.3 to the latest version (2.7.1). If you find any broken links, images or files, please don’t hesitate to contact us at support@eacomm.com or leave a comment on this post!

EACOMM Corporation is now offering Cluster/Grid-Server Hosting

EACOMM Corporation is proud to announce it is now offering Managed Cluster Server Web Hosting for its web clients. This is in addition to EACOMM’s current shared and dedicated hosting services. Cluster Server Hosting (or sometimes called Cloud or Grid Hosting) means that your website is hosted not on one server but is sharing the resources of dozens if not hundreds of servers with other sites hosted in the cluster. This provides the following distinct advantages: Reduced Downtime – By not being dependent on just one single computer, the risk of downtime is greatly reduced. For shared hosting, your website is hosted in a single server with a couple of hundred other websites and as such if that server goes down so does your website. By being hosted in a cluster, a single hardware failure will not mean your site will go down! Real-time  Scalability – One of the greatest advantages of a cluster-hosted website is the ability to scale resources in real-time. For example, if your blog/news website has some breaking news that goes viral, the Cluster Server will automatically provide the resources to ensure that your blog doesn’t crash due to the sudden increase in web traffic. On regular shared hosting environments, the massive increase of traffic will greatly slow your website or worse force your provider to shutdown your site so as not to affect their other clients residing on the same server as you. Cheaper than Dedicated Hosting – As you’re still sharing resources with other clients, cluster hosting is a lot more cost effective than dedicated hosting where you have full control of your own server. Cluster Server Hosting is a ‘middle ground’ from dirt-cheap shared hosting costing as less than Php 250.00/month and dedicated hosting that costs upwards of Php 5,000.00/month. EACOMM offers managed grid-server hosting (meaning you don’t need to fiddle with any control panels or setups as we’ll do all the configuration for you and change them on your request) starting at just Php 880.00/month* with the following specifications: 20 GB 50GB of hosting space 500GB monthly bandwidth 50 email addresses 99.9% assured up-time Free domain name registration FTP/SSH Access Web-based e-mail Web-based database management LAMP/Ruby on Rails-ready CPU/Bandwidth Overcharge: Php 7.50 per excess GB or CPU-cycle at the end of the month Cluster Servers located in US-based Tier IV Data Centers Phone/Email Support from EACOMM Corporation For more information email us at info@eacomm.com or give us a call at +63 2 438 2986 *Minimum subscription contract of one (1) year

EACOMM to introduce Biometric Security Integration in its products soon…

The use of biometrics for secure access has become prevalent in recent years. Biometrics refers to the utilization of “unique” physical or behavioral characteristics to identify a specific person. The most popular application is for a fingerprint lock used for door access (such as the examples in the previous link) or for computer security such as those used for laptops and desktops.  These function by using a small scanner to detect the minute patterns unique in each of our fingers (the forefinger is typically used in biometric systems as opposed to the thumb which is used in ‘traditional’ fingerprint recording).  However, biometric security also includes Iris Recognition currently popular in high security areas such as data centers and even Voice Pattern Recognition which can be used to verify identity remotely such as over the phone. Fingerprint locks and other biometric devices provide several advantages, the most obvious of which is that you no longer need a key to open the door, thus avoiding the classic problem of losing a key and  locking yourself out (or in).  It is also a lot simpler to use, say for access for the disabled or even small children. Lastly, as these locks are digital in nature, integration to a variety of software applications (i.e. access logs and employee time records) is a lot simpler than traditional systems. EACOMM Corporation’s Integrated Solutions Division is currently exploring a variety of projects utilizing biometric security.  This includes integration of biometric door access devices with its suite of web based SME office management software (particularly its upcoming HR/Payroll system) and the exploration of over-the-phone identification using Voice Pattern Recognition utilizing an Asterisk PBX System (“My name is John, and my Voice is my Password”). As technology in this area progresses in the next few years, expect biometric detection to be present in more aspects of our lives.

EACOMM Open only on April 7 and 8 during Lenten Week

In observance of Philippine Lenten Tradition, EACOMM offices will be closed from Thursday to Sunday (April 9-12). Another holiday, “Araw ng Kagitingan” (Day of Valor) is to be observed on April 6 this year instead of April 9, thus limiting our office operations this week to only April 7 and 8 (Tuesday and Wednesday). For critical requests during this period please email us at support@eacomm.com and we will respond within 4 to 12 hours of receipt of your email, depending on the severity of your request. Normal operations will resume on April 13, 2009. EACOMM Corporation Admin Division

Choosing a Web Hosting Provider

Choosing a Web hosting provider is perhaps the most difficult task for the new webmaster. There are literally hundreds if not thousands of web hosting providers in the Internet and the sad truth is a vast majority of these are not very good.  Additionally, we all have different criteria on judging whether a host is good or not. Here are some questions to ask to help you make this very critical decision: 1.       Quality of Service/Uptime Commitments – Do you need your site to be 99.99% up? Or are a couple of days of downtime in a year perfectly ok? Hosts that provide up-time commitments are typically more expensive than those that do not. 2.       Technical Support – Do you expect/need phone support? Or are you happy with just e-mail support? Regardless of your preference, make sure your hosting provider gives a fast reply to any technical support request.  Response times of over 24 hours when your email is down is UNFORGIVEABLE, regardless of how cheap you’re paying your provider. 3.       Shared vs. Dedicated – Another critical question you need to ask yourself is whether you need a dedicated server space or you’re fine with shared hosting. Dedicated server essentially means you have a server all to yourself while shared server space means you share a server and its resources with several other clients of the company. For sites with heavy traffic, resource requirements or unique applications then a dedicated server would be more logical. However, sites getting only a few hundred visitors per day would usually do perfectly fine on a shared server. 4.       Company Reputation/Reviews – It is absolutely critical you research hard before settling for a web hosting provider. Ask friends their experience with their hosts, and google heavily for reviews and commentary on hosting providers you’re eyeing. Note that EVERY hosting provider has its good and bad points and it is really a question of what your own priorities are that will ultimately guide your decision. Luckily, sites such as  Web Hosting Choice provides a helpful start for those of you looking for a new web host.

Setting Up Google Adsense for Domains in Dreamhost

For those of you who have idle domains parked/hosted with Dreamhost, below is a short walk-through on how to use Google’s Adsense for Domains on your Dreamhost domain(s). Go to Domains -> Manage Domains and locate the domain you want to use Adsense for Domains on. On the Web Hosting Column (the 3rd from left)..click on DELETE for the selected domain. If you don’t do this, the DNS settings for the domain will be “locked” by Dreamhost and you’ll get an error saying that your entries are invalid or have a duplicate.  Next, click on DNS on the first column under the domain name of you site. If you did the first step correctly there shouldn’t be a lot of entries left for “Non-editable DreamHost DNS records for yourdomain.com” section. Make sure the Nameservers are pointing to Dreamhost (ns1.dreamhost.com, ns2.dreamhost.com, ns3.dreamhost.com). Next, on the custom DNS section, type”www” for the name, then select “CNAME” for the type and for the “value” put in pub-xxxxxxxxx.afd.ghs.google.com. where pub-xxxxxxxxx is your unique Adsense for Domains ID. (you’ll find this on the Adsense Setup-Adsense for Domains in google.com/adsense). Once done with that it’s time to put in four (4) A records pointing to the following IP Addresses with the “name field” left as BLANK (as oppose to the walkthrough here: https://www.google.com/adsense/support/bin/answer.py?answer=76049 which says you need to put an “@” value: Host Name/Alias Record Type Value/Destination <LEAVE BLANK!> A (address) 216.239.32.21 <LEAVE BLANK!> A (address) 216.239.34.21 <LEAVE BLANK!> A (address) 216.239.36.21 <LEAVE BLANK!> A (address) 216.239.38.21 After step 5 go back to your Google Adsense account and click “Request Ownership Verification” on the Actions drop-down. That’s about it! Just wait a few hours and your site should be verified and ready for customization via Google Adsense.

EACOMM 2009 Summer Internships

EACOMM is opening its doors for Student Interns/OJT’s looking to pursue careers in: Web Programming – Work on various AJAX/PHP/MySQL-based web projects. Flash Animation and Programming – Develop flash-based games and animation. Web and Graphics Design – Design websites and print layouts. Please send your resumes to admin@eacomm.com

DO-CMS 3.02 Released

We are proud to announce the release of DO-CMS 3.02 Community Edition. It is available for free download at: http://www.sourceforge.net/projects/do-cms. You can also try it out by clicking here and registering for an online demo. For more information, please visit DO-CMS.com. Or email us at support@eacomm.com. DO-CMS 3.02 Release NotesThis is a Major Fix of the previously uploaded version of DO-CMS. We highly recommend using this over the previous edition. Added Graphical Main Menu and Descriptive Sub-menus General Pages Fixed Various Bugs Upgraded FCK Editor to Ver 2.6.3 Added Page Banner function Manage Layouts Converted to allow for multiple themes/layouts Greater flexibility in editing css, xml, php files Provided a nicer default theme (more themes to come very soon!!!!) Calendar of Events and Photo Gallery Added modules to frontend default theme Newsletters Added Newsletter Archive Contact Us Added contact inquiry database There’s a ton of other minor and major fixes that I won’t bother to write here. All in all, this is a much more stable version than 3.01 so please use this version than the first one.

Season’s Greetings!

EACOMM Corporation would like to greet all its clients, friends and partners a Happy Holidays and a Prosperous New Year!

DO-CMS Community Edition

EACOMM Corporation is proud to announce an open source version of its popular Content Management System – DO-CMS. The DO-CMS Community Edition is based on the latest stand alone DO-CMS 3.01 Standard Edition. Key features include: Fast and simple Installation Script User-friendly Web page editor File Manager Photo Gallery Calendar of Events Newsletter Engine Member’s only web pages Web-based CSS/PHP/XML editor And more… The Community Edition will be the test bed of all future developments for DO-CMS so watch out for more upgrades and modules over the next few weeks. You can download the DO-CMS Community Edition at the DO-CMS Sourceforge page: http://do-cms.sourceforge.net. DO-CMS has been EACOMM Corporation’s core website management system for almost five years now and is currently powering over fifty websites across the globe. Come January 2009, watch out for the DO-CMS product site as well as the release of DO-CMS Hosted Edition, a subscription-based, highly affordable version of DO-CMS.

ANIMAHENASYON 2008 PINOY ANIMATION FESTIVAL OFFICIAL LAUNCH!

Animation Council of the Philippines, Inc. is proud to present An Animation Festival Launching a full-day activities with the animation companies to kick off the 2nd Animahenasyon 2008 Pinoy Animation Festival at the Central Plaza Eastwood City, Quezon City 24 September 2008, Wednesday 1:00 PM until 8:30 PM festival launching is sponsored by Megaworld Corporation festival is co-sponsored by the National Commission for Culture & the Arts and Hewlett Packard Philippines in cooperation with Cultural Center of the Philippines & De La Salle-College of St. Benilde School of Design & Arts Festival Dates: November 12-16, 2008 Have fun learning 2D & 3D Animation, Claymation, Voice Acting and other art activities. Have a tattoo just for week or two. Watch short film animations from past entries and works from member studios. Know about the festival: competition, exhibits and masterclasses. Participate in the writing of the history of Philippine Animation. Experience the live scoring by Uniitima of the traditional 35mm animation “Ang Paglikha”. Integrate and know the people behind the many years of animating buhay pinoy! Please join us. See you! For further information and confirmation call 817.2727 loc 108 (Jazel/Laisa/Mike/Avic) or email animationcouncil@gmail.com or log onto: www.animationcouncil.org __._,_.___

ANIMAHENASYON 2008

We are at it again! said this year’s Animahenasyon Festival Programmer Ricky Orellana. We are once again inviting professional and amateur/student Filipino animators to join the 2nd Animahenasyon 2008:Pinoy Animation Festival. The event, which is spearheaded by the Animation Council of the Philippines, Inc., is now on its second year and the organizers are promising to give local animation enthusiasts a broader and better program. Definitely, the scope is bigger this year, Orellana said. We want to give festival-goers a larger view of what Philippine animation by screening earliest works done by animation masters. According to Orellana, last year’s festival has seen a lot of professional animators asking for advanced workshops. That’s why this time there will be master classes for professionals and enthusiasts. There will also be classes on visual storytelling, film language, production design, Asian and Japanese animation, and visual effects, he said. Last year’s festival screened over 150 original Filipino animation works and featured a two-day conference with Filipino US-based animator Ronnie del Carmen of Pixar animation as guest of honor keynote speaker.  The support was overwhelming, said Orellana. We are thankful to the animators who submitted very accomplished works as well as to the movie-goers who went out of their way to watch the screenings. In fact, the week-long event was even extended for a longer run at the Indie Sine Robinson’s Galeria. I thought that it was a very successful festival, said Del Carmen. I was very impressed with the animators. They were undaunted and courageous in pursuing their passion. In fact, so impressed was Del Carmen that he even agreed to give a talk in Naga for the regional extension of the festival. We have very accomplished animators, he said. These animators have contributed over the years to animated content the world over on very popular properties. If that isn’t about being world-class, I don’t know what is. We are known to be reliable and versatile, able to tackle the work and meld into what the project needs and get the job done.   Last year’s festival really proved that there is a very active animation industry in the Philippines, said Orellana. And this year, we are hoping to have more participants and more original works. And just like last year, 2nd Animahenasyon 2008 will feature 10 categories: one minute up to five minutes; 6 minutes up to 20 minutes; 21 minutes up to 40 minutes; Full-animated feature (more than 40 minutes); music video; OBBs, TVCs, infomercials, demo reels; and TV series. All of them are open for professional and amateur/student animators. Some of the award-winning animation entries last year were Jeff Capili’s Malaya (Best Animated Short, professional division), RJ Mabilin’s WWII (Animated Music Video, professional division), Valroman Francisco’s Pop (Animated Music Video, amateur division), and Anna Katrina Bigornia’s My Pet (Viewers’ Choice Award). The festival also honored the late Larry Alcala with a Lifetime Achievement Award. The deadline for the submission of entries is on October 8, 2008. For inquiries, call: 8172727 loc 108 or send an email to animationcouncil@gmail.com or visit ACPI’s website www.animationcouncil.org.

EACOMM Corporation Featured in Entrepreneur Magazine

EACOMM Corporation is featured in the July 2008 Issue of Entrepreneur Magazine. Entrepreneur Magazine is published by Summit Media and is available at most book stores, magazine stands, and convenience stores for Php 125.00. You can also check out the article below. The Interview was conducted last April, 2008. Technology Jul 02, 2008 Living yearbook By Katrina Tan After early gains in producing interactive yearbook CDs, this IT venture set up by a group of friends now offers a range of services to clients here and abroad The idea for EACOMM Corp. came up when five friends—Elias Ravillas, Arvin Sanvictores, Christiane de la Paz, Odnerolf Fajilan, and Mikhail Torres—chanced upon an interactive yearbook CD back in college. “Interactive CDs were just entering the market at that time and had limited features and functions,” says Torres, EACOMM’s current managing director. “Since four of us took up engineering at the University of the Philippines and had knowledge in programming, we felt we could improve the product. We wanted to add a creative aspect to the technology. Yearbooks are very nostalgic, and we thought that adding audio-visuals would be something viewers would appreciate.” In 1999, after their graduation, the five thus began their first venture as a semi-independent information technology arm of Universal Matrix Corp., a consultancy firm owned by Torres’ father, Ruben D. Torres. Torres recalls: “As part of Unimatrix, we were provided office space on Katipunan Avenue and given capital to acquire computers. Although we didn’t create a formal business plan, we learned a lot about conducting a business and about making presentations to clients.” The five had to learn online whatever programming skills they needed, such as Shockwave and Macromedia Director. “Some days we’d work from 10:00 a.m. till midnight,” Torres says. “We began with government projects. These were for database services, multimedia development, and other projects that took about six months to develop. One project went for about P700,000 based on the industry going rate, and we earned roughly 50 percent in profits from it.” EACOMM’s foray into the educational arena began when it was commissioned to create an interactive CD to complement the 2001 yearbook of the Ateneo High School in Loyola Heights, Quezon City. Says de la Paz, the company’s director for marketing and training: “There were a few companies making the products then, but since our company was relatively young, we found it difficult to convince clients to purchase our product. So we surveyed how many students were interested in purchasing an interactive CD with their yearbook. Most of them were interested, of course.” Torres credits EACOMM’s ability to win clients to its creative approach to projects and to the consistency of its communication with clients. Its first yearbook project, for example, had a 3D gaming theme that perfectly suited the graduating batch—a unique feature that led to several other yearbook projects. It was at this time that EACOMM decided to separate from Unimatrix. In August 2001, it relocated to a 55-square meter office at the IBM Plaza Building in Eastwood, Quezon City, but kept its Katipunan office as a production facility. Investing almost P1 million of its saved profits in office space and PCs, the company then established a 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. work schedule, formed departments, and began actively approaching clients. The company’s early years saw some managerial changes, with founders Ravillas and Sanvictores migrating to the United States and getting replaced by Francis Alincastre as director for Web development and by Joel Abelida, director for multimedia, respectively. As an independent entity, EACOMM initially focused on markets inside academe, handling about 10 yearbook projects a year. Says Torres: “Since we were able to do the computer programming ourselves, the first employees we hired were creative people. Manpower is one of the main difficulties in this industry. Skilled employees are hard to find, and their salaries are always growing.” In fact, 80 percent of EACOMM’s current expenses go to manpower, with the balance going to acquisition of PCs and software licenses. “We have about 20 full-time and part-time employees, split between creatives and programmers, and 20 to 30 individuals from whom we outsource certain jobs,” says Torres. Today, aside from making job postings on their website and a few online advertising placements, EACOMM no longer actively looks for clients. The company now gets two to three unsolicited project requests weekly. The nature of its business also enables the company to render its services across the globe. Indeed, 40 percent of its current revenues is generated from foreign clients. “We charge a standard of US$15 to $20 an hour,” says Torres. “A basic website is about $2,000 to $3,000, but prices really depend on the project. What’s nice about that is we don’t really view local companies as our competitors—in fact, we even outsource projects to them.” EACOMM has since expanded its services to include web design and development, multimedia development, integrated hardware and software solutions, and training. The company now runs the EACOMM Studio of Digital Arts (ESODA). Over the years, the company has established strategic partnerships with, among several IT companies, Indigo 21, a UK-based information technology and business process outsourcing (BPO) solutions provider; Zeus Networks, a local software development company; and Elisha Telecom Ltd., London-based voice over Internet protocol (VoIP) hardware and software provider. EACOMM saw its biggest growth during the period from 2001 to 2006, experiencing a 30 percent annual increase in revenues. In 2005, the company moved to still another location—a larger 155-square meter office in nearby Eastwood’s CyberMall in Libis, Quezon City—to accommodate its growing business. “A major challenge in the IT industry is to constantly innovate and keep up with trends,” says Torres. “We’re currently creating standard Web applications that can be used by several clients, as opposed to creating one website per client. This makes our operations more efficient and productive and allows us to optimize the use of our current resources.”

Director 11 Coming Soon

After four years in limbo, Macromedia (now Adobe) Director is finally getting an upgrade! EACOMM has been authoring various multimedia applications using Director since 1999, fully utilizing (and oftentimes pushing beyond its limits) its  fantastic features such as a built in 3D engine, multi-player support, 3rd party-“xtras”, and highly developed scripting language.  Director has been the backbone of over half of EACOMM Corporation Multimedia Division’s Interactive Multimedia Projects such as CD/DVD authoring, interactive kiosks, on-line games and virtual tours.  We are particularly excited to see how the 3D engine has improved, with DirectX 9 Support and a new Physics Engine. Needless to say that this software upgrade would probably determine the ultimate future of this once top multimedia authoring software. It has lost a lot of ground to its ‘younger brother’ Flash, and if developers (us included), do not see any significant and  ground breaking improvements in Director 11, then sadly this might be the last version we’ll see of this application. Barring further delays expect Director 11 available for sale within the first quarter of this year and is already available for pre-ordering. For more details on what has been improved, click here.

Digium Products for the Philippines

EACOMM Corporation in partnership with Elisha Telecom Asia-Pacific is proud to announce the availability of a range of new products from Digium for the Philippine Market. This includes: TDM410 Series Analog Cards – Next generation 4-port analog cards able to accept Digium’s 32 channel echo cancellation module. Designed to replace the TDM400 series analog cards. TDM800 and AEX800 Series Analog Cards -8-port Analog TDM Card with optional Hardware-based echo cancellation module. TDM800 requires a standard PCI slot while AEX800 series requires a PCI-express slot. TDM2400 and AEX2400 Series Analog Cards – 24-port Analog TDM Card in PCI (TDM series) or PCI-express (AEX Series) models. All units can accept optional hardware-based echo cancellation module. EACOMM ships these cards with 6 feet 50-pin M<->F cable for free. Requires a 24-port Patch panel to terminate to standard analog RJ-11 cables. Next Generation TE-series Digital Cards – Includes TI/E1 TDM PCI and PCI express card models, option for echo-cancellation modules, and BRI models. Available in single-span, dual-span, and quad-span models. Asterisk Business Edition – Licensed version of Asterisk Open Source PBX. Asterisk Appliance -Full blown Asterisk PBX supporting up to 50 extension in a small box. Available with up to 4 FXO and 4 FXS ports. Lumenvox Speech Recognition Engine – Powerful Speech recognition software designed to work with Asterisk open source PBX. Download our current price list for Digium VoIP Products in Philippine Pesos here. For inquiries and requests for quotation, kindly contact Ms. Liza Castillo at +63 2 438 2983-85 local 212 or email us at sales@elishatelecom.com.

EACOMM Summer Internship Openings

INTERNSHIP OPENINGS: EACOMM Corporation is currently accepting Student Interns/Free-lancers/Part-timers for the following positions: Graphics Design/Desktop Publishing – part-time student or freelancer knowledgeable in Graphics Design and Desktop Publishing to work in completing various print-related projects. Web Content/Review Writer – students looking for part-time work as a web content/review writer. Ideal age would be 15-20 and must be an AVID PC GAMER. Web Programmer – on-the-job-training/freelance/student internship work on various in-house web applications currently under development. Flash Programmer – on-the-job-training/freelance/student internship work on various in-house flash games/content currently under development. Email Your Resumes to info@eacomm.com

Yourname.com Blog Hosting for just US$2.00/month

Yourname.com Blog Hosting for just US$2.00/month EACOMM Corporation is offering for a limited time only,  Blog Hosting for just US$24 per year! Yourname.com (or .org, .net, .biz) 8 GB of  Web Space 8 Email Addresses Pre-installed with WordPress Blog Engine FTP Access (ftp.yourdomain.com) This hosting service is not only ideal for Blogs but for small information websites which can be updated with little to no knowledge of HTML! Unique Web Page Layout for your Website/Blog For a one-time fee of US$150.00 we will provide you with a Unique Layout for your WordPress Blog/Website. Three (3) Layouts/themes will be presented to the client to choose from Inclusion of simple Flash banners/animation For more information about this limited offer email info@eacomm.com or call +63 2 438 2986.

EACOMM Corporation Website Version 5

Welcoming the new year, EACOMM is proud to launch the 5th version of its corporate website since the company’s inception in 2001. The new website features detailed interactive scenery with a retro, film-noir look developed in Flash. The website is managed through the latest version of EACOMM’s Dynamic Online Content Management System which features new features such as allowing for editing of Flash content as well as integration with Google’s Application suite. The site’s use of CSS 2.0 would also allow us to change the layout much more often and offer different layouts simultaneously in the future. The site is also designed to showcase the entire skill-set of EACOMM Corporation from Interactive Multimedia and Animation as seen with the various Flash scenes, to High-end Web Programming as showcased in the various dynamic content and interactive forms. For a blast from the past, visit the Web Archive which has our last three website layouts on record (for some reason the very first site was never stored). Version 1 (2001) was pure HTML and only had less than 10 web pages. Version 2 “Classic Black” (2002-2003) featured a number of online forms developed in PHP and writing to MySQL database. However, the main site content remained mostly HTML-based with a some small flash animation elements. Version two also included our first efforts in Search Engine Optimization of the website. Version 3 “United Colors of EACOMM” (2003-2005) featured a lively intro page and heavily SEO’d content. Some content were already content managed during the latter part of this version’s existence. Version 3 was also the first site hosted outside of EACOMM’s in-house web server for increased accessibility from the US/Europe. Version 4 “The Tree House” (2005-2007) This website was the first EACOMM website to fully utilize DO-CMS for content management. It feature original artwork from Visual Artist Robert Deniega. Further additions to the site includes this Blog website, a Japanese Version of the Website and other division sub-sites. Expect improvements and additions to the Current Website as we move forward through 2008 and beyond. Happy New Year to Everyone! EACOMM Corporation Web Team

ANIMAHENASYON 2007 FINALISTS

CONGRATULATIONS TO FINALISTS FOR ANIMAHENASYON 2007!!! TO VIEW THEIR WORKS, DROP BY ROBINSONS GALLERIA’S INDIE CINEMA BETWEEN NOVEMBER 21-27, 2007. For more information about the festival and show schedules, please visit the Animation Council Website or email them at info@animationcouncil.org. I. CATEGORY A: “Animated Shorts” (Competition) Pande Pinoy Teaser Trailer by Ma. Katrina Celina Millar Dayrit Godspeed by Ellen Ramos / Paolo Villaluna Putek! by Ramon del Prado / Teresa Clamor Fiesta 2052 by Michael Rivero End Of Part 11 by Wayie Canoy / Brendan Goco / Kat Lorenos Poring Glory by Edwin Guillermo May Lakad by Gigi Constantino PMS by Rosevie C. Sevilla One Minute Death by Teta Tulay Goner by Gem Urdaneta Row Our Boat by Don M. Salubayba Sketch Of War by Sherwin U. Llames Red Balloon by Titam Rebueno Malaya by Jeff Capili II. CATEGORY B: “Animated Shorts” (Competition)   Assorted Nuts! Episode 6: Funfair Mayhem by Nick Barrameda Inday Wanda by Nelson ‘Blog’ Caliguia, Jr. Kariton by Markwell Uy Gallos The Forgotten Legacy: Barter of Panay by Arnold M. Fuentes, MPA Left Turn by Roxlee / Lai Crisostomo / Maisa Demetillo Building Diamonds by Poklong Anading Si Silang At Ang Haring Ibon by Jason Francis C. Confesor Libingan by Ramon del Prado III. CATEGORY C: “Animated Shorts” (Competition)   Araw At Gabi by Nelson B. Caliguia, Sr. IV. CATEGORY E: “Music Videos” (Competition)   Alkohol by Mark Galvez / Dustin Uy Parapap by Ma. Katrina Celina Millar Dayrit Dream Systems by Paraluman C. Cruz En El Bano Con Frida by Ellen Ramos WWIII by RJ Mabilin Sweet Cheeks by Juan Alcazaren Tumatakbo by Dennis E. Sebastian Tuparin Natin Ang Banta ng Ating Panahon by RJ Mabilin / Teta Tulay V. CATEGORY F: “TVCs/OBBs/Demo Reels” (Competition)   “Art Jam” OBB by Paolo Villaluna / Ellen Ramos “Bitemark Animation Studios” Demo Reel by Ma. Katrina Celina Millar Dayrit Stop The Killings by Emil James Z. Mijares A Day In The Life Of Gloria Arrovo “Imperialist’s Puppet” (Part I: Expanded Value Added Tax) by RJ Mabilin “Lips” TVC by Pete Jimenez “Siopawman” Teaser by Pete Jimenez / Kinjo Estioko VI. CATEGORY H: “Animated Shorts” (Competition)   Magbaroto: Take 1 by Jonathan P. Jurilla Night Shift by Jerome Albrando Double Trouble by Nino H. Pilotin Akeyah by Chaz Raimier R. Penas Homebound by Glenn Oliva Berg by Cherrelle Ann V. Consulta Last Haven by Mae Ann E. Britanico The Last Bloom by Christopher A. Etorne The Legend Of Tibud: The Journey Begins by Vicente B. Galino III Doodle Of Doom by Jason Francis C. Confesor / Nelson ‘Blog’ Caliguia, Jr. Pinish Product by Kat Lorenos / Ian Lorenos Reprogress 1.5 by Ian Navarroza Kalapit-Bahay by Valroman R. Francisco When Only Blood Will Fill Your Heart by John Ryo E. Manaluz A Dull Story by Kerwin Atienza Call Of Nature by Gretchen Alarkon A Dog’s Tale by Sesinio A. Ampongan, Jr. Karaniwang Tae by Edwin Guillermo Kokie by Amos Victor Delgado Swok, The Sidewalk Story by Pauline Rhea Barra Goat It by Paolo T. Arcilla The Golden Tooth by Klevin Jake P. Laforteza Si Diego At Ang Halimaw Dagat by Kei Anne Uchida VII. CATEGORY I: “Animated Shorts” (Competition)   The Tear Stealer by Frederic F. Declaro Sinta’s Wish by Fara Martia P. Manuel Afterbirth by Reginald Vinluan The 3R’s by Irene Villanueva-Surio Lola Pia by Sesinio A. Ampongan, Jr. / May John Amilano / Wesley Babor My Pet by Anna Katrina G. Bigornia Makina Ng Manggagawa by Emil James Z. Mijares Ang Paglikha by Teta Tulay Patik by Wesley Kent Rasines VIII. CATEGORY J: “Music Videos” (Competition)   Yeah by Jerome Albrando Babae Po Ako by June H. Vasquez Bad by Ivan Shane SA. Salceda Go The Distance by Chris Gerrard dl. Castro Pop by Valroman R. Francisco The Spider & The Fly by Kenny Lyn Tai Over The Rainbow by Delma Kryll Baluyot Si Filemon by Omar P. Aguilar Makulay Ang Buhay by Klevin Jake P. Laforteza Same Ground by Marvin C. Pila I Believe I Can Fly by Kristian P. De Leon IX. CATEGORY K: “TVCs/OBBs/Demo Reels” (Competition)   Mutation Permutation by Edwin Guillermo “Tech Gen (Y4IT 2007 National Youth Congress In Information Technology)” OBB by Hedrick G. David “ADAAF 2006” OBB by Christopher Etorne “Mongol” TVC by Valroman R. Francisco “Crayola” TVC by Chris Ivan Robert P. Ceres “Adidas” TVC by Ryan Rey A. Licas “Nike” TVC by Jerome Albrando “DHL” TVC by Paolo T. Arcilla “Fedex” TVC by Donreb Ernesto “Coca-Cola” TVC by Roman V. Matuguinas “Yellowcab” TVC by Nowen Fernandez “Purina” TVC by Omar P. Aguilar “Game Boy Micro” TVC by Kristoffer Ralph Brocales “Sony Bravia” TVC by Amira June P. Mallari “Sony Ericsson W900i” TVC by Ryan P. Rubi “Apple Macbook” TVC by Mary Kennette Carla E. Esta “Power Mac G5” TVC by Juan Martin G. Victorio “Logitech” TVC by Nicolette F. Aguilar “Toyota Yaris 2006” TVC by Baylon, Delfin Joseph Christopher Sy “Lexus RX 300” TVC by Ivan Shane SA. Salceda “Greenmind” Demo Reel by David De La Paz / Alan Wansom   X. EXHIBITION PROGRAM: “Persistence of Vision” (To Be Announced)