PhilippineCompanies.com Blog
PhilippineCompanies.com has just launched a blog to highlight new features and site updates. Visit the blog at http://blog.philippinecompanies.com.
Hotel Reservation using PhilippineCompanies.com
For the over two years now, PhilippineCompanies.com has been offering Affordable Philippine Hotel Reservation via our Hotels and Resorts section of the website. Powered by Asia’s leading Hotel Booking service: Agoda.com, you are assured that you are getting the best possible rates for your next Philippine Vacation. Below are some of the most popular resorts and hotels viewed in PhilippineCompanies.com: Las Casas Filipinas de Acuzar Hotel Rating: 4 Stars Bagac, Luzon, Bataan Nature’s Village Resort Rating: 4 Stars Talisay Hi-way, Talisay City Dusit Thani Manila Hotel Rating: 5 Stars Ayala Center, Manila Boracay Uptown Hotel Rating: 4 Stars D’Mall Station 2, Balabag, Boracay Island, Malay Costabella Tropical Beach Resort Rating: 4 Stars Buyong, Mactan Island, Cebu Big 8 Corporate Hotel Rating: 3.5 Stars National Highway, Visayan Village Tagum City, Davao City Paragon Tower Hotel Rating: 2 Stars 531 A. Flores Street, Manila Thunderbird Resorts – Rizal Rating: 4 Stars Eastridge Avenue, Binangonan, Binangonan Green Windows Dormitel 188 Rating: 2 Stars 5th Floor FTC Tower, Mt. Apo Street, Davao City Dive Link Resort Rating: 3 Stars Barangay Lajala, Palawan
Top Categories of PhilippineCompanies.com
We’ve recently posted the top thirty (30) business categories defined in PhilippineCompanies.com in our homepage. The rankings are influenced by the number of listings per category and the total number of hits per listing. As of August 2013, the top 30 categories are: Educational Institutions Groceries, Markets And Convenience Stores Public Elementary School Employment And Immigrations Agencies Toys, Souvenirs, Gifts, Jewelry And Decors Colleges And Universities Industrial Services And Equipment Hospitals, Medical And Dental Services Food And Foodstuff Information And Communications Technology Cargo/freight Forwarding Restaurants And Bars Furniture And Houseware Retail Electronics, Computers, Mobiles Real Estate Sari Sari Store Financial, Accounting, Insurance And Banking Services Hotels And Resorts Public High School Retailer Construction Companies Clothing Wholesale And Manufacturing Photography, Print And Publishing Retail Gen Mdse Agricultural Industries Travel, Travel Agencies, Shipping Lines, Airlines Film, Television And Radio Real Estate Lessor Trade And Business Associations Automatic Teller Machines
Metro Manila Transit Data in Google Maps
EACOMM is proud to announce the completion of our transit survey project in partnership with Google Maps which started last year. The project initially featured all four train (MRT, LRT1, LRT2, PNR) systems in Metro Manila. Currently, the following information are available via maps.google.com.ph: Train data for MRT, LRT1, LRT2, and PNR Train data for PNR from Manila to Ligao. Intercity Bus data for over 20 routes from Manila to neighboring Provinces Metro Manila bus data for over 20 routes within the Metropolis Intercity Ferry Data for 3 routes. Google Maps allows you to use multiple transport modes to get you to your destination at the fastest possible time or with the least amount of transfers. Some features that we are working on aggressively that will be coming soon in the following months in Google Maps include: Fare data for Metro Manila Buses More intercity bus and ferry routes Transit data on other major Philippine cities (Cebu, Davao, etc..)
Philippine Companies Keyword Tag Clouds
Take a fascinating look at what people are searching for in www.philippinecompanies.com by viewing a tag cloud of the latest 500 searches done in the website. Font size and color are adjusted to the popularity of the keyword. Some interesting insights can be derived by analyzing this relatively simple data representation.The majority of searches are targeted to Metro Manila. Indicative of how the Philippine economy is still heavily centralized around the capital. Interestingly, you’ll see how the other provinces and cities stack up as well against the capital (and its component cities against each other). i.e. Cavite, Batangas and Laguna are playing catch-up to the popularity of Metro Manila. The most common search topics entered include “Employment and Immigration“, “Construction Companies“, “Education/Schools“, “Hospitals“. This shows us the priorities of the Filipinos in terms of looking for work abroad, improving infrastructure/building houses, getting an education, and healthcare. It would be interesting to see how these trends change over time so check-back every now and then to Philippinecompanies.com’s Tag Cloud Page.
BPO Workers Association of the Philippines (BWAP)
During this Labor Day, EACOMM would like to express its support for the BPO Workers Association of the Philippines (BWAP) – an organization affiliated with the Trade Union Congress of the Philippines. BWAP is the first nationwide organization of business process outsourcing workers in the country. To know more about BWAP, visit its website or read more about it in this Philippine Daily Inquirer article.
Giegz is expanding!
We’re happy to announce that in just over 3 months, Giegz.com is now getting close to a thousand visitors daily and in response we have expanded the site to the following countries: Philippines Malaysia Singapore Hong Kong Indonesia You can also post your own event in Giegz FOR FREE by visiting the Create Event Page.
Happy Easter!
EACOMM Corporation would like to greet everyone a Happy Easter! Please note that to celebrate the Easter Holidays, EACOMM Corporation will be closed from Maundy Thursday (March 28) to Easter Sunday (March 31). Normal Operations will resume on April 1, Easter Monday. For support or inquiries during this period, kindly email: info@eacomm.com.
Giegz.com – Events Discovery Made Easy
Giegz.com is an Events Website conceptualized over two years ago by a group of freelancers, friends and former employees of EACOMM Corporation. The concept was a site where events from across different categories and countries can be searched and shared. Initial development was started in 2010 but as everyone involved in the project got busy with ‘real life’, the project was shelved. The project was revived 4th Quarter of 2012 when some free time appeared in between projects for some EACOMM developers. We are now proud to launch the site in Live Alpha with its core features now working.Expect a lot more features to come online over the next few weeks and months as we add more stuff as the traffic and popularity of the website grows. Visit the site here and discover events near you!
Happy Holidays!!
In behalf of the management and staff of EACOMM Corporation, we would like to greet everyone a Very Happy Holidays and a Wonderful New Year! Note that EACOMM Corporation will be operating under minimal staff during the periods between December 22 to January 1. For urgent inquiries please e-mail info@eacomm.com as phone inquiries might not be answered in a timely fashion.
Job Opening for Graphics/Layout Artist
EACOMM is looking for a talented Graphics Designers/Layout artist to design computer interfaces and layouts for various web, multimedia, tablet, phone and softwaredevelopment projects. Applicants should have a strong background in computer-based image rendering/desktop publishing/and graphics design. Applicants would preferably have a fine arts, multimedia or animation background. Applicants have the option of either working from home or reporting to our Office in Eastwood Cyberpark. The opening is available for full-time or part-time/freelance artists. Please be prepared to present a comprehensive portfolio of works during the interview and possible on-site talent test. You can email you resume and portfolio to admin@eacomm.com or apply online by clicking the link below: Graphics/Layout Artist – Eacomm Corporation – Philippines – JobsDB.com.
Metro Manila Train Schedules now available in Google Maps
Manila, Philippines – This August, users of Google Maps (http://maps.google.com) will now be able to use the “Get Directions†Button to plan trips using Metro Manila’s four train lines: The LRT1, LRT2, MRT3, and the PNR Commuter Train. Simply type the origin and destination points in the maps search bar and select the train icon and Google Maps will show you the nearest train station, where to transfer trains, how long the journey will take and how much it will cost you. This new feature of Google Maps is anticipated to increase ridership of public trains by providing more information on alternatives to driving by car or taking the taxi. For example, traveling from Marikina to Alabang at first glance is a long, arduous and expensive journey if you will be commuting. By using Google Maps to plan the trip, it turns out by taking the train (LRT2->MRT3->PNR) it would take just over an hour to make the trip in rush hour traffic for only Php 34.00! Data collection and formatting services was provided by EACOMM Corporation, a web and software development company based in Quezon City, who are currently working on the next stages of the project which entails the inclusion of bus and ferry schedules to Google Maps. This will create a much more comprehensive coverage of Metro Manila’s public transport system not only within the metropolis but to and from neighbouring cities and towns as well. DOWNLOAD THIS POST IN PDF: Metro Manila Train Schedules now available in Google Maps
PhilippineCompanies.com API
Search Query API The Search API allows you to query the PhilipppineCompanies.com search engine and display the results in your website. The API uses the GET method to access the search engine and returns the results in RSS format which can then be easily parsed for display in your site. LINK: http://www.philippinecompanies.com/searchapi.php?what=[WHAT]&where=[WHERE] For example, if you want to search for hotels located in Boracay:http://www.philippinecompanies.com/searchapi.php?what=hotels&where=boracay You can generate some example links by using the form below: WHO or WHAT:  WHERE:  Proximity Search API This API performs a search based on geographic proximity to a pair of latitude and longitude values. This is particularly useful for people developing mobile applications. Similar to the standard Search API, variables are sent via GET method and the server response is formatted in RSS. LINK: http://www.philippinecompanies.com/proximityapi.php?what=[search query]&within=[Search Radius in meters]&latlng=[latitude],[longitude] For example, if you want to search for hotels located within 2,000 meters of coordinatesLat:9.551418 Long:123.78371 (which corresponds to Alona Beach in Panglao Island in Bohol):http://www.philippinecompanies.com/proximityapi.php?what=hotels&within=2000&latlng=9.551418,123.78371 FOR FEATURE REQUESTS, TECHNICAL SUPPORT, AND FURTHER INFORMATION ON ACCESSING PHILIPPINECOMPANIES.COM PLEASE CONTACT INFO@PHILIPPINECOMPANIES.COM
PhilippineTransit.com
EACOMM Corporation has just launched PhilippineTransit.com. This website currently provides trip planning, schedules, and station information for all four train systems operating in Metro Manila (MRT3, LRT1, LRT2 and PNR). However, the site is envisioned to be a comprehensive trip/travel planning site that will eventually include bus, ferries and other modes of transportation across the country. The site is using the Google Transit Feed Specification to generate the feed data and a modified Dijkstra’s Algorithm for Trip Planning. The site is currently in live Beta Testing so expect new features to come online in the coming weeks.
Asterisk Advanced Training with Digium-Certified Asterisk Professional Exam in the Philippines
Our Sister Company, Elisha Telecom Ltd. is organizing the very first Asterisk Advanced Training (formerly Asterisk Bootcamp) here in Manila, Philippines in cooperation with Digium, the makers of Asterisk open source VoIP. The 5-day training event will culminate with the Digium-Certified Asterisk Professional Exam or dCAP. The event will be held from September 24 to 28, 2012 at the University of the Philippines Information Technology Training Center (UP-ITTC) located at Vidal Tan Hall Quirino Avenue corner Velesquez Street Diliman, Quezon City 1101, Metro Manila, Philippines. The classes will be taught by dCAP engineers coming from Digium in the US. CLICK HERE TO REGISTER Course Description: The Asterisk Advanced course is a five day hands-on course which covers the knowledge and skills that an advanced Asterisk administrator should know to be effective at his or her job. It is a combination of both lectures and labs designed to give the students both the theory behind the concepts and the hands-on experience to be able to effectively deploy Asterisk-based solutions. Students will learn to create advanced dial plans and create innovative telephony solutions by using the features of Asterisk. Along the way, students will also get important insight into Voice over IP, and how to design robust VoIP networks. Students will also explore connecting Asterisk to a variety of devices, including analog phones and phone lines, digital phone lines, and VoIP providers. Digium-Certified Asterisk Professional (dCAP) The Digium-Certified Asterisk Professional (dCAP) certification is a verification of your knowledge of Asterisk. The certification covers a specific released, stable version of Asterisk. The dCAP test consists of a 115 question written exam concerning Asterisk and Asterisk-related technology, and a hands-on practical lab exam in which you are asked to configure a PBX according to a given specification. To pass the dCAP exam, it is recommended that you have read Asterisk: The Definitive Guide, 3rd Edition by O’Reilly, have actual working knowledge of setting up and maintaining an Asterisk server, have familiarity with the Asterisk sample configuration files, and have taken the Asterisk Advanced course. Information on open source Asterisk can be found at Asterisk.org. Course Fees and Inclusions: The course is priced at a discounted rate of US$2,000.00 (typically US$3,000) inclusive of: Digium TDM411B Analog card (1 FXO port + 1 FXS port) Digium TE122P T1/E1/J1 card SIP Desk Phone Training Courseware Asterisk Computer Laptop Backpack Taking the optional dCAP certification exam at the end of the course is priced at US$300.00. Note that this is considered an advanced course and it is recommended that participants have at least intermediate knowledge of the Linux operating system and have prior experience in installing Asterisk from source. SLOTS AREÂ LIMITED SO PLEASE REGISTER EARLY! FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT: Elisha Telecom Asterisk Advanced Training Course Registration Page: http://www.elishatelecom.com/training/index.php Information on Manila Asterisk Advanced Training on Digium Website: http://www.digium.com/en/training/locator/view_accommodations/165 About the Asterisk Advanced Training Course: http://www.digium.com/en/training/courses/#advanced About the Digium Certified Asterisk Professional Exam: http://www.digium.com/en/training/certifications/#dcap About Asterisk: http://www.asterisk.org
Happy Holidays!
Season’s Greetings, Happy Holidays and a Prosperous Year of the Dragon from EACOMM Corporation! As most of the staff will be on holiday starting December 23, 2011 to January 1, 2012, please refer any inquiries or technical support requests to info@eacomm.com during this time as phone support will not be available.
Animahenasyon 2011 Program Schedule
Animahenasyon 2011 will be held in Eastwood City Mall from November 22 to 25, 2011. See you there! 22 November 2011 (Tuesday) 23 November 2011 (Wednesday) 24 November 2011 (Thursday) 25 November 2011 (Friday) 11:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m.(Mall hours) Booth Exhibits (Eastwood Mall, Atrium Area) [selected works of lifetime achievement and emerging artist awardees]   Conference  (International Centre of Information Technology Education [ICITE] Auditorium, Ground Floor) Side Activities (Eastwood City Open Park) 09:00 – 10:00 a.m.  “Supa Strikas: Turning a comic book into an international animation seriesâ€By Richard Morgan-Grenville (Strika Entertainment Pty., creator of Supa Strikas)  Honda (augmented reality presentation) “Entertainment Design; Traditional or Digital?â€by Chris Lie and Luis Lasahido (Caravan Studio, Indonesia)  ATI presentation Pinoy Superheroes Group Cosplay Mural painting/Graffiti Competition Wacom Digital Art Contest 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon Opening ceremony (Eastwood Mall, Atrium Area)  01:00 – 01:30 p.m. Opening film:“Little Miss Firefly†by Nelson “Blog†Caliguia, Jr. Speaker from UK HP presentation “Opportunities and Pitfalls Pitching to Cartoon Networkâ€by Silas Hickey (Cartoon Network Asia Pacific) Asia Cosplay Meets Philippines Wacom Digital Art Contest 01:30 – 04:00 p.m. Speaker from Japan 04:00 – 04:30 p.m. Screening (Amberley-Belmont Function Room, Eastwood Richmonde Hotel [2nd Floor]) 04:30 – 05:30 p.m. Special program:Works of Japanese speaker Special program # 1:Selected episodes of Supa Strikas Special program # 2:Johnny Bravo Goes to Bollywood (Cartoon Network) 06:00 – 07:00 p.m. Competition program 1 Exhibition program Competition program 4 Closing ceremony / Awards Night (Eastwood City Open Park) 07:30 – 08:30 p.m. Competition program 2 Cine/Sine by Nick Deocampo Competition program 3 09:00 – 10:00 p.m. Competition program 3 Ramon del Prado Retrospective Competition program 2 10:30 – 11:30 p.m. Competition Program 4 Special Program: Works from Japan Media Arts Festival Competition program 1 Audience Choice award: Vote for your favorite competing animated flick by filling out the audience choice form, which will be distributed outside the screening venue. Winner of the audience choice will take home a special prize. Animahenasyon Passport: Earn points for every sticker you collect for each Animahenasyon activity that you participate in, and get a special prize based on the required number of points. This is open only to all festival registrants, except for finalists and complimentary pass holders. Day 1: November 22 (Tuesday) 1:30 – 4:30 p.m. Speaker courtesy of the Japan Foundation =============== Day 2: November 23 (Wednesday) 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. “Supa Strikas: Turning a comic book into an international animation series†by Richard Morgan-Grenville Strika Entertainment This session will delve into the challenges that Strika Entertainment faced in making the series from production to costs and distribution, cultural sensitivities, how much the group customized the series for each market, how Strika Entertainment got broadcasters to buy its series, and where the company is headed to in the future. Richard Morgan-Grenville is the chief executive officer of Strika Entertainment. Richard has a Bachelor of Journalism degree (Rhodes), a Post Graduate Diploma in Advertising (Association of Advertising Agencies) and a Masters of Business Administration for the Graduate School of Business at University of Cape Town.  With a wide range of experience in media, technology and financial services he took over the reigns in 2009 at Strika Entertainment and has seen this company grow into Southeast Asia, the Indian subcontinent and Latin America.  At present, Richard is the chief executive officer of Strika Entertainment. Under his watch, the Supa Strikas television property has been purchased and aired in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Latin America, Southeast Asia and Asia on channels as prestigious as Disney, Nickelodeon, ESPN Star Sports and many others.  Like Strika Entertainment as a whole, Richard is passionate about creating some of the world’s best youth-oriented content from the heart of Africa and exporting it to the world. =============== Day 2: November 23 (Wednesday) 1:00 – 4:00 p.m. Speaker courtesy of the British Council  =============== Day 3: November 24 (Thursday) 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. “Entertainment Design: Traditional or Digital?†by Chris Lie and Luis Lasahido  Entertainment Design as a new field in the design industry is on the rise due to the popularity of video games, animation, and blockbuster Hollywood movies. The high requirement in the industry had forced concept designers to experiment and discover new, better and faster working methods to produce designs with constant creativity and productivity. The transition from traditional to digital production methods is faster and unavoidable. The seminar will discuss, compare, and demonstrate both methods in various production stages.  Chris Lie has been working on various comic books, cover art, toys design and concept art since finishing up his master’s degree in Sequential Art from Savannah College of Art and Design in 2005. Some highlights of his works are GI Joe Sigma6 comic and toys, character design for Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2 video game, Magic the Gathering Tactics CCG, and the inside cover of Street Fighter IV XBOX360 game. Recently, his graphic novel, Return to Labyrinth volume 3 is at # 4 at the New York Times manga bestseller list. Luis Lasahido started his art journey while he was in college, studying water color. His training in traditional painting had made his transition to digital media effortless. Since then, his sleek and detailed painting style has appeared on various comic pages, covers, TCGs and CCGs. Some of his favorite projects are Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2 design, Magic The Gathering Tactics, Spartacus cover, and Don Lawerence’ Storm album. His artworks are also featured in Exotique and Expose series. =============== Day 3: November 24 (Thursday) 1:00 – 4:00 p.m.  “Opportunities and Pitfalls Pitching to Cartoon Network†by Silas Hickey Cartoon Network is home to everyone’s favourite cartoon, videos and free online games. This presentation will cover what Cartoon Network is all about, what are some of the opportunities and pitfalls when creating content and what
EACOMM in China
EACOMM Corporation was part of the Animation Council of the Philippines‘ delegation to the Third China International Animation Copyright Fair held in Dongguan, Guangdong Province, China from September 27 – October 5, 2011. The third of its kind in the city, the fair will have 1,300 booths with more than 200 exhibitors from the local and overseas animation industry showcasing their work on more than 70,000 sq m of space. Major companies participating include US-based media company Disney and Japanese player Bandai, as well as Guangzhou-based Creative Power Entertaining Co, the company behind the popular Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf Chinese TV animation series. Deals worth more than 8.9 billion yuan ($1.39 billion) were inked at the previous fair last year, organizers said. “The fair offers a great platform for the animation industry and many opportunities for businesses to network. The forums during the event will also see many experts in the field giving their take on the future of the industry. One of the major issues we will be looking at is the need to push the Chinese brand forward, new growth models and the challenges of new media,” said Yan Xiaokang, Dongguan vice-mayor, and deputy head of the fair’s organizing committee, during a press conference before the start of the event. Dongguan is home to more than 1,000 animation-related enterprises. FULL TEXT HERE
Android Software Development
EACOMM has seen tremendous progress in developing business and educational apps for the Android operating system in the short span of time that we’ve dedicated resources in developing this skill set. EACOMM has managed to leverage its over ten years of experience in web, software and multimedia development as well as its seven years of experience in developing Content Management Systems in developing interactive android applications that can be managed and edited on-line. Here are just some of the projects we’ve been doing in the past few months: Tablet Content Management Systems – We are aggressively redesigning our DO-CMS business website management system to cater to Android Tablets and smart phones. Applications of this CMS includes Android-based e-books and magazines, e-learning tools, market research tools and business management applications. Two-way communications allow for the android tablet to be used for remote data gathering while processing and report generation are done in the cloud. Location Awareness – The majority of Android tablets and smart phones are equipped with Global Positions Systems or GPS. This provides EACOMM with the opportunity to develop a variety of location-aware applications that can be used in the fields of fleet/vehicle tracking and management, inventory/shipment tracking, market and political research and surveys, tourism and more. Interactive Multimedia – EACOMM is the premier provider of DVD/CD PC-based interactive multimedia applications in the Philippines. It would be a shame if we do not leverage our market leadership into this new and exciting platform of tablet computing. As such, we are excited to offer interactive multimedia e-books, learning tools, games, and corporate presentations for the Android platform. For more information regarding our Android programming efforts or if you are interested to have us develop an Android app for your organization please email us at: solutions@eacomm.com. We are also on the look out for Java developers interested to focus on Android software development. Please send your resumes to admin@eacomm.com so that we can invite you for an interview.
Elisha Telecom Ltd. featured in Comms Business Magazine
Our sister company Elisha Telecom Ltd. is featured on this August’s issue of Comms Business Magazine in the United Kingdom in its article about Hosted Telephony: Comms Business – August 2011 – Hosted Telephony
SQL Optimization
SQL or Structured Query Language has been the standard protocol of most Relational Database Systems of the past decades. It runs the backbone of practically the whole Internet as all the major database systems (Oracle, MSSQL, MySQL, etc…) utilizes it. As such it is a critical language to know for web programmers. A very basic knowledge of SQL can help even the most novice programmer to start developing simple web or software applications such as Blogs, Web Stores, Dynamic Websites and others. With the large computing power available to us even in the simplest web hosting servers, it is oftentimes neglected that our Database design and queries are optimized for the fastest possible performance. However, when we are dealing with tens of thousands of website visitors or hundreds of thousands of database entries, SQL optimization is a must. The following presentation discusses simple SQL optimization techniques that can greatly improve your software or web application’s performance. SQL Optimization