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Oxford Business Group Continues to Attract Leading Global Firms to Its Subscriber List

The latest edition of the Fortune Global 500 Index for 2018 confirms the ever-increasing role that emerging markets are playing as key drivers of global economic growth and their influence on top international firms.

Oxford Business Group (OBG), which has long served as a valuable point of reference for investors seeking comprehensive exploration of the global rise of emerging markets, once again saw increasing subscription numbers from the world’s biggest companies. Representatives from 354 firms, representing more than 70% of the companies listed on the index, are now using the international publishing, research and consultancy firm as a source of reference for their operations, up from 337, or 67% in 2017.

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Amdocs, Amazon Web Services Gear Up Globe for Meaningful Digital Customer Engagement

Amdocs (NASDAQ: DOX), a leading provider of software and services to communications and media companies, today announced its collaboration with Amazon Web Services (AWS) in enabling Globe Telecom, one of the Philippines’ largest telecommunications providers, to deliver cloud-based intelligent omnichannel routing and interactions management.

This collaboration aims to bring digital engagement to life, delivering effortless experience across all Globe Telecom touchpoints including web, portal, self-service and mobile applications, social media and messaging platforms, hotline, as well as email. This is powered by capabilities such as Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning and Agent Desktop Unification, enabling Globe Telecom to continue to level up the care it gives to customers.

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Smoke-free Kitchen and Hearty Meals for a Healthy Home

From birthday parties to holiday meals or even just a special dinner or weekend get-together, food is at the center of every Filipino family’s celebration. With having guests over being no foreign concept to Filipino families, with relatives and friends staying for the weekend or simply dropping by for a visit, every meal can indeed be a celebration of sorts.  

OHome, a new brand of home and kitchen products, provides the right kitchen equipment and tools to help make cooking a breeze while ensuring the home remains a clean and healthy space for the whole family. With its well-curated line of products, OHome hopes to be each Filipino family’s partner in the journey toward a healthier home and lifestyle.

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Automated Weather Sensors in Caltex Stations Stay for Another 5 years as Caltex Grants P1M to Metro Weather Project

(L-R) Atty. Raissa Bautista, CPI manager for policy, government and public affairs; Jose Navera, CPI maintenance and construction team lead listens as Dr.Gemma Narisma, MO executive director and Genevieve Rose Lorenzo, MO research associate explains how the Automated Weather Station work during the MOA signing recently held at the MO complex in Ateneo De Manila University.

With motorists and pedestrians again battling the monsoon season, Caltex, marketed by Chevron Philippines Inc. (CPI), renewed its commitment to host 18 automated weather stations (AWS) in strategically located Caltex stations in Metro Manila to help provide near-real time weather data such as heavy rainfall intensities which can  cause flooding.

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Suzuki Philippines Enjoys Strong H1 2018 Sales

Riding on back-to-back strong sales performance for the first two consecutive quarters of the year, pioneer compact car distributor Suzuki Philippines (SPH) concludes the first half of 2018 with 6 percent growth in unit sales over the same period last year.

Aggressive marketing and expansion initiatives enabled SPH to overcome the challenges that beset the local automotive industry in recent months, foremost of which was the first-phase implementation of the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN) Law. Despite the 12 percent decline in sales performance for the entire local automotive industry compared with last year, SPH posted 6 percent growth in sales to secure the top 7th rank in the market. The brand penetrated various regions and strengthened its presence in key growth areas, in particular outside the National Capital Region, to extend the successes enjoyed during the first quarter of the year.

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