Valueline Systems and Solutions Corporation achieves Advanced AWS Partner Network Status

Valueline Systems and Solutions Corporation, one of the pioneer cloud computing service providers in the Philippines, is pleased to announce its membership with Amazon Web Services (AWS) Amazon Partner Network (APN) as an Advanced Technology Partner.

The APN is the global partner program for AWS, focused on helping APN Partners build successful AWS-based businesses or solutions by providing business, technical, marketing, and go-to-market support. Valueline is proud to be part of the APN Partner Network.

AWS is the cloud computing services provider with more than 90 different services provided to individual, private sector, education, and government users. The company offers services including compute, storage, networking, database, analytics, mobile, developer tools, management tools and enterprise applications.

Cloud computing has since become a global trend among companies of all sizes across various industries and has gained much ground in the Philippines. By using a variety of cloud solutions, customers can benefit from cost savings without making tremendously large investments in terms of hardware. Through cloud, they can simply manage the right type and size of computing resources they actually need, whether for a new project or when operating their own IT departments. Users can easily access as many resources as possible in an instant by using the cloud, and they would only have to pay for the resources they actually used.

Valueline Systems and Solutions Corporation is one of the early adopters when it comes to offering cloud solutions and services in the country, moving from selling hardware and peripherals to offering a broad spectrum of solutions. Through cloud computing, Valueline was able to help many businesses transform their IT practices for the past years, with one of the leading pharmaceutical companies in Asia and a prominent state university in the Philippines among its most valued clients.

                                

Valueline, through its subsidiary VBusiness Software and Solutions, Inc., established its very own cloud server called “Kube Cloud Solution,” proudly developed locally through VBusiness’ talented team of developers powered by AWS. Kube Cloud Solution provides seamless access to servers, databases, storage, application and even data centers over the Internet. This virtual computing environment can quickly scale the capacity the client needs, making the system up and running in as fast as only a few minutes.

The solution also allows clients to pay only for the actual computing resources that they will consume instead of investing heavily on expensive data centers and servers. Kube Cloud Solution is highly available, is already compliant with several global security standards and internationally recognized data privacy protocols and more importantly, it is fast and reliable with 99.99% guaranteed level of availability under the Service Level Agreement, and backed up with ample local support.

VBusiness also offers a host of other solutions that include VBroadCast Cloud, EXSA Cloud CRM, CARE Information System and Web and Email hosting.

“At Valueline, we take information security very seriously by developing our own comprehensive set of practices, technologies and policies to help ensure that client’s data is highly secured. We can offer better level of security features for client’s systems compared to what they have in place right now through mechanisms and other processes that will make sure the data is protected any time, all the time,” declares Jun Santos, President of Valueline Systems and Solutions Corporation.

He said Valueline’s security practices are grouped in four (4) different areas such as Physical Security, Network Security, People Processes and Redundancy and Business Continuity.

“We make sure that our solutions are built using high-quality standards in order to help clients meet their growing needs with regard to information technology, and at the same time help them reduce cost yet increase their revenue.  I hope that with our proven track record in the successful delivery of solutions to our clients from various industries and even in government using industry best practices, we will be able to help other potential clients start their journey in going into cloud solutions through Valueline,” adds Santos.

Valueline Systems and Solutions Corporation is headquartered at the 2^nd Floor of J&L Building, 23 Matalino Street, Brgy. Central District, Diliman, Quezon City. You can call (+632) 925-2938 or (+632)925-7623, (+632)925-2174 (fax), or visit www.valueline.com.ph.

A Holiday Treat From Devant’s 7:30PM G2G

The holiday season is just around the corner, and with it comes an air of good cheer and lots of family time!

                                                                                                                               

Friends and families all find time to converge in one place to swap memories, share new stories, and of course, partake of the staple feast everyone looks forward to during holiday gatherings.

And you know what’s another favorite activity? TV time! It doesn’t seem to matter what everyone watches: The latest movie, a favorite series, a game show, a video of everyone’s unforgettable  getaway, or even playing a new video game -- no matter what the family is watching or doing, TV makes a great tool for bonding.

The Devant Habit

Have we really become slaves to technology? Well, it depends on how you see it. Although one can’t deny the addicting appeal of having and doing everything at a touch of a finger, there’s also the side of technology that offers us such amazing convenience.

Technology offers everything -- an avenue to shop without leaving the house, ways to share memories with loved ones leaving far away, easy communication, and the availability of information wherever you are.

It is this convenience that Devant, aims to tap and promote by delving deep into what matters most -- one’s family. Driven by the tagline “Changing lives in a big way,” Devant hopes to instill the importance of strengthening personal ties by simply enjoying a simple habit -- watching TV.

7:30PM TV G2G

Through the project 7:30 PM TV Get Together, Devant hopes to create moments where people can take a break from their busy schedules, and spend some quiet, quality time with the people they love the most -- and what better way to bond than watching your favorite shows together on Devant’s Big Screen TVs?

Through the 7:30 PM TV Get Together, every night becomes a TV bonding night when families and friends get to enjoy their favorite shows together. The experience, is of course enhanced via Devant’s Ultra HD Big Screen TVs complemented with surround sound to make bonding nights more memorable.

Devant  Curved Ultra HD TV

One of the most notable products in Devant’s exceptional line-up is the AVC400 Curved Ultra HD TV. It has a 3840x2160 resolution with 60Hz Vivid Motion and powered by a Quad-core CPU and a built-in ISDB-T receiver. Already a smart TV, this model has various connectivity options and is perfect for  streaming your favorite videos from YouTube and Netflix.

The Devant AVC400 Curved Ultra HD TV lets you embrace the beauty of every detail with its 65-inch and 55-inch screens and allows you to experience the perfect immersive experience with features such as the Anyview Cast – a screen mirroring function that allows you to seamlessly share your favorite music, photos or videos from your mobile phone or tablet to your TV without the need for cables.

Also to be considered are Devant’s Ultra HD TV models, as well as their Smart and LEDTech TV models that make viewing such a treat. With televisions like these, everyone is sure to look forward to bonding time with the family at 7:30PM!

The Devant Manifesto

7:30 PM TV G2G is part of Devant’s manifesto of promoting the responsible role of  a TV brand in bringing together families through a shared enjoyable activity such as TV time. The brand sees television as a unique catalyst that creates a  welcoming  environment where families and friends can simply take a step back from the solitary effects of technology and enjoy being with each other.

7:30PM TV Get Together aims to promote that every night at 7:30PM, everyone is urged to spend time with the people they care about by watching their favorite shows on TV. And at the center of it all, are the convenience and quality of experience every Devant Big Screen TV brings.

For more about Devant and its superb products, visit http://devanttv.com. 

Vivo is all set to unlock the future

Young global smartphone brand Vivo on Tuesday night teased tech enthusiasts nationwide when it posted a cryptic photo on its social media pages.

The photo showed a colorful thumbprint with a hashtag #UnlockingSoon.

“Unlock the future with a single touch,” the posts said, without giving any more details. 

Vivo’s current flagship smartphone in the Philippines is the V9, which was released in March. It boasts of a 24-megapixel AI selfie camera, a 16MP+5MP dual rear camera, and a 6.3-inch FullView™ Display with a 90% screen-to-body ratio.

Ever since its launch in the Philippines in 2016, Vivo has been breaking barriers by introducing state-of-the-art smartphone to the selfie-loving Filipino consumers. It was Vivo that introduced a 20-megapixel dual front camera in V5 Plus and a 24MP front camera in V7 and V7+.

Aside from developing the selfie camera, Vivo has also paid attention to the users’ need for a bigger screen. Earlier this year, Vivo released the concept smartphone APEX™ FullView™, which nearly has a 100% screen-to-body display. 

Vivo is also the first in the world to introduce a ready-to-produce smartphone with an In-Display Fingerprint Scanning Technology, which was showcased during the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2018.

Could any of these be Vivo’s next offering in the Philippines?

Predator sponsors CS:GO, one of world’s biggest gaming tourneys

Predator recently sponsored the CS:GO (Counter-Strike: Global Offensive) StarLadder i-League Invitational Gaming Tournament, one of the world’s biggest online gaming competitions that offer huge amounts of prizes.

“Everyone now believes that the Predator is tailor-made for serious gamers and even for gaming enthusiasts. But this is just a tip of the iceberg; we are still developing the Predator to further make it a strong gaming brand that has much to offer to discriminating gamers,” declares Steven J. Funcke, Predator Marketing Manager.

Held at the massive “Olimpiyskiy” (Olympic) stadium in Kiev, Ukraine, the offline finals marked the first time in the region that a major cybersport event such as CS:GO, touted as an important and prestigious gaming title, was held at a giant football stadium, thereby attracting huge global attention.

For two months in the run up before the finals, broadcasts of the tournament in Russian with mention of Predator was seen by over 1.9 million online viewers on Twitch.

And during the finals week, Predator was strategically placed in English-language streams, and when combined with Russian-language streams, unique views reached more than 2 million over the course of the 4-day finals competition, with over 2.7 million hours of gameplay watched and nearly 14,000 in-person visitors.

The Predator is available in the Philippines through the Predator Store at SM North EDSA, PC Express in Gilmore, Villman Computers Philippines at SM North EDSA and Octagon Computer Store at SM Megamall.

For more information about the Predator, go to the Predator Philippines Facebook page www.facebook.com/predatorphilippines.