Oracle goes green in San Fo

Yey, Oracle is pursuing the green movement with much gusto, making this as one of its main themes here at San Francisco.
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NBN deal revisited: Lessons from failed Comelec project

Part 5and Part 6 of the special report on the controversial NBN deal.

US political strategists see rapid changes in Internet age

Here’s a story from Oracle Open World in SanFo. The opening day was all “political.”
Excerpt:
SAN FRANCISCO, California — The information age has brought more information to people, particular voters. But today’s information age has also brought rapid changes in political debates, said American political strategists Mary Matalin and James Carville.
Matalin and husband Carvile are both [...]

NBN deal revisited: Is ICT know-how lacking in government?

Read part 4 of the controversial NBN deal special report.
Excerpt:
FORMER chairman of the Commission on Information and Communications Technology (CICT) Virgilio Peña had agreed that the lack of government capability in evaluating technology projects leads to problems in government procurement, especially those dealing with sophisticated projects in information and communications technology.

NBN revisited: Was the deal under an executive agreement?

Here’s Part 3 of six parts on a special report on the controversial NBN deal.  
Excerpt:
ONE of the contentious issues in the National Broadband Network (NBN) project is the supplier contract signed by the Department of Transportation and Communications (DoTC) and Chinese supplier ZTE Corp.
In the supply contract, it was noted that the Philippines and [...]

Lozada testimony reviewed: Dysfunctional gov’t procurement

Part two of a six-part special report on the NBN controversy on INQUIRER.net.
Excerpt:
THE National Broadband Network (NBN) project was a glaring example of the existence of brokers and consultants, how much they get, and how they skirt government procurement laws.
“This is how government is buying projects. Institutionally, the procurement system of government does not really [...]

Life after CA ruling: Review of Lozada’s NBN exposé

Here’s part of one of a special report on Lozada’s expose on the controversial National Broadband Network deal.
Excerpt:
AND SO THE COURTS HAVE DECIDED.
The Court of Appeals has dismissed the plea for protection of National Broadband Network (NBN) deal witness Rodolfo “Jun” Lozada Jr. under the writ of amparo, ruling that he was not kidnapped. Let’s [...]

Google Chrome demo

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