Fortinet Philippines Bags the 12th National Product Quality Excellence Award for Best IT Security Solutions Provider

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Fortinet Philippines, a global leader in high-performance cyber security solutions, was recently recognized as the Best IT Security Solutions Provider during the 12th National Product Excellence Awards held at the Crown Plaza Hotel Manila in Quezon City.

The said Awards was spearheaded by the National Council for Product and Service Quality and QAsia Magazine. It aims to recognize companies that exemplify product and service excellence, and that has won the admiration of consumers and the general public. The products and services that received the awards are conferred with the Seal of Product Quality or Seal of Quality Service, a symbol of having met rigorous standards set forth by the award-giving body.

This year, the National Product Excellence Awards received hundreds of nominations from across the country. Out of all the submissions, Fortinet emerged as the recipient of the Product Quality Excellence Award for the Best IT Security Solutions Provider category.

Through the years, Fortinet has demonstrated excellence in the field, especially with its vision to deliver, broad, truly integrated, high-performance security across the expanding IT infrastructure.

“As a company, we are determined to shape the future of security by empowering our customers with intelligent and seamless protection across the expanding attack surface. This award serves as an inspiration for us as we continue advocating this drive,” said Jeff Castillo, regional director for Fortinet Philippines.

Since its inception, 17 years ago, Fortinet foresaw the move of IT systems to the Internet of Things (IoT), the Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) revolution, and the cloud and built a security strategy to address the unique challenges brought about by these changes.

Through its Fortinet Security Fabric architecture, the company is now one of the frontrunners in addressing the security issues faced by today’s enterprises, such as complex network ecosystems; public, private, and hybrid clouds; and parallel networks encompassing IT, OT, and IoT.

To date, Fortinet has already surpassed its competitors with its more than three million deployed devices, making it the number one network appliance vendor globally. More than 330,000 customers worldwide, including the majority of the Global Fortune 100, rely on Fortinet for protection.

Fortinet is also the industry’s most independently tested and validated security vendor. With its Fortinet FortiGuard Labs global research team, which consist of over 200 threat researchers. It monitors 50,000 threat events and resists more than 470,000 network intrusions every minute.

Photo Caption (L-R) Jeff Castillo, regional director for Fortinet Philippines, together with Jessica Jugo, inside sales representative, Fortinet Philippines and Nap Castillo, regional pre-sales consultant for Southeast Asia and Hong Kong, during the gala of the National Product Quality Excellence Awards.

DOE Highlights Energy Safety and the Transition to Smart Grid Technology

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E-SAFETY NATIN: DOE Undersecretary Felix William B. Fuentebella delivers his Keynote Address calling for a safer energy sector and wiser energy consumers during MERALCO’s K-Ligtas Awards on 17 November 2017 at the SMX Convention Center in Pasay City.

The Department of Energy (DOE) underscored the importance of electrical safety in the workplace and the transition towards a smart grid regime by promoting the E-Safety Mo Campaign.

The DOE emphasized this during the K-Ligtas Awards of Manila Electric Company (MERALCO) held last Friday (17 November) at the SMX Convention Center, Pasay City.

The DOE said it shared the same ideals of MERALCO in giving recognition to organizations and businesses that promote electrical safety in the workplace.

“The delivery of electricity is vital, but the safety of our people is more important. Giving attention to safety and the energy sector’s move towards the adoption of smart grid technologies will benefit both the industry participants and the consumers,” DOE Undersecretary Felix William B. Fuentebella pointed out in his keynote speech.

The DOE sees K-Ligtas as a venue for industry players to showcase their best practices, especially since the government is currently formulating the policy on the performance assessment and audit of power generation, transmission and distribution systems and facilities.

“We want not only to make our energy facilities more efficient through the use of emerging technologies, but also safer for our people,” Fuentebella said

“When we talk of safety, it means both private utilities and electric cooperatives should be updated in terms of knowledge, capabilities and skills,” he added.

Fuentebella said there is also a need to tap the academe by incorporating energy safety in the curriculum, especially in engineering courses.

The energy official also underlined that new and emerging technologies should be safe to use thru higher standards, proper regulations and multi-party cooperation.

The DOE’s E-Safety Mo campaign seeks to promote safe energy practices across the whole energy sector, including educating stakeholders and consumers of their options for a safer, wiser and more intelligent utilization of energy resources.

"The DOE's E-Safety Mo campaign is part and parcel of our mission to expand knowledge and enhance capabilities in the industry as we work for all power sector participants to set higher safety standards," Fuentebella stressed.

"The DOE will continue to collaborate with both the public and private sectors to provide safe and secure energy for the public as a contribution to President Duterte’s vision of a globally competitive and inclusive economy," he said.

DLSU-MaFIA Kicks Off Global Finance Convention 2017

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Exceed your visions as the De La Salle University - Manila’s Management of Financial Institutions Association (MaFIA) gets geared for its major event of the term, Global Finance Convention (GFC) 2017.

With the theme, Exceeding Vision: The Cornerstone for Business Enthusiasts, gear up this November 25, 2017 from 12 PM to 4 PM at the Teresa Yuchengco Auditorium.

GFC will allow participants to absorb helpful information pertaining to international finance, business and economics. Its vision is to transform its participants so that they will be able to integrate their ideas about these topics from a global perspective which in turn can create a more productive and stimulating discussion on the multifaceted subject.

This convention’s missions are to delve into comprehensive lectures and discussions on international finance, business, and economics, facilitate a communicative learning expedition for today’s student leaders, and supplement knowledge to the respective delegates and motivate them to become economically and financially responsible members of society.

This event will feature:

Mr. DENNIS LAYUG, the CEO and President of East West Education Specialist Inc. as well as a Certified Financial Markets Professional (CFMP), as he talks about the current Global Business setting. 

He is an advocate of Bloomberg for Education, founding director of G. Ragazzi Inc. and president and CEO of East West Educational Specialists.

Dr. RONILO BALBIERAN, the Vice President for Operation for the Research, Education and Institutional Development (REID) Foundation.

He is currently an infrastructure and national budget consultant to DOT and DPWH under a USAID Project entitled Advancing Philippine Competitiveness (COMPETE) which aims to provide technical assistance to government and business associations in doing economic reform in the... field of infrastructure.

Mr. Ronilo also conducts macroeconomic briefing, strategic planning, forecasting, and economic trainings to several public and private institutions and associations. He teaches part-time at the University of Asia and the Pacific Strategic Business Economics Program (UA&P-SBEP). He is also part of the team of experts for the UA&P-Southeast Asia Business Studies (SEABS) Leadership Development Program.

As the founder of ARSOKOS, a company that focuses on the arts and economics combined, these are merely few of the many achievements this man has procured.

Get geared as we also feature Ms. Doreen Cooper of Salt & Light Ventures.

Cooper is an International Learning Facilitator, an Award-winning Speaker, the Star of a weekly Youtube show, and an Event and Lifestyle host.

She is the first Manila-based trainer for practical IT skills (for professional effectivity) of the world’s top management consulting firm, with a scope focusing on the Asia Pacific region. With a background in organizational communication, Cooper facilitates learning... sessions in the areas of practical communications strategy and self-leadership.

Also, she is currently the President of the Executive Toastmasters Club of Makati, a graduate of Organizational Communication at De La Salle University, and now, on a Masters Degree Program in Communications at Ateneo de Manila University.

and last but not the least, 

Mr. RANDELL TIONGSON, the current Director of the Registered Financial Planner Institute – Philippines, and one of the most respected personal finance coaches in the country today, as he lectures about Wealth Management. 

An advocate for financial education that has inspired various audiences from educational institutions, churches, and other organizations. He also motivates OFWs, conducting lectures outside the country 15 times and counting.

He regularly appears on TV as a resource person for show...s such as TV Patrol, On the Money, Umagang Kay Ganda, and many more as he guides the viewers of their financial concerns.

Finally, he is the author of best-selling finance books: No Nonsense Personal Finance, Money Manifesto, Everyday Manifesto, and Build Your Future Today where he provides several solutions to finance problems.

Gain Financial Clarity by listening from one of the 12 Most Influential People in Personal Finance as he talks about Wealth Management at the Global Finance Convention 2017.

Hundreds of external participants from several schools such as the University of Asia and the Pacific, St. Scholastica’s College, University of Sto. Tomas, Bulacan State University, Chiang Kai Shek, Dr. Filemon and many more are expected to attend the said event.

DLSU-M participants may buy their tickets for as low as Php 230 starting from November 6 until November 10, 2017 at St. Joseph Walk Bench 2 from 9 AM to 4 PM.

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For more inquiries and ticket concerns, non-DLSU attendees may contact Mr. RJ Ruiz, one of the project heads at +639175430806 or raymond_ruiz@dlsu.edu.ph.