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Top 20 Best Technology Brands of 2013

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Interbrand, one of the largest branding consultancies in the world has recently released their list of 100 Best Global Brands of 2013 mentioning companies from different sectors including Technology. From there we took all the leading technology brands and compiled them in one simple list.

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The tech companies listed below were taken from Interbrand’s 100 Best Global Brands 2013. We included a brief description of each company followed by their corresponding brand value.

1. Apple

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Apple Inc., formerly Apple Computer, Inc., is an American multinational corporation headquartered in Cupertino, California that designs, develops, and sells consumer electronics, computer software and personal computers. Popular products are the Mac, iPod, iPhone (5S, 5C), iPad (4, mini), OSX and iOS (7). Apple also claimed the top spot in Interbrand’s 100 Best Global Brands 2013, passing Coca-Cola in the process.

Brand Value: $98.3 billion

2. Google

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Google Inc. is an American multinational corporation specializing in Internet-related services and products. These include search, cloud computing, software and online advertising technologies. Products are mostly focused on advertising via AdWords, search engine via Google Search, productivity tools like Gmail, enterprise products with Google Apps, and mobile OS via Android and Chrome.

Brand Value: $93.3 billion

3. IBM

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The International Business Machines Corporation (commonly referred as IBM) is an American multinational technology and consulting corporation, with headquarters in Armonk, New York, United States. IBM manufactures and markets computer hardware and software, and offers infrastructure, hosting and consulting services in areas ranging from mainframe computers to nanotechnology.

Brand Value: $78.8 billion

4. Microsoft

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Microsoft Corporation is an American multinational software corporation headquartered in Redmond, Washington that develops, manufactures, licenses, and supports a wide range of products and services related to computing. Popular products include Windows (8) OS, Windows Phone (8) OS, Microsoft Surface tablet PCs, and the Xbox (One). On September 3, 2013, Microsoft agreed to buy Nokia’s mobile unit for $7.17 billion.

Brand Value: $59.5 billion

5. Samsung

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Samsung Group is a South Korean multinational conglomerate company headquartered in Samsung Town, Seoul. Samsung offers a wide variety of products ranging from home appliances, consumer electronics to semiconductors. The company is also well-known in the world of smartphones and tablets with the Samsung Galaxy S4 and the recently announced Samsung Galaxy Note 3 as the most popular to date.

Brand Value: $39.6 billion

6. Intel

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Intel Corporation is an American multinational semiconductor chip maker corporation headquartered in Santa Clara, California. Intel is the world’s largest and highest valued semiconductor chip maker, based on revenue. One of their most popular products are the 4th Generation Intel Core processor family and their latest Intel Atom processor for smartphones and tablets.

Brand Value: $37.3 billion

7. Cisco

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Cisco Systems, Inc. is an American multinational corporation headquartered in San Jose, California, that designs, manufactures, and sells networking equipment. Products include VOIP phones, high-end routers and switches, network security, and Cloud Computing services.

Brand Value: $29 billion

8. HP

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The Hewlett-Packard Company or HP is an American multinational information technology corporation headquartered in Palo Alto, California, United States. It provides products, technologies, software, solutions and services to consumers, small- and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) and large enterprises, including customers in the government, health and education sectors.

Brand Value: $25.8 billion

9. Oracle

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Oracle Corporation is an American multinational computer technology corporation headquartered in Redwood City, California, United States. The company specializes in developing and marketing computer hardware systems and enterprise software products – particularly its own brands of database management systems.

Brand Value: $24 billion

10. SAP

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SAP AG is a German multinational software corporation that makes enterprise software to manage business operations and customer relations. Headquartered in Walldorf, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, with regional offices around the world, SAP is the leader in the market of enterprise applications in terms of software and software-related service.

Brand Value: $16.7 billion

11. Canon

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Canon Inc. is a Japanese multinational corporation specialized in the manufacture of imaging and optical products, including cameras, camcorders, photocopiers, steppers, computer printers and medical equipment. Its headquarters are located in Ota, Tokyo, Japan. Their most popular are the PowerShot and Digital Ixus series of digital cameras, and the EOS series of digital single-lens reflex cameras (DSLR).

Brand Value: $10.9 billion

12. Philips

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Koninklijke Philips N.V. (Royal Philips, commonly known as Philips) is a Dutch multinational engineering and electronics conglomerate headquartered in Amsterdam. It is one of the largest electronics companies in the world and employs around 122,000 people across more than 60 countries. Products include home appliances, lighting, and medical equipment.

Brand Value: $9.8 billion

13. Siemens

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Siemens AG is a German multinational engineering and electronics conglomerate company headquartered in Munich and Berlin, Germany. It is the largest Europe-based electronics and electrical engineering company. Products include communication systems, power generation technology, lighting, medical equipment, and home appliances.

Brand Value: $8.5 billion

14. Sony

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Sony Corporation, commonly referred to as Sony, is a Japanese multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Konan Minato, Tokyo, Japan. Its diversified business is primarily focused on the electronics, game, entertainment and financial services sectors. The company is one of the leading manufacturers of electronic products for the consumer and professional markets. Popular products include BRAVIA TVs, the PlayStation (4) gaming console, and the Xperia line of Android smartphones.

Brand Value: $8.4 billion

15. Facebook

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Facebook is an online social networking service founded in February 2004 by Mark Zuckerberg with his college roommates and fellow Harvard University students Eduardo Saverin, Andrew McCollum, Dustin Moskovitz and Chris Hughes. Most of Facebook’s revenue comes from advertising. The company filed for a US$5 billion initial public offering (IPO) on February 1, 2013, making it one of the biggest in tech history and the biggest in Internet history. As of March 31, 2013, Facebook has a total of 1.11 billion active users globally.

Brand Value: $7.7 billion

16. Nokia

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Nokia Corporationis a Finnish multinational communications and information technology corporation that is headquartered in Espoo, Finland. Its principal products are mobile telephones and portable IT devices. On September 3, 2013, Nokia’s mobile unit was bought by Microsoft for $7.17 billion. Nokia’s current popular products are the Nokia Asha and Windows Phone 8-powered Lumia smartphones.

Brand Value: $7.4 billion

17. Dell

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Dell Inc. (formerly Dell Computer Corporation) is an American multinational computer technology company based in Round Rock, Texas, United States, that develops, sells, repairs and supports computers and related products and services. As of the second quarter of 2013, it ranked as the third largest PC vendor in the world after HP and Lenovo.

Brand Value: $6.8 billion

18. Nintendo

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Nintendo Co., Ltd. is a Japanese multinational consumer electronics company headquartered in Kyoto, Japan. Nintendo is the world’s largest video game company by revenue. The company is mostly known for its Nintendo DS line of handheld consoles with the 3DS becoming the best selling console in the United States for four consecutive months as of August 2013. In the same month, Nintendo introduced their latest product, the Nintendo 2DS, which is a version of the 3DS without a stereoscopic 3D screen.

Brand Value: $6 billion

19. Panasonic

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Panasonic Corporation, formerly known as Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd., is a Japanese multinational electronics corporation headquartered in Kadoma, Osaka, Japan. Panasonic is involved in the manufacturing of a wide range of products like TVs, professional displays, automotive systems, digital cameras (Lumix), smartphones (Eluga), and home appliances to name a few.

Brand Value: $5.8 billion

20. Adobe

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Adobe Systems, Inc., is an American multinational computer software company headquartered in San Jose, California, United States. The company has historically focused upon the creation of multimedia and creativity software products, with a more-recent foray towards rich Internet application software development. Popular products include Photoshop, Acrobat, Illustrator, Premier Pro, and After Effects.

Brand Value: $4.9 billion

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12 Top-Earning IT/Tech Executives in the Philippines

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The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) has recently released their annual list of Top 500 Individual Taxpayers. This list includes prominent names coming from different industries and based on this we compiled our own list of the twelve highest-earning IT executives in the country.

Image Credit: PLDT.com

Image Credit: PLDT.com

Author’s note: Estimated annual compensation is based on computed taxable income derived from income tax paid to the BIR in the years 2010-2012. In this list, we included executives that work for IT-related, BPO and the general tech sector.

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Manuel V. Pangilinan
Chairman of PLDT-Smart
Chairman of ABC Development Corporation (TV5)
Regular income tax paid: Php26 million
Est. annual taxable income: Php81.23 million
Position on BIR’s list: 4th

Orlando B. Vea
Co-founder, Chief Wireless Adviser of SMART Communications
President and CEO of Sun Cellular
Regular income tax paid: Php16.25 million
Est. annual taxable income: Php50.78 million
Position on BIR’s list: 16th

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Ray C. Espinosa
President and CEO of MediaQuest Holdings, Inc.
Regular income tax paid: Php14.48 million
Est. annual taxable income: Php45.26 million
Position on BIR’s list: 20th

Rolando G. Pena
Head – Customer Service Assurance Group at SMART/PLDT
Regular income tax paid: Php10.74 million
Est. annual taxable income: Php33.56 million
Position on BIR’s list: 36th

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Ernest Lawrence L. Cu
CEO and President of Globe Telecom
Regular income tax paid: Php9.40 million
Est. annual taxable income: Php29.43 million
Position on BIR’s list: not included in latest list (2011). Placed 128th in 2010.

Eric Ramon O. Recto
Chairman of ISM Communications Corp.
Regular income tax paid: Php9.15 million
Est. annual taxable income: Php28.60 million
Position on BIR’s list: 61st

Richard A. Cohen
Vice President, Asia Factory Operations at Maxim Integrated Products
Regular income tax paid: Php8.63 million
Est. annual taxable income: Php26.97 million
Position on BIR’s list: 74th

Richard V. Bledsoe Jr
Executive Vice President International Sales at TeleTech
Regular income tax paid: Php8.58 million
Est. annual taxable income: Php26.81 million
Position on BIR’s list: 76th

Menardo G. Jimenez Jr
Senior Vice President of PLDT
Regular income tax paid: Php8.52 million
Est. annual taxable income: Php26.62 million
Position on BIR’s list: 77th

Tracey Joy Harrison
Senior Executive at Accenture
Regular income tax paid: Php8.01 million
Est. annual taxable income: Php25.04 million
Position on BIR’s list: 94th

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Napoleon L. Nazareno
President and CEO of SMART Communications
Regular income tax paid: Php7.95 million
Est. annual taxable income: Php24.86 million
Position on BIR’s list: 96th

George N. Lim
Senior Vice President of PLDT
Regular income tax paid: Php7.72 million
Est. annual taxable income: Php24.13 million
Position on BIR’s list: 100th

We’d like to clarify that figures above are all based on BIR’s 2010-2011 report on taxes paid. Income derived from other sources (like sale of shares of stocks, real property and dividends) are not included.

* MVP’s income also includes Meralco and Philex Mining Corporation.

* This is not a definitive list. List does not include IT executives where 100% of taxable income is already withheld by their respective companies.

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Google turns to SEA for new Software Engineers

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Google Inc. has recently posted a job opening for a Software Engineer role and as part of the applicant should be enrolled or has graduated from any University within the South East Asia region.

Apart from having kick-ass coding skills (in C, C++, Java and Python), some of the basic qualifications that a candidate should possess includes degree in Computer Science and a year’s worth of relevant work experience.

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However, candidates with an MS or PhD degree in CompSci and are adept in “network programming and/or developing or designing large software systems” will be in a better position to vie for the Software Engineer post.

If chosen, the applicant will become a part of the search giant’s team of Software Engineers and will be based on Mountain View, California. If you want to learn more about the this job posting and/or apply, just head on over to the source link below.

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House Bill 1180: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

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On the latter part of my report, I mentioned that although the provisions under the House Bill 1180 are aimed at improving the work environment of BPO workers, there are some things that I feel like are a little bit over the top. In this segment, we’re gonna take a closer look at the bill’s key proposals and share with you my thoughts about it.

Just so everybody’s on the same page, here are the proposals under the HB 1180 that we’re taking a closer look at:

1. Regularization of all BPO workers upon the sixth month of employment as trainee or apprentice, or upon the completion of a maximum probationary training period of six months.
2. Standardized restroom breaks not shorter than five minutes each, with intervals of two hours during their working hours.
3. Entitlement to medical benefits upon entry in the BPO company and not merely upon regularization.
4. Right to Self-Association, to engage in Collective Bargaining, and to participate in Democratic Exercises.

Regularization of all BPO workers upon the sixth month of employment as trainee or apprentice, or upon the completion of a maximum probationary training period of six months.

To be honest, I was surprised to see the this on the list, because all the while I thought that by default an employee should be regularized on his/her 6th month of employment. That is, of course, if he/she met the goals set by the company stated on the employment contract and has not violated any grave offense during his/her stay in the company.

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In all of the BPO companies that I’ve worked for, I am happy to report that all of them have this one in place. But the fact that it’s on the list gives me an impression that not all companies comply to this or the Party list just want to make it official. Either way, I think that it should be protocol for all companies, not only for BPO companies.

Standardized restroom breaks not shorter than five minutes each, with intervals of two hours during their working hours.

If passed, the bill gives BPO employees another 20 minutes (minimum, might be even more) worth of off-the-phone time on top of the accumulated an hour and a half meant for lunch and two 15-minute breaks. That extra 20 minutes may not be that big of deal to some, but in an industry where every second counts, 20 minutes is huge.

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I don’t know about you, but of the four, I think this one’s probably the least favorite of mine. Don’t get me wrong here, I know for a fact that break times are crucial part of work and I’d be a hypocrite if I say that I didn’t enjoy extra time-offs when I was taking in calls. However, it was when I moved up the ranks that I realized that absences, lates and over-breaks (regardless of the length) have a huge impact on the overall productivity of the team and the account as a whole.

I guess what I’m trying to say here is that we also have to look at the business side of things and not limit ourselves with our personal needs. If I have a say in this bill, I’d suggest that instead of 5 minutes bathroom break every two hours, they can propose to extend the first and last break from 15 to 20 minutes. But even that is a bit of a stretch if you ask me, but certainly not as ridiculous as theirs.

Entitlement to medical benefits upon entry in the BPO company and not merely upon regularization.

Apart from the competitive salary, another thing that lured Pinoys (particularly those who have dependents) to jump aboard the BPO bandwagon is the medical benefits they get through a company-provided health card. Some companies provide their employees with a health card as soon as they start, while others prefer to wait until an employee becomes regularized.

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And while I don’t have anything against this proposal, I’m afraid that some employees might misuse this privilege if and when the House Bill materializes. I’m not gonna go into the details on the act, but it has a bad effect on both the BPO company and health card provider.
Right to Self-Association, to engage in Collective Bargaining, and to participate in Democratic Exercises.

Just like in other industries, I think BPO workers should have the right to form a union and be able to participate in activities wherein they can voice out their concerns. Therefore, I think it’s great that Kabataan included this as one of the key proposals under the HB 1180.

Conclusion

As far as the four principal proposals of the House Bill 1180 is concerned, I personally think that it’ll significantly improve the working environment of BPO employees here in our country.

However, as I pointed out earlier, it’s also important to consider the impact of some of these proposals on the BPO industry. I fear that if we pushed things a bit too far, then these companies might be forced to take their business elsewhere, leaving more than quarter of a million Pinoys jobless.

As a previous BPO employee, I understand that there are concerns that need to be addressed and having such bill is the first step to resolving these issues. But honestly speaking, I think that most BPO workers are already enjoying benefits and amenities that employees from other line of work can only dream of. And the worse part, not only are they not getting even the most basic benefits such as SSS, PhilHeath and Pag-Ibig, most of them are even underpaid.

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Google posts new Job Openings for Manila Office

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When Google officially announced the opening of their Manila office, we saw a lot of buzz and thousands of people started looking for job opportunities with the company. Last week, they finally posted some job openings.

While the good news is that new positions are now available, the bad news is all of them are sales related that’s it’s all in just one department (Sales) and no other openings like in Search, Programming or Products (devices).

One new role was posted 3 days ago and labeled as Vendor Operations Lead (under Sales Operation) and they’re also looking for Vendor Operations Quality Manager (which is under Sales & Account Management).

Both roles require heavy sales background and a deep understanding of Google Adwords platform. This verifies our earlier story about what to expect from Google Philippines.

You can check out the full listings here.

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