Fusionworks opens app division, creates gov’t solution
July 22, 2013
Aware that Puerto Rico’s economic growth is tied to business competitiveness and that technology is essential in this process, local consulting firm Fusionwork recently launched a new line of business focused on the development of applications.
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‘Practical Techie:’ A polished biz site without the hassles
July 2, 2013
If your business hasn't one yet...it should by now. A website, I mean. The size of the business doesn't matter anymore. Every small biz or any multinational corporation deserves a radiant spot in the World Wide Web. Rather, it needs to have a very rewarding presence online.
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Op-Ed: Why technology, e-Learning are key for our economic recovery
June 20, 2013
Technology has key effects on business operations in Puerto Rico today more than ever, especially in the start-up business and entrepreneur’s arena. No matter the size of the enterprise, technology has both tangible and intangible benefits that will help produce the results that customers demand.
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Planning Board, towns developing Hazus project
June 17, 2013
The Puerto Rico Planning Board and several municipal governments have struck a collaborative agreement to establish the Hazus project, a nationally applicable standardized methodology that contains models for estimating potential losses from earthquakes, floods, and hurricanes.
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Education, Microsoft renew tech integration partnership
June 4, 2013
The Department of Education and Microsoft Puerto Rico recently signed a memorandum of understanding renewing their commitment for another five years to continue transforming education through the integration of technology into the teaching and learning process.
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Citi selects Puerto Rico to introduce new chip technology
May 22, 2013
Financial services provider Citi has chosen Puerto Rico to launch new chip-based technology for its business customers, representing a significant investment in its commercial card issuing business on the island.
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Gov’t hosting 1st Puerto Rico Tech Summit, ‘Hackers Boot Camp’
May 20, 2013
The government announced Monday it will host the first Puerto Rico Tech Summit, a one-day event that brings together leading technological gurus, cabinet members, NGOs and academia for a discussion on the transformation of traditional government services through scalable product development.
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Banco Popular nabs 4 SME digital awards
May 20, 2013
Innovative tools and Banco Popular advertising campaigns received four awards from the Sales and Marketing Executives Association, during the trade group’s recent digital conference. The bank took recognitions in two categories for digital innovation and use.
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Study: Puerto Rico Internet users growing, more ‘mobile’
May 17, 2013
Internet engagement continues growing in "leaps and bounds" in Puerto Rico, reaching 57 percent of use among island residents 12 and older, representing a little more than 1.8 million users, according to the results of the 2013 “SME Digital & Mobile Behavioral Study,” commissioned and revealed by the Sales and Marketing Executives Association Thursday.
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Fusionworks expands to Florida, Central America
April 18, 2013
Puerto Rican business and technology information consulting firm, Fusionworks Inc. will mark 11 years of operations and growth with the opening of regional offices in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, company executives announced Wednesday.
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WEF: Puerto Rico shows ‘digital paradox’
April 10, 2013
The Latin America and Caribbean regions still suffer from a serious lag in the adoption and use of information technology (ITC) despite infrastructure improvements, an expansion of coverage and a push into e-government, according to the World Economic Forum’s Technology Report 2013 released a few moments ago.
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Puerto Rico gov’t, Microsoft partner to boost IT, cloud computing
April 10, 2013
In light of the growth of cloud computing and application programming interfaces worldwide, Gov. Alejandro García-Padilla signed a memorandum of understanding and cooperation framework with Microsoft that seeks to turn Puerto Rico into a global exponent of the digital cloud and promote job creation, among other objectives.
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Local gov’t officials off to Brazil for leaders forum
April 8, 2013
Three high-ranking Puerto Rico government officials, Gov. Alejandro García Padilla, Economic Development and Commerce Secretary Alberto Bacó and Puerto Rico Industrial Development Company Executive Director Antonio Medina, jetted off to Brazil Sunday to participate in “The Government Leaders Forum — Latin America and The Caribbean,” hosted by Microsoft.
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FirstBank Puerto Rico partners with FIS
March 21, 2013
FirstBank Puerto Rico announced Wednesday it has formalized a seven-year strategic alliance with FIS, a global provider of banking and payment technologies, to provide state-of-the-art products and services to its clients.
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Op-Ed: The challenge of a new student in a new society and economy
March 13, 2013
The core challenge we face today as educators is this: previous generations before the 70’s have been educating generations for an unknown and changing world in which uncertainty is the order of the day in job opportunities and the economy. The relevance of much what we teach expires before you get the diploma and set out to get a job.
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