Happy to Converge: A Way of Giving Back

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Over a hundred leaders and personnel from across different sectors attended the year-end appreciation night of Converge ICT, a provider of world-class ICT products and services in the country, held recently at Cai Events Place, Pasig City. 

According to Jesus Romero, chief operating officer (COO) of Converge ICT, the said event is a way of giving back to their loyal customers and partners who have helped the company to achieve its goals, especially in extending better connectivity in the country.

Romero also said that the company has been upgrading its network and improving its operations as part of its commitment to provide a better experience for its customers. Some developments mentioned by Romero are efforts done to strengthen its international peering capacity and improvements on its content delivery network.

SAP Delivers Manufacturing Solution in the Cloud

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SAP SE announced the availability of the SAP Manufacturing Execution application deployed in SAP HANA Enterprise Cloud, a fully scalable and secure private cloud service.

The new option helps manufacturers embrace Industry 4.0 automation and process high volumes of data from sensors and devices from the Internet of Things (IoT) in a real-time cloud delivery environment that can simplify implementation and improve time to value at lower cost.

SAP Manufacturing Execution in the cloud helps manufacturers connect, monitor and tightly control operations. It facilitates Industry 4.0 strategies by integrating with business and manufacturing processes to enable efficient, high-quality production on the shop floor. Customers seeking a managed service environment for the solution can take advantage of the cloud IT infrastructure of SAP HANA Enterprise Cloud to minimize complexity in system installation and maintenance and to accelerate deployment through immediate access to the application. With SAP HANA Enterprise Cloud, customers also can harness the combined analytical and transactional processing power of SAP HANA to connect manufacturing processes with IoT data for better visibility into shop floor operations and optimized asset utilization and productivity.

“Companies of all sizes need to be more responsive to the variability in market demand and customer-specific product requirements,” said Hans Thalbauer, senior vice president of Extended Supply Chain and IoT, SAP. “The solution delivered through SAP HANA Enterprise Cloud gives manufacturing companies the speed in production to meet these dynamic needs in a cost-effective manner.”

Sunoto Eyes Rematch with Filipino Rival Edward Kelly After Jakarta Fight

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Indonesian standout Sunoto might have a scheduled bout on 14 January in his hometown of Jakarta, Indonesia, but he has an opponent in mind for his next fight.

The 31-year-old Indonesian fighter has set his sights on a rematch with Filipino fighter Edward Kelly inside the ONE Championship cage later this year.

Both men crossed paths last December on the undercard of ONE: AGE OF DOMINATION, where Kelly overcame a spirited performance from Sunoto to nab the victory in round three by referee stoppage.

Sunoto believes that he has a score to settle with Kelly, who is currently riding high on a three-match winning streak in ONE Championship.

“I want a rematch with Edward Kelly. My fight against him is my only loss in 2016. I would like to redeem myself by facing him again,” he stated.

Before Kelly mounted a much-need rally in the third frame, Sunoto was in control of the featherweight contest as he battered and maneuvered his Filipino foe effortlessly on the ground.

Tides changed in the last round when Kelly had a stand-up exchange and landed a thunderous body kick that sent Sunoto crumbling to the mat, giving him an opening to secure a full mount and finish it with ground-and-pound.

“I was close to finishing Edward Kelly. I believe that I was winning on the judges’ scorecards as well. It was an unfortunate ending for me,” Sunoto said about the fight against Kelly.