CTPI Holds IT Infrastructure Summit Showcasing New Technology Updates and Partnerships

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Technology continues to drive the Philippine economy and this is attracting major IT players to our market. At the same time, business innovation has become the name of the game in order to attain operational efficiency, achieve high returns on investment and get low cost on Total Cost of Ownership (TCO). New technologies like that came after Cloud Computing like Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence and even Robotics are drawing much interest in the business community.

Computrade Technology Philippines, Inc. (CTPI) brings to the country world-class, best-of-breed solutions to address the pain points businesses that are forced to adapt to the fast-growing and ever-changing market.

CTPI held an IT Infrastructure Summit on March 29, 2017 at the Makati Diamond Residences, dubbed as the CTI IT Infrastructure Summit as part of the tech roadshow in the Asian region where the first stop was held in Jakarta, Indonesia. The first part of the summit was an interaction with end-users, while the afternoon was for the industry partners. The IT Summit showcased the latest trends and innovations on Digital Transformation and Machine Learning - which aims to improve customer experience, lead better operational efficiency and create revenue streams.

Digital Transformation (DX) is an adoption of technologies that businesses undertake from utilizing legacy equipment and traditional business approach to a technology-enabled, agile, digitized and innovative business model. DX has four pillars: Big Data Analysis, Social Media, Cloud Technologies, and Mobility solutions, which are the foundations of Machine Learning - a part of Artificial Intelligence science which enables machine or system to learn data without being specifically programmed and make its own decisions.

Machine Learning applies cognitive system that go beyond big data analytics to helps businesses enable patterns and trends to automate analysis, deliver new personalized products and services, increasing effectiveness and cutting cost.

AXN Premieres Hit Competition Reality Series “Team Ninja Warrior” this April

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Epic reality show premieres April 3, Mondays at 8:50pm with two episodes back to back

American Ninja Warrior spinoff Team Ninja Warrior brings all the high-stakes action and excitement when it premieres this April on AXN.

In the upcoming season, past competitors consisting of the biggest names in the American Ninja Warrior series form 28 teams, each with two males and one female, and race side-by-side against each other on the world’s most challenging and physically demanding obstacle courses that test endurance, agility, and speed.

Every episode features America’s finest athletes as they hurdle one formidable obstacle after another, each more difficult than the last, vying for a cash prize and the ultimate Ninja bragging rights. And, in the end, only one team will be crowned Team Ninja Warrior champions.

Team Ninja Warrior is hosted by comedian Matt Iseman and former NFL player Akbar Gbajabiamila.

Team Ninja Warrior premieres on April 3, every Monday at 8:50pm with 2 Episodes Back to Back. First & Exclusive on AXN.

AXN is available on SKYCable Channel 49, Destiny Cable Channel 61, Cignal Channel 121, Dream Satellite TV Channel 20, G Sat Channel 51, and Cablelink Channel 38. AXN HD is available on SKYCable Channel 247.

Alice Reyes Returns as Artistic Director of Ballet Philippines in April 2017

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Coming full circle, Ballet Philippines’ founder, National Artist for Dance, Alice Reyes steps back into the company’s helm as Artistic Director starting this 48th season.

“It is our great honor to welcome Alice back,” says BP President Margie Moran Floirendo. “She has generously given the company much support especially over the past few years. We felt that this was the perfect time for her to take on a more active role in the company’s overall planning and direction, particularly in leading us to our 50th season in 2019.”

“I am elated to be coming in at this most opportune time,” says Alice Reyes. “The company is two short years away from its golden anniversary, and so this is a fantastic chance to start drumming up the energy and keep it up even beyond the 50th season.”

Alice Reyes is the visionary founder of Ballet Philippines who propelled the company into a national arts institution we can all be proud of. In the Philippines, she established regular season concerts, professionalized dance as a career, and played a major role in the phenomenal development of dance in the country.

With a background in ballet, folk dancing and jazz, Reyes ventured into the challenging and exciting realm of modern dance. Through a grant from the John D. Rockefeller III Fund, she went through an extensive training period in the United States at the Colorado College under a Hanya Holm scholarship. She was subsequently awarded a grant from the Music Promotion Foundation of the Philippines, which enabled her to study further under leading exponents of the medium and earn a Master of Arts in Dance from the Sarah Lawrence College under its scholarship program.

Upon her return in 1969, she staged her first modern dance concert at the CCP. Its success made her decide to remain in the Philippines and develop the great potential of dance in the country. Since then, her outstanding performances on stage have provided artists an enriching example to emulate. The sheer diversity of her choreographic talent has produced highly acclaimed works ranging from the classics like “Cinderella” and “Romeo and Juliet”, to Filipino modern works like “Amada”, “Itim-Asu”, “Bayanihan Remembered”, “Mga Babae”, “Tales of the Manuvu”, and “Rama Hari”. Through her efforts, dance has become among the country’s respected careers and distinguished professions. The Filipino dancers have emerged as an indispensable part of our cultural heritage.

She served as Ballet Philippines’ Artistic Director for the company’s first 20 years. In June 20, 2014, Alice Reyes was declared National Artist for Dance by President Benigno S. Aquino III through Proclamation No. 807.

Paul Alexander Morales will be on sabbatical leave for the 48th season. He served as Ballet Philippines’ Artistic Director from 2009 to 2017.

Ballet Philippines (BP) is the flagship professional classical and contemporary dance company in the country. A resident company of the Cultural Center of the Philippines, it was founded in 1969 by Alice Reyes and Eddie Elejar. It is widely recognized today as a cornerstone of the contemporary Filipino identity. The Ballet Philippines Dance School continues to produce dancers of international caliber.

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