Companies and government agencies who need 24/7 video monitoring of both densely populated areas and remote, isolated locations now have access to secure high performance video surveillance with the partnership of three leading firms in security, network and IT solutions.

Today, Redmond unveiled as a part of Office 2010 a suite of Microsoft Office Web apps that will compete directly with Google Docs. While Microsoft isn’t letting anyone play around with the apps just yet, on paper, Microsoft’s Web apps look like they could blow Google’s online services out of the water — beta or no beta.

StarTek recently organized a blood donation drive for the benefit of the Philippine National Red Cross as part of StarTek’s quarterly corporate social responsibility initiatives for this year.

ational Book Store has joined the campaign for safe computing for the Filipino family through a partnership with BitDefender, an award-winning provider of innovative anti-malware security solutions.

IT company ePLDT recently showcased its suite of services and solutions during the ComputerWorld CIO Forum held recently at the Renaissance Makati City Hotel.

The Oracle Academy provides students with access to world-class technical curriculum and hands-on experience with Oracle’s industry-leading database, middleware, and applications software.

Students who participate in the Oracle Academy develop vital business and technology skills, gaining a competitive advantage as they prepare to enter the global workforce of the 21st century.

PayEasy continues its expansion for accepting online payments worldwide. It recently partnered with UseMyBank, a Canadian online payment solutions provider, to accept real-time bank debit payments from Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, China, Germany, Netherlands, Switzerland, and UK. With this new feature in place, Philippine-based PayEasy merchants now have the added option of receiving payments from more people in Europe, who may not have or want to use a credit card for online transactions.

Twitter is suspending the accounts of some users whose computers have fallen victim to a well-known piece of malicious software that has targeted other sites such as Facebook and MySpace.

JDA Software Group has announced that New City Commercial Corporation (NCCC), a Davao City, Philippines-based mall and retail outlet developer, has selected solutions from JDA’s Merchandising and Store Operations solutions to achieve operational efficiencies, maximize sales and satisfy consumer demand for its four malls.

Koobface, the infamous worm, was first detected by Kaspersky Lab as Net-Worm.Win32.Koobface, and it instantly became popular when it appeared almost one year ago targeting Facebook and MySpace accounts. The Koobface worm is spreading through a legitimate user’s account to their friends’ profiles.