SQL*Wizard is Philippine's First Reseller to be an Oracle Certified Advantage Partner

by Dee Tumlos  

SQL*Wizard Joins CBI Program

by Dinah Salonga  

SQL*Wizard was chosen as one of the 9 companies who will participate in the 2^nd batch of the CBI ITO program sponsored by the Netherlands Government.

CBI stands for Center for the Development of Imports from Developing Countries. CBI has created a 5-year coaching program that will enable IT companies from developing countries to be able to export their services to the EU.

The nine companies who are included in the program are all members of the Philippine Software Industry Association.

In the Philippines, the EXPRO program of the CBI is administered with the assistance of the BETP as the Business Support Organization.

The participants have undergone 2 training courses since the start of the program. The first one was conducted in Rotterdam from January 26 to 30, 2009. This course focused on the creation of an Export Marketing Plan which each representative had to complete at the end of the course. The 2^nd course was on the Legal Aspects of IT Outsourcing which was conducted here in Manila on March 30 and 31, 2009 by the CBI consultants from Netherlands.

Shown in photo are the participants (L to R, standing) Joben Ilagan, Seer Technologies; Rene Canlas, Pointwest Technologies, Ito Gruet, Computer Professionals, Inc.; Walt Young, Innerworks; Dinah Salonga, SQL*Wizard, Inc.(L to R, seated) KJ Ong, dB Wizards; Babette Gaborro, ITSI; Lex van Luyk, Laszlo Klucs and Martin Bitter, CBI; Weng Bagadion, Media Farm Global.

SQL*Wizard Promoted to ABP of Red Hat

by Dee Tumlos  

SQL*Wizard is now an Advanced Business Partner of Red Hat.

As an ABP, SQL*Wizard is committed in developing a strategic relationship with Red hat, the way it did with Oracle.  With this move, SQL*Wizard will be able to give its customers more value by offering them a diverse portfolio of complimentary products and services.

Today, SQL*Wizard has one Red Hat Certified  Engineer (RHCE) and three Red Hat Certified Technicians (RHCTs).  The company plans to have 4 RHCEs by the end of 2009.

SQL*Wizard @ eServices 2009

by Dee Tumlos  

 SQL*Wizard Managing Director Dinah Salonga & Sales, Alliances & Marketing Manager Lui Alvarado.

SQL*Wizard joined the Philippine Software Industry Association (PSIA) pavilion during the e-Services global sourcing conference and exhibition held recently at the SMX Convention Center, Manila.  Managing Director Dinah Salonga was also the moderator of the ITO track, Day 2.

e-Services is the annual meeting place in the Asia Pacific where global thought  leaders, decision makers and centers of excellence in global ICT and business process outsourcing (BPO) converge and collaborate with one another to discuss trends, issues and emerging business models in the IT business.

Wizards Turn the C.I.O.

by Dee Tumlos  

 SQL*Wizard Team

“Turn the C.I.O.” or “Turn the Crisis Into an Opportunity” is SQL*Wizard’s guiding principle for 2009, a year that’s laden with global stress brought about by the recession.

“There are two ways of looking  at a glass. It could be half empty or half full.  We choose to look at the world’s economic crisis as a time where great opportunities arise.”  This was SQL*Wizard’s  Chief Evangilist’s, Dinah Salonga, words to her staff during the company’s annual kick-off held at Milkyway Restaurant, Makati City recently.  [Read more]

SQL*Wizard Bags Oracle Philippine's Highest Achievement Award for Resellers Three Years In A Row

by Dee Tumlos  

The Oracle Reseller of the Year Award for FY2008 was presented to SQL*Wizard  during Oracle Philippines’ partner kick-off  last Oct. 3 in Fully Booked, Bonfacio High Street, Taguig.  Previous awards given to SQL*Wizard the last two years were Top Value Added Reseller for Technology for FY 2007, Value-Added Reseller of the Year for Technology (FY2006) and Top Revenue Awardee for CMU (FY 2006). 

Dinah Salonga, Managing Director, extended her thank-you’s and congratulations to the sales, pre-sales, technical and support teams of SQL*Wizard for the synergized efforts. “This award symbolizes a feat that can only be accomplished through leadership and team effort,” added Rico F. Pelaez, Chairman of the Board.

SQL*Wizard Joins Oracle Open World in SanFo:  Learning, Fun and Key Announcements at Oracle OpenWorld 2008

by Charlton H. Lopez, OCP DBA, RHCE, Novell CLP

OpenWorld is Oracle's annual event for business decision makers, IT managers, end-users, technologists, consultants, and partners.  This year, it was estimated that around 43,000 attendees from across the world flocked to Moscone Center, San Francisco between September 21 to 25.

THE LEARNING PART

The bulk of OpenWorld are technology and solutions-oriented sessions from Oracle and their partners covering databases, middleware, applications, vertical solutions, and complementary products and services.  [Read more]

Oracle Asia-Pacific Nominates SQL*Wizard for a Regional Recognition

by Dee Tumlos  

SQL*Wizard was one of only 2 nominees to the Reseller (Technology) Partner of the Year Award for Asia-Pacific. This was announced during the Gala Dinner and Awards Ceremony of the Asia-Pacific Executive Partner Forum held last September in Sydney, Australia.

The mere fact that there were only 2 qualifiers means that SQL*Wizard’s revenue contribution and performance as an Oracle partner were significant enough to merit the attention of the Oracle regional executives.

In some categories, there were 4 or 5 nominees and the vast network of partners in AP included companies like HP, IBM, Dell and Accenture. SQL*Wizard was up against the giants in the region and yet, made it to the top 2 in the mentioned category.

Last year, SQL*Wizard was also nominated for the same award.