Digital Filipino Web Awards 2008


BNS congratulates Janet Toral and all the winners of this year’s Digital Filipino Web awards which was held on November 5, 2008at Taste Asia, Mall of Asia, Pasay City.

Here are the complete list of winners:
Apparel / Fashion Category – Tesoro’s Philippine Handicrafts and Barongs
Art Category – Hiraya
Association / Organization Category – Information Technology Association of the Philippines
Auction / Shopping Portal Category – KabayanCentral
Automotive Category – AutoIndustriya
Beauty Category – Godiva
Blog – Corporate Category – The Belo Medical Group Blog
Blog – Personal Category – The D Spot
Blog – Professional Category – Tech at Hand
Books Category – OMF Literature
Community Category – TipidPC
Computer / Consumer Electronics Category – Villman Computers Philippines
Consumer Banking / Bills Payment Category – Philippine National Bank
Corporate / Professional Category – Syntactics
Events / Conferences Category – WordCamp Philippines
Financial Services Category – Absolute Traders
Food Category – Filipino Recipes
Games Category – RF Online Philippines
Gifts Category – Express Regalo
Guides / Review Category – ClickTheCity.com
Home Furnishings / Improvement Category – Philippine Interior Design & Feng Shui Tips
Jobs / Employment Category – MyNimo
Magazine Category – Candymag.com
Music / Movie/ Film Category – TitikPilipino
Newspaper Category – Inquirer.net
Pharmaceuticals Category – GlaxoSmithKline Philippines
Podcast Category – The Daily PCIJ
Politics Category – Filipino Voices
Real Estate Category – BF Homes Properties
School / University Category – De La Salle University – Manila
Services Category – Load.com.ph
Social Networking Category – GreatPinoy!
Tourism Category – Cebu CeBoom CeBlog

Travel Category – Philippine Airlines

Bitstop applies with Microsoft Bizspark Program

What is BizSpark?
Program Overview
BizSpark is an innovative new program that unites startups with global entrepreneurial and technology resource in one community, with a common goal of supporting and accelerating the success of a new generation of high-potential Startups. BizSpark is uniquely designed to help Startups engaged in software development to jump-start their business, by: • Providing them with “express access” to Microsoft tools and technologies, for their immediate use in design, development, testing, demonstration, and hosted application production and deployment; and • Connecting them with Network Partners and a united, global community of resources designed to support them.

Program Highlights:
For BizSpark Network Partners and Hosting Partners: 1. Eligibility: • Network Partners: Network Partners are active members of the local software ecosystem engaged with high-potential, early stage Startups. They are organizations specifically focused on supporting software entrepreneurs and Startups, or whose activities include a focus on promoting and supporting software Startups, through programs, mentoring, networking, business advice, financial and legal assistance, or similar services and activities. • Hosting Partners: Hosting Partners are designated Network Partners who can provide hosting services for “software as a service” solutions developed by BizSpark Startups. Generally they are members of the SaaS Incubation Center Program. 2. Term: Perpetual unless terminated by either the Network Partner or Microsoft. 3. Fee: Network Partners are not charged a fee to participate in BizSpark.

Click here for more information about Microsoft Bizspark Program.

Spasia.com.ph

SPAsia hosted at BNS Hosting

SPAsia offers the perfect retreat from the hustle and bustle of daily life. Step inside inviting SPAsia and breathe. Luxuriate and pamper yourself in this spacious spa therapy center and find your personal space.It’s a place where every treatment is transformed into a unique and personal occasion, a moment created especially for you.

proudlyfilipina.com

proudlyfilipina.com is a virtual meeting place where Filipinas connect from around the world, orhey, just even from around the corner, where they can just let their hair down and be themselves. It started with two friends and sisters who joined their hands to bring together and unite Filipinas from all over the world where they can all learn and laugh, improve talents, meet new Filipinas, and collectively, guide each other to reach their goals and dreams.

ronsalazar.com

Ron Salazar – a hyperrealist by nature who normally uses human figures as his subject, depicting culture, religion, and even his dreams, exploring the boundaries of reality. Translucence and luminous colors are evident in his paintings. He also does portraits, still life and landscapes. Usually his medium is oil or acrylic and sometimes pastel or water color.

PHP runs 10X faster in IIS 7.0

One of the key takeaways from the Microsoft Technet in KL, Malaysia is the talk on New features of IIS 7.0. Among the exciting things is the support for native FastCGI mode. This allows IIS 7.0 to run PHP applications some 10 to 20 times faster!

The use of metabase has also bee removed. This allows the configuration information to be stored in web.config files. This means that websites can be deployed by XCOPY or similar file copy programs. There is no need to migrate the IUSR account anymore.

BNSHosting can also offer Windows 2008 Web edition as the IIS 7.0 now supports non windows AD accounts. It can authenticate to IIS created users. Then it also allows remote administration and delegation of task.

Its interface has been improved and looks a bit like Plesk control panel. I also heard the speaker, Ken Shaefer say that IIs 7.0 will offer similar functionality to apache’s mod rewrite and mode_proxy. And if that werent enough, FTP will support multiple host per IP!!!