DAY 3

Third day AM.

Today I went to a company visit to ASTI.

What I like?

             I like this company because they are inventing new technologies for the good of our country just like for example the earthquake detector.

What I didn’t like?

            I didn’t like the facilitators because they are not clearly explaining the essence of their business.

What I learned?

Advanced Science and Technology Institute (ASTI)

Objectives of ASTI:

-         To provide an alternative low cost but effective desktop

-         To reduce dependence on priority software

-         To build national capacity and competence in free and open source software (FOSS).

FOOS Free

-         Run the program

-         Study and modify the program

-         Redistribute copies

-         Cost-effective

-         Worldwide community support and collaboration

-         May be customized and distributed

-         Better country

-         Complies with known standards

-         Prevent under lock-in

-         Encourages growth of local software industry

-         New graphical installer

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Bundled applications

-         Internet browser

-         Office suite

-         Media player

-         Email client

-         CD  and DVD burning

-         Image editor

-         PDF  viewer

-         Mozilla Firefox

-         Open office

-         M player

Embedded systems

-         An microprocessor based device with a built-in operating system

Products:

-         Turn on pc into an SMS server

-         Customizable

-         Can communicate with any SMS capable device

Bayanihan Linux:

-         Oct. 2001- project culmination

-         June 2002- Bl v.1

-         February 2003- Bl v.2

-         February 2004- Bl v.3

-         September 2004- Bl v.3.1

Third day PM.

Today I went to a company visit to SSS.

What I like?

            I like the SSS Company because they are serving the people for how many years and the priority of this company is the poor people who cannot sustain their own. The benefits that we can got from SSS are we can loan our own money and we have a pension when we retired in our job.

What I didn’t like?

            I didn’t like the company when you have the transaction because it is so very slow and you must undergo a fall in line process due to their lack of  facilities.

What I learned?

1970-1983- Centralized computer processing

                - Baguio and Dagupan were online

1983-1986- Used other facilities

1986-1992- SSS main office

                     - Oracle RDIBMS

1992-1996- Loans and pensions are fully computerized by using database information

1997-2003- Duplicate the folder to other location

2003-2009- Centralized all databases member

                      -Decommissioning of SSS business recovery