Forbes names Brother one of World’s Best Employers in 2020

Positive work culture and prudent COVID-19 response earns Brother high spot on the ranking

Influential business publication Forbes Magazine names Brother Industries, Ltd. as one of the “World’s Best Employers” in this year’s edition of the prestigious list released last October.

With a ranking of 130 among 750 multinationals and corporations from 45 countries, this achievement is the first in Brother’s storied history. The survey, which Forbes did with German market research firm Statista, was conducted from June to July this year.

A positive and employee-friendly company culture that places a premium on talent development, gender equality, social responsibility, and economic footprint, as well as the corporation’s deft response to the global COVID-19 pandemic are what landed Brother on the list.

Avaya And Its Customers Kick Off GITEX 2020 With Industry Awards Scoop

Avaya (NYSE: AVYA) has announced a continued winning streak of industry recognition, picking up a set of accolades at the Future Enterprise Awards, held virtually on the first day of GITEX Technology Week 2020.

American Hospital Dubai, an Avaya customer, won Healthcare Implementation of the Year. Avaya was recognised as ‘Enterprise Vendor of the Year’, while the ‘Technology Personality of the Year’ award was given to Nidal Abou-Ltaif, President, Avaya International. 

“Customers continue to recognize the value of Avaya’s communication and collaboration platforms. As remote working and digital collaboration have become the norm this year, the company’s cloud-based solutions have become mission-critical to countless organizations’ daily operations. The company has enabled millions of workers and students to go remote, and the team’s recognitions for these efforts is well deserved,” said Kausar Syed, Group Sales Director at CPI Media Group, the organizer of the Future Enterprise Awards.

Smart to stream 2020 MAMA live for Filipino K-Pop fans on Dec. 6

K-Pop stans won’t have to miss the much-anticipated 2020 Mnet ASIAN MUSIC AWARDS (2020 MAMA) because for the first time ever, mobile services provider Smart Communications, Inc. will exclusively online stream Asia’s biggest awards ceremony to Filipino audiences live via the GigaFest.Smart portal on Dec. 6, Sunday, at 5p.m. Philippine time.

This year’s MAMA will crown the best of the best South Korean acts who have taken over the world in various categories, such as Artist of the Year, Song of the Year, Album of the Year, Worldwide Fans’ Choice and more.

Brother Philippines supports virtual Relay For Life 2020

Despite a global pandemic that has put many events and occasions on hold, Brother International Philippines Corporation (BICP) and Brother Industries Philippines, Inc. pushed through in its annual support for this year’s Relay For Life, a global movement to support and raise funds for cancer patients around the world by walking or running around a track.

Due to the pandemic, this year’s Relay For Life was held virtually on the Philippine Cancer Society’s Facebook page last August 22.

Fortinet Recognized as Winner of Microsoft’s 2020 Commercial Marketplace Partner of the Year

Award Underscores Fortinet’s Commitment to Enable Easy and Secure Deployment of SaaS, VM or Container Security Solutions to Protect Azure Workloads and Application 

Fortinet® (NASDAQ: FTNT), a global leader in broad, integrated and automated cybersecurity solutions, today announced it has won Microsoft’s 2020 Commercial Marketplace Partner of the Year award. Fortinet was honored among a global field of top Microsoft partners for demonstrating excellence in innovation and implementation of customer solutions based on Microsoft technology.