Information & Communication Technologies
in Central America
Thursday, May 24, 2012
The Banco Popular and the Banco de Desarrollo Comunal in Costa Rica have created a tender for the construction of electricity networks and structured cabling for voice and data.
The contract includes hiring companies that offer design services, labor, materials and equipment for the construction of electricity networks and structured cabling for voice and data in all offices of Banco Popular (consumer demand).
Thursday, May 24, 2012
The telephone operators Claro and Movistar are still facing serious bureaucratic obstacles with the municipalities of Costa Rica over the installation of cellular towers.
Some municipalities are delaying, hindering or even prohibiting the installation of infrastructure by the operators Claro and Movistar, an operation which needs to be carried out in order to comply with their contracts.
Wednesday, May 23, 2012
The tender is for the provision of technical expertise to design, develop, recruit and manage projects and programs for Universal Access Service to Telecommunications.
15 companies and at least 2 independent consultants participated in a prior hearing to the tender for the procurement of services to form the Management Unit of the Trust to be in charge of the projects of the National Telecommunications Fund (FONATEL).
Wednesday, May 23, 2012
The Ministry of Planning and External Cooperation is inviting bids for the provision of international telecommunications services.
The Ministry of Planning and External Cooperation (Seplan) invites local and foreign companies interested in participating in the international public tender Seplan project to submit sealed bids for "the provision of services for: providing ku-band satellite segment, support for satellite hub, hub extended warranty, technical support for wimax equipment, wimax equipment extended warranty and extended warranty for VSAT equipment. "
Friday, May 18, 2012
The great Mexican electronics chain will soon open its doors in Guatemala City, putting more pressure on the competition.
Steren, one the largest chains of electronics stores in Mexico, is making its foray into Guatemala, which will be a challenge for existing chains like RadioShack or Electrónica Panamericana.
Friday, May 18, 2012
The change in the way that consumers relate to companies that provide services and products is deepening.
E-commerce in Latin America grew by 42.8% between 2010 and 2011, generating an expenditure of $43 billion, which is double the sales in 2009, according to a survey on Electronic Commerce in Latin America conducted by AméricaEconomía Intelligence, and commissioned by Visa.
Thursday, May 17, 2012
The Ministry of Economy and Finance in Panama is putting out to tender the supply and installation of an Integrated System for Government Resource Planning (PRG in Spanish).
The tender is for supply and installation of an " Integrated System for Government Resource Planning (PRG) for the Public sector of the Republic of Panama, Phase I, Central Government", which includes the functionality of Financial Management and Accounting - which corresponds to the core functions required to replace the Integrated Financial Management System of Panama (SIAFPA) and support the processing requirements for financial management.
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
The Executive has given approval for the Public Registry of Panama to be the certification authority for electronic signatures in the Republic of Panama.
This authorization will facilitate the expeditious processing of electronic government services avoiding manual processes and achieving better coordination of management information between public agencies, said Abraham Carrasquilla, director of Public Registry.
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
The Ministry of Foreign Trade in Costa Rica has submitted to public consultation a new list of the Information Technology Agreement with the WTO.
The Ministry of Foreign Trade (Comex in Spanish) stated that companies interested in suggesting to the entitiy products to be included have until May 31st to do so via Comex’s official website.
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
The event aims to bring together people from the software and digital animation industries.
Organized by the Trade Office and the Chamber of Information Technology and Communications, the eighth edition of the event will take place on 19 and 20 June at the Hotel Real Intercontinental.
Wednesday, May 9, 2012
IBM is opening a new center of information technology in Costa Rica as the first stage of a $300 million investment over 10 years.
This investment of $300 million is scheduled to run over 10 years and there are plans to employ about 1,000 professionals by 2014, reported Elfinancierocr.com.
Wednesday, May 9, 2012
The increasing trend for data storage on external servers has created new challenges that require a review of computer security policies.
The use of mobile devices and personal cloud services represent hitherto unknown challenges for the protection of sensitive business data.
"A study by Sophos revealed that 45% of people use personal services in the cloud for business purposes, although 64% felt that it generates potential risks to the company," reported Elfinancierocr.com.
Monday, May 7, 2012
Simple transactions such as deposits, card payments and cash withdrawals will be able to be conducted in Panama in grocery stores, supermarkets or pharmacies.
Thanks to the 002-2012 agreement announced by the Superintendency of Banks of Panama (SBP), non-bank correspondents have been established, who will be able to perform some banking transactions such as making deposits, cash withdrawals or credit card payments at sites such as pharmacies, grocery stores, department stores, supermarkets and others.
Thursday, May 3, 2012
From 21st to 22nd May the Latin American Conference on Business Continuity and Information Security will take place in Costa Rica.
National and international experts will analyze and discuss the key pieces to improving the business continuity program, technologies and data integrity in businesses. This will take place during the Second Latin American Conference on Business Continuity and Information Security to be held in Costa Rica on 21st and 22nd May at the Hotel Radisson Europa.
Monday, April 30, 2012
The Competition Superintendence in El Salvador has approved a merger between AMNET and Telefónica Multiservicios having determined that it will not generate a significant limitation of current competitive conditions.
From a press release from the Superintendence of Competition:
The Competition Superintendence of El Salvador has approved the economic concentration between AMNET and Telefónica Multiservicios after determining that it will not generate a significant limitation to current competitive conditions.
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