SME customers typically operate in lean environments with limited resources and IT personnel.
Notwithstanding, business and technology issues confronting SMEs can even be more challenging than those faced by big corporations. At the very least, they are often dealing with similar business complexities and demands as large enterprises.

Thus, SMEs in the Asia Pacific continue to invest for the future by selecting applications solutions from providers which can address their needs. SMEs are making critical investments that will enable them to thrive and become more agile in the face of global economic growth and competition.

According to IDC, global SME “IT spend” has reached its highest level in the past decade, growing by 8.3% in 2007. The next phase of growth will be driven by greater industry verticalization.

The benefits of ICT to SMEs will be one of the major topics at the forthcoming 12th ICT Professionals’ Congress on May 14 and 15, 2008, to be held at the Hotel Intercontinental Manila, Makati City. Being organized by the Philippine Computer Society (PCS), the event is being sponsored by Microsoft, JobsDB.com, Globe, Oracle, IBM and e-PLDT. For more details, please visit www.pcs-it.org or call 840-0985 to 86 or e-mail secretariat@pcs-it.org.