Thursday, March 29, 2012

2003: PICS SME IT Excellece Awards

The Philippine Internet Commerce Society launched its PICS SME IT Excellence Awards in the 2nd E-Commerce Congress and recognized Godiva for its efforts in adopting ICT and Internet use.

Godiva in 2001

2004: PLDT vs. PLDT

The dispute over PLDT.com between the Philipine Long Distance Telephone Company (PLDT) and Gerry Kaimo peaked on January 29, 2004.  A judge of the Quezon City Regional Trial Court denied the request by PLDT for a preliminary injunction.

PLDT accused Kaimo of infringing on the intellectual property of the trade name and "engaging in unfair competition for using the trade name."

This is not yet the end of the story, which started on in September 1999 when PLDT filed a 1.35 million peso lawsuit against Kaimo.  Kaimo expected PLDT would appeal the case to higher courts, while preparing his own 50-million peso countersuit against PLDT.

PLDT in 1997

1997: Internet Commerce Expo

The WS Expositions Group organizes the Internet Commerce Expo in September 1997.  This shows that Internet commerce deserves its own events.

The ATM network Bancnet operates an ISP for its member banks.  This made use of the existing connections between the Bancnet system and its members.