Computing, IT system and technology
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The facilities will be at the company's campus in San Antonio de Belen, and are expected to start operations in the second half of 2021, once the necessary certifications are approved, informed the Costa Rican Coalition of Development Initiatives (Cinde). |
Technological Solutions: What are Companies Looking for?
Wednesday, November 25, 2020
Between July and October 2020, the number of people in Costa Rica exploring options to access an ERP-type software online increased 32%, and the number of Panamanian consumers looking to hire a CRM solution decreased 4%.
CentralAmericaData's interactive platform, Consumer Insights, monitors in real time changes in consumer habits in all markets in the region and in other Latin American countries, with fundamental information to understand their behavior, new trends and anticipate eventual changes in their purchasing patterns.
Software: Potential Sales in Central America
Tuesday, September 22, 2020
About 9 million people in the region are looking to purchase IT solutions, and of this group of consumers, about 8% explore options to buy antivirus or security software.
CentralAmericaData's interactive information system monitors in real time the changes in consumer habits in all markets of the region, with fundamental information to understand the current commercial environment in which companies of all industries must operate.
Electronics and IT: Market Trends
Wednesday, May 6, 2020
In recent weeks, interest in the region's markets for electronic equipment, computers and technological services has clearly picked up, with educational software and computer security services being among the most marked trends.
Using a system that monitors in real time changes in consumer interests and preferences in Central American countries, developed by CentralAmericaData's Trade Intelligence Unit, it is possible to project short and long term demand trends for the different products, sectors and markets operating in the region.
AI and Human Work
Thursday, March 5, 2020
Applying artificial intelligence tools and complementing it with increasing the technological capabilities of employees is essential to significantly improve the performance of companies.
According to reports by Harvard Business Review, companies have been found to achieve the most significant performance improvements when humans and machines work together.
Costa Rica: $45 Million for Technology Platform
Monday, February 24, 2020
The Institute of Aqueducts and Sewerage tenders the modernization services of the technological platform used for the institution's business.
Costa Rican Government Purchase 2020LN-000001-0021400001:
"A technological platform will be acquired for the integral service of modernization of the technological platform that will allow the Costa Rican Institute of Aqueducts and Sewers (AyA) to support its mission-critical business processes in the areas of Finance, Supplies, Commercial, Planning, Project Management and Business Intelligence, in an effective and agile manner, through a technological infrastructure of modern business solutions, secure, stable, accessible and highly available, including their respective support and evolutionary maintenance services, providing significant value to customers, internal and external, through the automation of workflows, web channels, mobile devices and automatic exchange of information with other internal and external systems, by means of an Enterprise Service Bus (ESB).
Panama: Investment in Free Trade Zone Announced
Wednesday, July 17, 2019
The government informed that in San Miguelilto it is projected to invest $39 million in the implementation of a digital free trade zone, which is expected to install computer technology companies and centers of higher and technical studies.
Authorities of the Ministry of Commerce and Industries (Mici) said that in a first stage, the private company will invest $10.6 million and then another $28.3 million will be disbursed.
Computers: Figures from the Costa Rican Market
Tuesday, January 22, 2019
In the business of retail distribution of computers and their accessories in Costa Rica, it is estimated that SyS, Sefisa and Avtec, concentrate about 65% of the market share.
Data from the report "Company's Corporate System", complied by the Business Intelligence Unit at CentralAmericaData, provides details on company information based on sector, main activity, imports, exports, contracts granted by the government and other data.
More Foreign Investment in Technology
Wednesday, June 13, 2018
Eurofins Scientific has announced the opening of a technology center in Costa Rica, from where it will support IT operations for the North and South of the continent of America.
From a statement issued by the Cinde:
San José, Costa Rica, June 13, 2018. Eurofins Scientific, global leader in bio analysis, inaugurated its new technology center in Costa Rica and plans to hire more than 50 Costa Ricans with knowledge in information technology, IT infrastructure, data centers and IT operations, as well as application development, computer architecture, design and support.
Tender of Process Automation System
Thursday, March 22, 2018
Instituto Nacional de Electrificación de Guatemala is putting out to tender the supply, installation and implementation of an automation system for the institution's processes.
Guatemala Government Purchase 7828403:
"The contract consists in the acquisition of a computer program, with a web architecture solution with an advanced and integrated suite of modules that will contribute to proactively managing the equipment, its information and maintenance activities, linking management processes to automate the assignment of orders of work, affective forecast of probabilities of points of failure and automation of purchases and management of the inventory that allows for adapting, controlling and managing the processes of maintenance, resources and production of the Electric Power Generation Company, aligned to the ISO 55000 Standard.
Tender for Computer Equipment in Guatemala
Thursday, March 15, 2018
The Superintendency of Banks in Guatemala is putting out to tender a supply of 12 blade servers and a cabinet to connect the equipment.
Guatemala Government Purchase 7644833:
"Some characteristics of the lots required:
Lot I:
-Nine 18-core blade servers per processor, 2.3 GHz processor base frequency, virtualization technology and Hyper-Threading.
Tender: Maintenance of Technological Systems
Tuesday, April 18, 2017
The Ministry of Government in Panama is putting out to tender maintenance services for the technological systems at the penitentiary La Nueva Joya, for a term of 2 years.
Panama Government Purchase 2017-0-04-0-08-LV-009349:
"The Ministry of Government (MINGOB) wishes to benefit from the experience of a company which is highly specialized in management and integral maintenance of technological systems in the facilities of the penitentiary La Nueva Joya.
Data Network Awarded for $61 million
Tuesday, August 5, 2014
The Guatemalan Telecommunications Enterprise has awarded the company Columbus Network de Guatemala a contract for the lease of computer equipment and implementation of communications connectivity.
Under the contract awarded on July 30, the provider must provide the service "LEASE OF HARDWARE AND COMMUNICATIONS MANAGEMENT, INSTALLATION, AND IMPLEMENTATION WITH CONNECTIVITY IN THE NATIONAL TERRITORY."
Tender Announced For Information Platform in Guatemala
Tuesday, November 19, 2013
The Tax Authority is inviting bids for supplying a technology platform and cloud services to replace the current system.
This was announced by Carlos Munoz, chief of the Superintendency of Tax Administration (SAT).
"The decision comes after the executive decided to conduct an "operational intervention" to increase control of customs procedures in order to increase revenue," noted an article in Elperiodico.com.gt.
Agenda for ICT Development in El Salvador
Friday, May 17, 2013
It is vital for the nation's economy that an agenda on Information and Communication Technologies be developed, accompanied by the relevant legislation.
Peter Argumedo, senior researcher at Fusades called for swift approval in the Legislative Assembly of the draft laws related to computer security, in order to promote an investment climate. "An economy must be competitive so that it can be linked to global production chains.