Advanced World Systems (AWS), Inc. : Your reliable partner for software development outsourcing

Advanced World Systems (AWS), Inc. is one of the many software development companies that have emerged in the Philippines. For more than 10 years, the company proves to be a dependable partner to their Japanese counterparts and continues to develop new products and services to meet the growing demands of the Japanese IT market.

A 100% Japanese-owned company, AWS have its offices in Manila and Cebu in the Philippines and in Tokyo in Japan. AWS’ businesses include: development of firmware, microcode, device drivers and software utilities for workstation printers and related peripherals.

The high demand for software development grew in Japan led AWS to expand its products and services to include business applications, embedded systems, QA services, and IT infrastructure support and maintenance.

From 20 employees in 1993, AWS has about 300 workers today ready to meet its goal of expanding its customer service to the rest of Asia and in the US.


AWS – molding fine Filipino software engineers

Many Japanese companies had its subsidiaries in the Philippines. Strategically located, high literacy rate, and cost efficient services were the main reasons Japanese companies prefer to outsource in the Philippines. But more than that, the Philippines offers the best-of-breed talents. Knowledgeable and trainable, it is easy for Filipinos to adapt to Japanese work culture.

Compared to Japanese engineers, Filipino engineers are still on its apprenticeship. Most of the work that local software developers do is more on the programming and design. However through comprehensive trainings, local engineers remain competitive in the outsourcing industry.

AWS assures its clients that most of its software developers and engineers undergo trainings and pass examinations. These requirements are needed so as to keep up with the critical demands of their Japanese clients. Its record in the PhilNITS examination (which is the equivalent of Japan’s IT Standard Examination) shows the capability of the company in servicing the Japan IT market. AWS has the highest passing average and most number of passers for the said examination in the whole country. In fact 34% of the 300 examinees for PhilNITS came from AWS. This shows how well AWS trains its employees and supports their capabilities in software development.

In dealing business with the Japanese, it is important that an outsourcing partner is able to communicate well and understand Nihongo. At AWS, 90% of its employees speak Nihongo. Speaking the language is a lot more convenient when dealing with their clients.

Investing on the skills of its workers, AWS was able to attract more clients from Japan. More so, it adds credibility to Filipino software engineers.

“Our workers are the best-of-breed,” Ramil Villanueva, AVP for Corporate Planning of AWS proudly describes Filipino software engineers.

AWS also practices standard development and quality assurance processes and is ISO 9001:2000 certified.


Award-winning and globally competitive -- AWS is set for success

As the number of software development companies continues to grow in the Philippines, AWS sees it as a sign that the industry is booming and that competition is unnecessary.

“I think that in the Philippines, software development companies do not compete with each other,” Villanueva points out.

The company’s drive in developing new products and services did not come unnoticed. In fact, a number of its service applications have been recognized in e-Services Philippines, a Center for International Trade Expositions and Missions (CITEM) trade show on IT Services. In the recently concluded e-Services Philippines, AWS won three grand prize awards: Most Creative Application of the Year for “High Definition Clip Station”, Offshore Project of the Year for the “Manufacturing System Development Project for SCM, Inc.”, and Outstanding Company Program for AWS Center for Technology Incubation (ACTION).

AWS’ expertise brought them to a partnership with industry players in Japan. Among their top clients for software development are: IBM Japan, Lenovo Japan, Murata Machineries, Sumitomo Heavy Industries, Kyocera-Mita, Konika-Minolta, Toshiba-TEC Corporation, and Hitachi Automotives.

At present, AWS continues to venture on projects that would further expand business opportunities in Japan that would showcase the Filipinos’ capabilities in software development. A regular participant in the Software Development Expo and Conference (SODEC), AWS showcases its cost-efficient services and also highlights the Filipinos’ capability in software development.

Aside from Japan, AWS eyes a larger market for software development like the rest of Asia and the US. Also, from being a service-oriented company, AWS plans to venture into a technology development business.

“We plan to expand our customer base. After joining SODEC, we are eyeing the rest of Asia and the US for our software development services. We also plan to transform to not only just service-oriented but also a technology company. We would like to develop core technologies, our own products,” Villanueva ends.



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