PLDT, TechForce to create super app for pet lovers (Unleash)

The PLDT Group and system integrator TechForce Solutions, Inc. partnered to launch an application intended for pet owners and animal lovers.

PLDT, TechForce partnership

Super app for pet lovers

Unleash app for pets

TechForce is creating the application dubbed "Unleash" through PLDT’s information and communications technology arm ePLDT.

In a recent statement, PLDT said the "super app" would seamlessly combine and optimize multiple features such as e-commerce, social networking, and information hub in one online space to make pet-parenting easier and more enjoyable.

According to a top official of TechForce, the app would also provide tips to users in taking care of their pets.

This project really hits close to home. As pet owners ourselves, there are a lot of things that we wish we had known sooner rather than later in terms of taking care of our pets – and it could be anything from specialty vets, trainers, transport, etc. I know other pet owners share the same sentiments, and this app really aims to solve that very problem, said Chie Malaki, president of TechForce Solutions, Inc.

For its part, ePLDT utilized Huawei Cloud’s open-source technology which enables TechForce to easily integrate and connect with Application Programming Interfaces (APIs). It also deployed Huawei Cloud's Content Delivery Network (CDN) solutions to accelerate TechForce’s content and video distribution. With CDN, the Unleash app’s website load time is faster and will have better video stream quality as well as optimized download times.

Additionally, Huawei Cloud's Elastic Cloud Server (ECS) and Object Storage Service (OBS) fulfilled TechForce’'s requirement for the Unleash app to be deployed flexibly in a secure cloud environment that is cost-efficient, allows for scaling storage resources, and provides recovery and backup.

ePLDT's multi-cloud expertise enables us to offer the right cloud solutions to customers and make it work for them based on their desired outcome. TechForce wanted to create a super app for the pet owners’ community in the Philippines and Huawei Cloud with its end-to-end solutions was the perfect enabler for the Unleash app. We were able to provide them exactly what they needed, a complete package that is cost-efficient, said Victor S. Genuino, president and chief executive officer of ePLDT.