Exist Global celebrates 10 years of software engineering innovation

MANILA, Philippines - Exist Global, a pioneer in open source software engineering in Asia Pacific, commemorated its 10th anniversary with co-founders Winston Damarillo, Willex Perez, and Junnie Arreza joining CEO Jerry Rapes in a toast to honor 10 extraordinary years of software innovation and the next 10 years of success.

“Exist has had an amazing global trajectory since 2001,” said Damarillo. “Our head count, roster of clients, industry network and service portfolio have expanded tremendously.”

Exist began with venture-funded start-up clients and seven employees. Today, it runs the most modern development centers in Manila and Cebu with 180 technologists, serving the world’s leading companies in healthcare, IT, telecoms and finance. In addition, Exist has established itself on the forefront of bleeding-edge technology development -- globally recognized innovators and producers of almost three dozen open source contributors.

“Exist has without question defined the portrait of the Filipino as IT innovators,” remarked Rapes. “‘Our focus of building a culture of innovation -- being technology solutions “creators” versus being consumers -- and passion for delivering first-class value to clients have enabled us to break strides in the enterprise markets in the Philippines, Australia, and US.”

Rapes adds that the Philippines itself represents a significant untapped growth opportunity as companies locally poise themselves to compete through technology differentiation. “Customer demands and competition are driving the need to innovate and exploit technologies, such as cloud computing.”

Further solidifying R&D, Exist recently formalized the office of the CTO with Mike Lim at the helm. “We’re creating a solution that combines new-generation mobile and cloud technologies to bring business intelligence and efficient computing to the enterprise,” said Lim.

Exist also partnered with Morphlabs, leader in converged dynamic infrastructure solutions for the enterprise, to resell mCloud Data Center Unit (DCU).

“Implementing mCloud DCU allows us to deliver verticalized cloud access for healthcare providers,” said Rapes. “Healthcare institutions need to effectively implement top-notch systems with high levels of quality and efficiencies to gain competitive advantage over their competitors.”

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Exist is a world-class software engineering firm that provides Java, Ruby on Rails, open source, and technology expertise to Fortune 500 companies. It has clients in the Philippines, Australia, Germany, and North America, with enterprise vertical expertise in the healthcare, telecommunication, finance & banking, logistics & transport, software & emerging technology industries.