By Cyrus A. Natividad

How many types of cellphones have you used, and how soon did you change one after the other?

Do you still cling to that obsolete N5210, or have you changed your lifestyle with the latest smartphone?

The powerful smartphones include user-friendly and convenient information systems. They get the better of communications, such as the social media and other user connectivity. They reach out to the vast sea of humanity by a touch of a fingertip. The information technology revolution is an evolution of logic and awareness – purposely to interact and entertain.

On January 24, a newly founded enterprise called ICONTech in partnership with Central Philippine University launched a user friendly-student information system currently available for Android based phones.

It was amazing how CPU Nursing alumni Jennifer Sumindol and Adrian Palomar, and the bright students    from Central Philippine University College of Software Engineering were able to join their heads together and revolutionize what we call a social media application exclusively tailored for CPU.

iCON is a student development-centered application that enables students to showcase their profile, chat with other students and receive messages from a group.  A CPU Admin, Central Echo, CPUR and CPU Communications pages are also provided in order to receive timely news and announcements.

The teacher-student communication system is embedded in the Learning Management System of the Application.  Students can now have social interactions with their teachers with regards to their assignments and advisory.

iCON is a product of young minds – Alumni and graduating students of Software Engineering course (the first and only one in the country). The possibilities and opportunities that the iCON App can bring are endless.