Location-aware advertising targets taxi commuters in the iCABTV Mobile Infotainment system from UZoneMedia. This system connects to the internet using 3.5G networks and offers a one-stop portal for entertainment, shopping and dining newsbits. Coupons from the screen can be downloaded to mobile devices via bluetooth. The location-aware feature allows the user to find places and events of interest at or around the destination (GPS positioning). UZOneMedia is partnering with Comfort DeGro to implement this taxi-based ‘in-flight entertainment system’. There are plans for the company to extend its outreach to bus and MRT commuters too. A

http://www.uzonemedia.com/services/index.html

“Passengers can search for the nearest Restuarants, Hotels, Shopping Centers, Events, Movies, and Places-of-Interests based on the current location of the taxis. In addition, real-time news and weather information is also provided on the screen.

UzoneMedia Inc. is an emerging media company operating powerful out-of-home digital media digital advertising channels in Asia. The company owns and operates the iMobile Media Network (iMMN), one of the largest digital in-taxi advertising networks in existence today. Our proprietary wireless content delivery platform provides a consistent, reliable and high-impact channel for reaching consumers on the go. Through partnering Taxi operators around Asia , UzoneMedia puts advertisers’ messages in front of a highly sought-after audience, in a captive and intimate setting. UzoneMedia creates value for all stakeholders in the taxi media space. Passengers benefit from a mix of entertaining and interactive content, providing distraction from an otherwise dull urban commute. Advertisers gain prolonged, one-on-one access to a highly-coveted, upscale and hard-to-reach demographic. In turn, leading taxi operators benefit from a new revenue channel and differentiate themselves as cutting-edge leaders in their industry.

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33 Jalan Afifi, #08-03 Etonhouse Building
Singapore 409180
Singapore

“Digital Marketplace”
IDC’s Asia/Pacific Web 2.0 Conference 2008
Conference

June 24, 2008
Grand Copthorne Waterfront, Singapore 

	8:30 am	Registration and Welcome Coffee & Tea
	9:00 am	Welcome Address and Opening Remarks
			Steven Phillips Vice President, Sales, IDC Asia/Pacific
	9:15 am	Keynote: CIO Agenda 2008: Transition from Web 2.0
			Dr. Patrick Chan Chief Technology Advisor, IDC Asia/Pacific Emerging Technologies, IDC Asia/Pacific
		Uncovering the emerging technologies aspect of web 2.0 solutions Charting the CIO agenda 2008 in their web 2.0 journey The innovation and improvement of IT prowess Major trends in Asia/Pacific related to Web 2.0 adoption. How does web 2.0 transform the enterprise
	9:45 am	User Behaviour and Psychology in the Web 2.0 space
			Brad Garlinghouse Senior Vice President of Communications and Communities, Yahoo!
		The Social Web: In today’s Web environment, consumers are more likely than ever to become overwhelmed by the noise generated by a proliferation of social networks. With the onset of “social networking fatigue,” what must we do in order to help consumers find the truly relevant and trustworthy experiences they seek?
	10.15 am	Embracing Web 2.0 in enterprise
			Speaker to be confirmed
		How are user habits changing in the web 2.0 world? User behaviours – changing now and beyond The psychology of human interactions and the impacts to enterprise resource management Can the new approach co-exist or disrupt current enterprise interaction eco-system.
	10.45 am	Coffee Break
	11:15 am	Chairperson’s Remarks
			Steven Phillips Vice President, Sales, IDC Asia/Pacific
	11:25 am	Social Computing: It is the DNA of enterprise.  Embrace and Improve Business Applications and Processes
			Speaker to be confirmed
		What are the current challenges faced by information workers? How can social computing change the way info workers manage their tasks and work processes What are the current solutions and deployment models that align social computing with business processes What are the examples of enterprise adopting social computing and their challenges?
	11:55 am	Mashups – A reality today. What’s new in Web 2.0 world
			Speaker to be confirmed
		How can enterprise rejuvenate IT and Business with Mashup solutions? A review of Mashup solutions and the current landscape. Current adoptions in Asia Pacific – What’s hot and rising Letting business users drive the demand through mashups – Can it be done?
	12:25 pm	Closing Remarks
			Steven Phillips Vice President, Sales, IDC Asia/Pacific
		(Stand to win a 2GB i-Pod Nano* worth S$248, sponsored by Cisco and a laptop bag & overnight bag #, sponsored by Novell)
		* This lucky draw is open to all pre-registered delegates who submit the online survey and attend IDC’s Asia/Pacific Security and Continuity Conference 2007 in Singapore. # This lucky draw is open to all delegates who attend IDC’s Asia/Pacific Security and Continuity Conference 2007 in Singapore. The winners must be present during both draws to qualify.
	12:30 pm	Networking Lunch & End of Conference

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http://flock.com

A powerful browser that acts as a portal to Facebook, MySpace, YouTube, Twitter, Ponce and Digg. No more individual log-ins. Flock is like an RSS reader for social apps. Flock won a Webby Award under best social networking category in May 08, beating heavyweights like Facebook, Bebo, Ning and ChangeEverything.ca.

February 15, 2008 (Computerworld) Green computing promises an enormous win for IT: a chance to save money — and the environment. Many companies are trying to go greener, but a few truly stand out. Here are the top 12 green user companies, as well as the green dozen IT vendors. For more on the winning users, see the profile stories on each (links below).

The Top 12 Green-IT Users

1. Highmark Inc.
Harrisburg, Pa.
www.highmark.com

2. Discovery Communications LLC
Silver Spring, Md.
www.discovery.com

3. First National of Nebraska Inc.
Omaha
www.fnni.com

4. Perkins+Will Inc.
Chicago
www.perkinswill.com

5. Snohomish Public Utility District
Everett, Wash.
www.snopud.com

6. World Wildlife Fund
Washington
www.worldwildlife.org

7. Austin Energy
Austin
www.austinenergy.com

8. WellPoint Inc.
Indianapolis
www.wellpoint.com

9. Ryder System Inc.
Miami
www.ryder.com

10. Marriott International Inc.
Bethesda, Md.
www.marriott.com

11. Monsanto Co.
St. Louis
www.monsanto.com

12. Wachovia Corp.
Charlotte, N.C.
www.wachovia.com

The Top 12 Green-IT Vendors

1 . IBM
Armonk, N.Y.
www.ibm.com

2. BT Group PLC
London
www.btplc.com

3. Qualcomm Inc.
San Diego
www.qualcomm.com

4. Aplicor Inc.
Boca Raton, Fla.
www.aplicor.com

5. Fujitsu America Inc.
Sunnyvale, Calif.
www.fujitsu.com/us

6. Microsoft Corp.
Redmond, Wash.
www.microsoft.com

7. Hewlett-Packard Co.
Palo Alto, Calif.
www.hp.com

8. Network Appliance Inc.
Sunnyvale, Calif.
www.netapp.com

9. Other World Computing
Woodstock, Ill.
www.otherworldcomputing.com

10. Verizon Wireless
Basking Ridge, N.J.
www.verizonwireless.com

11. Computer Sciences Corp.
Falls Church, Va.
www.csc.com

12. Sun Microsystems Inc.
Santa Clara, Calif.
www.sun.com

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Panel of Speakers

Green IT is the environmentally responsible and the effective use of computers and related resources. Such practices includes implementation of energy-efficient use of central processing units (CPUs), servers, peripherals as well as reduced resource consumption, datacenter management strategy and proper disposal of electronic waste (e-waste)

Fueled by recent trends towards sustainability, the modern use of the terms refers to systematic approaches to using computing technology efficiently. These include issues such as addressing electronic waste, regulatory compliance, telecommuting policies, virtualization of server resources, cost accounting of energy use, datacenter energy crisis and thin client solutions. Green IT can address the burning issue of rising energy cost and increasing environmental damage cost by companies, these issues are of major concern in most companies now. They will continue to drive significant increase in the cost of living and will continue to drive up the cost of doing business.

Reducing energy consumption will become an environmental imperative, as well as an economic necessity.

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Asia Pacific CEOs are investing in Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) at a much faster rate than their global peers, says a global survey.
 
The IBM 2008 Global CEO Study found that 42% of Asian businesses will spend more on CSR over the next three years, compared to a global average of 25%.

Foreign-owned businesses in Greater China are investments in CSR even further to 52%. The CEO of one Chinese company said the firm had invested “twice as much in CSR and environment initiatives as we have in the previous 30 years combined.”

At the same time, 81% of APAC and 84% of Greater China CEOs said they had high expectations of CSR, compared to 69% globally, the report found.

The study underlines the very different business context in Asia-Pacific and in particular the sharply-growing awareness of environmental issues in mainland China and Hong Kong.

The number of Asian CEOs citing the environment as a major change driver has increased from 8% to 21% since 2004, the survey found. By comparison, just 12% of CEOs in the Americas regard it as an important change driver.

With talent in short supply, employers’ CSR reputations were an important tool to attract employees and was also critical to maintaining market share. “Consumers will increasingly make choices based on the sources of the products they buy, even the ingredients and processes used in making these products,” said one consumer products CEO.

Steven Davidson, an IBM Global Business Services vice-president, said Asia Pacific CEO see CSR “as a key and differentiating component of their business strategy.”

The study found that Asia-Pacific CEOs see substantial change ahead for their companies - 84% across Asia Pacific and 89% in Greater China - but they are more confident about their ability to manage change than their counterparts elsewhere.

The Global CEO Study was based on interviews with 1,130 CEOs conducted by IBM in late 2007 and early 2008.

Telstra says it has saved 646 tonnes of CO2 by switching off 36,000 desktop and laptop PCs.

Telstra IT staff removed corporate screensavers from all Windows XP laptops and desktops computers and replaced with a black screensaver, the company said.  The move had the same impact on carbon emission as removing nearly 140 cars from Australian roads for a year, Telstra said.

Telstra Property Director Vito Chiodo said screensavers use as much energy as a full screen of work and also require considerable processing energy. He said screensavers had been designed to conserve older CRT computer screens, but were not required for today’s LCD screens.

Telstra said its energy management programs had saved 173,998 tonnes CO2 equivalent during 2006/07, which is the equivalent to the greenhouse gas emissions from around 18,655 average Australian homes for a year.

Features
- 3G-capable. 2.8 times faster than EDGE.
- Simultaneous voice and data conections
- Microsoft Exchange AcctiveSync
- GPS built-in
- Better battery life - 300 hours of standby, Talk-time 10 hours (as opposed to 5) on 2G networks, 5 hours of 3G talk-time (competition is 3 hour 3G talk time), 5 to 6 hours of high-speed browsing, 7 hours of video, 24 hours of audio.
- flush headphone jack