Stories by David Legard

Creative Posts Record Q2 Revenues But Income Falls

Multimedia systems vendor Creative Technology Ltd. posted revenue of US$436.8 million for the second quarter of its fiscal 2000 year, ended Dec. 31, 1999. This is the highest quarterly revenue in the company's history, 1.9 percent higher than the $428.7 million reached in the second quarter last year, the company said in a statement yesterday.

ASP Spacedisk Lands in Asia-Pacific

Start-up company Spacedisk Pte. Ltd. will roll out a distributed applications platform (DAP) to a potential market of more than 4.9 million Internet users through partnerships with ISPs (Internet service providers) in Singapore, South Korea, Thailand and Malaysia, the company announced today.

Singapore Decision Will Change StarHub's Plans

The unexpected decision last Friday by the Singapore government to completely deregulate the telecommunications market here two years early "will substantially change" the investment plans and business focus of new entrant StarHub Pte. Ltd., the company has said.

Cisco Opens $6M Center in Singapore

Cisco Systems Inc. has opened a US$6 million executive briefing center (EBC) and proof of concept technology lab here designed to give telecommunications and enterprise customers in Asia a look at next-generation technologies in a "live" networking environment.

C&W, Creative Launch ISP in Singapore

Cable & Wireless HKT Ltd. (C&W) and local multimedia company Creative Technology Ltd. have launched an Internet service provider (ISP) joint venture here aimed at multinational corporations as well as small and medium enterprises, C&W said in a statement issued yesterday.

AP to give Web surfers instant gratification

The wide deployment of WAP (wireless application protocol)-enabled mobile phones will change the business model of advertising on the Internet, according to loyalty program provider Surfgold.com.

WAP Will Enable Users to Surf for Gold

The wide deployment of WAP (wireless application protocol)-enabled mobile phones will change the business model of advertising on the Internet, according to loyalty program provider Surfgold.com Pte. Ltd.

SingNet, Freei.Net Launch Free Asian ISP Service

Singapore Telecommunications Ltd.'s (SingTel) Internet subsidiary SingNet Pte. Ltd. has joined the free ISP (Internet service provider) market here with the launch of its Mysingtel service, SingTel announced yesterday.

PI Adds Thailand's WorldNet to ISP Portfolio

Regional Internet service provider Pacific Internet Ltd. (PI) has established itself in Thailand with the acquisition of a majority stake in Bangkok-based IT Star Co. Ltd., the holding company of ISP WorldNet & Services Co. Ltd. The acquisition will be complete by early March, PI said in a statement issued Monday.

Internet Goes WAP in Singapore

Singapore is gearing up to introduce a flurry of mobile Internet services and applications based on WAP (wireless application protocol). The first WAP-enabled mobile phone handsets are set to become commercially available here early next month.

StarHub Builds Momentum with China Deal

Singapore's new telecommunications company StarHub Pte. Ltd. has signed a deal with China Telecom Ltd. to allow customers of both carriers direct communication links between the two countries.

No more snooping, Singapore regulator tells ISPs

Singapore's telecommunications regulator Infocomm Development Authority (IDA) has told local ISPs (Internet service providers) not to scan their subscribers' computers without their knowledge, even if they are only trying to pinpoint network security weaknesses.

SCS Launches Southeast Asian E-Commerce Hub

IT services company Singapore Computer Systems Ltd. (SCS) and Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation (OCBC Bank) have formed a 60-40 joint venture to operate an on-line electronic commerce hub, SCS announced yesterday.

Datacraft Buys Hong Kong's I Square for $5.25M

Network systems integrator Datacraft Asia Ltd. has bought into the electronic commerce consulting market with the US$5.25 million purchase of a majority stake in Hong Kong company I Square Solutions Ltd., Datacraft announced yesterday.

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