Home > Headlines (Issue 370: 20-26 August 2001)

Boonklee believes Shin will gain benefit from the synergy of AIS and DPC in 2002

Two years ago NASDAQ was set as Shin’s strategy for fund mobilization to boost DPC marketing activities before getting listed on Thailand’s Security of Exchange (SET) and merging with AIS respectively. But the global economic situation has changed and NASDAQ no longer attracts investors. Shin has realigned its business plan accordingly and today DPC has already been taken over by AIS with Telekom Malaysia ousted and SingTel as the only strategic partner. …

TOT to follow in SingTel’s footstep

Lessons previously learned by Singapore Telecommunications or SingTel, the largest telecom firm in Singapore, are worth studying according to the Telephone Organization of Thailand (TOT) as TOT is preparing itself for the upcoming privatization. …

CeBIT Asia’2001 in Shanghai

It was the first time that Shanghai hosted CeBIT, the world-class IT and Telecom exhibition. The event was held from 8-11 August and called the first CeBIT Asia. There were a lot more interesting issues that needed to be talked about. …

E-Banking – a new step for banks in dotcom era

The application of IT in banks’ management and customer service system may not be innovative and the recent launches of Internet-based banking services not a brand new idea but the services these banks provide through either the Internet or other electronic media has been consistently introduced. …

Microsoft Office XP

Microsoft Office suite has been widely used by corporate and home-use customers. Its new version Office XP offering incremental improvements comes in four different configurations, from Standard (which includes Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint), to Developer (which includes Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Access, FrontPage, Publisher, and Office Developer Tools). …