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NTT DoCoMo steals limelight at Asian Internet Awards

By Anand Menon and Nawaz Marican, Singapore.CNET.com, CNET on March 9th, 2001

Summary

Japanese mobile phone company NTT DoCoMo bagged top honors when it won three categories at the Internet World Asia Industry Awards 2001.

Events

The 2nd InfoSecurity Summit HK 2010
17 Mar 2010

Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, Hong Kong

IT Architect Regional Conference Singapore 2010
20 - 21 Apr 2010

Singapore Management University, Singapore

The Internet Show 2010
21-22 Apr 2010

Suntec Singapore

SINGAPORE--Japanese mobile phone company NTT DoCoMo bagged top honors when it won three categories at the Internet World Asia Industry Awards 2001.

The titles were: Internet company of the year, killer application of the year (i-mode) and Internet visionary of the year (DoCoMo CEO Keichi Tachikawa).

The winners were announced at a gala dinner late last evening.

Unlike last year where Singapore firms dominated the awards, this time, it was Hong Kong's turn. Nine out of 15 winners came from the SAR.

Organized by Penton Media, the event is an annual affair to honor the contribution of individuals and companies to the Internet industry in Asia.

The winners in the 15 categories are as follows:

Internet Company of the Year
• NTT DoCoMo (Japan) - winner
• Global Sources (Hong Kong)
• Korea ThruNet (Korea)
• Kimo.com (Taiwan)
• AsiaInfo (China)

Best "New Face" of the Internet
• iamasia (Hong Kong) - winner
• Icered.com (Hong Kong)
• Indya.com (India)
• elipva (Singapore)
• deansee.com (Hong Kong)

Internet Visionary of the Year
• Keichi Tachikawa--CEO, NTT DoCoMo (Japan) - winner
• Chandrababu Naidu--Chief Minister, State of Andhra Pradesh (India)
• Edward Tian--CEO, Netcom (China)
• Dennis Lee--CTO/Co-founder, elipva (Singapore)
• Shao Yibo--CEO, Eachnet (China)

Best B2B Internet Site
• Global Sources (Hong Kong) - winner
• satatools.com (India)
• Thaigem.com (Thailand)
• iSteel Asia (Hong Kong)
• PacificNetMarkets (Hong Kong)

Best B2C Internet Site
• HSBC (Hong Kong) - winner
• Daishin (Korea)
• Internet Auction (Korea)
• Eachnet (China)
• CoolBid.com (Taiwan)

The Killer Application of the Year
• NTT DoCoMo--i-mode (Japan) - winner
• Weniwen--fast input (Hong Kong)
• MediaRing--voice letter (Singapore)
• WISEngine.com (Korea)
• Ebook--flip browser (Singapore)

Best Design Shop/Designer
• One Studio (Hong Kong) - winner
• Media Explorer Limited (Singapore)
• Acmedia (S) Pte Ltd (Singapore)
• Pacific Connections Ltd (Hong Kong)
• Lemon (Hong Kong)

Best E-commerce Solutions Provider
• Web Connection (Hong Kong) - winner
• Core Solutions (Hong Kong)
• PlanetAsia (India)
• AsiaCommerce (Hong Kong)
• iMerchants (Hong Kong)

Top Investor/VC of the Year
• Intel Capital (Hong Kong) - winner
• AsiaTech Internet Group (Hong Kong)
• ING Barings (Hong Kong)
• techpacific.com (Hong Kong)
• Walden International Investment Group (Hong Kong)

ISP of the Year
• Satyam Infoway (India) - winner
• Korea ThruNet (Korea)
• Capital Online (China)
• StarHub (Singapore)
• NTT DoCoMo (Japan)

Impact Award for Charitable Contribution to the Net Community
• iandiasia.com (Hong Kong) - winner
• Smehome.com (Singapore)
• i100corp.com (Hong Kong)
• quizbrain.com (India)

Best Web Site Design of the Year
• Hong Kong Art Festival 2001 (Hong Kong) - winner
• Gogo.com (Hong Kong)
• i-voglia.com (Hong Kong)
• SUNDAY Corporate Site (Hong Kong)
• she.com (Hong Kong) Limited (Hong Kong)

Internet Analyst of the Year
• TechBuddha (Singapore) - winner
• Jay Chang, VP Asian Equities Research, CSFB Technology Group (Hong Kong)
• Matei Mihalca, Head of Internet Research (AP), Merrill Lynch (Hong Kong)
• Jasmine Koh, Associate Dir. of Regional Internet Research, UBS Warburg (Hong Kong)
• David Webb, MHKSI, Editor, Webb-site.com (Hong Kong)

Best Internet Advertising and Marketing Campaign
• Compaq Asia Pacific--Campaign: Compaq Armada 100s (Singapore) - winner
• Carlton Cold (Hong Kong)
• FinanceAsia.com (Hong Kong)
• Shanghai General Motors (China)
• Wrigley (Hong Kong)

Best Entry by a Brick and Mortar Company
• HSBC (Hong Kong) - winner
• Thaigem.com (Thailand)
• Epulppaper.com (Hong Kong)
• Li & Fung (Hong Kong)
• Daishin (Korea)

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