Create alert112 results for "Commuter"
Public transport goes wireless in S'pore
News Bus service provider in the country equips bus with wireless network capability that allows passengers with Wi-Fi devices to access Internet.
Tags: Mobile/Wireless, Network infrastructure, Mobile Broadband, Power Supply, Wireless, Wireless Network, Singapore, wireless Internet, HSDPA, network
Taipei commuters to make secure payments
News Royal Philips Electronics and BenQ join forces to enable Taiwanese to use their mobile phones embedded with Near Field Communication chips to pay their transport fees--a first in the Asia-Pacific region.
Tags: R&D, Mobile/Wireless
Recession boosts working from home in the UK
News More than half of U.K. employees are working from home more frequently in order to save money.
Tags: HR policies and procedures, British Telecommunications, Survey, Avaya Inc., Worker, Spain, recession, networking company, financial, U.K.
S'pore transport regulator partners Google Maps
News Country's Land Transport Authority hopes to make public transport "choice mode" by offering Google Maps as part of travel planning service.
Tags: Location-based services, Transport, Google Inc., CEO, partnership, Singapore, ERP, Southeast Asia, Regulator, data-processing
Asian employers warm up to telecommuting?
News Telecommuting provides to companies in the region, a cost-savings measure against increasiing transport costs and high office rentals.
Tags: Commuter, Employee policy/training, HR policies and procedures, Trends, Business, Telecommuting, Security, Mobile, India, phone
Recession can't stop Japan's online shoppers
News Rise in number of stay-at-home shoppers in Japan means the online shopping industry outstrips sales at department stores and convenience stores.
Tags: E-commerce, High-speed Internet, Sales, Japan, mail-order, recession, Tokyo, E-commerce
Report: Yahoo CEO search narrowing
News Yahoo is close to narrowing the field of candidates down to a few, with former Vodafone Group CEO Arun Sarin among the mix, according to a report in The Wall Street Journal.
Tags: Web sites, Domain names, PDA phones, India, Yahoo! Inc., InfoSpace Inc., Bay Area, CTIA, Washington, CEO
EZ-Link to debut online top-up service
News update Singapore's ez-link contact-less payment cards owners can now top up the cash value of their cards using a PC. But, is it just playing catch up?
Tags: E-commerce, Commuter
Visa to launch 'wave and pay' cards in UK
News Visa is planning to introduce contactless 'wave and pay' debit cards to replace low-value cash transactions across the United Kingdom by the end of next year.
Tags: E-commerce, Commuter
Visa’s future on the cards
Photo Gallery Coffees with mobiles and PIN pads on card
Tags: Authentication and encryption, Mobile commerce
M-Commerce's big moment
News Mobile commerce is gaining momentum as consumers get comfortable with ordering all sorts of products by cell phone and companies such as Papa John's watch sales climb.
Tags: Mobile commerce, Starbucks Corp., Phone, cell phone, mobile, Amazon.com Inc., M-commerce Driver, Papa John, Sales, M-commerce
Green IT isn't dead yet
Insight perspective The recession is dampening many areas of IT--but not environmental impact. An analyst looks at how cost-cutting and green go hand in hand.
Tags: Green IT, Infrastructure/architecture management, Budgeting/cost control, IT budgeting, Green IT, Organization, Hosting Company, Carbon Footprint, cost savings, Quocirca
Why 'Joe Facebook' wants to cash out
News Reports indicate that Facebook's official employee stock buyback program has been "oversubscribed". Here's why this is normal, and hardly greedy.
Tags: Web 2.0, IPO, Stock, dot-com, payment, Facebook, Silicon Valley, Web, Web 2.0
Heed tech, people issues before going mobile
News Businesses must first consider various manpower and technical matters before deploying mobile workforce strategy, observers highlight.
Tags: Network infrastructure, Mobile, Mobile/Wireless, Communications, Telecommuting, Workforce, cost savings, Mobile Workforce, Worker, unified communications
Electric cars not as green as you think
News Electric cars in Germany could pollute more than gasoline cars, and the grid there could collapse if everyone charges at the same time, a report concludes.
Tags: Green IT, Battery, Study, Plug-in, electric vehicle, electric car, Germany, carbon dioxide, U.S., car
