Singapore – Day 4: part 1
The IBM Forum 2003 is over now but I am continuing to meet with IBM customers to discuss Internet technology directions including WiFi, web services, blogging and e-business on demand. My first visit today was at Singapore Airlines. The airline industry is a difficult one but Singapore Airlines has claimed a very distinctive place in terms […]
Singapore – Day 3
The IBM Forum 2003 presented a number of excellent speakers on Wednesday morning. I was not able to hear them because I was meeting with IBM customers, including the Ministry of Defense, to discuss Internet technology directions. After lunch it was my turn to give a talk. The audience was large and there was a […]
Singapore – Day 2
The IBM Forum 2003 started at 9 AM this morning with an opening talk by Janet Ang, managing director of IBM Singapore. Next was an address by Frank Lavin, the U.S. Ambassador to Singapore. He gave a somewhat positive view of the U.S. economy and a bullish outlook for the impact of the Singapore Free […]
Singapore – Day 1: Part 2
The Swissotel was kind enough to move me to a room with high speed Internet access. That enabled me to upload pictures from the day into the Singpore section of the photo gallery. Since I arrived at the hotel before 8 AM and my first meeting was not until 5 PM I had a choice of taking a […]
Singapore – Day 1
As we disembarked the airplane and walked up a ramp to the main terminal, there was a thermal imaging system. I could not see where the sensor was but the video display showed all of our faces in a light green. I am sure if any of us had a fever, that our faces would […]
