Update On Singapore Entrants to DFJ Global Business Plan Competition

Not so good news. None of the 4 Singapore startups who were entered into the DFJ global business plan competition made it into the finals. Only 16 finalists were chosen worldwide. Although they didn’t make it in, we must still congratulate our Singapore startups for getting very good feedback from DFJ.

“ALL of the plans were well written and deserving of submission. The teams can all be congratulated for the professional work.”

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DFJ And Cisco Gives 4 Singapore Startups Chance At USD 0.25M And Mentorship

For the first time, leading international venture capital firm, Draper Fisher Jurvetson is opening their business plan competition to global participants. Having this opportunity to win the top prize of minimum funding of US$250,000 and mentorship from DFJ and Cisco are 4 lucky Singapore startups. Read more

65Bits Episode 106: Super Hybrid Engine Battery Conservation Technology

Our friends at Tech65 start their weekly podcast on the following issues that dominated the tech landscape last week: [1] Media Hub from Linksys® by Cisco, [2] LG Prada II, [3] The New Atom N280, [4] Six editions of Windows 7, [5] Change in Windows Mobile team, and schedule of future releases, [6] SingTel and HTC Introduce the HTC Dream in Singapore, [7] Google Latitude, [8] Yesterday.sg makes a splash! & [9] BarCamp Singapore 3 and Byte of the Week: Google Calendar Offline (*Post Production Note from Tech65* “We found out that this is only avaliable for Google Calender avaliable through Google Apps. We applogise for the misinformation”). Do click and check out their podcast.

Press Release – Geek Terminal Spotlights the Jet Set: Securing Enterprise Dealings On-The-G

Singapore, 29 April 2008 – World’s first concept business café, Geek Terminal, joins hands with global leader in networking, Cisco; kicking-off the café’s massive branding overhaul to spotlight its growing fan base of top senior executives and corporate business travelers. Through this collaboration, Cisco’s state-of-the-art Unified Communications System pioneers the creation of a secure network access and a robust, high-speed wireless infrastructure to enable the CBD cyber lounge a media-rich communications experience and easy-to-use teleconferencing. First in Series of “Hardware” and “Software” Upgrades at Geek Terminal to Indulge the Upwardly Mobile Business Community. Melding Form & Functionality, Geek Terminal’s New Interior combines Cisco’s Unified Communication Systems (TM) as key Design Feature whilst Empowering Work Users in a Luxury Space Away from the Office Read more