What will be the key mobility entertainment trends in 2009/2010 as Vietnam Telcos are launching 3G service by end of this year? The next Mobile Monday Vietnam, Hanoi chapter event on June 29, 2009 will discuss the topic of Mobile Entertainment with some experienced players from the industry, including Adrian Stewart, BD Manager of Spb Software House; Le Manh Hung, General Director of ABC Communication; Tom See, Director of Abamon Technology, who will share with us their vision of the future on Mobile Entertainment.

Speakers:

Adrian Stewart, Business Development Manager of Spb Software
Adrian has 15 years experience in the fast growing environments of Internet and Mobile Communications industry. Much of this was with start-ups companies that have advanced the landscape of technology in the Asia Pacific region. Adrian graduated from National University of Singapore. Spb Software has been developing products for Windows Mobile since 2002. In 2008, its product Mobile Shell was the best selling worldwide. Today, 12 OEMs and 5 mobile operators ship devices, fitted with Spb products that have been customized for their needs. Meeting the dual goals of product differentiation and revenue generation, manufacturers like Sony Ericsson, Acer, Toshiba and operators like Beeline and Swisscom, all rely on Spb to provide that edge. Adrian is responsibilities are to grow Spb's business in Asia.

Le Manh Hung, General Director of ABC Communication
Hung has more than 10 year experience in Vietnam Telecommunication and Mobile industry, especially IVR services.ABC is the pioneer of mobile content business & first private company to obtain shortcode in Vietnam. ABC has cooperated with TVAD and launched a successful Interactive TV daily show named “Penalty Kick” at VTV3 since June 2009. Audiences are able to use their mobile phone to interact with the goalkeeper in TV program. 

Tom See, Director of Abamon Technology Sdn. Bhd.
Founded the MobileMonday Vietnam, Hanoi Chapter - an open global community of innovators, visionaries and developers fostering cooperation and cross border business partnership in mobile & new media space. Part of MobileMonday Global with networks across 70 cities in 35 countries worldwide. Tom has 8 years experience in IT industry and spending more than 2 1/2 years as project consultant in Vietnam. He observed the dynamic & changes of Vietnam both IT & mobile industry. With his wide network connection between local and international companies, Tom has extensive network spanning across Asia Pacific, Europe & North America. Past projects involved Nokia IndoChina, Forum Nokia, EA Mobile, MTV and major Telcos in Vietnam.

Topic: Mobile Entertainment
Date & Time: 29 June, 2009, 6.00pm - 8.00pm
Venue: Venus restaurant, 42 Nguyen Hong, Dong Da District.
Audience: Operators/ Content Providers/ Expert and businessmen in the industry/ Media

Presenting at the events are four industry professional with their valuable insights:

6.00pm to 6.30pm:  Registration
6.40pm:  Mobile TV- Adrian Stewart, Business Development Manager of Spb Software
6.55pm:  Interactive TV Penalty Kick - Le Manh Hung, General Director of ABC Communication
7.10pm:  2009 Mobile Trend & update in Vietnam - Tom See,  Director of Abamon Technology
7.20pm:  Industry/Events announcement, Q&A
7.30pm:  Networking, Refreshment break

Networking:

One of the key aspects of the MobileMonday concept is the networking. A networking party will follow the conference where participants will enjoy a glass of cool beer while sharing experiences about life and work. Attendance is free admission but pre-registration is required. Please register to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . Reserve one of the 60 seats available. Book now to avoid being left out!

Our Event Sponsor & Partners

Our thanks to our partners Spb Software for their invaluable support and sponsor by this event.

About MobileMonday
MobileMonday is a community of mobile professionals organised around local networking events in almost 40 cities around the world. This open community promotes the mobile industry and fosters cooperation and networking among industry people and their companies by providing opportunities for personal and virtual contacts. (www.mobilemondayvn.net)

MobileMonday Vietnam, Hanoi chapter is organised by Tom See from Abamon Technology, Duong Thu Giang and group of local working team.

Yahoo! Mobile available across more than 400 Devices; Company also increases the Reach of Yahoo! Mobile for iPhone™

SINGAPORE, June 16, 2009 – Yahoo! (NASDAQ:YHOO) today announced at CommunicAsia 2009 that the award-winning new Yahoo! Mobile experience is now available in nine additional countries and 100 more devices worldwide. Providing an open and highly-personalized starting point to the Internet on both the mobile Web and as an Apple® iPhone app, Yahoo! Mobile enables consumers to discover, stay connected and stay informed through their mobile devices. Yahoo! Mobile is now available in 17 countries across Europe, Asia and the Americas, including today’s expansion into Singapore, Malaysia, Taiwan, Australia, Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, Spain and Italy.

Yahoo! Mobile for the Web is now available across more than 400 devices with HTML-enabled mobile browsers by visiting http://m.yahoo.com, while the Yahoo! Mobile iPhone app is available in the Apple iPhone App Store.

“We’re thrilled with the consumer adoption of Yahoo! as a starting point to the Internet experience on mobile devices,” said David Ko, senior vice president, Yahoo! Mobile. “With products like the new Yahoo! Mobile, we’re invigorating the mobile industry and creating consumer demand for compelling Internet services across a variety of mobile platforms. We’re delivering engaging and customizable user experiences for consumers around the globe, ultimately putting them in control of their mobile lives.”

Yahoo! Mobile - the starting point on mobile devices
With a feature-rich design and interactivity that maximizes the capabilities of today's mobile devices, Yahoo! Mobile offers an open environment where consumers can bring together their favorite content and services from across the Internet. Consumers can now make their Internet experience on mobile personally relevant through the ability to:

•    Discover via results from Yahoo!'s award-winning mobile search and editor-selected content;
•    Stay Connected through access to email and social network accounts from the most popular Web providers, as well as instant messaging, address book and calendar tools;
•    Stay Informed by bringing together favorite content - websites, sports teams, news sources, local content, RSS feeds, weather, stocks, horoscopes and more - into a single location.

Yahoo! Mobile for Web and the Yahoo! Mobile iPhone app first debuted across eight countries including the U.S., Canada, the U.K., Germany, France, India, Indonesia and the Philippines in April this year.  Additional localized versions are expected to launch over the next several months.

About Yahoo!
Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ:YHOO) is a leading global Internet brand and one of the most trafficked Internet destinations worldwide. Yahoo! is focused on powering its communities of users, advertisers, publishers, and developers by creating indispensable experiences built on trust. Yahoo! is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California. (YHOO -- M)

For more on Yahoo!'s mobile news please visit http://mobile.yahoo.com/newsroom.

Yahoo!, the Yahoo! logo, Yahoo! Mobile, and Yahoo! Messenger are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of Yahoo! Inc. All other names are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective owners.