Singapore companies show their mettle
at APICTA

Singapore companies shone at the Seventh Asia Pacific ICT Alliance (APICTA) Awards, winning top awards in three of the 15 categories in the regional technology competition. The event, which was held in Singapore for the first time in November, allows ICT innovators and entrepreneurs to benchmark their products against inventions from the other member economies.

RadianTrust’s Phidélity uses an optical watermark to prevent documents from being counterfeited or interfered with.

RadianTrust (www.radiantrust.com), a Singapore-based IT security service provider, saw off competitors from Singapore, Thailand, Sri Lanka, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Pakistan and Australia, to take the Security Application Award for its flagship product, Phidélity. Phidélity prevents documents from being counterfeited or interfered with by using an optical watermark. This watermark can even be created by conventional printers, with ordinary paper and ink.

Power outlet maker Eubiq’s (www.eubiq.com) child-safe, power outlet system took top honours in the industrial applications category. Their Eubiq System uses wall and desk-mountable tracks to transmit power through concealed contact points, doing away with wires and exposed sockets. The modular system allows sockets to be added or removed with a simple
twisting motion.

In the e-logistics category, Transmex Systems International (www.transmexsys.com) came out victorious with its i-Secure FMS tanker truck management system. This system guards against theft and honest mistakes, both of which can be costly. The anti-theft controls include using both Global Positioning System (GPS)-based trackers and electronically-activated locks to stop the fuel tank hatches in trucks transporting oil from being opened before they reach their intended destinations. The locking system also minimises mistakes like 'cocktailing', where different fuels get mixed in a storage tank.

APICTA was organised by the Singapore infocomm Technology Federation (SiTF), and was held concurrently with the Asia-Oceanian Computing Industry Organisation (ASOCIO) ICT Summit.

Singapore had a bumper crop of 34 teams at APICTA, with a total of 41 submissions. This was its largest representation at the contest to date. Entries were selected during the Singapore League of the APICTA Awards 2007 on 10 October 2007. Besides the three top awards, Singapore also garnered seven merit awards.

The awards were given out at a Gala Dinner, which was officiated by Yong Ying-I, IDA Deputy Chairman. It was attended by senior ICT officials from
the region.