TECHNO-BUSES * UK - School buses get free WiFi from Icomera

UK -geek.com, by Matthew Humphries -January 14, 2009: -- The way in which children travel to school varies widely. Some live close enough to walk, others get a lift from their parents, and then there’s the school bus collecting kids from lots of different pick-up points before transporting them safely to school grounds... One school bus company in the UK has decided its time to bring technology into the mix on its buses. The Green Bus company has teamed up with cellular broadband gateway providor Icomera to install free Internet access on its buses...


* Thailkand - Fleet-tracking system for Vietnam

Bangkok,Thailand -The Nation, by Jirapan Boonnoon -January 15, 2009: -- Mobile Innovation plans expansion, new solutions for Thai fleet operators... Bangkok-based fleet tracking and management systems company Mobile Innovation plans to expand its business in Vietnam in the near future... The company's president Tomohisa Matsumura said Mobile Innovation, a joint venture between Japan's NTT Docomo and Thailand's Loxley, would offer innovative solutions in Vietnam such as intelligent fleet tracking and management... It combines advanced wireless-communication and global positioning system (GPS) technologies with digital maps and comprehensive analysis and management software. It is offered on an application service-provider (ASP) basis...