Singapore, July 18, 2003

Web Synergies (S) Pte Ltd participates for the first time to the Call for Collaboration (CFC) organized by Singapore Infocomm Development Authority (IDA).

Web Synergies is pleased to announce that in the course of the last 30 days, the company has participated to the last two Calls for Collaboration (CFCs) organized by IDA (www.ida.gov.sg), namely:

• Location-Based-Services and
• Smart Airport and Passenger Travel

IDA's Calls for Collaboration encourage collaborative efforts between industry members in specific areas such as mobilecommerce, location-based service, wireless multimedia and most recently, aggregation of ASPs. IDA issues Calls for Collaboration and co-funds those proposed projects that will have a marked impact on Singapore's infocomm sector.

This effort, lead internally by Jean-Jacques Lavigne as Project Manager and M.P Subramanian as Technical Project Leader, helped the company to rise to another level in terms of solution and business development as well as largely contributing to the company adoption of new technologies.

For its Location-Based-Services, Web Synergies lead a Consortium made of three other partners, WhereSoft Geocommerce (www.wheresoft.com) , a regional leader in digital maps applications, Asia-City Publishing Pte Ltd, a leader in Lifestyle and Tourism content delivery and finally, RoseAnderssen Pte Ltd, the sole distributor of BENEFON mobile phones and GSM + GPS Telematic Instruments.

Together, the Consortium crafted a business proposition aiming at delivering GPS-driven added-value services to tourists visiting Singapore. GPS (Global Positioning System) technology was chosen by the consortium over GPRS technology for its better location accuracy (10 to 15 meters against 150 to 200 meters for GPRS) and much cheaper usage cost.

Though details of the proposal cannot be disclosed at this stage, Web Synergies is confident that GPS applications for mobile consumers will be a common reality within the next 3 to 4 years. As such, Web Synergies is already developing a strong market and technology expertise and can already guide companies interested in this area in designing sharp, pertinent and cost-effective solution.

For the Smart Airport and Passenger Travel, Web Synergies' Web Synergies pushed the envelope a bit further by submitting two proposals to IDA and Singapore Civil Aviation Authority (CAAS), the organizer of the CFC.

In both cases, Web Synergies partnered with Mil-Com Igniters!, a subsidiary of the Mil-Com Group (www.milcomhq.com), one of Singapore's fastest rising companies. The Mil-Com Group provides a wide range of services ranging from aerospace training to aircraft maintenance services, from manufacturing of precision aerospace components to smart technology solutions. Mil-Com Igniters! focuses on communication and public relation solutions.

The proposed solutions capitalize on Web Synergies/Enterprise Synergies strength in software development and integration, 3D and Virtual Reality expertise and on Mil-Com's smart cards technology and know-how. Altogether, these proposals perfectly illustrate Web Synergies commitments to increase the value add it brings, as Jean-Jacques Lavigne, Regional Marketing Manager and CFC Project Leader testifies:" As a vendor, we can always limit ourselves to what the client wants. Delivering what the client wants is already very satisfying and not that easy. But, with increasing competition, the difference is now made by how much value add the vendor can bring, how much knowledge and insight he can bring to the client, how much the vendor can think outside the box and deliver on these promises". Jean-Jacques adds: "These CFCs are a good exercise for us as, with our partner, we looked at the technology that we have currently in our hands, looked at what the aviation and travel industries may need and came up with business ideas that can create a new industry, or at least radically modify and improve existing ones."

About Web Synergies (S) Pte Ltd: Web Synergies is a regional IT company with offices in Singapore and India, occupying niche markets in the multimedia, wireless and web development, electronic commerce, hosting and Internet applications arena.

The company's clientele encompasses Fortune 50 companies, SMEs and Government bodies. Clients include the Housing and Development Board (HDB), Hewlett Packard, Great Eastern Life Insurance, Sony, SPRING Singapore, the Singapore Police Force, among others. Web Synergies' clients are mostly located in Singapore, Japan and Hong Kong but also in Europe in USA.