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Pattaya gets first alarm monitoring station

DTAC launches djuice, the intelligent way to find information on mobile Internet

Thai-German Institute studies the North

Thai-German Institute managing director Walter Kretschmar led his team of experts from TGI on an advisory seminar for Small and Medium Size Enterprises (SME) in Chiang Mai Province, June 28-29. TGI was invited to present the seminar by the Industrial Promotion Center Region 1.

Wearing protective masks, workers at Jaliang Ceramics create works of art.

The seminar was well attended, with over 30 participants from industrial sectors and entrepreneurs sharing their experiences and ideas on how TGI could help them in developing the various industries in the northern region.

Chiang Mai Malting Company production manager Martin Bechstein explains the “from barley to malt” procedure.

Part of trip included a visit to the Chiang Mai Malting Company. Martin Bechstein, the production manager explained how barley is now being grown in Chiang Mai and Chiang Rai. Before it was 100% imported from Germany. The barley is harvested and malt is then produced from it at the plant before finally being transported to Bangkok to be brewed into beer at the Boonrawd Brewery. The visiting team was a little disappointed that it was not brewed right there to quench their thirst.

“Painting by imagination” - most of the painters working at the Umbrella Making Center in Bosang have never attended art school.

The next SME stop was Jaliang Ceramics, part of the Thai pottery industry. This is where original pottery designs are created by the locals and produced in such high quality that they won the 1999 Prime Ministers’ Award as the outstanding exporter in the category of Original Design.

The place is run by Praneet and Pongsak C. Watananun, a lovely, hard working couple who showed TGI around. The tour ended in a cute coffee corner in their pottery showroom. Here one can sip cappuccino or espresso while admiring the various pots, kettles and cups, to name just a few of the creations made by a combination of the Thais’ artistic skills and modern technology. Sure makes one’s cappuccino taste better.

Any trip to Chiang Mai is not complete without going to Bo-Sang village, San Kampaeng, where brightly colored, hand made umbrellas decorate the avenues. People have been making umbrellas there for over 2 centuries.

Thai-German Institute managing director Walter Kretschmar (2nd left) and Mr. Piti, the energy management manager share their experiences with managers.

TGI visited the Umbrella Making Center, the largest producer of the these famous umbrellas in Bosang. Khun Kannika Buacheen, the general manager led a guided tour around the center, showing how hand made bamboo umbrellas are produced from the very beginning using the hand made ‘sa’ paper made from the bark of the mulberry tree, which is abundant in northern forests of Thailand.

The group bade all of them goodbye before flying back by Thai Airways, the not so small enterprise in Thailand.

The trip was the easy part, the real work for TGI starts now when they have to follow up on the information they received and find suitable strategies to help develop the industrial technology of the SMEs to grow and stay competitive.

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Pattaya gets first alarm monitoring station

Master Safety Enterprises Ltd., Pattaya’s first security alarm company founded in 1988, has opened its first central monitoring station on the Eastern Seaboard outside of Bangkok.

Master Safety founder Andr้ Machhielsen, who has been residing in Pattaya for the last 27 years said, “We are very excited about the future. Many people and businesses will benefit from this service as well as reducing the losses people have been enduring over the years from a high rate of home and business related burglaries and robberies.”

This plaque is placed around your property as a deterrent

Master Safety has imported advanced monitoring software from the US. It links all types of alarm panels through the telephone line to a computer located in the Central Control Room in Pattaya City. The control room operators will be able to see which zone of the connected alarm panel has been breached; this enables the operator to notify the emergency services as to the problem, such as police, fire brigade or ambulance.

Partner Steve Graham explained how it all works, “ When we connect a customer to the alarm monitoring station we are then able to monitor their alarm panel 24 hrs a day. If, for example, a smoke sensor is activated we notify the fire brigade instantly. This will reduce the time it would normally take, saving valuable property, but more importantly lives.

“The burglar alarm monitoring works the same way but we send out an armed response team to apprehend the bad guys. All our members can sleep peacefully at night knowing we are watching over them.”

The system is capable of monitoring anything that has a sensor, for example fluid levels, gas flow, water flow, pressure and temperature and voltage and current limits. These types of installations are used by many companies in the US and Europe.

Master Safety also installs and monitors CCTV cameras systems, advanced access control systems, and much more. Master Safety’s monitoring station can also monitor alarm systems that other companies have installed.

Contact Master Safety Enterprises Ltd. for details on available membership packages.

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DTAC launches djuice, the intelligent way to find information on mobile Internet

Total Access Communication Public Company Limited (DTAC) introduced ‘djuice’, the international mobile Internet service that allows access to a wide variety of Thai and international Internet sites through mobile phones.

djuice allows users to organize and personalize their favorite Internet sites into their personal folders. This is in line with djuice’s main concept, ‘djuice Makes you you’, representing users’ unique personalities and tastes.

After a 6 month trial period, djuice has prepared its service by combining the global expertise, the ideas and behavior of the real users and the intention of making life easier for DTAC users, and offers to the public a variety of contents and services.

Total Access Communication COO Helene Sandberg said, “The combination of data and mobile communication is now playing a vital role in today’s business and people’s lifestyle. djuice has been introduced in Thailand to respond to this market. djuice is a world-class mobile Internet service that has successfully been launched in Europe and Malaysia, prior to its debut in Thailand.

“With our financial strength, advanced technology, and technological and content support from our business partners, we are confident that DTAC will definitely become the leader in mobile Internet in Thailand.”

“As part of the company’s marketing plan for the next three months, DTAC will offer free 150-minute-access each month via djuice for existing and new customers, starting from today to September 7,” said Total Access Communication ACOO, Commercial Unit, Somwong Pongstaporn.

djuice offers content which is accurate, various and interesting from its tailor-made and international mobile Internet sites. Users can visit djuice any time and any place via its latest ISDN system. This system allows surfers to connect to the Internet three times faster than other systems. DTAC also has prepared content in djuice to make it ready to launch the service on GPRS or 2.5 G network by the end of this year.

djuice positioned itself as a gateway to all information on the mobile Internet. Its content sites offer content like local and international news, finance and sport features, whereas its service sites offer such services as email, banking, stock exchange rates, special promotions for shopping, special menus, and facts about second-hand cars.

DTAC has a fully integrated marketing communications scheme consisting of advertising, public relations, exhibitions and booths, seminar and road shows, and many other fun activities for djuice surfers all year long. This will ensure DTAC’s customers will be served with all information on this mobile Internet service, according to Total Access Communication ACOO, Commercial Unit, Somwong Pongstaporn.

Today, Internet surfers can enjoy djuice mobile Internet portal via 19 phone models. However, DTAC recommended three model phones that provide a Thai menu with effectiveness and value for money. The three phone models are Nokia 6210, Ericsson T20, and Motorola Timeport P7689.

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