[June 29, 2007] BuzzCity: myGamma Mobile Portal To Distribute SBS Transit's iris NextBus service on Mobile Tweet (M2 PressWIRE Via Thomson Dialog NewsEdge) RDATE:29062007 Singapore - BuzzCity, a leading provider of global wireless community services and a Red Herring 100 Asia company, announced the launch of a distribution agreement with SBS Transit, Singapore's public transport conglomerate. BuzzCity, with its community portal myGamma (www.mygamma.com), has established itself as one of the pioneers for off-portal distribution and through this agreement, now also distributes SBS Transit's iris NextBus service to its members and visitors. This service allows commuters to find out the arrival times for the next bus by entering the bus stop number and service number. iris - an acronym for Intelligent Route Information System' - offers bus arrival times on a real time basis. Commuters now have the convenience of knowing how many minutes away the next bus is from the bus stop. "Applications like iris NextBus are ideal for the mobile internet. Users who are on the move look forward to reliable information specific to their needs as commuters" said Dr Lai Kok Fung CEO of BuzzCity. "We believe applications like iris NextBus, with their high utility value, are well suited to our demographic." The service can be accessed via mobile phones at sbst.mygamma.com. iris NextBus is also available on online at www.sbstransit.com.sg as well as via GPRS and sms on mobile devices. Plans are being laid to enhance the utility value of the service with more features for mobile users. This will include bus departure times from an interchange / terminal, more commonly known as the iris NextBus for interchanges and the ever popular iris Journey Planner. For more information, contact: Hisham Isa BuzzCity Pte Ltd 371 Beach Road #21-08 Keypoint Singapore 199597 Fax: (65) 6296-5911 Tel: (65) 6296-1669 Email: [email protected] Website: http://www.buzzcity.com ((M2 Communications Ltd disclaims all liability for information provided within M2 PressWIRE. Data supplied by named party/parties. Further information on M2 PressWIRE can be obtained at http://www.presswire.net on the world wide web. Inquiries to [email protected])). Copyright 2007 M2 Communications Ltd. [ Back To TMCnet.com's Homepage ]