Despite the minor glitches, the Davao E-Services capabilities briefing went pretty well. Friends from the media attended too and here are some of the write-ups you can refer to. Thanks!

Davao ICT firms target Japanese market
by Lawrence Casiraya, CW Reporter;
WHILE the rest of the industry is still largely looking at the US
market,information and communication technology firms in Davao are
eyeing a lucrative niche in providing outsourced services to Japan.

Full story at:
http://www.itnetcentral.com/computerworld/article.asp?id=14293&leveli=0&info=Computerworld

Davao pitches IT services offer to Japan
By Alexander Villafania
INQ7.net
BANKING on what it says is the city's sizable Japanese-speaking
population, Davao City's information and communications technology
(ICT) businesses are enticing Japanese firms to outsource to the
region, an industry association based in the southern Philippine
city said.

Full story at:
http://news.inq7.net/infotech/index.php?index=1&story_id=28136

Davao lures Japan to outsource to RP
By KERLYN G. BAUTISTA, Reporter
The image of Mindanao as the troubled south has weighed down on
Davao's pitch to bag outsourcing deals from investment-rich Japan.

Full story at:
http://www.itmatters.com.ph/news/news_02172005b.html