RIP: Annual reports on CD-ROM

Singapore

AUDIO CDs have long gone the way of the dodo - it's only a matter of time before annual reports in CD-ROM format followed suit.

The main trigger for its demise could be the Singapore Exchange's easing of rules on electronic communication, but Singapore-listed companies say many other factors have also contributed to the death of the CD. These include the demise of CD drives and players, easy online access, the collapse of CD manufacturing and the format's negative environmental impact.