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***************** AT THE CENTER ***************** *********** The electronic newsletter of the ********** ********** Silicon Valley World Internet Center ******** ************* Tuesday, December 1, 1999 ************
The Silicon Valley World Internet Center thanks its Executive Sponsors-- Deutsche Telekom, Sun Microsystems, Hewlett- Packard Company and Amdocs -- for their continuing support.
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***PUB TALK NOV.18TH: MICHAEL TOPPA OF ASK JEEVES
***THINK TANK SESSION DEC. 9TH: TELCOS, INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDERS, AND INTERNET PORTALS: THE NEW BERMUDA TRIANGLE?"
*************************************** ******PUB TALK NOV.18TH: MICHAEL TOPPA OF ASK JEEVES MICHAEL TOPPA, ENGINEER AT THE ASK JEEVES DECISION LAB PRESENTS "THE ASK JEEVES SHOPPING ADVISOR" ***************************************
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Just a reminder that you are all invited to celebrate the end of a successful year and the beginning of a new millennium at our "Millennium Pub" on Thursday, December 2 (5 - 7 p.m.) at the Silicon Valley World Internet Center. This will be a time for highlighting our Executive Sponsors -- Deutsche Telekom, Sun Microsystems, Hewlett-Packard, and Amdocs -- for all of their support throughout the year.
It will be a gala event (black tie encouraged . . .) with lots of our regular spirit of fun and intellectual exchange.
Please come join your colleagues from Sun and from around the Valley for this great event.
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*************************************** ***THINK TANK SESSION DEC. 9TH: TELCOS, INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDERS, AND INTERNET PORTALS: THE NEW BERMUDA TRIANGLE?" ***************************************
This Think Tank Session (TTS) will explore current and future trends involving the convergence of technologies and services developed and offered by:
o Internet Service Providers (ISPs) o Internet portals o Telcos
This INVITATION ONLY SESSION brings approximately 30 participants in senior decision-making positions from these areas for a focused discussion on this issue.
There is an assumption that within a few years, ISPs and portals will no longer have separate identities. The TTS will focus on this assumption as well as how telcos will be affected. This Think Tank will focus on three areas:
SESSION I: WILL ISPs BECOME PORTALS AND/OR VICE VERSA?
Questions to be addressed and discussed include:
1. What are the top challenges facing ISPs (portals)?
2. What are the short- and long-term trends in the ISP (portal) industry?
3. What role 'should' telcos play? What role 'will' the telcos play?
5. If the path is convergence of ISPs and portals, what are some key enabling technologies for ISPs (portals)? If not, what is the path?
6. How can ISPs (portals) best grow and leverage their customer/user base? Is there a new entity on the horizon or a new paradigm that should be seriously considered in a discussion on the relationship between portals and ISPs?
SESSION II: TRENDS AFFECTING TELCOS
This session will discuss trends affecting telcos against the background illustrated by the following observations:
o Internet service providers are on the verge of moving beyond supplying access to the Internet, into the bowels of computing at small and mid-sized businesses.
o Internet access has become a necessity in most small and mid-sized companies.
o One of the messages at this year's ISPCon in San Jose is that ISPs are evolving into IT [information technology] organizations for these businesses
o ISPs have an opportunity to move beyond their present limited access role and become key service suppliers to the many businesses moving online. A total of 1.3 million businesses will add a home page in 2000, and many will move into e-commerce.
o 80% of all ISPs will offer e-commerce services
o 50% of ISPs will be offering caching services, telephony services and quality-of-service agreements
o 75% of ISPs will be offering VPNs.
SESSION III: CURRENT AND FUTURE BUSINESS MODELS
This session will propose, examine, and discuss several business models currently emerging in the industry segment defined by the ISP-Portal-Telco triangle. It will also address developments in the United States as compared to Europe.
For inquiries on Think Tank Sessions and possible participation, please contact the Director of Programs, Venilde Jeronimo, by email (venilde@worldinternetcenter.com)
*************************************** ***JOIN US FOR OUR WEEKLY PUB
Come join us for our weekly pub this, and every Thursday, from 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. (exceptions: a hiatus from Dec. 2 till January 16th, 2000)
As always, the Pub is a great place to come and meet people from the Silicon Valley and all over the world. Representatives from small start-ups to major companies make the Center Pub
"The best reason to take off work early on Thursdays"
Please note that there are only 3 more Pub nights left in this millennium!
For directions, please visit http://www.worldinternetcenter.com then click on "directions" in the navigation bar.
Pub Talks begin around 6 p.m.
Parking: The Stanford Barn's parking lot is undergoing major construction work. Please leave yourself extra time to find a parking space.
*************************************** If you have any questions or comments, please contact our Program Manager, Lucian Dixon, at mailto:ldixon@worldinternetcenter.com
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