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***************** AT THE CENTER ***************** The Silicon Valley World Internet Center thanks its Executive Sponsors -- IBM Corporation, SAP, Sun Microsystems, Deutsche
Telekom, Hewlett-Packard Company, and Amdocs, Inc.-- CHECK OUT OUR WEBSITE: http://www.worldinternetcenter.com ALL PROGRAMS ARE HELD AT THE CENTER UNLESS NOTED OTHERWISE. ***SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: DEADLINE: THURSDAY,
AUGUST 31, 2000 ***PUB TALK: THURSDAY AUGUST 31, 2000 ***NO PUB THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 2000 ***THINK TANK SESSION: WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13,
2000 IBM developerWorks has launched a contest for technology entrepreneurs. The deadline for entering the contest is August 31. Technology entrepreneurs can win up to $20,000 and an IBM ThinkPad in the DeveloperWorks Search for Entrepreneurial Spirit 2000 competition, an essay contest for both new and experienced technology entrepreneurs. You do not need to have launched a business yet to be eligible. For full details, please visit: Dung T. Ngo will discuss delivering next-generation optical access networking and how certain equipment can be designed to eliminate the bandwidth bottlenecks that exist in the public network's first mile. The continued deployment of fiber optic technologies in the network backbone has both service providers and business customers excited about the prospect of utilizing the bandwidth-intensive applications that will change the way we do business. This promise, however, will never be realized without an optical first mile capable of effectively delivering these high-bandwidth service offerings to customers over the most congested piece of the public network. ABOUT QUANTUM BRIDGE Founded in October 1998, Quantum Bridge is pioneering the development of Optical Access Networking equipment that will enable telecommunications service providers to cost-effectively deliver high-bandwidth services to business customers. Optical Access Networking is a breakthrough technology which empowers service providers with the scaleable, high-speed network required for the cost-effective delivery of new business services such as VPNs, application outsourcing, e-commerce and web hosting. By delivering an optical first mile solution directly to the business customer over a low cost, easily managed passive optical infrastructure, service providers can finally deploy next-generation business services at price points that make sense for their customers, as well as for themselves. ABOUT DUNG NGO Dung Ngo is the Director of International Business Development for Quantum Bridge Communications. Prior to joining Quantum Bridge, Dung was the Principal Strategist with Deutsche Telekom Advanced Solutions (DTAS), one of the Center's Executive Sponsors. Dung moved to the Silicon Valley in November 1997 from Northern Virginia. His background ranges from software development to network engineering and strategic planning. For more information, please contact: Mr. Dung T. Ngo, Director, International Business
Development. Ted Howard, Sales Director, Pacific Rim and Latin
America: Bruce Woodrey, Sales Director, Western Region:
*************************************** PROGRAM Speech understanding and speech synthesis have been around as a major research initiative for the last 30 years. Recently, systems have become more accurate, more pleasant to listen to, and less expensive to implement. Speech understanding has been successfully deployed in certain contained applications. In addition, the Web and the VoiceXML portion of the W3C committee are promising relatively easy ways to adapt web-based interfaces for voice activation. This is promising a huge expansion in the number of voice-enabled applications. During this invitation-only Think Tank Session, twenty-five participants will contribute to defining the user experience to-date with this technology as well as the best technology and business approaches for voice-enabling enterprise applications. SESSION I: This Session focuses on the status and future of voice-enabled enterprise applications for the next 12-18 months market. SESSION II: Selective companies will present their experience and strategy with voice-enabled enterprise applications, providing a basis for group discussion. GUIDING QUESTIONS * Which applications are suitable for voice enablement
from VoiceXML and other voice and speech technologies? PARTICIPATION For those interested in participating and have a background in the voice technology and/or applications enterprise sector, please contact the Director of Programs. We are particularly interested in participation from companies currently using and contemplating the use of voice technologies and applications. Venilde Jeronimo *************************************** Come join us for our weekly pub, every Thursday
from 5:00-7:00 p.m. "The best reason to take off work early on Thursdays." For directions, please visit http://www.worldinternetcenter.com and click on "directions" in the navigation bar. The dress is casual and there is no fee to attend. Just bring your good ideas! Companies with an interest in giving a Pub Talk should contact Venilde Jeronimo, the Center's Director of Programs, by email (venilde@worldinternetcenter.com).
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