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*********** The electronic newsletter of the **********
********** Silicon Valley World Internet Center
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************* Tuesday, June 6, 2000 ***************
The Silicon Valley World Internet Center thanks its Executive Sponsors
--IBM, SAP, Sun Microsystems, Deutsche Telekom, Hewlett-Packard
Company, and Amdocs, Inc.-- for their continuing support.
***SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: WEDNESDAY, JUNE 14, 2000
INVITATION BY SUN MICROSYSTEM: NEW PRODUCT LAUNCH ANNOUNCING SUN'S
"STORAGE FOR THE NET ECONOMY"
Need to Register. Space is limited.
***SUMMARY: WEDNESDAY, MAY 31, 2000
INTERACTIVE PANEL DISCUSSION: “THE ROLE OF OPEN SOURCE AND OPEN
STANDARDS IN THE EXPANDING eBUSINESS ECONOMY”
***PUB TALK: THURSDAY, JUNE 8, 2000
"THE WIRELESS USER"
By Andrew Edelson, Founder & Vice President of Marketing, AudioBasket
Open to the Public.
***THINK TANK SESSION: WEDNESDAY, JUNE 28, 2000
"THE IMPACT OF OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE AND OPEN STANDARDS IN THE
NEW ECONOMY"
By Invitation only.
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***SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: WEDNESDAY, JUNE 14, 2000
INVITATION BY SUN MICROSYSTEMS, INC: NEW PRODUCT LAUNCH ANNOUNCING
SUN'S "STORAGE FOR THE NET ECONOMY
Need to Register. Space is limited.
WHEN: Wednesday, June 14, 2000
WHERE: Sun Microsystems, Inc.
Palm Drive East (Off Agnew Rd. or Lafayette St)
Santa Clara, CA
AGENDA
9:00 Registration and Continental Breakfast
10:00 General Session
11:30 Breakout Sessions
12:30 Solutions Showcase and Luncheon
2:00 Breakout Sessions
As data moves to the center of the new Net Economy, where does
network storage fit in? Network Storage is not just a product, it's
a practice and Sun is changing the rules by driving standards-based
management, building modular solutions, and delivering services
written to the net.
Join Ed Zander and other top Sun executives on June 14, 2000 for
a must-attend event on the future of network storage. You'll
get first-hand look at Sun's vision, technology, and commitment
to writing the next chapter of dot-com success:
TO REGISTER:
http://www.sun.com/events/storage
or call 1-888-638-6836
Please register early as space is limited!
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***SUMMARY: WEDNESDAY, MAY 31, 2000
INTERACTIVE PANEL DISCUSSION: “THE ROLE OF OPEN SOURCE AND OPEN
STANDARDS IN THE EXPANDING eBUSINESS ECONOMY”
The Center would like to thank George Sidman, the moderator, and
the Panel of Experts who made the Interactive Panel Discussion a
success.
MODERATOR
George Sidman, Founder & President, MONTEREY NETWORK CENTER
PANEL OF EXPERTS
* Danese Cooper, Manager for Sun Source Licensing Programs,
SUN MICROSYSTEMS
* Scott Hebner, Director, e-Business Marketing, IBM CORPORATION
* Eric Krock, Group Product Manager, Tools & Components, NETSCAPE
* Cliff Miller, Chairman, CEO & Director, TURBOLINUX, INC.
* Douglas P.C. Miller, Group Product Manager for Competitive &
Interoperability Strategies, MICROSOFT CORPORATION
* Arno Puder, Project Manager, DEUTSCHE TELEKOM
Our panel of experts and audience members discussed open source
and open standards and their impact on the expanding eBusiness economy.
There was disagreement over the definition of "open source"
and "open" standards, but agreement that open source software
and open standards are *not* the same phenomena. However, as voiced
by some, the open source movement provides an impetus for the development
of open standards in the advent of the New Economy.
OPEN DISCUSSION BETWEEN PANELISTS AND AUDIENCE PARTICIPANTS
* An open standard is one that is freely accessible, vendor-neutral,
non-profit managed, and community adopted.
* As the Internet has been built upon a simple agreement for a
set of shared open standards, more and more Internet-related applications,
including object-oriented apps, will be built on open source software
and open standards.
* The open source movement is not a new phenomenon. Publishing
source code has been around for decades in the research academic
community. The more recent interest in open source and open standards
is because there is money to be made from it in the New Economy.
* Issues that need to be resolved: How to make money with open
source software; assuring the software is pure; and liability.
* Challenges: (i) How to steer a large project from an idea to
the actual project. Who's driving it? (ii) How are standards being
regulated to ensure that no one company controls key standards?
(iii) Intellectual Property - How to distinguish the boundary line
between open standards and proprietary standards.
* Once concern for companies is that when they release their source,
they also release their Intellectual Property.
* Companies can not say they support open source *and* make their
software proprietary.
* Evolving business models: (i) Amazon model (software non-proprietary
with a low profit-driven business case); (ii) hybrid model (open
source software with proprietary software); (iii) "I wanna
hold your hand" model (customer support); and (iv) "widget"
processing model (write about it but don't implement it). While
there is no clear idea what model will prevail long-term, the consensus
was that the emerging model would combine models (ii) and (iii).
* By the inherent structure of large organizations, lots of impediments
exist for change in the adoption of open source software and open
standards.
* The legal infrastructure for open source software needs to be
established.
* Security is a key concern with open source software.
* To generate the production of open source software, one way would
be for funds to be given from industry.
BENEFITS/ADVANTAGES OF OPEN SOURCE
1. Massive peer review
2. Delivery of real standards
3. Greater choice/flexibility for adoption; empower uses
4. Ubiquity
5. Control issues
6. Efficiency of markets
7. Development efficiency (don't need a lot of resources if everyone
is collaborating)
8. Innovation
9. Security
PROBLEMS/DISADVANTAGES
1. Forking
2. Access to money (unfortunately, VCs like IP!!)
3. Management/vision
4. Accountability
5. Making money
6. Credibility for open source/open standards
7. Varying definitions of 'open source.'
CULTURAL ISSUES
1. Free? (free or available?)
2. Unix/Unux
3. Open Source IS NOT THE SAME AS open standards
4. Trust (there are inherent problems with open source software
- bugs, no support system - that have to be accepted with no one
support system in place to deal with issues)
5. Architecture coordination (modularity)
BUSINESS ISSUES
1. Will vendors use open source software?
2. Need for support
3. Scalability/Complexity
KEY ISSUES FOR OPEN SOURCE MOVEMENT
1. PROS/FACILITATING
a. Understanding distinction between open source and open standards
b. Open development and open review
c. Choice/flexibility
d. Open source as great driver for open standards
e. The use of the Internet for driving open source and open standards
for applications that companies want
2. CONS/OBSTACLES
a. Growth/Coordination
b. Closing the gap
c. Need to make it easy to participate and coordinate among one
another (ease of use)
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***PUB TALK: THURSDAY, June 8, 2000
"THE WIRELESS USER"
By Andrew Edelson, Founder & Vice President of Marketing, AudioBasket
5:00 - 7:00 p.m.
Open to the Public. The Pub Talk begins at 6:00 p.m.
With so much energy focused on taking wireless to the next level,
are we losing sight of the end-user? Andrew Edelson, Founder and
VP of Marketing at AudioBasket, will discuss how consumers are likely
to approach the Internet as it moves to a wireless environment.
Mr. Edelson will outline elements that get users excited about the
possibilities of wireless while reducing the ease of exit. He will
address the combination of customization and personalization, the
importance of consumer empowerment, and cultivating relationships
with end users.
ABOUT AUDIOBASKET (http://www.audiobasket.com).
AudioBasket is a turnkey application for websites that provides
users with personalized audio news and information that can be listened
to from a computer, PDA, MP3 player or wireless phone. AudioBasket
has developed the technology and partnered with an exciting array
of premier content providers to supply branded, personalized audio
content. The AudioBasket service will be offered through affiliate
partners: portals, voice portals and vertical dot.coms. Users
access the AudioBasket service directly at Audiobasket.com or through
the company's extensive network of affiliates. Affiliate AudioBaskets
allow partners to provide added value to their customers while creating
stickiness to their Websites. Each day, information-hungry
customers can return to an affiliate's Site to hear new stories
focusing on topics relevant to their wants and needs. For example,
a financial portal may offer the user audio profiles such as, "The
Bio-Technology Investor Basket" or "The High-Technology
Investor Basket." A travel site might provide the "Exotic
Getaways Basket."
ABOUT ANDREW EDELSON
Andrew Edelson is Founder and Vice President of Marketing at AudioBasket.
He has experience in market research and consulting, business development,
and database marketing. He was last employed as a Senior Associate
at Yankelovich Partners, Inc., where he helped develop and refine
strategic marketing initiatives for Fortune 100 and Fortune 500
firms in a number of industries, ranging from advertising agencies
(The Interpublic Group and True North), to telecommunications (Bell
Atlantic and Sprint), to technology (Gateway and iVillage). Mr.
Edelson also helped develop Yankelovich Partners' Internet consulting
strategies. He has a B.A. in Public Policy from Hamilton College,
where he received multiple awards for leadership.
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***THINK TANK SESSION: WEDNESDAY, JUNE 28, 2000
"THE IMPACT OF OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE AND OPEN STANDARDS IN THE
NEW ECONOMY"
By Invitation Only.
8:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Twenty-five experts from the software industry will discuss the
impact of the open source movement and open standards in the expanding
eBusiness economy. This Think Tank Session will continue the discussion
from the May 31 panel on this topic.
Look for further information in upcoming newsletters.
Possible participation and inquiries about this Think Tank Session
should be made to the Center's Director of Programs, Venilde Jeronimo,
by email at (venilde@worldinternetcenter.com).
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***JOIN US FOR OUR WEEKLY PUB
Come join us for our weekly pub, every Thursday from 5:00 - 7:00
p.m.
The Pub Talk begins at 6 p.m. 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
join in the exchange at the Center Pub.
It's...
"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. Just bring your good ideas!
Pub Talks are by invitation only, but 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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