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*********** The electronic newsletter of the ***********
********** Silicon Valley World Internet Center
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************* Wednesday, June 20, 2000 *************
The Silicon Valley World Internet Center thanks its Executive Sponsors
--IBM Corporation, SAP, Sun Microsystems, Deutsche Telekom, Hewlett-Packard
Company, and Amdocs, Inc.-- for their continuing support.
***PUB TALK: THURSDAY, JUNE 22, 2000
“VENTURE CONSULTING: THE NEW PARADIGM FOR eSOLUTIONS”
By Jonathan Fornaci, President & Chief Executive Officer,
AtomicTangerine
Open to the Public.
***SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: MONDAY, JUNE 26, 2000
eCOMMERCE TRADE DELEGATION FROM FRANCE AT THE CENTER
See below for invitation for reception at the Sheraton Palo Alto
on June 27.
***THINK TANK SESSION: WEDNESDAY, JUNE 28, 2000
“THE IMPACT OF OPEN STANDARDS IN THE EXPANDING eBUSINESS ECONOMY”
By Invitation Only.
***SPECIAL PUB TALK: THURSDAY, JUNE 29, 2000
SUMMER SOLSTICE: THE FIRES ARE BURNING!
CENTER LAUNCHES ITS KNOWLEDGE NETWORK CONCEPT AND KNOWLEDGE NETWORK
PARTNERS
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***PUB TALK: THURSDAY, JUNE 22, 2000
“VENTURE CONSULTING: THE NEW PARADIGM FOR E-SOLUTIONS”
By Jonathan Fornaci, President & Chief Executive Officer, AtomicTangerine
Open to the Public.
Trying to orchestrate a major change in the Digital Economy, whether
launching a start-up or re-inventing an established company, requires
strategic partners with an understanding for each company’s objectives
and goals. Jonathan Fornaci will explain the Venture Consulting
business model pioneered by his company and its advantages for clients
at all stages of evolution.
ABOUT JONATHAN FORNACI
Jonathan leads the AtomicTangerine executive team and serves as
a Board Member. He has a proven track record of visionary
leadership gained through years spent in senior-level positions
with companies such as Luna, IBIS Consulting, GE Capital and Trans
Ocean Ltd. As CEO OF IBIS Consulting, Jonathan more than doubled
revenue and employees in less than 12 months and successfully orchestrated
a $300 million merger with Proxicom. As COO of Luna, Jonathan brought
to market the first e-relationship software for FORTUNE 1000 and
Digital 1000 companies.
Jonathan previously served as Chief Information and Technology
Officer of a GE Capital Services Company and as part of the GE Capital
corporate staff. During his two years with GE Capital, he
directed the company’s worldwide systems operations, including development
of the company’s Extranet, Intranet, enterprise applications and
WAN. He also facilitated a worldwide reengineering effort
for the accounting, operations and sales/marketing departments and
oversaw a major company merger.
ABOUT ATOMICTANGERINE
AtomicTangerine (http://www.atomictangerine.com),
a spin-off of Silicon Valley-based SRI International, founded as
Stanford Research Institute, is the Internet’s first eBusiness venture
consulting firm. AtomicTangerine’s mission is to apply the
disciplines of venture capital, technology innovation and strategic
consulting to create category killers and incubate new industries
for companies of all sizes and at all stages of evolution. AtomicTangerine
is at the forefront of the growing eServices market through its
close relationship with SRI International and joint ventures with
FORTUNE 500 companies and dot.coms, from which it has access to
emerging quantum leap technologies that are not yet commercially
available. As part of its strategy to bring clients first-mover
advantage, AtomicTangerine utilizes a value creation pricing model,
in which a portion of its compensation is tied to its clients’ success.
AtomicTangerine, headquartered in the San Francisco Bay Area, with
offices in New York, London, Tokyo, Washington, D.C., Boston, Denver
and Seattle/Tacoma, has more than 175 employees.
Contact: Diane Kegley, Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer,
AtomicTangerine, 925.786.8600
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***SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: MONDAY, JUNE 26, 2000
eCOMMERCE TRADE DELEGATION FROM FRANCE AT THE CENTER
An eCommerce trade delegation from France will visit Silicon Valley
during the week of June 26-30. This 45 person delegation is headed
by the President of the Nord Pas de Calais region. With him, several
high level officials from government (Chamber of Commerce, etc)
and executives (representing La Redoute (www.laredoute.fr) Les 3suisses
(www.3suisses.com) and many others) are attending. They will be
accompanied by the French Trade Commissioner, the Consul General
of France in San Francisco, and five French journalists.
During these four days, they will attend the DMA Catalog conference
at the Moscone Convention Center in San Francisco and visit local
companies in the Valley. The delegation will begin their visit with
a stop at the Center on Monday June 26 to learn about the Center
and its role in the advancement of Internet-related markets, technologies,
people, and ideas.
RECEPTION INVITATION TO THOSE ASSOCIATED WITH THE CENTER
They are very interested in meeting with Silicon Valley executives,
particularly catalogue companies incorporating Internet-related
technologies into the company's operations. The delegation has extended
an invitation to those part of the Center's community to attend
a reception at the Sheraton Palo Alto on Tuesday, June 27 from 6:00
- 8:00 p.m. to meet with the delegation. Meetings with these companies
can be arranged prior to the reception between 6:00 - 6:30 p.m..
For further information please contact Mr. Pascal Soares by email
(apimusa@aol.com).
On behalf of the Center, we hope you will take this opportunity
to meet with the delegation to exchange knowledge and build possible
partnerships.
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***THINK TANK SESSION: WEDNESDAY, JUNE 28, 2000
“THE ROLE OF OPEN STANDARDS IN THE EXPANDING eBUSINESS ECONOMY”
By Invitation Only.
Twenty-five by invitation only participants will contribute to
defining the challenges, obstacles, and future role of open standards
in the expanding eBusiness economy. The objective of the Think Tank
Session is to delineate key challenges to open standards and to
outline the technological and business issues surrounding open source
vs. proprietary application solutions.
SESSION I:
THE IMPORTANCE OF OPEN STANDARDS IN THE NEW ECONOMY
Led by Mr. Scott Hebner, Director of e-Business Marketing, IBM Corporation
* As more sophisticated and complete business solutions are
implemented, deployed, and evolve, how important is it to continue
to base solutions on open standards?
SESSION II:
SUSTAINING OPEN STANDARDS
Led by TBA
* Given open standards are important, then what is the best
way to sustain these open standards?
* Is the role that open source plays in driving open standards
the optimal approach?
SESSION III:
APPLICATION SOLUTIONS: OPEN SOURCE VS. PROPRIETARY
Led by Mr. Cliff Miller, Chairman, CEO & Director, TurboLinux,Inc.
* Assuming open source is an essential element in driving
open standards, then, how important is it that the solution's design
criteria should be based on the adoption of open source vs. proprietary?
SESSION IV:
KEY OBSERVATIONS AND OPEN DISCUSSION
For further information and possible participation, please contact
Dr. Venilde Jeronimo, the Center’s Director of Programs, by email
(venilde@worldinternetcenter.com).
NOTE: The Center is currently seeking a few participants
for this Think Tank Session who represent enduser customers and
NetGen audiences of open standards and open source software.
We want to hear the "customer" perspective. If you or
your company represent this enduser community, please contact the
Director of Programs.
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***SPECIAL PUB TALK: THURSDAY, JUNE 29, 2000
SUMMER SOLSTICE: THE FIRES ARE BURNING!
CENTER LAUNCHES ITS KNOWLEDGE NETWORK CONCEPT AND KNOWLEDGE NETWORK
PARTNERS
The Center celebrates the Summer Solstice in style!! In years gone,
European countries celebrated the Summer Solstice by lighting bonfires
and running their cattle through the fires. At the Pub on
June 29, the Center will recreate this picturesque scene. Fire laws
won’t permit the bonfire and although the barn was once the home
for numerous cows, they are long gone!
What we can do, however, is throw a good party! At the Pub
on June 29, the Center will launch its Knowledge Network concept
and introduce its Knowledge Network Partners.
You thought our Y2K party was good -- you haven’t seen anything
yet!
More information in next week’s newsletter.
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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 to attend. Just bring your
good ideas!
Pub Talks are by invitation only, but companies with an interest
in giving a Pub Talk should contact Dr. Venilde Jeronimo, the Center's
Director of Programs, by email (venilde@worldinternetcenter.com).
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Silicon Valley World Internet Center
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