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***************** AT THE CENTER *****************
*********** The electronic newsletter of the ***********
********** Silicon Valley World Internet Center *********
************* 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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