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************* The electronic newsletter of the ***********
*********** Silicon Valley World Internet
Center **********
************ Tuesday, October 3, 2000 ****************
The Silicon Valley World Internet Center thanks its Executive Sponsors
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IBM Corporation, SAP, Sun Microsystems, Deutsche Telekom, Hewlett-Packard
Company and Amdocs, Inc. and its Affiliate Sponsor, Metiom, Inc.--
for their continuing support.
CHECK OUT OUR WEBSITE: http://www.worldinternetcenter.com
Past copies of our newsletters and directions to the Center are
available on the website.
ALL PROGRAMS ARE HELD AT THE CENTER UNLESS NOTED OTHERWISE.
***PUB TALK: THURSDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2000
"FUJITSU: EXPANDING INTO THE NEW ECONOMY"
By Mr. Masaaki Isomura, Executive Director, Strategic Planning,
Fujitsu Software Corporation
5:00 - 7:00 p.m. Pub Talk starts at 6:00 p.m. Open to the public.
***COMPUTER MUSEUM HISTORY CENTER TOUR: TUESDAY, OCTOBER 10,
2000
SPECIAL TOUR FOR THOSE ASSOCIATED WITH THE CENTER
1:00 p.m. Moffett Federal Airfield. Building T-12A, Mountain View,
CA. Open to the public.
***EXECUTIVE SEMINAR: WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2000
"PROTECT YOUR HUMAN CAPITAL"
The Silicon Valley World Internet Center is pleased to announce
the second Executive Seminar "Protect Your Human Capital" in an
ongoing series "Creating Wealth in a Knowledge Economy" in collaboration
with its Knowledge Network Partner, High Performance Resources (HPR).
6:00 - 8:00 p.m. Limited to 30 participants. Registration necessary.
Open to the public.
***PUB TALK: THURSDAY, OCTOBER 12, 2000:
"INTERNET CLUSTER ANALYSIS 2000"
By Praveen Madan, Principal, A.T. Kearney & Jennifer Schoeneman,
Manager, A.T. Kearney
5:00 - 7:00 p.m. Pub Talk starts at 6:00 p.m. Open to the public.
***INTERACTIVE PANEL DISCUSSION: WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2000
"WHAT’S ALL THE HYPE ABOUT VOICE? APPLICATIONS AND TECHNOLOGIES
FOR THE NEXT 12-18 MONTH MARKET"
6:00 - 8:00 p.m. Limited to 60 participants. Registration recommended.
Open to the public.
***SPECIAL PUB EVENT: THURSDAY OCTOBER 26, 2000
The Silicon Valley World Internet Center proudly hosts the International
Pub Gathering of Witches, Wizards and Warlocks.
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***PUB TALK: THURSDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2000
"FUJITSU: EXPANDING INTO THE NEW ECONOMY"
By Mr. Masaaki Isomura, Executive Director, Strategic Planning,
Fujitsu Software Corporation
5:00 - 7:00 p.m. Pub Talk starts at 6:00 p.m. Open to the public.
The rapid expansion of the Internet is dramatically changing individual
lifestyles and the conduct of business throughout the world, presenting
tremendous new challenges and opportunities. Mr. Masaaki Isomura
will discuss how Fujitsu is positioned to help its customers succeed
in this dynamic new era by focusing squarely on their needs; and
by leveraging Fujitsu's technological strengths, highly reliable
products and services, and global expertise in systems and services
to deliver solutions that unleash the infinite possibilities of
the Internet.
ABOUT MASAAKI ISOMURA
Masaaki Isomura is the Executive Director of Strategic Planning
for Fujitsu Software Corporation, based in San Jose, California.
Mr. Isomura has been with Fujitsu Limited for more than 25 years.
He began his career with Fujitsu as a software engineer and has
been working on business strategy for the last five years. Over
the last two years, Mr. Isomura has been in the United States helping
Fujitsu Software Corporation develop relationships with Internet-related
software-technology providers.
ABOUT FUJITSU
Around the world, the Fujitsu (http://www.fujitsu.com)
name stands for advanced technology, quality, creativity and reliability.
Fujitsu had consolidated revenues in the amount of 5.26 trillion
yen ($49.6 billion) in the fiscal year ending March 31, 2000. Fujitsu's
pace-setting technologies, world-class computing and telecommunications
platforms, and global corps of over 60,000 systems and service experts
make it uniquely positioned to harness the power of the Internet
to help its customers succeed.
For further information:
Masaaki Isomura
Executive Director of Strategic Planning
Fujitsu Software Corporation
Em: iso@fs.fujitsu.com
http://www.fujitsu.com
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***COMPUTER MUSEUM HISTORY CENTER TOUR: TUESDAY, OCTOBER 10,
2000
SPECIAL TOUR FOR THOSE ASSOCIATED WITH THE CENTER
1:00 p.m. Moffett Federal Airfield. Building T-12A, Mountain View,
CA.
The Computer Museum History Center (http://www.computerhistory.org)
is arranging for a special tour for all those associated with the
Center.
Established in 1996, the Computer Museum History Center is a non-profit
entity dedicated to the preservation and celebration of computing
history. It is home to one of the largest collections of computing
artifacts in the world, a collection comprising over 3,000 artifacts,
2,000 films and videotapes, 5,000 photographs, 2,000 linear feet
of cataloged documentation and gigabytes of software. The collection
is housed in a visible storage building in Mountain View, California,
in the heart of Silicon Valley. The mission of the Computer Museum
History Center is to preserve and present for posterity the artifacts
and stories of the information age. As such, the Museum plays a
unique role in the history of the computing revolution and its worldwide
impact on the human experience.
NOTE: THIS EVENT IS NOT HELD AT THE CENTER.
Register for this special tour by Monday, October 9 to:
Wendy-Ann Francis
Tour Coordinator
Tel: 650.604.5205
Em: francis@computerhistory.org.
For registration, you will need to convey your name and country
of citizenship. If you a non-US citizen, they will need information
from your green card or your non-US passport (including: country
of issue, number on passport issue date, and expiration date).
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***EXECUTIVE SEMINAR: WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2000
"PROTECT YOUR HUMAN CAPITAL"
The Silicon Valley World Internet Center is pleased to announce
the second Executive Seminar "Protect Your Human Capital" in an
ongoing series "Creating Wealth in a Knowledge Economy" in collaboration
with its Knowledge Network Partner, High Performance Resources (HPR).
6:00 - 8:00 p.m. Limited to 30 participants. Registration necessary.
Open to the public.
FEE
$25.00 (Payable day of seminar by cash or check)
(No charge to Sponsors of the Silicon Valley World Internet Center)
OVERVIEW
The most important management challenge today to building an organization
is how best to protect your human capital. The Saratoga Institute
estimates that for every 4 individuals whose earnings are between
$80 to $120K per annum, the cost of replacement exceeds $l million!
This seminar will explore the 'Best Practices' currently being used
and developed for protection of human capital as well as how your
company can implement a process for retaining your human capital.
This seminar will also discuss protection economics and the factors
responsible for human capital loss.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND
Mid- to high-level management from rapid growth organizations (dot.coms
and small companies) seeking to understand how to better attract,
retain and convert human capital to shareholder value.
ABOUT HIGH PERFORMANCE RESOURCES (HPR)
High Performances Resources is a strategic, growth consulting firm
specializing in developing programs for the attraction and retention
of human capital. This series, "Creating Wealth in the Knowledge
Economy" stems from their course recently conducted at Georgetown
University's MBA program. HPR is a Knowledge Network Partner of
the Silicon Valley World Internet Center.
REGISTRATION
Sara K. Dean
Program Manager
Silicon Valley World Internet Center
Em: sdean@worldinternetcenter.com
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***PUB TALK: THURSDAY, OCTOBER 12, 2000:
"INTERNET CLUSTER ANALYSIS 2000"
By Praveen Madan, Principal, A.T. Kearney & Jennifer Schoeneman,
Manager, A.T. Kearney
5:00 - 7:00 p.m. Pub Talk starts at 6:00 p.m. Open to the public.
While Silicon Valley is the clear leader of the Internet industry,
there are competing "cluster regions" across the United
States and the World that have rapidly gained momentum as dynamic
centers for Internet companies. Joint Venture: Silicon Valley Network
in partnership with A.T. Kearney, Inc. has completed a study of
the Global Internet industry with a focus on the competitiveness
of Silicon Valley. The study reports that Silicon Valley might be
reaching a turning point in its growth, and local governments are
holding the keys to the future. At the Pub, come learn about the
study which is based on input from more than 100 Internet executives
around the nation and looks at Silicon Valley's current role in
the Internet Economy and, more importantly, its role in the future.
ABOUT A.T. KEARNEY
A.T. Kearney (http://www.atkearney.com)
is one of the world's largest and fastest-growing management consulting
firms. With a global presence that includes 62 offices in 37 countries,
spanning major and emerging markets, A.T. Kearney provides strategic,
operational, organizational and information technology consulting.
A.T. Kearney is the high-value management consulting subsidiary
of global information technology services leader EDS.
ABOUT PRAVEEN MADAN
Praveen Madan is a Principal with A.T. Kearney's Global Communications
and High-Technology practice. He advises early-stage and large technology
companies on e-services strategy, business development, market entry
strategy, mergers and acquisitions, and sales and channel development.
He has consulted extensively for major clients in the internet market
as well as traditional hi-tech markets. Praveen is based in A.T.
Kearney's Silicon Valley office.
ABOUT JENNIFER SCHOENEMAN
Jennifer Schoeneman has been consulting with A.T. Kearney for over
5 years. Based out of A.T. Kearney's San Francisco office, one of
Jennifer's primary focuses has been on marketing and channel strategy
for pillar companies in Silicon Valley. Having conducted both Internet
Cluster Analysis 1999 and 2000, Jennifer has spoken directly with
Internet executives around the nation and has seen the changing
attitudes in the different cluster regions.
For more information contact:
Praveen Madan
Santa Clara Office
Tel: 408.330.3506
or
Jennifer Schoeneman
San Francisco Office
Tel: 415.912.5371
SPECIAL NOTE
A panel of distinguished public and private sector leaders will
convene on Wednesday, October 11, 2000 to discuss the survey's findings,
its implications, and recommendations for Silicon Valley. The panel
will also answer questions from the media and the audience. This
morning panel discussion includes breakfast and is scheduled from
7:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. It will be held at the Vintage Room, behind
the California Café at the Stanford Barn.
For more information or to register please contact:
Lisa Bruner
Fax: 408.271.7214
Em: L_bruner@jointventure.org
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***INTERACTIVE PANEL DISCUSSION: WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2000
"WHAT’S ALL THE HYPE ABOUT VOICE? APPLICATIONS AND TECHNOLOGIES
FOR THE NEXT 12-18 MONTH MARKET"
6:00 - 8:00 p.m. Open to the public. Limited to 60 participants.
Registration recommended.
There is a limit of 60 participants
Fee: $10 (payable by check or cash day of program)
(No fee to Sponsors of the Center)
This Interactive Panel Discussion is a follow-up program to the
Think Tank Session on voice-driven enterprise applications that
took place at the Center on September 13, 2000. A panel of experts
from the Think Tank Session and others will be discussing the deployment
of voice and speech-recognition technologies and applications for
consumers and enterprises.
PANEL
Moderator:
Bryan Mekechuk, Chief Technology Officer & Co-Founder, VOCI
Corporation
Panelists:
Jeff Kunins, Manager, Developer Products & Evangelism, TellMe
Networks, Inc.
Richard Swan, Director, Director, Corporate Research Center, SAP
Labs Inc. Palo Alto
Foad Vafai, Product Manager, International Products, Nuance Communications
And others...to be listed in next week's newsletter and website.
DESCRIPTION
Speech has long been the "holy grail" of human-computer interfaces
in pop culture. From "Star Trek" to Disney World's "Home of the
Future," we have always expected voice to be the ultimate way we
would desire to interact with our automated assistants. Two aspects
turn out to be true. First, that powerful speech-driven applications
are a reality today. Second, that voice is not the "ultimate interface"
for all applications; designing effective voice user interfaces
presents real challenges which are distinct from those in the visual
realm. In the past 12 months, a new breed of companies, and consequently
new markets, have sprung up around the convergence of "Voice" and
"the Web." These companies capitalize on 1) recent advances in pure,
speaker-independent speech recognition that enable a broader class
of commercial-grade applications, and 2) on the massive global investment
companies have recently made in "Web-ifying" their backend infrastructure.
There has been an emergence of companies that deliver a range of
both consumer and corporate services.
Traditional Web services use technologies like Perl, ASP, or WebSphere
to dynamically generate HTML by executing database queries and other
logic on the server. The emerging VoiceXML standard brings this
paradigm to the phone, giving developers an easy, integrated way
to deliver a voice-enabled version of their services that completely
leverages their existing Web investment.
An interactive dialogue between the panelists and the audience
participants will focus on voice technologies and applications for
the next 12-18 month markets.
REGISTRATION
To register, please contact:
Sara K. Dean
Program Manager
Silicon Valley World Internet Center
Em: sdean@worldinternetcenter.com
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***SPECIAL PUB EVENT: THURSDAY OCTOBER 26, 2000
The Silicon Valley World Internet Center ghoulishly hosts the
International Pub Gathering of Witches, Wizards and Warlocks
Come celebrate the Halloween Pub with the Center! Help the witches,
wizards and warlocks feel at home. Come in a costume. Harry Potter
will be there! Hope you will too!
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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. The Pub gathers 100-120 mid- to high-level
executives every week and, as always, is a great place to come and
meet people from the Silicon Valley and all over the world. Representatives
from small start-ups and major companies to venture capital and
academic 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!
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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