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************* The electronic newsletter of the ***********
*********** Silicon Valley World Internet
Center **********
************ Wednesday, September 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.
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***SUMMARY: THURSDAY, AUGUST 31, 2000
VISIT BY THE PRESIDENT OF BULGARIA AND DELEGATION TO THE CENTER
***NO PUB: THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 2000
PLEASE NOTE: In honor of Labor Day, no Pub this week.
***THINK TANK SESSION: WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2000
"VOICE-DRIVEN ENTERPRISE APPLICATIONS"
By Invitation Only. 8:00 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Participation Information Below.
***PUB TALK: THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2000
"INTERNET WIRE -- LEVERAGING THE INTERNET TO DISSEMINATE YOUR
COMPANY’S NEWS DIRECTLY TO JOURNALISTS, ANALYSTS AND THE CONSUMER"
By Mr. M. Reynolds Morgan, Director of Northwest Region, Internet
Wire, Inc.
5:00 – 7:00 p.m. Pub Talk starts at 6:00 p.m.
Open to the public.
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***SUMMARY: THURSDAY, AUGUST 31, 2000
VISIT BY THE PRESIDENT OF BULGARIA AND DELEGATION TO THE CENTER
President Petar Stoyanov of Bulgaria honored the Center last week
in a visit to learn about the key role the Silicon Valley World
Internet Center plays in advancing the global Internet Economy.
In a pre-Pub gathering of members of the Center’s Advisory Board,
Executive Sponsors, and key associates, the President enjoyed a
presentation by the Center’s CEO, Dr. Susan Duggan, on the importance
of its Knowledge Network and the need for real collaboration and
"coopetition" to move the Internet Economy forward.
The President had arrived in the California to address the topic
of a global "digital divide" at the Commonwealth Club
in Los Angeles, for meetings at Stanford University, and to tour
Silicon Valley, gaining insights about how Bulgaria could best bridge
the "digital divide" as Bulgaria increasingly develops
its Internet-based economy. The President was joined by his wife,
the Bulgarian Ambassador from Washington, D.C., and a 8-member delegation
for the first half of the Pub where he networked with technologists,
business developers, and investors in the finest spirit of the Valley.
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***NO PUB: THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 2000
PLEASE NOTE: In honor of Labor Day Weekend, No Pub this week.
In honor of Labor Day, there will be no Pub this week, Thursday,
September 7, 2000. Don’t worry, we will be back on schedule starting
September 14th with lots of wine, sushi and great networking!
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***THINK TANK SESSION: WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2000
"VOICE-DRIVEN ENTERPRISE APPLICATIONS"
By invitation only. 8:00 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Participation information below.
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
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
to voice-enabling enterprise applications.
GUIDING QUESTIONS
* Which applications are suitable for voice enablement from VoiceXML
and other voice and speech technologies?
* What are the characteristics of a "good" voice-enabled interface
in contrast to a "poor" interface?
* Is the technology effective enough for usage from remote areas?
* Is voice only for when there is not a computer around, or will
there be full time, mission critical applications?
SESSION I: THE STATUS & FUTURE OF VOICE-DRIVEN ENTERPRISE
APPLICATIONS
This Session focuses on the status and future of voice-enabled
enterprise applications for the next 12-18 months market.
Introductory Remarks by:
Mr. Sunil Soares
Program Director of Product Management
IBM Voice Systems
Mr. Bruce Grant
Key Practice Director
Advanced Technologies
Luminant Worldwide Corporation
SESSION II: THE USER EXPERIENCE: WHAT WORKS, WHAT DOESN'T, WHAT'S
MISSING, & WHAT'S COMING UP?
This Session focuses on the 'user' experience and strategy with
voice-enabled enterprise applications.
Introductory Remarks by:
Ms. Linda Cliff
CAAPS Business Project Manager & Senior Consultant
Enterprise Integration Group
Kaiser-Permanente
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 which have integrated voice technologies
and applications.
Venilde Jeronimo
Director of Programs
Em: venilde@worldinternetcenter.com
Tel: 650.462.9800
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***PUB TALK: SEPTEMBER 14, 2000
"INTERNET WIRE -- LEVERAGING THE INTERNET TO DISSEMINATE YOUR
COMPANY’S NEWS DIRECTLY TO JOURNALISTS, ANALYSTS AND THE CONSUMER"
By Mr. M. Reynolds Morgan, Director of Northwest Region, Internet
Wire, Inc.
5:00 – 7:00 p.m. Pub Talk starts at 6:00 p.m.
Open to the public.
Mr. Reynolds will discuss Internet Wire’s innovative approach to
the distribution of public relations materials through the Internet.
Come learn how your company can leverage exposure through press
releases, media alerts, advisories, graphics such as headshots,
product shots and charts, audio music, testimonials, sound bites,
streaming video, and other innovative Internet-related ways.
ABOUT INTERNET WIRE
Internet Wire, Inc. (http://www.internetwire.com)
is the leading Internet-based distributor of direct company news
and other business communications materials. Internet Wire distributes
direct company news, including press releases, financial announcements,
graphics, multimedia files, and other business communications materials
to a worldwide audience of news media, analysts and consumers via
email, the Web, online syndication and secure modem-to-modem connections.
Internet Wire’s website currently displays up-to-the-minute company
news in the content areas of technology, entertainment, business/finance,
sports, medical, travel/leisure, health/lifestyle, food, education,
government, legal and energy/environment. It also is transmitted
to more than 44,000 editors and analysts and 1.6 Million consumers
in these content areas via Internet Wire’s proprietary distribution
channels.
Internet Wire content is carried on the Bloomberg global terminal
system, syndicated online through iSyndicate, Screaming Media, Wavo
and COMTEX News Network and is aggregated on 2,000-pus sites around
the Web. With offices in Los Angeles, New York and Silicon Valley,
the company was incorporated in January 1999, after evolving from
gina.com which has been online since 1994.
In February 2000, Internet Wire announced that it closed its first
preferred round of venture capital, a total of $17.5 million, led
by Sequoia Capital and Hummer Winblad Venture Partners. Also participating
in the Series A round were first-round investors Osprey Ventures,
Montreux Equity Partners and Mindful Partners as well as Stanford
University’s Daper Fund.
ABOUT M. REYNOLDS MORGAN
As director of the northwest region, Reynolds is responsible for
all sales, staffing and journalist relations programs in Northern
California, Oregon, Washington and western Canada. He is based in
Internet Wire’s Silicon Valley bureau in Menlo Park, California.
Reynolds brings more than 15 years experience in the news, communications
and wire service industries, including a combined eight years at
satellite-based public relations wire service companies, including
Business Wire and PR Newswire. Reynolds joined Internet Wire after
a successful six-year career at Business Wire, where he managed
key accounts and local media relations programs at its Silicon Valley
bureau. Reynolds has also worked at Health & You Magazine, Palo
Alto Weekly, Peninsula Times Tribune, and the Sunnyvale Valley Journal.
He is a member of the National Investor Relations Institute (NIRI)
as well as a former board member of the Peninsula Press Club.
For further information:
Internet Wire, Inc.
5757 Century Blvd., Suite 365
Los Angeles, CA 90045
Tel: 800.77.IWIRE
Fax: 310.846.3700
Em: info@internetwire.com
Mr. M. Reynolds Morgan
Director of Northwest Region
Em: rmorgan@internetwire.com
Tel: 650.943.2364
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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."
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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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