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************* The electronic newsletter of the ***********
*********** Silicon Valley World Internet
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************ Tuesday, September 19, 2000 *************
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***SUMMARY: THINK TANK SESSION: WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2000
"VOICE-DRIVEN ENTERPRISE APPLICATIONS"
***PUB TALK: THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2000
"YEAR 2050: WHAT SHOULD WE BE DOING NOW TO PREPARE?"
By Dr. Charles Geschke, Co-Founder, Adobe Systems Incorporated
5:00 -7:00 p.m. Pub Talk starts at 6:00 p.m.
Open to the public.
***PUB TALK: THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2000
"METIOM: POWERING INTERNET-BASED eMARKETPLACES"
By Dr. Marguerite Raaen, Vice President of Business Development,
Metiom, Inc. (formerly Intelisys Electronic Commerce)
5:00 -7:00 p.m. Pub Talk starts at 6:00 p.m.
Open to the public.
***EXECUTIVE SEMINAR: WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2000
"PROTECTING YOUR HUMAN CAPITAL"
The Silicon Valley World Internet Center is pleased to announce
a special executive seminar series in collaboration with its Knowledge
Network Partner, High Performance Resources (HPR).
6:00 - 8:00 p.m. Open to the public. Limited to 30 participants.
Registration necessary.
***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.
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***SUMMARY: THINK TANK SESSION: WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2000
"VOICE-DRIVEN ENTERPRISE APPLICATIONS"
In the next few years, it is expected that most people accessing
the Internet (particularly globally) will not do so using a standard
PC, but through wireless phones and PDAs. As these new Internet
devices are not conducive to extended typing, many believe that
voice technologies will have to be deployed. Additionally, voice
recognition technologies are quickly being aligned for large scale
systems deployment across enterprises. How can these technologies
be applied to enhance effectiveness and productivity of business
applications? Is there money to be made for those creating voice-only
solutions? The latest Silicon Valley World Internet Center Think
Tank Session focused on how these technologies could be applied
and utilized for cross-enterprise applications.
Speakers included Sunil Soares, Program Director of Product Management
for IBM’s Voice Systems; Bruce Grant, Key Practice Director of Advanced
Technologies for Luminant Worldwide Corporation; Bryan Mekechuk,
Chief Technology Officer & Co-Founder for VOCI Corporation;
and Linda Cliff, CAAPS Business Project Manager & Senior Consultant
for Kaiser-Permanente’s Enterprise Integration Group. Other companies,
including Nuance Communications, BeVocal, TellMe Networks, Milo,
and others participated in high-level discussions about the 12-18
month market for voice-driven enterprise applications. There was
much discussion on what applications will be most relevant, including
discussion of speech recognition/language understanding; text-to-speech
and media playback; as well as call control and transfer systems.
Companies are currently deploying systems to cut costs within call
centers, to enhance customer satisfaction and company image; to
improve productivity of employees; as well as for other areas.
The Center would like to thank the 32 participants at this Think
Tank Session and their ‘cooperative’ willingness for knowledge exchange
that took place at the Center!
A follow-up Interactive Panel Discussion on voice applications
and technologies is scheduled for Wednesday, October 18, 2000. Look
for further information in upcoming newsletters and the Center’s
website.
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***PUB TALK: THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2000
"YEAR 2050: WHAT SHOULD WE BE DOING NOW TO PREPARE?"
By Dr. Charles Geschke, Co-Founder, Adobe Systems Incorporated
5:00-7:00 p.m. Pub Talk starts at 6:00 p.m. Open to the public
By the middle of the 21st century, the computer industry may have
evolved to a state much like the "rustbelt" industries that were
the economic engine of the first half of the 20th century. Given
the current economic condition of the country and new leadership
in the White House, it's time to plan how to invest for the future.
Mr. Charles Geschke will provide a brief reflection on how the United
States has laid the groundwork for the computer revolution and how
it can provide a model for the future.
ABOUT CHARLES GESCHKE
Charles Geschke co-founded Adobe Systems in 1982 with John Warnock.
A respected and inspiring leader in the software industry for more
than 25 years, Dr. Geschke retired from his position as President
of Adobe in 2000 and continues to share the chairmanship of the
board with Dr. Warnock.
Prior to co-founding Adobe Systems, Dr. Geschke formed the Imaging
Sciences Laboratory at Xerox Palo Alto Research Center (PARC) in
1980, where he directed research activities in the fields of computer
science, graphics, image processing, and optics. Previously, he
was a principal scientist and
researcher at Xerox PARC's Computer Sciences Laboratory. Many industry
and business leaders have honored Dr. Geschke for his outstanding
technical and managerial achievements including the Association
for Computing Machinery (ACM), Carnegie-Mellon University, the National
Computer Graphics Association, and the Rochester Institute of Technology.
In 2000, Dr. Geschke was ranked the seventh most influential graphics
person of the last millennium by Graphic Exchange magazine.
Dr. Geschke actively participates on several boards of high technology
companies, educational institutions and arts organizations. He is
a member of the National Academy of Engineering and the Government-University
Industry Research Roundtable of the National Academy of Sciences.
Dr. Geschke also serves on the computer science advisory boards
of Carnegie-Mellon University and Princeton University, the Board
of Trustees for the University of San Francisco and the Board of
Directors of Rambus, Inc. He holds a Ph.D. in computer science from
Carnegie-Mellon University and a M.S. in mathematics and a A.B.
in classics, both from Xavier University.
ABOUT ADOBE SYSTEMS INCORPORATED
Founded in 1982, Adobe Systems Incorporated (http://www.adobe.com)
builds award-winning software solutions for Web and print publishing.
Its graphic design, imaging, dynamic media, and authoring tools
enable customers to create, publish and deliver visually-rich content
for various types of media. The company's products are used by Web
and graphic designers, professional publishers, document-intensive
organizations, business users, and consumers. Adobe is the third
largest PC software company in the U.S., with annual revenues of
$1 billion. The company employs over 2,600 employees worldwide and
has operations in North America, Europe, the Pacific Rim, Japan
and Latin America. Adobe's worldwide headquarters are in San Jose,
California.
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***PUB TALK: THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2000
"METIOM: POWERING INTERNET-BASED eMARKETPLACES"
By Dr. Marguerite Raaen, Vice President of Business Development,
Metiom, Inc. (formerly Intelisys Electronic Commerce)
5:00 -7:00 p.m. Pub Talk starts at 6:00 p.m. Open to the public.
Marguerite Raaen will discuss the phenomenal growth of Internet-based
eMarketplaces that bring sponsors and their customers together to
increase their purchasing power, grow revenues and strengthen relationships.
These online exchanges, which include ePurchase, sponsored by Chase
Manhattan Bank; Intuit's QuickBooks Purchasing Service; First Union
Corporation's small and medium-sized business exchange; and Commonfind,
the first electronic marketplace designed specifically for the education
market, are being rolled out to more than six million businesses
with over $1 trillion in annual purchasing power.
Ms. Raaen will explain Metiom ConnectTrade, a product suite that
enables electronic inter-networking of buyers and suppliers that
allows purchasers to order goods and services online directly from
suppliers' electronic catalogues. Metiom ConnectTrade products fully
support leading Internet commerce standards and are easily integrated
into a buying organization's existing systems. The Metiom ConnectTrade
solution powers Internet purchasing for Global 2000 corporations
and large public sector entities. It also provides the foundation
for eMarketplaces where buyers and sellers of all sizes and levels
of technological sophistication can trade. Each Metiom-powered marketplace
allows buyers to search, compare and purchase goods and services
from a vast array of suppliers, create purchase orders and choose
a payment method, track and control their purchasing. And…suppliers
have the unique ability to manage the look, feel and content of
their own catalogue.
ABOUT MARGUERITE RAAEN
Marguerite Raaen joined Metiom from IBM where she held various
senior level management positions in sales, marketing, product development,
and research. At Metiom, Dr. Raaen is responsible for directing
the firm's business development efforts. As manager of IBM's Emerging
Technologies department, she led a distinguished group of PhD's
in exploring new technologies for IBM's top customer accounts. Her
work in expert systems and intelligent agents led to several joint
industry engagements for IBM. Dr. Raaen and her worldwide team in
IBM's CIO's office improved IBM.com by introducing a new, self-service
design for Contact IBM. The initiative, the result of data gathered
from thousands of international eMails and customer trials, dramatically
cut the cost of handling over 50,000 monthly customer eMails, and
led to new customers for IBM in eMail management, data mining, and
web self-service. Dr. Raaen holds several degrees in psychology,
education, and computer science. She has authored two books and
120 papers. In 1999, she and her teammates won a patent for IBM
in Natural Language Processing/Categorization technology.
ABOUT METIOM
Metiom, Inc. (pronounced Mee-tee-um and formerly Intelisys Electronic
Commerce) (http://www.metiom.com),
is a leading provider of eMarketplace solutions used by Global 2000
companies, large public sector organizations, and small businesses.
The Metiom ConnectTrade(tm) suite of products is a dynamic, open
e-procurement solution that connects businesses of all sizes as
buyers and suppliers over the Internet to deliver the true promise
of B2B eCommerce. Metiom ConnectTrade automates corporate purchasing
online and is based on open standards, real-time Supplier-Managed
Catalogs and Point-and-Click Purchasing. Metiom solutions deliver
the easiest and fastest way to dramatically reduce the high cost
of enterprise purchasing while generating new revenue streams by
turning buyers into suppliers overnight.
For further information on Metiom, visit their website:
(http://www.metiom.com)
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***EXECUTIVE SEMINAR: WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2000
"PROTECTING YOUR HUMAN CAPITAL"
The Silicon Valley World Internet Center is pleased to announce
the second executive seminar in a 3-part series in collaboration
with its Knowledge Network Partner, High Performance Resources (HPR).
6:00 - 8:00 p.m. Open to the public. Limited to 30 participants.
Registration necessary.
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 is part 3 and 4 of their course, "Creating
Wealth in the Knowledge Economy" 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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***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 distinguished
panel of experts from the Think Tank Session will be discussing
the deployment of voice and speech-recognition technologies and
applications for the next 12-18 month markets.
To register, please contact:
Sara K. Dean
Program Manager
Silicon Valley World Internet Center
Em: sdean@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. 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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