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*********** The electronic newsletter of the **********
********** Silicon Valley World Internet Center
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************* Wednesday, July 5, 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.-- 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.
***PRESS RELEASE: JULY 3, 2000
SILICON VALLEY WORLD INTERNET CENTER ANNOUNCES KNOWLEDGE NETWORK
AND NEXT GENERATION OF PARTNERSHIPS & SPONSORS
***PRE-PUB RECEPTION & PRESENTATION: THURSDAY, JULY
6, 2000
"WHY DEVELOPERS AND BUSINESS PEOPLE COULD USE SOME SOAP"
Featuring Bob Sutor, Program Director of XML Technology, IBM Corporation
Open to the Public from 4:00 - 5:00 p.m.
***PUB TALK: THURSDAY, JULY 6, 2000
"POINT, CLICK AND COLLABORATE…TAKE CONTROL OF YOUR BUSINESS
COMMUNICATIONS"
By Frank Teruel, CFO & Board Member, TelePost Inc.
Open to the Public from 5:00 - 7:00 p.m.
***INVITATION: RECEPTION: TUESDAY, JULY 11, 2000
"IT DELEGATION FROM THURINGIA, GERMANY"
Open to the Public from 6:00 - 8:00 p.m.
***PUB TALK: THURSDAY, JULY 13, 2000
"INTEL'S eCOMMERCE BUILDING BLOCKS FOR THE INTERNET ECONOMY"
By Mr. Kevin Duisenberg, Northern California Territory Manager for
Intel's Internet Service Provider (xSP)
Open to the Public from 5:00 - 7:00 p.m.
***ROUNDTABLE: WEDNESDAY, JULY 26, 2000
"FUNDS ON THE RUN: BILLING AND MOBILE COMMERCE"
Registration Necessary. Limited to 20 Participants. 6:00 - 8:00
p.m.
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***PRESS RELEASE: JULY 3, 2000
SILICON VALLEY WORLD INTERNET CENTER ANNOUNCES KNOWLEDGE NETWORK
AND NEXT GENERATION OF PARTNERSHIPS & SPONSORS
PRESS RELEASE
July 3, 2000
Palo Alto, California
On June 29, 2000, the Silicon Valley World Internet Center launched
its Knowledge Network and next generation of partnerships and sponsors
of the Center. "Let us grow the Internet Economy through
the power of collaboration," said CEO and Co-Founder, Dr. Susan
J. Duggan, as she outlined two new levels of sponsorship now available
at the Center and welcomed new Knowledge Network Partners, Click
Magazine and High Performance Resources.
In a lively event celebrating the Summer Solstice -- a time for
reflection and growth -- the Center welcomed over 160 high-level
executives and entrepreneurs from around the Silicon Valley and
the world. Duggan underlined the importance of collaboration
in a fully balanced Knowledge Network that brings together key producers
of technologies, end-users, and individuals for the advancement
of eMarkets. This basis serves the high-level exchange of information,
ideas, and insights shaping the future of the Internet Economy.
She called for the collaboration at the Center of large technology
producers with the dot.coms, small enterprises, entrepreneurs, visionaries,
governments, academia, NGOs, and end-users.
TWO NEW LEVELS OF SPONSORSHIP AT THE CENTER
Two new levels of sponsorship were announced in addition to the
current level of Executive Sponsor: Associate and Affiliate Sponsors:
* Associate Sponsorship targets mid-sized, innovative producers
of technologies and applications and established dot.coms, as well
as key end-users of Internet-based processes.
* Affiliate Sponsorship focuses on pre-IPO, innovative dot.com companies
and other small, cutting-edge producers of technologies and applications.
All sponsors, including the Center's current Executive Sponsors
(IBM Corporation, SAP, Deutsche Telekom, Hewlett-Packard Company,
Amdocs, Inc., and Sun Microsystems) comprise a distinguished group
of innovators of the New Economy. The Center develops multi-Sponsor
and customized programs, targeting the business, marketing, and
technology needs and interests of its Sponsors.
The Center welcomed, that evening, two new Knowledge Network Partners:
CLiCK Magazine (CliCK) and High Performance Resources (HPR). Both
of these companies focus on the impact of the individual on the
Internet Economy. CliCK and HPR complement the core focus of the
Center on key thought leaders of the New Economy, as well as cutting-edge
technologies and business models.
ABOUT THE CENTER'S KNOWLEDGE NETWORK PARTNERS
CLICK MAGAZINE - THE TALK OF SILICON VALLEY
CliCK Magazine (http://www.clickmedia.to)
is the hot, new magazine in Silicon Valley, writing about key thought
leaders and innovators shaping the future of the New Economy. The
Silicon Valley World Internet Center will have a monthly column
to highlight the people and discussions at the Center, as well as
new technologies and direction of its Sponsors.
HIGH PERFORMANCE RESOURCES
High Performance Resources (HPR) (http://www.hpresources.com)
helps organizations attract, retain, and convert their human capital
to shareholder value. This includes high-level executive search
consulting; organizational planning; and executive education around
the attraction and retention of key human capital in this new, knowledge-based
economy. In collaboration with the Center, HPR will provide seminars
on this topic for the first time to the public beginning in August
of 2000.
For further information about the Center, its programs, or sponsorship,
contact:
Dr. Venilde Jeronimo
Director of Programs
Em: venilde@worldinternetcenter.com
Tel: 650.462.9800
Fax: 650.462.9818
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***PRE-PUB RECEPTION & PRESENTATION: THURSDAY, JULY
6, 2000
"WHY DEVELOPERS AND BUSINESS PEOPLE COULD USE SOME SOAP"
Featuring Dr. Bob Sutor, Program Director of XML Technology, IBM
Corporation
Open to the Public from 4:00 - 5:00 p.m.
Join us for a reception and pre-Pub presentation at 4:30 p.m. by
Bob Sutor and find out more about SOAP 1.1, announced in April by
Microsoft, IBM and several other companies. The reaction from developers
and the media has been incredibly strong. What is SOAP and why is
it important to the future of B2B? Will SOAP become a standard and
who is supporting it? Is SOAP the end of DCOM, CORBA, and EJBs?
Bob will talk about this and why SOAP is an important building block
for the next important model for business on the Internet: web services.
ABOUT BOB SUTOR
Bob Sutor is IBM's Program Director for XML Technology. In this
role he drives the integrated strategy, technology, and marketing
plans for XML in IBM as well as supporting open standards activities
and technical partnerships in the industry. He is the Chief Strategist
of the OASIS consortium, a founding member of the XML.org Steering
Committee, and Vice-Chair of the OASIS - UN/CEFACT Electronic
Business XML Initiative (ebXML). Before joining the IBM Software
Group, Bob was a member of IBM's Research staff and led advanced
technology projects related to Internet publishing. Bob received
his Ph.D. in Mathematics from Princeton University and an undergraduate
degree from Harvard College.
ABOUT IBM CORPORATION
IBM is No. 1 in infrastructure software for the Internet with market-leading
technologies. IBM's middleware -- a type of software that
has become a key technology of the Internet age -- helps companies
at every step of eBusiness: creating a powerful Web presence; sharing
information and knowledge; storing and leveraging data; managing
complex, Web-enabled networks; and handling the mega-volume transactions
of today's emerging eMarkets. IBM Software is the world's second
largest software business. IBM Software had revenues of approximately
$13 billion in 1999 and was responsible for nearly a third of IBM's
profits.
The fastest way to get more information about IBM Software is on
the Web at http://www.software.ibm.com.
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*** PUB TALK: THURSDAY, JULY 6, 2000
"POINT, CLICK AND COLLABORATE... TAKE CONTROL OF YOUR BUSINESS
COMMUNICATIONS"
By Mr. Frank Teruel, CFO & Board Member, TelePost Inc.
Open to the Public from 5:00 - 7:00 p.m.
Join us this Thursday for a Pub Talk by Frank Teruel who will speak
about providing business professionals and Internet-savvy users
with simple, accessible and innovative web-based communication solutions.
ABOUT FRANK TERUEL
Frank Teruel has been actively involved in providing senior management
to emerging enterprises and entrepreneurs for several years. Prior
to joining TelePost, Frank served as the Executive Managing Director
of Montgomery Financial Management, a firm dedicated to meeting
the business needs of Silicon Valley startups by providing an array
of financial and business solutions to entrepreneurs. While at Montgomery,
Frank provided outsourced senior financial management and consulting
services to companies like Luna, Sebring Systems, Release Software,
and MyPoints. Frank has proven experience in leadership, strategic
management, business development, financial management, sales and
marketing, commercial and investor relations, and administrative
operations. Frank has also served in the role of Chief Financial
Officer and other senior financial positions of several high technology
companies and has been a member of several boards.
ABOUT TELEPOST
TelePost (http://www.telepost.com)
is dedicated to providing business professionals and Internet savvy
users with simple, accessible and innovative web based communication
solutions. TelePost has integrated the public switched telephone
network and the Internet to create a suite of powerful self managed
audio conferencing and collaboration solutions that facilitate
realtime decision-making and put the control of business communications
back in the hands of business professionals.
For futher information, please contact Telepost by email:
Jervin@TelePost.net or
Fteruel@TelePost.net
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***INVITATION: RECEPTION: TUESDAY, JULY 11, 2000
"IT DELEGATION FROM THURINGIA, GERMANY"
Open to the Public from 6:00 - 8:00 p.m.
You are cordially invited to a reception at the Center on Tuesday,
July 11 to meet with an IT delegation coming to Silicon Valley from
the state of Thuringia, Germany. The IT delegation would like to
meet with representatives of Silicon Valley companies, from start-ups
to established companies, to learn about business practices and
culture of the New Economy. We hope you will take this opportunity
to exchange information and build partnerships.
Date: Tuesday, July 11, 2000
Time: 6:00 - 8:00 p.m.
Location: Silicon Valley World Internet Center
Directions: http://www.worldinternetcenter.com
ABOUT THE IT DELEGATION VISIT
The upcoming visit of the IT delegation from Thuringia to the Bay
Area is to 1) present Thuringia and its assets in particular for
the IT industry and 2) establish contacts with Silicon Valley companies.
In addition, the representatives from Thuringia 3) seek to engage
in a dialogue with Silicon Valley companies on the following topics:
business culture, business practices, dynamic cooperation between
the private sector and academia, innovation, and the diverse labor
force of the New Economy.
Members of the delegation include:
* Reinhold Stanitzek, Chairman & CEO, Thuringia Development
Agency, Inc.
(www.invest-in-thueringen.org)
* Felix von Berg, Strategy Consultant, Jenoptik Inc.
(www.jenoptik)
* Wolfgang Hecker, Founder & CEO, MAZet, Inc.
(www.mazet.de)
* Joerg Ott, Founder & CEO, Globalwords, Inc.
(www.globalwords.de)
* Juergen Westerhausen, Director, Thuringia Technology Foundation
(www.stift-thueringen.de)
* Ralph Zuehlsdorf, CEO, Logatec Inc.
(www.logatec.de)
* George Mori, Managing Director, Honeywell Inc., Rudolstadt/Thuringia
* Juergen Lange, Head, Technology, Thuringia Ministry for Economics
* Busso von Alvensleben, Thuringia Development Agency, Inc.
* Wolfgang Pordzik, US representative of Thuringia Development Agency,
Inc.
ABOUT THURINGIA, GERMANY
The state of Thuringia (2.5 million people and one of the formerly
five East German states) seeks to strengthen its profile as an attractive
business location for the IT industry. Thuringia's impressive
human capital includes a talented and motivated work force, a network
of renowned R&D facilities, and universities such as Jena University
and Ilmenau University of Technology. Thuringia is located in the
center of Europe and has made substantial technology investments
over the last 10 years (i.e., dense ISDN-networks, etc.). This infrastructure
has "produced" clusters of start-ups in the Jena region
and around its capital, the city of Erfurt. Intershop Communications
and Jenoptik represent two major success start-ups.
For further information and to contact the companies and organizations
listed above, contact:
Wolfgang Pordzik
4710 Bethesda Avenue, Suite 919
Bethesda, MD 20814
Tel: 301.907.6993
fax: 301.907.7225
Em: wopo@earthlink.net
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***PUB TALK: THURSDAY,
JULY 13, 2000
"INTEL'S eCOMMERCE BUILDING BLOCKS FOR THE INTERNET ECONOMY"
By Mr. Kevin Duisenberg, Northern California Territory Manager for
Intel's Internet Service Provider (xSP)
Open to the Public from 5:00 - 7:00 p.m.
Kevin Duisenberg's Pub talk will focus on SSL (Secure Socket Layer)
and XML (Extensible Markup Language) technology and how Intel is
accelerating eCommerce. This presentation will also focus
on new technology developments as well as a short overview
of Intel's Data Center Building Block Products.
ABOUT KEVIN DUISENBERG
Kevin Duisenberg is Northern California Territory Manager
for Intel's Internet Service Provider (xSP) Program.
Kevin works with Internet Service Providers, Application Service
Providers and Web Hosting companies. Kevin grew up in
Palo Alto as the name "Silicon Valley" was just forming.
He has a degree from CAL POLY, San Luis Obispo in Communications.
His background is in Sales and Marketing for computer networking
equipment.
ABOUT INTEL'S xSP DIVISION
Intel grew up in the 80s and 90s with a focus on processors.
Intel's focus is now on growing the Internet Economy. The
xSP Program is essentially a channel distribution program, growing
out of Intel's Network Product Group which has grown over
the last 8 years. The xSP Program is relatively new, having
been launched in July of 1999. It a solution-oriented
program focused on leading edge Data Center Products: #1 Servers,
E-commerce equipment (i.e.- SSL & XML, caching, server load
balancing products), VPN Security products, and Ethernet Switches.
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***ROUNDTABLE: WEDNESDAY, JULY 26, 2000
"FUNDS ON THE RUN: BILLING AND MOBILE COMMERCE"
Registration Necessary. Limited to 20 Participants. 6:00 - 8:00
p.m.
Open to the Public.
Wednesday, July 26, 2000
6:00 - 8:00 pm
No Fee.
PROGRAM
Twenty participants will come together for an interactive roundtable
discussion and to exchange knowledge on the important, but often
overlooked, issue of billing and mobile commerce (mCommerce).
Recent discussion usually centers around the "killer
applications" and security issues of mCommerce. What about
issues concerning a complete billing systems solutions for mCommerce?
What are the challenges for next generation service providers,
including mobile and application service providers (ASPs) in this
area? Will there be an integrated, open solutions available
or will solutions be more proprietary? TAP (Transfer Account
Procedure) is the adopted GSM standard for billing records. Will
this standard predominate? What about other standards? Is there
a leading billing provider for mCommerce or are providers still
to emerge? Or will traditional communications billing companies
predominate? What are the business issues providers need to consider
in this area and what challenges and obstacles will they face?
mCommerce) is expected to take off within the next years in the
United States which lags behind the European and Asian markets.
What issue differences exist for the America versus the European
and Asian markets?
PARTICIPATION AND REGISTRATION
This Roundtable discussion is tailored to participants with a background
in technology, business development, or marketing and are fully
engaged and conversant in Mobile Commerce (mCommerce).
Registration is limited to 20 participants. To register, send a
short bio and summary of your company to:
Sara K. Dean
Program Assistant
Silicon Valley World Internet Center
Em: sdean@worldinternetcenter.com
For further information about this Roundtable or other programs
at the Center, contact:
Venilde Jeronimo
Director of Programs
Silicon Valley World Internet Center
Em: venilde@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 Dr.
Venilde Jeronimo, the Center's Director of Programs, by email (venilde@worldinternetcenter.com).
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