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****************** AT THE CENTER ****************** The Silicon Valley World Internet Center thanks its Sponsors for their continuing support: Executive Sponsors Affiliate Sponsor 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. *************************************** ***SPECIAL ANNOUCEMENT: CHALLENGE-THE-EXPERT PANEL: RESCHEDULED
FROM OCTOBER 24 TO JANUARY 2001 (date to be determined) ***HALLOWEEN PUB TALK: THURSDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2000 ***CHALLENGE- THE- EXPERT PANEL: TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 2000
"THE FUTURE OF THE INTERNET" ***SUMMARY: INTERACTIVE PANEL DISCUSSION: WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER
18, 2000 "WHAT'S ALL THE HYPE ABOUT VOICE? APPLICATIONS AND TECHNOLOGIES
FOR THE NEXT 12-18 MONTH MARKET"
Your company's legacy system may have served you well, however, it is time to move on. But, what is the state of your legacy system? Is it well known, clearly documented, supported by knowledgeable people, and functioning perfectly within your business? The answer to these questions is usually no. Speaking of moving on, where did all the knowledge embodied in the development and maintenance staffs go? The documentation that existed in the beginning is most likely out of date; was it inadequate from the start? Are there clear well-documented interfaces to data and process invocation? And, is that changing also? Is the data in a single well-structured database, or is it scattered across many, and even worst, across many database technologies? Is there a clear view of the future, one that can direct your development? Is the automation that currently exists only in the minds of the managers really a frantic manual exercise by dedicated members of the staff? Have you considered how your company is going to test? These and other serious questions will be the subject of the Challenge-The-Experts Panel. Come and interact with -- and challenge -- the people who have suffered and learned! THE EXPERTS MARK CATHCART, Technology Strategist, Corporate Technology Marketing, IBM CORPORATION Mark Cathcart is Technology Strategist to the IBM Corporate Technology Marketing team where he has responsibility for Linux, Open Source, Java and XML. Previously, he was Principal Consultant for OS/390 New Technology inc. Java, EJB, Component Software, eBusiness et al. Mr. Cathcart is a member of the S/390 Software Design Council and an IBM UK Technical Staff Member. RAY PAQUETTE, Chief Technology Officer, COOPETITION, INC. & ENSEMBLE SYSTEMS Ray Paquette has 30 years of computing and business management experience. As Chief Technology Officer at Coopetition, Inc., he consults with international companies on wireless Internet connectivity. With Ensemble Systems, he manages definition and development of client/server and web-based applications, including the web presence of Stanford's Graduate School of Business and the infrastructure for the APX Power Exchange. He has a B.S. in Nuclear Engineering from University of Massachusetts, Lowell and a Master's in Nuclear Science and Engineering from the University of Florida. COLIN WIEL (Moderator), Co-Founder & Chairman, MILO Colin Wiel co-founded Milo in 1998. He serves as the technical visionary and is responsible for corporate strategy. Since 1997, he has also been a UC Berkeley Extension Instructor, developing and teaching classes in Java and in voice and wireless technologies. Prior to that, he spent six years developing enterprise applications for companies including Oracle, Hewlett-Packard, and Netscape Communications. Prior to that, Mr. Wiel spent four years at Boeing researching and developing automatic control systems that utilize fuzzy logic for which he has two patents. REGISTRATION To Register, please send name, title, company, email address and telephone number to: Sara K. Dean NOTE: THREE GOLD PASSPORT PACKAGES VALUED AT $1,795 EACH TO
THE XML DEVCON 2000, NOVEMBER 12-15, 2000 TO BE GIVEN AWAY AT THIS
PANEL. Three "Gold Passport" registration packages to the DevCon this November in San Jose will be given away at the end of the Panel on October 24. Each package is valued at $1,795 and provides access to all keynotes, sessions, and exhibitions during the four days. All those who register for the October 24 Panel will be automatically entered to win. Must be present to win. For further information about the XML DevCon, refer to:
Please join us at this Thursday's Pub to welcome Internet Wire ((http://www.internetwire.com) as our newest Knowledge Network Partner for the Silicon Valley World Internet Center. Knowledge Network Partners support and complement the global network the Center has created for the high-level exchange of knowledge about new technology trends and innovative business models for the advancement of the Internet Economy. ABOUT INTERNET WIRE, INC. 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. HALLOWEEN PUB The Silicon Valley World Internet Center "ghoulishly" hosts the International Pub Gathering of Witches, Wizards and Warlocks this Thursday! Come celebrate the Halloween Pub with the Center! Help the witches, wizards and warlocks feel at home. Come in a costume. Hope to see you there!
The Pub Talk tonight will focus on how Web Services constitute
an emerging set of technologies for eBusiness solutions, based on
the Internet and open standards. Ms. Rankin's Pub Talk on Web Services
is from a business manager's perspective in understanding the associated
business value and new opportunities that can come from addressing
critical issues of systems integration in eBusiness solution deployments.
ABOUT SANDY RANKIN Sandy Rankin, Director of Emerging Technology Software, IBM Software Group Solutions & Integration Unit, has business and development management responsibility for Emerging Technology Software strategic to eBusiness environments. This software includes the latest-breaking Java technologies and XML technologies. Ms. Rankin's responsibilities cover strategy, strategic partner relationships and development efforts at both group and product division levels. She began her career with IBM in 1974 and has held various positions over the years in organizations responsible for software development for platforms ranging from mainframe computers to personal computers. Ms. Rankin holds a B.S. in Computer Science from the University of Illinois and a M.S. in Computer Science from Washington University, St. Louis. ABOUT IBM CORPORATION At IBM, we strive to lead in the creation, development and manufacture of the industry's most advanced information technologies, including computer systems, software, networking systems, storage devices and microelectronics. And our worldwide network of IBM solutions and services professionals translates these advanced technologies into business value for our customers. For further information please refer to http://www.ibm.com.
*************************************** The XML DevCon 2000 is a technical program that includes the expertise of: the co-inventors of SQL, SGML, and XML, an ACM Fellow, a Turing Award winner, a Seybold Fellow, an STC Honorary Fellow, and a W3C Fellow; 29 authors of books about XML, XHTML, Java, and databases; and members of a variety of W3C XML Working Groups. INFORMATION EXPECTED ATTENDEES Programmers, application developers & engineers SAMPLE OF SPEAKER SESSIONS Monday, November 13 Tuesday, November 14 Wednesday, November 15 EXPOSITION HOURS Monday, November 13: Noon to 6:30 p.m. *************************************** DESCRIPTION It is a given that the Internet is transforming business, education, entertainment -- almost every aspect of our lives. And we know that even larger changes are coming as the Internet becomes faster, more robust, and more versatile. Mr. John Patrick, IBM's Vice President of Internet Technology and one of the Internet's leading visionaries, believes the next generation of the Internet is about more than just high-speed networks. Mr. Patrick will delineate his vision of the characteristics that will be specific for the next generation of the Internet -- a network that will be fast, always on, everywhere, natural, easy, intelligent and trusted. According to Mr. Patrick, the NGi is going to have a profound impact on the way people do business, the way they interact with others and, more importantly, provide significant advances in ease-of-life. Finally, Mr. Patrick will discuss new insight into where the B2B eMarketplaces are headed. ABOUT JOHN PATRICK John Patrick is Vice President of Internet Technology at IBM Corporation. He joined the company in 1967 and spent the first half of his career in various sales, marketing and management positions. He helped start IBM's leasing business at IBM Credit Corporation and was senior marketing executive for the launch of the IBM Thinkpad brand. Since the early 1990's, Mr. Patrick has dedicated his time to fostering Internet technologies. One of the leading Internet visionaries, he is quoted frequently in the global media and speaks at dozens of conferences inspiring new applications and innovative ways for consumers and businesses to use the Internet to help meet their goals. Mr. Patrick is spearheading a task force focused on the next generation of the Internet. In addition, he serves as Chairman of the Global Internet Project, a group of executives from a cross-section of international companies working to ensure private sector leadership in the development of the Internet. In addition, Mr. Patrick is a founding member of the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), a senior member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers and a member of the advisory boards of ThirdAge Media, space.com, IntraLinks, and Neoteny. He earned a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Lehigh University, a M.S. in Management from the University of South Florida and an LL.B in law from LaSalle University. An individual who leads by example, you can access further information about Mr. Patrick and his activities through his innovative personal website: http://www.ibm.com/patrick. ABOUT IBM CORPORATION At IBM, we strive to lead in the creation, development and manufacture of the industry's most advanced information technologies, including computer systems, software, networking systems, storage devices and microelectronics. And our worldwide network of IBM solutions and services professionals translates these advanced technologies into business value for our customers. For further information please refer to http://www.ibm.com. REGISTRATION To register please send name, title, company, email address and telephone number to: Sara K. Dean
The Center overflowed last Wednesday evening with more than 70 participants for a lively Interactive Panel Discussion on voice-driven consumer and enterprise applications for the next 12-18 month markets, moderated by Bryan Mekechuk, Chief Technology Officer & Co-Founder, VOCI CORPORATION. The Center would like to thank the Moderator and the Panelists for their thought-provoking ideas. Those on the Panel included: * Jack Chang, President and CEO, BLUE SILICON During the evening, entrepreneurs, executives, and technologists
brainstormed the key issues and applications for these markets.
Participants were asked to submit what THEY thought would be the
hottest upcoming applications in the next 12-18 months. Calendars
and reservation applications headed both the consumer and enterprise
lists. CONSUMER * find-a-friend (privacy issues!) ENTERPRISE * calendar - able to schedule and cancel meetings with unified
messaging
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 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). For inquiries or to unsubscribe to this newsletter, contact Sara K. Dean, the Center's Program Manager, by email (sdean@worldinternetcenter.com). *************************************** For inquiries or to unsubscribe to this newsletter, contact Sara K. Dean, the Center's Program Manager, by email (sdean@worldinternetcenter.com).
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