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************* The electronic newsletter of the ***********
*********** Silicon Valley World Internet
Center **********
*************** Tuesday, August 7, 2001 **************
The Silicon Valley World Internet Center thanks its Sponsors for
their continuing support:
EXECUTIVE SPONSORS
* Amdocs, Inchttp://www.amdocs.com
* Cable & Wirelesshttp://www.cw.com
* Deutsche Telekomhttp://www.dtag.de/english/index.htm
* Fujitsuhttp://www.fujitsu.com
* IBM Corporationhttp://www.ibm.com
* SAPhttp://www.mysap.com
* Sun Microsystemshttp://www.sun.com
KNOWLEDGE NETWORK PARTNERS
* Inclusion Inc.http://www.inclusion.net
* Internet Wire.http://www.internetwire.com
* High Performance Resources.http://www.hpresources.com
CHECK OUT OUR WEBSITE:http://www.worldinternetcenter.com
Past copies of our newsletters and directions to the Center are
available on the Web site.
ALL PROGRAMS ARE HELD AT THE CENTER UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED.
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***PUB: THURSDAY, AUGUST 9, 2001
"From Web Sites to Web Services: Implications to Event and Peer
Computing"
By Mr. Christopher S. Thomas, Chief e-Strategist, Solutions Channels
Group, Strategic eMarketing, Intel Corporation
Open to the Public. No fee. 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. Pub Talk at 6:00 p.m.
***ANNOUNCEMENT: MONDAY - THURSDAY,
AUGUST 13 - 16, 2001
SOLUTIONS: The IBM Technical Developer Conference
An IBM Technical Developer Event!
Registration Information Below.
Location: Moscone Center, San Francisco.
Note: Not a Center program or held at the Center.
***PUB: THURSDAY, AUGUST 16, 2001
"User Experience: Well Worth the Investment"
By Mr. Steve Gilmore, Western Region Creative Director, Plural,
Inc.
Open to the Public. No fee. 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. Pub Talk at 6:00 p.m.
***PUB: THURSDAY, AUGUST 23, 2001
Join us in Welcoming Cable & Wireless as Newest Center Sponsor
By Dr. Marguerite Raaen, Senior Vice President of e-Enablement,
Cable & Wireless Global
Open to the Public. No fee. 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. Pub Talk at 6:00 p.m.
***PUB: THURSDAY, AUGUST 30, 2001
"IBM CueVideo"
By Dr. Arnon Amir, Research Staff Member,
IBM Almaden Research Center
Open to the Public. No fee. 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. Pub Talk at 6:00 p.m.
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***PUB: THURSDAY, AUGUST 9, 2001
"From Web Sites to Web Services: Implications to Event and Peer
Computing"
By Mr. Christopher S. Thomas, Chief e-Strategist, Solutions
Channels Group, Strategic eMarketing, Intel Corporation
Open to the Public. No fee. 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. Pub Talk at 6:00 p.m.
At this Pub Talk, Christopher Thomas will share his insights on
enabling factors for Peer-to-Peer networks for the enterprise market.
ABOUT CHRISTOPHER S. THOMAS
Considered one of Intel's visionaries charting future directions
for industry and computing, Chris S. Thomas drives key eBusiness
marketing and architecture activities within Intel's Solutions Market
Development Organization and is an active Industry spokesperson
and organizer. His teams have been chartered with developing an
enterprise/Internet architecture and vision for Intel, resulting
in driving 3rd Generation Internet Business activities and creating
the Distributed Enterprise Architecture Lab. Also at Intel, he was
Director of Industry Strategic Marketing in the Enterprise Server
Group, and managed core technology teams designing Intel LANDesk
solutions. Mr. Thomas is well known for his work driving industry
standardization specifically in the networking and systems management
arenas. He was founding chairman of the Distributed Management Task
Force (DMTF) advocating the Desktop management Interface (DMI) standard.
He has extensive background in developing enterprise solutions involving
some of the earliest TCP/IP based client and server integration
to mainframe systems. Prior to joining Intel in 1988, he managed
systems engineering and technical support for Information Technologies,
Inc. pioneering early development of LAN gateways to enterprise
systems. Mr. Thomas received a BS in Computer Science and a BA in
Spanish from Carroll College in Waukesha, Wisconsin.
ABOUT INTEL
Intel (http://www.intel.com), the world's largest
chipmaker, is also a leading manufacturer of computer, networking,
and communications products.
*************************************** ***ANNOUNCEMENT: MONDAY
- THURSDAY,
AUGUST 13 - 16, 2001
SOLUTIONS: The IBM Technical Developer Conference
An IBM Technical Developer Event!
Registration Information Below.
Location: Moscone Center, San Francisco.
Note: Not a Center program or held at the Center.
IBM, an Executive Sponsor of the Center, is providing those associated
with the Center the opportunity to attend its "Solutions" Technical
Developer Conference, being held in San Francisco this August. Registration
information is below.
CONFERENCE DESCRIPTION
For the past two years, "Solutions" has established a reputation
to be the place to meet, learn and test-drive the latest advances
in IBM's open architecture and integrated solutions. Now, in its
third year and in a new location (Moscone Center, San Francisco!),
the conference has grown to become IBM's largest gathering of developers!
The conference is designed for both corporate "build to use" developers
and Software firm developers who "build to sell." In the technical
sessions and in the exhibit hall, IBM products and technologies
are integrated with those of our Business Partners. Solutions arm
you with answers to issues surrounding the future of enterprise
infrastructure, integration, open standards, and interoperability.
Come meet with those leading this charge and learn about technical
solutions that use Linux, XML, Java(tm), Web Services, and wireless
technologies.
Get in-depth training in hands-on labs covering XML/XSL, EJBs,
JSPs, Servlets, and more. Choose from over 240 technical elective
sessions.
At this year's conference, you will see a practical showcase of
IBM's emerging technologies in a car, code named "alphaWorks TechMobile."
The alphaWorks TechMobile is powered by TSpaces, ViaVoice(tm), and
Bluetooth(tm) platforms.
REGISTRATION & FURTHER INFORMATION
Registration fee for the conference is $265 per person. At the
conference Web site, you can register as well as browse the session
abstracts and schedules using the Agenda Builder. Plan to take one
(or more) of 135 IBM Professional Certification Tests at a discount
price.
http://www.ibm.com/events/solutionsevent/
T: 800.628.5219
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***PUB: THURSDAY, AUGUST 16, 2001
"User Experience: Well Worth the Investment"
By Mr. Steve Gilmore, Western Region Creative Director, Plural,
Inc.
Open to the Public. No fee. 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. Pub Talk at 6:00 p.m.
Every user has an experience when they interact with an organization's
online offering. These user experiences are directly related to
the organization's success and profitability. To build long-term,
profitable relationships it is critical to ensure that the user
experience is positive and that the user derives the most value
from the interaction. Though measured differently, the goal of profitable
relationships applies equally well to lifetime value of customers
and partners as it does to employee productivity. Businesses that
assess, architect, and measure the real experiences of users will
create better value for those users and demonstrate clear dominance
over their competitors - leading directly to increased profits.
ABOUT STEVE GILMORE
Steve Gilmore's role at Plural centers on user experience and
usability solutions for Fortune 1000 clients, specifically defining
services, leading business development, and overseeing delivery.
Prior to joining Plural in 1997, Mr. Gilmore spent nine years designing
and developing user interfaces and human computer interaction. Initially
focusing on mainframe, PC, and client-server interfaces, Mr. Gilmore
moved to the Web environment in 1995 and has recently begun working
with handheld and wireless interfaces. Mr. Gilmore has co-authored
a best-selling book on eCommerce solutions, holds a MCSD software
developer credential, is a member of multiple user interface and
information design organizations, and acts as a usability test participant
for several market research and testing companies.
ABOUT PLURAL
Plural (http://www.plural.com)
is an eBusiness consulting and development firm that works with
clients to increase enterprise efficiencies, strengthen customer
relationships, and capitalize on new markets. Founded in 1989, the
firm has delivered more than 1,500 business critical solutions with
30 percent of the Fortune 100 companies leveraging Plural-built
systems. Plural graciously re-designed the graphic layout of the
Center's Web site. (http://www.worldinternetcenter.com)
in 2000.
FURTHER INFORMATION
Mr. Steve Gilmore
Western Region Creative Director, Plural, Inc.
Em: mailto:gilmores@plural.com
T: 415.835.1389
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***PUB: Thursday, August 23, 2001
Join us in Welcoming Cable & Wireless as Newest Center Sponsor!
By Dr. Marguerite Raaen, Senior Vice President of e-Enablement,
Cable& Wireless Global
Open to the Public. No fee. 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. Pub Talk at 6:00 p.m.
Join us Thursday, August 23 to welcome Cable & Wireless (http://www.cw.com)
as the newest Executive Sponsor of the Center! Cable & Wireless,
a renowned worldwide telecommunications group, brings their ideas
and expertise to our Knowledge Network, contributing along with
the Center's other Sponsors: Amdocs, Deutsche Telekom, Fujitsu,
IBM, SAP, and Sun Microsystems. As part of Cable & Wireless' strategy
to increase visibility in key markets around the world and strategic
communications with existing and new partners, the company has chosen
to take advantage of the networking, branding and partnership opportunities,
as well as the knowledge exchange and innovation available through
the Center.
As a leading global provider of data and Internet Protocol (IP)
solutions to businesses and a major carrier of the world's Internet
traffic, Cable & Wireless participation in the Center is a natural
extension of the company's commitment to delivering the Internet
promise. Cable & Wireless, which operates twenty-three data centers
around the world including a state-of-the-art data center in Santa
Clara, is firmly committed to being an active participant in Silicon
Valley, a leading center of Internet innovation. As an Executive
Sponsor, Cable & Wireless will also showcase its IP services and
solutions, as well as perspective on market trends to Center participants,
hold panel discussions with Sponsors and other Internet thought
leaders, and participate in customer showcases and special events.
Cable & Wireless will also be a regular participant at the Center's
weekly Pub gatherings.
ABOUT MARGUERITE RAAEN
Dr. Marguerite Raaen is responsible at Cable & Wireless for 250
informational and commerce Web sites, plus Web Tools and Web Applications
for customers in Japan, Europe, the United States, and the United
Kingdom. Previously, she was Vice President of Business Development
at Metiom where she was responsible for directing the firm's business
development efforts. Dr. Raaen joined Metiom from IBM where she
held various senior level management positions in sales, marketing,
product development, and research. As manager of IBM's Emerging
Technologies department, she led a distinguished group of PhDs 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 CABLE & WIRELESS
Cable & Wireless (http://www.cw.com)
is a major worldwide telecommunications business with revenue of
over 8 billion British pounds (US$11 billion) in the year to March
31, 2001 with customers in 70 countries. Cable & Wireless' focus
for future growth is on IP data services and solutions for business
customers. It is developing advanced IP networks and value-added
services in the US, Europe, and the Asia-Pacific region in support
of this strategy. With the capability of its global IP infrastructure
and its strength in key markets, Cable & Wireless holds a unique
position in terms of global coverage and services to business customers.
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***PUB: THURSDAY, AUGUST 30, 2001
"IBM CueVideo"
By Dr. Arnon Amir, Research Staff Member,
IBM Almaden Research Center
Open to the Public. No fee. 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. Pub Talk at 6:00 p.m.
The IBM Almaden Research Center has developed IBM CueVideo, which
provides video and speech indexing, retrieval and advanced browsing.
It is a server-client architecture, integrated with multimedia streaming
and advanced video browsing. Its speech retrieval capability is
not only speech recognition (ViaVoice), but also combines phonetic
retrieval of out-of-vocabulary words, sound-like words, and words
missed by the speech recognition. The people and markets that are
probably interested in this include Web content creators, broadcast
news, remote education, media content consumers in various industries.
The Cue Video team, led by Dr. Arnon Amir, is looking for partnerships
with consulting and services companies that would integrate CueVideo
into their content management and knowledge management solutions.
In addition, a CueVideo Toolkit is available for evaluation and
licensing via Alphaworks(IBM's prototyping Web site) or directly
from Dr. Amir's team.
FURTHER INFORMATION
Dr. Arnon Amir
Research Staff Member,
IBM Almaden Research Center
Em: mailto:arnon@almaden.ibm.com
T: 408.927.1946
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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 80-100 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
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For directions, please visit http://www.worldinternetcenter.com
and click on directions. 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 mailto:venilde@worldinternetcenter.com.
For inquiries about upcoming Center programs, send an email to
mailto:wright@worldinternetcenter.com
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