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By Rachel Parikh, Solution Manager, mySAP

Open to the public. 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. Pub Talk at 6:00 p.m.

In her Pub talk, Rachel Parikh will outline SAP's solutions for the emerging market. These include out-of-the-box eBusiness applications designed specifically for startups, with an emphasis on affordability and speed of implementation. Many new economy companies are coming to the realization that they will not flourish with little more than an attractive website, and that if they are to survive, they will need robust and scalable e-business solutions to support their company growth. They are learning an important fact of business life: that the need to focus on core business requires a more bottom-up management of the back office to front office processes. Come learn about SAP's solutions which are in greater demand than ever by small businesses.

ABOUT RACHEL PARIKH

Rachel Parikh has been with SAP since 1993, first at SAP's headquarters in Walldorf, Germany, and since 1996 in the USA. Based at SAP Labs in Palo Alto, she is currently working as the Solution Manager for emerging markets, defining and developing an eBusiness solution for Internet companies and technology start-ups. In the past, Ms. Parikh has worked as the Product Manager for the mySAP High Tech industry business unit as well as in consulting and training.

ABOUT mySAP

As the market leader of inter-enterprise software solutions, mySAP (http://www.mysap.com) is leveraging its strength in industry-focused business software and the world's largest enterprise software customer base to deliver mySAP.com. mySAP.com provides an open collaborative business environment of personalized solutions on demand. This enables companies of all sizes and industries to fully engage their employees, customers and partners to capitalize upon the new Internet economy. mySAP.com allows people to harness the power of the Internet by optimizing supply chains, managing strategic relationships, reducing time to market, sharing virtual information, and increasing productivity and shareholder value.

For further information please contact:

Ms. Rachel Parikh

mailto:rachel.parikh@sap.com

Tel: 650.849.4291

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A one-day conference organized by the Open Group. This is a non-Center event.

9:00 am - 5:30 p.m. LOCATION: At the Doubletree Hotel, San Jose, California NOT AT THE CENTER

eFlow is the secure, trusted, and efficient movement of information through the business processes and systems of an eBusiness, including transactions with its critical constituents. This Conference, organized by the Open Group (http://www.opengroup.org) features speakers and case studies that use the aviation industry to examine and highlight the issues of security, manageability, directory, quality of service, and data synchronization in conducting e-business today. Interoperability issues, both within organizations and with supply chain partners will be examined, and the examples of business benefit gained from products that deliver interoperability through standard interfaces will be illustrated.

ABOUT THE OPEN GROUP

The Open Group http://www.opengroup.org is the only forum in which IT customers and suppliers come together to discuss their corporate and industry needs. Members of The Open Group include some of the largest and most influential organizations in the world; Compaq Computer, Fujitsu, Siemens, Hitachi, Hewlett-Packard, IBM, Motorola, Sun Microsystems, Microsoft, the U.S. Department of Defense, NASA, Nortel Networks, Novell, Tivoli, and many others.

Several members of the Open Group -- IBM, Fujitsu, and Sun Microsystems -- are Executive Sponsors of the Center.

REGISTRATION

Please visit http://www.opengroup.org/conferences

Mr. Mitch Dalition

Tel: 650.323.7992

mailto:m.dalition@opengroup.org

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By David Henshaw, Strategist, Plural

Open to the public. 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. Pub Talk at 6:00 p.m.

The eCommerce space is about retail, not the coolness of a site. Brand image, convenience and a retailer's merchandising experience matter more to consumers than cheap prices and no sales tax. David Henshaw will talk about this view and why traditional retailers will ultimately dominate the online channel.

ABOUT DAVID HENSHAW

David Henshaw advises Plural's clients on retail eCommerce business strategies. Mr. Henshaw has worked in the retail industry for the past ten years. During that time, he worked for one of the top U.S. general products retailers, and the largest consumer electronics retailer. His responsibilities have included managing IT eCommerce operations and coordinating retail strategies across multiple web sites.

ABOUT PLURAL

Plural (http://www.plural.com) builds eBusinesses. Propelled by more than 600 skilled strategists, creative specialists and technologists, Plural draws upon deep experience in delivering critical business-to-business (B2B) and business-to-consumer (B2C) solutions to the Global 2000 and to Internet startup businesses. Plural is in the client-benefit business. Our focus is on delivering real, measurable success against our client's business goals: increasing revenues, reducing costs, enhancing efficiency, and opening new markets. How do we do it? By working with our clients to explore and understand their opportunities. Opportunities in applying and leveraging interactive technologies. Opportunities to build valued, effective, and competitively advantaged eBusinesses. Our clients know that to succeed in today's competitive business environment they must understand, employ and embrace rapidly shifting technologies and markets. They must achieve and maintain competitive advantage. To do that, they need a strong and capable partner who will empower them to compete and win in the Internet economy. Plural has an 11 year track record of performance in the intense, fast-paced, business-critical solutions market, and a proven delivery capability hallmarked by more than 1500 projects successfully completed with many of the world's leading companies.

For further information:

Mr. David Henshaw

Strategist, Plural

Em: henshawd@plural.com

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8:00 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. By invitation only. See information below for possible participation.

This invitation-only Think Tank Session will bring together 25-30 key leaders to brainstorm and discuss future 12 to 18 month market opportunities for collaborative business, processes that transcend the borders of individual businesses and support collaboration between business partners over the Internet.

Current and upcoming market developments for collaborative business will be explored in the following areas:

* Functional operations - supply chain management (SCM), customer relationship management (CRM)

* For specific industries

* Business partnerships (suppliers, distribution, retailers)

* Collaboration mediums - corporate-driven (corporate networks), channel-driven (value-chain hubs), and market-driven (eMarketplaces, eXchanges)

Established companies, innovative smaller companies, suppliers, and users will contribute to the discussion. Keynotes will be delivered, followed by the opportunity to build and exchange knowledge together. Benefits from participating include insight into upcoming market developments and networking for business opportunities.

PARTICIPATION

Those interested in participating, send name, title, and company name along with a short bio and company summary to:

Venilde Jeronimo

Director of Programs

mailto:venilde@worldinternetcenter.com

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By Dr. Ellen Wagner, Chief Learning Officer & Mr. John Farman, Vice President of Sales,

Viviance new education, Inc.

Open to the public. 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. Pub Talk at 6:00 p.m.

Vivance’s Pub Talk will focus on enterprise learning opportunities. Come learn at the Pub why it is desirable and even imperative to attract, retain and empower your employees, customers and shorten time-to-market for products and services using eLearning -- not just as a tool, but as a component within a larger overall "culture" within a company.

ABOUT ELLEN WAGNER

Ellen Wagner is Viviance’s Chief Learning Officer and is recognized as an eLearning authority, authoring more than 70 book chapters, articles and monographs on instructional design, evaluation and distance learning as well as hundreds of national and international conference presentations. Dr. Wagner has served as Professor and Chair of the Educational Technology Program at the University of Northern Colorado and Director of the Western Institute for Distance Education. She holds B.A. and M.A. degrees from the University of Wisconsin and a Ph.D. in Educational Psychology From the University of Colorado, Boulder.

ABOUT JOHN FARMAN

John Farman is Vice President of Sales and has a wide breadth of experience in business. He served as Vice President of Business Development for Omni Financial Services where he managed and orchestrated financial turn-arounds for companies in technology and manufacturing. Mr. Farman has served in senior management positions in Training & Development, The Global Hunger Project (a strategic educational organization), International Business Development for a accounting software company, and Co-Founder of an eLearning company prior to coming to Viviance. He hold a BA degree in Business from LaSalle University.

ABOUT VIVIANCE NEW EDUCATION, INC.

Viviance new education is the global online Education Service Provider (ESP) serving business, consumer and student markets within the eLearning industry. Our goal is to partner with our customers helping them realize their eLearning business strategy and opportunity for a competitive advantage, eMarket leadership, or a new revenue channel. We deliver custom eLearning environments specific to our partners’ content and their learners’ knowledge and certification needs within several vertical market segments

FURTHER INFORMATION

Mr. John Farman

Vice President of Sales

mailto:jfarman@viviance.com

Tel: 415.479.2778

Mobile: 415.595.7785

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By Dr. Willy Chiu, Vice President, High Volume Website Design, IBM Corporation

Open to the public. 6:00 - 8:00 p.m.

$10 fee. (Payable by cash or check day of program. No charge to Sponsors of the Center.)

Willy Chiu will share experiences in building the world's highest volume eBusiness websites for sporting events, eCommerce, on-line trading and on-line banking. Impact on performance from bursty web traffic patterns as well as advanced technologies for multi-tier architectures, caching and web page designs will be described. Actual website data and examples will be used, including sporting sites like the Olympics. The best practices & lessons learned were documented by IBM in a series of white papers and are made available to the industry.

This presentation is aimed at business development and technical leaders who have, or who anticipate, intense user demand, whether it is Websites, such as the Olympics, Charles Schwab & Co., and Victoria's Secrets or sites that have high quality-of-service end-user expectations.

THE EXPERT

Willy Chiu is currently Vice President, High Volume Web Sites, for IBM's Software Group, and is located at the IBM Center for Java Technology, Cupertino, California. In this position, Dr. Chiu has created a focal point organization for High Volume Web Site technologies, including capabilities for customer engagements, prototyping and performance evaluation of web sites, and development of specialized tools for analyzing web site performance. Dr. Chiu has been with IBM for over 25 years, and has held many technical and management positions. He joined IBM at the Thomas J. Watson Research Center at Yorktown Heights, New York, in 1974.

REGISTRATION

Registration is not necessary, but highly recommended due to limited seating. Send your name, title, company name, and email address to:

Venilde Jeronimo

Director of Programs

mailto:venilde@worldinternetcenter.com

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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. 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.

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 or to unsubscribe to this newsletter, contact Sara K. Dean, the Center's Program Manager (mailto:sdean@worldinternetcenter.com).