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************* The electronic newsletter of the ***********
*********** Silicon Valley World Internet
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*************** Tuesday, July 3, 2001 ****************
The Silicon Valley World Internet Center thanks its Sponsors for
their continuing support:
EXECUTIVE SPONSORS
* Amdocs, Inchttp://www.Amdocs.com
* Cable & Wireless http://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 website.
ALL PROGRAMS ARE HELD AT THE CENTER UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED.
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***SUMMARY: List of Applications from Mobile Commerce Think Tank
Session on June 27, 2001
***SUMMARY: List of P2P Applications from P2P Panel on June
28, 2001
***NO PUB: Thursday, July 5, 2001
No Pub on Thursday, July 5th due to July 4th Holiday.
***PUB: Thursday, July 12, 2001
"Enabling Factors for P2P Adoption"
Open to the Public. No fee. 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. Pub Talk at 6:00 p.m.
***EXECUTIVE SEMINAR: Wednesday, July 25
"Use your Extranet to Improve Workforce Productivity"
By Mr. Martie Nielson, Chief Executive Officer, Inclusion Inc. &
others from Inclusion Inc.
5:00 - 6:00 p.m.: Light dinner/beverages and networking
6:00 - 8:00 p.m.: Executive Seminar
$10, payable at door, cash or check. Registration not required but
highly recommended due to limited seating. Registration information
below.
***PUB: Thursday, August 2, 2001
Join us in Welcoming Cable & Wireless as Newest Center Sponsor!
Open to the Public. No fee. 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. Pub Talk at 6:00 p.m.
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***SUMMARY: List of Applications from Mobile Commerce
Think Tank Session on June 27, 2001
The Center thanks the 21 participants for contributing to a high
caliber Think Tank Session last week! Due to the excellent input
and knowledge sharing, several invitation-only and open-to-the-public
programs are being developed as a result of this Session. Look for
announcements of these programs in future newsletters.
Individuals from the following companies contributed to a successful
Think Tank Session last week:
3COM
Black Ink Media
British Telecom
Coopetition
Covigo, Inc.
FireWhite
France Telecom
Fujitsu Software Corporation
Hewlett-Packard Company
IBM Corporation
mobileID
onWOW
Palo Alto Internet Exchange
Research, Strategy & Business
SAP
Sonera Corporation
Symmetry Communications Systems
The Information Group, Inc.
Unwired Marketing
As a result of the Think Tank Session, a long list of possible
applications for mCommerce was generated. While the Session focused
on the business user, it was generally agreed that many of the consumer-oriented
applications provide the stimulus for the development and usage
of applications for the business arena. In the spirit of knowledge
collaboration, below is this list of business- and consumer-related
applications.
mCOMMERCE BUSINESS & CONSUMER APPLICATIONS
* Remote printing of documents
* Application server moving to enable basic infrastructure that
support business applications.
* Transmission of logistics and delivery information
* Print contract at the client's location through connecting over
the wireless to the computer at the home office.
* Customer relationship management (CRM)
* Short messaging (SMS)
* Instant messaging (IM)
* Procurement
* Enterprise resource planning (ERP)
* Transportation schedules
* Peer-to-Peer business applications
* Actionable alerts (realtime event; message to wireless device
of people in the workflow of the event)
* Application code & delivered with event allowing recipient to
act on event (code could be URL or JAVA)
* Server/support applications for field workforce (i.e. repairmen)
* Telemetric (i.e. electric meters/industrial maintenance/vending
machine inventory)
* Translation services
* Workflow (i.e. PC to mobile address book/email)
* Device-to-network management
* Security (i.e., burglar alarm via mobile network to mobile phone/alert/reports)
* Expert services in any complex transaction
* Two way instant relay (IR)
* Sales force automation (SFA)
* Workflow status for the mobile workforce
* Subscribed applications for the sales force (i.e. MyWireless)
* Mobile Powerpoint presentation applications (i.e. pull the file
off my system and deliver it through a projector)
* Sales presentations in the field that can change, depending on
customer expectations (want to see the OTHER product, not this one)
* Marketing and communications capabilities
* Interactive advertising
* Coupons (i.e. brand sends coupons to the hand-held)
* Platforms to convert fixed mobile applications
* Collaborative tools
* Voice command and delivery
* Security
* Accounting, billing, and payment systems
* Dialog communications
* Expert/advisor applications
* Building entry
* Protocol gateway to create P2P
* Baby mobile badge to track in crowds at airports, parks, etc.
* Personal "follow-me" security
* Vending machines
* Mobile value-added services/media based on lifestyle
* Food purchases in both retail and grocery
* Consumer interaction to business applications (i.e. information
on products, etc.)
* Consumer location of consumer goods
* Smartcards
* Seamless work/personal applications (PDA combined with the phone
ie. Nokia Communicator)
* Location awareness of resources and further information/personal
knowledge
* Personalized consumer information (expert advisory)
* Financial Services
* Travel management
* Mobile psychological services
* Home care/health monitoring/medication
* Home security/home appliances/authentication
* Public service applications (i.e. paying parking fees & traffic)
* Text/messages converted to voice, i.e. for the visually impaired
* Local check for product available and price (i.e. where is diesel
fuel for what price?)
* Streaming (i.e. music)
* Disneyland wireless fast pass to main attractions
* Multi-media (i.e. short-term for audio & gaming/mid-term/voice)
* Finding goods (i.e. out of stock in store)
* Translation services/signs/ads, etc., while traveling
* Betting/Gambling
* Games -- Location-based role playing
* Automotive/OnStar
* Voice-delivered navigation
* Fast Pass
* "Technology Glues" that connect the applications to the technology
structure
* Digital signatures
* Mobile ID encryption (Seti @Home/Bluetooth/Gnutella)
* Mission critical applications that can be controlled remotely
through mobile devices (i.e. IT management)
* Security/device user authentication/data encryption /secure transactions
* WLAN roaming/authentication and management
* Context-based business information service
* Non-human, device-to-device transactions
* Communication over TCP/IP (i.e. voice over IP)
* Network mediation middleware (i.e. assist devices of all types
to connect to networks of all types)
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***SUMMARY: List of P2P Applications from P2P Panel on June 28,
2001
On behalf of the Center and CommerceNet, we would like to thank
everyone who attended the Interactive Panel Discussion
co-presented by both organizations this past Thursday, June 28 entitled
"Catching the P2P Wave: Adoption & Diffusion of Peer-to-Peer Networks
for Business Use." A well-attended program, participants had the
opportunity to network over hors d'oeuvres and wine prior to and
after the Panel.
A list of applications, facilitating factors, and general comments
from panelists are below.
A special thanks goes to the panelists and moderator for a well-crafted
and in depth knowledge exchange with one another and with the audience
participants:
* Mr. E. Russell Braziel, President & Chief Executive Officer,
Netrana http://www.netrana.com
* Dr. Susan J. Duggan, Chief Executive Officer, Silicon Valley
World Internet Center (moderator) http://worldinternetcenter.com
* Dr. Li Gong, Distinguished Engineer & Director of Engineering,
Peer-to-Peer Networking, Sun Microsystems http://www.sun.com
* Mr. Mark Resch, Chief Executive Officer, CommerceNet http://www.commerce.net
* Dr. Peter Schaefer, Vice-President & Chief Operating Officer, DaimlerChrysler
Research and Technology North America http://www.daimlerchrysler.com
* Dr. Christopher S. Thomas, Chief e-Strategist, Solutions Channels
Group, Strategic eMarketing, Intel Corporation http://www.intel.com
SELECTED COMMENTS FROM PANELISTS
* Will P2P dry out? Not if have business models -- Need for business
models!
* P2P not new; originally file transfer
* Business processes not defined yet; can not force but can start
using technologies and playing with applications
* Need to add business processes with business models
* Bi- and multi-directional flow
* Will come first in applications (Groove Networks)
* Peer-client will be the first model for applications
* messaging model instead of virtual private network (VPN) model
* P2P: to improve process, business, and management
* P2P has taken off in Germany
* Devices are serves and clients -- centrally functional
* We are witnessing the first stage of P2P computing - > pervasive
computing
* Given what has happened to B2B market, companies are being more
conservative about adopting new technologies and applications that
are not yet mainstream
* DaimlerChrysler uses applications in three areas: file sharing,
shared working environment (has been for the last twenty years),
and shared-computing
* European vs. U.S. business models - will be differences in approaches!
* Evolve toward Seti@home -- distributed and make use of existing
computational power
* Need for a browser-like tool for P2P based on open standards --
to be interoperable and able to communicate
* What will it take for P2P to take-off? Not PCs but handheld devices
and for back office uses
* P2P will take off (data searches, enhance existing tools) even
if don't have "killer" or new applications
* P2P for eMarketplaces among 'peers'
* Currently we have more questions than answers
* Will be a combination of server + browser
* P2P will not negate other computer systems; will be an alternate
* Networks have P2P possibilities but nothing yet; some possibilities
include 80211 and Bluetooth
* Applications in the areas of databases and distributing data,
SMS, payment (clearing, fulfillment processes)
* Security is a key issue but also an opportunity
* Business model based on a hub + spoke; needs to be more fluid
and P2P holds this promise
IDEAS FOR P2P APPLICATIONS
* Collaboration in multi-use environments
* Ad hoc collaboration bringing people together
* Sharing collaborative digital discussion and project space between
external, third-party collaborating companies solving a client business
problem
* Monitoring and knowledge management on a whole new, dynamic level
where the global brain is accessible, and a money model exists to
flow cash to modules of this
* Sharing knowledge in a business environment
* Personal profile, opinion, preference, or intention sharing in
any ad hoc point of interest/environment
* Medical records processing (primary care physician, HMO, specialist,
insurance carrier, patient)
* Pharmacology and healthcare with patients and doctors/healthcare
providers
* Finding specific information
* Distributed project management (badly needed by global systems
& software companies)
* Portal software for geographically dispersed work teams
* Talking cars! (i.e., like swarms of bees or a flock of geese)
* File sharing within Intranet/Extranet to allow for distributed
data, efficient data delivery/caching, network & data redundancy
* Polling/voting
* Real-time surveys/polling
* Business processes automation tools focused on verticals to handle
the exceptions current IT can not handle
* Creation and management of a namespace (directory), controlling
& monitoring
* Distributed video rendering
TOP FACILITATING FACTORS FOR P2P AS IDENTIFIED BY PANELISTS
* Web services/UDDI
* Standards -- negotiation among the top companies (including Sun
and Microsoft) is key!
* Management -- need a compelling reason, along with an accepted
standard(s), for CIOs and others to adopt P2P
* Investment in this area over the next 18-24 months
* Drop the P2P acronym -- too connected to Napster!
* Discover; collaboration among companies
* Authentication (PKI - a massive failure, let's not repeat it!)
* A move towards multi-authorization
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***NO PUB: Thursday, July 5, 2001
No Pub on Thursday, July 5th due to July 4th Holiday.
On behalf of the Center, we wish everyone a safe and happy Fourth
of July holiday! The weekly Pub will resume the following week.
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***PUB: Thursday, July 12, 2001
"Enabling Factors for P2P Adoption"
Open to the Public. No fee. 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. Pub Talk at 6:00 p.m.
This Pub is a follow-up to the P2P Panel on June 27th. At this
Pub, come hear and engage in an interactive dialogue focused on
the key enabling factors necessary for P2P adoption for the business
user.
Further information in next week's newsletter.
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***EXECUTIVE SEMINAR: Wednesday, July 25, 2001
"Use your Extranet to Improve Workforce Productivity"
By Mr. Martie Nielson, Chief Executive Officer, Inclusion Inc. &
others from Inclusion Inc.
5:00 - 6:00 p.m.: Light dinner/beverages and networking
6:00 - 8:00 p.m.: Executive Seminar
$10, payable at door, cash or check. Registration not required but
highly recommended due to limited seating. Registration information
below.
Inclusion Inc., a Center Knowledge Network Partner, will be offering
an Executive Seminar at the Center on the how an organization/company
can use the Extranet to improve the productivity and efficiency
of its workforce. If the following challenges sound familiar, mark
your calendar to attend Inclusion's interactive Seminar at the Center
on July 25th!
* Are you able to bring corporate resources to bear on key problems
quickly, wherever they exist?
* Are you forced to outsource work simply because you can not get
mindshare in-house?
* Does your staff get the recognition they deserve for their work?
As a thought leader in private Extranets enabling team communications,
Inclusion will share with those in attendance how it is remedying
these challenges with its current customers, including Sun Microsystems,
British Petroleum, Chevron, Bank of America, and others.
DESCRIPTION
At this 2-hour, interactive seminar participants will learn how
departmental reviews are now able to take into account the full
work product of each employee. A demo will also be shown on how
audits and corporate roll-outs can routinely progress without stopping
everyone in their tracks. During the evening, participants will
have the chance to interact with the presenters for a lively knowledge
exchange. As a result of the Seminar, participants will be take
away knowledge and tools to deploy within their own organizations.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND
Managers in organizations of 150+ people who are interested in
solutions that do not require IT infrastructure changes or intensive
training for their people.
ABOUT INCLUSION INC.
Inclusion Inc. (http://www.inclusion.net)
turns individual knowledge into organizational intelligence to reduce
costs associated with a changing, distributed workforce. The company
creates private, secure extranets for its customers that enable
communications between employees, suppliers, and partners. Inclusion
WorkPlaces integrate file transfers, threaded messages, and real-time
meetings without requiring administrative management. Customers
can easily adopt Inclusion solutions and maintain control of their
intellectual property in persistent, dynamically organized repositories.
REGISTRATION
Registration is not necessary but highly recommended due to limited
seating. To register for this Executive Seminar, please send your
name, title, company, email, and telephone number to:
Ms. Debra Wright
Program Manager
mailto:wright@worldinternetcenter.com
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***PUB: Thursday, August 2, 2001
Join us in Welcoming Cable & Wireless as Newest Center Sponsor!
Open to the Public. No fee. 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. Pub Talk at 6:00 p.m.
Join us Thursday, August 2nd to welcome Cable & Wireless as the
newest Executive Sponsor of the Center! Cable & Wireless, a renown
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 CABLE & WIRELESS
Cable & Wireless (http://www.cw.com)
is a major worldwide telecommunications business with revenue of
over £8 billion (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.
***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. 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, send an email to mailto:info@worldinternetcenter.com
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