AT
THE CENTER
The electronic newsletter of the
Silicon Valley World Internet Center
Wednesday, February 6, 2002
The Silicon
Valley World Internet Center thanks its Sponsors for their continuing
support:
EXECUTIVE
SPONSORS
Amdocs, Inc. Cable & Wireless
Deutsche Telekom Fujitsu IBM Corporation
SAP Sun Microsystems
KNOWLEDGE
NETWORK PARTNERS
Halleck IC Growth, Inc.
Internet Wire
Check out the
Center's Web site: http://www.worldinternetcenter.com
Past copies
of newsletters and directions to the Center are available on the
Web site.
All programs
are held at the Center unless otherwise noted.
CABLE & WIRELESS ANNOUNCEMENT:
JANUARY 2002
Cable & Wireless eMessaging Solutions.
For more information:
(http://www.cw.com/th_03.asp?ID=ems_us).
EXECUTIVE
BRIEFING & TECH DEMO: THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2002
"IBM's Life Sciences DiscoveryLink Solution & eBusiness: An Overview
and Possible Partnering Opportunities with IBM"
By Dr. Prasad Kodali, Worldwide Technical Program Manager
of Life Sciences DiscoveryLink Solution, IBM Corporation
Open to the Public. No fee. 4:00 - 5:00 p.m.
Pre-registration highly recommended due to limited seating.
PUB:
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2002
"Life Sciences and eBusiness: An IBM Perspective"
By Dr. Prasad Kodali, Worldwide Technical Program Manager
of Life Sciences DiscoveryLink Solution, IBM Corporation
Open to the Public. No fee. 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. Pub Talk at 6:00 p.m.
NON-CENTER
ANNOUNCEMENT: SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2002
"Hua Yuan's Annual Conference: Riding the China Wave"
By the Hua Yuan Science and Technology Association
Location: Santa Clara Convention Center.
For further information, visit: http://www.huayuan.org/
NOTE: This is NOT a Center program or held at the Center.
CHALLENGE-THE-EXPERT:
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2002
"The Importance of Extranets for Your Business"
By Mr. Deane McIntyre, Director, Online Channel, Cable
& Wireless
Open to the Public. No fee. 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. Pre-registration highly
recommended due to limited seating.
WORKING
GROUP MEETING: THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2002
"Data to Cash: Feedback Loop for Business Decisions"
First meeting of a Working Group on "Dynamic Information
Integration: The Role of the Feedback Loop"
Invitation-only. No fee. 4:00 - 6:30 p.m.
Further information
below.
NO
PUB: THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2002
Due to Valentine's Day, there will NOT be a Pub this
week. Happy Valentine's Day! Pub will resume on Thursday, February
21, 2002.
CENTER
ANNOUNCEMENT: WINTER 2002
Showcase Your Company at the Center's Thursday Pub
Winter 2002 Company Showcase: Mobility and Information Management:
Metaware for 2002 & Beyond
Fee: $1,500. A special time-restricted offer to companies associated
with the Center's Community. Further information
below.
CENTER
ANNOUNCEMENT: EVENT COORDINATOR POSITION AVAILABLE
Event Coordinator position available at the Center.
CABLE & WIRELESS ANNOUNCEMENT:
JANUARY 2002
Cable & Wireless eMessaging Solutions.
For more information: (http://www.cw.com/th_03.asp?ID=ems_us).
Cable & Wireless,
an Executive Sponsor of the Center, would like for your business
to run more efficiently with eMessaging Solutions provided by Cable
& Wireless.
Communicate
more effectively via eMail - keep in touch with customers, prospects,
shareholders or any other community with Cable & Wireless eMessaging
Solutions. Cable & Wireless has the capacity to handle your largest
eMail broadcasts by providing personalization tools to create messages
that build a one-to-one relationship with your audience as well
as having the accountability of the industry's most comprehensive
delivery reports, allowing maximum reach with minimum expense.
FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION
For further information, please visit the following:
http://www.cw.com/th_03.asp?ID=ems_us
EXECUTIVE BRIEFING
& TECH DEMO: THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2002
"IBM's Life Sciences DiscoveryLink Solution & eBusiness: An Overview
and Possible Partnering Opportunities with IBM"
By Dr. Prasad Kodali, Worldwide Technical Program Manager
of Life Sciences DiscoveryLink Solution, IBM Corporation
Open to the Public. No fee. 4:00 - 5:00 p.m.
Pre-registration highly recommended due to limited seating.
At this Executive
Briefing and Tech Demo, Dr. Kodali will give an overview of IBM's
Life Sciences DiscoveryLink Solution and explain how your company
can benefit from such a solution. Also, come learn about strategic
partner opportunities with IBM Life Sciences, dedicated to rapidly
bringing leading-edge technology out of the laboratory and into
the marketplace for customers and business partners in the fields
of pharmaceutical research, biotechnology, genomics, proteomics,
health care, and academic research.
Those who attend
this program are invited to stay at the Center for the weekly Pub
to talk with Dr. Kodali and network with those in attendance from
5:00 to 7:00 p.m.
ABOUT
IBM LIFE SCIENCES SOLUTIONS
The IBM Life Sciences Solutions Business Unit (http://www-3.ibm.com/solutions/lifesciences/about.html)
provides the IT infrastructure that researchers in biotechnology,
pharmaceutical research, genomics, proteomics, and healthcare need
to turn data into scientific discovery and new treatments for disease.
Backed by a world-class research team, IBM offers integrated solutions
for the laboratory in the areas of:
Scalable,
high-performance computing
Flexible, fast-recovery storage
Data integration tools that permit single-query access across
multiple data sources
Knowledge management products and services
Secure, open-architecture, scalable eBusiness infrastructure
REGISTRATION
Due to limited seating, pre-registration is highly
recommended, but not required. To register for this program, send
your name, title, company name, telephone number and email to:
Ms. Glenda
Garcia
Operations Assistant
Em: mailto:garcia@worldinternetcenter.com
PUB: THURSDAY,
FEBRUARY 7, 2002
"Life Sciences and eBusiness: An IBM Perspective"
By Dr. Prasad Kodali, Worldwide Technical Program Manager
of Life Sciences DiscoveryLink SolutionS, IBM Corporation
Open to the Public. No fee. 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. Pub Talk at 6:00 p.m.
Dr. Kodali's
talk will provide an look into the IBM Life Sciences Solutions Business
Unit which is rapidly bringing leading-edge technology out of the
laboratory and into the marketplace for customers and business partners
in the fields of pharmaceutical research, biotechnology, genomics,
proteomics, health care, and academic research.
ABOUT
IBM LIFE SCIENCES SOLUTIONS
The IBM Life Sciences Solutions Business Unit (http://www-3.ibm.com/solutions/lifesciences/about.html)
provides the IT infrastructure that researchers in biotechnology,
pharmaceutical research, genomics, proteomics, and healthcare need
to turn data into scientific discovery and new treatments for disease.
Backed by a world-class research team, IBM offers integrated solutions
for the laboratory in the areas of:
Scalable,
high-performance computing
Flexible, fast-recovery storage
Data integration tools that permit single-query access across
multiple data sources
Knowledge management products and services
Secure, open-architecture, scalable eBusiness infrastructure
NON-CENTER ANNOUNCEMENT:
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2002
"Hua Yuan's Annual Conference: Riding the China Wave"
By the Hua Yuan Science and Technology Association
Location: Santa Clara Convention Center.
For further information, visit: http://www.huayuan.org/
NOTE: This is NOT a Center program
or held at the Center.
As Center's
clients and those associated with the Center's community have an
interest in expanding their business to China, the following conference
may be of interest.
HUA
YUAN'S ANNUAL CONFERENCE: RIDING THE CHINA WAVE
Hua Yuan's annual conference will bring together the
most established business executives from both the United States
and China to present opportunities and challenges in China. The
conference features speakers highly regarded as experts on China's
market and various high tech industries. The conference is one of
the most important networking events among members of the Chinese
communities and businesses that are looking for opportunities in
the China market.
FEATURED
SPEAKERS
Alfred Chuang, Founder, President & CEO, BEA
Min Zhu, Founder, President & CTO, WebEx
Hong Chen, Founder & CEO, GRIC Communications
Hong Lu, Founder & President, UTStarcom
Wei Deng, Chairman & CEO, Bright Ocean Telecom
. . . and many more!
KEYNOTE
DINNER SPEAKER
Prescott Bush, Chairman, Sino-US Chamber of
Commerce; Brother of Former President George Bush
FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION
For further information or to register, visit:
Hua Yuan Science and Technology Association
http://www.huayuan.org/
Or contact:
Ms. Hellen Song
mailto:haixusong@yahoo.com
Hua Yuan Science
and Technology Association is a non-profit organization that promotes
the technological, professional and scientific development of the
Chinese business community. Headquartered in the Silicon Valley,
Hua Yuan assists and encourages professional development and entrepreneurship
of our members, facilitates exchange between Chinese and other business
communities in the United States, and strengthens cross-boarder
business relationship between Silicon Valley and China.
CHALLENGE-THE-EXPERT:
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2002
"The Importance of Extranets for Your Business"
By Mr. Deane McIntyre, Director, Online Channel, Cable
& Wireless
Open to the Public. No fee. 6:00 - 8:00 p.m.
Pre-registration highly recommended due to limited seating.
Further information below.
Deane McIntyre
will discuss how Cable & Wireless can assist your company with your
Extranet challenges and also how it benefits your business.
Further information
in next week's newsletter.
REGISTRATION
Due to limited seating, pre-registration is highly
recommended, but not required. To register for this program, send
your name, title, company name, telephone number and email to:
Ms. Glenda
Garcia
Operations Assistant
mailto:garcia@worldinternetcenter.com
WORKING
GROUP MEETING: THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2002
"Data to Cash: Feedback Loop for Business Decisions"
First meeting of a Working Group on "Dynamic Information
Integration: The Role of the Feedback Loop"
Invitation-only. No fee. 4:00 - 6:30 p.m.
As a result
of a series of programs last fall, the Center is hosting a Working
Group this winter and spring on "Dynamic Information Integration:
The Role of the Feedback Loop." A group of 12 invited participants
will analyze and discuss various aspects of dynamic information
integration over the next several months, including:
The
role and importance of explicit models
How to achieve a working feedback loop
Existing technologies and components
Relevant standards
FIRST
WORKING GROUP MEETING
The first Working Group meeting on February 14 will
focus on "Data to Cash: Feedback Loop for Business Decisions." So
far decision support systems do not have a well-defined feedback
loop about the success or failure and the impact of a business decision.
These and other questions will be discussed, over wine and light
hors d'oeuvres:
How
can we integrate this feedback loop of results and impact of business
decisions into the systems to optimize future decision process?
Is this just another data source we have to integrate or
do we have to go step by step back along the line knowledge to information
to data?
How can we describe the success of business decisions?
In which way can we handle the dynamic nature of the result
of a business decision (a decision can be successful in the short
term but may have a negative long-term impact)?
FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION
For further information on this program, please contact:
Dr. Venilde
Jeronimo
Senior Director of Client Services
Em: mailto:venilde@worldinternetcenter.com
CENTER ANNOUNCEMENT:
WINTER 2002
Showcase Your Company at the
Center's Thursday Pub
Winter 2002 Company Showcase: Mobility and Information
Management: Metaware for 2002 & Beyond
Fee: $1,500. A special time-restricted offer to companies associated
with the Center's Community.
The Silicon
Valley World Internet Center is offering metaware-related companies
(those with applications, tools, and frameworks that attack the
complexity of enterprise information management) the opportunity
to showcase themselves during Winter 2002 at the Center's Thursday
Pub -- a serious, weekly networking event for mid- to high-level
executives, technologists, and investors in the bay area. The fee
of $1,500 includes promotional activities on behalf of the company
and other benefits. This is a special, time-restricted offer, reduced
from the normal Pub Talk fee of $2,500. There is LIMITED availability
for a few companies to present their metaware.
Companies with
an interest should submit an executive summary with contact information
to:
Dr. Venilde
Jeronimo
Senior Director of Client Services
Em: mailto:venilde@worldinternetcenter.com
SHOWCASE
FOCUS
Chief Information Officers have a tough time these
days managing an enterprise's information infrastructure as information
needs grow increasingly complex.
For one thing,
the velocity of information has increased with new software packages
and business processes being implemented to offer realtime data
availability. The challenge of maintaining such realtime information
-- that is complete, current, and consistent across different IT
systems -- is significant. It requires a major overhaul of an enterprise's
information infrastructure. At the same time, the "walls" of enterprises
are falling; that is, software-enabled intra-enterprise collaboration
cuts across functional silos. Business partners, vendors, and customers
are allowed selective access to and control over the enterprise's
resources, linked by collaborative commerce, supply-chain optimization,
and other applications. Furthermore, handheld and mobile devices
are proliferating with most of us depending on cell phones, personal
digital assistants, or other "smart" gadgets to keep us plugged
in. Taken together, these developments add up to some major headaches
for the IT department.
To manage
this complexity, what infrastructure, applications, tools, and frameworks
-- "metaware" -- exist that will restore order and remove some of
the complexity?
What
metaware needs to be developed?
"Simplicity"
and "integration" are hot concepts for 2002. How are these concepts
being incorporated with metaware?
Are
Web Services and Extensible Markup Language (XML) enabling the distribution
of intelligence across the network?
Recent market
developments are targeting such questions. Companies like Ipedo
with its XML database and XML cache are achieving performance improvement
over relational database approaches in achieving dynamic, personalized
content across the network. KnowNow and Kenamea are creating "application
routers" for a world in which Web services are the default mechanism
for business-to-business (B2B) collaboration. Centerpost, a metaware
company addressing the application layer by hiding the complexity
involved in managing heterogeneous devices or transport layers,
lets customers manage customer relationships easily across platforms
by defining the interaction and the expected actions and letting
Centerpost worry about the rest of it. Not surprising, Microsoft
is trying to become a standard fixture of the XML Web services infrastructure
through its .Net and HailStorm initiatives while Sun Microsystems
is focusingon Sun ONE (Open Net Environment).
SHOWCASE
BENEFITS & DELIVERABLES
The market is wide open. How is your company addressing
the above-related questions? By introducing your metaware-related
application, tool, or framework that attacks the complexity of enterprise
information management, to the Center's community, your company
will benefit from the following:
Promote
Pub Talk in the Center's eNewsletter for three weeks. Listing includes,
title, summary, name and bio of presenter, and information on the
company (including a link to the company's URL), and any company
contact information. Newsletter goes out to 5,500+ individuals.
Promote
of Pub Talk on Center's Website. Pub Talk will be posted for three
weeks on the home page and from then on archived in the Programs
section on the Center's Web site, accessible to anyone viewing Center
past programs.
Promote
company collaterals and materials, including powerpoint presentation
delivered at the Pub Talk in PDF format, on Center's Website alongside
the Pub Talk announcement.
Promote
Pub Talk two weeks prior to the Pub date at the Center's weekly
Pub.
Company
presentation at the Center, delivered to 80-100 key executives,
technologists, and investors from Silicon Valley (and from elsewhere).
Q&A with
and feedback from those in attendance.
Marketing
collaterals distributed during the evening.
Attendance
by company representatives, networking the crowd during the two
hours to generate leads for business opportunities.
Invitations
from the Center to companies from the Pub company's database to
attend, if appropriate.
Wine
and non-alcoholic beverages as well as finger foods served during
the evening.
Set-up
and cleaning fees.
CENTER ANNOUNCEMENT:
EVENT COORDINATOR
POSITION AVAILABLE
Event Coordinator position available at the Center.
The Center
is seeking applications for an event coordinator. The job responsibilities
are outlined below as well as the qualifications sought for this
position.
JOB
DESCRIPTION
The Event Coordinator is responsible for assisting
in a wide range of duties associated with programs and services
provided to clients of the Center (Think Tank Sessions, networking
events, Technology Demos, meetings with clients, and others). This
position allows for dynamic growth potential with the company. This
position reports to the Senior Director of Client Services.
DUTIES
AND RESPONSIBILITIES
1. Develop goals,
objectives and strategies for event.
2. Prepare line-item budgets
and track expenses.
3. Negotiate contracts with
vendors, ensure compliance and approve for payment.
4. Handle all aspects of event
preparation and delivery and close down.
5. Coordinate attendee registrations,
accommodations, transportation, information & guidelines, training,
assignments, meetings (A/V, set-ups, F&B), VIP issues, etc.
6. Ensure contract compliance
for sponsorships and handle related issues including promotions,
signage, corporate profiles, logos, program participation, special
events, etc.
7. Make speaker recommendations
for programs, coordinate bios, presentations, A/V needs.
8. Assign and compile attendee
reports on sessions and clients, and write summary reports to include
overall analysis of goals, budgets, etc.
9. Handle all post-session follow-up
with participants and vendors including reconciliation of invoices,
and writing thank you letters.
10. Maintain/monitor inventory,
usage and organization of collateral materials.
11. Coordinate inquiries from
web site (forward or respond as needed).
12. Maintain and continuously
update client database.
13. Assist with direct mail
and e-marketing efforts.
14. Other responsibilities as
assigned.
POSITION
REQUIREMENTS, SKILLS AND ABILITIES
1. Two or more years
of in-depth tradeshow and/or event planning experience.
2. Skilled in designing, organizing
and delivering professional seminars and meetings.
3. Excellent written, verbal
and interpersonal communication skills.
4. Demonstrated ability to develop
and maintain effective work relationships with clients, partners
and vendors. A very strong customer service background and mindset.
Experience interfacing with high-level management.
5. Ability to work independently.
6. Ability to meet deadlines
with extreme accuracy.
7. Exceptionally organized,
thorough and detail-oriented.
8. Ability to prioritize and
multi-task in a fast-paced environment.
9. Computer proficiency with
Microsoft Office (including Word, Excel and Powerpoint), Access
and Outlook and experience in delivering an emailed newsletter program.
10. Background in Internet-related
market/technologies preferred.
11. Must be able to work 1-2
evenings per week.
12. Position also requires some
physical activity involving handling boxes weighing up to 40 lbs.
EDUCATION
BA/BS required.
SALARY
$30,000 - $45,000. Depending on experience.
Must be a San
Francisco Bay Area resident. No relocation.
For consideration,
please send a cover letter outlining specifically how your background
and experience match the above requirements, your resume and salary
history to the contact information listed below.
CONTACT
INFORMATION
Silicon Valley World Internet Center
700 Welch Road, Suite 250, Palo Alto, CA 94304
Em: mailto:hr@worldinternetcenter.com
Fax: 650-462-9818
No phone calls please
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's
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, Senior Director of Client Services (mailto:venilde@worldinternetcenter.com).
For inquiries
about upcoming Center programs, send an email to mailto:venilde@worldinternetcenter.com
To unsubscribe
from this eNewsletter, contact Ms. Glenda Garcia at mailto:garcia@worldinternetcenter.com
EXECUTIVE SPONSORS
Amdocs, Inc. http://www.amdocs.com
Cable & Wireless http://www.cw.com
Deutsche Telekom http://www.dtag.de/english/index.htm
Fujitsu http://www.fujitsu.com
IBM Corporation http://www.ibm.com
SAP http://www.mysap.com
Sun Microsystems http://www.sun.com
KNOWLEDGE
NETWORK PARTNERS
Halleck http://www.halleck.com
IC Growth, Inc. http://www.icgrowth.com
Internet Wire http://www.internetwire.com
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