AT THE CENTER
The electronic newsletter of the
Silicon Valley World Internet Center
Tuesday, November 19, 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
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CENTER ANNOUNCEMENT
SIGN UP
NOW FOR THE DEC. 5TH END-OF-THE-YEAR GALA
CABLE
& WIRELESS ANNOUNCEMENTS
"How Content Delivery Services Can Boost Website Performances"
For further
information (http://www.cw.com/template_05.jsp?ID=story_281002_performance).
"Cable
& Wireless Enables Global Efficiencies for the Pearson Group"
For further
information (http://www.cw.com/template_05.jsp?ID=story_171002_pearson).
THINK
TANK SESSION: MONDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2002
"Continued Discontinuous Technologies
on the Software Horizon"
9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Reception Follows. Invitation-only.
Limit: 20 participants.
See below for Possible Participation.
FIFTH
ANNUAL END-OF-THE-YEAR GALA
"Powering Through to Success"
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 5, 2002 5:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Special Announcements at 6:30 p.m.
Open to the Public.
$20 fee for those pre-registered prior to Dec. 4.
$25 fee after pre-registration closes & at the door.
(No fee to Center Sponsors).
See below for registration details.
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CABLE
& WIRELESS ANNOUNCEMENTS
"How Content Delivery Services Can Boost Website Performance"
For
further information (http://www.cw.com/template_05.jsp?ID=story_281002_performance).
"Cable
& Wireless Enables Global Efficiencies for the Pearson Group"
For further information (http://www.cw.com/template_05.jsp?ID=story_171002_pearson).
Cable
& Wireless, an Executive Sponsor of the Center, would like to share
two recent announcements with the Center's online community:
1) "How Content Delivery Services
Can Boost Website Performance"
For
further information (http://www.cw.com/template_05.jsp?ID=story_281002_performance).
Corporate Websites are becoming increasingly important customer
'touchpoints' as the use of the Internet and eCommerce grows, says
a new online seminar featuring Gartner Research Director Mr. Rob
Batchelder. Technologies such as content delivery networks are therefore
crucial to an organization's effort to support its brand and manage
the customer experience.
Services such as Cable & Wireless Content Delivery enable customers
to store and deliver Web content from servers that are 'closer'
to users. The Web pages that the user wants to view load faster
- leading to faster, more reliable, and more consistent service
which can impact user satisfaction and customer loyalty. This is
achieved by storing copies of a customer's content on Cable & Wireless'
network of servers deployed
at the 'edge' of the Internet and around the world. Requests made
to the customer's origin server for pages are redirected to these
edge servers, meaning traffic does not have to travel over as many
Internet backbones and the customer's content is served more quickly.
And, because content is stored across the Cable & Wireless network
and delivered from edge servers, the load on the customer's origin
servers is reduced, enabling them to better cope with surges in
demand.
To register for a free seminar and white paper, visit (http://www.cw.com/template_05.jsp?ID=story_281002_performance).
2) "Cable & Wireless Enables Global
Efficiencies for the Pearson Group"
For
further information (http://www.cw.com/template_05.jsp?ID=story_171002_pearson).
International
media group Pearson needed to rationalize its disparate web infrastructure.
The company needed a single global service provider that could meet
a comprehensive set of requirements across all of its business units
and geographies. Cable & Wireless was one of only a few contenders
that could meet these criteria. It provided a global solution which
helped Pearson reduce costs, improve reliability, and set a group-wide
standard.
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THINK TANK SESSION:
MONDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2002
"Continued Discontinuous Technologies on the Software Horizon"
9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Reception Follows. Invitation-only.
Limit: 20 participants.
See Below for Possible Participation.
The next wave of discontinuous technologies will shape the future
of the software industry. Many of these discontinuous technologies
will emanate from advances in software infrastructure. Previous
breakthroughs included application servers, integration servers,
and portal servers. They gave us the basis for the Internet OS.
What future set of advances will give us the ability to create the
next generation of the Internet?
The objective of this Think Tank Session is to focus on the future
of software infrastructure and the discontinuous technologies affecting
that future. This invitation-only session will convene 20 experts
in the software arena for an interactive exchange of knowledge.
There is no fee to attend. Proceedings will be shared only with
participants. This session is being held at the request of Fujitsu,
one of the Center's Executive Sponsors.
Questions to be addressed at this Think Tank Session include:
- What advances will there be in software infrastructure in the
next 2 - 3 years?
- What discontinuous technologies will arise from these advances
in 3 - 4 years?
- Are there other sources of discontinuous technologies that
will have an impact on software infrastructure?
- What are the implications for middleware of these discontinuous
technologies?
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION & POSSIBLE PARTICIPATION
If would like to be considered for participation, please send
your name, title, company name, telephone number, email, and a brief
bio to:
Ms. Claire Kahrobaie
Manager, Client Services
T: 650.462.9800
E: kahrobaie@worldinternetcenter.com
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FIFTH ANNUAL END-OF-THE-YEAR
GALA: THURSDAY, DECEMBER 5, 2002
"Powering Through to Success"
5:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Special Announcements at 6:30 p.m.
Open to the Public.
$20 fee for those pre-registered prior to Dec. 4.
$25 fee after pre-registration closes & at the door.
(No fee to Center Sponsors).
See below for registration details.
Please join us at the World Internet Center for a celebration of
the accomplishments of 2002 and a hearty welcome for the great future
in 2003.
Doors open at 5:30 p.m. when live jazz music will welcome you
into a festive holiday gathering of Internet gurus, enlivened entrepreneurs,
marketing moguls, inspired innovators, and Honored Survivors of
the Economy! Come meet the Executive Sponsors of the Center, and
share your great ideas for the future of the Internet Economy. Special
announcements begin at 6:30 p.m. Black tie and fancy clothes highly
encouraged!!
Lots of special activities, champagne, gifts, and fun!
REGISTRATION INFORMATION
- $20 if you make reservations before December 4th.
- $25 at the door or if you send in your reservations AFTER December
4th.
- There is No Charge to Sponsors of the Center.
- All payments will be collected the evening of the gala. (Only
cash or checks will be accepted).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION & REGISTRATION CONFIRMATION
To pre-register for the gala, please send your name, title, company
name, telephone number, and email address to:
Ms. Claire Kahrobaie
Manager, Client Services
T: 650.462.9800
E: kahrobaie@worldinternetcenter.com
* Wishing you inspiration,
energy, and an innovative spirit in 2003!*
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For further information on the Center's Sponsors and Knowledge
Network Partners, visit their Websites:
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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