AT THE CENTER
The electronic newsletter of the
Silicon Valley World Internet Center
Wednesday, September 10, 2003
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.
Market Wire Incucomm Xterprise
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SPECIAL
INVITATION: GERMAN CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE FORUM: MONDAY, SEPTEMBER
22, 2003
2:30 p.m. Registration. 3:00 p.m. Program. Open to the
Public. No Fee. Not held at the Center. Held at Accenture, 1661
Page Mill Road, Palo Alto Further information and registration information
below.
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SUMMARY: PUB TALK: THURSDAY,
SEPTEMBER 4, 2003
"10 Things About J2EE and .NET That Drive Developers Nuts"
By Mr. Frank Cohen, Founder, PushToTest & Member, Technology Council,
Silicon Valley World Internet Center
Summary and presentation link below.
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SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT:
XTERPRISE, INC. JOINS THE CENTER AS ITS NEWEST KNOWLEDGE NETWORK
PARTNER
Further information below.
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SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT:
"DISCONTINUOUS TECHNOLOGIES" THINK TANK SESSION PROCEEDINGS NOW
AVAILABLE ONLINE
Further information and Link to Proceedings below.
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SPECIAL INVITATION:
GERMAN CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE FORUM: MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2003
2:30 p.m. Registration. 3:00 p.m. Program. Open to the Public. No
Fee.
Not held at the Center.
Held at Accenture, 1661 Page Mill Road, Palo Alto.
Further information below.
Dr. Susan Duggan, the Center's CEO, would like to bring to your
attention a special invitation to attend this year's German Centers
of Excellence forum for technological innovation and investment
in Germany, to be held Monday, September 22 from 3:00 p.m. - 8:00
p.m. at the Accenture offices in Palo Alto. As you know, the Center
is proud to have two key German companies as sponsors: Deutsche
Telekom (founding sponsor) and SAP. The forum will include a panel
discussion between Deutsche Bank, Motorola, and Lucent on "Wireless
Communication," "Outsourcing and Process Optimization," "E-Security,"
and "Investing in Germany."
Susan will be attending and hopes to welcome members of the World
Internet Center's community at what will prove to be an enlightening
program on September 22.
REGISTRATION INFORMATION
There is no charge to attend, but space is limited and registration
is required. For full details on the schedule, visit: http://www.germancenters.com.
To register for the forum, contact:
Mr. Patrick Froehlich
T: 415.717.5848
F: 415.381.9383
Please note: the World Internet Center
is NOT handling registration for this event. The event will be located
at Accenture Technology at 1661 Page Mill Road, Palo Alto.
ABOUT THE GERMAN CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE
The German Centers of Excellence is unique as it is a joint initiative
of the Economic Development Corporations of the largest Germany
cities along with the office for Invest in Germany with the purpose
of jointly promoting their competency as one of the most innovative
IT hubs in Europe.
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SUMMARY: PUB TALK:
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 2003
"10 Things About J2EE and .NET That Drive
Developers Nuts"
By Mr. Frank Cohen, Founder, PushToTest & Member, Technology Council,
Silicon Valley World Internet Center
Summary and Presentation Link below.
By now in the Internet revolution, businesses building and operating
Web-enabled applications, especially Web Services, know that consistently
delivering user satisfaction and reducing unnecessary costs requires
the combined efforts of software developers, QA technicians, and
IT managers.
On Thursday, September 4, Frank Cohen, a member of the Center's
Technology Council and founder of PushToTest, regaled a full Pub
with the top "10 Things about J2EE and .Net that Drive Developers
Nuts." Mr. Cohen shared his insights from multiple interviews with
software developers outside of the Silicon Valley who have a different
perspective and patience level than those in the fray here in the
Valley. In a fascinating review of key elements that bother software
developers, Mr. Cohen called for more sensitivity from Silicon Valley
in the handling of software patents, clarity around development
platforms and guidelines, and the general "handling" of the non-Valley
population.
His top 10 things that drive developers nuts were:
- Software Patents
- Licensing
- Sun
- Microsoft
- Knowledge
- Web Services
- Deployment
- Users
- Federated Security
- Other Developers
To view Frank Cohen's presentation, visit the Center's Here
then scroll down and click onto "September 4, 2003" to view the
program information and presentation link.
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SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT:
XTERPRISE, INC. JOINS THE CENTER AS ITS NEWEST KNOWLEDGE NETWORK
PARTNER
The Silicon Valley World Internet is pleased to announce that Xterprise
Solutions, Inc. (http://www.xterprise.com)
will join the Center as a Knowledge Network Partner, bringing high-level
expertise around RFID deployment at the enterprise level.
"The Silicon Valley World Internet Center is very interested in
the potential of RFID technologies in major business processes,
such at supply chain management," said Center CEO Dr. Susan J. Duggan.
"Xterprise, with Dean Frew at its helm, brings a wealth of real-life
expertise to our strategic knowledge sessions that will, ultimately,
shape the future integration of RFID-based systems worldwide. Our
Knowledge Network Partnership with Xterprise will greatly benefit
our enterprise-level customers and will shed much needed illumination
for technology startups in this space."
"Next generation RFID adoption is a global movement," said Xterprise
CEO Dean Frew. "We are seeing a ground swell of change that reminds
us of the permutations we observed during the evolution of the Internet
in the mid '90s. In addition to their global reach, tier-one corporate
relationships, and focus on innovation, we value our partnership
and are thrilled to be associated with the World Internet Center."
Xterprise (http://www.xterprise.com)
is a seasoned solution integration team, delivering the next generation
in real-time supply chain execution solutions. Xterprise is an expert
in warehouse management, transportation management, RFID systems
and mobile enterprise solutions. Xterprise is headquartered in Richardson,
Texas, and is an Incucomm portfolio company. For more information,
please contact info@xterprise.com.
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SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT:
"DISCONTINUOUS TECHNOLOGIES" THINK TANK SESSION PROCEEDINGS NOW
AVAILABLE ONLINE
The Center is pleased to release the proceedings from the Winter
2002 Think Tank Session on "Continued Discontinuous Technologies
on the Software Horizon". The invitation-only session convened a
group of 22 experts in the software arena for an interactive knowledge
exchange on the "Next Big Thing" on the software horizon. Participants
focused on factors that would lead to the next breakthrough in the
software industry. The proceedings begin with an Executive Summary
and include four Appendices listing numerous ideas from brainstorming
sessions and ranking exercises completed during the Think Tank Session.
To view the proceedings from the December 2, 2002 Think Tank Session
on "Continued Discontinuous Technologies on the Software Horizon",
click Here
and scroll down to December 2, 2002 and click on "Proceedings" to
download them in .pdf format.
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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
Market Wire http://www.marketwire.com
Incucomm http://www.incucomm.com
Xterprise http://www.xterprise.com
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