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***************** AT THE CENTER ***************** The Silicon Valley World Internet Center thanks its Executive Sponsors --IBM, SAP, Sun Microsystems, Deutsche Telekom, Hewlett-Packard Company,and Amdocs, Inc.-- for their continuing support. The Silicon Valley World Internet Center thanks its Executive Sponsors -- IBM, SAP, Sun Microsystems, Deutsche Telekom, Hewlett-Packard Company, and Amdocs, Inc.-- for their continuing support. CHECK OUT OUR WEBSITE AT: http://www.worldinternetcenter.com Past copies of our newsletters and directions
to the Center are available on the website. Registration necessary. Limit to 20 participants. ***PUB TALK: THURSDAY, AUGUST 24, 2000 ***SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: DEADLINE: THURSDAY, AUGUST 31, 2000 ***NO PUB THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 2000 ***THINK TANK SESSION: WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2000 Registration Necessary. Limit to 20 participants. Overview: Who Should Attend: When and Where: About HPR: Cost: Registration: Dr. Salzwedel will address new methodologies and software for design of complex electronic systems. The complexity of electronic systems are doubling every 1 and 1/2 years. This translates into a factor of 100 in 10 years. This implies that using the same design technology requires twice as many electronic design engineers every 1 and 1/2 years. And…it is not possible to find more engineers, making it a challenge for organizations to attract and retain talent. This bottleneck in electronic design can only be overcome by revolutionary, new design methods and software for electronic design. These issues of critical importance for the electronics design markets will be the focus of Horst Salzwedel’s Pub Talk. ABOUT HORST SALZWEDEL Dr. Horst Salzwedel is co-Founder of Mission Level Design GmbH. Since 1994, Dr. Salzwedel has been a Professor in System Theory at the Technical University of Ilmenau, Germany. His research areas focus on (i) development of methodologies and software for the design of complex systems, and (ii) software system design for mission level design automation, integrating the design flow from mission/operational level to implementation. From 1978-92, he was a Senior Research Engineer as Systems Control Technology, Inc. He has also been a lecturer and consulting professor at Stanford University. Dr. Salzwedel holds a Ph.D. in Aeronautical and Astronautical Sciences from Stanford University and a M.S. in Aero- and Astronautics from the Technical University of Munich. Dr. Salzwedel is a Fellow of the Silicon Valley World Internet Center. ABOUT MISSION LEVEL DESIGN GmbH Mission Level Design is a software company which develops revolutionary design software for electronics design. For further information, contact Dr. Horst Salzwedel: *************************************** Open to all. Further information below. As a former Pub presenter at the Center, Geomarkets is providing the Center's community with the opportunity to learn more about Singapore as a high-tech hub for companies interested in conducting and setting up business in Singapore. ABOUT THE ONLINE CONTEST In an effort to make Silicon Valley companies aware of Singapore's importance as a high-tech hub for Asia, Geomarkets is holding a contest online where you can win a free round-trip ticket to Singapore. In addition, Geomarkets is giving the winner a free pass to the upcoming TechVenture 2000 conference, Asia's premier Investment Forum to be held in Singapore September 13-15. Deadline for registration is Friday August 25. To register and for further details of the promotion, go to: http://www.geomarkets.com/svtosing.asp The promotion is sponsored by Singapore Airlines, TechVenture 2000, WomenAsia.com and Asia Pathways. ABOUT GEOMARKETS Geomarkets (http://www.geomarkets.com) provides global e-business intelligence and a network of contacts to help you shape your international eBusiness plan. Geomarkets enables you to identify and explore key countries, examine Internet economies, learn about the latest foreign technology trends, and build a business network of peers and industry professionals. *************************************** Technology entrepreneurs can win up to $20,000 and an IBM ThinkPad in the DeveloperWorks Search for Entrepreneurial Spirit 2000 competition, an essay contest for both new and experienced technology entrepreneurs. You do not need to have launched a business yet to be eligible. For full details, please visit: developerWorks Startup resources *************************************** Speech understanding and speech synthesis have been around as a major research initiative for the last 30 years. Recently, systems have become more accurate, more pleasant to listen to, and less expensive to implement. Speech understanding has been successfully deployed in certain contained applications. In addition, the Web and the VoiceXML portion of the W3C committee are promising relatively easy ways to adapt web-based interfaces for voice activation. This is promising a huge expansion in the number of voice-enabled applications. During this Think Tank Session, twenty-five invitation-only participants will contribute to defining the user experience to-date with this technology, as well as the best technology and business approaches for voice-enabling enterprise applications. SESSION I: By Mr. Sunil Soares, Program Director of Product Management, IBM Voice Systems, IBM Corporation This Session focuses on the status and future of voice-enabled enterprise applications for the next 12-18 months market. SESSION II: Selective companies will present their experience and strategy with voice-enabled enterprise applications, providing a basis for group discussion. GUIDING QUESTIONS * Which applications are suitable for voice enablement from VoiceXML and other voice and speech technologies? * What are the characteristics of a "good" voice-enabled interface in contrast to a "poor" interface? * Is the technology effective enough for usage from remote areas? * Is voice only for when there is not a computer around, or will there be full time, mission critical applications? PARTICIPATION For those interested in participating and who have a background in voice technology and/or applications enterprise sectors, please contact the Director of Programs, Dr. Venilde Jeronimo. We are particularly interested in participation from companies currently using and contemplating the use of voice technologies and applications. Venilde Jeronimo *************************************** 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 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, by email (venilde@worldinternetcenter.com). *************************************** For inquiries or to unsubscribe to this newsletter, contact Sara K. 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