Section Image
 
 
 

****************** AT THE CENTER ******************
************* The electronic newsletter of the ***********
*********** Silicon Valley World Internet Center **********
************* Tuesday, December 12, 2000 *************

The Silicon Valley World Internet Center thanks its Sponsors for their continuing support:

Executive Sponsors
* Amdocs, Inc http://www.Amdocs.com
* Deutsche Telekom http://www.dtag.de/english/index.htm
* Fujitsu http://www.Fujitsu.com
* Hewlett-Packard Company http://www.hp.com
* IBM Corporation http://www.ibm.com
* SAP http://www.mysap.com
* Sun Microsystems http://www.sun.com

Affiliate Sponsor
* Metiom, Inc. http://www.metiom.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 NOTED OTHERWISE.


***************************************
***SUMMARY: CUSTOM THINK TANK SESSION: TUESDAY, DECEMBER 5, 2000
"AN OVERVIEW OF MARKET DEVELOPMENTS IN eBANKING, FINANCIAL eSERVICES & eCOMMERCE IN SILICON VALLEY"

***SUMMARY: INTERACTIVE PANEL DISCUSSION: TUESDAY, DECEMBER 5, 2000
"eMARKETPLACES & B2B eCOMMERCE: WHAT PATH WILL IT TAKE?"

***HOLIDAY PUB: THURSDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2000
"CENTER SPONSORS PREDICT FUTURE OF eBUSINESS"
5:00 - 7:30 p.m. Black Tie encouraged. Last Pub of the year.

*** JANUARY 10 & 11, 2001: THINK TANK SESSION:
"THE KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY & CORPORATE eLEARNING: CURRENT & UPCOMING DEVELOPMENTS IN THE U.S. MARKET"
By invitation only.

***PREVIEW: LOOKING AHEAD TO 2001
The Center announces its programs for January 2001. Further information below.

 

***************************************
***SUMMARY: CUSTOM THINK TANK SESSION: TUESDAY, DECEMBER 5, 2000
"AN OVERVIEW OF MARKET DEVELOPMENTS IN eBANKING, FINANCIAL eSERVICES & eCOMMERCE IN SILICON VALLEY"

On Tuesday, December 5, the Center hosted more than 20 executives, banking and financial market customers of Sun Microsystems from Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, and Singapore, for an executive briefing on current and upcoming developments in eBanking, Financial eServices, and eCommerce in Silicon Valley. The executives tapped into the collective online banking and financial wisdom of some of Silicon Valley's most savvy companies and organizations, both large and small. The Center's assembled experts included Michael Molinsky, mutual funds editor and international editor for CBS MarketWatch; Michael Beardsley, president and CEO of Internet Securities; Kevin Zaney, senior vice president /director of enterprise Internet strategy, Wells Fargo Bank; and Matt Boulton, analyst at the Woodside Fund. The group also received a briefing from Steve Schmidt, founder and CEO of eJobShop, who described his extensive use of online banking services to run his one-person Internet operation out of his home, including wire transfers and payroll.

For further information, refer to the Center's website, including access to the Powerpoint presentations delivered at this Custom Think Tank Session.

 

***************************************
***SUMMARY: INTERACTIVE PANEL DISCUSSION: TUESDAY, DECEMBER 5, 2000
"eMARKETPLACES & B2B eCOMMERCE: WHAT PATH WILL IT TAKE?"

An overflow crowd of more than 70 packed the Center on Tuesday evening, December 5, 2000 for an Interactive Panel Discussion, to hear experts from Center Sponsors IBM and Metiom, as well as Ariba, Netsales, and Warren Raisch predict which path or paths eMarketplaces and B2B eCommerce will take in the next few years.

The thought-leaders on the Panel included:

Mr. Robert Fraser, Founder and Chairman, NetSales http://www.netsales.com

Dr. Hamid Pirahesh, IBM Manager of Advanced Database Solutions & IBM Fellow, IBM Corporation http://www.almaden.ibm.com/cs/people/pirahesh

Mr. Paul Melchiorre, Vice President, Marketplace Business Development, Ariba, Inc. http://www.ariba.com

Dr. Marguerite Raaen, Vice President of Business Development, Metiom http://www.metiom.com

Dr. Warren Raisch, author, "eMarketplaces: B2B Strategies for Success"

The Center would like to thank the panelists and the audience participants for a stimulating knowledge exchange. The following lists are some of the results of this exchange.

KEY FACILITATING FACTORS OR OBSTACLES FOR B2B eMARKETPLACES FOR THE NEXT 12-18 MONTHS (Identified by panelists and in order of importance as rated by audience participation):

1. Supplier-enablement
2. Human capital issues: management "mindsets"
3. Stability of capital markets
4. Return-on-Investment (ROI)
5. Finding capital
6. Long-term strategic planning and a new 'mindset' around eMarketplaces
7. Branding of eMarketplace website and branding of supplier
8. Credibility and end-to-end solution

Others:
* Consolidation and creating stickiness, especially in SME market
* Technology
* Premature standardization
* Consolidation through a common infrastructure (standards)
* Vertically-focused branding, value-added services
* Hybrid vertical services: the issue is partners and collaboration (the new mindset) and not so much a technology issue
* Globalization (currency conversion, beyond U.S.-centric mind sets)

WHAT TYPES OF COMPANIES/BUSINESS MODELS TO INVEST IN OVER THE NEXT 12-18 MONTHS? (Identified by panelists and in order of importance as rated by audience participation):

1. Infrastructure B2B players
2. Personalization vendors (i.e., Broadvision)
3. Community-building plays
4. Other sort of infrastructure plays
5. WebMethods
6. Stage 2 eMarketplaces (once consolidation has occurred, branding)

***************************************
***HOLIDAY PUB: LAST PUB OF THE YEAR: THURSDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2000
"Center Sponsors predict future of eBusiness"
5:00 - 7:30 p.m. Black Tie encouraged. Last Pub of the Year.

The Center's last Pub of the year will be a gala event. Come hear our Sponsors' predictions for the direction of eBusiness in 2001. Santa Claus will make a special appearance. So don your best togs and get thee to the Pub!

NOTE: The Thursday Pub will return in the new year on January 18, 2001.

***************************************
*** JANUARY 10 & 11, 2001: THINK TANK SESSION:
"THE KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY & CORPORATE eLEARNING: CURRENT & UPCOMING DEVELOPMENTS IN THE U.S. MARKET"
By invitation only.

The development of eBusiness has provided the impetus for the emerging eLearning industry, specifically, opportunities for the corporate sector beyond internal training for employees. This two-day Think Tank Session on eLearning focuses on key market dynamics in the U.S. corporate sector, including existing players and potential market entrants, market opportunities and growth potential in this industry, and future views and challenges for the corporate eLearning industry. Net-based infrastructure, methodology and delivery for content, and business models will also be addressed.

A group of 25-30 invitation-only eLearning experts, established companies, and innovative smaller companies will contribute to the two-day discussion. Keynotes will be delivered, followed by the opportunity to contribute as a group and brainstorm in business and technology breakout sessions.

Individuals and companies in the eLearning space are encouraged to contact the Center's Director of Programs, Venilde Jeronimo, for possible participation and further information. She can be reached at (mailto:venilde@worldinternetcenter.com).

 

***************************************
***PREVIEW: LOOKING AHEAD TO 2001
The Center announces its programs for January, 2001.

January 17, 2001: Webcast: Interactive Panel Discussion
"What's Coming Down the Road in Open Standards and eBusiness?"
Live webcast. Open to the public. Registration required.

January 18, 2001: First Thursday Pub of the New Year

January 24, 2001: Think Tank Session
"The Future of Collaborative Business: A Look into Enterprise-driven, Channel-driven, and Market-driven Opportunities"
By invitation only.

January 2001 (Date TBD): Challenge-The-Expert
"Challenges and Issues for Mega-Website Development"
Open to the public. Registration recommended.

Further information in upcoming eNewsletters. In the meanwhile contact the center's Director of Programs, Venilde Jeronimo for further information. She can be reached at (mailto:venilde@worldinternetcenter.com)

 

***************************************
***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" in the navigation bar.

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 or to unsubscribe to this newsletter, contact Sara K. Dean, the Center's Program Manager (mailto:sdean@worldinternetcenter.com).