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*********** The electronic newsletter of the **********
********** Silicon Valley World Internet Center
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************* Monday, July 10, 2000 ****************
The Silicon Valley World Internet Center thanks its Executive Sponsors
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IBM Corporation, SAP, Sun Microsystems, Deutsche Telekom, Hewlett-Packard
Company, and Amdocs, Inc.-- for their continuing support.
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.
***INVITATION: RECEPTION: TUESDAY, JULY 11, 2000
"IT DELEGATION FROM THURINGIA, GERMANY"
Open to the Public from 6:00 - 8:00 p.m.
***PUB TALK: THURSDAY, JULY 13, 2000
"INTEL'S eCOMMERCE BUILDING BLOCKS FOR THE INTERNET ECONOMY"
By Mr. Kevin Duisenberg, Northern California Territory Manager for
Intel's Internet Service Provider (xSP)
Open to the Public from 5:00 - 7:00 p.m.
***ROUNDTABLE:
WEDNESDAY, JULY 26, 2000
"FUNDS ON THE RUN: BILLING AND MOBILE COMMERCE"
Registration Necessary. Limited to 20 Participants. 6:00 - 8:00
p.m.
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***INVITATION: RECEPTION: TUESDAY, JULY 11, 2000
"IT DELEGATION FROM THURINGIA, GERMANY"
Open to the Public from 6:00 - 8:00 p.m.
You are cordially invited to a reception at the Center on Tuesday,
July 11 to meet with an IT delegation coming to Silicon Valley from
the state of Thuringia, Germany. The IT delegation would like to
meet with representatives of Silicon Valley companies, from start-ups
to established companies, to learn about business practices and
culture of the New Economy. We hope you will take this opportunity
to exchange information and build partnerships.
Date: Tuesday, July 11, 2000
Time: 6:00 - 8:00 p.m.
Location: Silicon Valley World Internet Center
Directions: http://www.worldinternetcenter.com
ABOUT THE IT DELEGATION VISIT
The upcoming visit of the IT delegation from Thuringia to the
Bay Area is to 1) present Thuringia and its assets in particular
for the IT industry and 2) establish contacts with Silicon Valley
companies. In addition, the representatives from Thuringia
3) seek to engage in a dialogue with Silicon Valley companies on
the following topics: business culture, business practices, dynamic
cooperation between the private sector and academia, innovation,
and the diverse labor force of the New Economy.
Members of the delegation include:
* Reinhold Stanitzek, Chairman & CEO, Thuringia Development
Agency, Inc.
(www.invest-in-thueringen.org)
* Felix von Berg, Strategy Consultant, Jenoptik Inc.
(www.jenoptik)
* Wolfgang Hecker, Founder & CEO, MAZet, Inc.
(www.mazet.de)
* Joerg Ott, Founder & CEO, Globalwords, Inc.
(www.globalwords.de)
* Juergen Westerhausen, Director, Thuringia Technology Foundation
(www.stift-thueringen.de)
* Ralph Zuehlsdorf, CEO, Logatec Inc.
(www.logatec.de)
* George Mori, Managing Director, Honeywell Inc., Rudolstadt/Thuringia
* Juergen Lange, Head, Technology, Thuringia Ministry for Economics
* Busso von Alvensleben, Thuringia Development Agency, Inc.
* Wolfgang Pordzik, US representative of Thuringia Development Agency,
Inc.
ABOUT THURINGIA, GERMANY
The state of Thuringia (2.5 million people and one of the formerly
five East German states) seeks to strengthen its profile as an attractive
business location for the IT industry. Thuringia's impressive
human capital includes a talented and motivated work force, a network
of renowned R&D facilities, and universities such as Jena University
and Ilmenau University of Technology. Thuringia is located in the
center of Europe and has made substantial technology investments
over the last 10 years (i.e., dense ISDN-networks, etc.). This infrastructure
has "produced" clusters of start-ups in the Jena region
and around its capital, the city of Erfurt. Intershop Communications
and Jenoptik represent two major success start-ups.
For further information or to contact the above companies and organizations
contact:
Wolfgang Pordzik
4710 Bethesda Avenue, Suite 919
Bethesda, MD 20814
Tel: 301.907.6993
fax: 301.907.7225
Em: wopo@earthlink.net
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***PUB TALK: THURSDAY, JULY 13, 2000
"INTEL'S eCOMMERCE BUILDING BLOCKS FOR THE INTERNET ECONOMY"
By Mr. Kevin Duisenberg, Northern California Territory Manager
for Intel's Internet Service Provider (xSP)
Open to the Public from 5:00 - 7:00 p.m.
Kevin Duisenberg's Pub talk will focus on SSL (Secure Socket Layer)
and XML (Extensible Markup Language) technology and how Intel is
accelerating eCommerce. This presentation will also focus
on new technology developments as well as a short overview
of Intel's Data Center Building Block Products.
ABOUT KEVIN DUISENBERG
Kevin Duisenberg is Northern California Territory Manager
for Intel's Internet Service Provider (xSP) Program.
Kevin works with Internet Service Providers, Application Service
Providers and Web Hosting companies. Kevin grew up in
Palo Alto as the name "Silicon Valley" was just forming.
He has a degree from CAL POLY, San Luis Obispo in Communications.
His background is in Sales and Marketing for computer networking
equipment.
ABOUT INTEL'S xSP DIVISION
Intel grew up in the 80s and 90s with a focus on processors.
Intel's focus is now on growing the Internet Economy. The
xSP Program is essentially a channel distribution program, growing
out of Intel's Network Product Group which has grown over the last
8 years. The xSP Program is relatively new, having been launched
in July of 1999. It a solution-oriented program focused
on leading edge Data Center Products: #1 Servers, E-commerce
equipment (i.e.- SSL & XML, caching, server load balancing
products), VPN Security products, and Ethernet Switches.
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***ROUNDTABLE: WEDNESDAY, JULY 26, 2000
"FUNDS ON THE RUN: BILLING AND MOBILE COMMERCE"
Registration Necessary. Limited to 20 Participants. 6:00 - 8:00
p.m.
Open to the Public.
Wednesday, July 26, 2000
6:00 - 8:00 pm
No Fee.
PROGRAM
Twenty participants will come together for an interactive roundtable
discussion and to exchange knowledge on the important, but often
overlooked, issue of billing and mobile commerce (mCommerce).
Recent discussion usually centers around the "killer
applications" and security issues of mCommerce. What about
issues concerning a complete billing systems solutions for mCommerce?
What are the challenges for next generation service providers,
including mobile and application service providers (ASPs) in this
area? Will there be an integrated, open solutions available
or will solutions be more proprietary? TAP (Transfer Account Procedure)
is the adopted GSM standard for billing records. Will this standard
predominate? What about other standards? Is there a leading billing
provider for mCommerce or are providers still to emerge? Or will
traditional communications billing companies predominate? What are
the business issues providers need to consider in this area and
what challenges and obstacles will they face? mCommerce) is expected
to take off within the next years in the United States which lags
behind the European and Asian markets. What issue differences exist
for the America versus the European and Asian markets?
PARTICIPATION AND REGISTRATION
This Roundtable discussion is tailored to participants with a background
in technology, business development, or marketing and are fully
engaged and conversant in Mobile Commerce (mCommerce).
Registration is limited to 20 participants. To register, send a
short bio and summary of your company to:
Sara K. Dean
Program Assistant
Silicon Valley World Internet Center
Em: sdean@worldinternetcenter.com
For further information about this Roundtable or other programs
at the Center, contact:
Venilde Jeronimo
Director of Programs
Silicon Valley World Internet Center
Em: venilde@worldinternetcenter.com
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***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
Dr. Venilde Jeronimo, the Center's Director of Programs, by email
(venilde@worldinternetcenter.com).
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For inquiries or to unsubscribe to this newsletter, contact Sara
K. Dean, the Center's Program Assistant, by email (sdean@worldinternetcenter.com)
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