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****************** AT THE CENTER ******************
************* The electronic newsletter of the ***********
*********** Silicon Valley World Internet Center **********
*************** Tuesday, July 24, 2001 ***************

 

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

EXECUTIVE SPONSORS

* Amdocs, Inchttp://www.amdocs.com
* Cable & Wirelesshttp://www.cw.com
* Deutsche Telekomhttp://www.dtag.de/english/index.htm
* Fujitsuhttp://www.fujitsu.com
* IBM Corporationhttp://www.ibm.com
* SAPhttp://www.mysap.com
* Sun Microsystemshttp://www.sun.com

KNOWLEDGE NETWORK PARTNERS

* Inclusion Inc.http://www.inclusion.net
* Internet Wire.http://www.internetwire.com
* High Performance Resources.http://www.hpresources.com

CHECK OUT OUR WEBSITE:http://www.worldinternetcenter.com

Past copies of our newsletters and directions to the Center are available on the Web site.

ALL PROGRAMS ARE HELD AT THE CENTER UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED.

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*** SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: TUESDAY, JULY 17, 2001
"IBM Corporation's Enterprise Privacy Architecture (EPA)"

***SYMPOSIUM: TUESDAY, JULY 24, 2001
"Management & Monitoring of eBusiness Web Sites"
4:00 - 6:00 p.m. No fee. Wine & hors d'oeuvres. Invitation-only. For possible participation, see below.

***EXECUTIVE SEMINAR: WEDNESDAY, JULY 25, 2001
"Use your Extranet to Improve Workforce Productivity"
By Mr. Martie Nielson, Chief Executive Officer, Inclusion Inc. & others from Inclusion Inc.
5:00 - 6:00 p.m.: Light dinner/beverages and networking
6:00 - 8:00 p.m.: Executive Seminar
$10, payable at door, cash or check. Registration not required but highly recommended due to limited seating. Registration information below.

***PUB: THURSDAY, JULY 26, 2001
"Data Management & IBM's Recent Purchase of Informix"
By Mr. Shawn K. James, Senior Sales Specialist, Data Management, Northern California, IBM Corporation
Open to the Public. No fee. 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. Pub Talk at 6:00 p.m.

***ANNOUNCEMENT: MONDAY - THURSDAY, AUGUST 13 -16, 2001
Solutions: The IBM Technical Developer Conference
An IBM Technical Developer Event!
Registration Information Below. Save $200 with registration prior to July 13.
Location: Moscone Center, San Francisco.
Note: Not a Center program or held at the Center.

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***SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: TUESDAY, JULY 17, 2001
IBM Corporation's Enterprise Privacy Architecture (EPA)

David Singer, Program Director & Senior Technical Staff Member of Web Technology, Academy of Technology, IBM Almaden Research Center gave a Pub Talk at the Center on May 31 of this year on "Privacy Isn't the Law, It's also a Good Idea!"

As a follow-up to his Pub Talk, the following is a short article on IBM's recent announced Enterprise Privacy Architecture (EPA).

ARCHITECTURE TARGETS PRIVACY BLUEPRINT

IBM has unveiled a comprehensive Enterprise Privacy Architecture (EPA) to address the complex privacy challenges facing 21st century businesses, governments and other organizations. The patent-pending EPA provides a road map for privacy management and solutions to help companies protect customer, employee and partner information.

This architecture responds to business demand for tailored enterprise privacy controls. It is designed to help organizations manage and protect their three most vital assets -- data, customer relationships, and brand. IBM's privacy blueprint balances growing needs for information with the privacy concerns of individuals, thereby permitting integration of business and external privacy rules, customer preferences, and privacy best practices into line-of-business and customer-centric business processes.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

http://www.ibm.com/Press/prnews.nsf/jul

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***SYMPOSIUM: TUESDAY, JULY 24, 2001
"Management & Monitoring of eBusiness Web Sites"
4:00 - 6:00 p.m. No fee. Wine & hors d'oeuvres. Invitation-only.

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

In today's eBusiness world, operations and IT management face a myriad of challenges in monitoring the performance of eBusiness network environments. The provision of "high quality of experience" to users and customers is one key challenge. A user's experience has direct impact on the image and brand of a company as well as have a direct impact on the company's revenue stream. Furthermore, a low quality of experience may hinder business transactions with partners, resulting in higher business costs. Currently, operations and IT managers utilize a bundle of disparate services, products, and applications to manage and monitor the performance and transactions of eBusiness Web sites.

The objective of this two-hour, facilitated symposium is to discuss the current state of and future direction in the following areas:

* Site Management & Monitoring
* Site Performance
* Transaction Assurance
* Security

To facilitate knowledge exchange during the symposium, the following questions provide the focus for discussion:

* What are the existing needs of ISPs, ASPs, MSPs, system integrators, and hosting companies to efficiently manage and monitor the performance of eBusiness Web sites for their customers, enabling compliance with Service Level Agreements (SLA)?
* What functions/elements of current services/products/applications currently exist that provide efficient management and monitoring of eBusiness Web sites? What works? What does not? Would an integrated solution be desirable?
* Are existing services/products/applications pinpointing the cause of performance and transaction problems in a reliable manner? Is the reporting process efficient? Are current diagnostics functioning to satisfaction? What about monitoring security?
* How important is it to monitor eBusiness Web sites from multi locations/cities?
* Is streaming content analysis valuable for performance monitoring?
* What challenges exist for the overall market, that is, of providers of services/products/applications for the management and performance of eBusiness Web sites/networks?

PARTICIPATION

A selected group of 12 to 15 individuals are being invited to participate in this symposium. Participants will have the unique opportunity, over wine and hors d'oeuvres, to gather market intelligence, be seen and heard as thought leaders, and to network for business and professional development.

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***EXECUTIVE SEMINAR: WEDNESDAY, JULY 25, 2001
"Use your Extranet to Improve Workforce Productivity"
By Mr. Martie Nielson, Chief Executive Officer, Inclusion Inc. & others from Inclusion Inc.
5:00 - 6:00 p.m.: Light dinner/beverages and networking
6:00 - 8:00 p.m.: Executive Seminar
$10, payable at door, cash or check. Registration not required but highly recommended due to limited seating. Registration information below.

Inclusion Inc., a Center Knowledge Network Partner, will be offering an Executive Seminar at the Center on how an organization/company can use the Extranet to improve the productivity and efficiency of its workforce. If the following challenges sound familiar, mark your calendar to attend Inclusion's interactive Seminar at the Center on July 25th!

* Are you able to bring corporate resources to bear on key problems quickly, wherever they exist?
* Are you forced to outsource work simply because you can not get mindshare in-house?
* Does your staff get the recognition they deserve for their work?

As a thought leader in private Extranets enabling team communications, Inclusion will share with those in attendance how it is remedying these challenges with its current customers, including Sun Microsystems, British Petroleum, Chevron, Bank of America, and others.

DESCRIPTION

At this 2-hour, interactive Seminar participants will learn how departmental reviews are now able to take into account the full work product of each employee. A demo will also be shown on how audits and corporate roll-outs can routinely progress without stopping everyone in their tracks. During the evening, participants will have the chance to interact with the presenters for a lively knowledge exchange. As a result of the Seminar, participants will be take away knowledge and tools to deploy within their own organizations.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

Managers in organizations of 150 plus more people who are interested in solutions that do not require IT infrastructure changes or intensive training for their people.

ABOUT INCLUSION INC.

Inclusion Inc. (http://www.inclusion.net) turns individual knowledge into organizational intelligence to reduce costs associated with a changing, distributed workforce. The company creates private, secure extranets for its customers that enable communications between employees, suppliers, and partners. Inclusion WorkPlaces integrate file transfers, threaded messages, and real-time meetings without requiring administrative management. Customers can easily adopt Inclusion solutions and maintain control of their intellectual property in persistent, dynamically organized repositories.

REGISTRATION

Registration is not necessary but highly recommended due to limited seating. To register for this Executive Seminar, please send your name, title, company, email, and telephone number to:

Ms. Debra Wright
Program Manager
mailto:wright@worldinternetcenter.com

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***PUB: THURSDAY, JULY 26, 2001
"Data Management & IBM's Recent Purchase of Informix"
By Mr. Shawn K. James, Senior Sales Specialist, Data Management, Northern California, IBM Corporation
Open to the Public. No fee. 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. Pub Talk at 6:00 p.m.

DESCRIPTION

The Pub Talk will focus on how IBM views the data management space. The presentation will include a discussion on database technologies (OLTP and OLAP), enterprise information portals (EIP), database tools, and the recent announcement of IBM's purchase of Informix. Mr. James will address questions regarding how the acquisition favors IBM and how this impacts its competitors, including Oracle and Microsoft.

ABOUT SHAWN K. JAMES

Shawn K. James is the Senior Sales Specialist, Data Management, Northern California at IBM Corporation. He is responsible for growing IBM's data management marketshare in the global midmarket business (GMB) sector. Prior to joining IBM, Mr. James was the Northern California Sales Manager for Oracle in Los Angles, California.

ABOUT IBM IBM

(http://www.ibm.com) strives to lead in the creation, development, and manufacture of the industry's most advanced information technologies, including computer systems, software, networking systems, storage devices, and microelectronics. IBM's worldwide network of solutions and service professionals translate these advanced technologies into business value for its customers.

FURTHER INFORMATION

Mr. Shawn K James
Senior Sales Specialist, Data Management, Northern California
IBM Corporation
T: 415.545.4251
mailto:skjames@us.ibm.com

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***ANNOUNCEMENT: MONDAY - THURSDAY, AUGUST 13 - 16, 2001
SOLUTIONS: The IBM Technical Developer Conference
An IBM Technical Developer Event!
Registration Information Below. Save $200 with registration prior to July 13.
Location: Moscone Center, San Francisco.
Note: Not a Center program or held at the Center.

IBM, an Executive Sponsor of the Center,is providing those associated with the Center the opportunity to attend its "Solutions" Technical Developer Conference, being held in San Francisco this August. Registration information is below.

CONFERENCE DESCRIPTION

For the past two years "Solutions" has established a reputation to be the place to meet, learn, and test-drive the latest advances in IBM's open architecture and integrated solutions. Now, in its third year and in a new location (Moscone Center, San Francisco!), the conference has grown to become IBM's largest gathering of developers!

The conference is designed for both corporate "build to use" developers and Software firm developers who "build to sell." In the technical sessions and in the exhibit hall, IBM products and technologies are integrated with those of our Business Partners. Solutions arm you with answers to issues surrounding the future of enterprise infrastructure, integration, open standards, and interoperability.

Come meet with those leading this charge and learn about technical solutions that use Linux, XML, Java(tm), Web Services, and wireless technologies.

Get in-depth training in hands-on labs covering XML/XSL, EJBs, JSPs, Servlets, and more. Choose from over 240 technical elective sessions.

At this year's conference you will see a practical showcase of IBM's emerging technologies in a car, code named "alphaWorks TechMobile." The alphaWorks TechMobile is powered by TSpaces, ViaVoice(tm), and Bluetooth(tm) platforms.

REGISTRATION & FURTHER INFORMATION

At the conference Web site, you can register as well as browse the session abstracts and schedules using the Agenda Builder. Plan to take one (or more) of 135 IBM Professional Certification Tests at a discount price.

http://www.ibm.com/events/solutionsevent/r/eisource
T: 800.628.5219

EARLY BIRD SPECIAL

Register by July 13 to take advantage of the Early Bird Special and save $200 off the registration price of $1195. One-day passes are available for $450 and two-day passes for $695.

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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. 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 about upcoming Center programs, send an email to: mailto:wright@worldinternetcenter.com

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