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AT THE CENTER
The electronic newsletter of the
Silicon Valley World Internet Center

Tuesday, September 17, 2002

 

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. ••• Internet Wire ••

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All programs are held at the Center unless otherwise noted.

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CENTER ANNOUNCEMENT: NO PUBS OR PUB TALKS FROM SEP. 12 – 26, 2002
There will be NO Thursday Pubs or Pub Talks from September 12 – 26.
Further information below.

SUN MICROSYSTEMS ANNOUNCEMENT
"SunNetwork 2002 Conference and Pavilion: September 18 – 20, 2002"
Moscone Center, San Francisco
Further information and discounted registration code below.

CABLE & WIRELESS ANNOUNCEMENTS
"Cable & Wireless Achieves Gold Re-certification From Cisco Systems"
For further information (http://www1.cw.com/template_05.jsp?ID=mc_549july3102).

"Cable & Wireless Expands Product And Service Offerings With New Business Continuity & Recovery Services"

For further information (http://www1.cw.com/template_05.jsp?ID=mc_548july2902).

THINK TANK SESSION: WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2002
"Business Applications and the Future of Web Services"
Invitation-only. 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Limit: 20 participants.

WORKING GROUP SESSION: FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2002
"Are Customers Making Sense of Information Integration? A Reality Check with UPS"
Fifth Session of a Working Group on "Dynamic Information Integration"
Presented by Mr. Jeff Enyart, Director, Electronic Commerce, United Parcel Service (UPS) &
Mr. Ken Frederick, Strategic Alliances Manager, United Parcel Service (UPS)
. Invitation-only. 1:00 - 3:30 p.m

THINK TANK SESSION: WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2002
"Business Applications and the Future of Web Services"
Invitation-only. 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Limit: 20 participants.


PUB TALK: THURSDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2002
"Can You Really Manage Your Business Performance? Yes, You Can!"
By Mr. John Kopcke, Chief Technology Officer, Hyperion Solutions Corporation 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. Open to the Public. The Pub Talk begins at 6:00 p.m.

CENTER ANNOUNCEMENT: NO PUBS OR PUB TALKS FROM SEP. 12 – 26, 2002
There will be NO Thursday Pubs or Pub Talks from September 12 - 26.

There will be NO PUBS OR PUB TALKS on the following dates:

Thursday, September 19
Thursday, September 26

The next Pub Talk will be on Thursday, October 3 with Mr. John Kopcke, Chief Technology Officer at Hyperion Solutions Corporation. Please see Pub Talk information below.


SUN MICROSYSTEMS ANNOUNCEMENT
"SunNetwork 2002 Conference and Pavilion: September 18 – 20, 2002"
Moscone Center, San Francisco
Further information and discounted registration code below.

Get Ready for Tomorrow's Net Work. TODAY.

REGISTER NOW for the SunNetwork 2002 Conference and Pavilion on September 18 - 20 at the Moscone Center in San Francisco. Get $200 off if you register by September 13th.

Get ready to experience three jam-packed days of eye-opening presentations, courses, keynotes, exhibits, case studies, breakout sessions, interactive forums, and more, plus an exclusive chance to win $50,000 in our SunNetwork Coding Challenge.

Already, hundreds of your IT and development colleagues have made their plans to be at the first-ever SunNetwork conference. Don't miss out on this exclusive opportunity to view the latest and greatest in design tools and technologies ... swap tips and techniques ... gain valuable insight from industry experts . . . learn about Sun's revolutionary N1 network architecture vision . . . and much more.

REGISTRATION INFORMATION & DISCOUNT COUPON CODE
Register online at (http://www.sun.com/sunnetwork23). Use the coupon code PHE846 for your $200 discount. Due to overwhelming demand, the deadline for "early bird" savings has been extended to September 13. This is your last chance to register for the must-attend event of the year!

Reserve your space now -- before it's too late!!


CABLE & WIRELESS ANNOUNCEMENTS
"Cable & Wireless Achieves Gold Re-certification From Cisco Systems"
For further information (http://www1.cw.com/template_05.jsp?ID=mc_549july3102).

"Cable & Wireless Expands Product And Service Offerings With New Business Continuity & Recovery Services"
For further information (http://www1.cw.com/template_05.jsp?ID=mc_548july2902).

Cable & Wireless, an executive sponsor of the Center, would like to show two recent announcements with the Center’s online community:

1) "Cable & Wireless Achieves Gold Re-certification From Cisco Systems"
For further information (http://www1.cw.com/template_05.jsp?ID=mc_549july3102).

Cable & Wireless has achieved Gold Re-Certification from Cisco Systems, Inc. for its expertise in selling, implementing, and supporting Cisco network solutions as part of the Cisco partner program. "The purpose of our Certification Program is to build channel partner expertise," said Nick Watson, Director of Operations, Unified Channels organization, Cisco Systems UK & Ireland. "Gold Re-Certification status provides strong recognition of Cable & Wireless' ongoing commitment to delivering superior network knowledge and customer service." The Re-Certification follows Cable & Wireless' success at the Cisco EMEA Awards 2001, where it was named 'Global Service Provider and Reseller of the Year.'

2) "Cable & Wireless Expands Product And Service Offerings With New Business Continuity & Recovery Services"
For further information (http://www1.cw.com/template_05.jsp?ID=mc_548july2902).

Cable & Wireless has introduced a suite of new Business Continuity & Recovery Services that will be delivered by its Web hosting business in the U.S., Exodus, a Cable & Wireless Service. The new services offer a combination of consulting and dedicated infrastructure services that enable organizations to avoid downtime of their mission critical applications in any event -- planned or unplanned. These new solutions standardize the most frequently requested services making deployment more efficient and cost effective for customers.


THINK TANK SESSION: WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2002
"Business Applications and the Future of Web Services"
Invitation-only. 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Limit: 20 participants.

Application vendors, partner companies, and experts will come together to participate in this Session where participants will exchange knowledge on the future of Web Services in the context of business applications for the next 36-month market horizon.

Web Services will undoubtedly change the way enterprises approach business applications. The question is how? Standards created over the last three years provide some guidance for companies, but standards will not determine the future impact Web Services will have on the way IT supports business processes. The needs of enterprises will shape the development of applications.

The objective of this Think Tank Session is to focus on the needs of enterprises, addressing why companies will change, how they will adapt, and what they will do to maximize the potential of Web Services. This Think Tank Session is part of a series during fall 2002 on the strategies and future development of Web Services. SAP -- one of the Center's Executive Sponsors -- will provide introductory comments by sharing its strategic view on why Web Services has the potential to cause a fundamental shift in the way packaged applications are developed, deployed, and used. The Session will explore endusers’ needs and challenges and assess whether application vendors are missing the next logical step between now and the "nirvana" that Web Services promises to deliver to enterprises.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
Dr. Venilde Jeronimo
Senior Director, Client Services
T: 650.462.9800
E: mailto:venilde@worldinternetcenter.com


WORKING GROUP SESSION: FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2002
"Are Customers Making Sense of Information Integration? A Reality Check with UPS"
Fifth Session of a Working Group on "Dynamic Information Integration"
Presented by Mr. Jeff Enyart, Director, Electronic Commerce, United Parcel Service (UPS) &
Mr. Ken Frederick, Strategic Alliances Manager, United Parcel Service (UPS)
Invitation-only. 1:00 - 3:30 p.m.

As a result of a series of programs during fall 2001, the Center is hosting a Working Group during 2002 on "Dynamic Information Integration." A group of 10-12 continuing, invitation-only participants will analyze and discuss various aspects of dynamic information integration over the year, including:

• The role and importance of explicit models
• How to achieve a working feedback loop
• Existing technologies and components
• Relevant standards

FIFTH WORKING GROUP SESSION
The Center is very pleased to announce that the fifth Working Group Session will be led by Mr. Jeff Enyart, Director of Electronic Commerce and Mr. Ken Frederick, Strategic Alliances Manager, both at UPS. Mr. Enyart and Mr. Frederick have backgrounds in supply chain optimization and are in the process of developing and integrating scalable business solutions at UPS, the world's largest transportation company with a strategic focus on facilitating commerce both physically and digitally.

Since February 2002, Working Group participants have been discussing the challenges and possible solutions to elusive issues around how diverse electronic business systems might communicate with one another seamlessly. Are standards the answer? Well, not completely. Will middleware solve the problem? Only partially. Does mapping help? It depends. At the September 27th Session, UPS will present the solutions developed to help UPS communicate with its customers and solve their particular piece of the dynamic information integration puzzle. Working Group participants will have the opportunity to interact with UPS and address customer-facing information issues, including destination location, realtime parcel location, and third-party billing. Participants will gain insight whether UPS, a major user of software, has made revolutionary breakthroughs in information integration issues or if the Working Group issues identified over the last 6 months remain unsolved, even by the largest of customers.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
Dr. Venilde Jeronimo
Senior Director, Client Services
T: 650.462.9800
E: mailto:venilde@worldinternetcenter.com


THINK TANK SESSION: WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2002
"Business Applications and the Future of Web Services"
Invitation-only. 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Limit: 20 participants, representing endusers/customers. See below for Possible Participation.

Endusers, representing SAP customers as well as others, will come together to participate in this Session where each participant will be challenged to collaborate on the future of Web Services in the context of business applications for the next 36-month market horizon.

Web Services will undoubtedly change the way enterprises approach business applications. The question is how? Standards created over the last three years provide some guidance for companies, but standards will not determine the future impact Web Services will have on the way IT supports business processes. The needs of enterprises will shape the development of applications.

The objective of this Think Tank Session is to focus on the needs of enterprises, addressing why companies will change, how they will adapt, and what they will do to maximize the potential of Web Services. This Think Tank Session is part of a series during fall 2002 on the strategies and future development of Web Services. SAP -- one of the Center's Executive Sponsors -- will provide introductory comments at this Session by sharing its strategic view on why Web Services has the potential to cause a fundamental shift in the way packaged applications are developed, deployed, and used. The Session will explore whether most application vendors are missing the next logical step between now and the "nirvana" that Web Services promises to deliver to enterprises.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION & POSSIBLE PARTICIPATION
If you represent an enduser or customer (Walmart, Sears, Bank of America, etc.); have knowledge of your company’s Web Services needs and challenges; and would like to be considered for participation, please send your name, title, company name, telephone number, email, and brief bio to:

Dr. Venilde Jeronimo
Senior Director, Client Services
T: 650.462.9800
E: mailto:venilde@worldinternetcenter.com


PUB TALK: THURSDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2002
"Can You Really Manage Your Business Performance? Yes, You Can!"

By Mr. John Kopcke, Chief Technology Officer, Hyperion Solutions Corporation
5:00 - 7:00 p.m. Open to the Public. The Pub Talk begins at 6:00 p.m.

Some of the greatest challenges facing many businesses are their own management processes. Business Performance Management (BPM) can help transform management teams to continuously improve performance, anticipate results, and drive growth and profitability. At this Pub Talk, come hear John Kopcke discuss how managers can become more effective in their day-to-day activities like goal setting, business modeling, planning, budgeting, performance measurement, analysis, and reporting.

ABOUT JOHN KOPCKE

John Kopcke, Chief Technology Officer, is the driving force behind Hyperion's vision, product, market direction, and commitment to services and is responsible for the overarching product and technology strategy for Hyperion. Additionally, Kopcke spends considerable time with key partners to leverage the company's architecture, sharing Hyperion's technology direction and technology platform messages. Mr. Kopcke brings more than 23 years of experience with client/server and Web-based decision support and business intelligence solutions. Prior to Hyperion, he held Chief Technology Officer positions at Softlab, a BMW company and provider of data management technologies and system integration solutions, and at Pilot Software, a subsidiary of Accrue Software. Previously, he founded Kopcke and Associates, a software and development company specializing in the specification and implementation of software for software products companies. Mr. Kopcke holds a degree from the University of Michigan with a heavy concentration in computer science, mathematics, and economics.

ABOUT HYPERION SOLUTIONS CORPORATION

Hyperion (http://www.hyperion.com/), the global leader in business performance management software, creates solutions that help companies measure performance and drive profitability. Hyperion's Business Performance Management Suite of packaged and tailored applications and its open, integrating business performance management platform (Hyperion Essbase XTD) enable companies to set goals; model and plan performance; monitor and report key results; analyze underlying business drivers; and anticipate future performance of core business activities. Hyperion's products are used by more than 6,000 customers worldwide to enable financial, organizational, customer relationship, supply-chain and channel performance management. Hyperion has a network of more than 400 partners to provide innovative and specialized business performance management solutions and services. Headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, Hyperion employs more than 2,200 people in 20 countries and is represented in 16 additional countries through distributor relationships. In fiscal year 2002, the company has generated annual revenues of $492 million. For more information, visit their Website or call 800.286.8000 (U.S. only).

For further information on the Center's Sponsors and Knowledge Network Partners, visit their Web sites:

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
• Internet Wire http://www.internetwire.com

 

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