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

Tuesday, February 11, 2003

 

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 ••

Past copies of 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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SUMMARY: CHALLENGE-THE-EXPERT: WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 29, 2003
"When, oh, When, Will the RFID Explosion Really Happen? What Needs to Be in Place First and What is Missing Now?"
By Mr. Dean Frew, Managing Director, Incucomm, Inc.
Summary and Presentation Link Below.

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SPECIAL PRESENTATION: WEDNESDAY, APRIL 9, 2003
"Are We There Yet? A Look at Technology and Where We Expected to be by Now"
By Dr. Bob Glass, Futurist, and Fellow, Silicon Valley World Internet Center
7:00 p.m. Open to the Public. No Fee.
Not held at the Center. Held at Cypress Semiconductor, 198 Champion Court, Building 6, San Jose

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SUMMARY: CHALLENGE-THE-EXPERT: WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 29, 2003
"When, oh, When, Will the RFID Explosion Really Happen? What Needs to Be in Place First and What is Missing Now?"

By Mr. Dean Frew, Managing Director, Incucomm, Inc.
Summary and Presentation Link Below.

On January 29, Incucomm, Inc.'s Managing Director, Dean Frew, made a return visit to the Center to discuss the adoption of RFID tags at the global scale and the elements needed for future development in this area.

This session, co-moderated by Dr. Peter Ebert, Program Manager, Smart Items at SAP Labs' Corporate Research Center, and Ms. Joella Paquette, Chair of the Center's Advisory Board, drew over 75 attendees who filled the World Internet Center and "challenged" Mr. Frew in the highly interactive discussion during the program's second hour.

To view Dean Frew's PowerPoint presentation, visit the Center's Website. Scroll down and click onto "January 29, 2003 Challenge-the-Expert" to view the program information, including a link to "Dean Frew's Presentation (.pdf)".

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SPECIAL PRESENTATION: WEDNESDAY, APRIL 9, 2003
"Are We There Yet? A Look at Technology and Where We Expected to be by Now"
By Dr. Bob Glass, Futurist and Fellow, Silicon Valley World Internet Center
7:00 p.m. Open to the Public. No Fee.
Not held at the Center. Please Note Special Location.
Held at Cypress Semiconductor, 198 Champion Court, Building 6, San Jose

In collaboration with the Silicon Valley Web Guild (www.webguild.org), the World Internet Center would like to invite you to a special presentation by Dr. Bob Glass, Fellow of the Center, on Wednesday, April 9, 2003, at 7:00 p.m. in San Jose (Please note special location.) The topic will be:

"Are We There Yet? A Look at Technology and Where We Expected to be by Now."

In 1992, "Dr. Bob" and his team at Sun Microsystems embarked on trying to envision the future with the hopes of trying to figure out where technology was headed. Two years later, "Starfire" - a Vision of the future was released. Starfire was a look at the world of 2004 (from the vantage point of 1992-1994) and an attempt to create a "video prototype." The team felt that by creating a short video, the user experience of a corporate customer could be better developed. At the time the film was developed and released (1992-1994), there was no common knowledge of the Internet or widespread use of email, yet these items are forecasted in the film.

Join Dr. Bob as he takes a glance at the future through the past. The film is 25 minutes in length and offers an amusing peek at where we should be by now... Are we there yet?

This special presentation will be held at Cypress Semiconductor, 198 Champion Court, Building 6, San Jose, CA 95134. There is no fee for attending. However, the favor of a reply would be most appreciated. To register in advance, please contact:

Ms. Claire Kahrobaie
Manager, Client Services
T: 650.462.9800
E: kahrobaie@worldinternetcenter.com

We look forward to welcoming you to this interesting look back into the future!

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

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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To join our community, click on this link: http://center.infopoint.com/join.php

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