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

Tuesday, January 7, 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 ••

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CABLE & WIRELESS ANNOUNCEMENTS

"How Content Delivery Services Can Boost Website Performances"

For further information (http://www.cw.com/template_05.jsp?ID=story_281002_performance).

"Cable & Wireless Enables Global Efficiencies for the Pearson Group"

For further information (http://www.cw.com/template_05.jsp?ID=story_171002_pearson).

EXECUTIVE BRIEFING: THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2003
"Due Diligence in Selecting a VPN Provider to Maximize the Impact to Your Business"

8:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Invitation Only. No Charge.
See Below for Possible Participation.

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CABLE & WIRELESS ANNOUNCEMENTS

"How Content Delivery Services Can Boost Website Performance"

For further information (http://www.cw.com/template_05.jsp?ID=story_281002_performance).

"Cable & Wireless Enables Global Efficiencies for the Pearson Group"

For further information (http://www.cw.com/template_05.jsp?ID=story_171002_pearson).

Cable & Wireless, an Executive Sponsor of the Center, would like to share two recent announcements with the Center's online community:

1) "How Content Delivery Services Can Boost Website Performance"

For further information (http://www.cw.com/template_05.jsp?ID=story_281002_performance).

Corporate Websites are becoming increasingly important customer 'touchpoints' as the use of the Internet and eCommerce grows, says a new online seminar featuring Gartner Research Director Mr. Rob Batchelder. Technologies such as content delivery networks are therefore crucial to an organization's effort to support its brand and manage the customer experience.

Services such as Cable & Wireless Content Delivery enable customers to store and deliver Web content from servers that are 'closer' to users. The Web pages that the user wants to view load faster - leading to faster, more reliable, and more consistent service which can impact user satisfaction and customer loyalty. This is achieved by storing copies of a customer's content on Cable & Wireless' network of servers deployed at the 'edge' of the Internet and around the world. Requests made to the customer's origin server for pages are redirected to these edge servers, meaning traffic does not have to travel over as many Internet backbones and the customer's content is served more quickly.

And, because content is stored across the Cable & Wireless network and delivered from edge servers, the load on the customer's origin servers is reduced, enabling them to better cope with surges in demand.

To register for a free seminar and white paper, visit (http://www.cw.com/template_05.jsp?ID=story_281002_performance).

2) "Cable & Wireless Enables Global Efficiencies for the Pearson Group"

For further information (http://www.cw.com/template_05.jsp?ID=story_171002_pearson).

International media group Pearson needed to rationalize its disparate web infrastructure. The company needed a single global service provider that could meet a comprehensive set of requirements across all of its business units and geographies. Cable & Wireless was one of only a few contenders that could meet these criteria. It provided a global solution which helped Pearson reduce costs, improve reliability, and set a group-wide standard.

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EXECUTIVE BRIEFING:
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2003
"Due Diligence in Selecting a VPN Provider to Maximize the Impact to Your Business"
8:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Invitation Only. No Charge.

The Silicon Valley World Internet Center is offering this invitation-only Executive Briefing on behalf of one of its Executive Sponsors, Cable & Wireless, and in collaboration with Nortel Networks.

This Briefing will help you understand the factors affecting your decision to deploy a Virtual Private Network (VPN) for the benefit of your company, partners, suppliers, and customers. The Briefing will include presentations by Senior Industry Analyst, Jim Slaby from Giga Information Group, and David Lowe, Director of IP Network Services for Cable & Wireless' US division. Additionally, the Briefing will bring top representatives from Nortel Networks to discuss best-of-breed technologies around VPNs.

Businesses undergoing changes, either due to market pressures, acquisitions or geographical expansion, continually need to evaluate next steps and alternatives for their corporate networks. In doing so, IT departments need to meet the current business challenges of increasing network security, reducing costs and providing access to remote workers.

During this interactive session, learn from industry leaders and discuss business challenges with your peers. Additionally, you will have the opportunity to meet, one-on-one, with Cable & Wireless experts to discuss your company's specific challenges and to identify the building blocks for a successful solution to your communication needs.

PARTICIPATION REQUIREMENTS

This Briefing is geared specifically to the business needs of large, multi-national companies with multiple sites that require internetworking and have remote/traveling workers who need to access their corporate network securely. This session is pertinent to IT directors, managers of information systems and executives managing security and IT needs. There is no charge for participation; however, registration is required as space is limited.

ABOUT JIM SLABY, SENIOR INDUSTRY ANALYST, GIGA INFORMATION GROUP

Jim Slaby covers wide area network (WAN) and metropolitan area network (MAN) technologies and services, including routers, virtual private network (VPN) equipment, and carrier optical access and switching equipment. He closely follows the activities of major vendors and telecom service providers in this space, including Cisco, Nortel, Nokia, Lucent, Juniper, Ciena, AT&T, WorldCom, Global One and Verizon. A frequent speaker at seminars and industry events, Mr. Slaby is regularly quoted on networking issues in business and technology journals such as the Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, Business Week, Reuters, USA Today, Upside, CIO, Information Week and Network World, and has recently appeared on the Tech TV cable network.

Mr. Slaby has more than 14 years of experience working for manufacturers of data networking equipment. Prior to joining Giga Information Group, he spent five years at Bay Networks (now Nortel Networks) as an industry expert and advocate - first for the financial services sector and later for the carrier market - where he helped specify and design WAN product and service offerings that addressed vertical-specific business and technology requirements. Mr. Slaby had a similar role at Motorola ISG as its retail industry program manager following his tenure there as a product marketing manager for network management systems and a stint at Telematics International as a product manager for internetworking systems.

ABOUT DAVID LOWE, DIRECTOR OF IP NETWORK SERVICES, US NETWORK SERVICES, US DIVISION, CABLE & WIRELESS

David Lowe oversees the development, from strategic conception through implementation, of the IP VPN portfolio. He has 15 years experience in the telecommunications industry in various roles in engineering, sales, and product management.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION & POSSIBLE ATTENDANCE

For further information about possible attendance, please send your name, title, company name, telephone number, email address, and a short bio to:

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

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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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