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

Wednesday, July 7, 2004

 

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KNOWLEDGE NETWORK PARTNER SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT
SPECIAL RECEPTION: WEDNESDAY, JULY 28, 2004

"CROWNE PLAZA CABANA PALO ALTO HOTEL ANNOUNCES FIBER OPTIC INTERNET CAPABILITIES"
6:00 - 8:00 p.m. Open to the Public. No fee to attend.
Pre-registration is required by July 23. Registration information below.

This Special Reception will be held in the Mediterranean Ballroom at the Crowne Plaza Cabana Hotel, 4290 El Camino Real, Palo Alto.

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POWER PUB: TUESDAY, AUGUST 17, 2004
"AUTONOMIC DATA MANAGEMENT: ANYTIME, ANYWHERE, ANYHOW….IS IT A REALISTIC EXPECTATION, EVEN TODAY?"
Pub Master: Mr. Collin Bruce, Vice President, Worldwide Marketing, Solid Information Technology
5:00 p.m.: Networking & Registration
5:30 p.m.: Pub Exchange
6:30 p.m.: Networking
7:00 p.m.: Pub Closes!
Open to the Public. Fee: $15 (cash or check, payable at the door).
Pre-registration is highly encouraged. Registration information below.

This Power Pub will be held in the Cyprus Room at the Crowne Plaza Cabana Hotel, 4290 El Camino Real, Palo Alto.

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SUMMARY: KLM EXECUTIVES DISSECT EBUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES AT WORLD INTERNET CENTER: THURSDAY, JULY 1, 2004
Summary below.

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SUMMARY: ARCHSTONE CONSULTING AND WORLD INTERNET CENTER OFFER STRATEGIC INTELLIGENCE SESSION ON SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT:
THURSDAY, JUNE 24, 2004
Invitation only. Further information below.

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KNOWLEDGE NETWORK PARTNER SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: MARKET WIRE ANNOUNCES ALLIANCE WITH NASDAQ:
PROVIDES NEWS DISTRIBUTION SERVICES TO NASDAQ-LISTED COMPANIES
Further information and links below.

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KNOWLEDGE NETWORK PARTNER SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT
SPECIAL RECEPTION: WEDNESDAY, JULY 28, 2004

"CROWNE PLAZA CABANA PALO ALTO HOTEL ANNOUNCES FIBER OPTIC INTERNET CAPABILITIES"
6:00 - 8:00 p.m. Open to the Public. No fee to attend.
Pre-registration is required by July 23. Registration information below.

This Special Reception will be held in the Mediterranean Ballroom at the Crowne Plaza Cabana Hotel, 4290 El Camino Real, Palo Alto. The Crowne Plaza Cabana Palo Alto, a Knowledge Network Partner of the World Internet Center, is proud to announce that Fiber Optic Internet is now available in the hotel. The Center is pleased to support the Cabana Hotel as they continue to make such technological advancements within the hospitality industry.

To enhance the hotel's complimentary high speed Internet access, the Crowne Plaza Cabana Palo Alto has completed a Gigabit Fiber connection to the Fiber Internet Center in Palo Alto. Fiber Internet has several advantages over traditional metal communication lines. This new technology will provide guests with the:

  • Ability to host any high bandwidth application for any type of meeting, such as video conferencing, video broadcasting, voice over Internet, high bandwidth Internet access, etc.
  • Ability to provide cross connection to the PAIX packet switching center for secure Internet access to corporate networks, such as Virtual Private Network connection
  • Ability to support large number of wireless users with full 802.11b bandwidth within a conference meeting room
  • Fiber service is reliable and monitored 24x7 by the Fiber Internet Center in Palo Alto

To celebrate this Silicon Valley achievement, the Crowne Plaza Cabana Palo Alto invites you to join them for a special cocktail and hors d'oeuvres reception on:

Date: Wednesday, July 28, 2004
Time: 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Location: Grand Mediterranean Ballroom

To register, please call the hotel at (650) 628-0138 by Friday, July 23.

This new improvement will promote stronger communication mediums for hotel guests and their needs. The hotel is excited to provide its guests one more reason why the Crowne Plaza Cabaña Palo Alto is The Place to Meet.

DIRECTIONS TO THE CROWNE PLAZA CABANA HOTEL

Address: 4290 El Camino Real, Palo Alto, California
General Hotel Number: 650.857.0787

From Highway 101 - North or South

  • Take Highway 101 to San Antonio Road/Los Altos exit.
  • Proceed on San Antonio west, approximately 2 miles.
  • Turn right on El Camino Real and proceed 1/2 mile.
  • Turn left at Dinah's Court stoplight into the Crowne Plaza Cabana hotel entrance.
  • Parking is available in the front and back of the hotel.
  • Ask for the Mediterranean Ballroom.

From Highway 280 - North or South

  • Take Highway 280 to the Page Mill Road exit.
  • Proceed on Page Mill east, approximately 3 miles.
  • Turn right onto El Camino Real.
  • Continue for 1 mile to Dinah's Court stoplight.
  • Turn right into the Crowne Plaza Cabana hotel entrance.
  • Parking is available in the front and back of the hotel.
  • Ask for the Mediterranean Ballroom.

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POWER PUB: TUESDAY, AUGUST 17, 2004
"AUTONOMIC DATA MANAGEMENT: ANYTIME, ANYWHERE, ANYHOW….IS IT A REALISTIC EXPECTATION, EVEN TODAY?"
Pub Master: Mr. Collin Bruce, Vice President, Worldwide Marketing, Solid Information Technology
5:00 p.m.: Networking & Registration
5:30 p.m.: Pub Exchange
6:30 p.m.: Networking
7:00 p.m.: Pub Closes!
Open to the Public. Fee: $15 (cash or check, payable at the door).
Pre-registration is highly encouraged. Registration information below.
This Power Pub will be held in the Cyprus Room at the Crowne Plaza Cabana Hotel, 4290 El Camino Real, Palo Alto.

We have become accustomed to picking up the telephone and always having a dial tone, whether we are at home or on the road. Turning on a radio and hearing a traffic report or having it pushed down to the DVD player in our car. Switching on the TV and seeing our favorite show or start our TiVo and watch at our leisure . . . without all the advertising! Clicking on an icon and always getting access to the Website we want.

Now we want more! The networks and the infrastructure that have to manage so many diverse devices are getting more and more complex, but are they ready for it? As bandwidth increases we expect our applications to be richer, always available, always accurate and accessible from any device we own, anywhere, anytime; is it all as simple to operate as a toaster? Is the infrastructure prepared for this? Are the applications content rich enough? Are we there yet, or what 's stopping us from getting there? Is autonomic data management ready for what we are asking of it?

GUIDING QUESTIONS FOR THE PUB EXCHANGE

  • Data management is at the heart of today's "soft switched" infrastructures/environments. But how do we manage them for high availability -- 99.999% and better -- and still cover every device from the data center with its terra bytes of data to diskless mobile devices (your cell phone or Blackberry)?
  • As I develop my distributed application, how do I keep all parts synchronized as I move from device to device or place to place?
  • How do I recoup development time if I have to manage the infrastructure or the fundamental processes required for a complex multi-media application?

ABOUT COLLIN BRUCE

Collin Bruce is the Vice President of Worldwide Marketing for Solid Information Technology headquartered in Mountain View, California. He recently joined Solid after a time back in sales for CIC where he focused on selling to major financial institutions like Wells Fargo, Charles Schwab, Prudential Insurance, HSBC and F500 institutions. Prior to that, he held various executive positions at Chordiant Software, Amdahl, SCO and Memorex.

ABOUT SOLID INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

Solid Information Technology Corp (http://www.solidtech.com) is the first provider of an Autonomic Data Management Platform that supports the development of applications that are self-configuring, self-healing, self-optimizing, and self-protecting.

Solid provides a data management foundation for embedded and distributed applications that ensure that the data takes care of itself. This dramatically reduces development time and cost, reduces time to market, reduces total cost of system ownership, and provides a robust and flexible foundation for the development of new products and features.

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SUMMARY: KLM EXECUTIVES DISSECT EBUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES AT WORLD INTERNET CENTER: THURSDAY, JULY 1, 2004
Summary below.

A delegation of senior executives from KLM, the Royal Dutch Airlines (http://www.klm.com), including their Executive Vice President for eBusiness, met with members of the World Internet Center community to advance their decisions regarding eBusiness avenues to improve sales and corporate efficiencies. With the challenge of growing their percentage of on-line sales from 10% to 40% over the next few years, the delegation discussed Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) with Mr. Michael McKinney, Director at Archstone Consulting (http://www.archstoneconsulting.com), as well as password security with representatives of MetaPass, Inc. (http://www.metapass.com). Mr. Henry DeBey of Delta Beta illuminated ways to leverage customer bases through in-flight, Intranet-based related travel bookings (http://www.deltabeta.com).

Wrapping up with a glass of wine, the delegation expressed its interest in continuing the "innovation dialogue" with the World Internet Center and its rich knowledge network.

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SUMMARY: ARCHSTONE CONSULTING AND WORLD INTERNET CENTER OFFER STRATEGIC INTELLIGENCE SESSION ON SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT:
THURSDAY, JUNE 24, 2004
Summary below.

On Thursday, July 24, over sixty executives and supply chain experts gathered at Villa Montalvo, the historic estate in Saratoga, Calif., for an afternoon of dialogue at the 2004 Innovators Forum on "Making Your Supply Chain an Engine for Driving Value." In collaboration with the World Internet Center, this session was hosted by Archstone Consulting (http://www.archstoneconsulting.com), a firm focused on delivering independent, strategic advice and operational results.

Archstone Consulting's premise is that in the next five years, companies that outperform their peers will do so through their supply chains. The event was designed to share strategies on how to use your supply chain as a sales and growth engine for competitive advantage. The session showcased a stellar line up of presenters, including the EVP of Sears, the COO of NetFlix, RadioShack, Pepsi, Levi Strauss, and others.

More details from the afternoon's findings will be announced in future newsletters and posted on the Center's Website.

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KNOWLEDGE NETWORK PARTNER SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT:
MARKET WIRE ANNOUNCES ALLIANCE WITH NASDAQ PROVIDES NEWS DISTRIBUTION SERVICES TO NASDAQ-LISTED COMPANIES
Further information and links below.

Market Wire, a Knowledge Network Partner of the World Internet Center, is a full-service distributor of company press releases and material news using state-of-the-art technology to offer cost-effective solutions for businesses.

Market Wire (http://www.marketwire.com) has announced that it has signed a multi-year agreement with NASDAQ. As part of the NASDAQ alliance, Market Wire has been named the exclusive, preferred provider of news distribution, including the distribution of press releases and earnings announcements, to NASDAQ-listed companies.

Market Wire provides comprehensive distribution of corporate press releases and media advisories directly to leading newspapers, broadcast outlets, newswires, consumer and trade publications, analyst terminal systems, Web sites and online databases around the globe.

Find out what companies from the Fortune 500 to emerging start-ups already know: quality distribution, world-class client service and affordable pricing make Market Wire an unbeatable value.

To view the full press release on the Market Wire and NASDAQ alliance, click Here.

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The Silicon Valley World Internet Center thanks its Corporate Sponsors and Knowledge Network Partners for their continuing support:

CORPORATE SPONSORS
SAP http://www.sap.com/
Archstone Consulting http://www.archstoneconsulting.com/

KNOWLEDGE NETWORK PARTNERS
• Halleck http://www.halleck.com
• IC Growth, Inc. http://www.icgrowth.com
• Market Wire http://www.marketwire.com
• Incucomm http://www.incucomm.com

Xterprise http://www.xterprise.com

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