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The
Electronic Newsletter of the
Thursday, March 17, 2005 CENTER PROGRAMS & ANNOUNCEMENTS AT A GLANCE EXECUTIVE
BRIEFING: WEDNESDAY, MARCH 23, 2005 TIME
AND SEASON CHANGE FOR THE WORLD INTERNET CENTER GALA: "CELEBRATING
INTERNATIONAL INNOVATION" CENTER
ANNOUNCEMENT: NEW NEWSLETTER FORMAT EXECUTIVE
BRIEFING: WEDNESDAY, MARCH 23, 2005 Join us for an evening with new SAP executive George Paolini and learn how SAP is gearing up to address the challenges and opportunities of expanding its ISV and partner ecosystem around SAP NetWeaver and the Enterprise Services Architecture - an approach to building and deploying IT resources that is reshaping the enterprise computing landscape. ABOUT GEORGE PAOLINI George Paolini joined SAP in January. He came from Borland Software Corporation, where he had been the General Manager for Borland's Developer Tools Business Unit. It was before Borland, however, that George gained a following among the industry cogniscenti. He was at Sun Microsystems from 1993 to 2001 when, as Director of Sun's JavaSoft subsidiary, he launched Java technology. Later, as Sun's Vice President of Software Marketing, he followed up with Java 2 Enterprise Edition (J2EE), which became the leading technology for cross-platform business applications. In his new role as Senior Vice President for Platform Ecoystem Development, Mr. Paolini will report directly to executive board member Shai Agassi and be responsible for expanding the market eco-system of partners and developers who will add new capabilities to the SAP NetWeaver platform. "The next wave of computing will enable companies to quickly adapt their business models and implement new strategies that take advantage of rapidly changing business dynamics," says Shai Agassi. "SAP is leading this charge with SAP NetWeaver, and the scalability, breadth and openness of our platform represents an enormous business opportunity for ISVs and other partners. George has the talent and depth of experience necessary to take our ecosystem-building efforts to the next level-to create and execute on a business model that will generate significant revenue opportunities for all of our partners." ABOUT SAP LABS U.S. Headquartered in Palo Alto, California, SAP Labs U.S. (www.sap.com) plays a significant and unique role in SAP's overall strategy for globalizing development, bringing innovative new technologies to market and in enabling key customer and partner solutions. Started in 1996, the Lab was established to take advantage of Silicon Valley's rich culture of innovation and entrepreneurialism-to infuse "start-up" thinking and business practices into a multi-billion global enterprise. SAP Labs U.S. is responsible for several major technology developments, including SAP NetWeaver, the company's core technology platform that serves as the foundation for SAP's overall application and enterprise services strategy, and SAP xApps, the company's composite-application technology. Today, the Lab employs more than 750 tech professionals at its main campus in Palo Alto, California, and another 500 via a network of 15 satellite offices located across the United States. Lab's field offices are strategically situated to better learn from and serve the needs of SAP's customers by delivering industry-specific solutions. REGISTRATION INFORMATION Pre-registration is highly recommended by Noon, March 23, 2005. There is no fee for pre-registered attendees or for Corporate Sponsors. There is a $10 fee at the door (cash or check only) for walk-ins. Please make checks payable to Silicon Valley World Internet Center. To pre-register, please send your name, title, company name, telephone number, and email address to: Ms. Claire Kahrobaie
DIRECTIONS TO THE CROWNE PLAZA CABANA HOTEL Address:
4290 El Camino Real, Palo Alto, California From Highway 101 - North or South
From Highway 280 - North or South
TIME AND SEASON CHANGE FOR THE WORLD INTERNET CENTER GALA: "CELEBRATING INTERNATIONAL INNOVATION" We have decided to shift the World Internet Center Gala to the Fall of this year. We welcome sponsors interested in supporting this celebration of international innovation in the Valley and beyond. We particularly welcome Platinum Sponsors interested in conducting roving demos throughout this bedazzled event, intriguing us with their latest hot technologies from around the globe. Please stay tuned to our newsletter and website for the exact date in the Fall of 2005. Sponsors are welcomed to help support and shape this evening of revelry and international cooperation. For more information, please contact Dr. Susan Duggan, CEO of the Silicon Valley World Internet Center at: duggan@worldinternetcenter.com. CENTER ANNOUNCEMENT: NEW NEWSLETTER FORMAT The World Internet Center is working to update the look and feel of our electronic newsletter. We appreciate your patience during this process. Feel free to send any feedback and suggestions by replying to this newsletter. We do apologize for any inconvenience if you have erroneously received this newsletter. If so, please send an email to: info@worldinternetcenter.com with your request to be taken off of the distribution list. A manager will promptly respond to your request. The Silicon Valley World Internet Center thanks its Corporate Sponsors and Knowledge Network Partners for their continuing support: CORPORATE
SPONSORS KNOWLEDGE
NETWORK PARTNERS **************************** 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. To join the Center's community, send an email to info@worldinternetcenter.com with your name, title, company affiliation and email address.
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