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Systems and Services SIG
Edge expansion: How to take advantage of Internet 2.0?

February 8, 2006
Event Sponsor: Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP

With explosion of high-speed broadband and enhanced wireless connectivity, edge devices such as cell phones, PDAs and laptops are increasing used to replace desktop PCs as the preferred consumer devices for information gathering and sharing. Technologies and services such as SMS, RFID, P2P (ie. Skype, Groove Network) have made business and consumer connectivity more real-time and cheaper to operate. Can today's server centric architecture and deployment scale to meet the need of edge explosion tomorrow? What type of services and business model makes sense in this era of edge expansion? We will explore topics on location based services, RFID, wireless infrastructure, edge middleware, and consumer services to understand how companies should position their products and services to take advantage of the new world of connected devices.

Moderator
John Park, Business and Finance Practice Associate, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Panel:
Venky Ganesan, Managing Director, Globespan Capital Partners
Salil Pradhan, CTO, RFID and Sensor Network Research, Hewlett-Packard
Jui Tan, Partner, BlueRun Ventures

Registration Fee: $55 VC TaskForce members, $75 General
“Hors d'oeuvres, wine and soft drinks will be served.”

SYSTEMS AND SERVICES SIG OVERVIEW STATEMENT

The VC Task Force Systems and Services SIG is on the leading edge of understanding the evolution and potential opportunities across systems and services. New trends are reshaping the traditional landscape, with increasing convergence and radical developments across a broad base of technologies and platforms. The committee aims to address both the potential successes and challenges that this will bring about moving forward.

Committee Chair: Ray Wu, Head of Venture Development, Hewlett Packard
SIG Manager: Rose Mortilla, Vice President, YES Partners

VC Task Force was established in 2001 to create a variety of programs that provide information and insight on current strategic and tactical concerns of the venture capital community and the management of venture-backed companies. VC Task Force provides the venture capital community and their portfolio companies a forum for real-time information exchange and dialogue through panels, workshops, and roundtable meetings conducted by business/industry experts. We strive to identify and be responsive to the ongoing and changing needs of our members. The VC Task Force holds informational and networking events throughout the year to benefit its member community.

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