Edge expansion: How to take advantage of Internet 2.0 February 8, 2006

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With the 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:
Jay Eum, Managing Director, Samsung Ventures America
Venky Ganesan, Managing Director, Globespan Capital Partners
Salil Pradhan, CTO, RFID and Sensor Network Research, Hewlett-Packard
Jui Tan, Partner, BlueRun Ventures

Doors open: 6:30pm - 7:00pm for informal networking
Panel Discussion 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Q&A: 8:30pm - 9:00pm

Hors d'oeuvres, wine and soft drinks will be served.

COST & REGISTRATION:
Registration Fee: $55 VC TaskForce members, $65 for Affiliates and $85 General.
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