COMPUSIR CLUB

The presentation will include an introduction by Barry O'Connell, Director of e-services. Barry is responsible for bringing e-services into the corporation, enabling businesses to transform themselves from 'old economy' to 'new economy' enterprises. You will also have a chance to see a series of demonstrations that will highlight the application of this technology.

The following is from the HP web page describing a program called COOL TOWN. Barry's presentation will key off the concepts in this program.

Back to the explosion of diversity in both mobile and embedded devices. This diversity is going to be unleashed because we are going through a fundamental change right now. With the Internet, we are moving from a world where platforms and software were built on binary compatibility and binary platforms to a world where the critical standards are actually network standards. These standards do not care about platforms or architecture.

At the same time, we are moving into a world with rich, multi-sensory, multimedia content which will fuel an explosion in new services and new user demand. How big will this explosion be? In five years, envision 50 million new hand-held computers. Think about one billion new digital cellular phones. But, do not think of them as just cellular phones; think of them as the next generation, high volume application platform because that is what they will become. They will be application platforms that will have rich opportunities for differentiation.

In addition to these products, consider new network devices, like wristwatches or wearable devices. At Comdex, Carly announced our partnership with Swatch to develop the world's first watch that delivers on the promise of the Internet. HP Labs has been and continues working closely with Swatch on this development.

Along with this explosion of mobile devices, we are going to have fixed devices -- like printers, video projectors, vending machines, smart buildings -- all on the Web. All of these things will need to interface seamlessly and effortlessly, and they will. You won’t have to worry about them because they will start worrying about us. I will explain how in a moment.

Our second principle is that the Web will be the future network. This means that the new environment will operate best in a completely open, standards-based system and will be so widely accepted that every digital device on the planet will be able to connect to it. By connecting to this system, you are connecting to the Web.

The Web provides all the mechanisms we need for communication. It is completely platform neutral. It is language independent. It's flexible. It's extendable. And most important, the basic protocols that underlie it, like HTTP and HTML, are already ubiquitous.

The Web can, and I believe will, become the standard for all e-services and solutions. And the Web is already familiar to millions of developers of content and services.

Our Cool Town technologies will substantially expand on the Web's current capabilities so that we can create richer and more capable services and devices that will populate this world of pervasive computing.

The third principle is that the physical and online worlds will be bridged in the future: By this, I mean that the benefits of the Web can be delivered in real world places, where people live, work, and play, and at the same time, the immense richness of the physical world can be enhanced by the Web. This is the "bits and mortar" strategy. It's going to enable e-services that can be customized and personalized at an unprecedented level.

And, again, people won't have to worry over the details of the Internet. These new devices and e-services will be doing a lot of that for them. And this will all work because of the final principle.

Everything -- people, places, and things -- will all have Web pages. By that I mean you, your car, your living room, this auditorium will all have Web pages. And these Web pages will become the interfaces that allow all of these things to participate in Web-based e-services. So, at this point, people, places, and things actually become first-class members of the Web. People will be able to declare their presence or participate with their privacy protected in this new world.

Enough about the theory. Let's take a look at this world we see coming. Let's take a walk through Cool Town. Since everybody in this room is in the business world, I'll pick a business example.

Harry W. (Webb) McKinney is Senior Vice President and General Manager of the PC Organization. He has worldwide responsibility for the development, manufacture and marketing of Computing Systems' commercial desktop, mobile computing and server businesses. Webb is located in Cupertino, Calif.

Webb joined HP in 1969 as a sales engineer in the Santa Clara Division. From 1970 to 1983, he held various research and development and division R&D management positions at the Santa Clara Division, the former Personal Office Computer Division and the Personal Computer Group. In 1986, Webb was named general manager of the former Office Productivity Division in Pinewood, England.

He became general manager of the Personal Software Division in 1988, and managed PC software divisions until 1992. Following this assignment, he became general manager of the Interactive Television Appliances Division in 1992. Webb was named general manager of the newly-formed Home Products Division in 1994, leading HP's initial entry into the consumer market for home computing products. He was appointed an HP vice president and assumed his current position in 1999.

Webb was born in Upland, California. He holds Bachelor's and Master's degrees in electrical engineering from the University of Southern California, Los Angeles.

The following summarizes the current product line - it is from the HP home PC web site.

HP Pavilion
6600 Series

The HP Pavilion 6600 Series is designed to keep pace with your changing world. It is fully expandable, so when you want to add more memory, pump-up the audio or video, or fine-tune the computer to specific needs, you can, easily and cost effectively. Engineered for the small office/home office setting or for users that want to balance price and performance, these HP Pavilion PCs are a smart investment that you won't outgrow. Work, entertainment, education, Internet exploration - meet today's needs and make the most of tomorrow's possibilities with the HP Pavilion 6600 Series.

HP Pavilion
8600 Series

The HP Pavilion 8600 Series has unlimited potential, so it is ideal for the PC user that wants it all. Its a home PC that holds nothing back. From turbo-charged Intel Pentium III processors to the exhilarating multimedia experience of DVD to the mobile storage possibilities of an Iomega 100MB Zip drive, the HP Pavilion 8600 Series helps you accomplish goals and explore new multimedia frontiers. Ultimately, the HP Pavilion 8600 Series is designed to give you just one thing-Everything.

HP Pavilion Notebooks
N3200 Series

With up to a 600 MHz SpeedStep processor, a spacious 6GB hard drive, and a long list of powerful bundled and pre-loaded software, this new HP Notebook PC series has all the cutting-edge features and capabilities you demand in a notebook from a company that provides Industry-Leading Reliability and Service as standard features.

Excite@Home
425 Broadway St.
Redwood City, CA
(650) 569-5000

We will have lunch delivered and we will have a presentation on the broadband service and the excite@home content.

The following description of the company is from their web site.

Excite@Home is a new media company poised to revolutionize the way people across the globe use the Internet to communicate, conduct business, gain information, and perform transactions. Excite@Home's vision reflects our commitment to providing residential and business customers with 24-hour access to the personalized services they demand; when and where they demand them. Imagine having the choice of using a PC, pager, cellular phone, or television set to access the services that cater to your specific needs and interests, and you realize the promise of Excite@Home.

Excite@Home's drive to create a global media network centers on combining compelling online content and navigational services with the distribution power of its broadband infrastructure. Our goal is to provide a new suite of advanced interactive services that continually capture the imagination and reinforce the satisfaction of our customers. Leveraging the global reach of dial-up Internet access and the consistent growth of broadband, Excite@Home gives its customers the flexibility to move between services at different speeds, using different devices -- all with one consistent interface. Excite@Home also offers advertisers highly targeted online marketing solutions across all platforms of delivery.

Excite@Home utilizes the high-speed, always on attributes of cable to provide residential subscribers with multimedia content that goes far beyond current Web experiences. In the workplace, Excite@Home will deliver advanced data services that allow businesses use the Internet to cut costs, enhance productivity, and compete globally.

O'Donnell began his work in the high-tech industry at Music Technology magazine, and then moved on to the editor role at Electronic Musician magazine. During his tenure there, the magazine was awarded a prestigious Western Publisher's Association Maggie Award for Best Special Interest publication.

After several years in the music industry, O'Donnell became Executive Editor/Reviews at MacWeek, where he helped create MacWeek's lab facilities and was involved in the development of the MacBench benchmark. O'Donnell also served as Features Editor at PC/Computing magazine and as Executive Editor of InfoWorld Electric/InfoWorld.com, the website for InfoWorld magazine, a well-known computer industry trade journal. For 3 1/2 years, O'Donnell wrote a weekly column for InfoWorld Electric called "Plugged In" that was featured several times at CNN.com. His writing has appeared in magazines all over the world.

For television, O'Donnell served as the technology expert on the Knowledge TV cable channel's "Meeting the Challenge" program. He's also been a featured reporter on the nationally syndicated "Silicon Valley Business" television program and is a frequent guest on several different television shows, including some on ZDTV and BayTV

Other radio work O'Donnell has done includes hosting the nationally syndicated "On Computers" radio show, an LA-only version of "On Computers," and guest-hosting the nationally syndicated "Connected with Gina Smith" program.

O'Donnell has also spoken or moderated panels at several major computer industry trade shows and conferences and is the author of the MT-32 Book, a supplementary synthesizer owner's manual from Roland Corporation. O'Donnell is a graduate of the University of Notre Dame, with a B.A. in the Program of Liberal Studies, an interdisciplinary humanities program based on the Great Books. He lives with his wife and family in the northern end of Silicon Valley. 

SRI International’s Computer Human Interaction Center(CHIC!) is a cross-disciplinary group of scientists of the Information and Computing Sciences (ICS) Division who specialize in the research, design, development, and evaluation of new styles of user interfaces to complex systems. Equipped with specialized tools and techniques, CHIC! can help you build the interactive system of tomorrow!

As a living laboratory, CHIC! builds systems to identify technologies that work or that do not work for people...

Our Strengths

• Years of Experience in Researching and Developing Multimodal/Multimedia/Multiuser Interactive Systems
• In-depth Design Studies and Rapid Prototyping
• Access and Understanding of SRI's Technologies
• Multiple Reusable Tools and Components
• Data Collection and User Studies Capabilities and Facilities

Mike Langberg is Computing Editor of the San Jose Mercury News and writes the weekly"Tech Test Drive"column. As Computing Editor, he is responsible for theComputing + Personal Techsection appearing in the paper every Sunday.

In his column, Mike presents in-depth, objective reviews of products just reaching the market with the goal of helping readers decide how to incorporate new technology into their lives.

The columns are distributed nationally and have appeared in many other newspapers, including the Chicago Tribune, Boston Globe, Philadelphia Inquirer, Seattle Times and San Diego Union-Tribune.

In May 1995, May 1996 and May 1997, Mike was named one of"The 25 Most Important Computer Journalists"by"Marketing Computers"magazine. A resident of Cupertino, Mike has worked at the Mercury News since 1989.

Prior to Covad, Eric held various Marketing, Sales, and Technical Support positions with Hewlett-Packard. Eric holds an MBA degree from Harvard Business School and a BS degree from Johns Hopkins University.

What is DSL?
DSL (digital subscriber line) is a proven technology that takes advantage of standard copper telephone lines to provide secure, reliable, high-speed Internet access. Unlike traditional dial-up connections such as analog modems and ISDN, DSL delivers continuous "always on" access. That means multimedia-rich websites, email, and other online applications are immediately available to you, anytime. And DSL makes it possible for you to remain online even while you're talking on the telephone - without jeopardizing the quality of either connection.

DSL is available in a spectrum of speeds. Some are best for home use, while others are designed to accommodate rigorous business demands. Whether for business or the home, DSL offers unsurpassed price/performance value compared to other online access options.

For Business:
Originally, companies seeking high-speed connectivity looked to T1 lines as a solution. However, dedicated T1 lines cost as much as $2,000 a month to maintain. Now, Covad DSL provides continuous T1 level performance (as fast as 1.5 Mbps to download files), at a fraction of typical T1 costs.

For Home:
DSL is also a legitimate option for home users. At about $2 a day for DSL service that meets the needs of most home-based users, fast Internet access is priced well within your reach.

DSL isn't available everywhere yet. However, as the leading specialist in DSL-based Internet access, Covad is moving rapidly to deploy its services across the entire U.S. By the end of 1999, Covad's digital network will be accessible to 2.8 million businesses and almost 30% of U.S. households. 

Bill Reichert,the president of Garage.com, will speak at CompuSIR on Wednesday, January 12, 2000. Garage.com was recently founded "to help entrepreneurs and investors build great businesses".

For Entrepreneurs: Assistance in obtaining seed level financing is Garage.com's #1 objective.

For Investors: Garage.com identifies and provides pre-screened, high quality investment opportunities that match the investor's identified interests.

Bill will share some of his experiences in helping to create this startup, which in turn has already helped provide funding for several dozen high tech startups.

Bill Reichert is the co-founder of several startup companies, most recently Academic Systems Corporation. He was part of the turnaround team that made The Learning Company a market leader in home education. He also worked at McKinsey & Company and Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. Reichert holds a B.A. from Harvard and an M.B.A. from Stanford.