The Road Ahead: Rethinking The Future
The tumultuous changes in the technology landscape have presented many challenges for startup companies and a burnt investment community. Yet as the downturn and subsequent shakeout continue, this is a prime time for entrepreneurs to rethink a sense of business vision and purpose that will enable a sustaining strategy for the new marketplace.
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China: Emerging Market For Foundries
While Taiwan has been the leader in semiconductor contract manufacturing with the likes of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. (TSMC) and United Microelectronics Corp. (UMC) producing chips for international chipmakers, China is expected to be the next powerhouse in chip production.
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Digital Media:

Webcasters Get Royalty Reprieve (Washington Post)
Small Web broadcasters won't pay the price for Congress's failure to pass legislation that relieves them from thousands of dollars in back payments to the recording industry, said the group that collects performance royalties for copyright owners.
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Digital Media Integration (Information IT.com)
Whether for good or ill, electronic media are pervasive in our lives and will continue to be so for the foreseeable future.
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Business and Entrepreneurship:

Gist Communications and Etronica to Showcase Personalized Recommendation Technology for Digital Television (Yahoo Business)
Gist Communications, the leading independent developer of Electronic Program Guides (EPGs) and related applications, and Etronica, a pioneer of interest-based-navigation for digital content, have announced a partnership to showcase applications that allow viewers to quickly find programs that match their areas of interest.
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Big Debt May Carry Benefits (Wired)
A number of tech firms are finding a silver lining in heavy debt loads. They're buying back their own bonds at a hefty discount.
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Cisco looks to hook smaller customers (New York Times)
Seeking to shore up declining revenue in its traditional markets, networking giant Cisco Systems says it is putting new emphasis on small and medium-sized businesses as customers.
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Nanotech and Bioscience:

Umbilical cord stem cells multiplied in lab (New Scientist)
A way of dramatically multiplying the number of primitive stem cells in samples of human umbilical cord blood has been developed by a US team. Until now the stem cells from one cord have only been sufficient to treat one child with leukemia. But the new technique promises to create enough cells to treat adult sufferers as well.
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House Gets Own Nanotech Legislation to Consider (Nanotech Planet)
One month after the Senate Commerce Committee passed legislation promoting nanotechnology funding and development, Rep. Mike Honda, D-Calif., introduced the Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Advisory Board Act.
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Molecules drive IBM's smallest computer (CNN)
International Business Machines Corp. scientists have built the tiniest computer circuit yet using individual molecules, a move they say advances their push toward smaller, faster electronics.
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Security:

Tech Firms Still Waiting for Federal Contracts (Washington Post)
Technology contractors have been banking on a bigger pot of federal gold ever since the Bush administration said the tech industry would be indispensable to post-September 11 national security. And while politics, bureaucracy and the lengthy procurement cycle have kept much of that money under wraps, many firms in the sector remain optimistic that the cash will flow soon.
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This events calendar is provided as a service by Larta about events vetted and endorsed by Larta.

November 6-7: Wireless Internet, Data and Enterprise Applications Conference at UCLA
The conference will examine technology and business issues related to assimilating, developing, deploying and revenue generation potential of Wireless Internet for Data/Telecom applications and Corporate Enterprise applications. The event has been designed for senior technical and business executives to learn about new technologies, to find out about successful current business models being implemented to increase Mobile Internet usage and to discuss the woes and windfalls of wireless technology through case studies. The conference attracts expert speakers from the entire value chain – mobile operators and carriers, researchers, media content companies, telematics, mcommerce, application developers, vendors, portals, consultants, investors and more.
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November 12: PricewaterhouseCoopers' Technology Forecast 2002-2004, Volume 2: Emerging Patterns of Internet Computing
Although the Internet has grown explosively over the past ten years by every measurement imaginable, we are only beginning to understand the global networked computing utility—often referred to as "The Grid"—that the Internet could ultimately become. Ongoing innovations in microprocessors, server architectures, storage networks, resource management, and a
host of other areas will provide a scalable infrastructure based on commodity technologies, first at the level of the individual enterprise, and eventually at the level of the entire world network. Join us for a discussion of Technology Forecast 2002-2004, Volume 2: Emerging Patterns of Internet Computing and gain a better understanding of these technologies and how they will affect your organization as you prepare for the future. Additional event on November 19 in Irvine.
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November 16: The International Corporate Directors Institute's Corporate Governance Summit
The Corporate Governance Summit is designed to educate and inform CEOs and Directors on key issues affecting boards in today's business environment. The two-part conference includes a morning session with a keynote speaker and afternoon breakout sessions designed for publicly traded companies and emerging companies.
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November 21: Doing Business In India: Opportunities in the World's Largest Free Market
India is the world's largest free market, with a population of more than one billion people, and a middle class of more than 250 million people who can afford American products and services. Business in India is widely conducted in English and there is a well-structured legal system based on Western law. With the tremendous opportunities available in India, U.S. organizations need to know how they can benefit from one of the most dynamic and vital markets in the world. This conference is recommended for Top Executives of companies from all sectors, Importers/Exporters, Investors and Entrepreneurs interested in exploring opportunities offered by the huge Indian market.
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December 3: PricewaterhouseCoopers' Shaking the MoneyTree
Please join the industry experts of PricewaterhouseCoopers and a distinguished panel of local VCs for their comments on the results of the 3rd Quarter 2002 PricewaterhouseCoopers/ Venture Economics/National Venture Capital Association MoneyTree Survey. To RSVP or for more information, please send an email.