DEMOletter Weekly Edition Nov. 23, 2004 Volume 9, Number 46 Editor's note: Enjoy all that DEMOletter has to offer. The e- mail below simply outlines topics covered in the highly colorful and accessible weblog, www.demo.com/demoletter. Any of the links below will take you directly to the full article, along with other items such as the "Weather Report" on past demonstrators, and polling on current topics. In addition, we now have an RSS feed, so you can get DEMOletter articles sent to you directly as they publish! To sign up for that, add the following URL to your RSS reader application http://www.demo.com/demoletter/index.xml * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * INSIDE DEMOLETTER THIS WEEK * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ INNOVATION THRIVES IN EUROPE ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ As I write this, I am sitting with an angry Mediterranean Sea roaring at my back, pausing between meetings with some very, very smart Israeli start-ups as the first winter storm hits Tel Aviv. I am one week into a three-week tour through Europe and Israel, taking an assessment of the technology markets here and scouting companies to bring to [EMAIL PROTECTED] in February. What strikes me on this visit is the presumed gap between the U.S. and European technology ventures is rapidly closing. Read the full story at http://www.demo.com/demoletter/006828.html ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ END NOTES: ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ * Socket Communications ships GPS / Bluetooth device and navigation kit for mobile devices. * Sony ships new 1-inch hard disk drive. * Find that special geek gift in our fifth annual Cool Yule Tools holiday gift guide. This week's End Notes are located at http://www.demo.com/demoletter/006821.html ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ DEMO 'GREAT MOMENTS' COUNTDOWN ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ This week we're at #13 -- Celebrity sightings at DEMO 2001 really spotlighted the Internet dot-com boom era. Catch up on the countdown of the 15 greatest DEMO moments at http://www.demo.com/demoletter/demo_at_15.html ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ THIS WEEK'S POLL QUESTION ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ Something fun this week -- What's your favorite Thanksgiving dinner side dish? Add your voice at www.demo.com/demoletter ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ WEATHER REPORT ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ * SightSpeed launches Version 3.0 of its video calling service and software. The complete Weather Report archive is located at http://www.demo.com/demoletter/weather_report.html ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ SINCE LAST WE SPOKE . . . ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ (News items from DEMOletter posted during the week) * Will continued e-mail phishing attempts dampen the online holiday shopping season? At least one DEMO alumni company thinks so. Full story at http://www.demo.com/demoletter/006811.html * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * UPCOMING EVENT * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * [EMAIL PROTECTED] February 13-15, 2005 Scottsdale, Ariz. Hold what the future holds. Right there, in your hands, 70 of the world's most promising new technologies. Investment or deployment - you get the first shot. This is why executives, analysts, VCs and journalists come back time and again. To see. To touch. To harvest. Register Today http://www.demo.com/D5E2S * * * * * * * * * * * * * * SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION * * * * * * * * * * * * * * DEMOletter Weekly Edition is written by Chris Shipley mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] and Keith Shaw <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>. IDG Executive Forums, a division of Network World, Inc., is an information resource company dedicated to serving executives in the high-technology marketplace. Most widely known for producing the high-tech industry's premiere executive conferences and newsletters, the company provides the industry analysis, information, insights, and networking opportunities its customers need to excel in the fastest paced marketplace in the world. The company's products include AGENDA(R), DEMO(R), DEMOmobile(R), DIGITAL SPECTRUM(tm), VORTEX, DEMOletter(R), and VORTEX Digest. All registered trademarks are owned by IDG. More information can be found at <http://www.idgef.com>. SUBSCRIPTION SERVICES To subscribe or unsubscribe to any Network World email newsletters, go to: <http://www.nwwsubscribe.com/default.aspx?id=> To unsubscribe from promotional email, go to: http://www.nwwsubscribe.com/EmailProcess.aspx?Email=> To change your email address, go to: <http://nwwsubscribe.com/ChangeMail.aspx?id=> Subscription questions? Contact Customer Service by replying to this message. You can find back issues of DEMOletter Weekly Edition at: <http://www.idgexecforums.com/demoletter/archive/index.html> Editorial comments? Contact Keith Shaw at: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Need advertising information? Contact Mark Hollister at: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Copyright 2004
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