2nd Annual eCC Bermuda Conference Concludes as a Resounding Success.Business Editors HAMILTON, Bermuda-(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 20, 2000-- -- Executives from Oracle and Compaq Highlight Opportunities and Challenges in Global Ecommerce Market -- Leading International and Bermuda-based Business Executives Discuss Benefits of Moving Offshore The second annual eCC Bermuda Conference The Bermuda Conference was an international conference between the United Kingdom and the United States held on April 19, 1943 at Hamilton, Bermuda. Discussions included the question of Jewish refugees who had been liberated by Allied forces and those who still remained ended today providing the more than 200 international attendees at the conference with broader insight on the global e-commerce market, a deeper understanding of the benefits of moving e-commerce offshore and an appreciation for the tremendous value Bermuda brings to their businesses. "From incubators and start-ups to companies with an established international presence, Bermuda is poised to become the leading hub for the offshore e-commerce community," said Raymond Medeiros, Chairman of the Bermuda International Business Association. "From a tax, regulatory and infrastructure perspective, Bermuda is leaps and bounds ahead of its offshore competition in the e-commerce space. When you couple this with Bermuda's experience in the insurance and financial services The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. industries, the Island is uniquely positioned to be an e-commerce gateway into the Americas and Europe for any e-commerce company." During the final two keynote speeches keynote speech n. See keynote address. Noun 1. keynote speech - a speech setting forth the keynote keynote address keynote - the principal theme in a speech or literary work of the conference, Dr. Fadi Karaa, PhD., Vice President with Oracle, spoke about the strategies behind B2B (Business to Business) Refers to one business communicating with or selling to another. See B2B e-commerce, B2C and B2G. B2B - business to business exchanges in financial services, while Abbott Smith, Vice President for Compaq NonStop HP's brand name for its fault-tolerant servers, which range in size from four CPUs to 4,000 CPUs. The NonStop line was created by Tandem Computers, which was acquired by Compaq, which later became part of HP. e-Business Solutions Division, described the importance of scalability in systems infrastructure and business processes to minimize the potential of unimagined online successes. At breakout sessions throughout the day, executives from leading international and Bermuda-based businesses including Microsoft, American International Group
American International Group, Inc. (AIG) (NYSE: AIG; TYO: 8685 ) is a major American insurance corporation based in New York City. , Bank of Bermuda The Bank of Bermuda Limited is a leading financial services company in Bermuda providing fund administration, trust, custody, asset management and banking services to institutions and individuals. , First Atlantic Commerce, Centre Solutions and Promisant discussed topics like multicurrency transactions, insuring e-commerce companies and selecting the right jurisdiction for e-commerce business. Bermuda is rapidly establishing itself as the leading offshore e-commerce jurisdiction leveraging the island's strong e-commerce expertise, world-class infrastructure and convenient strategic location. The eCC Bermuda 2000 provided the conference attendees and its worldwide audience with a unique forum to address the issues and concerns facing their business. This year's organizing sponsors were The Bermuda International Business Association (BIBA BIBA British Insurance Brokers' Association BIBA Bremen Institute of Industrial Technology (University of Bremen) BIBA Bulgarian International Business Association BIBA Bermuda International Business Association ), The Bermuda Chamber of Commerce and Logic Communications, along with a very strong committee of local industry partners who are ensuring world-class delivery of eCC Bermuda. The Bermuda International Business Association (BIBA) is a business organization of Bermuda resident service providers who provide quality banking, legal, accounting, financial, trust, management and e-commerce services and products to the international client. BIBA works with the private sector and Government to develop and promote the island as the pre-eminent pre·em·i·nent or pre-em·i·nent adj. Superior to or notable above all others; outstanding. See Synonyms at dominant, noted. [Middle English, from Latin prae offshore business and financial services jurisdiction. |
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