ADVISORY/ `Take Stock in Massachusetts'; The Dot.commonwealth Road Show Travels to Worcester and Central Massachusetts.Business/Technology Editors ADVISORY...for Friday (March 23) --(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 19, 2001 The Dot.commonwealth travels to Central Mass on Friday, March 23rd making its fourth stop in a series of statewide road shows positioning Massachusetts as a center of technology leadership and innovation. This stop will highlight the region as one of the established pockets of technology in Massachusetts. The program is entitled "Accelerating the New Economy." A special focus of the half-day event at Worcester Polytechnic Institute Worcester Polytechnic Institute - (WPI) A well-regarded, small engineering college. Address: Worcester, MA, USA. (WPI WPI - Worcester Polytechnic Institute ) will be on Internet2 a consortium led by over 180 universities including WPI to recreate the partnership among academia, industry and government that fostered the growth of today's Internet. The program will kick off at Alden Memorial Hall with invited speakers and a series of CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. presentations from the area's hottest companies. The morning event, which is open to the public and begins at 9:00 a.m., is free of charge. Registration is required by contacting Katherine Mahoney at kmahoney@wpi.edu or by calling (508) 836-7020, ext. 617. Program Speakers Include: Congressman James McGovern James McGovern is the name of:
Howard Anderson, senior managing director YankeeTek Ventures Frank Loew, president, Consortium of Worcester Colleges Regional Companies to Be Spotlighted by CEOs Include: -- Blackstone Technologies: Blackstone Technologies provides companies ranging from aggressive start-ups to progressive Fortune 1000 firms with a broad suite of information technology services. It's three-pronged approach combines eBusiness, Integration, IT Staffing and IT Infrastructure Services to give its clients reliable, customized and complete IT Solutions. -- Vitel Software: Vitel Software, Inc. is a provider of commercial and custom software tools for the telecommunications industry, providing performance management and reporting products to manage the voice enterprise, providing an end-to-end solution (jargon) end-to-end solution - (E2ES) A term that suggests that the supplier of an application program or system will provide all the hardware and/or software components and resouces to meet the customer's requirement and no other supplier need be involved. Compare: turn-key solution. to monitor voice systems, manage telecommunications expenses and ensure optimal performance. They are a certified women-owned enterprise (WBE WBE Women's Business Enterprise WBE Women-owned Business Enterprises WBE Woman-owned Business Enterprise WBE Web-Based Education WBE Welch-Bound-Equality WBE World Business Exchange WBE Warner Bros. ). -- Lightband Communications, Inc.: Lightband Communications, Inc. provides Internet access See how to access the Internet. and data communications data communications, application of telecommunications technology to the problem of transmitting data, especially to, from, or between computers. In popular usage, it is said that data communications make it possible for one computer to "talk" with another. services to businesses and institutions throughout the U.S. as well as emerging markets internationally. -- Mosaicad.com: Mosaicad.com has created a mosaic tile production system utilizing the power of modern computer technology. The company produces mosaics ranging from large public murals and monuments to smaller mosaics and insets that help customers personalize their architectural surfaces with a beautiful, durable and very unique medium. -- InterGlobal Services, Inc. (IGS IGS - Internet Go Server. ): InterGlobal Services, Inc. is a telemarketing and customer care company with a focus on delivering value added Value Added The enhancement a company gives its product or service before offering the product to customers. Notes: This can either increase the products price or value. customer services anytime and anywhere through global communications channels. It provides intelligent help desk, call center and teleservices (eServices) for organizations seeking to improve customer retention and loyalty. Also to be spotlighted are the Center for Advanced Fiber Optics fiber optics, transmission of digitized messages or information by light pulses along hair-thin glass fibers. Each fiber is surrounded by a cladding having a high index of refractance so that the light is internally reflected and travels the length of the fiber Applications, Massachusetts Biomedical bi·o·med·i·cal adj. 1. Of or relating to biomedicine. 2. Of, relating to, or involving biological, medical, and physical sciences. Initiatives, the Massachusetts Innovation Center and the Worcester InfoTech Corp. About the Dot.commonwealth Coalition: The Dot.commonwealth Coalition was formed in 1999 and includes the five leading technology associations in Massachusetts: Massachusetts Software and Internet Council, Massachusetts Interactive Media Council, Massachusetts Telecommunications Council, American Electronics Association The American Electronics Association (now known as AeA) is a nationwide non-profit trade association that represents all segments of the technology industry in the United States. , New England New England, name applied to the region comprising six states of the NE United States—Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut. The region is thought to have been so named by Capt. Council and Massachusetts Electronic Commerce Association. For more information, please visit the Dot.commonwealth's website at www.dotcommonwealth.com.
"TAKE STOCK IN MASSACHUSETTS"
THE DOT.COMMONWEALTH(TM) ROAD SHOW
TRAVELS TO WORCESTER AND CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS
Schedule of Events
Friday, March 23, 2001
8:30-9:00 AM Registration and Continental Breakfast
Alden Memorial Hall
Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI)
100 Institute Road
Worcester, MA
9:05-9:10 AM Welcome by Edward Alton Parrish, President WPI
Welcome by Tom Hoover, Worcester City Manager
9:10-9:20 AM Formal Presentation
Joyce Plotkin, co-founder of the Dot.commonwealth
Coalition and president of Massachusetts Software &
Internet Council
9:20-9:35 AM Spotlight:
Internet2 Demonstration
9:35-9:55 AM Formal Presentations
Joseph D. Gormley, Massachusetts Biomedical
Initiatives
Mark Love, Worcester InfoTech Corp.
Robert Ansin, Mass Innovation Center (Fitchburg)
Martin Drexhage, Center for Advanced Fiber Optics
Applications (CAFA)
10:00-10:20 AM Keynote Speaker
Howard Anderson, senior managing director,
YankeeTek Ventures
10:20-10:45 AM Formal Presentations
Frank Loew, president, Consortium of Worcester
Colleges
Ron Ranauro, CEO, Blackstone Technologies
Tana Scouras, president and CEO, Vitel Software
Thomas McGovern, CEO, Lightband Communications, Inc.
Lance McKee, CEO, Mosaicad.com
Wallace Andrews, CEO, InterGlobal Services, Inc.
10:45-10:55 AM Congressman James McGovern D-Worcester
10:55-11:00 AM Closing Remarks and Networking
Coffee and refreshments to be served
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