Bob Davis, CEO of Lycos, to Speak at The International Network 2000, May 31 to June 2, 2000, at the Metropolitan Pavilion, New York.Business Editors TIN2000 NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 26, 2000 Rising Tide Studios Rising Tide Studios (RTS) is an American company that has produced news and events related to online business-to-business ventures. Founded by Jason McCabe Calacanis in 1996, their first publication, the Silicon Alley Reporter (RTS (Request To Send) An RS-232 signal sent from the transmitting station to the receiving station requesting permission to transmit. Contrast with CTS. 1. (operating system) RTS - run-time system. 2. ) today announced that Bob Davis, chief executive officer of Lycos, will engage in a "Fireside Chat" on June 2 with Jason McCabe Calacanis, editor of the Silicon Alley Reporter Silicon Alley Reporter was an American trade publication focused on New York's Silicon Alley. Founded by Jason McCabe Calacanis in 1996, then was renamed the Venture Reporter in 2001 and was eventually sold to Dow Jones in 2003. and Digital Coast Reporter and co-chair of The International Network (TIN2000). TIN2000 is a conference devoted to exploring the trends, issues and challenges of the global Internet industry; it will be held May 31 to June 2, 2000, at the Metropolitan Pavilion in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. . Terra Networks (Nasdaq:TRRA TRRA Terminal Railroad Association (of St. Louis) TRRA Three Rivers Rowing Association (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) TRRA Three River Rowing Association (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) ) announced its agreement to acquire Lycos (Nasdaq:LCOS (Liquid Crystal on Silicon) A technology used to make microdisplays for rear-projection TVs and head-mounted displays (HMDs). Each LCoS chip hosts a grayscale LCD shutter sandwiched between a cover glass and a mirror. ) for $12.5 billion, marking the largest pure Internet merger ever. Lycos is the fourth most-trafficked site in the United States, and is also one of the top sites in Canada and throughout Europe and Asia. Terra Networks, which is the Internet spin-off of Spain's dominant telecom, Telefonica, rules the Spanish market and also has a significant presence in Latin America. "Bob is a relentless visionary and we're thrilled that he will be able to join us," Calacanis said. Davis, who was Lycos' first employee in 1995, helped build it into the leading hub and media company it is today. He will serve as 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. of the new company, Terra Lycos. TIN2000 will present more than 140 speakers from the United States and around the world, including keynotes by Fernando Espuelas, CEO and chairman of StarMedia (Nasdaq:STRM STRM Stream (US Postal service standard street suffix) STRM Starmedia Network, Inc. (stock symbol) STRM System Trouble Report Menu STRM Streamer )(www.starmedia.com), and Andrew Miller, president for the Americas, chinadotcom corp. (Nasdaq:CHINA)(www.corp.china.com). TIN2000 is sponsored in part by IBM, Bowne, Real Media, Scient, Latham & Watkins, Yazam.com, Ericsson, chinadotcom corp., American Airlines, Icon Medialab, Delirium, Atlas Venture and Zentropy Partners. TIN2000 is a production of Rising Tide Studios, a New York-based integrated media company that produces business-to-business intelligence online, in print and in person. RTS publishes two print magazines: Silicon Alley Reporter and Digital Coast Reporter, and produces five online publications: Silicon Alley Daily, Digital Coast Daily, iHealthcareWeekly, Digital Music Weekly and Pervasive Weekly. In addition to its publications, RTS produces six annual headline events: Silicon Alley 2000 (www.siliconalley2000.com), Internet Healthcare 2000 (www.internethealthcare2000.com), The International Network 2000, Rising Tide Summit III (June 27-29), Digital Coast 2000 (Sept. 12-14) and Silicon Alley Venture Capital 2000. Visit www.TIN2000.com for a conference schedule; descriptions of keynotes, fireside chats, panel discussions and think tanks; speaker bios; and applications for media credentials. |
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