eCC Bermuda 2001; Leaders in International e-Commerce Share Their Perspectives On the Changing Cyberscape of e-Business At Bermuda's 3rd Annual e-Commerce Conference.

Business/High Tech Editors

HAMILTON, Bermuda--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 29, 2001

Bermuda has attracted the top names in international e-commerce to share their expertise at the 3rd Annual e-Commerce Conference, October 3-5 2001.

eCC Bermuda is one of the few offshore e-commerce conferences actually held offshore, in the world's premier offshore e-commerce jurisdiction. At eCC Bermuda, attendees have the opportunity to interact with the players who have made the move to Bermuda and recognize the advantages that this business jurisdiction has to offer. The eCC Bermuda conference is targeted at decision-makers and entrepreneurs, from companies that are looking to go global and seek offshore fiscal benefits and expert professional support.

Keynote speakers Tim Berners-Lee, founder of the World Wide Web and Markus Wilhelm, CEO of BOOKSPAN(R), will headline this year's conference. In delivering their keynote speeches, Jones and Wilhelm will provide their expertise and thoughts on the emerging issues that today's companies face in the realm of global e-commerce.

The world-renowned Tim Berners-Lee will share his thoughts on the future of the Internet and the World Wide Web with the delegates of the eCC. Berners-Lee created the World Wide Web in 1990 while working at CERN, the European Particle Physics Laboratory in Geneva, Switzerland, and wrote the first WWW client and the first WWW server along with the bulk of the communications software, defining URLs, HTTP and HTML. His proven ability to foresee the future of global communications technology and take that vision from dream to reality makes him one of the Internet era's chief protagonists.

Markus Wilhelm, CEO of BOOKSPAN(R), will share his knowledge with regard to moving a business into the realm of "clicks & mortar" using Barnes & Noble as a case study. Formed in March 2000, BOOKSPAN(R) is a partnership between Doubleday Direct, Inc. (owned by Bertelsmann AG) and Book-of-the-Month Club Holdings LLC (owned by AOL Time Warner) with more than 8.5 million members.

In addition to the keynote addresses given by Berners-Lee and Wilhelm, this year's eCC Bermuda will include expert panel discussions focusing on topics such as effective turnaround strategies post "dot-bomb," and approaching trends in the global Internet and technology sectors. Panelists will provide insight on how to stay alive and re-emerge in the current and forthcoming e-business environment, and will provide the audience with exposure to the wealth of international knowledge and perspective that is only available to those who have access to the global dissemination of news and information flows.

The delegate fee for the conference is $800 and registration can be completed online at www.eccbermuda.com.