September 2001 Meeting
Notice
Date: Tuesday, September 18,
2001
Time: 4:00 PM - 6:30PM.
Location: Hewlett-Packard in CUPERTINO
19091 Pruneridge Ave, Cupertino, CA
Building 48S, Oak Room Auditorium
The WCA board expresses
our deepest sympathy to the victims, their families, and friends
of the unprovoked and senseless events resulting in these tragic
losses.
We have reconfirmed
with our speakers and we will hold our meeting as scheduled
This month, WCA will be exploring
two aspects of the industry: (1) wireless data from a Venture
Capital viewpoint and (2) the wireless LAN scenario from an
application viewpoint.
Both topics appear to be quite
timely in light of the existing focus of the industry. Our wireless
market look falls on the heels of CTIA
in San Diego, PCIA
in Los Angeles, and Networld+Interop
in Atlanta. The wireless LAN discussion will complement recent
analysts and industry experts sharing their respective views
on the Bluetooth Vs 802.11 debate. The 802.11 supporters will
gather in Santa Clara in early October (see
special deal for WCA attendees below),
and the BlutoothSIG will converge on Moscone Center in early
December. Quite an active time for conferences in the wireless
space!
WirelessLAN
vs. Bluetooth, Matthew Graney, Product Marketing
Manager Americas, Telelogic.
Recent media surrounding 802.11
Wireless LAN and Bluetooth have painted them as being locked
in fierce competition with each other. But, is that really
the case? This presentation will take a look at the differences
between the older and wiser 802.11 and Bluetooth, the promising
contender, both in terms of their technology as well as the
importance areas of conformance and interoperability testing.
It will also speculate on the future of the alphabet soup
of 802.11standards and whether Bluetooth can deliver on the
hype.
Investment
Opportunities in Wireless Data - A Venture Capitalist's Perspective
, Neeraj Bharadwaj, Principal , Patricof & Co.Ventures,
Inc.
Mr. Bharadwa joined Patricof
in 1999 and he makes investments in wireless, mobile Internet
and enterprise software companies. He has been involved
with investments in Webraska (traffic/mapping platform for
wireless applications), UPOC (messaging platform for wireless
networks), Mesh Networks (ad hoc networking/routing software
for wireless networks), Oblix (extranet access management
solution),eMation (non-PC/device OSS), and Synchrony (eCRM
ASP). He will present an overview of the wireless data market
in the US including reasons for its limited success to date.
He will then outline viable investment opportunities in
the near term followed by venture capital outlook for wireless
data. The emphasis will be on the USPDA/ mobile market and
industry, with some factoids on Japan.
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Upcoming Conference
Specials for WCA attendees
- What:
8802.11Planet
Conference & Expo
- Where:
Wireless Technology and Business Converge, Santa Clara, CA
- When:
Oct. 2-3, 2001
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- Discounts for WCA
- -10% discount off sponsorships
- -$25 per square foot for exhibit hall space
(regular price of $29.95/sqft)
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Mark your calendar
for these upcoming WCA meetings
October 16th Meeting
Handspring - David Weilmuenster
of Handspring
will speak on
"The
Future of Mobile Communications Products"
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SOHO Wireless -Bill Selmeier
of SOHO Wireless
will speak on
"The
development of wireless communities of interest - sharing
an 802.11b access networks"
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November 20 Meeting
OmniSky - Mike Dolbec of
OmniSky
will present
"V iews on wireless data market"
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Coventor
- Dr. Scott Best of Coventor
will speak
on
"Micromachined
and Microelectromechanical Systems (MEMS) Devices for Microwave/Wireless
Communication Systems"
This talk is
based on a paper published in Microwave Journal and located
at http://www.coventor.com/rf/papers/index.html
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WCA is a nonprofit corporation dedicated to the mutual benefit
of Northern California companies and organizations involved
in wireless communication technologies.
- For additional WCA info see: www.wca.org
- Program ends at 6:00PM with networking until 6:30 PM.
- Participants are cautioned not to discuss proprietary information.
- Questions: Contact Al Juodikis at (408) 984-7269, email:
wca@wca.org
- A $10.00 donation will be collected at the door to defray
costs.
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