President's Corner

Welcome to another issue of the i2i newsletter, brought to you by Global Inventures. It’s been a busy and exciting Spring at Inventures. We’ve formed a strategic partnership with Informa Marketing Solutions (IMS) and launched a new Technology Management service line. Our partnership with IMS, an internationally recognized communications company, will allow Inventures clients to produce events, publications and other communications programs in support of global marketing strategies. The new Inventures Technology Management practice provides our clients a set of services designed to accelerate time-to-market and global adoption of our technology standards. You can read in detail about both exciting initiatives below. The i2i newsletter will continue to keep you updated on the latest industry activities and initiatives throughout the year. As always, we’d like to hear what you think, so please feel free to offer your comments to me on our website at http://www.inventures.com/contact.asp ~ Deepak

Inventures Feature
Deepak Kamlani in The Standards Edge

President and CEO of Global Inventures Deepak Kamlani will be a featured author in The Standards Edge: Future Generation™. The series is designed to “tackle the latest technological and standards issues and their impact on business.” Following is an excerpt from Deepak’s contribution.
Read more . . .

Inventures Feature
Deepak Kamlani in The Standards Edge

President and CEO of Global Inventures Deepak Kamlani will be a featured author in The Standards Edge: Future Generation™. The series is designed to “tackle the latest technological and standards issues and their impact on business.” Following is an excerpt from Deepak’s contribution.

The quest for global standards is a time honored and noble cause. International and National government agencies, Standards Developing Organizations (SDO’s), and private sector industry coalitions (consortia) have made this quest a Holy Grail. In this article I hope to show that Global as a prefix and objective for any ICT standard essentially dooms it to failure. Given the ICT landscape now and that expected in the future, the best we can hope for is the Rule of 3(+N)—where the three dominant regional power blocs – North America, Europe, and Asia/Pacific- utilize national or regional Information and Communications Technology (ICT) standards as strategic weapons in a new arms race to protect national and regional economic interest and achieve prominence in the global economy.

To order a copy of The Standards Edge: Future Generations, please contact
http://www.thebolingroup.com/standards_series.html

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Feature Story
Global Inventures and Informa Marketing Solutions (IMS) Announce Partnership To Proliferate Technology Standards

Global Inventures, Inc. and Informa Marketing Solutions (IMS), a division of T&F Informa,plc, a London-based provisioner of specialist information, have formed a partnership to jointly develop business and technology conferences, developer events and publications.

The partnership will offer technology standards organizations and associations the ability to outsource development and management aspects of communication products while minimizing the financial risk typically associated with their production. By partnering with IMS, Global Inventures can provide increased operational, financial and geographic reach in support of evolving communication programs.

“Through this partnership, Inventures can help its clients and any association proliferate standards and technologies by developing conferences, workshops, books, publications and the other solutions necessary to enhance market visibility and education. We are delighted to partner with IMS and to leverage their global reach and brand through the T&F Informa portfolio of companies.” said Deepak Kamlani, president and CEO of Global Inventures

Under the terms of the agreement, Inventures will combine its technology-sector expertise in broadband wired and wireless connectivity, enterprise IT, communications infrastructure, and other segments with IMS’s global marketing expertise and experience in event management and logistics to create compelling conferences, trade events and publications for the collaborative community and technology alliance market.

For more information on how this partnership can help your initiative, please contact us at http://www.inventures.com/contact.asp

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Inventures Service Spotlight
Global Inventures Launches Technology Management Services

Global Inventures recently announced the launch of its Technology Management Services practice. The program provides management services to drive best practice certification and technology advancement programs for Information and Communication Technology (ICT) standards organizations.

Global Inventures’ Technology Management Services include:

• Specification Structure Programs - Strategic leadership in defining and validating the product, technology framework and processes needed to create a new standard, including unbiased Board of Directors and Technical Steering Committee support
• Program Management Office - Overarching project coordination and program management to streamline technical program processes and to reduce time-to-market
• Interoperability Programs - Organization of field trials, PlugFests and other interoperability efforts, including ease-of-use studies
• Certification and Branding Programs - Program management and implementation support for Certification and Testing Programs; Branding and Logo qualification

Inventures has recently hired Rolf Bienert, a recognized industry expert in
telecommunications certifications, to lead the Technology Management Practice as
Director for Technology Programs. (Read more about Rolf in the “New Staff Spotlight” section)

With the addition of a Technology Management practice, Global Inventures is able to provide a single organizational point for integrated go-to-market programs and a consistent operational framework to support the entire lifecycle of a technology initiative.

For more information on Global Inventures’ Technology Management Services, please visit our website at http://www.inventures.com/contact.asp.

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Staff Spotlight
Global Inventures Team Continues to Grow

Rolf Bienert – Director for Technology Programs Rolf has a strong background in technology management, with a specialization in telecommunications. Most recently he has been the Division Manager Telecom and EMC and West Coast Area Manager for TUV Rhineland of North America, Inc. Prior to this he has held several technical management positions in Germany, including 9-years at Deutsche Telecom as a Field Telecommunications Engineer. Rolf has experience in DECT Certification; the DSL Forum Interoperability Program; FCC Certification; and has worked on certification programs for the Wi-Fi Alliance, ZigBee Alliance. He also has a strong knowledge of Bluetooth certification. He holds a BS in Telecommunications from Technische Hochschule Saarbruecken in Germany. He lives with his wife in San Ramon, and enjoys sports and flying.

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Member Meetings:
Inventures Event Staff delivers a successful series of Spring Events

Global Inventures clients have hosted many extremely successful meetings this quarter. Inventures seasoned events staff regularly manage a robust calendar of member events, industry facing events and tradeshows for our clients. Following is a look at some of the gatherings this Spring.

Enterprise Grid Alliance (EGA) Member Meeting

The Enterprise Grid Alliance hosted its 2nd Members Meeting in April with great success. Attendees heard organizational updates, including the presentation of an updated Strategic Plan for 2005, and participated in both technical and marketing working group meetings. A highlight of the event was an End-user Perspective on Grid Computing in the Enterprise, presented by Brooklin Gore, Sr., IT Fellow of Micron Technology, Inc. Feedback gathered on the presentation resulted in a unanimous appraisal that this valuable perspective on the day-to-day experience of running a grid in an enterprise environment was extremely useful information. The meeting also served as the planning kick off for the launch of EGA's first technical deliverable, the EGA Reference Model v1.0, which was made available to the public in a very successful worldwide launch on May 10th. Read more about the EGA Reference Model in the Community News section or visit the EGA website at www.gridalliance.org.

2005 IMTC Forum

The 2005 IMTC Forum in Eisbee, Germany was very successful. At this 11th annual IMTC Forum, executives from the world's leading communications companies, spanning Europe, Asia and the Americas, met to explore the latest developments, trends, and upcoming technologies for rich media communications. The theme was "The Future of Next Generation Networks: Convergence of VoIP, Videoconferencing and Mobile". To view presentations, or for more information on IMTC, please visit the IMTC web site at www.imtc.org.

ZigBee Alliance Holds Another Record-Breaking Event in San Francisco

The ZigBee buzz is becoming a roar. In March 2005, following prominent coverage in the Wall Street Journal, more than 600 attendees were on hand to learn more about ZigBee's wireless PAN monitoring and control technology. Spurred by the vast market need for low-cost, low-power, scalable wireless monitor and control networks, interest in the event led to a standing-room only crowd. In a record-setting turnout, attendees viewed live demos by 27 exhibiting member companies and attended 12 educational sessions led by both ZigBee members as well as Glen Allmendinger, President of Harbor Research. ZigBee's next Open House and Expo will take place June 15, 2005, in Oslo, Norway. Details and registration are available online.

Don Steurk, CTO, Figure 8 Wireless & ZigBee TAG Chair, leads the Architecture and Specifications Overview Session		The buzz about ZigBee was feverish at the Open House Demo Room

Parlay Group International Conference: Simultaneous Translation Draws Local Attendees

Following surging adoption of the Parlay APIs in the Asia-Pacific region, the Parlay Group kicked off its first Japan-based Conference May 10, 2005, with an Education Seminar presented in both Japanese and English. The Education Seminar showed how Parlay/OSA brings the "retailer of services" model to the telecom domain with the full participation of Telco operators. Keynote speakers included Mr. Tadanobu Okada, Vice President and Director of Network Service Systems Laboratories at NTT, and Dr. Gilles Y. Delisle, Vice President at the Research International Institute of Telecommunications. Parlay’s Business Summit sessions included, “The Role of Parlay/Parlay-X in the SDP as Networks Evolve and Converge,” “Connected Enterprise (SOA meets componentized network),” and “Leveraging IN investments via Parlay.” Available products and services were highlighted during the Parlay Showcase, where 10 member companies delivered thought-provoking presentations and explained how their companies are using Parlay to generate new revenue. Presentations from the Osaka Conference are available online. The next Parlay/Open Service Access Conference will be held October 10-13, 2005, in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. Details and registration will be posted soon on the Parlay website.

Opening General Sessions at the Parlay Group International Conference		Parlay Sessions being simultaneously translated into Japanese

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News From Our Communities
Following is a sampling of other recent announcements. Visit the Global Inventures Community News page to read these and other recent releases from our clients.

WiMedia Merges with MBOA

The WiMedia Alliance and the MultiBand OFDM Alliance Special Interest Group (MBOA-SIG) have announced their merger into a single organization. Operating as the WiMedia Alliance, Inc., the combined organization will continue to drive the standardization and adoption of ultra wideband (UWB) for high-speed wireless, multimedia-capable personal area connectivity.

The new WiMedia Alliance represents a combination of the two leading organizations creating UWB industry specifications and certification programs for consumer electronics, mobile and PC applications. Maintaining current momentum, the Alliance is conducting an intellectual property review of the MBOA-SIG’s physical (PHY) layer specification, and is also finalizing the MBOA-SIG’s medium access control (MAC) layer specification.
The Alliance’s new membership structure includes three levels; Contributor, Adopter and Supporter, and is led by newly-elected officers:

* President: Stephen R. Wood, Intel
* Vice President: Kursat Kimyacioglu, Philips
* Vice President: Jon Rosdahl, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
* Secretary: Roberto Aiello, Staccato Communications
* Treasurer: Mark Fidler, HP

“The groups had been working in tandem on several UWB industry initiatives,” said Stephen R. Wood of Intel and president of the Alliance. “The merge is the logical move, and we’re excited to be working as one organization.”

The WiMedia Alliance is an open, non-profit industry association dedicated to collaboratively developing and administering specs from the physical layer up; enabling connectivity and interoperability for multiple industry-based protocols sharing the MBOA-UWB spectrum. WiMedia is “The Ultra in Wireless.”

For more information, please contact help@wimedia.org

Enterprise Grid Alliance Launches First Technical Deliverable: A Reference Model for Grid Computing

The EGA, an organization focused on Accelerating the Deployment of Grids in Enterprise Data Centers, recently launched the industry's first Reference Model for enterprise grids. The EGA Reference Model v1.0 lays out a foundation for standardized solutions that will enable enterprises to take advantage of grid computing in a data center environment.

The Reference Model provides a specific context for describing requirements, standards, comparing technologies and implementing grid solutions. The model delivers a framework and set of customer-based requirements needed to accelerate enterprise grid adoption. Included in its three main components are a common lexicon of grid terms; a model that classifies the management and lifecycles of the components required for enterprise grids; and a set of use cases that demonstrate the requirements for enterprise grid computing. Like all of the EGA's work, the Reference Model is vendor neutral, technology and implementation agnostic, and will be continuously updated as the grid marketplace evolves.

As quoted in the press release issued by EGA, Paul Strong, chairman of the EGA technical steering committee and systems architect at Sun Microsystems says “For the past year, the Reference Model Working Group has been working to drive consensus among industry leaders, around the basic foundations of enterprise grid computing. The result of EGA efforts is a Reference Model that allows highly complex data center environments to be described in simple, easy to understand terms. This Reference Model is a critical step toward achieving a set of agreed upon enterprise grid use cases and a common terminology for discussing grid-based infrastructures and management processes.”

The Reference Model will create a basis for collaboration with other organizations to ensure standards meet enterprise requirements supporting the EGA's goal. This will reduce duplication among various groups and more quickly eliminate barriers to adoption.

To learn more about the EGA the Reference Model for Enterprise Grid Computing visit the EGA website at: http://www.gridalliance.org/en/workgroups/referencemodel.asp

Global Inventures' clients are in the news. Following is a sampling of recent announcements. Visit the Global Inventures Community News page to read these and other recent releases from our clients.

Tuesday, May 17, 2005
DMTF and EGA Announce Alliance Partnership - Collaboration Will Help Further Interoperability in Grid and Utility Computing Solutions

Sunday, May 15, 2005
ZigBee Alliance Announces Next Quarterly Member Meeting; Members to Demo Wireless Sensing Solutions

Tuesday, May 10, 2005
Enterprise Grid Alliance Unveils Industry's First Reference Model

Wednesday, May 04, 2005
Sony Electronics Joins HomePlug Powerline Alliance Board of Directors

Wednesday, May 04, 2005
Wimedia Alliance Commends Bluetooth Sig’s Move To Embrace Ultra Wideband

Monday, May 02, 2005
HomePlug to Reveal Details of the World's Fastest Industry-standard Powerline Communications Technology at Annual Conference

Friday, April 29, 2005
Wimedia Alliance Introduces Microsoft As Newest Promoter Member

Tuesday, April 26, 2005
Parlay/Open Service Access Bridges Telecoms and IT at International Conference: Expanded Conference Offers Japanese Translation

Wednesday, April 20, 2005
ZigBee Alliance Surpasses 150 Member Milestone

Monday, April 11, 2005
ZigBee Alliance Issues First ZigBee-compliant Platform Certificates

Monday, April 04, 2005
MoCA Concludes Successful Field Trials for Home Networking of Digital Entertainment Using Coax

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Contacting Global Inventures
help@________.org

Occasionally, individuals who participate in groups we manage aren’t sure whom to contact for administrative and membership issues regarding their alliance. Although different account teams support various collaborative communities, the shortest and surest path to support is to send an email to help@[yourcommunity].org. All inquiries are logged in our HelpDesk application and routed to the appropriate person – Member Services, Web, Account Manager, Executive Director, etc. The sophisticated HelpDesk application enables our member services coordinators to view all messages and track the complete history of each message, to allow them to streamline and constantly improve contact. We’re here to support you, the members.

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