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Keynote Speakers
Al Gore
John T. Chambers
Larry Ellison
Ira C. Magaziner
Kevin McKay
Lewis E. Platt
Michael C. Ruettgers
William V. Russell
Jackson L. Wilson

Track Chairs
Dot Allen
Gary Beach
Don Clark
John Dix
Maryfran Johnson
Sandy Reed

John T. Chambers
President and Chief Executive Officer
Cisco Systems
John Chambers is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Cisco Systems, worldwide leader in networking for the Internet. During the past three years as President and CEO, Chambers has led the company from $1.2 billion in annual revenues to its current run-rate of $7.5 billion by establishing leadership in key technology sectors of the networking industry. Cisco is now the third-largest company traded on the NASDAQ stock market, as measured by market capitalization. John Chamber's participation in this conference will give us invaluable insight into Cisco's strategy for serving the growing demands of businesses that depend in their networking capabilities every minute of every day.

 

Larry Ellison
Chief Executive Officer
Oracle Corporation
Larry Ellison has been CEO of Oracle Corporation since he founded the company in 1977. Mr. Ellison has received numerous honors and awards, including Entrepreneur of the Year in 1990 from the Harvard School of Business and an honorary degree from Northern Jiao-Tong University, one of China's most prestigious institutions of higher learning. Mr. Ellison sits on the board of Apple Computer, Inc. and the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund. Mr. Ellison is also co-chair of California Governor Pete Wilson's Council on Information Technology.

Presentation - The Internet Changes Everything

 

Al Gore
Vice President Of The United States
Al Gore was inaugurated as the 45th Vice President of the United States on January 20, 1993. President Clinton and Vice President Gore were reelected to a second term in 1996, and Vice President Gore was sworn in again on January 20, 1997. Together, they have led this country into a period of sustained economic growth marked by 16.7 million new jobs, and the lowest combined rate of unemployment, inflation, and mortgage rates in 28 years.

Throughout the five years that they have worked together, Vice President Gore has formed an unprecedented partnership with President Clinton. Vice President Gore serves as an advisor to President Clinton, a Cabinet member, President of the U.S. Senate, a member of the National Security Council, and head of a wide range of Administration initiatives.

Among elected officials, Vice President Gore's environmental record is unparalleled. He is the author of the best-seller EARTH IN THE BALANCE: Ecology and the Human Spirit, and he leads the Administration's initiatives to develop a new generation of vehicles, stabilize climate change, increase sustainable development, and promote environmental technologies.

To help create a federal government that works better and costs less, Vice President Gore heads the National Performance Review, The initiative has saved taxpayers more than $137 billion and reduced the size of the federal government to its smallest level since President John F. Kennedy's Administration. He also is President Clinton's advisor on regulatory review.

Vice President Gore was born on March 31, 1948, and is the son of former U.S. Senator Albert Gore, Sr. and Pauline Gore. Raised in Carthage, Tennessee, and Washington, D.C., Vice President Gore received a degree in government with honors from Harvard University in 1969. After graduation, he volunteered for enlistment in the U.S. Army and served in Vietnam. Returning to civilian life, Vice President Gore became an investigative reporter with the Tennessean in Nashville. He attended Vanderbilt University Divinity School and Vanderbilt Law School.

Vice President Gore began his career in public service in 1976 when he was elected to represent Tennessee in the U.S. House of Representatives (1977-1985). He was elected to the U.S. Senate in 1984 and was re-elected in 1990 (1985-1993). A candidate for the democratic nomination for President in 1988, he won more than three million votes and democratic contests in seven states.

Lewis E. Platt
Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer
Hewlett-Packard
Lewis E. Platt is Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer of Hewlett-Packard Company. Hewlett-Packard (HP) is an international manufacturer of measurement and computation products and systems used in industry, business, engineering, science, medicine and education. Platt joined HP in 1966 and held a variety of management posts in the company, showing outstanding leadership and vision throughout the years. In 1992 he was elected president and chief executive officer and a member of the board of directors. In 1995, he was appointed by President Clinton to serve on a trade policy advisory board. Lewis Platt's presence at the conference will enable us to explore the critical transitions that are necessary for bringing out computer systems into the next millennium.

Presentation - Innovation and Growth: Taking on the 21st Century

 

Michael C. Ruettgers
President and Chief Executive Officer
EMC Corporation
Michael C. Ruettgers is the President and Chief Executive Officer of EMC Corporation, a position he has held since January 1992. Since Mr. Ruettgers joined the company in 1988, EMC's revenue base has increased more than tenfold to over $2.9 billion in 1997, and the company has become a market leader in the field of information storage and retrieval. Leading companies rely on EMCs innovative storage solutions for applications such as online reservation systems, transaction processing, customer billing, Year 2000 testing, the Internet and corporate intranets, business continuance/disaster recovery, datamining and data warehousing.

Presentation - Enterprise Storage as Infrastructure Data Tone

 

Kevin McKay
Chief Executive Officer, SAP America, Inc.
Executive Board Member, SAP AG
Kevin McKay joined SAP America, Inc. in 1995 as Chief Financial Officer, and shortly thereafter took on the additional role of Chief Operating Officer. His responsibilities included financial, accounting and operational management of all subsidiaries under the SAP Americas region. His management scope extended from finance and administration to training, education and customer support, to information technology and human resources. McKay also worked closely with the SAP AG team in the companyĮs recent successful listing on the New York Stock Exchange.

On September 1st, 1998, Kevin McKay was promoted to Chief Executive Officer for SAP America, managing all operations in North and Latin America.

Prior to joining SAP, McKay was executive vice president and corporate controller at Sony Electronics, the electronic equipment manufacturer, sales and distribution giant. Before Sony, McKay worked for Price Waterhouse.

McKay is a graduate of St. PeterĮs College in Jersey City, N.J., and attended the Advanced Management Program at the Harvard School of Business.

Maintaining The Balance: IT and Your Customer

 

Ira C. Magaziner
Senior Advisor to the President for Policy Development

Ira C. Magaziner is Senior Advisor to the President of the United States for Policy Development, a position he has held since January 1993. Since December 1995, Magaziner has coordinated the U.S. Government's strategy on electronic commerce and the emerging digital economy. He supervised the development of the President's strategy paper "A Framework For Global Electronic Commerce" released in July 1997, and has been coordinating an interagency team to implement the strategy since then. From August 1995 to January 1997, Magaziner chaired a joint National Economic Council/National Security Council initiative to increase US exports. Magaziner managed the development of the President's health care reform initiative from 1993-1995. Prior to his White House appointment, Magaziner earned respect as one of America's most successful corporate strategists, building two successful corporate strategy consulting firms and directing policy analysis for major corporations.

 

Jackson L. Wilson, Jr.
Managing Partner - Global Markets
Andersen Consulting
Jackson Wilson is Managing Partner - Global Markets for Andersen Consulting. Wilson's leadership role has influenced Andersen Consulting's dramatic growth with revenues increasing from $1.1 billion in 1988 to $6.6 billion in 1997 and a workforce of 53,000 people in 40 countries. Wilson is responsible for worldwide client service delivery and financial performance. He also oversees industry marketing and client quality management functions. He is a member of Andersen Consulting's Executive Committee, Global Operations Committee and Global Management Council. He joined the firm in 1975 and was admitted to the partnership in 1983.

 

William V. Russell
Vice President and General Manager, Enterprise Systems Group
Hewlett-Packard Company
William V. Russell is Vice President of Hewlett-Packard Company and General Manager of the Enterprise Systems Group. He has worldwide responsibility for HP's UNIX line of server systems, Enterprise Netservers, Storage and HP 3000 businesses, together with Verifone. He also manages the implementation of HP next-generation processor architecture. Russell joined HP in 1980 in the sales organization at HP's South Queensferry facility in Scotland and was promoted to district sales manager in 1981. He became area sales manager for the Computer Systems Organization (CSO) in the United Kingdom in 1984 and general manager in 1985. Russell was appointed sales manager of the CSO in the UK in 1990, named general manager in 1993 and became general manager of Europe, Africa and the Middle-East for CSO in 1994. He was promoted to general manager of the Technical Computing Business Unit in 1996, and assumed his current post in 1997. He was appointed an HP Vice President later that year and elected HP Vice President and Company Officer in 1998.

Presentation - When Mission Critical Means Mission Accomplished 


    

    
Track Chairs Bios

    
 

    
Dot Allen

    Director of Consulting, Systems, Software and Storage

    International Data Corporation/West 

    Dot Allen, Director of Consulting for Systems, Software, and Storage at IDC/West, provides
    action-oriented market research services to IDC's systems and software clients. A
    highly-skilled marketing professional with 20 years of experience in market analysis and
    planning, Allen joined IDC in January of 1995. In 1998, she assumed responsibility for
    directing IDC's channels consulting program. Prior to joining IDC, Allen was a senior
    marketing manager at Sun Microsystems, where she built a marketing program in information
    publishing, working closely with Sun's independent software vendors (ISV's) in this area.
    Before moving to the vendor side of the business, Allen served as a marketing consultant
    at the Institute for the Future, Technology Decision, Inc., and SRI International
    (formerly Stanford Research Institute). 

    
 

    
Gary Beach

    Publisher

    CIO Magazine

    An industry veteran, Gary Beach brings over 10 years of information technology (IT)
    publishing experience and knowledge to his role as publisher of CIO magazine. Beach's
    primary responsibility at CIO is to create new business opportunities for IDG's fastest
    growing publication and its related products. He plans to further educate the IT community
    on the importance of reaching chief information officers and other management executives
    with IT vision. Beach is widely recognized for his role in founding the U.S. Tech Corps, a
    national non-profit organization dedicated to improving education through technology.
    Beach also serves on the U.S. Department of Commerce's National IT Workforce Committee.
    During his tenure at IDG, Beach has also served as CEO of IDG's Computerworld and Network
    World magazines. 

    
 

    
Don Clark

    News Editor

    Wall Street Journal

    Don Clark is technology news editor in the San Francisco bureau of the Wall Street
    Journal. He has been writing about the computer industry for 18 years. From 1980 to 1986,
    he was a business reporter for the St. Paul Pioneer Press. He then moved to the San
    Francisco Chronicle, where he began writing about Silicon Valley. In 1993 he joined the
    Wall Street Journal, where he has written extensively about the software and semiconductor
    industries. In 1997, he was promoted to news editor, and is responsible for editing daily
    news stories and features on technology, and continues to write frequently. He has a
    Master's Degree in Journalism from the University of Minnesota and a B.A. in English from
    UCLA. He lives in Oakland with his wife and two sons. 

    
 

    
John Dix

    Editor

    Network World

    John Dix is Editor of Network World, setting the direction for and overseeing the
    day-to-day operations of the news weekly. He is also editor of IntraNet Magazine, a
    monthly supplement examining use of private Webs to support collaborative effort,
    information exchange and electronic commerce. Dix helped launch Network World in 1986 when
    it was spun out of Computerworld, where he was senior editor of communications. Prior to
    Computerworld, Dix worked for International Data, Corp. (1980-1984) as an analyst and
    editor of executive newsletters covering developments in networking and distributed
    processing. 

    
 

    
Maryfran Johnson

    Executive Editor

    Computerworld

    Maryfran Johnson is the executive editor of Computerworld, the national newsweekly for
    information technology professionals and the flagship publication of International Data
    Group in Boston. Johnson joined Computerworld in 1989, after working for eight years as a
    daily news reporter at the Gainesville (Fla.) Sun, the Tri-City (Wash) Herald and Gannett
    News Service in Columbus, Ohio. She holds a bachelors degree in Journalism from the
    University of Florida, and a master's in public affairs reporting from the Ohio State
    University. As a Computerworld reporter, she covered a variety of topics, from midrange
    systems and the Unix industry to client/server software. She was the founding editor of
    Computerworld Client/Server Journal in 1993, and then promoted a year later to News
    Editor. In February 1996, she was appointed executive editor, responsible for all
    operations of the newsroom, features, and copy desk departments. 

    

    

    
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Sandy Reed

    Editor In Chief

    InfoWorld

    Sandy Reed is one of the most influential journalists in the computer industry. As
    editor-in-chief of InfoWorld, Reed heads a team of more than 100 journalists, making it
    the largest editorial staff dedicated to covering technology news in print and on the Web.
    She also serves as senior vice president/editorial director of InfoWorld Media Group, a
    division of IDG (International Data Group), the world's leading provider of information
    services on information technology. Since 1995, when she joined InfoWorld, Reed has been
    named one of the country's most influential technology journalists every year in a survey
    conducted by Marketing Computers magazine. 

    

    

    
Track Speakers

    
 

    
Joe Alwan

    Director, U.S. Western Region

    Open Market, Inc. 

    Joe Alwan is the Director for the U.S. Western Region at Open Market, Inc. His team is
    responsible for Open Market's sales, marketing, and partnership activities in the region.
    Prior to joining Open Market, Alwan was a Director at Sun Microsystems, where he built and
    managed Sun's Global Partners Program. His team at Sun was responsible for the company's
    top strategic software developer relationships and had most recently been focused on
    encouraging them to adopt Java technology, Sun's computing platform for the Internet.
    Before Sun, Alwan held a variety of product management and market development positions
    for several start-up companies. Alwan began his career at Hewlett-Packard Company
    developing diagnostic and test programs for electronic instruments. 

    
Alwan is a member of the IEEE and graduated with honors from the University of Illinois
    in 1983 with a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering. 

    
Presentation - Winning in the Networked
    Marketplace 

    
 

    
David Abelow

    Director, Worldwide Partner Marketing

    EMC Corporation 

    David Abelow joined EMC Corporation in June of 1998, as Director of Worldwide Partner
    Marketing. David joined EMC from Dell Computer Corporation where he was responsible for
    server brand management where he played an instrumental role in defining and implementing
    Dell's server software strategy, introducing new products that helped bring Dell to the #2
    position in the Intel server market. 

    
Prior to EMC and Dell, David held senior sales and marketing positions with Lotus
    Development Corporation, Ardent Software, Digital Equipment Corporation and Data General
    Corporation. David's other accomplishments include playing an integral role building the
    Lotus Notes Business Partner Program, driving the shift at Digital from a direct to an
    indirect sales model, and building new distribution channels for Ardent Software's
    DataStage data warehousing product. 

    
Mr. Abelow holds an MS in Engineering and an MBA from Boston University, and a BS in
    Chemical Engineering from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. He resides in
    Massachusetts with his wife Cheryl and their three children, Ariana, Lauren and Danielle. 

    
Presentation - Ensure Uninterrupted
    Business Operation with EMC Enterprise Storage Solutions 

    
 

    
Peter Alexander

    Senior Director of Enterprise Marketing

    Cisco Systems 

    Peter Alexander is the Senior Director of Enterprise Marketing at Cisco Systems, the
    worldwide leader in networking for the Internet. Alexander has over 15 years of experience
    in the voice and data communications industry. He joined Cisco as Director of Enterprise
    Marketing in 1996 with the acquisition of StrataCom, where he had been Executive Director
    of Marketing. Previously, he spent four years as Director of Sales and Operations,
    Asia/Pacific, for Republic Telcom Systems. Alexander held a variety of engineering and
    management positions at Entropic Speech, Inc. and at ROLM Corporation prior to his work in
    Asia. 

    
Presentation - Global Networked Business
    

    
 

    
Cindy Bolo

    Director of Enterprise Solutions Marketing

    Cisco Systems 

    Cindy Bolo is the Director of Enterprise Solutions Marketing at Cisco Systems, the
    worldwide leader in networking for the Internet. Bolo joined Cisco in 1996 with the
    acquisition of StrataCom, where she was the Director of Enterprise Marketing. During the
    past 18 years, she has held positions in product management, marketing and business
    development at StrataCom, Newbridge Networks, Systems Center, Inc. and BBN Communications.
    Bolo holds BA and MBA degrees from Michigan State University. 

    
 

    
Nanci Caldwell

    Vice President and General Manager, North America Enterprise 

    Accounts Organization

    Hewlett-Packard Company

    Nanci Caldwell is a Vice President of Hewlett-Packard Company and General Manager for
    the North America Enterprise Accounts Organization with Computer Sales and Distribution
    Group. She is responsible for the Enterprise Accounts sales force that represents the full
    breadth of HP's computer, services and solutions to enterprise and large commercial
    accounts, as well as HP's software and system integrator partners. Caldwell joined
    Hewlett-Packard (Canada) Ltd. in 1982. In 1992, Caldwell was named regional marketing
    manager for HP Canada and named general manager of HP's Canada Computer Systems
    Organization in 1994. In 1997, she became worldwide manager for Global Sales Programs and
    Enterprise Marketing. She assumed her current post in 1998. 

    
Presentation - No More Trade Offs!
    Reducing IT Costs While Improving Customer and Supplier Service 

    
 

    
Gina M. Cassinelli

    Marketing Manager, Internet & Application Systems Division 

    Hewlett-Packard Company

    Gina M. Cassinelli is the Marketing Manager of Hewlett-Packard Company's Internet and
    Applications Systems Division of the Enterprise Systems Group in Cupertino, CA. Cassinelli
    is responsible for driving the development HP 9000 enterprise solutions designed for
    Internet environments which includes the HP 9000 mid-range and low-end enterprise servers
    and HP Domain Internet Solutions family. In 1996, Cassinelli was named Manager of the
    Channel and Partner Organization within HP's Enterprise Systems Division, responsible for
    all marketing and research and development relationships with software and channel
    partners for the HP 9000 UNIX-based enterprise server business. In 1992, Cassinelli
    managed the solutions department within HP's General Systems Division and had
    responsibility for the company's Mainframe Alternative and Data Warehouse programs. 

    
Presentation - Bringing Mission
    Critical Attributes to the Internet through Quality Service 

    
 

    
Janice D. Chaffin

    General Manager, High Performance Systems Division 

    Hewlett-Packard Company

    Janice D. Chaffin is General Manager of the High Performance Systems Division (HPSD)
    of Hewlett-Packard Company's Computer Organization in Cupertino, CA. She is responsible
    for driving HP's leadership in the server market, focusing on servers for mission critical
    on-line transaction processing, decision support and design and technical markets. Chaffin
    joined HP in 1981 as a Systems Analyst in Manufacturing Information Systems. From 1983
    though 1985, she managed product support and customer documentation for HP's Manufacturing
    Productivity Division. In 1985, Chaffin was named Product Marketing Manager for
    Semiconductor' Productivity Network software products. In 1986, Chaffin headed a marketing
    team for HP's new Precision Architecture (RISC) product line which became the HP9000
    Series 800 computer family. In 1988 Chaffin became the Systems Planning Manager for the
    General Systems Division Business and was eventually promoted to take on responsibilities
    for Program Management and Solution Partners. In 1993, Chaffin was Executive Director of
    the Channels and Partner Organization and was promoted to co-general manager of the
    Enterprise Systems Division (ESY) in 1996. 

    
Presentation - The Operation Center:
    Corner Stone of Continuous Computing/Continuous Productivity Vision 

    
 

    
Patti Dock 

    Vice President, Products and Solutions Marketing 

    BEA Systems

    Patti Dock is currently Vice President of Products and Solutions Marketing at BEA
    Systems, the world leader in component and service based transaction processing on open
    client/server systems. Dock has spent the past 18 years in a variety of senior management
    roles, including marketing, product marketing, consulting and software development. Prior
    to BEA Systems, Dock was the Director of Object Technology Middleware for IBM where she
    had the responsibility for overseeing the implementation and integration of IBM's OT with
    its middleware products. She has experience working closely with customers, analysts,
    press, business alliance partners, ISVs, research facilities and development laboratories.
    

    
 

    
Nick Earle 

    Vice President and Group Marketing Manager, Enterprise Systems Group 

    Hewlett-Packard Company

    Nick Earle is Vice President and Group Marketing Manager for HP's Enterprise Systems
    Group based in Cupertino, CA. He is responsible for all aspects of servers, storage, HP-UX
    operating system, HP3000, VeriFone E-Payment solutions and the alliance with Intel to
    create the next generation architecture for the IT industry. Prior to his appointment,
    Earle was responsible for the Worldwide Field Marketing activities of HP's Solutions Sales
    and Delivery Group. From 1993-1996 Earle was the European Marketing Manager based in
    Boeblingen Germany responsible for HP's Computer Systems Organization Marketing and prior
    to that the UK Marketing Manager based in Bracknell, England. Earle was promoted to his
    current role in May 1997 and made a HP Vice President in June 1998. 

    
Presentation - Business Agility Through
    Implementation of Solution Packages: Yes But... 

    
 

    
Eric J. Golin, Ph. D. 

    Vice President of Worldwide Professional Services 

    BroadVision, Inc.

    As Vice President of Worldwide Professional Services, Dr. Eric J. Golin is responsible
    for the delivery of services to BroadVision's customers and partners. Golin has been with
    BroadVision since 1994. He was one of the original architects of the BroadVision
    One-To-One product, and is a co-inventor on BroadVision's patent. As Director of
    Engineering, Golin managed the development of Version 1.0, 1.1 and 2.0 of BroadVision
    One-To-One. Subsequent to that, he developed the WebApps product line. Prior to
    BroadVision, Golin worked at OpenVision Technologies, GTE and Digital Equipment
    Corporation and served as an Assistant Professor of Computer Science at the University of
    Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He is the author of over twenty-five research papers in the
    fields of visual languages, computer graphics and user interfaces. 

    
 

    
Anil Gupta

    Vice President, Global Marketing, 

    Baan Supply Chain Solutions

    The Baan Company

    Anil Gupta is Vice President of Global Marketing at Baan Supply Chain Solutions. He is
    responsible for defining and driving the marketing strategy for supply chain management at
    the Baan Company. Previously he was responsible for Baan's vertical market strategy. He
    has over 15 years in the industry, including stints in management consultant, product
    development and marketing. 

    
Presentation - Exploring End-to-End
    Supply Chain Management 

    
 

    
Jeffrey Holmes 

    Vice President, Consumer Products Industry Marketing 

    Manugistics Group, Inc.

    Jeffrey Holmes is the Vice President of Consumer Products Industry Marketing for
    Manugistics. His responsibilities include the development of solutions for future of
    supply chain management applications for the consumer packaged goods industry. Holmes
    works closely with leading industry practitioners and support organizations to determine
    industry trends and needs. Prior to joining Manugistics, Holmes worked as senior director
    of logistics for a global consumer packaged goods company, in both North America and
    Russia. He is a former career Army officer, retiring as a Lieutenant Colonel. During his
    Army career, he was responsible for the global acquisition and distribution of food and
    consumer packaged goods for the Department of Defense worldwide resale operations. 

    
Presentation - Internet Enabled Supply
    Chains 

    
 

    
Robert Humphrey 

    Vice President, Marketing and Alliances 

    i2 Technologies

    Robert Humphrey is Vice President of Marketing and Alliances at i2 Technologies with
    responsibilities that include developing and communicating i2's global vision for supply
    chain optimization as well as recruiting and managing strategic alliances for the company.
    i2's marketing organization is chartered with developing key messages and themes for the
    company and managing a worldwide marketing organization chartered with executing i2
    marketing plans. Robert's expertise is developing and managing key marketing initiatives
    as well as developing strategic partnerships between companies that result in unique
    product and service offerings to the marketplace. 

    
Prior to joining i2, Robert was Vice President, Strategic Alliances for SHL Systemhouse
    (a $1 billion global systems integration and consulting company). Prior to SHL, Robert was
    Executive Vice President of The Strifler Group where he was responsible for all sales and
    marketing of this Dallas-based, consulting and systems integration company. While with The
    Strifler Group, Robert developed a strategic vendor relations program that became the
    benchmark for consulting based alliance programs. Robert was instrumental in the merger of
    The Strifler Group with SHL Systemhouse after an aggressive expansion from a small six
    person regional operation. 

    
Prior to The Strifler Group, Robert held various sales and marketing management
    positions with the Unisys Corporation. 

    
 

    
Mark Jarvis 

    Senior Vice President, Worldwide Marketing 

    Oracle Coporation 

    Mark Jarvis is Senior Vice President of Worldwide Marketing at Oracle Corporation and
    is responsible for global advertising, public relations, communications and events,
    pricing, brand management and market analysis. Jarvis joined Oracle in 1990 and has a long
    list of successes in Oracle marketing, including the launch and rollout of Oracle8,
    Oracle7.3 and Network Computing Architecture. He also drove the market development efforts
    of Oracle's Internet products and was responsible for the Oracle Systems Management Tools
    Initiative. Jarvis has held various positions including director of Network Products, Vice
    President of Server Marketing and Vice President of System Products Marketing. Jarvis also
    serves on the company's Product Development Management Committee under chairman and CEO
    Larry Ellison. 

    
 

    
John Lee

    Senior Vice President, SCOPE 

    SAP America, Inc.

    John Lee has over 20 years experience in the manufacturing and maintenance
    environment. He has held several managerial positions in manufacturing, production,
    maintenance and inventory control, including the installation of ERP systems. His areas of
    expertise are business planning, distribution management, shop floor control, stock room
    management, remanufacturing and maintenance management. He joined SAP America, Inc. in
    January 1993 as a Logistics Consultant specializing in MM/PP. In 1995, Lee was promoted to
    Consulting Manager for the Houston District and in 1996, Lee was promoted to Vice
    President, Field Services. In 1998, Lee was promoted to Senior Vice President, SCOPE. His
    responsibilities in this new assignment include sales, presales, and consulting as they
    relate to SAP's supply chain initiative. 

    
 

    
Bobby Lent 

    Vice President, Business Development

    Ariba Technologies, Inc.

    Bobby Lent leads Ariba's businesses development and strategic partner organization and
    is in charge of all partner-related strategy and activities. Prior to co-founding Ariba,
    Lent was Vice President of Marketing for Inmac, an international supplier of networking
    & computing equipment to Fortune 1000 enterprises. In this capacity, Lent managed
    Inmac's marketing, sales, and inventory management operations. Prior to Inmac, he held
    senior product-marketing positions at Quantum and Softbridge Microsystems. Lent began his
    career with Deloitte-Touche and is a CPA. 

    
 

    
Tino Madrid 

    Project Manager - SAP/R3 Implementations

    Mobil Business Resource Company (MBRC)

    Mobil Global Datacenter Services

    Mobil Oil

    Mr. Madrid has more than 30 years of experience at Mobil, in all segments of the large
    systems environment. In his current role, his responsibilities were to design and
    implement a computing infrastructure for Mobil's SAP/R3 systems, which replace and retire
    over 350 legacy applications and remiediate 400 others for Y2K compliancy. 

    
Prior to his current position at Mobil as Project Manager of SAP/R3 implementations in
    client server and enterprise environments, he served as Manager of Mainframe Software
    Support Services, for Mobil's corporate Global Information Systems in Dallas, Texas and
    Fairfax, Virginia. Some of his prior responsibilities primarily were to consolidate
    Mobil's worldwide large systems datacenters in Australia, Singapore, Europe and Japan to
    the Global datacenter in Dallas. 

    
Mr.Madrid has held various key management positions at Mobil, including international
    assignments, Afica, South America, and Mexico. He received an B.A. in Computer Science at
    North Texas State University. 

    
Presentation - Creating a Unified and
    Year 2000 Compliant IT Infrastructure at Mobil Oil 

    
 

    
Michael Matthews 

    Executive Vice President, Worldwide Marketing

    Platinum Technology

    Michael Matthews joined Platinum Technology in 1996 as Executive Vice President of
    Worldwide Marketing responsible for the integration and expansion of Platinum's marketing
    resources. Before joining Platinum, Matthews held several executive positions at Sterling
    Software, including Group Vice President, Business Development and Vice President,
    Marketing. He began his career in Australia with Digital Equipment Corporation, NCR
    Corporation; and also served as President, Systems Center Japan, Inc. 

    
 

    
John M. Paul 

    Senior Vice President and General Manager, Server Product Division Netscape
    Communications

    John M. Paul is the Senior Vice President and General Manager, Server Product Division
    at Netscape Communications. He is responsible for enhancing Netscape's relationships with
    strategic partners and influencing future product directions in the Server Product
    Division. Before joining Netscape, Paul was Senior Vice President and General Manager of
    Coordinate.com, the Internet division of Banyan Systems where he launched
    www.switchboard.com, a directory of individuals and businesses on the Internet which
    became one of the top 50 web sites within months of it's introduction. Prior to
    Coordinate.com, Paul was Vice President of Systems Software of Compaq Computer's Systems
    Division, where he was responsible for integrating Compaq's server product line with
    leading vendors' operating systems. 

    
 

    
Jacqueline Ross 

    Vice President, Marketing 

    Marimba, Inc. 

    Jacqueline Ross is Vice President of Marketing for Marimba, Inc.-a recognized leader
    in application distribution and management (ADM) solutions. As Vice President of
    Marketing, Ms. Ross is responsible for development and management of the company's
    worldwide product strategy and marketing programs. Prior to joining Marimba, Ross was Vice
    President of Marketing for Check Point Software Technologies, Inc., a leading provider of
    enterprise security and bandwidth management solutions. During her tenure, Ross built the
    company's marketing organization which was instrumental in the company's successful public
    offering and subsequent constant annual growth rate of 130%. Prior to Check Point, Ross
    was Vice President of Marketing for Cambio Networks, a privately held network management
    software company. 

    
Presentation - Reaching the Extended
    Enterprise in the New Networked Economy 

    
 

    
Ray Shei 

    Vice President of Information Services

    Keebler Foods Company

    Born and raised in Indiana (and very proud of it), Ray is currently the Vice President
    of Information Services for Keebler Foods Company, America's 2nd largest cookie/cracker
    manufacturer. Ray has held various positions at Keebler during the past ten years,
    including 6 years as Senior Manager of Transportation and Logistics and 4 years leading
    the I.S. Department. Prior to Keebler, Ray spent 13 years with Sperry Corporation as a
    highly visible "Hot Site" Manager. Ray has proven to be a very successful
    Manager in a highly technical capacity, as well as within the Business User Arena, and now
    as head of the Keebler Information Services Department at Keebler Foods Company. 

    
 

    
Petra Syme

    Vice President, Development

    Nextel Communications

    Petra Syme joined Nextel as Vice President of Development in November 1997. She
    oversees development, implementation and support of a variety of customer and
    infrastructure systems at Nextel: Customer Care, Billing, Activations, Sales Force
    Automation, Finance and Human Resources. Syme is a graduate of the University of
    Technology, Sydney, Australia with a Bachelor of Business degree in accounting and a minor
    in computing. She has completed the Berkeley Advanced Management Program, Haas School of
    Business at the University of California, Berkeley. 

    
Presentation - The Power of Intelligent
    Communications 

    
 

    
 Debra Tummins

    Vice President, Strategic Alliances

    BMC Software, Inc.

    Debra Tummins is the Vice President of Strategic Alliances for BMC Software, Inc., a
    worldwide developer and vendor of more than 160 software solutions that improve the
    availability, performance and recoverability of business-critical applications and data.
    Since joining BMC Software in 1987 as a sales representative, Tummins has advanced to the
    position of Vice President, North American Sales responsible for telecommunications
    vertical market as well as outsourcers. Beginning in April, she will be responsible for
    Global Alliances, Channels and Services. Before joining BMC Software, Tummins worked in
    various sales positions at both IBM and BellSouth. Tummins has a BS and an MS in Education
    from Memphis State University as well as an MBA from Penn State University. 

    
Presentation - Application Service
    Assurance - BMC's Approach to Mission Critical Computing 

    
 

    
Daniel Turano

    Vice President, Worldwide Field Operations

    InterWorld Corporation

    

    Daniel Turano joined InterWorld Corporation in October, 1997, and serves as its Vice
    President of Worldwide Field Operations. In this capacity, he is responsible for directing
    and overseeing InterWorld's field operations around the globe. Prior to joining
    InterWorld, Turano was Vice President, North American Field Operations for Scopus
    Technology, Inc. From September 1995 to December 1996, he served as Senior Vice President
    of Worldwide Operations for Siebel Systems, Inc., a developer of sales force automation
    software. From 1985 to 1989 and again from 1991 to 1995, Turano served in various senior
    sales roles at Oracle Corporation, including Group Vice President of Eastern U.S. 

    
 

    
Peter T. A. Vanderslice

    Associate Partner,

    Strategic IT Effectiveness Line of Business

    Andersen Consulting

    Peter Vanderslice is an Associate Partner in the Information and Strategy practice
    based in San Francisco. Vanderslice's Information Technology Strategy work focuses on
    developing shareholder driven business cases for Business Reengineering and Information
    Technology Investments. His work often addresses IT Organization Structure and Governance
    issue. Vanderslice joined Andersen Consulting from Booz Allen and Hamilton where he
    focused on business and Information Technology strategy work. Vanderslice began his career
    in the computer industry seven years prior to joining Booz Allen. As Branch and Product
    Manager, Vanderslice was responsible for financial services and worldwide product
    distribution for mid-range systems. 

    
 

    
Travis White, Ph.D.

    VP, Product Strategies

    J.D. Edwards

    Travis White is vice president of product strategies at J.D. Edwards(. Prior to his
    current position, White was the vice president of corporate communications. Prior to
    joining J.D. Edwards, White held a variety of positions focused on marketing high
    technology solutions. Positions included Vice President of the Technology Group at McClain
    Finlon Advertising, Vice President of Marketing at Solbourne Computer and Senior Manager
    of Product Marketing at NBI Inc. White has extensive academic experience as well. He is
    currently an adjunct professor at the University of Denver where he teaches courses on the
    marketing of technology and the technology of marketing. 

    
Presentation - From Configurable
    Network Computing to Configurable Supply Chain