DEMOletter Weekly Edition, July 18, 2005

DEMOletter Weekly Edition
July 18, 2005
Volume 10, Number 27

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INSIDE DEMOLETTER THIS WEEK
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WHATEVER HAPPENED TO . . . ?
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It never fails: at about this point in any DEMO conference
planning cycle ("this point" being the phase when I meet with 25
or more companies a week, culling out the best and brightest to
premier at the conference), people inevitably ask about the
past. "Do you track the performance of companies that have
launched at DEMO?" they want to know.

Yes, we do. Informally and anecdotally. We post "Weather
Reports" as past Demonstrators make big moves, both positive and
negative. DEMO companies have a pretty good track record. They
get new financing, see strong customer growth, many entertain
and even accept sweet offers to merge with or be acquired by
other companies. Once in a while, a DEMO company even floats an
IPO. Overall, I would guess that the portfolio of DEMO companies
- even over the rocky past five years - has done pretty well.

But that's just a guess. In fact, we don't formally track the
DEMO demonstrators for a variety of reasons - not the least of
which is that it would take a small army of analysts to monitor
the ups and downs of what must now be more than 1,500 companies
that have launched products at DEMO over the last 15 years. So
we rely on the usual sources to keep us abreast of our
demonstrators, who unfortunately don't send us newsy holiday
letters each year telling us how much they've grown and how well
they are doing in the market.

Read more at
http://www.demo.com/demoletter/009521.html

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KEITH SHAW'S END NOTES: CUSTOMER DOWNLOADS 500 MILLIONTH SONG
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* That was fast: Indiana woman purchases 500 millionth song
from Apple's iTunes service.

* Software of the week: Zone Labs releases version 6.0 of its
Internet security software, now with anti-spyware features.

* IBM prepares the coffin for OS/2.

Read all of this week's End Notes at
http://www.demo.com/demoletter/009522.html

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WEATHER REPORT
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* Meru Networks announces channel incentive program for
integrators and VARs.

* IPLocks customer wins recognition from Aberdeen Group.

* LiveVault CEO starts blog on back up procedures for SMBs.

The complete Weather Report archive is located at
http://www.demo.com/demoletter/weather_report.html

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DEMOletter Weekly Edition is written by Chris Shipley
<mailto:chris@cshipley.com and Keith Shaw
<mailto:keithshaw@nww.com>.

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