DEMOletter Weekly Edition, Aug. 15, 2005

DEMOletter Weekly Edition
Aug. 15, 2005
Volume 10, Number 31

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INSIDE DEMOLETTER THIS WEEK
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DEMOFALL THEME: A MOVE TO SIMPLIFY
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At my age I shouldn't be pulling all-nighters, but it happens
every year - twice, in fact, as I put the DEMO conference
program to bed. And last night was no exception.

After four months of interviewing more than 200 companies, I
faced a 9 a.m. deadline this morning to turn the raw ingredients
of the selected companies into a cohesive program for 500-plus
of DEMO's closest friends - the investors and business
development execs who come to the event each year.

I don't go into the DEMO process with a pre-conceived notion of
what the market will bear. Instead, DEMO is a bit like a
shopping spree at a farmer's market. I select the freshest,
brightest, most intriguing ingredients for the mix -- then, when
all the ingredients are laid out, I put the program together.
And last night - at 3:46 a.m. - it all came together.

Of course, we don't reveal the companies that have been
selected until the conference begins, but given the sleep
deprivation, my guard is down enough to spill the beans on some
of the program segments that represent these fine companies.

If there is a big theme for DEMOfall, it is a move toward
simplicity, whether we're talking about consumer Web services or
enterprise applications and IT management, the coming wave of
innovation is all about making our lives easier. We see it in
new approaches to hardware and software interfaces. It's evident
in aggregated services that deliver the information we need when
we want it, where we want it. Enterprise applications focus on
streamlining business processes, without laying a heavy burden
on IT managers.

Read more at
http://www.demo.com/demoletter/009780.html

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KEITH SHAW'S END NOTES: I SCREAM FOR IMEEM
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* DEMO alumni imeem launches public version of its instant
messaging collaboration software.

* GADGET OF THE WEEK: Old friend Logitech releases new Webcam
with 1.3 megapixel camera lens and integrated microphone to
improve videoconferencing environments.

* Study shows that blog readers are younger and wealthier than
regular Internet users.

Read all of this week's End Notes at
http://www.demo.com/demoletter/009774.html

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WEATHER REPORT
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* Citrix Online releases version 2.0 of its GoToMeeting
Webconferencing software.

* Fractal Edge named one of the top 100 European private
companies by Red Herring.

* Akimbo adds RSS feeds to its video-on-demand service so users
can easily find more videos to watch.

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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