ETRE Conference Monaco (1999): Part 1

The European Technology Roundtable Exposition, (ETRE), a gathering of the most prominent computer CEO's and analysts, was hosted by Dasar and held in Monaco recently. Computer Chronicles goes on location to meet the leaders of high-tech, to talk about Internet's influence, and the general future of e-commerce. [Episode #1711, First broadcast: 11/30/1999] Inktomi A company seldom few would recognize, Inktomi's software is the engine underneath the searches you do on most web sites, such as AOL and Yahoo! Next Card One solution to consumers uneasiness of using their credit card online is the first Internet credit card, called Next Card. With Next Card, you can apply for and get approved all online usually within a matter of seconds. Next Card also will send your monthly statement via the Internet, where you can pay your bill through electronic banking. Consumers can also use the card to shop in traditional settings. Vertical Net The Wall Street darling of the business to business world with a market capitalization over two billion dollars, Vertical Net builds meaningful e-commerce communities aiding in drastically cutting the costs of sales. Cycore Cycore is a Swedish company trying to redefine traditional advertising models for the Internet. It has developed a three-dimensional engine, called Cult 3D, used for putting virtual products on the Web that you look at, play with, and "almost" touch. Y-Not Starting out as an animated greeting card site, Y-Not applied their animation technology to hyping MP3 artists. And by using the viral marketing power of the web, Y-Not makes it easy for you to send along music promos to a friend. Invention Machine Corporation Founded by Russian software engineers, IMC aims to move past search engines to what they call "reading" engines with their product CoBrain. CoBrain doesn't only find information on the Web, it reads it, summarizes it and points you to the exact information you're looking for. KeeBoo A