SRI International's CEO Curt Carlson Keynotes Innovation Series Event

Red Herring, ICC Report and the Girvan Institute of Technology Present Event on “Software: The Next Wave”

MENLO PARK, Calif. – July 27, 2004 – Dr. Curtis R. Carlson, president and CEO of SRI International, will deliver the keynote speech at the next Red Herring/ICC Innovation Series titled “Software: The Next Wave.”   In the six years Dr. Carlson has led SRI, the independent nonprofit R&D organization has grown each year, spun off several leading companies, and advanced its leadership and innovation related to homeland and cyber security, education, health sciences and communications.   For the upcoming Red Herring/ICC event, Dr. Carlson will speak regarding new market opportunities in software innovation and the challenges facing the industry today.

In a sure-to-be-lively discussion held at the Girvan Institute of Technology, Carlson and the other participants will offer insights into the next wave of innovations and describe the challenges companies face in bringing their technologies to market. Event details are as follows:

Keynote: Dr. Curtis Carlson, President & CEO of SRI International

Moderator: Lee Bruno, Red Herring Technology Editor

Event: ICC Report Innovation Series -- Software: The Next Wave

Date: Thursday, July 29, 2004

Time:  5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. PDT

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Girvan Institute of Technology
3940 Freedom Circle
Santa Clara, CA 95054

Event panelists include Rick E. Ballard, associate, Jones Day; Laura Haas, distinguished engineer and senior manager, IBM Information Integration Development; Deborah Magid, director strategic alliances, IBM Software Group; Steven Mendel, executive vice president, In-Q-Tel Venture Group; and Hadar Shemtov, manager, PARC Technology Advancement Group.

All members of the information technology community are encouraged to attend this event. To register at no charge, contact Robert Hunt at (408) 200-7420 or rob@girvan.org.

About SRI International

Silicon Valley-based SRI International (http://www.sri.com) is one of the world's leading independent research and technology development organizations. Founded as Stanford Research Institute in 1946, SRI has been meeting the strategic needs of clients for more than 55 years. The nonprofit research institute performs contract research and development for government agencies, commercial businesses and private foundations. In addition to conducting contract R&D, SRI licenses its technologies, forms strategic partnerships and creates spin-off companies.

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