DEMOletter Weekly Edition Nov. 15, 2004 Volume 9, Number 45 Editor's note: Enjoy all that DEMOletter has to offer. The e- mail below simply outlines topics covered in the highly colorful and accessible weblog, www.demo.com/demoletter. Any of the links below will take you directly to the full article, along with other items such as the "Weather Report" on past demonstrators, and polling on current topics. In addition, we now have an RSS feed, so you can get DEMOletter articles sent to you directly as they publish! To sign up for that, add the following URL to your RSS reader application http://www.demo.com/demoletter/index.xml * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * INSIDE DEMOLETTER THIS WEEK * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ START-UPS GROW UP ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ The business section of Sunday's San Jose Mercury News opened with a banner headline: "Investments off 35%." After several quarters of increasing investment, venture capitalists put "only" $1.45 billion into new businesses last quarter, down a third from the second quarter of 2004. This is according to the MoneyTree Survey conducted by PricewaterhouseCoopers, Thomson Venture Economics and the National Venture Capital Association. While a 35% drop in venture investing may take the wind out of the sails of early-stage financing seekers, the picture might not be as gloomy as the numbers suggest. Read the full story at http://www.demo.com/demoletter/006756.html ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ END NOTES: ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ * Can You Spot the Phish? MailFrontier launches new anti-fraud quiz. * VoodooPC lets users add tattoos to their PCs. * DoCoMo plans to launch mobile phone with Wi-Fi. This week's End Notes are located at http://www.demo.com/demoletter/006755.html ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ THIS WEEK'S POLL QUESTION ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ Are we at the beginning of a new technology boom? Add your voice at www.demo.com/demoletter ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ WEATHER REPORT ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ * EverNote gets handwriting recognition application bundled into new Sony portable PC. * Aeroprise co-founder wins Innovation Award * Mirra hires new VP of Marketing The complete Weather Report archive is located at http://www.demo.com/demoletter/weather_report.html ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ SINCE LAST WE SPOKE . . . ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ (News items from DEMOletter posted during the week) * MailFrontier and ZoneLabs team up to provide anti-spam and anti-phishing technology for consumers and small businesses. Full story at http://www.demo.com/demoletter/006720.html * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * LAUNCH AT [EMAIL PROTECTED] * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * The DEMO Conference will celebrate 15 years of launching innovative products into the technology markets. Will you be a part of this proud tradition? If your company is preparing a product for an early 2005 market introduction, there is no better place to launch it than the DEMO Conference. For more information and to apply, go to www.demo.com/apply. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION * * * * * * * * * * * * * * DEMOletter Weekly Edition is written by Chris Shipley mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] and Keith Shaw <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>. IDG Executive Forums, a division of Network World, Inc., is an information resource company dedicated to serving executives in the high-technology marketplace. Most widely known for producing the high-tech industry's premiere executive conferences and newsletters, the company provides the industry analysis, information, insights, and networking opportunities its customers need to excel in the fastest paced marketplace in the world. The company's products include AGENDA(R), DEMO(R), DEMOmobile(R), DIGITAL SPECTRUM(tm), VORTEX, DEMOletter(R), and VORTEX Digest. All registered trademarks are owned by IDG. More information can be found at <http://www.idgef.com>. SUBSCRIPTION SERVICES To subscribe or unsubscribe to any Network World email newsletters, go to: <http://www.nwwsubscribe.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe from promotional email, go to: http://www.nwwsubscribe.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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