The EntreTech Forum Presents 'Going to the Gym - Web-Media & Search' G oogle, Y ahoo...

The EntreTech Forum Presents 'Going to the Gym - Web-Media & Search' G oogle,
Y ahoo and M icrosoft Head East - Taking Advantage of the Boston/Cambridge
University and Prominent Capital Scene?

BOSTON, Jan. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- At the EntreTech Forum's January 20th session,
we will delve into the newly established and significant presence and
investment of Google, Yahoo and Microsoft (GYM) in the Boston area.

Over the last few years three of the country's west-coast based technology
giants, Google, Yahoo and Microsoft, have established their dominant presence
in the Boston/Cambridge area through both acquisition and expansion. Microsoft
has research and start-up labs in Kendall Square, Google has their Development
Center in Kendall Square while Yahoo has set up a presence via acquisition.
The groups' investments and acquisitions of Groove Networks, SoftGrid, VMware
and Maven Networks speaks favorably about Boston's area's rich technology
ecosystem, established entrepreneurial community and significant angel, VC and
institutional capital providers which have supported, nurtured and invested in
new ideas and start-up companies for over three decades...and the pace
continues.

Panelists will be addressing the following questions:

-- Why have GYM committed such a strong presence in the Boston area?
-- Has their local presence accelerated company creation, partnering,
acquisition, and investment in the Boston area?
-- What do they view as their relationship to the Boston area
universities
and innovation community?
-- What particular areas of technology and what market needs are they
emphasizing in their Centers and Labs?

Tuesday, January 20, 20096:30 - 9:30 p.m.

The Enterprise Center at Foley Hoag,
The Bay Colony Corporate Center
1000 Winter St., Ste. 4000
Waltham, MA
Cost: $25. public $10. students & active military

For information, registration and directions visit our web site
http://www.entretechforum.org/

Pre-Registration Available Online http://theentretechforum.camp7.org/

Directions & Map http://www.entretechforum.org/7_contact.htm

Panelists:

Investor: Dayna B. Grayson, Principal, North Bridge Ventures

G oogle: Steve Vinter, Director, Boston Development Center
Y ahoo: Bob Hammond, Vice President of Engineering
M icrosoft: Sara Spalding, Senior Director, New England Research
and Development Center

University: David R. Kaeli, Professor, Director of the
Northeastern University Computer Architecture Research
Laboratory

Neena Buck, Massachusetts Institute of Technology,
Office of Corporate Relations, Industrial Liaison
Program

Moderator: Jerry Katzke, Principal, JK Associates

About The EntreTech Forum

The EntreTech Forum consists of moderated monthly panel discussions on
emerging academic research and the commercialization of this technology. It
was designed for those interested in technology innovation and marketing
collaboration and networking with fellow entrepreneurs, business and
government executives, investors, and technology researchers.
The technology-innovation presentations feature entrepreneurial and corporate
accomplishments along commercialization pathways with discussions of tech
transfer and technology incubation and research from universities, industry
and government. The multi-disciplinary subjects of raising and utilizing
different forms of capital, building alliances and structuring deals are
included as part of the programming, and serve as tools for the entrepreneur
and researcher to commercialize science and technology.

The EntreTech Forum is an affiliate of Northeastern University's School of
Technological Entrepreneurship (STE) and is directed by a governing board of
business principals, investors, and researchers.

For information and directions visit our web site at
http://www.entretechforum.org/

CONTACT: Lawrence C. Grumer, Forum Chairman of The EntreTech Forum,
+1-617-325-9852, e-Fax, +1-484-303-9852, lgrumer@taacorp.com/

Web site: http://www.entretechforum.org
http://www.entretechforum.org/7_contact.htm
http://theentretechforum.camp7.org /

SOURCE EntreTech

Lawrence C. Grumer, Forum Chairman of The EntreTech Forum, +1-617-325-9852,
e-Fax, +1-484-303-9852, lgrumer@taacorp.com/