Useful Websites for the Technology Industry

Primary Source: Lawrence Wilson - Principal, Platinum Technologies and Consulting,
Web site: www.plattech.biz Email: Phone: 1 (650) 595-2696

General Resources

Research & Analysis:

High Technology Internet Portals, Standards & Publications

Standards Bodies, Government Agencies & Technical Associations

E-Finance Information

Internet Career Portals & Candidate/Job Seeker Networking:

Recruiters (Retained & contingency):

Consulting & Contract Assignments:

Career Planning & Compensation:

Training & Education:

Miscellaneous:

Spiritual:  MPPC: http://www.mppc.org

Financial Analysis:

Biotechnology:

Security, Intelligence and Defense:

CRM:

E Business and SCM:

PLCM:

DBI:

Silicon Valley:

Asia:

Europe:

Government & NGOs:

Leadership ("Pinnacle"):

Entrepreneurship:

Venture & Angel Capital - Financing:

Legal - Trademark, Copyright, Patents:

Travel:

Trade, Technology Transfer and Export Controls:

Media and Entertainment:

Emerging Markets:

Chambers of Commerce:

Philanthropy:

SMB/SME: Small-Medium Business

News, Media and Press Releases:

Web Site Design and E-Commerce Strategy:

General Resources

www.fedstats.gov - government statistics and data on various industries

northernlight.com - free and pay searches for business-specific data

www.sba.gov - info on starting a business

virtualpet.com/industry - industry, company research

fuld.com - competitive research site with many interesting, useful links

associationcentral.com - a portal site with entry to many industry

associations

www.ceoexpress.com - industry and company research, links to good sources of

info analysts' reports - most major brokers will allow you to register for free

trial access on their web sites.

Research & Analysis:

Ad Kit:www.adkit.com

AMR Research:www.amrresearch.com

Aberdeen Group: http://www.aberdeen.com

Biz Journals (41 markets, 46 industries):www.bizjournals.com

Burton Group: http://www.burtongroup.com

Cahners In-stat Group: http://www.instat.com

Cambridge Econometrics:www.camecon.co.uk 

Corporate Information:www.corporateinformation.com

Dell'Oro Group: http://www.delloro.com

eMarketer: http://www.emarketer.com

Europe Profile:www.europeprofile.com

First Call: http://www1.firstcall.com

Forrester Research: http://www.forrester.com

Frost & Sullivan: http://www.frost.com

Gartner Group: http://www.gartnergroup.com

Giga Information Group: http://www.gigaweb.com

Harvard Business School - Leading Research:www.leadingresearch.hbs.edu

Hoovers:www.hoovers.com

IDG: http://www.idg.com

Infonetics: http://www.infonetics.com

International Market Research Information (IMRI):www.imriresearch.com

Jupiter Media Mix: http://www.jmm.com

Meta Group: http://www.metagroup.com

Sanford Bernstein:www.bernstein.com

Stat Market (Internet User Statistics):www.statmarket.com 

Tolly Group: http://www.tollygroup.com

Tom Swift Marketing (San Carlos, CA): John Randall, Robert Miller

World Markets Research Centre:www.wmrc.com

Worldwide Business Research:www.wbresearch.com

Yankee Group: http://www.yankeegroup.com

High Technology Internet Portals, Standards & Publications

ATM Forum: http://www.atmforum.com

Aviation Week's Aviation Now: http://www.aviationnow.com

Bandwidth Place: http://www.bandwidthplace.com

Bio.com: http://www.bio.com

Bio Online: http://www.bio-online.com

Byte and Switch - The Storage Networking Site: http://www.byteandswitch.com

Cable Data Communications News: http://www.cabledatanews.com

Channel Web: http://www.channelweb.com

Check Point Software - Security Resources: http://cgi.us.checkpoint.com/rl/resourcelib.asp

Ciena - Optical University: http://www.ciena.com/opticalU/home.html

Cisco - Networking Technology Standards: http://www.cisco.com/public/products_tech.shtml

CMP Net: http://www.cmp.com

Comdex (Technical white papers): http://whitepapers.comdex.com

Computer Telephony (Voice & data convergence): http://www.computertelephony.com

Converge Digest (Voice & data convergence): http://www.convergedigest.com

CRM Community (customer relationship management): http://www.crmcommunity.com

CRN - Computer Reseller News: http://www.crn.com

Datamonitor:www.datamonitor.com

Fiber Optics On-line: http://www.fiberopticsonline.com

Fiber Optics - Industry Associations: http://www.fpnmag.com/link.htm

Fiber Optics Product News: http://www.fpnmag.com

Finance Asia:www.financeasia.com

Fortune - 100 Fastest Growing US Companies: http://www.fortune.com

Global Information, Inc.(telecomm & IT market portal): http://www.gii.co.jp

IEEE Communications Society: http://www.comsoc.org

IEEE Standards Association: http://standards.ieee.org

Interactive Week: http://www.interactiveweek.com

Internet Telephony: http://www.itmag.com

Internet Week: http://www.internetweek.com

Juniper - Networking Tech Center/Standards: http://www.juniper.net/techcenter

Light Reading (Fiber optics resource center): http://www.lightreading.com

Light-Wave (Fiber Optics): http://www.light-wave.com

Line 56:www.line56.com

Linux World: http://www.linuxworld.com

MPLS Forum: http://www.mplsforum.org

MPLS Resource Center: http://www.mplsrc.com

MIT Technology Review: http://www.technologyreview.com

Network Computing: http://www.networkcomputing.com

Network Magazine (CMP): http://www.networkmagazine.com

Network World: http://www.nwfusion.com

Networld & Interop (white papers): http://whitepapers.interop.com

Open Source Portal for Enterprise Developers: www.oetrends.com

Optical Ethernet Resource Center: http://www.optical-ethernet.com/optical/index.htm

Optical Internetworking Forum: http://www.oiforum.com

Red Herring:www.redherring.com

Rosetta Net (e Business & Supply Chain Management Consortium):www.rosettanet.org

SANS Institute (security): http://www.sans.org/newlook/home.htm

Silicon India: http://www.siliconindia.com

Silicon Valley Mercury News - Business Section: Sunday Spotlight  - stock report (hard copy)

Software Development Times:www.sdtimes.com

Sun Guru: http://www.sunguru.com

Tech Target (20 technology-specific portals): http://www.techtarget.com

Upside: http://www.crmcommunity.com

Wireless Ethernet Compatibility Alliance (WECA): http://www.wi-fi.org

World of Wireless Communications: http://www.wow-com.com

Standards Bodies, Government Agencies & Technical Associations

Armed Forces Communications & Electronics Association (AFCEA): http://www.afcea.org

AFCEA Silicon Valley Chapter: http://www.geocities.com/sv_afcea/SV_AFCEA.html

American National Standards Institute (ANSI): http://www.ansi.gov

Apache Software Foundation (Open source movement): http://www.apache.org

ATM Forum: http://www.atmforum.org

Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO): http://www.bio.org

Broadband Wireless Internet Forum (BWIF): http://www.bwif.org

CableLabs: http://www.cablelabs.com

CommerceNet: http://www.commercenet.org

EuroCableLabs: http://www.eurocablelabs.com

Federal Communications Commission (FCC): http://www.fcc.gov/csb

Gigabit Ethernet Alliance (GEA): http://www10gea.org

ICANN: http://www.icann.org

International Biometrics Industry Association (IBIA): http://www.ibia.org

International Electro-technical Consortium (IEC): http://www.iec.com

IEEE: http://www.ieee.org

Internet Engineering Taskforce: http://www.ietf.org

International Telecommunications Union (ITU): http://www.itu.int

Lawrence Livermore Laboratories (US Dept. of Energy): http://www.llnl.gov

Mobile Applications Initiative (MAI): http://www.mobileapplicationsinitiative.com

NASA Commercial Technology Network: http://www.nctn.hq.nasa.gov

National Cable & Telecommunications Association (NCTA): http://www.ncta.com

National Institute of Standards & Technology: http://www.nist.gov

Project Management Institute (PMI): http://www.pmi.org

Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA): http://www.semichips.org

Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers (SCTE): http://www.scte.org

Storage Networking Industry Association (SNIA): http://www.snia.org

Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA): http://www.tiaonline.org

Tele-Management Forum: http://www.tmforum.org

Wall Street Technology Association (WSTA): http://www.wsta.org

Wireless Communications Alliance (WCA): http://www.wca.org

E-Finance Information

Internet Career Portals & Candidate/Job Seeker Networking:

6 Figure Jobs: http://www.6figurejobs.com

Bay Area Career Builder: http://www.bayarea.com/careerbuilder

Bay Area Careers: http://www.BayAreaCareers.com/

Brain Buzz: http://www.brainbuzz.com

Brass Ring: http://www.brassring.com

Business.com (business search engine):www.business.com/directory/telecommunications/index.asp

CGT IT Jobs: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CGT-IT-Jobs

C-Six: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/csixnetwork Subscribe:

Career Action Center (CAC): http://www.cac.org

Career Company: www.thecareercompany.org

Career Journal - Wall Street Journal: http://www.careerjournal.com

Career Crossroads:www.careerxroads.com

Cal Jobs: http://www.caljobs.ca.gov

Community Presbyterian Church - Job Connections:www.cpcjc.sanfranciscoba.com

Computer Jobs: http://www.computerjobs.com

Craig's List: http://www.craigslist.org

DICE: http://www.dice.com

Hacienda Business Park - Pleasanton:www.hacienda.org 

High Technology Careers: http://www.hightechcareers.com

Hire Top Talent: http://www.hiretoptalent.com

Hot Jobs: http://www.hotjobs.com

Job Find: http://www.jobfind.com

Job Hunters Bible (c/o Dick Bolles - What Color is Your Parachute?): http://www.jobhuntersbible.com

Job Smart: http://jobsmart.org

Job Smarts for Twenty Somethings: http://www.jobsmarts.com/

JobOptions.com: http://www.joboptions.com

Just Tech Jobs (40 technology-specific sites): http://www.justtechjobs.com

KIT List - Keep in Touch: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/KITlist 

Layoff Lounge: http://www.layofflounge.com

MPPC Prayer Works: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MPPC-PrayerWorks

MSN Careers (see Job Hunt - Who's Hiring): http://careers.msn.com

Marketing Jobs: http://www.marketingjobs.com

Monster.com: http://www.monster.com

Net Temps: http://www.net-temps.com

Opportunity Knocks (Non-profit sector): http://www.opportunitynocs.org

Pro Match of Silicon Valley (Sunnyvale, CA): http://www.promatch.org

Professional & Technical Diversity Network (PTDN): http://yoda.shpe-sv.org/ptdn

Ryze Business Networking:www.ryze.org

San Ramon - Bishop Ranch Business Park: www.bishopranch.com

Software Product Marketing - Yahoo Group: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/softwareproductmarketing

Sales Heads: http://www.salesheads.com

U Post: http://www.upost.com

Vault: http://www.vault.com

WSA Executive Job Search Center:  http://www.wsacorp.com

Wednesday Job Group: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/WednesdayJobGroup

Worktree.com: http://www.worktree.com

Recruiters (Retained & contingency):

4Marketeers (roster of 20+ high tech marketing recruiters): http://4marketeers.com/recruite.htm

Brilliant People (c/o Management Recruiters International.):www.brilliantpeople.com

Frank Lopilato & Associates: (520) 575-1691

Fusion Staffing: (925) 280-2400www.fusionstaffing.com

International Association of Business Communicators (IABC): http://www.iabc.com

James Moore & Associates: http://www.jamesmoore.com  Email:  saxton

Julie Hollingsworth - Independent Recruiter: (760) 436-7807

MRI: Doug Clark (800) 622-2085 http://www.mrislc.com

Meridian Executive Partners (925) 648-2634 http://www.meridianep.com 

National Association of Computer Consultant Businesses (NACCB): http://www.naccb.org

Paracom Technologies: Brian Coleman (800) 510-7536www.paracomtech.com

RMG - Bob Godwin (408) 356-4206

Redfish Technology: Ashlee Dole (408) 719-0200

Sales Consultants (HP Alumni - Barb Watson):www.scannarbor.com scaawatson 734 971 4900

Schooley Mitchell Telecom Consultants:www.schooleymitchell.com

Spherion: Erica Wood (408) 501-7230

Start-up Agent: http://www.startupagent.com

Texas Smart Leads - telecomm HW/SW (Greg Zimmerman - President): http://www.txsmartleads.com

Vault - Top 20 Executive Search Firm Survey: http://www.vault.com/surveys/execsearch/executive.jsp

Consulting & Contract Assignments:

Adecco: Jana Yepez (408) 328-0770

Cambridge Consulting: http://www.cambridgeconsultant.com

Contract Employment Weekly: http://www.ceweekly.com

CPRi: http://www.cpri.com (Abbey Creton - San Jose) 408 573-0550

Crimson Consulting (High tech marketing): (650) 960-3600 http://www.crimson-consulting.com

DICE: http://www.dice.com

Dunhill Staffing: Jim Dexter (408) 369-1900 http://www.dunhillstaff.com

eLance: http://www.elance.com

FreeAgent.com: http://www.freeagent.com

Freelance.com (IT professionals):www.freelance.com

Guru.com: http://www.guru.com

Kelly: http://www.kellyservices.com

M2, Inc.: http://www.msquared.com

Manpower: Amanda Garcia (408) 249-9983 http://www.manpowerprofessional.com

Net Temps: http://www.net-temps.com

Professional and Technical Consultants Association (PATCA): http://www.patca.com

Shipley Associates (c/o Lockheed/Martin - proposal consulting): http://www.shipleywins.com

SM&A (c/o Lockheed/Martin - proposal consulting): http://www.smawins.com

Smarter Work:www.smarterwork.com

Solo Gig:www.sologig.com

Techies.com:www.technies.com

Career Planning & Compensation:

Data Masters: http://www.datamaster.com

Future Step: http://www.futurestep.com

Job Smart Salary Index Information: http://jobsmart.org/tools/salary/index.htm

Korn Ferry International: http://www.kornferry.com

People Side of Technology: http://www.pencomsi.com

Training & Education:

Ascendant Learning:www.ascendantlearning.net

Carnegie Mellon - Software Engineering Institute:www.cert.org 

CERT Coordination Center:www.cert.org

Develop Mentor:www.develop.com

Global Knowledge:www.globalknowledge.com

Kepner-Tregoe:www.kepner-tregoe.com

IT Cert Info:www.itcertinfo.com

International Engineering Consortium (IEC):www.iec.org

Learning Tree:www.learningtree.com

MBA Forum:www.mba.com/forums

MIS Training Institute:www.misti.com

Tech Learning:www.techlearning.com

US SBA Classroom:www.sba.gov/classroom

Miscellaneous:

Association for Corporate Growth (ACG): http://www.acg.org/sv

Association for Financial Professionals (AFP): http://www.afponline.org

Classmates.com: http://www.classmates.com

Community Presbyterian Church - Job Connections (CPC):www.cpcjc.sanfranciscoba.com  

Digital MBAs: http://www.digitalmbas.org

Euro Circle: http://www.eurocircle.com

Flanders Foreign Investment Office (FFIO):www.ffio.com

Garage.com: http://www.garage.com

Job Smarts for Twenty Somethings: http://www.jobsmarts.com/

IRS - Itemized deductions (Schedule A - Job Search Expenses): http://www.irs.gov

Institute for Internal Auditors (IIA): http://www.sjiia.org

Institute for Management Accountants (IMC): http://www.ima-pa.org

Keizai Society: http://www.keizai.org

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT): http://web.mit.edu

National Association for Corporate Treasurers (NACT): http://www.nact.org

National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD): http://www.svnacd.org

Northern California Human Resources Association (NCHRA): http://www.nchra.org

One Source: http://www.onesource.com

Progress & Freedom Foundation: http://www.pff.org

San Francisco Chronicle 500: http://www.sfgate.com/chronicle500

Silicon Valley 150: http://www.siliconvalley.com/research/sv150

Stanford University: http://www.stanford.edu

Strategic Capital Concepts, Inc. (investment planning): http://www.strategiccos.com

The Deal.com: http://www.thedeal.com

Useful Web Links (David Teten):www.teten.com/ulinks.htm

US Patent & Trademark Office: http://www.uspto.gov

University of Cambridge: http://www.cam.ac.uk

University of Phoenix: http://www.phoenix.edu

Venture Capital Report: San Jose Mercury News - Moneytree: http://www.siliconvalley.com/research/vcsurvey

Venture Reporter.Net: http://www.venturereporter.net

Venture Wire: http://www.venturewire.com

Venture Wire - Executive Summits: http://events.venturewire.com/followon

Vista Print (business cards):www.vistaprtin.com

Washington Speakers Bureau: http://www.washspkrs.com

Work It - start-up resource portal: http://www.workit.org

Yahoo Groups: http://groups.yahoo.com

Yahoo - People & Email Finder: http://people.yahoo.com

Young Entrepreneurs Organization (YEO): http://www.yeo.org

Young Presidents Organization (YPO): http://www.ypo.org

4Marketeers - Roster of Trade Associations: http://4marketeers.com/tradeaso.htm

Spiritual:  MPPC: http://www.mppc.org

High Tech:

DCI Enterprise Architectures Conference:www.dci.com/events/eac

CORBA:www.corba.org

Digital Rights Management (DRM):www.digital-rights-management.de

Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC):www.epic.org

International Digital Rights Management (IDRM):www.idrm.org

Giga Port: http://gigaport.org

Object Management Group (OMG):www.omg.org

InfoWorld Magazine:Master outline

• Platforms
• Networks
• Applications
• Services
• Support

IT World:www.infoworld.com

InfoWorld 100 Technology Users:www.infoworld.com/features/feiw100nominees.html

Women in Technology International:www.witi.com

Conference: VON 2002www.von.com

Publication: Telephonywww.telephonyonline.com

Telecom Careers:www.telecomcareers.net

Best Practices in Telecom: Quest Forum http://questforum.asq.org

US Telecom Association:www.usta.org

Interop and Comdex:www.interop-comdex.com

Global Grid Forum:www.gridforum.org

Inc. Magazine - 500 Fastest Growing Companies:www.inc.com/inc500

Knowledge Storm:www.knowledgestorm.com

Software Pricing & Licensing Forum:www.softap.com/forum

Forbes - International 500 Companies:www.forbes.com/lists/2002/07/03/internationals.html

Financial Analysis:

Dow Jones:www.dowjones.com

Fortune Datastore:www.fortune.com/sitelets/datastore

ICON Group:www.icongrouponline.com/countries.asp?sid=841414547

Moody's:www.moodys.com

Multex Investor:www.multexinvestor.com

Value Line:www.valueline.com

Forbes - Big Bosses and Paychecks:www.forbes.com/2002/04/25/ceos.html

Forbes - The World's Billionaires:www.forbes.com/2002/02/28/billionaires.html

Tech Target:www.techtarget.com

Tech Target - What Is?: http://whatis.techtarget.com

Upside:www.upside.com

Biotechnology:

Bio Venture Forum 2002:www.bio.org/bioventureforum 

International Generic Pharmaceutical Alliance:www.egagenerics.com/igpa/igpa.htm

European Generic Medicines Association (EGA):www.egagenerics.com

See SV Business Ink - 7/26/02 issue Roster of top 50 Bay Area biotech firmswww.svbizink.com

Bangalore Bio:www.bangalorebio.com

Bay Bio:www.baybio.com

Biocentury Publications:www.biocentury.com  (See Biotech Links)

Biotechnology Industry Organization:www.bio.org

Datamonitor:www.datamonitor.com

Center for Business Planning:www.businessplans.org

Holland Bio-Delta: http://www.nfia.com/html/publish/2002xx2.html

Inc. Magazine - 500 Fastest Growing Companies:www.inc.com/inc500

Information Technology Industry Council (ITIC):www.itic.org

US NIST Bio Tech: http://www.cstl.nist.gov/biotech

Knowledge Storm:www.knowledgestorm.com

Forbes - International 500 Companies:www.forbes.com/lists/2002/07/03/internationals.html

Forbes - Big Bosses and Paychecks:www.forbes.com/2002/04/25/ceos.html

Forbes - The World's Billionaires:www.forbes.com/2002/02/28/billionaires.html

SG Cowen Global Health Care Conference:www.sgcowen.com

Swedish Research Council:www.vr.se

Tech Target - What Is?: http://whatis.techtarget.com

Upside:www.upside.com

Security, Intelligence and Defense:

American Academy of Arts and Sciences - Science, Technology and Global Security: http://www.amacad.org/projects/science.htm

American Academy of Arts and Sciences - Committee on International Security Studies:www.amacad.org/projects/ciss.htm

Aviation Week:www.aviationnow.com

Inc. Magazine - 500 Fastest Growing Companies:www.inc.com/inc500

Business Executives for National Security:www.bens.org

Business Week:www.businessweek.com/homeland

DCI Information Security Conference:www.dci.com/events/security

EU Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP): http://ue.eu.int/pesc/default.asp?lang=en

Human Firewall:www.humanfirewall.org

Information Security News:www.infosecnews.com

Information Security Magazine:www.infosecuritymag.com

Mitre Corporation:www.mitre.com

Online Security Focus: http://online.securityfocus.com

RSA Security "Security Dynamics Welcomes 15 Resellers to Secure VAR Program":www.rsasecurity.com/news/pr/961204.html

Rand:www.rand.org/natsec_area/index.html

US NIST Computer Security Resource Center (CSRC):  http://csrc.nist.gov 

US NIST Biometrics Resource Center:www.itl.nist.gov/div895/biometrics

Forbes - The World's Billionaires:www.forbes.com/2002/02/28/billionaires.html

Forbes - Big Bosses and Paychecks:www.forbes.com/2002/04/25/ceos.html

Tech Target - Search Security: http://searchsecurity.techtarget.com

Tech Target - What Is?: http://whatis.techtarget.com

Virus Zoo:www.cnet.com/internet/0-3746-7-2236520.html

CRM:

CRM2Day:www.crm2day.com

CRM Exchange:www.crmxchange.com

CRM Guru:www.crmguru.com

CRM IT Toolbox:www.crmassist.com

CRM Visions 2002 Conference:www.crmvisions.com

Datamonitor:www.datamonitor.com

Destination CRM:www.destinationcrm.com

EWeek:www.eweek.com

Greater China CRM:www.greaterchinacrm.org/eng/content_e.jsp

Knowledge Storm:www.knowledgestorm.com

US National Governor's Association - Center for Best Practices:www.nga.org/center

Profitable Pricing:www.profitablepricing.com

Software Market Solution:www.softwaremarketsolution.com

Software Pricing & Licensing Forum:www.softap.com/forum

Tech Target - Search CRM: http://searchcrm.techtarget.com

Tech Target - What Is?: http://whatis.techtarget.com

Upshot:www.upshot.com

XML Apache: http://xml.apache.org

XML EDI Group:www.xmledi-group.org

Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards (OASIS): www.oasis-open.org

Java.Sun.com: http://java.sun.com

SOAP:www.w3.org/TR/SOA

XML Protocol Working Group:www.w3.org/2000/xp/Group

Forbes - The World's Billionaires:www.forbes.com/2002/02/28/billionaires.html

E Business and SCM:

EBusiness Advisor: http://e-businessadvisor.com

MIT Center for eBusiness: http://ebusiness.mit.edu

Datamonitor:www.datamonitor.com

Ebn.com:www.ebnonline.com

European Supply Chain and Logistics Summit: http://www.scm.worldtradeco.com

Get Data sheets:www.getdatasheets.com

Supply Chain Management Research Center:www.cio.com/research/scm/index.html 

Institute for Supply Management (ISM):www.ism.ws

International Quality & Productivity Center (IQPC):www.iqpc.com

Knowledge Storm:www.knowledgestorm.com

Line 56:www.line56.com

SAP Sapphire Conference:www.sap.com/company/events/sapphire

Software Information and Industry Association:www.spa.org

Software Pricing & Licensing Forum:www.softap.com/forum

XML Apache: http://xml.apache.org

XML EDI Group:www.xmledi-group.org

OASIS:www.oasis-open.org

Java.Sun.com: http://java.sun.com

Cover Pages - XML Core Standards: http://xml.coverpages.org/xml.html

UUDI:www.uddi.org

XML Protocol Working Group:www.w3.org/2000/xp/Group

Forbes - The World's Billionaires:www.forbes.com/2002/02/28/billionaires.html

Rosetta Net:www.rosettanet.org

Semiconductor Supply Chain Association (SSCA):www.sscassoc.org

Six Sigma Benchmarking Association:www.sixsigmabenchmarking.com

Six Sigma Forum:www.sixsigmaforum.com

Supply Network Conference:www.supplynetwork.org

Supply View:www.supplyview.com

Tech Target - Search eBusiness: http://searchebusiness.techtarget.com

Tech Target - What Is?: http://whatis.techtarget.com

PLCM:

The Life Cycle of a Technology:www.jnd.org/dn.mss/life_cycle_of_techno.html

DBI:

Date and Time.com:www.timeanddate.com

Datamonitor:www.datamonitor.com

Silicon Valley:

Bay Area Tech Wire:www.bayareatechwire.com

Datamonitor:www.datamonitor.com

Black and White Ball (San Francisco):www.bwball.com

Black and White Ball (Palo Alto)www.city.palo-alto.ca.us/entertainment/blackwhiteball.html 

Chabot Space Center (Oakland) :www.chabotspace.org

David and Lucile Packard Foundation:www.packard.org

Silicon Valley.com:www.siliconvalley.com

Silicon Valley Charity Ball:www.svcb.org

Techmart (Santa Clara):www.networkmeetingcenter.com

Tech Museum:www.techmuseum.org

United Way: http://national.unitedway.org/myuw

Red Herring:www.redherring.com

ICON Group:www.icongrouponline.com

Forbes - Big Bosses and Paychecks:www.forbes.com/2002/04/25/ceos.html

Forbes - The World's Billionaires:www.forbes.com/2002/02/28/billionaires.html

Supply Network Conference:www.supplynetwork.org

Upside:www.upside.com

World Markets Research Centre:www.wmrc.com

Asia:

123 India:www.123india.com

China Law Center:www.qis.net/chinalaw/lawtran1.htm

China Telecom Conference: http://www.chinatelecomconference.com

Conference - Japan: Techno Business Forum:www.secretariat.ne.jp/tbf2003

Intellectual Property Law in China:www.qis.net/chinalaw/intel1.htm

China Enterprise Confederation:www.cec-ceda.org.cn/wlb/English.htm

DNM Strategies:www.dnmstrategies.com

Datamonitor:www.datamonitor.com

Eurotechnology.com:www.eurotechnology.com

Far Eastern Economic Review:www.feer.com

Greater China CRM:www.greaterchinacrm.org/eng/content_e.jsp

Japan Access:www.japan-access.com/index.html

Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO):www.jetro.go.jp

Korea Electronics Show:www.kes.org

SINA - Gateway to Chinese Worldwide:www.sina.com

Singapore - EDB:www.sedb.com/edbcorp

Singapore - iDA: /www.ida.gov.sg

Chinese Service Center for Scholarly Exchange(CSCSE):www.cscse.edu.cn/enve/index.htm

US Commercial Service - Country Commercial Guides (CCG):www.usatrade.gov/website/ccg.nsf/ccghomepage?openform

US Embassies and Missions: http://usembassy.state.gov

US State Department - Country "Background Notes" (Profile):www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn

Forbes - International 500 Companies:www.forbes.com/lists/2002/07/03/internationals.html

Korea IT Network:www.koreait.org

ICON Group:www.icongrouponline.com

Forbes - Big Bosses and Paychecks:www.forbes.com/2002/04/25/ceos.html

Forbes - The World's Billionaires:www.forbes.com/2002/02/28/billionaires.html

Quick Aid Airport Directory:www.quickaid.com

World Markets Research Centre:www.wmrc.com

Europe:

COE Conference:www.coe.org

Datamonitor:www.datamonitor.com

Euro Data Sys:www.eurodatasys.co.uk

European CATIA Forum:www.ecforum.com

European Forum for Electronic Business (EEMA):www.eema.org

European Generic Medicines Association (EGA):www.egagenerics.com

European Knowledge Economics Council (EKEC):www.gkec.org/europe

European Supply Chain and Logistics Summit: http://www.scm.worldtradeco.com

European Union: http://ue.eu.int/en/summ.htm

ECOC 2002 - The Leading Fibreoptic Forum:   www.ecocexhibition.com/modules/serve.cgi

US State Department - Country "Background Notes" (Profile):www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn

Forbes - International 500 Companies:www.forbes.com/lists/2002/07/03/internationals.html

Holland Bio-Delta: http://www.nfia.com/html/publish/2002xx2.html

ICON Group:www.icongrouponline.com

IDA Ireland:www.idaireland.com

Forbes - Big Bosses and Paychecks:www.forbes.com/2002/04/25/ceos.html

Forbes - The World's Billionaires:www.forbes.com/2002/02/28/billionaires.html

Netherlands Foreign Investment Agency (NFIA):www.nfia.com

Quick Aid Airport Directory:www.quickaid.com

World Markets Research Centre:www.wmrc.com

World Trade Group:www.worldtradeco.com

Government & NGOs:

United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO):www.unesco.org

Leadership ("Pinnacle"):

American Academy of Arts and Sciences:

Entrepreneurship:

Venture & Angel Capital - Financing:

Vfinance.com:www.vfinance.com

Morningstar:www.morningstar.com

Legal - Trademark, Copyright, Patents:

CHI Research:www.chiresearch.com

European Patent Office:www.european-patent-office.org

GigaLaw.com:www.gigalaw.com

International Competition Network:www.internationalcompetitionnetwork.org

LawTechNews:www.lawtechnews.com

Legal Technology Insider:www.legaltechnology.com

Legal Tech Resources Guide:www.legaltechresourceguide.com

Patent Journal:www.patentjournal.com

US Copyright Office:www.loc.gov/copyright

US Patent and Trademark Office:www.uspto.gov

American Bar Association - Legal Technology Resource Center:www.abanet.org/tech/ltrc/home.html

Canadian Intellectual Property Office: http://patents1.ic.gc.ca/intro-e.html

China Law:www.qis.net/chinalaw/index.html

China Law Center:www.qis.net/chinalaw/lawtran1.htm

Copyright Clearance Center:www.copyright.com

Digital Rights Management (DRM):www.digital-rights-management.de

Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC):www.epic.org

European Patent Convention:www.european-patent-office.org/legal/epc

European Patent Office:www.european-patent-office.org

Free Advice.com: http://law.freeadvice.com

GigaLaw.com:www.gigalaw.com

Intellectual Property Law in China:www.qis.net/chinalaw/intel1.htm

International Digital Rights Management (IDRM):www.idrm.org

Law Tech News:www.lawtechnews.com

Legal Technology Insider:www.legaltechnology.com

Quality Brands Protection Committee (China): http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200012/25/eng20001225_58792.html

Legal Tech Resources Guide:www.legaltechresourceguide.com

Patent Journal:www.patentjournal.com

International Trademark Association:www.inta.org

Software Information and Industry Association:www.spa.org

Stanford University - Copyright and Fair Use: http://fairuse.stanford.edu

US Copyright Office:www.loc.gov/copyright

US Patent and Trademark Office:www.uspto.gov

World Intellectual Property Organization:www.wipo.org 

Travel:

Global Business Center:www.glreach.com/gbc

Quick Aid Airport Directory:www.quickaid.com

Thomas Cook:www.thomascook.com

World Airline Web Sites Links:www.airlinequality.com/Airlines/Web_links.htm  

World Travel Guide:www.worldtravelguide.net/navigate/world.asp

Trade, Technology Transfer and Export Controls:

Global Techno Scan:www.globaltechnoscan.com

Media and Entertainment:

Far Eastern Economic Review:www.feer.com

Financial Timeswww.ft.com

Headline Spot:www.headlinespot.com

Emerging Markets:

Business Monitor:www.businessmonitor.com

Far Eastern Economic Review:www.feer.com

ICON:

World Economic Forum - Global Competitiveness Program: http://www.weforum.org/site/homepublic.nsf/Content/Global+Competitiveness+Programme%5CReports

Chambers of Commerce:

Chamber Navigator:www.tb-chamber.on.ca/cn

Philanthropy:

Asia Foundation:www.asiafoundation.org

Computer History Museum:www.computerhistory.org

Institute for the Future:www.iftf.org

Meyer Foundation:www.meyerfoundation.org

Packard Foundation:www.packard.org

Russell Sage Foundation:www.russellsage.org

Tides Foundation:www.tidesfoundation.org

SMB/SME: Small-Medium Business

SME Tech Web: http://sme.cordis.lu/home/index.cfm

News, Media and Press Releases:

7am:www.7am.com

Business Wire:www.businesswire.com

CCN Matthews:www.ccnmatthews.com

Global Technology:www.globetechnology.com

Internet Wire:www.internetwire.com

PR Newswire:www.prnewswire.com

Scien Central News:www.stn2.com

US News Wire - Associations List:www.usnewswire.com/newssources.html

World Net Daily:www.worldnetdaily.com

Xpress Press: http://marketing.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?site=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.xpresspress.com%2F 

ZD Net:www.zdnet.com

web Site Design and E-Commerce Strategy:

Amazon:www.amazon.com

Creative Good:www.creativegood.com

Gomez:www.gomez.com

Good Experience:www.goodexperience.com

Nielsen Norman Group:www.nngroup.com

Photo Net:www.photo.net

Sensible:www.sensible.com

Search Engine Watch:www.searchenginewatch.com

Use It - Jakob Nielsen:www.useit.com

World Organization of Webmasters (WOW):www.joinwow.org