Cyber Security Initiative vs. Web 2.0 (King Kong vs. Godzilla)

King Kong vs. Godzilla? Exciting times in Cyberspace. The NIST (National Institute of Standard and Technology) website declares “Many of today’s tools and mechanisms for protecting against cyber attacks were designed with yesterday’s technology in mind.”

New Discussions About The New, New Internet

Reed Overfelt

With the rapid growth of Web 2.0 applications and the many vulnerabilities associated with them, the US has a significant challenge that will shape the growth of the New New Internet. Be sure to attend the upcoming New New Internet Kickoff breakfast next week (February 27th). We plan to have a high level discussion about the rapid evolution of the Web, the new applications and the security. Register now! Speakers include Mike Bradshaw of Google, Reed Overfelt of Mural Ventures and others. Register here.

Casey Coleman

Meet Casey Coleman, Chief Information Officer of GSA

ExecutiveBiz presents another opportunity to meet the CIO. In our latest Federal CIO event we will feature GSA CIO Casey Coleman, appearing with Venkatapathi (PV) Puvvada, CTO of Unisys and others on March 20th. The event is made possible by Technical Communities. Click here to register for the event.

The Washington Kastles

Mark Ein

The World TeamTennis Pro League, a professional tennis league co-founded in 1974 by Billie Jean King, said that it has added a new franchise in DC owned by a group led by local venture capitalist and entrepreneur Mark Ein. The Washington Kastles will play their seven home matches at a location to be announced, with the regular-season running from July 3-23. Ein is the founder and CEO of DC-based Venturehouse Group. Ein acquired Kastle Systems International, a DC-based provider of in-building and office security systems. Ein called the team "an exciting summertime addition to our local economy and a fun activity for our entire community. Read more.

Tim Ferriss

How to Stop Checking E-mail on the Evenings and Weekends

Read Tim's blog post to find out.

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Paul Smith

Paul Smith joined Red Hat to replicate his success establishing — and growing — a public sector practice. In the eight years since then, he’s more than succeeded. Today, the government business unit he oversees at Red Hat is the fastest growing business unit in the company. We talked to Paul Smith about the benefits and challenges of open source, what’s surprising about Red Hat, and where a top executive can go to catch some killer waves.

Click here to read the entire interview.

Chris Sortzi

Ready for a Catch-22? Your client is a government agency with a shrinking budget, but a growing need: Every day, more constituents are calling, emailing, andIMing the agency, seeking customer service help. Can the government agency meet its customers’ expectations —maybe even surpass them? In the following Q&A, Sortzi discusses how RightNow has been able to create a market presence in the delivery of CRM solutions — and see a client renewal rate of over 90 percent.

Click here to read the entire interview.

Best of the ExecutiveBiz Blog

• Mark Ein says “Tennis Anyone?”
  February 20, 2008 by Brian Lustig
  By day - and I’m sure also by night - venture capitalist and successful entrepreneur Mark Ein spends his time slicing through potential investment opportunities for his holding company Venturehouse Group, LLC. But Ein is putting an entirely new spin on his portfolio as head of an ownership group that has brought a World TeamTennis Pro League franchise to Washington, DC for the first time in the league’s 33-year history.
• GlobalLogic Names Mike Daniels Chairman of the Board
  February 19, 2008 by John Stauffer
  GlobalLogic, a Vienna-based company that partners with software developers to help them bring their products to market, has named Mike Daniels as the chairman of its board of directors. Daniels, a 30-year veteran of the technology sector, previously served as a senior executive at Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC).

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Southeast Venture Conference 2008

Where: Ritz Carlton - Tysons Corner, Virginia
When: February 27-28th, 2008
What: Venture Conference with 40 high growth companies presenting to over $50 billion in private equity capital. Numerous networking opportunities, panels and dozens of speakers.
Who: Several hundred investors from around the country, entrepreneurs and senior executives from the southeast and midatlantic’s top high growth firms. Over 600 conference attendees expected.
Speakers: Several dozen speakers including: Craig Newmark, founder of craigslist.com; John Sculley, former CEO of Apple, Jim Steele, President of Salesforce.com, Frank Bonsal, founder of NEA and many more.
Panels: Limited Partner Viewpoint: Raising a fund in 2008, Wild Wild West: Lessons from the Valley, Maximizing Potential: The Art and Science of the Exit, Playing to Win: Where to Place your Bets in 2008, Emerging Markets: Tapping into Potential, Investor & CEO: One Universe or Two?, Risk/Return: The Changing Face of Early Stage Investing, Software as a Service: A New Paradigm Emerges.
How: Register and get more information at www.seventure.org.

Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA)

The Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA), a national voluntary health agency working to eradicate more than 43 neuromuscular diseases, has confirmed its entertainment for their 6th annual Heartsongs Gala at the Marriott Wardman Park in Washington, D.C. on February 23, 2008. Both Tony Danza and Radio King Orchestra will be performing live at the event for over 800 prominent Washingtonians. All funds raised at the Heartsongs Gala will help over 5,000 families MDA serves in the Washington area through financial assistance with medical equipment, local clinic visits, a summer camp program and research support.

For more information, please contact Kara Kelch at 703.476.5780 or go to heartsongsgala.org

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