Top three internet startup companies of 1999 celebration

September 9, 1999

CityJava and IBM present a Startup celebration to honor the top three internet startup companies of 1999.

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CityJava: We're proud to have our debut Sponsored by IBM. Come in and introduce yourself -- If you're doing a startup, in ecommerce, or if you're from a Java User group, or if you're interested in one of the new technologies there's almost certainly someone-else like you at the Biz Party. The chat is displayed within the physical party venue, and partygoers are able to participate in the chat. The party is a Startup Celebration and we're going to honor the top 3 startups here at the party. We've got 20 candidates vying for the honors, and three very distinguished judges who are going to call the shots are they see it - they'll be looking for "Most likely to succeed.” Welcome to the BayStart virtual BizParty! BayStart is a CityJava Smart Community initiative.

MeriCCC: Whew, long intro. Hi everyone! We're live from Clubi in San Francisco's South Of Market area at the brand new BayStart BizParty! Folks are gathering around, drinks are being served! And Dreamforward is on stage now playing some really great jazz/hiphop/acid jazz tunes! We wish you could actually "HEAR" this band, but you can find out more by hitting their website www.anglefire.com/biz/dreamforward. Our panelists and judges tonight include- Dan Beldy of Hummer Winblad, a San Francisco Venture Capital company. Rebecca Lynn Eisenberg, Industry Analyst and one of the Top 25 Women of the Web. Craig Newmark of Craig's list. (www.craigslist.com) Steve Curtis, Strategic Relations Team, IBM. Rod Smith, VP of Internet Technologies, IBM, and John Wolpert from IBM's alphaWorks. Quite the panel of stellar judges! SO who ARE these candidates for award? They are companies you may or may not be familiar with. So, before we announce winners tonight I'd just like to let you know the companies in competition, what they do, and where you can find them. And if you want to learn more you can always check out Talk City later to find their URL's in our transcript! I'll list them in alphabetical order, to be fair and impartial! Avedia, Inc.- Avedia, Inc., is a San Francisco based web start up. They want to change the way you learn on the internet using custom Java software which allows users to create and view online multimedia! For more information check out www.avedia.com CloudScape, Inc. is our second contestant! Cloudscape, Inc. provides 100% Pure Java SQL DBMS and application synchronization to address the demands of e-Business. For more information about Cloudscape checkout www.cloudscape.com Corio, Inc. is our savvy third contestant! Corio, Inc. is a leading Application Service Provider (ASP) for growing mid-market companies. They provide access to world-class business applications over a secure network. For more information check out www.corio.com.

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