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On February 17, 2005, Houston Technology Center held the Houston Technology Forum featuring Charles E. Phillips, Jr., President of Oracle Corporation. Please find his presentation attached.

Messaging - Phil Morabito, CEO Pierpont Communications, Inc.

Taking Your Brand to Market

Branding - David Greely, Brand Manager, HP

The report documents challenges getting accurate labor market demand information in Houston, and also includes descriptions of innovative strategies in other communities to improve feedback amongst employers, educators, and the workforce. The report concludes with recommendations on how Houston can better support technology workers in today's more uncertain employment environment. The University of Houston and the Houston Technology Center completed this joint study to assess how students and ...

ABSTRACT: As a result of increasing consumer needs, rising energy costs and recent technological advances, new energy technology markets have grown rapidly throughout the past decade, with promise of dramatic advancements in the years ahead. Energy technology and infrastructure no longer lie exclusively within the realm of government programs. Rather, such segments have opened to the private sector, indicating significant return on investment (ROI) possibilities. Recent research has revealed ...

"First, HTC has provided great publicity for us, which has given us an advantage in sourcing talent when we have had key management positions to fill. Second, through its advisory board, HTC has provided instant access to influential business leaders in the Houston community. This networking base has led to useful introductory meetings in the past few years and also has laid a foundation for intersections of interest down the line." Kit Cooper, President Hispanic Teleservices Client since ...

Venture Capital Perspective of Technology Financing Presentation Attached

Venture Capital Opportunities in Information Technology Attached

Altira Presentation Attached

Status of NASDAQ and the IPO Market Presentation Attached

HOUSTON (June 18, 2003) – The Houston Technology Center is proud to announce two key women have been nominated for the prestigious Leadership in Technology Award issued by the Houston Chapter of the National Association for Women in Computing (AWC). Aruna Viswanathan and Sharon Fortmeyer-Selan, along with 21 women from 16 different companies, will be recognized at a gala dinner and reception at the Inter-Continental Hotel June 21.

As way of context - Watson and Crick “discovered” the structure of DNA 47 years ago. Divining the order of these base chemicals requires significant software and hardware power. The Human Genome Project has identified the 3 billion letters (base pairs of nucleolides) that make up the human genome. Yes, genomics will uncover many therapeutic opportunities however, this is a complex market in terms of the biology, the technology and the patent risk.

This PowerPoint presentation or “deck” is a guide to structuring and organizing your own venture overview. Overviews generally take the form of Business Plans, Executive Summaries and Venture Presentations. Regardless of the application, the principals and guidelines are inherently the same.

Business plans are the preferred mode of communication between entrepreneurs and potential investors. Experienced owners and managers of closely held businesses know that business plans can also be an indispensable management tool. Many have found that just com-pleting the steps required to develop a business plan forces them to introduce discipline and a logical thought process into all of their planning activities. They have found that a properly pre-pared business plan can greatly impr

Review the Security Budget<br> -Asset allocation = prioritization<br> -Security budgets are among the first casualties in a budget crunch <br> -The cost of prevention is much lower then the cost of remediation<br>

Overture<br> -Forensics of Capturing & Preserving Evidence<br> -The Investigation & Prosecution Process<br> -Houston Area Cyber Crime (HACC) Task Force