The Online Game, Part 1 of 2
As interactive entertainment companies gradually invest more of their dollars into online gaming ventures, and as the number of Internet gamers rises (and the number of hours spent gaming), online gaming could grow from a small, infancy sector of the industry to transforming it entirely. What will drive the future success of the online arena isn't the improvement of the technology as much as it is the same daunting demand that its "on-shelf" brethren must meet--better games.
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Related articles:

Can games make money online?
In the mid-1990s, game companies thought the answer to all their problems was pay-to-play hard-core games like Quake. Perhaps a dozen game sites opened... and closed. Then came a burst of sites targeting casual players with simple and free parlor, card, and lottery games.
click here for the full article from Red Herring

Online gaming to be $5 billion business by 2004
Online game-playing could be worth almost $5 billion within four years in the United States and Europe as a growing number of Web surfers come out to play, according to a Datamonitor report.
click here for the full article from About.com

Online gaming's room to run
Game stocks have surged so far this year--and they could have more space to expand, if analysts and game companies are to be believed. Most industry observers believe the game software industry is on the cusp of its strongest growth cycle in years. click here for the full article from CNET

Microsoft exec on Xbox price, release
Robbie Bach, Chief XBox Officer, discusses the XBox's graphic capabilities and why Microsoft is focusing on online gaming with its premier console.
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When privacy and science collide
Wiretapping is illegal, but tapping into your DNA is not. At a New Democrat Network retreat (at which larta participated), biotech executives asked members of Congress what they plan to do about that.
click here for the full article from Wired Online

The next small thing
Scientists are re-creating our world in the realm of the intensely tiny. The potential payoff: denser hard drives, smaller chips, better medicine.
click here for the full article from Forbes Magazine

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Greater LA lags behind in biomedical field
The biomedical industry in greater Los Angeles, despite its wealth of talent, must overcome substantial obstacles to achieve world-class status, according to a report by the Los Angeles Regional Technology Alliance.
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larta's upcoming events

Please join larta to launch the first-of-its-kind research report on the life sciences industry in Southern California:

Heart of Gold: The Bioscience Industry in Southern California

This groundbreaking new research report will highlight the surprising strengths of the region's industry and also honestly assess the ways that it can overcome its weaknesses. The launch event will include speakers John Anderson, Director of Corporate Strategic Planning, Beckman Coulter, Inc. and President of the Life Sciences Industry Council (LINC); David Hsia, Senior Vice President of Scientific Affairs, Watson Pharmaceuticals; Larry King, Executive Vice President, DHR International; Bob Osbrink, Senior Vice President, Grubb & Ellis; Rich Wolf, Associate Director, Office of Technology Transfer, Caltech; Richard Mejia, Partner and Director of Life Sciences Practice, Ernst & Young.
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Please join larta and top industry leaders from the life sciences at:

University Club
University of California, Irvine
801 University Club
Irvine, CA 92697-5625

Thursday, July 19th
6 p.m. - 9 p.m.

Attendance is limited

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Meet, Mix and Mingle:
Highlight of Featured Events
This event bulletin is provided as a service by larta on behalf of various partner organizations and about events vetted and endorsed by larta.

July 18: The Indus Entrepreneurs (TiE) Southern California chapter monthly meeting, with speaker Atiq Raza, founder of Raza Foundries, Inc.
The monthly meeting and dinner will feature a presentation by Atiq Raza of Raza Foundries, an incubator that builds and operates leading-edge broadband networking and communications to advance the Internet infrastructure. $35 for members, $45 for nonmembers, including dinner. Event begins at 6 p.m., Cerritos Sheraton.
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July 19: LAVA's Investment Capital Workshop Series, "Developing and Protecting the Intellectual Property for the Emerging Growth Company"
This program will provide an up-to-date view of what venture capitalists and investment bankers expect to see in the intellectual property of a venture in today's capital markets. The development and protection of a venture's intellectual property is critical to raising capital, developing the venture's business and the success of the venture. Recent legal developments have changed the outlook for certain patents and the strategy for developing and protecting patents. This Workshop will provide a practical and informative guide to the most significant IP issues facing emerging companies and the view of capital sources on the development, protection and valuation of intellectual property. Members, $60, nonmembers, $70 includes cocktails and appetizers. 4-7:30 p.m., program begins
at 5. Riviera Country Club, Pacific Palisades. Call 310-454-6591 to register.
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July 19: larta premiere event: "Heart of Gold: The Bioscience Industry in Southern California"
Heart of Gold: The Bioscience Industry in Southern California is the first ever report to define and assess the bioscience industry throughout Southern California. Please join larta and industry experts at the University Club in Irvine to launch this groundbreaking new study. Thursday, July 19, 6-9 p.m., program begins at 7.
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July 31: Growth Capital Conference V
Meet over 50 executives from capital sources and dynamic growth trade companies. Featured panel discussions include mezzanine financing, mergers & acquisitions, trade financing and more. Registration and breakfast at 7:30 am, conference & deal display at 8:30-12:30 p.m. The Olympic Collection, West Los Angeles.
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October 18-19: FilmIT - Mark your calendars!
larta is proud to support the Film Information Technology Conference & Exposition (FilmIT) — it is the premier, business-to-business event that examines the convergence of the Motion Picture and Technology Industries. FilmIT creates an unparalleled program for IT and film executives to explore the impact that cutting-edge technologies have on Hollywood through an extensive, senior level conference forum, keynote presentations, case studies, workshops, networking events, and vendor demonstrations.
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