ÿþ<html> <head> <title>LA VOX October 29, 2001</title> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> </head> <body bgcolor"#FFFFFF" text= "#000000"> <table width="640" border="2" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" align="center" bordercolorlight="#999999" bordercolor="#000000" bordercolordark="#666666"> <tr> <td><a href="http://www.old.larta.org"><img src="../images/lavox_top_bar.jpg" width="640" height="71" border="0"></a></td> </tr> <tr valign="middle" bordercolor="2"> <td> <table width="95%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" align="center" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <tr> <td width="19%"> <div align="center"><a href="http://www.akingump.com/tech" target="blank"><img src="../images/Logo_Akin.jpg" border="0" width="60" height="60"></a></div> </td> <td width="23%"><a href="http://www.missionventures.com" target="blank"><img src="../images/Logo_Mission.jpg" border="0" width="120" height="45"></a></td> <td width="23%"> <div align="center"><a href="http://www.grubb-ellis.com" target="blank"><img src="../images/Logo_Grubb.jpg" width="120" height="30" border="0"></a></div> </td> <td width="28%"> <div align="center"><a href="%20http://commerce.ca.gov/" target="_blank"><img src="../images/Logo_CalTTCA.jpg" border="0" width="120" height="28"></a></div> </td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> <tr valign="middle"> <td height="2" bgcolor="#CCCCCC"> <div align="left"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="3"><b> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</b></font><font face="Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="3"><b>October 29, 2001 ~ v.3, n.46</b></font></div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td height="2301"> <table width="95%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> <tr align="left"> <td height="2227"> <table width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" cellspacing="10"> <tr> <td colspan="2"> <div align="center"><img src="../images/eyematic.jpg" width="461" height="208"></div> </td> <td width="26%" valign="top"> <div align="right"><b><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="3"><a href="http://www.old.larta.org"><img src="../images/Logo_larta.gif" border="0" width="110" height="47"></a></font></b></div> </td> </tr> </table> <p> <table width="120" border="0" align="right" bgcolor="#FF6633"> <tr> <td> <div align="center"> <table border=0 cellpadding=1 cellspacing=0 width=120 bordercolorlight="#999999" align="right"> <tr bgcolor="#CCCCCC"> <td> <p align="center"><img src="../images/Aboutlarta.gif" width="125" height="17"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman, Times, serif" color="#000000"><b><br> larta </b>is a trusted advisor to the technology and startup community of Southern California. <b>larta</b> is an independent, private nonprofit company originally created by California legislation.</font></p> <p align="center"><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="2" color="#000000"><a href="http://www.old.larta.org/lartau" target="_blank"> Sign up</a> for <b>Larta </b>University: The Bootcamp for Serious Entrepreneurs. 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Inglewood-based <a href="http://www.eyematic.com" target="_blank">Eyematic</a> has worked in the science for several years, and company founder Orang Dialameh cautions that the hype may exceed the current ability of the technology.</font><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><br> </font><font face="Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="2"><a href="http://www.old.larta.org/oldlarta/lavox/ArticleLinks/2001/10-29_eyematic.htm" target="_blank">click here for the full article</a></font></p> <p align="left"><font face="Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="2"><b> <font size="3">Surviving the Tide <br> </font></b>As startup companies struggle to grow and stay afloat in the truly &quot;new economy&quot; of drowned resources, the rules of traditional business sense have never looked more sensible. It isn't a bad time to start a company, or to grow one, with a solid perspective.<br> <a href="http://www.old.larta.org/oldlarta/lavox/2001/10-29_financeworkshop.htm" target="_blank">click here for the full article</a></font></p> <p align="left"><font face="Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="2"><b> <font color="#8E2F17">Related Links and Information </font></b></font></p> <p align="left"><font face="Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="2"> <b>Pentagon seeks proposals for new anti-terrorism technologies</b><br> In a &quot;Broad Agency Announcement&quot; (BAA) issued last week, the Pentagon acknowledged that it was seeking relatively short-term technologies that could be deployed in the next 12 to 18 months to &quot;help in combating terrorism, defeating difficult targets, conducting protracted operations in remote areas and developing countermeasures to weapons of m ass destruction.&quot; <br> <a href="http://www.old.larta.org/oldlarta/lavox/2001/10-29_PemtagonBAA.htm" target="_blank">click here for more information</a><br> <a href="http://www.acq.osd.mil/sadbu/news/combat_terrorism.htm" target="_blank">click here for more information from The Department of Defense</a><br> <a href="https://www.bids.tswg.gov/tswg/bids.nsf/DownloadBAAs/02-Q-4655/$FILE/ATL+BAA+Package2.pdf" target="_blank">click here to download the PDF of the entire BAA</a></font></p> <p align="left"><font face="Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="2"> <b>DoD Counterdrug Technology Development Program: Facial Recognition Projects</b><br> The CDTDPO-sponsored Face Recognition Technology (FERET) program helped move facial recognition from concept to reality. Includes an introduction to facial regonition technology, vendor test results and a variety of papers and reports.<br> <a href="http://www.dodcounterdrug.com/facialrecognition/" target="_blank">click here for more information</a></font></p> <p align="left"><font face="Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="2"> <b>Facial-Scan</b><br> For businesses, public organizations, or end-users interested in face biometrics, Facial-Scan provides links to vendors, information on how the technology works, projects and applications, user perceptions, news, and the market. <br> <a href="http://www.dodcounterdrug.com/facialrecognition/" target="_blank">click here for more information</a></font></p> <p align="left"><b><font size="3" face="Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif" color="#8E2F17">Small Businesses across the country can apply for SBA Economic Injury Disaster Loans in wake of the September 11 terrorist attacks </font><font size="3" face="Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif"><br> </font></b><font size="2" face="Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif">Prompted by the widespread economic impact of the terrorist attacks on New York City and the Pentagon, the U.S. Small Business Administration has widened access to Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDLs) to small businesses across the country. <br> <a href="http://www.sba.gov/news/current01/01-53.txt" target="_blank">click here for more information</a></font></p> <table width="65%" border="1" align="center" bordercolor="#003399" height="209"> <tr> <td height="135"> <p align="center"><img src="http://www.old.larta.org/oldlarta/lavox/images/tradeandcommerce.jpg" width="180" height="49" border="1" align="middle"> <font size="3" face="Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif"><b><br> </b></font></p> <p><font size="2" face="Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif"><b><font size="3">Survey of California&#146;s Technology-Based Economy </font></b><br> Due to the September 11 tragedy, The California Technology, Trade, and Commerce Agency is conducting a survey to identify how your concerns about the state's technology-based economy may have changed.</font><br> <a href="http://134.186.62.37/dsti/survey.html" target="_blank"><font face="Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="2">click here to complete this survey</font></a></p> </td> </tr> </table> <p align="left"><font face="Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="3" color="#8E2F17"><b>larta Announcements</b></font></p> <table width="100" border="0" cellpadding="0" align="left"> <tr> <td colspan="2"><font size="2"><img src="http://www.old.larta.org/oldlarta/lavox/images/LartaU_seal.gif" width="100" height="100" border="0" vspace="1" hspace="1"></font></td> </tr> </table> <p align="left"><font face="Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="2"><b><font size="3">November 3: Larta University and Caltech/MIT Enterprise Forum present &quot;Seed Financing with Federal R&amp;D Funds&quot;</font></b><br> This Larta University-Caltech/MIT Enterprise Forum, &quot;How to Obtain Federal Funding for Technology Growth,&quot; will provide detailed and comprehensive information on the many stages, obstacles and options that are part of the federal funding application process. The event will offer specified guidance and expertise on what federal programs exist, the goals of each agency, the setbacks that can arise, how to best present a company's product and potential in the application, and the perks and disadvantages of using government financing to grow a business. </font><br> <font face="Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="2"><a href="http://www.old.larta.org/lartaU/CaltechMIT.htm" target="_blank">click here for more information</a></font></p> <p align="left"><font face="Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="2"><b><font size="3"> November 7 and 8: Presenting Your Financials and Valuation - Finance Workshop</font></b><br> This workshop covers key points in the company valuation process. Investors discuss market analysis, developing realistic financial assessments, the problems with financial forecasting, budgeting, and more. </font><font face="Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="2">Speakers Include: Klaus Koch (Kline Hawkes), Mike Partsch (Versant Ventures), Carolyn Arabatzis (Ernst &amp; Young LLP), Juliette Meunier (Ernst &amp; Young LLP), Todd Moody (Ernst &amp; Young LLP), Eli Eisenberg (Straight Line Management), Lance Stuart (Workwell), and Jeff Lawrence (Trillium/Intel Communications)</font><font face="Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="2">.<br> <a href="http://www.old.larta.org/lartau/Workshops.htm#Session6" target="_blank">click here for more information</a></font></p> <p align="left"><font face="Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="3"><b><font color="#8E2F17">Research Economist/Policy Associate position open at larta</font><br> </b></font><font face="Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="2"><b>As our Research Economist / Policy Associate, you will:</b><br> * Possess a current and strong knowledge of the technology economy, and a working knowledge of the overall economy, and associated and relevant public policy issues,<br> * Maintain the collection of data, and develop relevant analysis; <br> * Oversee, plan, research, and prepare <b>larta</b>&#146;s reports on the technology economy, including updates of past reports <br> * Communicate information and knowledge to key influencers (media, investors/sponsors, public officials) and a lay audience <br> <a href="http://jobsearch.monster.com/jobs/12957864.asp?jobid=12957864&CCD=my%2Emonster%2Ecom&JSD=jobsearch%2Emonster%2Ecom&HD=company%2Emonster%2Ecom&ADJ=&AD=http%3A%2F%2Fjobsearch%2Emonster%2Ecom%2Fjobsearch%2Easp%3Fcy%3DUS%26brd%3D1%26lid%3D348%26q%3Dresearch%2Beconomist&Logo=1" target="_blank">click here for more information on this job opportunity</a></font></p> <p align="left"><font face="Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="3" color="#8E2F17"><b>larta in the news</b></font></p> <p align="left"><i><font face="Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="2">(The Wall Street Journal</font></i><font face="Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="2"> covers <a href="http://www.eteam.com" target="_blank">E Team</a>, a 1997 recipient of the<b> larta</b>-managed CalTIP award [ the company was <a href="http://www.old.larta.org/oldlarta/lavox/2001/10-15_techterrorism.htm" target="_blank">profiled in a recent issue</a> of <b>LA VOX</b>]):<br> </font><b><font face="Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="2">New York Relief Crews Get Assistance From eTeam's Web-Based Software</font></b><br> <font face="Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="2">As the city digs out from the biggest disaster in its history, the logistics behind the effort are staggering. To manage it, New York is using a little-known tool: Internet-based software created by a small company called E Team Inc. that lets city officials go online to coordinate thousands of workers and hundreds of agencies.<br> <a href="http://www.old.larta.org/pl/NewsArticles/23Oct01_WSJ.htm" target="_blank">click here to read the full article from <i>The Wall Street Journal</i></a></font><font face="Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="3"><b> </b></font></p> <p align="left"><font face="Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="3" color="#8E2F17"><b>Other Articles</b></font></p> <p align="left"><font face="Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="3" color="#8E2F17"><b> <font color="#000000" size="2">Book Review: <i>Information Warfare</i>, by Tom Lenzo</font><font color="#000000"><br> </font></b></font><font face="Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="2" color="#000000">I received an announcement about this book on the same day that I received a letter from Superior Court notifying me that I had been selected for jury duty. Several weeks later I spent a week in the service of my city, and my evenings reading and reviewing this book. It was an interesting juxtaposition. Reading about technology based crimes that could not have been committed a few years ago, while participating in a legal system which has not caught up with that technology.</font><font face="Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="3" color="#000000"><b> </b></font><font face="Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="3" color="#8E2F17"><b><br> </b> <font color="#0" size="2"><a href="http://www.old.larta.org/oldlarta/lavox/2001/10-29_bookreview.htm" target="_blank">click here to read the full article</a></font></font></p> <p align="left"><font face="Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="2"><b>A New Approach to Valuing Biotech Stocks</b><br> In the weeks following September 11, biotech stocks held their ground as the fear of bioterrorism grew. Now that the US actually faces a bioterrorism attack&#150;so far three people have died of anthrax and on October 23 federal officials said anthrax was found at a mail center serving the White House &#150;these stocks have gone through the roof. These companies show a great deal of promise, but the truth is that most of them will not have a commercially available product for at least five to seven years. In fact, the enormous gains in their stock prices during the last few weeks show how difficult it is for investors to value biotech companies. <br> <a href="http://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/articles.cfm?catid=1&articleid=454" target="_blank">click here for the full article from <i>Knowledge @ Wharton</i></a></font></p> <p align="left"><b><font face="Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="2">UCLA team develops molecular switches, a step towards powerful molecular computers<br> </font></b><font face="Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="2">A team of researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles, has moved an important step closer to building a computer from the bottom up: they have attached molecular switches on a grid as small as 50 nanometers. <br> <a href="http://www.smalltimes.com/document_display.cfm?document_id=2444" target="_blank">click here for the full article from <i>Small Times.com</i></a></font></p> <p align="center"><font face="Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif"><pmg_text_only></pmg_text_only><font face="Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="3" color="#8E2F17"><b><a href="http://www.old.larta.org/whatsnew.asp#Calendar"><img src="../images/eventscalendar_bar.jpg" width="360" height="77" border="0"></a></b></font></font></p> <p align="left"><font size="2" face="Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif"> This events calendar is provided as a service by <b>larta</b> on behalf of various partner organizations and about events vetted and endorsed by<b> larta</b>.</font></p> <p align="left"><font face="Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="2"><b>October 29 &amp; 30: Lared Group and Caltech Workshop on Strategic Alliances<br> </b>More than half of all alliances fail within a 3-4 year time frame. In order to make them successful, alliance participants need a clear understanding of the issues, all of which are covered in this course. Participants will leave with a set of tools that will allow them to create and add value to their roles in all kinds of alliances, whether between different divisions or functions of your company or externally with alliance partners. Industrial Relations Center, Caltech. Program fee: $1,695.00<b>, </b>each program is limited to 25 participants. To register by phone call 626/395-4043.<br> <a href="http://www.irc.caltech.edu" target="_blank">click here for more information</a><b><br> </b></font></p> <p align="left"><font face="Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="2"><b>October 30: Ernst &amp; Young's Entrepreneur Exchange Breakfast<br> larta </b>would like to invite you to attend the Entrepreneur Exchange program. Come hear how award winning Los Angeles entrepreneurs are responding to the demands of their organizations through thoughtful growth strategies. All of these Entrepreneur Of The Year award recipients, from a variety of industries, have faced challenging times, have worked through those periods, and have grown their organizations. This is not a planned presentation, but an interactive session with tips and lessons based on audience participation.<br> <a href="http://www.fed.org/events/ee_la_2001.htm" target="_blank">click here for more information</a></font></p> <p align="left"><font face="Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="2"><b>November 3: Larta University and Caltech/MIT Enterprise Forum present &quot;Seed Financing with Federal R&amp;D Funds&quot;</b><br> </font><font face="Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="2">The event will offer specified guidance and expertise on what federal programs exist, the goals of each agency, the setbacks that can arise, how to best present a company's product and potential in the application, and the perks and disadvantages of using government financing to grow a business. </font><br> <font face="Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="2"><a href="http://www.old.larta.org/lartaU/CaltechMIT.htm" target="_blank">click here for more information</a></font></p> <p align="left"><font face="Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="2"><b><img src="http://www.old.larta.org/oldlarta/lavox/images/babc.jpg" width="127" height="72" align="left" border="1">November 5-6: British American Business Council's<i> Harnessing Business Innovation</i></b><br> Join the BABC, the largest transatlantic business organization, with a global network of 20,000 member companies from North America, U.K., Europe, and Asia as they meet, develop and strengthen business relations between Californian enterprises and the UK and beyond.<i> Harnessing Business Innovation</i>, on<i> </i>November 6, features some of the world's leading practitioners on technology transfer from UK and California universities. This session highlights what is being done in California and the UK to take innovative research from the world's top universities and develop it into commercially-viable ideas that increase productivity and drive economic growth. The UK participants will speak generally about the status of university innovation in their regions, building into a more focused discussion of how they are approaching technology transfer issues at their institutions. The three California participants--UC, Caltech, and USC--will provide their perspectives on technology transfer and emerging opportunities in California, with specific examples and case studies from California's universities. <br> <a href="http://www.babc.org" target="_blank">click here for more information</a></font></p> <p align="left"><b><font face="Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="2">November 6: Milken Institute's State of the State Conference</font></b><font face="Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="2"><br> Where California s business and financial leaders meet. The Milken Institute s State of the State Conference convenes the best and the brightest of California s business executives, financial industry leaders and public policy makers to offer in-depth objective analysis of trends and data that impact your businesses and organizations.<br> <a href="http://www.milkeninstitute.org/sos2001/index.asp" target="_blank">click for more information</a></font></p> <p align="left"><font face="Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="2"><b>November 7 &amp; 8: Larta U Finance and Valuation workshop</b><br> This workshop covers key points in the company valuation process. Investors discuss market analysis, developing realistic financial assessments, the problems with financial forecasting, budgeting, and more. </font><font face="Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="2">Speakers Include: Klaus Koch (Kline Hawkes), Mike Partsch (Versant Ventures), Carolyn Arabatzis (Ernst &amp; Young LLP), Juliette Meunier (Ernst &amp; Young LLP), Todd Moody (Ernst &amp; Young LLP), Eli Eisenberg (Straight Line Management), Lance Stuart (Workwell), and Jeff Lawrence (Trillium/Intel Communications)</font><font face="Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="2">.<br> <a href="http://www.old.larta.org/lartau/Workshops.htm#Session6" target="_blank">click here for more information</a></font><font face="Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="2"> </font></p> <p align="left"><font face="Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="2"><b>November 15&amp;16: </b></font><font face="Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif"><b><font size="2"> Law Seminars International Present &quot;Local Telecommunications Infrastructure&quot;<br> </font></b><font size="2">It explores issues from both legal and practical perspectives and from the viewpoint of both local officials and key industry players. Those of us involved with local telecommunications have some very interesting times ahead. This distinguished group of experts from around the country will help you stay on the cutting edge of key local telecommunication issues." Speakers include <b>larta</b> CEO Rohit Shukla. <br> <a href="http://www.lawseminars.com/" target="_blank">click for more information</a></font></font><font face="Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="2"></font></p> <p align="left"><font face="Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="2"><br> </font></p> <p align="center"><font face="Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="2"><b><a href="http://www.old.larta.org/whatsnew.asp#calendar" target="_blank">Click here for larta's full event calendar</a></b></font></p> <p align="center"><img src="../images/masthead.jpg" width="432" height="144" border="2"></p> <p align="left"> <p><font face="Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="2">Copyright © 2001 <b>larta</b>. All rights reserved. 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