August 15, 2006 I SAP Labs I Palo Alto, CA I 6:30PM - 8:30PM

Beyond this lively event, let's get more out of it by expanding the conversation prior to and after the meeting, using this site. You can quickly register for free and edit all the pages, even add new ones. Or leave a comment...you don't need to register to do that. Please join us and participate - ask questions, conribute, and help guide the Office 2.0 conversation.

We will "jumpstart" the site by providing information on the format of the event, the panelists, the 4 startups - where it goes from here is up to you...

Office 2.0 - What is it?

This isn’t your “Office Space” office anymore. Instead of working on TPS reports alone, a new generation of knowledge workers has Office 2.0, a virtual office that includes collaboration tools, wikis, blogs, chats, mashups, widgets and social networks. The need for client applications to be productive is diminishing now that you can read/write/edit/share on the web, and in most cases, for free.

Plus, Office 2.0 is not just for “office” workers, other groups who can benefit as well include teachers and students for projects and assignments, non-profits who can’t afford the price of client applications, or neighborhood communities who want to collaborate on a cause or action. Office 2.0 is not only changing the way we work, it is changing the way we work “together”.

In this evening Under the Radar event, we'll showcase four companies playing in and enhancing this emergingmarket. They'll demo their product to a panel of industry experts who are active in this space, along with an audience of early adopter technology insiders. Both audience and experts will get a chance to beta test and offer feedback based on favorite features, areas for improvement, the ideal industry "partner" match-ups, and how best to reach out and build up their audience.

Presenting Companies

Moderator

Michael Arrington, Editor, TechCrunch

Panelists

Etay Gafni, Director, Technology Innovation Center - SAP
Ismael Ghalini, IT|Redux & CEO - Intalio
Peter Rip, Managing Director - Leapfrog Ventures
Sam Schillace, Software Engineer - Google/Writely