SILICON VALLEY CELEBRATES
THE 30TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE ETHERNET
Celebrating History, Looking
to the Future
Palo Alto, Calif. – May 22, 2003 – The
Palo Alto Research Center (PARC) and the
Computer History Museum are hosting an event,
today, to honor the 30-year anniversary of
the Ethernet. Ethernet at 30 will be both
a celebration of history and a look forward
to future innovations.
"Ethernet was born as a practical
technical idea grounded in a long-term vision," explains
Mark Bernstein, President and Center Director
of PARC. "The simplicity and elegance
of the Ethernet architecture made it flexible
enough to grow, the open standard made it
commercially attractive, and the adoption
of core research by multiple companies made
it powerful."
This invitation
only event will begin with a presentation
by Bob Metcalfe, Ethernet’s
inventor at the Palo Alto Research Center
and current General Partner, Polaris
Ventures. Ethernet’s early pioneers,
including Gordon Bell, Judy Estrin and David
Liddle, will share their stories of the technology’s
invention and evolution over the past 30
years.
Following this reflection, Ann Winblad
from Hummer
Winblad will moderate a discussion on
what the next 30 years will hold for networking
and for the interconnected world Ethernet
helped create. Panel participants include
industry thought-leaders Andy Bechtolsheim
from Cisco, Eric Benhamou from 3Com, W. Eric
Mentzer from Intel and Stephen Squires from
HP.
" We are excited to celebrate such
an historic event," said John C. Toole,
executive director and CEO of the Computer
History Museum. "The creation of
the Ethernet had a tremendous impact on technology,
business and society. Through our partnerships
with PARC and our sponsors, this event is
truly bringing the lessons of history together
with the visions of the industry's future."
This event is sponsored by 3Com, Cisco, HP and Intel,
hosted by PARC with a special thanks to Xerox.
Proceeds will help support the Computer History
Museum’s efforts to preserve computing
history, and the historic impacts of Ethernet.
Ethernet artifacts and recordings of the
presentations will be preserved as part of
the extensive, permanent collection of the
Computer History Museum.
About the Palo Alto
Research Center (PARC)
The Palo Alto Research Center (PARC), a subsidiary of Xerox Corporation, conducts
pioneering interdisciplinary research in physical, computational, and social
sciences. Building on our three-decade tradition of innovation, PARC works
with Xerox and other strategic partners to commercialize technologies created
by our renowned scientists.
As the birthplace of technologies such
as laser printing, Ethernet, the graphical
user interface, and ubiquitous computing,
PARC has an established record of accomplishment
for transforming industries and creating
commercial value.
About the Computer History
Museum
The Computer History Museum in Mountain View, California, a 501(c)(3) public
benefit organization, preserves and presents the authentic artifacts and stories
of the worldwide computing revolution and its impact on our lives.
The Museum is home
to the world's largest collection of computing-related
items--hardware,
software, photos, films, videos, documents,
and marketing materials--including one-of-a-kind
and rare objects such as the Cray-1 supercomputer,
the Apple I, the WWII ENIGMA, the PalmPilot
prototype, and the 1969 Neiman Marcus (Honeywell) "Kitchen
Computer."
Bringing computing history to life through
lectures, seminars, tours, oral histories,
and workshops, the Museum records these events
for posterity, thereby capturing information
technology innovators as they share their
personal insights and stories about the invention
that has permanently re-shaped our world.
The Museum recently relocated to a world-class
facility at 1401N. Shoreline Blvd. in Mountain
View, Calif.; the first phase will be completed
in June 2003. For more information, please
visit www.computerhistory.org.
Editors Note:
This is a by-invitation-only
event geared to Ethernet’s originators
and the influencers of Silicon Valley and
the high-tech industry. Media needing
more information can contact Tracy Kugelman at 650.812-4085 or media-relations@parc.com.
PARC and the Palo Alto
Research Center are service marks of Palo
Alto Research Center, Incorporated. The Computer
History Museum is a service mark of the Computer
History Museum. All other trademarks belong
to their respective owners.
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