Over the last few years three of the country's west-coast based technology giants, Google, Yahoo and Microsoft, have established their dominant presence in the Boston/Cambridge area through both acquisition and expansion. Microsoft has research and start-up labs in Kendall Square, Google has their Development Center in Kendall Square while Yahoo has set up a presence via acquisition. The groups' investments and acquisitions of Groove Networks, SoftGrid, VMware and Maven Networks speaks favorably about Boston's area's rich technology ecosystem, established entrepreneurial community and significant angel, VC and institutional capital providers which have supported, nurtured and invested in new ideas and start-up companies for over three decades...and the pace continues.

Panelists will be addressing the following questions:

-- Why have GYM committed such a strong presence in the Boston area? -- Has their local presence accelerated company creation, partnering, acquisition, and investment in the Boston area? -- What do they view as their relationship to the Boston area universities and innovation community? -- What particular areas of technology and what market needs are they emphasizing in their Centers and Labs?

Tuesday, January 20, 2009 6:30 - 9:30 p.m.

The Enterprise Center at Foley Hoag,

The Bay Colony Corporate Center

1000 Winter St., Ste. 4000

Waltham, MA

Cost: $25. public $10. students & active military

For information, registration and directions visit our web site http://www.entretechforum.org/

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Panelists: Investor: Dayna B. Grayson, Principal, North Bridge Ventures G oogle: Steve Vinter, Director, Boston Development Center Y ahoo: Bob Hammond, Vice President of Engineering M icrosoft: Sara Spalding, Senior Director, New England Research and Development Center University: David R. Kaeli, Professor, Director of the Northeastern University Computer Architecture Research Laboratory Neena Buck, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Office of Corporate Relations, Industrial Liaison Program Moderator: Jerry Katzke, Principal, JK Associates

About The EntreTech Forum

The EntreTech Forum consists of moderated monthly panel discussions on emerging academic research and the commercialization of this technology. It was designed for those interested in technology innovation and marketing collaboration and networking with fellow entrepreneurs, business and government executives, investors, and technology researchers.

The technology-innovation presentations feature entrepreneurial and corporate accomplishments along commercialization pathways with discussions of tech transfer and technology incubation and research from universities, industry and government. The multi-disciplinary subjects of raising and utilizing different forms of capital, building alliances and structuring deals are included as part of the programming, and serve as tools for the entrepreneur and researcher to commercialize science and technology.

The EntreTech Forum is an affiliate of Northeastern University's School of Technological Entrepreneurship (STE) and is directed by a governing board of business principals, investors, and researchers.

For information and directions visit our web site at http://www.entretechforum.org/

CONTACT: Lawrence C. Grumer, Forum Chairman of The EntreTech Forum,

+1-617-325-9852, e-Fax, +1-484-303-9852, lgrumer@taacorp.com/

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