INET ’99 takes place at the epicenter of the dot-com boom, Silicon Valley, and at its height. The conference, dedicated to the memory of Jon Postel, draws 1600 participants from around the world. While the Technology track reveals an increasing focus on the next generation of protocols and applications, the E-Commerce & E-Business track, in a sign of the times, features sessions such as “Venture Capital, IPO's and the Internet - Magic, Mania or Both?”