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Social Responsibility's Strategic Benefits
December 15, 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM US/Eastern (GMT-5)
Join Ed Granger-Happ, CIO of Save the Children, for a discussion of how creating an organization that is socially responsible improves staffing, retention, leadership development and overall corporate health.
Working With and Communicating to Your Board of Directors
January 13, 2009, 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM US/Eastern (GMT-5)
CIO panelists who will share tips and experiences working with their boards: Twila Day of SYSCO; Jeff O'Hare, West Corp.; Marc West, formerly with H&R Block.
IT's Role in Growing Mid-Market Companies
January 14, 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM ET (GMT-5)
Mid-market Council members will share their companies' stories and challenges in driving or coping with growth. Panelists represent Veterinary Pet Insurance, Medicis Pharmaceutical, and Intrax Cultural Exchange.
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December 02, 2005 — CIO —
After losing a decision in U.S. District court Wednesday that ruled that a settlement arrived at between BlackBerry maker Research in Motion (RIM) and patent-holder NTP Software was “unenforceable,” RIM won round two in the United States Patent and Trademark Office yesterday, as reported in today’s New York Times.
The patent office issued what it called a non-final action, saying that one of the five patents owned by NTP Software is invalid. Still pending is a reconsideration of another patent that was found to be infringed by RIM.
A final decision on the patents could be years away, said James H. Wallace Jr., a lawyer for NTP. Research in Motion is facing a possible order to halt its BlackBerry service in the United States.
After the news of the District Court decision Wednesday, RIM’s shares dropped $3.79. After yesterday’s news, they rose $3.89, or 6.4 percent, to $65.02 in Nasdaq trading.
--David Rosenbaum
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