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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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August 22, 2008 — IDG News Service —
Three Texas men pleaded guilty Friday to charges related to selling counterfeit computer software on the Internet, the U.S. Department of Justice said.
Thomas C. Rushing III age 24, of Wichita Falls, Texas, and Brian C. Rue, age 29, of Denton, Texas, each pleaded guilty to one count each of criminal copyright infringement in U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas in Austin. William Lance Partridge, 24, of Royse City, Texas, pleaded guilty to one count of criminal copyright infringement.
Each faces a maximum sentence of five years in prison and a US$250,000 fine. Sentencing for all three defendants is scheduled for Dec. 19.
Between early 2006 and September 2007, Rushing, Rue and Partridge operated several Web sites that sold a large volume of counterfeit software, according to the DOJ. The software they sold had a combined retail value of $2.5 million.
The three sold the software through downloads from Web sites, including Valuesoftwaresales.com, Allsoftwaredownload.com, esoftwarevalue.com and Priceslashsoftware.com, without authorization from the copyright owners, the DOJ said. The three men purchased advertising to promote their sites from major Internet search engines.
The case is part of an ongoing DOJ initiative to combat the sale of pirated software and counterfeit goods through Web sites, including online auction sites. The DOJ effort has resulted in 32 felony convictions, including the three pleas Friday.
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