CapVenture Recap: Fireside Chat with Tom Noonan, CodeGuard Awarded October 5th, 2011MMM Tech Perspectives I interviewed Tom Noonan in a fireside chat at the ATDC/TAG Cap Venture Finale event on October 4th at Newell Rubbermaid. In the interview, I referenced a quote “Real leaders are ordinary people with extraordinary determination” and asked Tom to respond. Tom shared his entrepreneurial experiences in growing ISS and Joulex. (See a full interview with Tom Noonan under the “Industry Spotlight” section of this website.) John Yates and Tom Noonan The 2011 CapVenture Finale was the culmination of an annual six week program Read More
California Significantly Expands Privacy Breach Notification Law September 22nd, 2011Data Security-Privacy Privacy/Security California Significantly Expands Privacy Breach Notification Law Alexander P. Woollcott California Governor Jerry Brown recently signed into law an amendment to California’s landmark data security breach notification law (Senate Bill No. 1386), first enacted in 2003. The original law, S.B. 1386, requires companies doing business with California residents to provide notice to the residents of any actual or suspected security breach involving unencrypted personal information or data of the residents that had been collected and maintained by the company. The amendment to S.B. 1386 (Senate Bill No. 24) significantly broadens the protection given to California residents by imposing additional obligations on companies that Read More
How to Conduct a Successful Board Meeting September 20th, 2011Resources & Tools Below is the slideshow for the September 20th Technology Executives Roundtable presentation, “Holding Effective Board Meetings” led by MMM partners David Calhoun and John Yates. How to conduct a successful board meeting Read More
President Obama Signs Patent Reform Bill September 19th, 2011Patents/IP On September 16, 2011, President Obama signed H.R. 1249, the “Leahy-Smith America Invents Act” (AIA). The AIA was passed by the U.S. Senate on September 8, 2011, without any further amendments to the House version of the law. This “patent reform” bill will put into effect several profound changes in U.S. patent laws during the next year. The changes will occur both in the front-end stage of filing and prosecuting patents, as well as the post-grant stage after patents have been issued and are in the enforcement / licensing / litigation stage. Foremost is a conceptual change of the U.S. Read More
The Line Between Fear and Courage September 14th, 2011Entrepreneurial Info In recent article, The Fine Line Between Fear and Courage, VC, former CEO and blogger Ben Horowitz addresses the importance of courage and character in leadership. Click here for more from Ben’s Blog. Read More
Annual Tax, Legal & Accounting Update September 14th, 2011MMM Tech Law Video Channel Technology Executives Roundtable (TER) The following video is from the January 2011 Technology Executives Roundtable panel featuring panelists Wayne Reid, Frazier & Deeter, LLC; Seth McDaniel, Frazier & Deeter, LLC; Jason D’Cruz, Morris, Manning & Martin, LLP; Scott Allen, Morris, Manning & Martin, LLP and moderated by David Calhoun of Morris, Manning & Martin. Special thanks the Technology Executive Roundtable and Arketi Group for sharing this video. Read More
Economic Forcasts: Impact on Atlanta and our Technology Community September 13th, 2011MMM Tech Law Video Channel Technology Executives Roundtable (TER) The Technology Executive Roundtable conducted this fireside chat in December of 2010, featuring consulting economist Dr. Donald Ratajczak. Special thanks the Technology Executive Roundtable and Arketi Group for sharing this video. Read More
Part 2: Tom Noonan Interview September 13th, 2011Industry Spotlight, MMM Tech Perspectives Interviews: Atlanta Technology Leaders, MMM Videos Tom Noonan has been a leader in Atlanta’s technology community for decades. From his early days as an executive at MSA to CEO of Internet Security Systems (acquired by IBM for $1.5B) and his current role as CEO of Joulex, Tom has been one of our city’s key tech leaders. I recently had the pleasure of discussing with Tom his insights on the past, present and future of the Atlanta technology community. We hope you enjoy the interview and look forward to bringing you future installments of our Atlanta tech leadership series. Watch Part 1 View more Read More
GA Court Upholds Employer’s Rights in Trotman v. Velociteach September 13th, 2011Employment A recent decision by the Georgia Court of Appeals addressed the issue of an employer’s rights when a former employee, upon leaving, uses the company’s proprietary materials to establish a new competing business. In the case of Trotman v. Velociteach Project Management LLC, the trial court awarded project management training company, Velociteach, $147,750 from former employee Floyd Trotman and his new company, CertiFi, based on breach of contract, fraud, tortious interference with a business relationship, conversion, and misappropriation of trade secrets. The court also ordered Trotman to return all VelociTeach materials and barred him from using Velociteach’s customer lists. On appeal, Read More
Welcome to Our New Sourcing and Procurement Section September 10th, 2011Sourcing & Procurement Read More