Yates Perspectives: Lessons from John Imlay and Sig Mosley Part I

December 8th, 2010
MMM Tech Perspectives

YATES PERSPECTIVES

An historic event occurred in Atlanta on the evening of November 16th 2010 — the Technology Executives Roundtable (TER) honored Sig Mosley with the first annual John Imlay Leadership Award. The remarkable event capped the outstanding careers of John and Sig and highlighted their outstanding commitment to the technology community in Atlanta.

In this two-part series, I first include my introductory remarks about John and Sig presented at the TER event. My second blog post includes the key life lessons imparted by Sig and John during their fireside chat.

JOHN IMLAY LEADERSHIP AWARD
INTRODUCTORY REMARKS OF JOHN YATES

This is a special

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A Look at Patents On Body Scanner Technology

December 6th, 2010
Patents/IP

A Look at Patents On Body Scanner Technology

by: John R. Harris

Air travel these days may be safer due in part to improved technologies for detecting weapons and explosive devices. In November, 2010, U.S. Transportation Safety Authority (TSA) began deploying whole body back scatter X-ray based scanner machines in some airports, with an “opt out” process leading to personal patdowns.

The body scanner technology is controversial. Some radiology specialists have written letters to the government expressing concern about the health effects.

Such letters and other articles have lead to strong expressions of paranoia and “individual righteousness” from those wanting to opt out

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