Enterprise Application Software: Q2 2012 M&A Review

September 28th, 2012
M & A

Enterprise Application Software saw an exciting quarter in Q2 2012. Despite ongoing uncertainty surrounding the economy, the number of deals, total enterprise value and median announced deal size all increased over the prior year period.

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TAG FinTech Georgia 2012

September 26th, 2012
Events & Associations

Join TAG FinTech for our annual symposium featuring Georgia’s largest gathering of contributing companies and individuals serving the financial-technology industry worldwide.

When:
Wednesday, Nov 14, 2012
09:00 AM – 05:30 PM Eastern

Where:
The Retreat at Perimeter Summit
1001 Summit Boulevard
Atlanta, GA 30319

Register here

With 2012 as the unofficial year of breakout payment technologies, TAG FinTech looks to take charge in redefining this evolving and increasingly important component of the industry. Engage in high-level discussions covering the most powerful forces that shape the payments industry with major players and senior-level representatives from influential business throughout TAG’s expansive network.

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New Crowdsourcing Initiative on Patents

September 21st, 2012
Patents/IP

NEW CROWDSOURCING INITIATIVE ON PATENTS

USPTO and Stack Exchange / Ask Patents Encouraging Third Parties to Participate in Review of Patent Applications

 By:  John R. Harris
September 21, 2012

On September 20, 2012, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and Stack Exchange, the popular network of question-and-answer sites on various topics, announced a new crowdsourcing initiative to encourage people to come up with and submit information in pending patent applications of interest.

The “Ask Patents” Stack Exchange site can be found here.

This initiative encourages technical subject-matter experts to take advantage of a new provision in the

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