1 Apr 2013

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.

Patents on classical business methods may be getting better, but new legal developments in the area of financial technology and service patents are expected in the near future.

MMM Partner John Harris discusses The United States Patent and Trademark Office’s reaction to growing public perception that it is issuing too many low quality patents on software-related inventions.

For many enterprises, the growth of private cloud capabilities puts them only a step away from becoming cloud solutions providers themselves.

“Big data is the new cloud computing.”

Atlanta ranked No. 1 among medium-sized cities for young entrepreneurs.

VIDEO: The recent CMO Survey reveals a trend that may be reversing—most companies are behind the times when it comes to social media.

One-megawatt solar energy power plant opens in Upson County, Georgia.

Georgia Power and an Atlanta-based solar company have formed a partnership to build a series of solar projects across the state to produce 19 megawatts of power.

Part 4 of the radio interview series covers the changing legal issues faced by the technology community.

In Part 3 of this interview, John Yates breaks down the “financing food chain” in Atlanta.

Join us on May 2nd at 11:00 ET for an informative webinar featuring MMM partner John Harris.

April 8th – The Commerce Club

April 5th: Fireside Chat with NCAA General Counsel Scott Bearby and Duke Law Professor Paul Haagen

Facebook Inc. plans to expand its in-house legal staff by about 38 percent to 90 lawyers and staff by the end of 2013.

Oracle has filed a lawsuit alleging that longtime services partner CedarCrestone was stealing Oracle software for use in its services offerings.

Plaintiffs alleging privacy violations against LinkedIn had their suit dismissed with prejudice last week.

Highlights and commentary on the Service Organization Control (SOC) report.