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Think Printers: Disruption in Three Dimensions
In a satirical article in The Onion following the naming of Tim Cook as Apple's new CEO, Cook sees revolution fomenting in a familiar desktop item: "the future of technology is in printers. I am absolutely convinced of that." The strange thing is, and the joke might be on The Onion this time, the fake Cook quoted in the article may be right. A slight shift of focus to three-dimensional printing and we're talking about what could be the next disruptive technology waiting in the wings to set the next new stage ... [MORE]
How to Avoid the Information Management Dark Ages
Attorney Charles Ragan suggests that now is the time for Congressional intervention to further the goal of intelligent information governance.
Email Signature Ruled Valid to Enforce Settlement
Signing an email attesting to the substance of a negotiated agreement with the typed name of the sender constitutes a binding and enforceable stipulation of the settlement under New York state law, a state appeals panel ruled Wednesday.
Increase Equipment Reliability
The Chapman and Cutler law firm specializes in complex financial transactions. Keeping up with the pace of change in that arena while serving the evolving needs of clients has challenged the firm's IT group to provide users with the latest technology. When IT folks set out to replace the firm's cost-recovery systems, they needed to look at hardware as well as software. As CIO Tod Nugent explains, the group found that with the right software, hardware could be made more reliable and efficient.
Jury Deliberates in Arkansas Computer Hacker Trial
Jury deliberations began Wednesday in the trial of an accused computer data thief in one of the largest federal computer theft cases to date. Scott Levine, the former CEO of bulk e-mail firm Snipermail.com, faces 144 counts from a July 2004 indictment. He is accused of stealing 8.2 gigabytes of information from Acxiom Corp. The 1.6 billion records included names, home addresses, phone numbers, e-mail addresses, bank and credit card numbers involving millions of individuals.
LegalTech New York 2011 Wrap-Up: Products, Trends, and More
Technology announcements at LegalTech New York often provide a theme that is adopted over the course of the show. Last year, Thomson Reuters announced WestlawNext at the show, putting the human element back into legal research. This year there was no overall technology theme or scheme to adopt. There was, however, consensus on avoiding certain buzzwords like cloud and "early case assessment," and a great deal of product news.
DEA, VA Bought Spy Software, Raising Whistleblowers' Concerns
The Department of Veterans Affairs and the Drug Enforcement Administration are under fire for purchasing spy software from the same company that supplied a computer surveillance program to the FDA.
Livia Legal Defunct After Strong Start
Livia Legal, which in 2010 and 2011 marketed a web-based practice management service, appears to be out of business.
'Garage Inventors' in California to Get Pro Bono Boost
California inventors with limited resources to pay big firm legal bills can look forward to the October 23 launch of a U.S. Patent and Trademark Office-backed pro bono patent program.
1st Circuit Weighs Challenge to Copyright Damages
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