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A Business and Legal Checklist for Software Outsourcing Offshore
As more and more U.S. companies seek to do offshore software development, questions arise as to what a company should consider beforehand. Here are checklists providing a starting point of "top 10" business and legal issues a company should evaluate before taking the plunge.Intuit Returns to Its Roots and Sells IT Solutions Unit
Intuit has sold its Information Technology Solutions unit to Boston-based TA Associates in an effort to focus on its core financial management offerings. In the past few years, Intuit has made a series of alliances and acquisitions that some analysts call misguided. According to a spokeswoman, "Given our core strategic direction, [ITS] isn't a good fit for future investment." ITS, which was purchased in 2002, has 45,000 customers, including Cingular and Sony, and is not expected to suffer job cuts.Privacy Policies in the Electronic Workplace
Workplaces have become increasingly digitized, bringing heightened concerns surrounding employees' digital activity. In part one of a two-part series, Robert Brownstone, of Fenwick & West, examines the potential liability for employers stemming from social media and e-mail use.It's not purely a civil matter
Years after passage of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, many companies still believe the act applies uniquely to public companies. But private companies that ignore the act's obstruction-of-justice provisions do so at their peril. Two provisions of the act impose huge criminal penalties for destruction of evidence or obstruction of justice regarding any actual or "contemplated" federal investigation, matter or official proceeding. A company could violate the law before an official government interest arises.Ignore Sarbanes-Oxley at Your Peril
Follow the Sarbanes-Oxley Act's obstruction-of-justice provisions or risk criminal penalties for destroying evidence in a federal investigation, matter or official proceeding. Ensure that your records-retention policy has litigation holds to suspend the routine deletion of information.Trending Stories
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