The Truth about Technical Recruiters Finding a good technical recruiting firm takes asking the right questions By Kevin Langill, President, Project Solutions It is common knowledge that an executive needs to be surrounded by an excellent team to be successful. The problem is that you don’t have the time to hire your entire staff, so […]

Advantage Shifts to Tenants in the Atlanta Office Market By Bill Leonard, President, Wm. Leonard & Co. The disruption and uncertainty in our economy are taking their toll on the Atlanta office market. We are beginning to see exciting opportunities for companies positioned to move forward with a decision on their real estate requirements. Vacancy […]

February Connextions Inc. selected Steven G. Auerbach as President. Prior to joining Connextions, Auerbach was the Executive Vice President of Provider/Member Operations at UnitedHealth Group. Connextions is a technology-driven business process outsourcing firm. Charles H. Ogburn, an Executive Director at investment firm Arcapita Inc., has been elected to Crawford & Company’s Board of Directors. Ogburn […]

December Joaquin Luna has been promoted from Chief Financial Officer to President of USCarrier Telecom, a Southeastern provider of wholesale high-speed long-haul telecommunications transport. Ingenious Med (IM), a provider of inpatient practice management solutions, welcomed S. Hart Williford as Chief Executive Officer. Williford comes to IM from Memorial University Medical Center in Savannah, where he […]

WHY SOME WELL MANAGED COMPANIES FAIL By: Paul Odomirok, Senior Associate, Transformation Systems, Inc. Over the past several months, we’ve all witnessed the failure of numerous well managed companies. A number of reasons have been given for these failures: poor economy, credit crisis, banking crisis, oil crisis, energy crisis, employee costs, material costs, transportation costs, […]

The Landscape for Business Method and Software Patents Has Been Changed: In re Bilski Greg Kirsch T.J. DoVale Scott Anderson Ballard Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll, LLP The availability of patents for business methods and software implemented processes has been restricted somewhat by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (the federal appellate court […]

January 14, 2008 The Ritz-Carlton Hotel, Buckhead 6:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. March 10, 2008 The Ritz-Carlton Hotel, Buckhead 6:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.  Executive Receptions “The relationships you create today, build your foundation for the future.”May 12, 2008 The Ritz-Carlton Hotel, Buckhead 6:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. July 21, 2008 The Ritz-Carlton Hotel, Buckhead […]

Weathering the Storm: Building Start-Up Companies in Economic Uncertainty By: Gregg Warren, IVOX Introduction It’s no secret that we are facing tough financial times in a bare-bones economy. And further, many start-up companies from all industries are feeling the added weight on their shoulders from just trying to get by. As a person who one […]

Revenue Recognition Pitfalls By: Rob Casey, CPA; Habif, Arogeti & Wynne, LLP The last thing a CFO wants to face is restating financial statements because of a revenue recognition problem.