FROM THE EXPERTS

A Closer Look At Today's Executive Pay Issues
By Scott A. Coleman, Korn/Ferry International
Contentious debates and numerous regulatory changes have sought to address the perception that some shareholders remain in the dark about executive compensation packages. Yet, these discussions often obscure an equally important executive pay issue: the emergence of new performance-based long-term incentives (LTI) that are part of an overall LTI portfolio.

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Patent Strategies For Start-Up Technology Companies
By: Gregory Kirsch, Shareholder, and David Cornett, Associate, of Needle & Rosenberg, P.C.
A start-up company may find itself competing in a marketplace heavy with protected intellectual property, such as patents. The patent landscape within the start-up company's field should preferably be analyzed before entering the market, lest the start-up be faced with a flurry of third-party licensing "opportunities" or even lawsuits.

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Time Management is Obsolete: Develop and Sustain High Performance through Energy and Mission Management
By Susan Scott, Partner, CarterBaldwin
In a recent meeting an industry colleague pulled out the latest version of his brand of PDA. He demonstrated the bells and whistles and swore that his use of the device was the key to his successful management of every area of his life. He attributed his success to better time management.

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CALENDAR

CXO Networking Events
"It's the place where CXOs network with their peers"

January 22, 2007
The Ritz-Carlton Hotel, Buckhead
6:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.

March 19, 2007
The Ritz-Carlton Hotel, Buckhead
6:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.

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2007 MAX Awards
"Honoring innovation, creativity and exceptional marketing in the state of Georgia."

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CXO SPOTLIGHT

Darryl Lemecha
CIO, ChoicePoint

What is your largest technology challenge for 2007?
There are a number of product rebuilds and upgrades occurring in the business units. These are challenging projects that will add key new capabilities to our product set....

What new types of technology do you see arising for the future and specifically for the Atlanta market?
There are several emerging technologies that are exciting. I think the SaaS (Software-as-a-Service) and the related SOA (Service-Oriented-Architecture) will continue to evolve....

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EXECUTIVE MOVES

DECEMBER 2006

Lee Kramer has joined StatCom, a provider of patient flow logistics and tracking software for the healthcare industry, as Vice President of Client Services. He comes to StatCom from IBM consulting services' healthcare division, where he was a Senior Consultant.

DataPath Inc, a provider of satellite and wireless communications networks, named James R. Balkan to the Board of Directors. Balkan is currently the Chairman of the Board of Advisors for Corporate Psychology Resources and serves on the Board of Directors for both iKobo, Inc. and eVault, Inc.

NOVEMBER 2006

Invistics, a lean manufacturing software company, elected Joe Cowan as Chairman of the Board of Directors.

Margaret Bellville joined the Board of Directors at Vyyo Inc, a supplier of broadband access equipment for cable and private wireless broadband network solutions.

Keith Wise has been named a Principal at North Highland Co, an independent business consulting services company.

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