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An overview of cloud computing, including a discussion of the pros and cons of cloud computing, privacy considerations, and other legal issues.

This presentation covers EU and the data privacy and security movement, as well as it's history, and the comparison between the EU and the APEC.

This program will inform in-house counsel about issues relating to “cloud computing,” including new media technology. The panel will provide insight into managing technology and business risks, including international data privacy issues. A checklist for review of Cloud solutions leading to a strategy for negotiations will be provided.

This material helps you explore legal options to help your company define or update an open source policy.

The successful small law department practitioner must be part lawyer, but in this day and age, also part tech guru in order to appropriately represent her company. Limited resources available cause small law departments to rely heavily on the wide variety of external technological resources on the internet and through other technology tools. But what are the best tools and sites? Can your company afford them? In an era of budget constraints, practitioners must learn to invest in, leverage and maximize the benefits from all available resources, especially their technology resources.

Companies with server networks to bring "infrastructure on demand" to their customers provide cloud computing. In busy times, customers can dramatically ramp up their computer usage without investing in equipment and software, and then quickly ramp down when the extra capacity is no longer needed. This session will address challenges faced by companies that use or provide cloud computing services.

This material helps your company improve its policies regarding new technologies and social media. The document also discusses important cases regarding intellectual property rights and trademark infringement.

Open source software is everywhere and whether you like it or not, your company is using it. It's one of the hottest areas of technology, both in terms of innovation and the ability to implement deep cost savings. This presentation will review the essentials in-house counsel need to know regarding their company's usage of open source software. The panel will also review the latest legal developments in this fast-moving area and what they mean in terms of how to represent your company.

What alternatives do you have when confronted with a large technology vendor having a product or service which is mission-critical for your company? Mega-vendors frequently enjoy a much stronger bargaining position for many reasons including their saturation of your company’s IT environment. In extreme cases, the transaction may be so large or the services are so critical, that this approaches a “bet the farm” negotiation.

Instead of shrinking in horror, let our panel of experts help you answer burning questions in the world of ediscovery including: Is that electronic evidence going to be authenticated and admissible in court? Isn’t there a better way to find the data I’m looking for? The court wants us to produce what? By when? How can you obtain an ediscovery order you can live with? How can you avoid discovery related sanctions? And, what was the judge thinking? A discussion of key cases since the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure which went into effect in January 2007 is included.

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