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Related Links: "Not Guilty," Both Kumar and Richards Tell Judge Computer Associates Founder Charles Wang Government's Next Target Ex-Computer Associates CEO Sanjay Kumar could be sentenced to 100 years in the slammer if he's found guilty of everything he was charged with on Wednesday, according to the Justice Department. Not exactly a Martha Stewart reprise. Ditto the former head of the company's worldwide sales Stephen Richards. CA's former general counsel Stephen Woghin, who turned state's evidence and has reportedly been drawing the noose tighter and tighter around the necks of Kumar and Richards, pleaded guilty to charges of conspiracy to commit securities fraud and obstruction of justice in federal court in Brooklyn Wednesday morning. He could get 25 years. CA, on t... (more)

Groundbreaking Best Practices Manual from Major Professional Association Replaces 'Mental Retardation' with New Term 'Intellectual Disability'

Publication of Intellectual Disability from the American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities coincides with the introduction of new federal legislation by U.S. Senators Mikulski and Enzi called Rosa's Law. WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --Society's labels have consequences. But no label damages more than being called "mentally retarded". Two pivotal... (more)

Java Costs Sun $92 Million, Ending "Punitive Litigation"

Related Links: Breaking News: $92 Million Settlement Java Patents: "Software and Patents... Kodak Wins vs Sun "The settlement assures customers worldwide that Sun will stand behind its products and intellectual property, and eliminates any uncertainty that could result from a protracted lawsuit and appeal." So saying, Sun settled the "Java patents" trial yesterday that had been in full swi... (more)

International Trade Commission Finds VIM Product Infringes Valid Presstek Patents and Violates Federal Law

GREENWICH, CT -- (Marketwire) -- 09/30/09 -- Presstek, Inc. (NASDAQ: PRST), a leading manufacturer and marketer of digital offset printing business solutions, today announced that the International Trade Commission ("ITC") has determined that VIM Technologies, Ltd. has violated U.S. Federal law by importing into the United States printing plates that infringe upon patents owned by Presst... (more)

Sarbanes-Oxley Will Change Your Life

This column may require a little patience on your part, but I think it will be worth it in the end. Let's start with a simple premise: within a year, nearly everyone reading these words will be deeply impacted by Sarbanes-Oxley, yet many have never heard of it. The purpose of this note is to offer you a preview of what's to come. In other words, a wake-up call. First of all, who or what i... (more)