Forbes.com opinion writer Daniel Lyons sure doesn’t think much of the settlement between the Iowa Plaintiffs and Microsoft in an article in which he links to Rush on Business. His quote:
"I’m sorry, but I can’t work up any outrage over having to pay $100 for the student edition of Office. And though I’m
The Greater Des Moines Partnership has started a new business accelerator called BIZ – the Business Innovation Zone. Michael Colwell, a marketing professional with experience in product development has been selected as the executive director. BIZ is expected to start up at the end of this month.
The business accelerator has been funded through
The Iowa consumer class action case against Microsoft has settled. Check out Des Moines patent lawyer Brett Trout’s blog post for details. I’ll post more on the settlement at a later date. Details of the settlement are confidential and will be announced this spring after court approval.
I’ll bet there are some happy jurors on
Des Moines patent lawyer Brett Trout is the featured guest on the Iowa Business Hour with host Jim Goodman this Wednesday, February 14th. The show is from 7:00 – 8:00 p.m. on 98.3 WOW FM. Brett is always entertaining and informative. I highly recommend his book, Internet Laws Affecting Your Company. If you don’t
It was an interesting evening at the SEMEE event tonight. Several new businesses presented their stories and it was exciting to see so many people in the audience who care about entrepreneurship in Central Iowa. Thanks to the Steens of Transition Capital Management for organizing the event.
The star of the show? Undoubtedly Charlie Anderson
The second meeting of SEMEE ("Society for Entrepreneurial Minded Executives") is tonight at the EMC Insurance Building in downtown Des Moines. The meeting starts at 7:00 p.m.
For details, please check out Adam Steen’s Growth Capitalism blog. More information is also available on the Iowa Biz Events Web site.
The event involves presentations by four
Drake University Law School had some exciting news this morning. Former Governor and Presidential hopeful Tom Vilsack will serve as a visiting professor of law during the 2007 calendar year. Before his election as Governor, Vilsack practiced law in Mt. Pleasant, Iowa. He will teach a May interim course focusing on legal issues relating to
I have added podcasts to Rush on Business through BlogTalkRadio. The first podcast is an interview with Iowa patent and information technology lawyer Brett Trout concerning the important federal rule changes regarding electronic discovery and how it impacts your business. Brett is the author of Internet Laws Affecting Your Company. As Brett says, bury
Jeff Mathias is the author of a new law blog called Bankruptcy Cafe. He already has some nice posts including 8 Tips to Rebuild Your Credit After Bankruptcy and 10 Common Bankruptcy Mistakes. His writing style is very straight-forward and informative.
Jeff is savvy when it comes to providing information to the public
Microsoft has renewed its attacks against Roxanne Conlin in the Iowa consumer class action case. This time Microsoft wants the right to question the named plaintiffs about their connections to Conlin before the lawsuit. Apparently Microsoft believes Conlin recruited these plaintiffs to file the lawsuit. According to the Des Moines Register, Conlin acknowledges she was
