Miller & Martin PLLC
Since 1867, Miller & Martin PLLC has helped businesses and individuals achieve their goals practically and efficiently. Today, we are a leading Southeastern law firm with more than 170 attorneys in three cities. Our clients range from individuals to multi-national corporations. To meet the needs of this diverse client base, our attorneys dedicate themselves to understanding the unique issues facing each client. As a full-service firm with many specialized practice groups, we can address virtually any legal challenge.

Good southeastern law firm with offices in Atlanta, Charlotte and Nashville. Good people, nice to deal with. Highly recommended.

Miller & Martin PLLC :: About The Firm

CIO - Understands the _business_ information needs of the company, customers, suppliers, management (at all levels), and stockholders. These are the _stakeholders_ of the corporation's operations - and might be extended to also include government (local, state, national) and even the public. Directs the (re-) architecting of company information domains and business processes (sales, operations, supply chain, financial, human resources, etc...). Deals with information needs and business processes, but not information technology architectures, per se. Works with the CEO/President on business models and vision issues, and collaborates with business VPs to learn their needs and develop new concepts. Works with the CTO to design appropriate systems. The CIO is a _business_ person with IT experience.

CTO - Understands current technology alternatives and capabilities, including strengths/weaknesses and tradeoffs of various choices in the hierarchy of applications, databases, transactional systems, operating systems, networking, platforms... other hardware. Takes direction on business needs from the CIO (or CEO/President, if there isn't a CIO), and plans for technology evolution of the company systems. The CTO is a _technology_ person having some familiarity with the company business model.

It's a division of responsibilities proceeding from CIO overloads in the early '90s. (CIOs came first, recently supplemented by CTO positions.)

Slashdot | What's The Difference Between A CIO And A CTO?

Building an entrepreneurial advisory board entails assessing the company's needs, developing a list of candidates whose profiles line up, and then asking them to join, writes the founder of four companies in the human-resources field.


"I've got (fill in the name of the high-profile business
person) on my advisory board," said the emerging
entrepreneur to the group of angel investors. "When was the
last time you saw him?" asked the angel at the table in the
rear of the room. The response? Blank stare.

For the entrepreneur looking to grow a business through
equity financing or the business owner simply looking to
limit the stupid mistakes caused solely by inexperience, an
advisory board may be just the answer, if it's built right.

I have had four businesses, with advisory boards of varying
size and activity levels and value to the company. Like all
entrepreneurs, I did some things right, some things wrong,
and cultivated a lot of experience. Being in the executive
search field – my current company, Talent Management
Group, is a recruiter - I also advise my growth company
clients on strategy and recruiting for their board.

Article from Kaffman Foundation

What role does your board of advisors play? �A� Our board of advisors is a group of some of the most eminent researchers and scientists in the field of altitude physiology, sports science, and exercise physiology.
They advise us on our equipment designs, optimizing athletic performance, safety, and the latest findings of science.

Colorado Altitude Training - What role does your board of advisors play?

Mission Statement: The Board of Advisors serves as a vehicle for communication and interaction between the faculty, the university and the business community. In addition to being ambassadors for the Faculty, the board advises the Dean and faculty on strategy, curriculum and programs and provides opportunities for, and assistance with, research, consulting and other projects. The Board also engages with our students as co-op employers, mentors and guest speakers.

Purpose:The Board of Advisors is comprised of leaders in the business community who believe in the vision of the Faculty of Business and who have a desire to make a difference in their community

Board of Advisors

LAS VEGAS, Sept. 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Bally Gaming and Systems, a business unit of Alliance Gaming Corp. , announced today plans to expand its engineering operations by opening a wholly owned offshore development center in India to improve the speed and quality of product enhancement deliverables and customer service levels.
The new Bally development center will be located in Chennai, a growing technology hub of India. Chennai has emerged as a popular offshore choice as Bangalore, India's "silicon plateau," has become saturated in terms of infrastructure and availability of resources. The new center is scheduled to open in October 2005 and grow to approximately 50 people within the first few months of operation. This new offshore team is expected to augment end-to-end design and development initiatives currently taking place in Bally's U.S.- and European-based development centers.

Alliance Gaming Corp. :: Bally Gaming and Systems Announces Opening of Offshore Development Center in Chennai, India

Why Counterpane's Enterprise Security Consulting?

Counterpane has been writing the book on managed security for Fortune 1000 companies and government agencies for nearly a decade. Organizations can leverage our deep knowledge of network security management for strategizing and implementing security solutions that align with their critical business assets.

Enterprise security is our passion. Counterpane sets apart from our peers by combining this passion with our commitment to delivering business value through aligning our information security efforts with customers' critical business assets.

Counterpane: Enterprise Security Consulting for Risk Management

The 1984 gas leak in Bhopal, India, was a terrible tragedy which understandably continues to evoke strong emotions even 21 years later. In the wake of the release, Union Carbide Corporation worked diligently to provide immediate and continuing aid to the victims and set up a process to resolve their claims. All the claims arising out of the release were settled 16 years ago at the explicit direction and with the approval of the Supreme Court of India.

This web site provides our statement regarding the tragedy, details our response, and other historical and legal information about the incident.

Union Carbide bought this domain to circulate a non-independant report that mostly clears them of wrongdoing in the world's largest industrial accident ever. This is pretty disturbing to me, for some reason.

Bhopal Information Center

"Official" Bio

Guy Kawasaki is a managing director of Garage Technology Ventures, an early-stage venture capital firm and a columnist for Forbes.com. Previously, he was an Apple Fellow at Apple Computer, Inc. where he was one of the individuals responsible for the success of the Macintosh computer.

Guy is the author of eight books including The Art of the Start, Rules for Revolutionaries, How to Drive Your Competition Crazy, Selling the Dream, and The Macintosh Way. He has a BA from Stanford University and an MBA from UCLA as well as an honorary doctorate from Babson College.

This guy rules.

Guy Kawasaki: About Guy

Digital Dynamics Software,
Inc. is a software engineering
firm that knows the gaming
industry. We have software
engineers that are experts at
implementing BACTA, S2S, SAS,
and G2S (formally BOB)
communications protocols.
For the Gaming Standards
Association, we developed the
BOB/G2S EGM Simulator, the first
BOB/G2S protocol reference
implementation.
Building on our gaming protocol expertise, we
have developed special products
and utilities for gaming
manufacturers to facilitate the
implementation of emerging
gaming protocols.

Digital Dynamics | Gaming Products and Consulting Services