Tennessee Tech Companies: take note of several significant changes to our state's data breach statute made effective this summer (July 1, 2016). Prior to the recent change, Tennessee's breach notification statute stated, among other things, that persons, businesses and government agencies in Tennessee that own or...
The inaugural Scenic City Summit was held on Friday, August 12 on UTC's campus. Over 175 attendees participated during the day to deliver a significant learning experience to the IT community. Whether you are a long-time developer, manager of developers, responsible for project delivery or...
By Shea Long Contributed by TierPoint Common sense would lead us to believe that implementing a Disaster Recovery program should reduce the risk within your environment. For the past 20+ years, as traditional DR technologies and techniques were deployed within customer environments this “de-risking” was true. The big...
Originally posted August 9, 2016 on Nooga.com ___________ Chattanooga-based, rapidly growing cloud software company Skuid recently announced the formation of a new subsidiary in Switzerland called Skuid CH AG. The move represents the second international expansion this year. Charlie Brock, CEO of Launch Tennessee, a public-private partnership whose leaders focus on...
Written by: Rosmarie Hill, Labor and Employment Chair, Chambliss Law What's All the Hoopla about the Department of Labor's (DOL) Overtime Rule Changes? The changes in the wage laws discussed in this post are important to all employers, but are crucial to technology companies, particularly tech startups....
ChaTech’s mission to INVEST in the workforce pipeline across the region is, in part, fulfilled by a recent collaboration with Blue Cross Blue Shield Tennessee (BCBST) when they joined together as a community to give middle and high school students the opportunity to learn how...
Nominations are now open for the Chamber’s 2016 Spirit of Innovation Award and ChaTech's Early Innovator Award. The Spirit of Innovation Award recognizes innovative businesses with more than $50,000 of revenue to date. Know a business without $50,000 in revenue yet? The Early Innovator Award honors businesses in...
By: Paul Weidlich, Shareholder, Chambliss Law Firm pweidlich@chamblisslaw.com During the past couple of years you have probably been told that software patents are dead. Probably more than once. That’s because since the Supreme Court’s Alice decision in 2014, the Patent Office has routinely rejected software patent applications on the...
By: Nicole Osborne, Government Affairs Counsel, Chambliss, Bahner & Stophel, P.C. And, another one is in the books as the Tennessee General Assembly concluded its 109th legislative session on Friday, April 22. From drones to deannexation, there was no shortage of interesting and important legislation. The...
Mark your calendars for SQLSaturday #498 Chattanooga 2016! SQLSaturday is a free training event for SQL Server professionals and those wanting to learn about SQL Server. This event will feature sessions in Microsoft SQL Server development, BI, analytics and Big Data and will be held...