September 10th, 2009 · No Comments
One of the trickiest aspects of electronic discovery is successfully accounting for privileged documents. Because it is not unusual for an electronic document production to contain millions of pages, even with the most diligent and careful of document reviews, there is a relatively high likelihood that one or more privileged documents will be inadvertently produced to the opposing party. The rules governing privilege waiver vary from one jurisdiction to another, but in many jurisdictions, production of a privileged document – even when done unintentionally – constitutes a waiver of the privilege. Even worse, in some jurisdiction, the waiver is not just a waiver of the privilege over that particular document; it serves to waive the privilege over any documents related to the subject matter of the produced document. (more…)
As social and professional networking websites like Facebook and LinkedIn become more popular for connecting with friends and family, more and more people are visiting the sites for more specific reasons, namely the job search. As the number of unemployed workers continues to grow, job seekers are using these sites to brand themselves to future employers.
LinkedIn has always been touted as the site to network professionally; however, job seekers are now also turning to Facebook and Twitter for job leads, advice and contact building. Hundreds of recruiters are trolling Twitter, searching for applicants with relevant skills, while job seekers post links to their resumes, websites and examples of their work for previous employers. (more…)
If you’re a golfer, odds are you’ve played for money. Loser buys the drinks? $5 per hole?
If you’re not a golfer, it should still sound familiar. Ever do that with a video game?
BringIt is a new company that lets you do the same thing with video games. Legally speaking, you’re winning a “game of skill,” not betting with your buddy, and this isn’t allowed in the states of Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Maryland, Montana, Tennessee, and Vermont, but this is Chicago Tech News, not Indianapolis Tech News, so it’s legal here. (You do need to be 18, though.) (more…)
September 2nd, 2009 · 5 Comments
The 2010 election cycle has begun and it is time to start to focus on the state-wide political races that could impact the Chicago tech community. So, between Labor Day and the primary election (February 2, 2010), expect a brilliant display of mud-slinging, half-truths and outright lies.
Although there are other races that could impact the Chicago tech community, it would take too much of your life to follow every U.S. Congressional race and every state legislative race. So, for the sake of brevity and sanity, the two races to watch are for Illinois Governor and the U.S. Senate currently held by Roland Burris (aka the seat formerly held by President Obama that former Governor Rod Blagojevich allegedly tried to sell). (more…)
Part of the IT industry built up around the Chicago finance and trading industry, Zen-Fire is a “data and order routing engine” that facilitates futures and options trading. Launched in conjunction with Mirus Futures, a Chicago-based brokerage, Zen-Fire offers unfiltered tick data and low latency connections to be used with various trading platforms like NinjaTrader and Focus Trader Pro. Unfiltered tick data refers to receiving market data on every “tick” of the exchange, not just when prices change. Filtered data may read slightly differently when looking at volume or price changes over a very short period of time, especially when charted. (more…)