Increasingly, intellectual property issues involving patents on software and business methods, as well as trademarks and copyrights, have become strategic and tactical factors in many industries. This has invited the proliferation of so-called intellectual property predators, including “cyber-squatters” and “patent trolls.” Do these organizations encourage or inhibit innovation? What is ahead for these firms and the enterprises they feed on? What are the implications for you and your business? We’ll provide the answers.

Since the earliest days of computing, researchers have dreamed of machines that could mimic seeing the world as people see it. In that case, they'd be able to identify objects, analyze the context, and interpret what is seen. Finally, computing power and software are close to making this a reality. What are the implications? What are the emerging opportunities? What will this mean to you? We'll explain.