Top Business Themes in 2007
By Harvey Mathews, president, SAO
A look back at some of the most important themes of the year for software-powered businesses in Oregon. How will these affect your business in the next year?

SAO Volunteers: Some of Your Best Resources
By Cheryl Coupé, SAO newsletter editor-in-chief
SAO volunteers can be some of your greatest professional resources. Check out our experts, who are already showing their commitment to the industry.

Six Ways to Become a Creative Catalyst
by Cheryl Nee-Gieringer, Corporate Creativity Training
Innovation is vital to staying competitive in the software industry. Here are six ways managers can sustain and foster an attitude that creates an environment for continual innovation.

Enterprise Information Integration (EII) - a Case Study
By Ed Carroll, Online Business Systems
A case study shows how enterprise information integration makes it possible to integrate not just data within databases, but information for many types of information sources.

SAO Marketing SIG: Trade Show Lead Follow-Up
By Kate McPherron
The experts at the 11/2007 Marketing SIG tell you how to make the most of the trade show leads you worked so hard to generate.

Taking the "e" out of eLearning (Temporarily)
By Chris Wain
With eLearning, it's easy to get caught up in the technology and focus on the "e" and not on the learning.

CIO Forum: Metrics that Matter
By Ed Carroll, Online Business Systems
Adding strategic metrics that help your business grow and make you a strategic partner was the topic of the October 2007 CIO Forum, latest in The Moving Sidewalk series on how IT drives business value.

U.S. Patent & Trademark Office Temporarily Stopped from Implementing New Rules
By Ariel Rogson, Marger Johnson & McCollom
New rules for prosecuting patent applications are delayed. Stay tuned for more details.

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