Betting the House – Virtual Deal Rooms

Managing the details of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) pose many logistical and technological issues that require the insight of the CIO. Due diligence demands interested investors be able to examine all pertinent documents before they decide whether to acquire or merge with a company. Traditionally, these interested parties would go to a physical space to…

CIOs on Trial: A Check List for eDiscovery and Litigation

Today’s CIO encounters many challenges handling security and regulatory mandates that extend far beyond the once-simple duties of maintaining firewalls. CIOs are today’s corporate first responders to spot insider theft or illegal activity, recover lost or deleted data, and to ameliorate poor document retention. Even before 2008’s financial meltdown, courts realized that the amount of…