Outsourcing Law & Business Journal™ – December 2012

1.  Knowledge Management in Strategic Alliances and Outsourcing.  Knowledge management has become a key driver in the design and sustainability of competitive global enterprises today.  In knowledge management (“KM”), organizations define the purpose and meaning of information for the corporate mission, create, store and share information and establish tools and rules for internal and external use (and repurposing) in commerce.  KM presents structural and contractual challenges for enterprise customers and their outsourcing service providers.  Knowledge management is applied in outsourcing, supply chain management (“SCM”) and business process management (“BPM”).  Other applications include business continuity planning (“BCP”), disaster recovery (“DR”), audit and control for corporate governances and regulatory reporting. For more, click here.

2.  Non-Practicing Entity Buys Kodak’s Digital Business Patent Portfolio, Licenses to Consortium.  In mid-December 2012, Eastman Kodak Co., a bankrupt photographic supply company, agreed to sell its patent portfolio to a consortium of buyers.  The portfolio includes patents for digital photography, Web-based photo applications and other technologies critical to Internet-based e-business, social media and mobile computing.  The deal (which is subject to bankruptcy court approval) represents a new approach to patent litigation, patent portfolio procurement and patent licensing from bankrupt companies in the United States.  To read more, click here.

3.  Humor.

February 18-20, 2013, IAOP’s Outsourcing World Summit, Phoenix, Arizona.  This annual conference brings the global community of outsourcing professionals together for an unparalleled knowledge sharing, networking and personal and business development experience.

Outsourcing is entering a new age as different opportunities—and demands—are made by companies in pursuit of improved outcomes, lower costs and higher standards in a critically competitive economic environment. Trends like rural and impact sourcing, corporate social responsibility, crowd sourcing, the cloud, technology convergence, the BRIC surge, collaborative and strategic models, and governance have all impacted the way companies do business and the level of understanding and knowledge outsourcing professionals must have to be successful. And it is clear that it takes skilled professionals – now more than ever – to harness these opportunities and meet these demands.  For more information, please visit their website.

March 4-7, 2013.  SSON and IQPC present its 17th Annual North American Shared Services & Outsourcing Week, Orlando, Florida.  If you’re looking for what’s new in service delivery capability, and for the next steps to achieve a maximum level of value, join us at North America’s premier forum for shared services and outsourcing professionals, where you will learn how to design and execute a holistic GBS framework that encompasses shared services, outsourcing, internal business functions and Cloud computing resource;  achieve global end-to-end processes across business functions, systems and geographies; learn what service levels are important to achieving your business goals; how to understand real business value from big data; understand and over-deliver what your internal and external customers want and gain insight on where you can benefit from disruptive technologies, such as Cloud, mobility and social.  To get more information, click here.

April 30-May 1, 2013.  American Conference Institute presents its 7th Annual Forum on Controlling Litigation Costs, Chicago, Illinois.  ACI’s renowned forum returns, with a brand new faculty and novel case studies and strategies designed to help you (1) get more value from the firms you use in litigation matters OR (2) keep existing corporate clients and ensure you are at the top of the “go to” list when matters arise.   This conference is for in-house counsel or legal sourcing manager and private practice litigation attorney or law firm marketing/business development specialist.  For more information, please click here.