Poll: Enron CEO's "Honest Services" DefenseJeff Skilling DefenseJeff Skilling has admitted to "big risks"; who was at the highest point of risk? Convictions center on defending the defenseless, or those who are at supreme risk. Skilling has admitted to lying to auditors. The primary job of financial or any auditor...
As you read this, the long-awaited trial of former Enron Corp. CEOs Ken Lay and Jeff Skilling is likely to be in full swing. Ken Lay is charged with seven counts of conspiracy and fraud, while Skilling is charged with 31 counts of fraud, conspiracy a ...
Jul. 2--Last September, Enron Corp.'s No. 2 man in Europe laid out an ambitious proposal to president Jeff Skilling -- it would be a good time for Enron to launch an online trading system. Jul. 2--Last September, Enron Corp.'s No. 2 man in Europe laid...
Secure Skills, FishNet Security's trainingdivision, has released a computer-based PCI package. "This training will help organizations comply with the Payment CardIndustry requirements for end-user security awareness training," said JeffBennett, EVP of Strategic Solutions for FishNet Security. The PCI package consists of a PCI primer which introduces basicrequirements of the PCI...
FishNet Security's training servicesdepartment, Secure Skills, offers computer-based training for applicationdevelopers. "As businesses continue to migrate more of their applications to the web,malicious attacks on web applications are rapidly increasing. Our newcomputer-based training allows companies to be well-versed in the mostcommon methods of attacks available to an Internet assailant and...
PROVO -- For now, it's a thankless job. But BYU's Reed White is more than happy to do it. The senior wide receiver, in an attempt to hone his skills, stayed after practice Monday to catch high, arching footballs -- designed to simulate punts -- out of...
CHARLOTTE, N.C., Aug. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Baker & Taylor, Inc., the world's largest wholesale distributor of books and entertainment products, today announced that Jeff Leonard has been named Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer effective August 11, 2008. Mr. Leonard will report to Tom Morgan, Chairman and...
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Jeff Gordon, 37; Daniel Dae Kim, 40; Billy Bob Thornton, 53; Richard Belzer, 64 Happy Birthday: Get serious about working toward your goal. An opportunity through one of your peers or someone from your past may be the ticket to future prosperity. Your...
IT REMAINS TO BE SEEN WHETHER OR not the 3,060 base hits Craig Biggio banged out during a 20-year major league career stretching from 1988 through 2007 assure him of first ballot election to the Hall of Fame when he's eligible a half decade from now. ...
Resisting corporate corruption; lessons in practical ethics from the Enron wreckage. Arbogast, Steven V. M & M Scrivner Press 2008 264 pages $64.00 Hardcover HF5387 Arbogast is a former Exxon executive who is able...
Wolters Kluwer Health, a divisionof Wolters Kluwer, a leading provider of information and businessintelligence for students, professionals, and institutions inmedicine, nursing, allied health, pharmacy and the pharmaceuticalindustry, announced today the appointment of Susan Driscoll asExecutive Vice President & General Manager of the Books division ofits Professional & Education...
-- Nation's Largest Wireless Network Provider to Promote ChaCha to its 13 Million Subscribers -- INDIANAPOLIS -- ChaCha announced today that Alltel Wireless, America's largest network, has teamed with ChaCha, the groundbreaking mobile answers service. "We are excited to join with Alltel to...
Applies linguistic analysis to place sales professionals in compatible roles with fast growing companies NEW YORK -- Urgent Career today unveiled its groundbreaking service, which applies linguistic analysis to the job matching space. By utilizing linguistic technology to analyze and match sales professionals with compatible...
Sagefrog Donates Services to Amphibian Ark to Promote the "Year of the Frog" DOYLESTOWN, Pa. -- Sagefrog Marketing Group, LLC, of Doylestown PA, will implement an integrated marketing and public relations program for Amphibian Ark. Amphibian Ark is dedicated to saving amphibians worldwide, many of...
SchemaLogic Further Distinguishes Itself by Earning a Microsoft Competency in ISV/Software Solutions HOUSTON, July 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Worldwide Microsoft Partner Conference, Booth # 1036, 2008 -- SchemaLogic (http://www.schemalogic.com/), leading provider of Metadata Management software for unstructured content, today announced it has attained Gold Certified...
U.S. Women's National Team allocation week of September 15, immediately followed by International Player Draft and WPS General Draft Combines, Post-Combine Draft and local tryouts conclude player selection process SAN FRANCISCO, July 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Women's Professional Soccer WPS announced today the...
CONSHOHOCKEN, Pa., July 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Wolters Kluwer Health, a division of Wolters Kluwer, a leading provider of information and business intelligence for students, professionals, and institutions in medicine, nursing, allied health, pharmacy and the pharmaceutical industry, announced today the appointment of Susan Driscoll as Executive...
CLEVELAND, July 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Park-Ohio Holdings Corp. announced today that Jeffrey L. Rutherford has been appointed Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, effective immediately. Mr. Rutherford succeeds Richard P. Elliott. Prior to joining ParkOhio, Mr. Rutherford served as Senior Vice President,...
Peace Arch® Entertainment Group Inc. (AMEX: PAE)(TSX: PAE), an integrated global entertainment company, announced todaythat Gerry Noble has been named Chief Executive Officer of the company,effective July 21, 2008. Mr. Noble replaces interim CEO Jeff Sagansky, whohas served in that post since November, 2007. Mr. Sagansky remains...
Bob Wassom was at the top of his career when the advertising company he worked for merged with another. Five years later, his contract was not renewed. That was in 2006. Wassom's buyout kept him going about a year. Now the freelance writer,...