The Daily Record (Baltimore)

Commentary: Planning Ahead - Baby Boomers Facing Retirement Odds

While baby boomers have enjoyed a generally improved quality of life over the past decade, as many as 25 million, or nearly one third, have virtually nothing saved for retirement and face a shaky retirement picture, according to a recent study by AARP, formerly the American Association of Retired People. The 76 million baby boomers who will turn 65 during the next two decades face many retirement challenges, including ballooning health care costs, the rising age for full eligibility for Socia...

Commentary: Maryland Administrative Law Coming of Age

This week, when the National Association of Administrative Law Judges holds its annual conference here, our state will receive some quiet and well-earned recognition. Administrative adjudication is not one of those aspects of law or government that routinely draw publicity or indeed much public understanding. Judges and juries loom large in public consciousness. Not so administrative law judges, who actually account for a staggering proportion of decided cases (the judges of Maryland's Office...

Commentary: If the Game (or Game Developer) Ain't Broke -

Shoppers looking for video games for holiday gifts this year will find a broad selection of sports contests, historical battles and other role-playing adventures. If some of them look familiar, it's no surprise.

Commentary: E-Mail and Internet Services No Longer Enough in Cutthroat World of Wireless

The concept of bigger and better, or actually smaller and better, is attracting all sorts of potential buyers to wireless products. On-the-go businesspeople want compact devices that allow them to pack up their office and take it with them by downloading from a laptop or desktop to a wireless device. Cord-free technology also appeals to the Generation X crowd, who grew up watching MTV and playing computer games and who seem to need constant diversion, wherever they are.

Commentary: Good Incubators Guide Fledgling Companies to Success

We are fortunate in the Greater Baltimore region to have good incubators for our bioscience companies. They give startups and more mature companies the chance to get knowledge and resources that would be unavailable to them otherwise. This access is absolutely critical to the success of any emerging bioscience company.

Commentary: Though Slowly, Legal Community Embraces Electronic Evidence

As a profession, they're just starting to come into the '90s. John W. Simek, vice president of Sensei Enterprises Inc. in Fairfax, Va., was somewhat joking when he said this about the country's legal community. But his point was clear: In the legal world, the digital divide is being bridged much slower than elsewhere in America.

Commentary: Secrets Can Help Build Your Business

Technology companies spend countless dollars each year developing and defending important intellectual property portfolios. Along the way, however, they often ignore one of the most basic and valuable ways to defend their competitive position in the marketplace: trade secrets. Even those who appreciate the value of trade secret protection often miss the importance of other, complementary agreements.

Commentary: Md Biotechs Receive Vc Funding

As venture capitalists regain their appetite for risk, they're being drawn to the rich pipeline of drug products that Maryland research labs are developing. So far this year, many local biotechnology and pharmaceutical firms have received VC funding, including Panacos Pharmaceuticals Inc. of Gaithersburg.