In the mid to late 90s, the number of investor securities class-
action lawsuits against publicly traded companies skyrocketed, and many of
those claims were resolved through class-action settlements intended for
investors.

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Although the process for collecting this money was simple, the
mutual funds simply didn't follow through.

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"As
stockholders, the mutual funds became class members themselves, but they were
also the only ones who could claim this money on behalf of their investor
customers.728.

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Carney, a name partner in the Cauley Bowman firm. "Once again, the
NJTC's annual CIO Conference offered the state's CIOs the opportunity to
network, share business perspectives and learn from one another. Few
leaders exist today that can exemplify these characteristics in the right
place and at the right time.
"The NJTC was very pleased to recognize three leading CIOs in New Jersey
through its first annual CIO Award program. We felt that these three candidates not only
represented the industry and their professions exceptionally well, but also
serve as role models for other CIOs .

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Investor plaintiffs have filed lawsuits in 11 states, including New York,
Illinois and Texas ., "Creating and Measuring Business
Value" was the topic of the day at the 2005 CIO Conference held May 6 at the
Harrison Conference Center in Plainsboro. Conference Sponsors were CommVault and Optima Global
Solutions.

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According to plaintiffs, 1,517 federal class actions were brought between
1996 and 2003 under the Securities Acts of 1933 and 1934.J. Lunch Sponsor was 4Connections.

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Companies Ignored Class-Action Payouts, Investors Claim

DALLAS, In a series of lawsuits recently filed
nationwide , a group of investors says the nation's top mutual fund companies
failed to collect or even make a claim on behalf of their funds' shareholders
on billions of dollars in securities class-action settlements."
More than 90 million Americans entrust their savings to mutual fund
directors and advisors.3605, or contact
Bruce Vincent at 800.

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A majority of mutual funds invest in publicly traded
companies.com ."
The conference, which focused on helping technology CIOs as they juggle
the equally important tasks of keeping the business running and assisting the
members of their management team in growing the company's value proposition,
was presented in collaboration with the New Jersey Chapter of the Society for
Information Management.

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"The mutual fund industry has faced many scandals in recent years, but
possibly nothing of this magnitude," says plaintiff co-counsel J. Named among the 44 defendants are several giants of the
mutual fund industry , including Merrill Lynch, American Funds and Van Kampen."
Johnson has a "global mindset.

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The lawsuits, filed by Dallas-based Baron + Budd, PC, and Little Rock, AR-
based Cauley Bowman Carney + Williams, LLP, say the mutual funds breached
their fiduciary duty to investor clients by not collecting the settlement
money.

In addition to several exciting
panels and speeches , the New Jersey Technology Council named Garry Johnson,
senior vice president and CTO of Dendrite International, "CIO of the Year. "Each one has distinguished themselves
in their respective industries .

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Maxine Ballen, president of the NJTC, was extremely encouraged to see the
impressive gathering of CIOs at the annual CIO Conference.

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NJTC Names Dendrite's Garry Johnson `CIO of the Year'

Johnson is one of them."
Signature Sponsor of the CIO Conference was Melillo Consulting, Inc.

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Pulliam,
lead counsel for the investor plaintiffs and attorney at Baron + Budd.

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521. All three honorees are truly
deserving of this honor," said Ballen .

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As the leader of the Technology and Service Delivery organization, Johnson
led the quality improvement efforts by helping to reduce Dendrite's cost of
poor quality (COPQ) to drive customer loyalty and increased satisfaction.

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" His ability to make the world smaller by
understanding the dynamics of the changing workforce and the tenacity to
execute has driven Dendrite to establish an ODC in India which has led to a
clear, bottom-line victory of a running savings of nearly $7 million per year.

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Mutual Fund Industry Faces Claims After Investors Say Billions 'Left on the Table'

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559. Edward Chapel of Montclair State
University and Michael Brandofino of GlowPoint, were finalists for the CIO of
the Year Award.

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"By failing to claim their
fair share of these settlements, these mutual fund companies have violated the
trust given to them by millions of investors.
Award Sponsor was Intel.

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"These mutual funds owned stock in hundreds of companies that reached
settlements in securities class-action lawsuits," says Randall K."
In addition to a keynote speech by John Roddy , CIO of Telcordia
Technologies, there were three exciting panel discussions: "VMOs (Vendor
Management Office)," "The job market is about to improve -- Is your staff
happy?" and "How to run IT like a business.