Business briefs
ICS Telecom founder turns reins over to son
I.C. Shah, founder and CEO of Henrietta-based telecommunications company ICS Telecom, is handing over the presidency of the company to his son, Raj Shah.
The 33-year-old company provides broadband communications services to a variety of businesses and government bodies.
In a statement Friday announcing the move, the elder Shah said 2009 marked the company’s best year ever in terms of revenue and net income and that he will remain CEO.
“Like a good athlete, I would like to turn over the reins while I am still at the top of my game,” he said.
ICS also has an office in Buffalo.
UR honors ex-Kodak scientist with doctorate
The University of Rochester has given an honorary doctorate to Steven Sasson, a retired Eastman Kodak Co. research scientist widely credited as an inventor of the digital camera.
Sasson, of Hilton, received the degree last week during the PhotoHistory XIV symposium held at the George Eastman House. Sasson was keynote speaker of the three-day event.
“The entire multibillion-dollar digital imaging industry traces quite directly back to this original innovation right here at Kodak,” former UR Dean of Engineering Kevin Parker said in a statement.
Sasson is a Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute graduate. He retired earlier this year after more than 35 years at Kodak. Sasson, along with Gareth A. Lloyd, shares the 1978 U.S. patent for an electronic still camera, which was developed while the two were researchers at Kodak. Lloyd died in 2001.
FLCC to host seminar on global exporting
Finger Lakes Community College will host a seminar Nov. 10 on exporting and the international economic forecast for 2010.
The seminar is aimed at regional firms that regularly work with international customers and companies interested in breaking into overseas markets.
The seminar will be from 8:30 a.m. to noon in Room B440 on the fourth floor of the college, 3325 Marvin Sands Drive. The cost is $25 per person, though the event is free for students.
The deadline for registration is Nov. 6. To register, call the college at (585) 394-3500, ext. 7660.
Engineering group seeking nominations
The Rochester Engineering Society is seeking nominations for two annual awards: Rochester Engineer of the Year and Young Engineer of the Year.
The deadline for nominations is the close of the business day on Dec. 18. Completed nominations may be e-mailed to res@frontiernet.net, or mailed or delivered to the society’s offices at 150 State St., Rochester, NY 14614.
The nomination form, eligibility criteria and instructions may be found at www.roceng.org.
Both award recipients will be announced at the society’s 108th annual gala on April 10 at the Riverside Convention Center.
More than $50,000 in scholarships will be awarded to local high school and college students to support their engineering education.
Xerox legal department honored for innovation
Xerox Corp.’s office of the general counsel has made InsideCounsel’s 2009 top 10 list of the most innovative legal departments.
The legal industry trade publication chose Xerox’s legal department for developing a global contracting process solution allowing multinational customers to not have to sign separate agreements in every country where they purchase Xerox services. A Xerox legal team spent more than two years developing and testing the new contracting system.
