10 Questions…on the State of the Consumer Goods Market with Charlie Woo
Competition continues to rise and product lifecycles continue to shorten in consumer goods industries. Charlie Woo – the founder and CEO of Megatoys, which started as a family-run wholesale toy company in Los Angeles in 1979 and now boasts more than $50 million in sales – faces these realities on a daily basis. Here, he explains how the global marketplace is only getting tougher and what he does to stay ahead of the pack. Full story

On Point: The Prospect for Israeli-Palestinian Peace
Political Science Lecturer Hamoud Salhi’s research and teaching interests focus on conflicts in the Middle East. For many years, one of those constants has been the tenuous relationship between Israelis and Palestinians. Yet, the election of Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, a recent cease-fire, and Israel’s withdrawal from Gaza Strip settlements this month have all suggested a thaw may be eminent. Here, Salhi explains whether such steps might actually lead to peace or if the political and literal bombs will continue to explode.
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Newsmakers

Guy Fox, a member of the Business Advisory Board, recently launched Guy Fox & Associates, an international consulting firm specializing in supply chain and logistical issues for small- to medium-sized companies. The firm brings a strong network of contacts in Asia and throughout North and South America.

Raoul Freeman, professor and chair of computer information systems, presented a paper, titled “E-Government Services: Criteria and Results,” as the lead-off speaker at the eGovernance session of the Global Information Technology Management Conference held in Anchorage, Alaska, June 5-7.

Richard Malamud, professor of accounting and law, co-authored an article, titled “Is California’s LLC Annual Fee Legal?” with Renee Rodda that appeared in the June 2005 issue of Spidell’s California Taxletter. The article dealt with the constitutionality of a case currently awaiting trial in the San Francisco Superior Court in which a Washington state limited liability corporation was assessed substantial fees and taxes for registering in California, though the company never did any business in the state.

Larry Press, professor of computer information systems, presented a paper, titled “Toward a Global Rural Network: Strategy and Action Plan,” at the Sixth Annual Global Information Technology Management Conference held in Anchorage, Alaska, June 5-7. He also presented on the spread of the Internet in developing nations at the United Nations World Summit on Information Society Thematic Meeting on Multi-Stakeholder Partnerships for Bridging the Digital Divide on June 23 in Seoul, Korea.

Graduating seniors Tin Trang and Dana Shaw, both computer information systems majors, were selected as two of 10 CSUDH students who presented at the 19^th Annual California State University Student Research Competition at CSU Sacramento at the end of the spring semester. The 10 students were selected to represent CSUDH during an open competition held earlier in the semester on campus.

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