Bridging technology divide just one of many tough issues.(services offered by attorneys)(Brief Article)

Technology has become a legal sector leading commodity as law firms throughout the Tampa Bay area compete for long-standing and entrepreneurial technology clients.

The Business Journal Serving Greater Tampa Bay asked a cross-section of technology practice lawyers to offer their views on key-current and future legal issues facing the technology sector.

The panel:

* Alfred A. Colby of Akerman Senterfitt & Eidson PA is a founding member of the Tampa Bay Technology Forum. The firm's clients include Applicant Insight Limited Inc., Anclote Partners Inc. and ePage Solutions Inc., focusing on the value of intellectual property, an extremely invaluable asset.

Before practicing law, Colby was in the software development business with various companies in Boston and Tampa.

Colby sees the hottest issue facing technology and law …