• BSA has hired Washington attorney Jodie Kelley as general counsel and vice president of anti-piracy. Kelley, who served for six years as vice president and deputy general counsel at Fannie Mae, will lead the high-tech trade group's domestic and international intellectual property enforcement programs, its efforts against Internet crime, and its educational programs to promote software license compliance and respect for IP.

• The standards development organization TIA is bringing on Cheryl Blum as vice president for standards and business development. Blum will be leaving Alcatel-Lucent, where she is a senior manager. She has extensive experience with almost every aspect of telecom systems, including software development, systems engineering, network architecture and standards development.