An increasing number of traditional software and hardware companies are accepting the idea that software as a service (SaaS) is here to stay for some time. In September, Oracle announced that it was significantly increasing its on-line, subscription-based software tools available for middle market...
The apparent turn in the U.S. economy may have put the brakes on the IT job loss freefall, according to some new data. Since last November, IT employment has declined by nearly 250,000 jobs, or 6 percent, after peaking that month at 4.058 million jobs. However,...
The National Security Agency, will soon break ground in Utah for a $1.5 billion data center in Utah. The massive complex, comprising up to 1.5 million square feet of building space, will provide intelligence and warnings related to cybersecurity threats across government....
A recently conducted ethical phishing (New study details the dynamics of successful phishing) experiment impersonating LinkedIn by mailing invitations coming from Bill Gates, has achieved a 100% success rate in bypassing the anti-spam filters it was tested against. The experiment emphasizes on how small-scale spear phishing...
William I. Dollar recently attended the Gartner Symposium in Orlando. The show was billed as “Learning about cutting edge solutions from the best of breed providers and up-and-comers in an atmosphere where knowledge is the priority” for CIOs and IT Executives. From his vantage...
Eau Claire - Insurance Claims Management Inc., based in Eau Claire, Wisconsin with two operating divisions, Code Blue and HSG, is strongly considering Springfield, Ohio as a new location to create hundreds of jobs.Almost two years ago when CEO Paul Gross ...
Why leaders must focus on awareness, readiness and commitment to strengthen behavior and morale. Investors know that past performance is no indication of future returns. Unfortunately, this can also hold true for employees as they rise through the management ranks. When new managers fail to recognize that...
UW- Madison is among research institutions sharing in funding from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences, part of the National Institutes of Health, using $5.4 million of Recovery Act funds to accelerate basic studies of stem cells. ...
Ina stunning release of new report, hackers compromised 40 computers in the University of Wisconsin chemistry department, and that's not the worst part. The computers had personal information—like Social Security numbers—of 2,920 people affiliated with the school, the Badger Herald reports. The Office of Campus...
President Barack Obama announced Tuesday three Wisconsin electric companies will receive more than $21 million in stimulus grants for the development of safer, modernized electric grids. A White House statement said Wisconsin energy companies Madison Gas and Electric, Alliant Energy subsidiary Wisconsin Power and Light, and...