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James Carlini observes that before spending billions of dollars on infrastructure, let's make sure everyone know what infrastructure consists of. In March, he submitted a white paper and was invited to speak at the upcoming US Dept. of Homeland Security's Workshop on Aging Infrastructure...

The Medieval philosopher, Boethius, tackled the esoteric question of what is a human and came to the conclusion that “human is born of human”. There is a certain circular, facile truth in this conclusion that reminds one of the modern right-to-life refrain that “life begins...

To identify the top 10 highest-paid executives in charge of IT, CIO.com combed through the proxy statements filed by Fortune 55 companies with the SEC. Proxy statements, which are distributed yearly to shareholders when their votes are needed to elect new board members or to...

While most technology industry executives hold a dim view of current state economic conditions, 45 percent of those responding to the first WisBusiness.com Tech Leaders Survey said the Wisconsin economy will improve during the next year and nearly three-quarters of the executives rated the overall...

A total of 69.7 million households, representing four out of five households with Internet access, now use online banking services, primarily to access balance and account history and transfer money between accounts. In addition, 64.4 million households pay at least one bill online, either at...

At the annual BIO International Conference, this year held in Atlanta, the global accounting firm of Ernst & Young normally rolls out its annual report on the biotech industry in a special session. This report, known as “Beyond Borders: Ernst & Young Global Biotechnology Report...

The Obama administration this week will outline what the nation’s doctors and hospitals must do to qualify for billions of dollars in government support to adopt electronic patient records. The most closely watched part of the announcement will be further definition of what the economic...