Tech-enabled telecommuting is a real option for working men and women, but columnist Melanie Holmes still wonders: Would she have the discipline to work from home? In this edition of Contemporary Working, Holmes opines on the lack of social interaction in telecommuting, the value of...
An H-1B visa is given to temporarily fill a job, but what happens when that job is done? In this edition of Carlini's Comments, columnist James Carlini laments the impact of the H-1B program and wonders what the remaining presidential contenders would do to stop...
Life sciences venture capitalist Steve Burrill visited Madison last week for a lecture on the UW-Madison campus and advised local biotechnology executives to stop fretting about a lack of venture capital. Burrill, founder of the San Francisco-based Burrill & Co., said there is plenty of...
The foundation for health information exchange between computer systems has not been easy to establish, but a bill is advancing in the state Legislature to remove statutory barriers. Whether it can pass through the Legislature in this short session, which ends in March, is the...
There are advantages to being a judge in a medical design contest, as Dr. Ogan Gurel can attest. In this edition of MedTech Futures, we find him in Los Angeles where he is serving as a judge in the 2008 Medical Design Excellence Awards and...
It may still pale in comparison to the dotcom investment boom, but venture capital deployment nationally reached a six-year high in 2007. The question remains, how will the slowing economy and the prospect for higher tax rates impact venture capital deployment in 2008 and beyond?...
Metavante Corp., a Milwaukee-based provider of banking and payments technology, has announced an expansion of its core banking relationship with DSK Bank of Bulgaria. DSK Bank, a Metavante client since 2000, is the second largest bank in Bulgaria, with assets of more than $4.55 billion. ...
The differences between the top presidential candidates - John McCain, Barack Obama, and Hillary Clinton - on science and technology are not vast but they are real, opines columnist Tom Still. As the primary season continues beyond Wisconsin, Still guides the voters on nuances...
G. Randall Durnell has been named vice president of commercial operations for GenTel Biosciences, a Madison-based protein chip maker. Durnell brings more than 25 years of experience to GenTel, including previous stints at several major life science companies. ...
Wisconsin computer game companies may be few in number, but thanks to some energetic executives and a little welcome help from state government, they are making an impact on global interactive entertainment. Whether this industry can grow beyond a handful of companies remains to be...