Author: WTN News

A well-drafted license agreement can be crucial to a start-up firm's successful exploitation of technology, says Madison attorney Joe Boucher. In this edition of Early Stage, Boucher notes that the significance of a license agreement extends beyond the licensor and licensee because it may be...

The future of technology is a difficult thing to predict, but the fact that several previous forecasts already are strewn along the side of the information super highway doesn't prevent EDS futurist Jeff Wacker from making some bold predictions, or dispensing advice to chief information...

Widgets of the web variety have been created for personal computing, but like other online social tools they have applications in the enterprise as well. In this edition of Buzz Networks, columnist Paul Gibler recommends them as a way to disseminate your message, build your...

Cambridge Major Laboratories continues on its expansion track with the acquisition of ChemShop B.V. of Weert Netherlands. The newly combined organization becomes one of the largest global suppliers of active pharmaceutical ingredient services. ...

As a means of executive comp, the stock option - particularly the back-dated variety - has landed tech executives and companies in plenty of legal hot water. But in this Guest Column for WTN, attorney Sverre Roang offers some guidance to tech organizations that still...

The consolidation of the Milwaukee healthcare industry continues as Medical Associates and ProHealth Care will join forces in a merger of two Wisconsin health systems. The merger follows Aurora Health Care's acquisition of Advantage Healthcare. ...

The judging was tough and honest, and the lessons were many as companies seeking capital made their elevator pitches to investors during the annual Wisconsin Early-Stage Symposium. The Elevator Pitch Olympics were an opportunity for start-up companies to hone their presentations and learn from investors,...

Bank Technology News has given Fiserv CEO Jeff Yabuki one of its most prestigious honors, the Innovator Award of 2007. The publication recognizes the banking and financial services industry's 25 most innovative people, companies, and technologies. ...

Wisconsin's entrepreneurial and investment climate was the focus of the 2007 Early-Stage Symposium in Madison, but amid the investment pitches and the talk of what Wisconsin is doing right, there are some real concerns about how Wisconsin stacks up against other states. In particular, entrepreneurs...

An annual awards program that honors the most creative, cutting-edge implementations of enterprise technology has ranked a project from CUNA Mutual Group in its Top 100 for 2007. InfoWorld, in fact, ranks CUNA's new Claims Express system in its Top 10 along with projects from...