Author: WTN News

The completion of a state audit into information technology projects is still at least several weeks away, but the State of Wisconsin has scrapped yet another failed computer project. This time, the state Department of Workforce Development has pulled the plug on a $41.2 million...

Framing the issue as a matter of leveling the playing field, the budget proposal submitted by Gov. Jim Doyle calls for applying the state sales tax to the downloading of digital information. A similar proposal failed to become part of the previous biennial state budget,...

Okay, there is a need to solve energy issues, and the Midwest could play a major role in renewable fuels, opines columnist James Carlini. However, practical solutions can be implemented by individuals without major lifestyle changes, he asserts in this edition of Carlini's Comments. ...

A Wisconsin company is making beautiful music as a provider of downloadable sheet music. Musicnotes, Inc., reported a 45 percent increase in sales last year, and the New Year is off to an even stronger start. ...

A new digital world has been created in which users can create and play characters online, and while it sounds like it has the right virtual stuff, new legal issues have come to the fore, according to columnist Deborah Wilcox. This new “inline” world is...

Dr. William Yasnoff, founder of the eHealth Trust Initiative, says Wisconsin would be better off taking the $30 million proposed for the adoption of electronic health records and use the money to set up a central repository of individual medical records. The Wisconsin Health Information...

When it’s time to purchase software, how does a CIO avoid cursing the software vendor and wondering how he ended up with such an inflexible piece of junk? Guest columnist and IT strategy consultant Patrick Gray offers five tips to help your organization cut through...

GE Healthcare has introduced a new magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) product that helps clinicians assess damage to cartilage and increase the range of treatment options. The non-invasive imaging method was displayed at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons....

For economic and security reasons, Wisconsin is one of several states trying to make some headway in the nascent bio-fuels industry, and a new dean at the University of Wisconsin-Madison believes the economic stakes are enormous for Wisconsin. Molly Jahn, who heads the College of...

A series of wireless communication initiatives and experiments are transferring customer loyalty to the small screen, writes Buzz Networks columnist Paul Gibler. As organizations review their business and marketing strategies, they need to figure out how wireless technology can shape the customer experience. ...