Commentary

CHICAGO - While I have touted using fiber-optics for years because of its high-speed capacity, it now also appears to be the more cost-effective way to go for network infrastructure as the pricing for copper continues to skyrocket, writes adjunct Northwestern professor James Carlini. ...

I always look forward to writing this particular article with great anticipation! Why, you say? It is part of an annual ritual that I have followed with eagerness as I grew up in the pharmaceutical industry, starting with my 10 years at Pfizer....

Surely you've experienced this: the awkward experience when people have been talking about something or someone for a long time assuming you were in the know. You then have to pretend to understand, even when you have no idea what they're talking about....

While having the best web site in your industry is a noble goal, a far more satisfying one is to have the most popular site.The best means of measuring your web site's popularity is by determining its link popularity....

Don't suggest to UW-Milwaukee Chancellor Carlos Santiago that research projects on his campus will get ahead by pilfering from programs at UW-Madison. He'll probably laugh at you. "Let's get real," said Santiago at a recent forum....

Business leaders view innovation as a tool for global competition. Innovation has become the most popular business buzzword, but many people confuse invention and innovation. So why do some innovation and technology efforts succeed and why do some fail? ...

Service-oriented architecture (SOA), the core of such major product suites as Microsoft's .NET and BEA's AquaLogic, is a potential boon to business productivity. However, the very openness of SOA can disrupt the internal controls over financial reporting required by Section 404 of Sarbanes Oxley Act....

Is your brand valuation worth a billion dollars today? Maybe yes or maybe no, but it surely is worth something pretty big. At the end of the day, all the work you have put in pushing your name identity and your range of products and...