Could financial industry CIOs have better used IT to mitigate subprime exposure? The answer is yes, says columnist Patrick Gray, if the CIOs had expanded their definition of business intelligence. In this edition of Breakthrough IT, he states that simply building data repositories is not...
During the 1990s, the rush by Big Pharma to enhance patient compliance involved going from regular dosage release to controlled release. According to columnist Michael Rosen, this mechanism allowed for better patient compliance and also afforded some additional patent protection and product life. In this...
Data security is a journey, not a destination, according to attorney Mark Foley, and his journey actually begins with not one but 12 steps. In this guest column for WTN, Foley outlines those dozen steps for boards of directors that are seeking to provide greater...
The world of angel investing can teach many business lessons, primarily about the importance of management in overcoming the seemingly insurmountable odds of early-stage ventures, according to columnist and software executive Geoff Bastow. In this edition of Leading IT, Bastow recounts the 10 commandments of...
For those who wonder if all this new scientific collaboration is really beneficial, the recent stem cell discovery should provide ample proof, according to columnist Tom Still. In this edition of Inside Wisconsin, Still notes that collaboration has born fruit with NimbleGen's laboratory and production...
The recent discovery by scientists in Wisconsin and Japan not only resolves ethical issues associated with embryonic stem cell research, it will lead to more practical and effective stem cell research, according to the executive director of Wisconsin Right to Life. In this guest column...
What other public-policy issues must we address to get our country focused on a real direction for success? It's a question posed by James Carlini in this edition of Carlini's Comments, where he explores this and other questions as readers sound off on a recent...
Can websites, like magazine covers and book jackets, be protected by the trade-dress branch of trademark law, which refers to image and appearance? While trade-dress law is well established, attorney John Zabriskie explains that business owners and their legal counsel are just beginning to explore...
The global market for stem-cell therapies, diagnostics, and other products could top $10 billion by 2016, which ...
Tom Koulopoulos didn't have to stay home to have the customer service experience from heck; no, Tom had to go around the world (to South Korea) for this episode involving his cell phone. In this edtion of the Innovation Zone, he finds common ground...