Dave Wittwer, president and CEO of TDS Telecom, is calling out wireless phone providers for their opposition to a temporary cap on Universal Service Fund payments to them, a measure that was undertaken to relieve financial pressure on the USF. In this guest column, Wittwer...
The Upper Midwest, led by Chicago, can forget about hosting the Olympic Games if the region insists on being backward when it comes to high-speed broadband deployment, warns columnist James Carlini. In this edition of Carlini's Comments, he points out that troubled municipal Wi-Fi projects,...
The recent controversy over GlaxoSmithKline's diabetes drug Avandia has once again put the Food & Drug Administration in Congressional crosshairs. In Part I of a MedTech Futures column on the FDA approval process, Dr. Ogan Gurel suggests that safety-minded FDA employees be taken more seriously. ...
The heartbeat of strong internal controls is not the enabling IT, notes columnist Ron Kral, but investing in your people and culture. In this edition of Boardroom Perspectives, he explains why the key to reducing compliance costs associated with Sarbanes Oxley lies in human resources. ...
Michael Rosen isn't often in book review mode, but he's come across a business book that's not only too good to put down, but provides a roadmap for the future of American biotech and healthcare. In this edition of Yer Biotech Blues, he praises author...
When it comes to managing e-documents, there is a legal recognition that sometimes they have to be destroyed, notes Michael Best & Friedrich attorney Juan Ramirez. As he explains in this second guest column on e-discovery, there is limited safe harbor protection in the event...
Having spent two weeks getting re-acquainted with Windows and Office, columnist Chris Shipley harbors some remorse over not opting for MacBook Pro when choosing a new laptop. In this edition of DEMO Letter, she describes what a notebook consumer goes through with the new Vista/Office...
Cutting taxes always works to stimulate economic growth, according to State Senator Ted Kanavas, and the Wisconsin Act 255 tax credit program is further proof. In this guest column, Kanavas implores the Legislature to keep that lesson in mind as a proposed expansion to the...
Be aware and more than a little afraid when a member of Congress cites the world's dislike for America as a major reason to “reform” the U.S. patent system, according to columnist Tom Still. In this edition of Inside Wisconsin, Still says that's exactly what's...
While he's been an advocate of using the private placement memorandum, there is more to securities law compliance than preparing and using a good PPM, according to Private Placements columnist Matt Storms. Implementing a system to monitor the offering process can help you keep track...