Commentary

Apple's Steve Jobs has managed, at least temporarily, to change the subject from the backdating of stock options to a revolutionary new multimedia product, the iPhone. Just how revolutionary is the iPhone, and who might it put out of business? Columnist James Carlini offers a...

Podcasts are becoming increasingly popular among content providers and consumers for a variety of reasons, notes Buzz Networks columnist Paul Gibler. If you're considering podcasting entrepreneurship, or simply want to incorporate them into your business or personal life, Gibler offers a few dos and don'ts....

Corporate officers and directors have been found personally liable for IP infringement if they intentionally, actively, and knowingly assist in the corporation's infringement. To minimize those risks, Madison attorney Gina Carter, in this inaugural edition of IP Law, explains the circumstances and scenarios that lead...

Pharma stocks had a mixed performance in 2006, and merger and acquisition activity was the name of the game for the likes of Abbott Labs, 3M, and Monsanto, according to columnist Michael Rosen. In this edition of Yer Biotech Blues, he predicts the M&A trend...

In retrospect, the "Ma Bell" divestiture in 1984 was not such a good idea because we are almost back to square one as another regional bell operating company merges back into AT&T, observes columnist James Carlini. Some believe that net neutrality took it on the...

Wisconsin made moderate progress as a “Knowledge Economy” state in 2006, according to Inside Wisconsin columnist Tom Still, but the state has plenty of hard work ahead on investment, biofuel development, and IT labor needs. Instead of free tuition for college grads that promise to...

Good people want to do the right thing when they leave a company, observes columnist James Carlini, but sometimes their employers won't allow them to. In this installment of Carlini's Comments, he states flatly that the two-week notice no longer is required, especially if the...

Companies that don't act to protect their trademarks, even when they are unknowingly used by entities in other regions of the country, run the risk of losing their legal rights to them, according to Madison attorney Joe Boucher. In this latest version of Early Stage,...

Contrary to popular belief, the University of Wisconsin's flagship campus isn't just for Madison, and a new entrepreneurship program made possible by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation promises to spread the wealth around the entire state - literally. Inside Wisconsin columnist Tom Still believes this...