Entrepreneurs

The strategic relevance of IT has never been more accepted, yet too many CIOs still are caught in the trap of “generic IT,” according to guest columnist Mark McDonald of Gartner, Inc. The good news is that they can escape that trap, and demonstrate business...

Many strategic initiatives fail not from a lack of sponsorship or rigorous project management, but because technical details are overemphasized at the expense of business essentials. In this edition of Boardroom Perspectives, Robert Balon outlines five pitfalls of major initiatives, and stresses that interaction with...

For the fourth consecutive year, Technology Futures, Inc. has provided a list of technology trends for the forthcoming year. While common trends are outlined, the list is not simply a recounting of early predictions from Gartner, Forrester, and the like, but contains some surprises in...

A coalition of consumer groups, including two that are challenging stem cell patents held by the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, have filed legal papers in support of new patent continuation rules. The groups contend the new rules would curtail abusive behavior by patent applicants, but...

Ken Hendricks, who founded and built ABC Supply Co. into a $3 billion annual business, was a shining example of entrepreneurialism and philanthropy in Wisconsin, writes his friend and WTN columnist Tom Still. In this edition of Inside Wisconsin, Still pays homage to Hendricks, who...

TeraMedica's presence in the global market has been solidified with a hardware reseller agreement with Dell, Inc. This partnership, which is being described as a joint solution, will give care providers and patients timely access to digitized patient information - including medical images - across...

In the unlikely event that CIOs thought e-discovery requirements would take some time to shake out, Wisconsin attorney Erik Phelps has some bad news. Not only is the volume of cases picking up dramatically, but case law is pinpointing corporate and management obligations in producing...

Stemina Biomarker Discovery will receive $212,500 as part of a round of stock financing directed by DaneVest Tech Fund I. Stemina Biomarker, co-founded by University of Wisconsin-Madison researcher Gabriela Cezar and former Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation counsel Beth Donley, is commercializing a proprietary metabolomics technology...

The demise of generally accepted accounting principles in the United States in favor of global accounting standards has accelerated and will challenge American businesses in more ways than Sarbanes Oxley, according to columnist and accountant Ron Kral. In this edition of Boardroom Perspectives, Kral advises...