Whether the device is a bot network or a zero-day attack, the cyber underworld is after the easy target, and the target most often is data, according to the latest Internet Security Threat Report issued by Symantec. The report, which provides information on the Internet...
In the battle of brand images, the theme-based city is becoming dominant in certain areas. In this edition of Name Bank, columnist Naseem Javed notes that a city name is not necessarily the most important thing in creating a stronger brand. That lies in building...
After extolling the virtues of the Illinois-Wisconsin piece of the so-called Mega-Metro Center complex, columnist James Carlini heard from readers who wondered where Indiana fits in. The Hoosier state may very well be a thriving part of this connection, he writes, but it has a...
How do chief information officers evaluate whether software applications actually deliver the promised benefits and help the company make money? We spoke to David Cagigal, the chief technology at Alliant Energy Corp., who cited a missing piece that often throws even the best implementation calculations...
Mirus Bio Corp. is in a collaborative mood. First, the Madison biotlechnology company agrees to develop its lead therapuetic with the French firm Transgene S.A., and now it has received a $900,000 federal grant to develop a microRNA detection tool with a researcher at the...
A consortium has been formed to help Wisconsin companies and research institutions compete for federal contracts in the classified research space. The mission of the Wisconsin Security Research Consortium is to help the state grow through such R&D, and to leverage assets like the University...
The University of Wisconsin-Madison Biomedical Engineering Center already puts on an annual design event at the end of each spring semester, but this year it has expanded its annual BME Translational Research and Design Conference and Expo to invite manufacturers interested in biomedical products. ...
Is there a method to the methodology madness? Columnist and information technology strategist Patrick Gray says even the best methodology can't save a project beset with poor leadership and poor project management. Methodologies are important to an extent, he writes, but they pale in comparison...
TurboTax Online is a model for start ups looking to grow into a real business by delivering strong customer value, according to DEMO Letter columnist Chris Shipley, who was saved by TurboTax after procrastinating on her 2007 tax filing. She says new web entrepreneurs would...
Still trying to regain its footing after a potentially devastating financial scandal, Merge Healthcare hasn't given up trying to maintain and grab additional market share. The Milwaukee-area medical imaging software company is the latest to unveil a product enhancement that fuses imaging and informatics. ...