Internet

Columnist and businessman James Carlini has spread the gospel of high-speed broadband in many forums, but it appears that only lower-tier cities are paying attention. In a recent visit to Milwaukee, he offered praise for the city's wireless Internet initiative, but said too many American...

"Economic development equals broadband connectivity and broadband connectivity equals jobs" is a long-running mantra of columnist James Carlini. Recent news out of Australia and Virginia offer more proof, he writes in this edition of Carlini's Comments, and any community that hasn't installed the appropriate network...

In what is being described as strictly a cost-cutting move, Metavante Corp. has fired about 180 people employed at its North American locations, but the impact on its Wisconsin workforce is unknown. Metavante, a subsidiary of Marshall and Illsley Corp., has offices in Milwaukee, Madison,...

One of Madison's software originals is approaching its 25th anniversary in an age where it's no longer a social stigma for university professors to own their own business. DNASTAR, Inc. has not only proven there is a sustainable market for genomic research tools, it quietly...

TrafficCast International, a Madison-based software maker that provides route-specific travel time forecasts in the United States and China, has earned high-profile clients and new investors. The company serves an expanding market of people and professionals that must be precisely right on time....

On December 6, Charlie Hoslet, director of the UW-Madison Office of Corporate Relations, and Paul Pucci, manger of the WiSys Technology Foundation, will hold court in Wausau to describe how north central Wisconsin businesses can take advantage of the university system's resources....

In coming to the aid of a senior citizen in need of a tech solution, Chris Shipley has discovered a promising e-mail printer and news service. In this version of DEMO Letter, Shipley offers her qualified endorsement to the HP Printing Mailbox with Presto Service,...

Information technology leadership sometimes means serving as the chokepoint, especially when people haven't done their due diligence on business processes and business need. Mike Jackson, vice president of global business services and CIO of Rockwell Automation, expects his IT staffers to do their homework before...

Is your school system still teaching the classic three Rs - rote, repetition, and routine? Chances are, it is, and columnist James Carlini believes that is tantamount to preparing children for the Industrial Age. In this edition of Carlini's Comments, he joins the bandwagon of...