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Carol Bartz, who holds an honors degree in computer science from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, has been chosen to replace Jerry Yang as chief executive of Yahoo. Bartz, 60, is a veteran technology executive who has been given much of the credit for growing Autodesk,...

Post-holiday-season sales estimates from a number of research firms suggest sales might have grown even more slowly. comScore estimated that online sales from November 1 through December 23 were actually down three percent from the year before. The final numbers are still coming in. But on...

Paul Taylor, chief strategy officer for the Center for Digital Government, is bullish on the use of social computing tools to improve the provision of government services, but he says most units of government are in the very early stages with it. During a recent...

By Cecilia Kang Washington Post Staff Writer Wednesday, December 17, 2008 President-elect Barack Obama's call to bring high-speed Internet to all Americans has set off a scramble among service providers for a piece of the action. Building out networks to rural and underserved urban areas - with possible help...

As part of a forthcoming economic stimulus package, President-elect Barack Obama has alluded to plans for upgrading the nation's broadband infrastructure, something WTN columnist James Carlini has endorsed for years. In this edition of Carlini's Comments, Carlini again asserts that the current copper connections to...

The 21st Century Tech President said Saturday morning that the U.S. will launch new investments in its infrastructure - including a boost of broadband accessibility - as part of a larger strategy to revitalize the economy and create jobs. President-elect Barack Obama said broadband connections...

Broadcast Interactive Media, a Madison provider of web content for American television and radio stations, has added to its stable of major-market clients, according to a report in The Capital Times. BIM now serves NBC stations in Chicago, New York, Los Angeles and six other...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A senior U.S. lawmaker plans to introduce a bill in January that would bar Internet providers like AT&T Inc. from blocking Web content, setting up a renewed battle over so-called network neutrality. Sen. Byron Dorgan, a North Dakota Democrat, believes a law is...

Paragon Development Systems of Oconomowoc has acquired the Hartland-based Hybrid Digital Video Recorders for an undisclosed amount. The acquisition of Hybrid Digital Video Recorders was pursued to advance PDS' position in the fast-growing Internet Protocol video security market. ...

Boring meeting/conference syndrome is something that afflicts many meeting planners and business organizations, but some interactive life can be injected into these snoozers with the right social computing tools, notes columnist Paul Gibler. In this edition of Buzz Networks, Gibler demonstrates how to meet the...