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Future technologists are on the way for IT labor-starved Wisconsin businesses. This June, fourteen Madison area high school students will receive Certificates of Graduation for completing an intensive information technology training program through the University of Wisconsin-Madison called the Information Technology Academy....

When will people realize that the network infrastructure of the United States is not a drum for socialism, but a much more critical instrument to strategically position and sustain this country in the world economy? asks columnist James Carlini. A national broadband policy should not...

Does anybody want to pay for Web-based services? Columnist Chris Shipley poses that question as she comments on the fate of Famster.com, which has moved to a subscription-only business model. In this edition of DEMO Letter, she hopes Famster becomes a model for user-paid Web...

There are many federal bills introduced to speed the adoption of electronic health records, and the latest sets aside money for such development in rural hospitals. The Health Information Technology Act of 2007, introduced by Sens. Debbie Stabenow and Olympia Snowe, would provide $4 billion...

They come from all corners of the state, armed with business plans that might just win any of them at least $50,000 in first place cash and services. They are the finalists in the fourth annual Governor's Business Plan Contest, and the winner will be...

If a crisis really does represent an opportunity, then exploding healthcare costs might be the opportunity of a lifetime, according to speakers at the recent Digital Healthcare Conference. With one notable exception, they extolled the potential cost-saving benefits of healthcare IT, while acknowledging the barriers...

The Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development is making up to $850,000 in state grants available to businesses, trade associations, and colleges for the training of high-tech workers. Grants will be offered to train workers in biotechnology, advanced manufacturing, stem cell research, and renewable energy. ...

The regulatory pathways for drugs (medicine) are quite different than those for devices (surgery), but convergent medical technologies will require a closer interplay between the two, according to Dr. Ogan Gurel, author of MedTech Futures. Despite technical and cultural challenges, and even though certain medical...

Three executive technologists, including two from the University of Wisconsin System, are finalists to replace Anne Stunden as CIO of the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The CIO oversees the UW's Division of Information Technology and its 500 employees. ...