Two Madison companies have beefed up their management teams with key appointments. Third Wave Technologies has appointed Christopher Burton as senior vice president of sales and marketing, and Parts Now has a new CEO - Bruce Hagen, who held the same position with Conney Safety...
The incentive stock option, commonly called an “ISO,” may carry a litany of requirements, and the dreaded ATM tax can rear its ugly head, but legal columnist Sverre Roang believes this option can be very beneficial for employees of early-stage and technology companies. In this...
What are the real issues that all the prognosticators seem to overlook with their presidential candidate analysis and predictions? They are almost too numerous to count, especially when it comes to the future of technology and network infrastructure, says columnist James Carlini. In this edition...
A program that was supposed to cost $32 million, and was to be completed one year ago, will now cost twice as much as originally projected. The new computer system to run the state's Medicaid program will eventually cost $64.2 million, according to state officials,...
What do doctors really want? Contrary to popular belief, it's not to be left behind when it comes to healthcare information technology adoption, according to Dr. Brandon Savage, chief medical officer, GE Healthcare Integrated IT Solutions. In this Visions interview with WTN, Savage talks of...
Skilled IT professionals will command average pay increases of 5.3 percent more in 2008 than they did in 2007, according to a new Robert Half Technology survey. The IT staffing company has identified wireless communication as one of the top areas driving IT hiring in...
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...
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...
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...
The Wisconsin Elections Board has reached an agreement with Accenture over the state's voter registration system. Under the agreement, Accenture pledged to complete a list of repairs to ensure the system complies with federal law and the state now controls the system, which is designed...