IT

Compatibility issues and required computer upgrades will make adoption of the new Microsoft Windows Vista enterprise operating system a "slow go" in 2007 and perhaps even 2008, according to Wisconsin technology officers. While the system has its strengths, they advise IT departments to watch...

Before officially taking over for Jim Barr as the CEO of TDS Telecom, David Wittwer spoke with WTN Media on a range of topics related to the leadership transition. In this first part of a two-part presentation, Wittwer discussed how information technology will help TDS...

Pharma stocks had a mixed performance in 2006, and merger and acquisition activity was the name of the game for the likes of Abbott Labs, 3M, and Monsanto, according to columnist Michael Rosen. In this edition of Yer Biotech Blues, he predicts the M&A trend...

In retrospect, the "Ma Bell" divestiture in 1984 was not such a good idea because we are almost back to square one as another regional bell operating company merges back into AT&T, observes columnist James Carlini. Some believe that net neutrality took it on the...

A Michigan fiber optics provider will expand in Milwaukee by the end of January. The Grand Rapids-based US Signal says it will offer more high-speed capacity with additional access points in Milwaukee, Waukesha, and Menomonee Falls....

Wisconsin made moderate progress as a “Knowledge Economy” state in 2006, according to Inside Wisconsin columnist Tom Still, but the state has plenty of hard work ahead on investment, biofuel development, and IT labor needs. Instead of free tuition for college grads that promise to...

In the view of venture investors and others in the technology community, Wisconsin Act 255, the law designed to spur greater venture investment in Wisconsin companies, is a good model with significant room for improvement. The Wisconsin Technology Council has made recommendations designed to...

Despite a Congressional makeover that would appear to lesson worries of net neutrality proponents, the chief executive of one of the leading online communities is still worried about the influence of large cable and phone companies. Jim Buckmaster, CEO of Craigslist, said certain interests would...