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Wisconsin residents would lose their ability to send old computers and other household electronics to landfills in the state under legislation proposed by state Sen. Mark Miller of Monona. Miller on Tuesday said he would introduce legislation similar to that he proposed in February, 2004,...

Madison is a wired and unplugged city. Broadband access is easily available. Many businesses offer Internet access as a convenience and creative way to attract customers. However, recent news reports and editorials might lead you to believe that the city is falling behind other municipalities...

We have to learn the native language of business and fit into that, sports analogies and all. But don't forget the real value of being a newbie, the ability to bring fresh perspective to what others find so familiar they hardly see it anymore. ...

Metavante Corp., the financial technology subsidiary of Marshall & Ilsley Corp., will acquire LINK2GOV Corp. of Nashville, Tenn., The company will continue to operate under the name of LINK2GOV, and will become a subsidiary of Metavante, with existing management continuing in their positions, the company...

GE Healthcare will acquire healthcare information technology provider IDX Systems Corp., of Burlington, Vt., the two companies said on Thursday. The transaction is expected to close by early 2006. ...

It's a common practice for programmers to find readily available source code on the Internet that can be downloaded and incorporated into the software they are developing. Using open source software (OSS) in this manner can be very efficient. Unfortunately, there are many misconceptions about...