Press release

Madison, Wis. - The Wisconsin Governor's Business Plan Contest - the nation's first statewide, tech-based business plan competition - is accepting entries online for the 2009 competition. Entries will be accepted Friday through 5 p.m. Jan. 31, 2009. The contest's Grand Prize is worth...

Madison, Wis. - An analysis of information breach incidents by J. Campana & Associates reveals that U.S. public sector data breaches account for over half of all the reported information security breaches, a disproportionately high number of security breach incidents because the public sector makes...

Madison, Wis. - A ground-breaking study to assess the global competitiveness of Wisconsin manufacturers reveals that Next Generation Manufacturing strategies are a powerful catalyst for world-class performance and success. More than 500 manufacturers responded to the Wisconsin Next Generation Manufacturing Study, which was conducted by...

Madison, Wis. - The Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation issued the following statement following the rejection of its stem cell patent claims before the European Patent Office. “The Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF) is disappointed in the decision of the Enlarged Board of Appeal of the European...

Milwaukee, Wis. - Merge Healthcare, a leading medical imaging solutions provider, announced the launch of two new web applications, Cedara WebAccess and Cedara WebScheduler, available through its OEM division. These solutions give health IT software providers plug-in portals that help expedite and automate tasks such as...

Hartford, Wis. — Francisco Partners, a technology-focused private equity fund, today announced the completion of its acquisition of API Software Inc., a Hartford developer of labor management systems for the healthcare industry. "We are extremely excited about the future for API," said J.P. Fingado, API's President...

Madison, Wis. — Dave Franchino, president of the innovation firm Design Concepts, Inc. and one of the founders of Sologear, LLC, will present at "Beyond Firewood:  Exploring alternative fuels and energy technologies in humanitarian settings." Beyond Firewood, an international research conference organized by the Women's Commission for...