TrafficCast partners with GPS navigation firm

The Madison-based TrafficCast, a provider of traffic information, has announced a partnership with GeoMicro, a GPS navigation application developer, to deliver traffic information and forecasts on mobile devices. The partnership was announced from the Cellular Telecommunications and Internet Association's annual Wireless Show in Las Vegas. ...

Even higher revenues can't pull Merge Healthcare out of a prolonged financial slump. The Milwaukee-based medical software company reported net losses of $9.6 million and $171.6 million for the fourth quarter of 2007 and the full year, respectively, which translates into per-share losses of $0.28...

In 2007, angel investors became more cautious nationally, according to an annual analysis of the angel capital market conducted by the Center for Venture Research. Their caution comes amid volatility in the economy, and as the state of Wisconsin tries to make it more attractive...

Wisconsin is a natural laboratory for cellulosic ethanol, which is considered the next generation of biofuels beyond crop versions like corn-based ethanol, according to columnist Tom Still. In this edition of Inside Wisconsin, he says the state's agricultural, forest, and paper assets could someday help...

Inviragen, Inc. will receive a $250,000 Technology Venture Fund loan from the Wisconsin Department of Commerce. The Mount Horeb company, founded in 2003, develops vaccines for emerging infectious diseases. ...

The state of Wisconsin has qualified two more early-stage technology companies for its Act 255 angel and venture investor program. Joining 73 other certified Wisconsin companies are FluGen of Madison and Sonoplot of Middleton, and investors who make financial commitments to these companies are eligible...

Chief information officers wondering how the slowing economy will impact their purchasing decisions are getting some guarded guidance from Gartner, Inc. Thanks largely to continued activity in mobile PCs, the technology and business research organization sees double-digit growth in personal computer sales, unless economic troubles...

Despite the economic slowdown, high-tech jobs are still in big demand, but the number of women pursuing careers in IT is declining. To increase awareness among girls and women in IT careers, Madison Area Technical College will host a career expo specifically designed for them. ...

The acquisition of the Expert Nurse Estimation Patient Classification System by the Hartford-based api Software will help the Wisconsin company meet state-imposed requirements for patient-to-staff ratios. api Software, a provider of labor resource management software to healthcare organizations, believes ENEPCS also will help hospitals with...

The debate over whether there actually is an IT talent crunch is not a matter of retiring Baby Boomers or whether there is a willingness to pay the going rate, as in the H-1B visa debate. The degree to which a company is impacted by...