Sonic Foundry listed among the nation's fastest-growing small software companies

The Madison-based AE Business Solutions has expanded its geographic reach by opening an office in Wausau. The company, which provides information technology services, appointed Denny Coyle to manage the office....

The federal government has awarded two more Small Business Innovation Research grants to NeoClone Biotechnology for its work in developing antibody microarray tests that could improve the detection of ovarian cancer. The grants, awarded by the National Cancer Institute, total $250,000. ...

There is a multi- billion dollar gap between the Senate and Assembly budgets, but the real bargaining over the state's two-year spending blueprint has begun in conference committee. In this edition of Inside Wisconsin, columnist Tom Still would like to see lawmakers follow a few...

Taking aim at IT workorce and other labor practices, columnist James Carlini assails the practice of "labor dumping," which like product dumping is eroding the economic stability of the middle class. In this edition of Carlini's Comments, he explains why labor dumping is yet another...

The hits just keep coming with state information technology projects. The latest problem involves a $32.3 million computer system for the state's Medicaid health claims. The project, which was supposed to produce administrative savings, will be delayed at least 10 months, according to a report...

Unlike the biotech industry, where the Midwest is playing catch-up to the coasts, the Midwest's nanotech industry is robust and on par with developments in other leading areas in the U.S. In this edition of Yer Biotech Blues, columnist Michael Rosen touts the multiple examples...

Background checks using fingerprints might never be the same if a Montello, Wis. business continues to gain traction in the biometrics market. Fahlgreen Solutions, an early-stage company, hopes to capture a good share of that market, which could grow to $6 billion worldwide by 2010...

For anyone interested in open source software but operating under the assumption that it's "free," attorney and columnist Deborah Wilcox has some upsetting news. In this edition of IP Online, she explains why open source is anyting but free, and she advises companies to develop...