Elimination of phone tax tempered by paperwork

There was a fair degree of celebration following the announcement that a federal tax on long distance and cellular service would be eliminated - until businesses realized that claiming a refund on the tax would require more paperwork....

Big Pharma continues to face substantial sales and profit declines, with drugs losing patent protection, and there is a new twist on how Big Pharma will manage the loss of patent exclusivity. But pharma's stocks are still healthier than those of its biotech cousins....

The resignation of three key executives, including the founder of the company, has rocked a Wisconsin software developer that has been sued by its shareholders. Merge Healthcare acknowledges improper accounting dating back three years, and faces possible delisting by the NASDAQ....

From blogs to wikis, Web 2.0 concepts could be adopted as part of your business strategy. But as Paul Gibler explains in this debut Buzz Networks column, you've got to keep track of them in order to explore all the possibilities....

So who is the real savior of the Internet - those who want no federal regulation, or those who say net neutrality is essential to preserving the Internet as we know it? Thus far, the net neutrals are losing the legislative battle....

BD Biosciences will become the 12th private company to use stem cells derived at the University of Wisconsin-Madison after signing an agreement with the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation to develop new tools for stem cell researchers....