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CEOs Gone Wild? Risks and rewards in the executive suite

It happened again. Ano...

Wireless Are you at Risk and Liable?

Recently, I was at a security conference and stayed at a hotel, which promoted wireless Internet service for $9.95 per day. They claimed that they had implemented it so only those on the first floor could get wireless Internet access. I do not purchase wireless Internet service when Im at seminars because I usually get access to my network at the seminar hosts office. Out of curiosity,...

Fusion 2007: IT threats make risk management paramount

The CEO's head, too. If there was a consistent theme during the , it was that threats are bombarding business organizations from many directions, and risk management has surpassed security as the paramo...

Early Stage, Step 8: Misclassifying workers brings risk

- Wisconsin's unemployment insura...

Fusion 2007: CA chief says IT complexity raises risk

That according to John Swainson, president and CEO of 2007 Fusion CEO-CIO...

Risks and returns: Building a search engine marketing portfolio

Managing a search engine marketing campaign effectively is a lot like managing any investment portfolio: you want...

Is your business domain at risk?

These are questions posed by a reader regarding domains in his portfolio. Alth...

U.S. risks third-world status in key technology

I've written before about Wi-Fi. In the U.S., you can hop onto a Wi-Fi network just about anywhere, and there is relative good will about sharing bandwidth. Here in Europe, with a...

Fiserv to host risk mitigation seminars for bankers

Brookfield, Wis.--The...

Open source software -- Managing the legal risks

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File Swapping: Download at your own Risk

In recent months, entertainment companies have hit universities and colleges across the country, including the University of Wisconsin-Madison, with complaints documenting alleged copyright infringement of both movies and music over their networks. Last February, Universal Studios sent several cease-and-desist notices to the Universirty of Wisconsin- Madison concerning 130 computers on c...

The State of Risk Capital in Wisconsin

But the angel networks offered a new mechanism to entrepreneurs. Tech entrepreneurs could apply to the first networks ( , founded by Dick Leazer and Terry Sivesind, and <a href=http://www.earlyst...

Biotech Investing Evaluating Risk!

The market for biotech stocks is on fire lately, with the 75 companies that are tracked in the NASDAQ Biotech Index up over 44 per cent, versus an 8 per cent gain for the Standard and Poors 500 Stock Index. Why is this happening, and are there sound business reasons behind the current run in biotech stock prices? A large group of investors just plain believe these companies will complet...

Is Your Company Risk Appropriate?

I have often said: The problem is that too many companies are out seeking risk capital that isn't appropriate for them. How can I support this statement? After all, entrepreneurship is the primary driver of growth and job creation in the US. From 1979 to 1995, the Fortune 500 shed 4 million jobs, while entrepreneurial firms created 24 million j...