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Amplification of genome-representative DNA from limited sources with GenomePlex WGA technology for use in genetic alterations studies

whole-genome amplification (WGA) systemis a notable achievement. </...

The Analysis of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) by LC/MS/MS Using an Atmospheric Pressure Photoionization Source

The atmospheric pressure photoionization source, PhotoSpray ion source (Robb, Covey and Bruins1) uses photons to ionize large quantities of a dopant molecule added along with the vaporized mobile phase. Analyte molecules are efficiently ionized through secondary reactions initiated by the charged dopant. This new tec...

TrafficCast integrates new information source

, which provides real-time traffic data aggregation and analysis to traditional and interactive media, fleet management firms,...

TeraMedica embraces open source project

is lending its expertise to developing an open source digital imaging and communicati...

Can sales outsourcing grow Wisconsin biotechs?

In the past, NeoClone, a seven-year-old manufacturer of monoclonal antibodies, has grown its revenues and built a customer base organic...

Company issues warning on outsourced software

, a Wisconsin Rapids-based information security and research company, is warning that widespread use of outsourced commercial software by the United States military and other organizations could expose the nation to cyber terrorism caused by life cycle attacks buried deep within the millions of li...

IT outsourcing according to Tom Koulopoulos, part 2

After his keynote at the WTN: You have spoken about outsourcing as a way of distributing the risk of development to other organizations. But does...

IT outsourcing according to Tom Koulopoulos, part 1

Global consultant Tom Koulopoulos said at the this month that companies should identify information technology work they do that does not support their core competency and push it outside of the organization. As you might expect, a discussion of outsourcing versus doing work in house raises a lot of questions, so WTN followed up wit...

Voting machine source code must be available for review

Correction: the original story was based on an official summary that referred to the bill as introduced and did not take into account certain amendments. Under the law as enacted, the source code would be placed into escrow with the elections board. It would be analyzed in the case of a recount, but not open to the public. WTN very much regrets the error and any confusion it may have caused.</...

Minnesota, Missouri see continuing health care investments; Wisconsin lags

In Wisconsin, howe...

The Croquet Project: An open source solution to the OS monopoly

For the past few years, it has been the goal of a research team working from the and the <a...

Open source software -- Managing the legal risks

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Is outsourcing reaching its limits or simply pausing for breath? - Part II

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Is outsourcing reaching its limits or simply pausing for breath?

Outsourcing is a management tool that is taking the business world by storm, or so it would seem from reading much of the dedicated coverage of outsourcing topics featured in business and IT publications and websites. Thus it was very surprising to me to come across two recently released studies on outsourcing published by leading consulting firms - Deloitte Consul...

Consider the legal issues before outsourcing offshore

Although outsourcing has been utilized by thousands of U.S. companies since the 1970s, it has become an increasingly controversial topic. In fact, lawmakers in more than 35 states have introduced legislation restricting outsourcing just as its popularity among corporations as an effective cost-cutting tool has begun to soar. Early in its growth outsourcing did not u...

Arbitration can help when IT deals go sour

Two companies enter into an agreement to develop software, implement software, develop a new Web site, or have a service provider deliver a range of services in the information technology area. Often these contracts work out perfectly well and the parties come to the end of the engagement reasonably satisfied wit...

2005 Madison-area tech directory includes more companies, resources

The directory, which is now in its 18th year of publication, offers an overview of the high-tech firms, professional organizations, venture capital n...

IT outsourcing remains on the horizon as companies focus on core business

, an IT company in Oconomowoc, said CIOs will have to work to stay involved with the business side of their companies on decisions o...

Symphony Data merges with Atlanta outsourcing company

Madison-based Symphony Data Corp. has merged with STI Knowledge, an Atlanta-based provider of business process outsourcing (BPO) services.Symphony Data is a BPO company with offices in Norristown, Pennsylvania; Scottsdale, Arizona; and Hyderabad, India. Symphony Data was spun off from its parent Symphony Corp. Symphony Data is a provider of healthcare administrative and BPO services, wit...

Tech Digest: network outsourcing; UW astronomy; Merge acquisition

has renewed through 2010 its deal to buy...

Landweber on networks, open source, and NSF budget cuts

knows networks. The University of Wisconsin-Madison professor of computer science, a department member since 1967, helped forge some of the early international channels of the Internet. He also has an idea of where networks are heading and its all about finding the right...

UW open-source 3D environment tapped for commercial development

The company announ...

Outsourcing fills gaps and drives U.S. back toward innovation

Protesters during the industrial age screamed against rapid automation as a serious threat to jobs and a possible destruction of society. They later protested...

UW plans entrepreneurship program to link campus resources

Entrepreneurs on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus will have a new resource to help them navigate the process of starting a company and the many related centers on campus. The Office of Corporate Relations is heading the , which is to include events, publications and...

Wisconsin VCs draw Missouri biotech firm to state

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Data Dimensions and MailSurity pool resources for digitizing paper mail

, a Colorado-based company that develops paper scanning and data recognition te...

TeachingBooks brings free K-12 resources to Wisconsin residents

MADISON - A free online collection of multimedia resources on children's books including audio of book readings and guides to books and authors has launched on a is a new servic...

IT Fusion SOS provides outsourced IT aid to small businesses

source: IT Fusion SOS MILWAUKEE IT Fusion SOS (Small Office Solutions), a new, Milwaukee-based company, began providing managed service programs for its initial client group this month. The program the company offers, announced Tuesday, is based around an outsourced network management solution set, affording the end-user a single point-of-contact for their LAN,...

HR outsourcingbreakfast of champions or chumps?

that outsourcing is the secret to success for progressive companies from every industry. Tap into the best-of-breed for all you ne...

Outsourcing: Net gain or shifting the pain?

This weekend I attended a talk at my local elementary school given by Peter Senge, author of The Fifth Discipline and a prominent proponent of systems thinking. Systems thinking is a conceptual framework, body of knowledge and tool set developed over the past fifty years, to train people to see the big picture to make patterns and interrelationships clearer, and to help see how to make systemati...

APIs labor resource management impacts 2,500 hospital employees

Hartford, Wis. -- in Winchester, Mass. plans to implement the majority of APIs suite of labor resource management solutions throughout the entire community hospital. The solution will include Payrollmation time and attendance, A...

The Great Offshore Outsourcing Debate

A few weeks ago, I referred to offshore outsourcing as an issue du jour. I stand corrected. Its rapidly becoming an issue de lannee (an election year at that for America) due to slow job growth and increasing questions about the economic future of the U.S. Prominent voices along every point of the political spectrum from the contenders for the Democratic presidential nomination to the Bush Admini...

Offshore outsourcing affects American workers

There has been so much media attention focused on the effects of outsourcing technology and offshore manufacturing that its finally shedding some light on the issue. Whatever the product, there is an effort to ship it outside America to cheaper labor. The effects of this are hurting many aspects of Americans industrial and personal lives. It doesnt matter what you are making, whether you manufact...

Offshore Outsourcing: On Target or Off Base?

Im not a big Bob Dylan fan, but lately I cant help thinking of the second verse from Dylans lyrics come to mind whenever the media starts hyping yet another new business imperative. In the early 1990s busin...

Overseas Outsourcing Brews Backlash

Recent reports indicate a domestic backlash is brewing against firms who outsource IT services to foreign-based companies. Two recent examples took place in late November, when Indiana's governor cancelled a $15.2 million contract with a company in India to upgrade the state's unemployment claims processing system (subsequently granting it to an Indiana-based company). And Dell announced it would...

Management Perspectives: Outsource HR

In any company, an entrepreneurs role is to establish leadership, set business goals and prioritize steps to reach those goals. For owners of start-up or early-stage companies, those activities must be accomplished in a compressed time period that requires their full, unwavering attention. Capital must be raised, strate...

Outsourcing Offshore - Wisconsin Companies Sending Work Abroad

Software Programmer U.S.: $66,100 India: $10,000 IT Manager U.S: $55,000 India: $8,500 Accountant U.S.: $41,000 India: $5,000 Not long ago, jobs leaving the United States were almost solely in the manuf...

Grow Wisconsin resources for technology development

This feature is part is a series of special articles, interviews and columns that are appearing on the Wisconsin Technology Network (WTN). Titled, "FORWARD VISIONS," these columns are designed to stimulate aware...

Interview: Billpoint Founder Jason May on eBay, Open Source

My first experience with computers was an introductory programming class in 1979 using the TRS-80 model 1. I discovered e-mail, Usenet and the fledgling Internet when I started college in 1985. There have certainly been enormous changes since then, b...