Wisconsin Technology News

Dell cedes data-storage maker 3Par to HP
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Social Meteor: Dead end: Social media for your afterlife
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When you lead a digital life, it’s only a matter of time until death makes its way online. The Lien Foundation, an organization seeking to improve care for the dying, allows people to’befriend’Death on Facebook and‘die-logue’with him. The Foundation’s Life Before Death initiative also offers tools for the living that can improve their‘quality of death.’

UW-Madison students well-connected, with smaller devices
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The old Mac-versus-PC and laptop-versus-desktop debates have given way to cell phone versus smart phone for University of Wisconsin-Madison students. Just under half of UW-Madison students own a smart phone (handheld Internet device)-almost double the number in 2009. More importantly, these students are expecting their UW course, records and collaboration tools to be seamlessly accessible on these devices.

How not to lose your investor during your pitch
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What to do when the CFO always says no
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Heart transplant patients reminded to take meds via text
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CIO Executive Edge: How CIOs present choice makes all the difference in the world.
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CIOs and their IT teams can unnecessarily limit their influence and options in ways that seem small, but have major consequences. Take for example how you present options. IT is as much about decision making as it is about cost effective operations or innovative solutions which makes shaping and presenting options a critical management activity because options shape expectations.

Carlini's Comments: Real leadership: The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Admiral Mike Mullen
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Last week, I attended the Executive Club of Chicago's Executive Breakfast series because I wanted to hear what the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Admiral Mike Mullen, had to say. When Admiral Mullen announced he would take any question directly from the floor instead of the usual procedure of pre-written questions on index cards that can be filtered through an aide, I found myself impressed with his leadership.

More broadband growth needed to meet EMR goals
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To reach the State of Wisconsin’s goal of expanded use of electronic health records by health care providers across the state, a significant increase in the availability of high-speed, broadband Internet access is needed. The Wisconsin Relay for Electronic Data for Health (WIRED for Health) submitted a plan to the federal Department of Health and Human Services last week to secure stimulus funding designed to promote information sharing amongst health care providers in the state.

Leinenkugel, Burrill to form angel investment group in Vilas County
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The Vilas County Economic Development Corp. (VCEDC) will form an angel network in Vilas County. The goals of the Vilas County Angel Network are to be a champion for select entrepreneurs who want to establish high-growth businesses in the county, to assist in growing the regional economy, and to give investors an opportunity for a“substantial return”on their early stage equity investments.