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TDS first in Wisconsin to deliver revolutionary, high-speed wireless Internet service. Madison, Wis. – Today, TDS turns on the WiMAX signal in Madison, Wis.  TDS is the first communications provider in Wisconsin to offer true WiMAX — a revolutionary, wireless high-speed Internet and phone service. The new WiMAX technology will provide digital phone and broadband service to nearly 65,000 customers...

Helping small and medium sized businesses stay competitive is the focus of a day-long technology solutions seminar in February.  Applied Tech, Madison-based IT firm, is taking the previous “break/fix” model of IT services a step beyond the recent shift into Managed Services towards Business Solutions, a forward-thinking, strategic initiative designed to keep a business ahead of the competition. To...

MADISON - The deadly Ebola virus, an emerging public health concern in Africa and a potential biological weapon, ranks among the most feared of exotic pathogens.Due to its virulent nature, and because no vaccines or treatments are available, scientists studying the agent have had to work under the most stringent biocontainment protocols, limiting research to a few highly specialized...

MADISON -  Denizens of oceans, lakes and even wet soil, diatoms are unicellular algae that encase themselves in intricately patterned, glass-like shells. Curiously, these tiny phytoplankton could be harboring the next big breakthrough in computer chips.Diatoms build their hard cell walls by laying down submicron-sized lines of silica, a compound related to the key material of the semiconductor industry-silicon....

Authentic Custom Bobber Fuses Stunning Style and Distinctive Design MILWAUKEE, Jan. 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The new Harley-Davidson FLSTSB Softail Cross Bones cuts the aggressive profile of an authentic custom bobber, but with some dark twists that deliver a wickedly fun and emotional riding experience. The new Softail model was announced today at the Harley-Davidson Winter Dealer Meeting in San Antonio....

New Adventure Sportbike Delivers Street Sizzle and Thrilling Touring EAST TROY, Wis., Jan. 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Imagine a motorcycle that is just as comfortable carving canyons as it is eating up miles of highway and back roads on a long distance tour. That kind of adventurous versatility is distinctly delivered by the 2008 Buell Ulysses XB12XT. The new Buell Ulysses...

Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, Daughtry, Black Crowes, ZZ Top, Buddy Guy and More to Perform During the Motor Company's 105th Anniversary - MILWAUKEE, Jan. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Harley-Davidson's 105th Anniversary Celebration in late August is shaping up as the music event of 2008 with today's announcement that Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, along with...

Collection unveiled today at Penn State University contains speeches by civil rights leader MADISON, Wis., Jan. 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s inspiring words could reach the entire world today with the help of Sonic Foundry(R) Inc. (NASDAQ:SOFO) , a leader in automated rich media communications technology. Penn State University will webcast and archive the debut presentation...

PEWAUKEE, Wis., Jan. 21 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- "There they go again, distorting the facts to promote their anti-consumer, tax-increase agenda," said Brett Thompson, President & CEO of The Wisconsin Credit Union League in reference to a press release by the Wisconsin Bankers Association (WBA) that suggested Community First Credit Union's lawsuit against the IRS for overpayment of taxes represents a...

The MIT Club of Wisconsin and Lathrop & Clark LLP are pleased to invite you to join us on Thursday, January 24, 2008 at the Pyle Center, Madison, for the MIT Enterprise Forum/MIT Club of Wisconsin program: "Liquidity Events: How to Get Money Out of a Business" This program will include the MIT Enterprise Forum Global Broadcast: "Are You Ready for IPO? Strategies and Steps For How and When to...

HOW TO REDUCE OPERATING COSTS, Environmental Impact   MENOMONEE FALLS, Wis., (Jan. 17, 2008) — In an effort to inform Milwaukee-area manufacturers about cost-saving “green” technologies, the inaugural Focus on Energy 2008 Green Manufacturing Summit will be held Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2008, at the Schlitz Audubon Nature Center, Bayside, Wis. The free event is presented by Bradley Corp. of Menomonee...

By Brian E. Clark WisBusiness.com The drive from the northern Chicago suburb of Waukegan to the Kenosha County town of Pleasant Prairie takes only about 15 minutes. But in between the two communities is the Illinois/Wisconsin border. Which makes the plans to relocate the Uline company headquarters to the Badger State, build a million-square foot distribution center, a 200,000-square-foot corporate headquarters...

By Brian E. Clark RISING Logistics Health The U.S. Government Accountability Office has dismissed a bid protest against La Crosse-based Logistics Health Inc. Passport Health and other competitors filed the protest in October, claiming LHI unfairly received a $790 million contract for services to the Defense Department because company executives had close ties to the Bush administration. LHI beat out to other bidders whose proposals ranged...

***************************************** WisPolitics.com/WisBusiness.com: "COPING WITH CLIMATE CHANGE" EVENT SET FOR FEB. 11 Congresswoman Tammy Baldwin, Congressman F. James Sensenbrenner Jr., and former Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Chair James Hoecker will highlight a "Coping with Climate Change" conference on Monday, Feb. 11.  The half-day conference at the Monona Terrace Convention Center in Madison will bring together energy experts with Wisconsin, Midwest and Washington, D.C. perspectives to discuss the ins and...