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The Justice Department has launched an investigation into whether some of the nation's largest technology companies violated antitrust laws by negotiating the recruiting and hiring of one another's employees, according to two sources with knowledge of the review. The review, which is said to be in...

The Supreme Court agreed on Monday to decide what sorts of business methods might be patented, an issue with the potential to reshape significant parts of the economy. “This is the most important patent case in 50 years, in particular because there is so much damage...

I know I'm going to regret this. Challenger, Gray & Christmas, Inc., a well-known outplacement consultancy, recently distributed a press release reporting the results of a survey of HR executives they conducted. The results were interesting enough that I'm making an exception to my policy of ignoring...

The Owen-Withee area of central Wisconsin is leading the way in the development of an agribusiness technology park along Highway 29 in northern Clark County. The land is part of what used to be the Clark County Farm and hosted what was Wisconsin Farm Progress...

The prospects for women who are scientists and engineers at major research universities have improved, although women continue to face inequalities in salary and access to some other resources, a panel of the National Research Council concludes in a new report. ...

Merge Healthcare (NASDAQ: MRGE), a health IT solutions provider, is expanding its portfolio of eCommerce diagnostic imaging solutions with the eFilm Archive. This extensive archive will be used by imaging centers, specialty clinics and rural hospitals to increase their storage capacity for medical images and...

One of the many outcomes of the recent BIO International Conference in Atlanta was the perception and comment by industry experts that Big Pharma companies are becoming dinosaurs. While the pharmaceutical industry hasn’t yet hit the wreckage status of the Western automobile industry, bad times...

The White House has released a report calling for urgent action to secure the nation's computer network infrastructure. The report covers the findings of a 60-day review of national cybersecurity policy and practice by Melissa Hathaway, a member of the National Security Council (NSC) and the...

While most marketers recognize the importance of social media, many say they don’t understand it enough to integrate it correctly into their marketing strategies — and, those who say they understand it lack experience. Most marketers lack confidence in social media. According to a recent study,...