Technology

Emerging companies can apply through Feb. 24 to meet with major firms and explore likely business relationships around technology needs and innovation as part of the first annual Wisconsin Tech Summit.

Microsoft Corp. today announced that its board of directors has appointed Satya Nadella, an alumnus of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, as its chief executive officer.

Satya Nadella, a graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, has been named chief executive officer of Microsoft Corp.

Microsoft Corp.’s board is preparing to make Satya Nadella, the company’s enterprise and cloud chief and a University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee alumnus, its next chief executive officer, according to multiple published media reports.

AT&T and the NEA Foundation have joined the movement to pique students’ interest in STEM education with a recent $98,000 contribution to Milwaukee Public Schools’ Urban Schools Aquaponics initiative.

MSI Data, a provider of field workforce automation software, today announced an expansion of its Mequon headquarters.

Sprint has announced its 4G LTE network now includes Milwaukee.

Sprint has announced its 4G LTE network now includes Milwaukee.

GE and the NFL have announced 16 winners in the first stage of the $20 million “Head Health Challenge,” one of which is the Medical College of Wisconsin.

The Wisconsin Technology Council is accepting entries for the 2014 Governor’s Business Plan Contest, its annual statewide competition to recognize entrepreneurial ideas, through Jan. 31.