Technology

The Wisconsin Economic Development Corp. (WEDC) and the Milwaukee-based Water Council today announced a seed accelerator program to assist water technology startup firms in Wisconsin.

When business partners Dave Sachse and Justin Webb head to the South by Southwest (SXSW) Interactive Festival in Austin, Texas, on Friday, March 8, they'll be following in the footsteps of some of the most successful startup companies to date – including social media platforms Foursquare and Twitter.

AT&T Inc. said today that it invested nearly $300 million in its Milwaukee area wireless and wireline networks from 2010 through 2012, with a focus on expanding 4G LTE mobile Internet coverage and enhancing the overall performance of its networks.

Telephone and Data Systems Inc., the Chicago-based parent company of Madison-based TDS Telecommunications Corp. (TDS Telecom), announced an agreement to acquire substantially all of the assets of Baja Broadband LLC, a cable company headquartered in Alamogordo, N.M., for a purchase price of $267.5 million, subject to working capital and other adjustments.

For those businesses focused on maximizing the effectiveness of their website, gone are the days of simply considering search engine optimization (SEO) and online ads. An increasing number of smart organizations are recognizing that by applying lessons learned from social to their website, they stand to improve traffic and, ultimately, its effectiveness.

Xorbix Technologies, Inc., a Milwaukee-based IT and mobile app development firm, has debuted an event-finding app that can track events according to location, a user’s interests and their specific schedule.

Brookfield-based Fiserv Inc. reported fourth quarter net income of $179 million, or $1.32 per share, up from $143.0 million, or $1.01 per share, in the same period a year ago.

When residential well owners want to perform a pump test on their well or determine the properties of the aquifer feeding their well, the process is often a timely and expensive one.

Dale Boehm, President/CEO of Caspian Technologies Address: 2100 Pewaukee Rd., Ste. C, Waukesha, WI 53188(Offices also in St. Louis,...

Consumers are more connected than ever, with Wi-Fi, 4G, aircards and other technology allowing people to connect to the Internet almost anywhere.