Technology

U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Janesville) found himself at the center of a controversy he did not create this month.

Wauwatosa-based Telkonet Inc. is positioned for success and plans to take advantage of the region's growing innovative workforce to...

The term "cloud" for business is sometimes thought of as overused and even diluted. Most companies are already using...

Geographic information systems (GIS) have traditionally been used by municipalities to map property information and public works projects, but...

Several cities across the country are tapping into their technological elite and opening Hacklabs, Hackerspaces or Makerspaces in their communities. These locations are loosely defined as member-based facilities where individuals interested in computers, technology, science and all things digital can meet to collaborate, work on ideas, inventions, new applications and new media strategies.

Businesses are more reliant on computers and other high tech tools than ever before. The storage of their files, information and data depends on computer equipment functioning properly.

Last September, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Bureau of Waste and Materials Management issued a rule that banned certain types of electronics from being disposed of in landfills or incinerated. At the same time, counties and municipalities must decide whether or not to continue their recycling programs since Gov. Scott Walker has proposed an elimination of the recycling program mandate and state funding for recycling.

Online consumer promotion and coupon services such as Groupon and Living Social, offering specified "deals of the day," are becoming increasingly popular.