Technology

One of my favorite pop quizzes for people outside Wisconsin, especially those who understand the tech-based economy, is to ask them to name the nation’s top five academic research universities. The answers invariably include the likes of Stanford, Yale and Harvard, but rarely does anyone outside the Midwest guess that UW-Madison is perennially on the list.

Menomonee Falls-based ZBB Energy Corp. reported a fiscal fourth quarter net loss of $5.8 million, or 13 cents per share, compared with a net loss of $1.7 million, or 8 cents per share, in the same period a year ago.

AT&T Inc. plans to roll out 4G LTE wireless service in the Milwaukee and Green Bay markets by the end of the year.

The Direct Supply Technology Center at MSOE opened this week, according to an announcement by Direct Supply, Inc. on Tuesday. Occupying more than 9,000 square feet in the German-English Academy building on MSOE’s campus, the center has the capacity to hold 60 Direct Supply computer engineers and technology interns.

University Research Park (URP) in Madison today announced the relocation of two local biotechnology companies to its Accelerator building and the expansion of a third at its current park location.

Virtually every aspect of business, and of life, is now immersed in mobile computing. So much so, that it's nearly impossible to comprehend all the changes brought about by the phenomenon.

According to a recent survey released by Jobvite, 92 percent of employers use or plan to use social networking and social media websites to recruit new employees.

Koss Corp. reported fiscal fourth quarter net income of $931,891, or 13 cents per share, down from $1.8 million, or 24 cents per share, a year ago.

AT&T Inc. reported that it invested nearly $100 million in its Wisconsin wireless and wired networks in the first half of 2012.

A Brookfield based software company that could be a major player if federal health care reform announced today that it has received a $20 million funding boost from investors.