SPSS tools unravel secrets of disease
The profound impact of computer technology across most aspects of human endeavor is well illustrated by the growing role the Chicago software firm SPSS Inc. now plays in helping scientists...
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Motorola thinks out of house
Recruiting a network of software innovators to make cell phones do new tricks is the goal of MotoCoder, a new initiative launched Tuesday in Shanghai by Motorola Inc. While the...
Scientists see cells, viruses in new light
Sometimes the littlest things will cause the biggest fights, which has been the experience of Thomas Hope and David McDonald, microbiologists at the University of Illinois at Chicago. For the...
Road map game puts Donnelley on course
A major repositioning effort under way at R.R. Donnelley & Sons Co., the Chicago-based publishing powerhouse, has been aided by an innovative use of road maps that integrate attributes from...
Erasing `Ameritech’ easier said than done
The name Ameritech has been banished by SBC Communications Inc., along with other brand names of various regional units the San Antonio-based local phone operating company owns, but it may...
Big job to downsize sites for hand-helds
Perhaps the most daunting task for wireless data purveyors is taking Web sites designed with plenty of graphics for desktop computers and squeezing them down to be small enough to...
Multiple parties have stakes in case
The bankruptcy filing by United Airlines' parent, UAL Corp., will reorder the usual corporate relationships among management, labor and vendors, as well as introduce some new players. Here's a who's...
Multiple parties have stakes in case
The bankruptcy filing by United Airlines' parent, UAL Corp., will reorder the usual corporate relationships among management, labor and vendors, as well as introduce some new players. Here's a who's...
Arryx development to be a breed apart
Technology to enable cattle breeders to reliably select the sex of their cows' offspring is under development by Arryx Inc., a Chicago-based start-up. If things go as planned, Arryx will...
Big talk about future of Web conferencing
Communication keeps getting faster. Once there was mail that could take days, then came overnight mail, followed by faxes, then along came e-mail and finally instant messaging. What's next? Could...