Jon Van

If there's one technology bet that's a sure thing, it's that software will have bugs. Indeed, the National Institute of Standards and Technology estimates that software bugs cost American businesses...

Sometime next year cell phone screens may start showing images sent as messages by friends and colleagues, surprising the recipient. That's the prediction from a Nokia Inc. executive on a...

A start-up Chicago biotech firm hopes to find a sweet spot serving the food and pharmaceutical industries. The firm, ZuChem Inc., wants to develop new ways to make specialized sugars...

Van Cullens has been waiting a while for the broadband bandwagon to pick up speed. Now he's holding on tight as a major switch to faster home connections is getting...

Worries that WorldCom Inc.'s bankruptcy could disrupt Internet traffic may be overblown. While WorldCom is a major Internet carrier, it doesn't carry anywhere near 50 percent of Internet traffic, a...

For the captains of industry, the day they must swear to the credibility of their companies' bottom lines is fast approaching. While willing to personally sign off on their firm's...

Pilot systems to detect chemical attacks in subways are being developed by researchers at Argonne National Laboratories for installation later this year in underground stations in Washington and Boston. Argonne...

People will agree on at least this about Edward Whitacre Jr., chairman of SBC Communications Inc.: He's no shrinking violet. Last week Whitacre accepted an invitation to address an industry...

Taking omega-3 fatty acids can help prevent heart disease, but getting a daily dose of the stuff can be difficult unless you love eating fish. Fatty fish like salmon and...

Not that long ago when everything about telecom was go-go, John Shave, chief executive of Globalcom Inc., was more like stay-stay. The privately held Chicago-based telephone service provider avoided taking...