Minnesota Technology Magazine - Winter 2006
Winter 2006
Features
Open Season: The open source
software movement is gaining
steam, offering users flexibility, cost
savings, and powerful applications.
Is it time to get in on the action?
Up All Night: Six factors that contribute to CEO
insomnia, along with some insight on how to deal
with them.
Higher Learning: After fading in the Internet bust,
e-learning is back with a slew of sophisticated and
potentially useful features. Is it finally living up to its
promise?
Larger Than Life: The lifecycle approach to new
product design goes by a variety of names.
Whatever
you call it, however, the practice can spur innovation,
find new efficiencies, and make a
positive impact on
the environment.
Super Structures: What sort of legal structure
should you select for your
business? It pays to do
your homework.
Departments
Publisher's
Note
Listen to SMEs
MTI President and CEO
Wayne Pletcher on why we need to
listen to the concerns of small- and
medium-sized businesses.
MTI News
We Need Your Support
MTI is a tireless advocate
for the state’s manufacturing and
technology sector—and we need
your support.
Peanut Profits
StarchTech Inc. greens up the packaging industry
with a new line of eco-friendly “peanuts.”
On the Right
Track
New technology from a
South Saint Paul firm
aids in the detection of
avian flu.
Fresh Coat
St. Paul-based Rayven repositions itself with a versatile
new coating line.
Corn on the Job
NatureWorks’ corn-based plastic offers a renewable alternative to petroleum-based products.
Partners in Prosperity
Bob Krowech says he has identified the missing link
between people,productivity and profits.
4 Questions
Retired Control Data CEO Robert Price
on building—and sustaining—a culture
of innovation.
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