Technology

IBM has introduced a new line of servers designed and built in Rochester, Minn. aimed at small to medium businesses.
Minneapolis Wi-Fi network to be completed by month's end
The installation of Minneapolis' Wi-Fi network will be finished at the end of this month. The Minneapolis network appears to be doing much better than other cities' attempts at wireless broadband internet access.
Veterinarians bark about animal chiropractic bill
A bill moving through the Legislature would allow human chiropractors to practice their work on animals as long as they had additional training.
A giant step toward manmade life
Scientists have stitched together the chemical components of an entire bacterium. Midmorning looks at the ethical implications of this feat, and finds out what other building blocks of life they've discovered.
Bill declares MySpace and the like off-limits to sex offenders
A plan to banish sex offenders from social networking sites like MySpace and Facebook is moving through the Minnesota House.
Minnesota tries to keep a med tech edge
If you work in the medical technology or bioscience field, chances are you work for a small company. An alliance of the state and private sector attempts to nurture smaller companies with the next big ideas. But do these incubators really work?
The meaning of a Microsoft, Yahoo merger
Microsoft and Yahoo are in preliminary stages of a possible merger that would be enormous by standards of the tech industry. The two companies combined may challenge dominant Google, but they are like all Internet-driven companies as they try to devine the next great uses of the Web.
New techniques can make physical therapy a game
New technology is helping people who are paralyzed a chance to use of their arms and legs again. Studies show the device called Bioness, works with stroke patients. A Sioux Falls rehabilitation center is testing how it works with patients suffering from a spinal cord injury.
Performances take new leaps with digital technology
This weekend fans of the Irish supergroup U2 can enjoy a new view of their favorite band. "U23D" is a three dimensional film that plunges a viewer into a huge stadium concert. It's just one new way that digital technology is being used to present performances.
Olga Viso looks to develop the Walker's strengths
There's been a changing of the guard at many of Minnesota's arts institutions. At the Walker Art Center, 41-year-old Olga Viso is assuming control at a pivotal time in the life of the museum.