What’s next in technology for Chicago’s business scene?

By SANDRA GUY sguy [at] suntimes [dot] com December 9, 2011
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Imagine the day when you can take a pill with a sensor inside that’s activated by your stomach juices, and it alerts a nurse that you’ve taken your medicine as you should have.

Such “always connected” technology is emerging now, helping advance the notion of letting the elderly stay in their homes and giving doctors and nurses real-time information about the patient’s condition, said Paul E. Martin, chief information officer for Baxter International, the Deerfield-based specialty disease solutions company. Read More…

A constellation you should know

June 14, 2010 | By Lucy Gray, O’Reilly Radar

This blog post has been sitting on my computer’s desktop for a few weeks now…. I’m finally getting around to telling you about a great week I had at the end of May. It started off with a brief trip to Northern California with stops at Dale’s amazing Maker Faire (equally impressive were his sprinting skills as he leapt into action when a tent nearly blew over), various technology companies and a local high school to visit friends and business colleagues. Read Article….

Giving young adults a technological leg up

November 06, 2010 | By Tara Malone, Chicago Tribune

Wearing loafers and wire-rimmed glasses, his braids pulled neatly back, Kevin Gates walked into the boardroom with an easy confidence that revealed nothing of the high school dropout who first stepped in the door a decade ago.

It was just before 5 p.m. on Tuesday.

Now 29, Gates hustled from his job as a Microsoft technology specialist — no, he’s not related to the founder, he quipped Read Article….

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