Patents: The US is losing its lead

When it comes to U.S. patents, America is no longer No.1. Last year, for the first time, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office issued more patents to foreigners than to Americans. And the rest of the......

Infosys, world's 32nd most innovative firm

It was a fitting way to wrap up the first day of IBM's innovation-themed leadership forum, held in Rome in early April.Guests were treated to small group tours of the Vatican Museum, including......

Why outsourcing to India is a great idea

Globalization has been brutal to US's midwestern manufacturers like the Paper Converting Machine Co.For decades, PCMC's Green Bay (Wis.) factory, its oiled wooden factory floors worn smooth by work......

Why US companies love China

For more than two decades, Western bosses chased the China dream. They professed to love the scorching Maotai served at those endless government banquets celebrating yet another costly and complex......

Will Toy Story 3 be the biggest hit of 2010?

Just as Tim Burton-directed Alice in Wonderland was ending its eventful run yielding about $1.1 billion worldwide, its producer Disney received over the weekend great news. Its newest venture with......

This Sunshine is beautiful

It's a film clever enough to call Marcel Proust a 'total loser.' Yup, that's a quote. Frank (Steve Carell) is counselling his nephew Dwayne (Paul Dano) about why he should not miss his 'prime......

The 2007 Oscars, in review

Nope, I'm not complaining. For the last few years, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences and yours truly have never quite seen eye to eye -- yeah, as if they care. The big annual......

Oscar hits and misses

The doubts and surprises started even before the Oscar ceremony was half way through, and the big announcements were to unroll slowly in the next 90 minutes. Perhaps hardly anyone doubted that......