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Protective Layers: Securing Corporate Networks

With so many types of malware stalking the Internet, companies pile on their e-mail defenses.

Life in Montana is good for author James Lee Burke

"This is as close to heaven as it gets," Burke says. "You cannot use it up. The day is not long enough for Montana."

The Santa Fe Plan: The Cluster Approach to Economic Gardening

The objective of cluster cultivation is to help create a competitive advantage out of the existing local business environment by creating synergies and by nurturing the region’s key industry clusters.

The Benefits of Business Process Standards

With the exception of IT system development, there is generally no clear basis by which companies can compare the capabilities provided by external organizations with those offered in-house, or to compare services among multiple outside providers.

Research Roundup at Montana State University (#250), Ranchers and grizzlies, Don’t walk this way, Asian dust in Montana, Bug island, Core of the matter

Ranchers and grizzlies Does formal education make a difference in livestock producers’ tolerance for grizzly bears? John Vollertsen, a doctoral candidate in education at MSU, sought to find out. Nearly 400 livestock producers along the…

Cross-border group, The Pacific Northwest Economic Region, covering Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, Alaska, British Columbia, Alberta and the Yukon has bold agenda – Forum will tackle power, security, disease

The organization — covering Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, Alaska, British Columbia, Alberta and the Yukon — is designed to provide a forum for swapping ideas and figuring out how to resolve common and cross-border problems.

OSU bids to turn ideas into cash Group to aid Med Center startups

"UMC Partners will be like any other independent organization that might come to the university to license intellectual property," he said. "We feel this will open a series of new opportunities for working with commercial partners."

Card craze – Montana artists turn out greeting cards, from Duckboy to ducks

Most card makers are artists at heart who want their work to be seen, Micklus said.

Customers like the cards because they love Missoula and western Montana so much, he said.

"Missoulians are proud of their town," he said.

Companies use Web polls, e-mail lists as advertising goes interactive

The trend is another way to break from traditional advertising that viewers increasingly can tune out with TiVo and other digital video recorders. Marketers say the Internet also has made interactive campaigns easier to conduct.

Tourism can help reshape image of U.S.

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Prospera helps businesses and communities find their pathway to success, acting as the navigator, problem solver and catalyst for a strong Montana economy.

For over 25 years, Zoot Enterprises has been a global provider of advanced origination, acquisition, and decision management solutions.

As the hub of learning, creativity and innovation in Northwest Montana, Flathead Valley Community College is expanding