T2 Systems receives $28 million infusion
The Indianapolis-based company that makes software to manage fee collections and enforcement for parking violations said it will use the funds to expand.
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EnerDel parent shakes up management ranks
Battery maker Ener1 Inc., which has almost 400 employees in the Indianapolis area, has replaced its chief executive and appointed Ivy Tech President Thomas J. Snyder as non-executive chairman of the board.
Brightpoint opens logistics facility in Plainfield
The 200,000-square-foot center is Brightpoint’s third “reverse logistics” and repair facility. The others are in Puerto Rico and Fort Worth, Texas.
Indianapolis tech firm BidPal receives $5.6M infusion
The investment from Allos Ventures in Carmel and MK Capital in Northbrook, Ill., will help the company expand into more cities. BidPal uses wireless handheld devices to automate charitable auction bidding.
Interactive Intelligence hits 1,000-employee mark
The Indianapolis-based software firm said it has added 190 jobs in Indiana since the beginning of 2010—a 46-percent growth rate in its state employment.
Local tech company supports education
ExactTarget plans to start a private foundation in 2012 that will support charities working on childhood hunger, education and entrepreneurship.
ExactTarget preparing for another IPO attempt
ExactTarget Inc., which canceled plans for an initial public offering during the 2009 financial crisis, has hired JPMorgan Chase & Co. and Deutsche Bank AG to handle a new attempt, said sources familiar with the matter.
Columbus software firm plans new HQ, 200-job expansion
LHP Software says the new $5 million headquarters will accommodate growth in its business of developing software for use in phones, hospital beds, medical devices and other electronics.
Slingshot SEO names tech veteran its CEO
Jay Love, who co-founded and sold software maker eTapestry for $24.8 million in 2007, will return to Indianapolis to lead the growing search engine optimization firm.
Firm helping others create ‘an app for that’
A two-man Indianapolis firm is making a splash in the graphic design industry with a Web-based tool that allows designers unfamiliar with Apple Inc. software code to build applications for iPads and iPhones.
Tech startup Tinderbox picks up more funding, industry veteran
A former executive vice president at Indianapolis-based e-mail marketing firm Exact Target will lead the firm’s effort to sell to bigger companies.
Interactive Intelligence revenue, profit rises
The Indianapolis business-communications software firm reported second-quarter revenue of $52 million, up 34 percent from the same period last year. Profit grew 26 percent, to $6.3 million.
Tech consultant Allegient plans expansion, 42 jobs
Carmel-based IT consultant Allegient LLC plans to grow its central Indiana operations, adding as many as 42 jobs over the next five years.
IU Health name change means business for tech firms
Clarian Health’s recent rebranding to Indiana University Health has been good business for at least three companies in Indianapolis’ so-called measured-marketing sector. Such firms help a company overhaul its website and make changes to the “tweetosphere” and other social media channels.
Word getting out nationally about city’s measured-marketing technology niche
The publication Online Media Marketing & Advertising noted that Indianapolis is home to about 70 companies in the sector.
Interactive Intelligence buys Australian software reseller
CallTime has been Interactive Intelligence’s largest revenue-producing reseller in Australia and New Zealand for the past three years. It has 30 employees and about 50 customers.
Two former Colts join technology startup The Tyros LLC
The Tyros offers an online training system and other web-based tools for hiring and rating sports officials.
City to roll out plan for 16th Street tech corridor
The city of Indianapolis plans to announce a major initiative to turn a stretch of 16th Street northwest of downtown into a hub for biotechnology and other high-tech companies.
Angie’s List eyes expansion sites outside Indianapolis
Consumer ratings service Angie’s List is scoping locations for hundreds of new employees the fast-growing firm plans to hire. And unlike past expansions, it’s looking beyond its East Washington Street headquarters—and Indianapolis.
Former tech darling Vontoo acquired by Ohio firm
Vontoo Inc., a once-promising Indianapolis-based technology firm that landed millions in venture capital but failed to meet growth expectations, has been acquired by One Call Now.