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Digital archivist’s lab will document Indy’s mayoral history
History IT plans to hire 20 people for its Indianapolis office, which will focus on documenting Indianapolis' mayoral history.
IU lands $6M contract to manage data network
IU’s Global Research Network Operations Center now handles N-Wave, a nationwide computer network used for transporting research data.
Technology on track to dramatically change health care
Cost pressures are forcing health care providers to extend the reach of limited resources.
Longtime T2 Systems CEO stepping down
Mike Simmons, who began the company with business partner Steve Howard in 1994, will keep his ties to T2 in a less hands-on role as its chairman.
Another top executive leaves Angie’s List
Shares of the consumer review service have dropped more than 12 percent since the company announced Monday that Chief Technology Officer Manu Thapar had departed. The firm recently hired a new chief financial officer.
Data startup snags $2.1 million venture investment
Perceivant, on the receiving end of a venture capital infusion, was founded in 2012 by veterans of iGoDigital and ExactTarget.
Tech firm plans to axe 54 workers in Carmel
Stamford, Conn.-based Frontier Communications Corp. said it has automated a number of systems at its collection center at 11799 N. College Ave. and will no longer need the workers.
RCA brand lives on, sans Nipper and Chipper
In a plot right out of Jurassic Park, Thomson Consumer Electronics’ old brands such as RCA and Proscan have been revived from old DNA. They’ve been licensed to companies around the world including Indianapolis-based company that operates as RCA Commercial Electronics.
Fishers plans new development on train-station site
Incentive deals are on the table to keep two high-potential businesses in Fishers, and the town is poised to pull the trigger on redevelopment of the Fishers Train Station property—where one of the firms could occupy third-floor office space.
Entrepreneur not sold on flight times between Indy, San Francisco
The nonstop connection to Silicon Valley that Indianapolis’ tech community has been clamoring for is here, but a leading advocate for the service said it doesn’t meet his industry’s needs.
New gadget revives waterlogged cellphones
Joel Trusty realized that if he could remove all the atmospheric pressure from a chamber, he could turn liquid—even liquid inside a cell phone—into a gas at a much lower temperature than otherwise possible.
Gmail’s new ‘Promotions’ tab creates hurdle for email marketers
The change led to an immediate drop in email open rates, from about 13 percent to 12.5 percent, according to MailChimp, an Atlanta-based email marketer, which analyzed 1.5 billion emails it sent around the time Gmail changed.
AT&T Indiana president Fleetwood leaves company
George Fleetwood, the head of AT&T’s Indiana operations for more than 13 years, has quietly stepped down “to pursue other interests.”
Salesforce’s bet on ExactTarget starts to pay off
The $2.5 billion purchase of ExactTarget will add $140 million to $145 million in revenue this year for Salesforce.com, the firm said Thursday. Its shares soared 13 percent in Friday morning trading.
Local manufacturer to be acquired for $41 million
United Kingdom-based Meggitt PLC plans to acquire Piezotech LLC, a manufacturer founded in Indianapolis in 1967, for $41.2 million, the companies announced Wednesday.
Omnicity lured teen to invest, state says
State securities regulators allege that principals of Omnicity Corp. goaded a 19-year-old to invest $100,000 from his inheritance into the wireless broadband firm so that it could clinch the purchase of an Ohio carrier in 2010.
ExactTarget parent cutting 200 jobs worldwide due to merger
Salesforce.com confirmed Thursday that its recent buyout of Indy-based ExactTarget creates “synergy,” leading to layoffs. Effects on Indianapolis employment are to be “minimal.”
United plans direct flights between San Francisco, Indianapolis
The daily flights, which are expected to begin on Jan. 7, will fulfill a longtime wish of local tech firms eager for more direct access to the West Coast and Silicon Valley.
Tech group to trumpet city’s digital marketing niche
The tech community is rallying around an initiative to brand Indianapolis as the “marketing technology capital of the world,” trading on the success of such firms as ExactTarget and Angie’s List.