ExactTarget reports record annual results
Locally based e-mail marketing firm opens London office, adds big-name clients and secures $145 million in venture capital.
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Connersville eager for Carbon Motors to rev up
The jobs can’t come soon enough for Connersville, where unemployment is at 13.8 percent.
Shelbyville tech park keeps tax incentives
State officials are giving Shelbyville’s struggling Intelliplex business park another chance to use tax incentives to land
new companies
and high-paying jobs.
Underrated entrepreneurs
The Indianapolis area is home to myriad unsung entrepreneurs who run interesting companies, make money and create good jobs.
Here are some of them.
Scale Computing succeeds quickly after co-founder moves it to Indiana
Not even a year has passed since Scale Computing launched its first product, yet CEO Jeff Ready forecasts 2010 revenue
with the confidence of a meteorologist giving the three-day outlook.
Demand for smart-phone applications spawns opportunities
Smart-phone fever is heating up the climate for innovation in the local tech community, as firms new and old try to cash
in on the demand for applications that can be used on the iPhone, BlackBerry and other gadgets from the likes of Palm and
Google.
Sigma Micro becomes Fifth Gear LLC
The name change reflects the completion of the company’s integration with Missouri-based Stark
Brothers Fulfillment, which Sigma Holdings acquired in 2007.
Brightpoint profit up despite declining revenue
Wireless device distributor Brightpoint Inc. saw revenue decline in the fourth quarter, but the Indianapolis-based company
still managed to bounce back from $346 million year-ago loss with an $18.3 million quarterly profit.
CBS sells out Super Bowl advertising slots
More than a dozen first-timers will kick off ad campaigns with spots purchased during the Super Bowl on Sunday, making up
for holes left by Priceline.com and Toyota.
Cantaloupe unveils newest e-mail marketing product
Local technology firm’s VideoHere system allows companies to embed videos in their marketing e-mails.
Litigation slows entrepreneur behind laser weapons, flying scooter
Anderson entrepreneur Pete Bitar has been slowed by litigation but still plans to spearhead a team in the competition to
put a rover on the moon.
SURF THIS: Steve Jobs’ new pad keeps i on the prize
The latest from Apple could change the face of publishing.
ALTOM: Does instant messaging make business sense?
An instant messenger is one of those technologies that seems silly until you start using it.
Interactive Intelligence fourth-quarter profit up 74 percent
Record product orders spur sales at Indianapolis-based software maker Interactive Intelligence, propelling profits to $2.5 million.
Wireless bidding system BidPal drives charity auction offers higher
Tech executive Scott Webber and a local entrepreneur are out to revolutionize benefit auctions, which, despite their importance
in raising an estimated $16 billion a year for not-for-profits, can be remarkably primitive.
TechPoint accepting nominations for Mira technology awards
The awards are meant to showcase Indiana’s high-tech success stories and raise the profile of the tech community.
Hosted-service provider BlueLock on growth binge
BlueLock is among several companies owned by Collina Ventures, an investment firm created by local tech entrepreneurs Mark
and Karen Hill.
HALO shines on IT upstart
Policy management firm PolicyStat lands venture investment from HALO Capital Group, the angel investor network managed by TechPoint. HALO has invested a total of $12.5 million in firms statewide in the past 20 months.
ALTOM: See the light, and get on the fluorescent bandwagon
It’s hard to imagine an invention more commonly used than the light bulb. It’s a shame that by 2014 we probably
won’t be able to buy them anymore, at least not as readily as we do now.
The other two elite colleges
Debating why Earlham and Taylor grads don’t take their places alongside peers from DePauw and Wabash.