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Interactive Intelligence reports first-quarter loss
Interactive Intelligence Group Inc. on Monday reported a first-quarter loss, but still managed to top Wall Street predictions for the fourth consecutive quarter.
Chief marketing, information officers see lines blur as customers go digital
Marketers today are driven more by data than by gut feelings. Technologists, meanwhile, are getting more involved in marketing, partly to help make their enterprises money instead of just costing money.
Interactive Intelligence reports fourth-quarter loss
The Indianapolis-based software firm lost $29.9 million in the latest period, but the results exceeded analyst expectations.
Brown: R&D key to Interactive’s staying power
Founder Don Brown, 58, has been CEO, president and chairman of Interactive Intelligence since the company launched in 1994. He talked with IBJ recently about the tech firm’s recent milestone, its 20th anniversary.
UPDATE: Interactive shares rise after smaller-than-expected loss
Interactive Intelligence Group Inc. lost money in the third quarter, but shares rose Monday night and Tuesday morning after results beat Wall Street estimates.
Interactive Intelligence takes quarterly loss
Interactive was right on target with the preliminary earnings announcement it made July 16, when it predicted revenue between $86 million and $88 million and an operating loss between $11 million and $12 million.
Interactive Intelligence set to break ground on $12.5M building
The 119,000-square-foot structure will be built next to the software developer’s headquarters on the northwest side as part of its growth plans to add 430 employees within the next few years.
Interactive Intelligence shares dive on expected shortfall
The local software and services firm has released disappointing preliminary results for its second quarter, leading to a 16-percent stock tumble.
INDIANA 100: Indiana public companies turned in contrasting performances
Profit shot up for some, while others fought setbacks.
Interactive Intelligence seeks city tax breaks for expansion
Indianapolis is considering nearly $2.6 million in tax breaks over 10 years as an incentive for Interactive Intelligence’s planned $28 million investment.
Head in the cloud: Interactive ramps up software offerings
Interactive Intelligence Group Inc. will plow further into cloud-based computing—now a big driver of sales—with a new set of call-center services unveiled Tuesday morning.
Interactive’s stock drop shows vagaries of Wall Street
The greater success Interactive Intelligence enjoys transitioning customers to the cloud, the greater the drag on short-term results.
UPDATE: Interactive falls after results miss expectations
Interactive Intelligence Group Inc. shares fell more than 19 percent Monday night and Tuesday morning after the company reported a unexpected loss in the first quarter, missing analyst predictions.
Indoor slides, high-paying jobs part of Interactive’s expansion plan
A day in the life for hundreds of new employees at Interactive Intelligence Group Inc. could mean riding a slide from one floor of their office to the next while earning about $80,000 per year.
Interactive Intelligence plans $28M building, 430 hires
Local software firm Interactive Intelligence Group Inc. announced Thursday afternoon that it plans to hire 430 employees by the end of 2016 as part of a major expansion of its headquarters.
Interactive Intelligence to hire hundreds in growth plan
CEO Don Brown recently told IBJ that the firm expected to hire in the neighborhood of 250 workers in 2014, and also was looking at constructing an additional building by its headquarters. An announcement is set for Thursday afternoon.
Interactive Intelligence to buy Carolina software developer
OrgSpan Inc., majority owned by Interactive CEO Don Brown, creates and sells cloud-based enterprise social communications software.
Tech firms dangle amenities to lure sought-after workers
Industry goliaths in Silicon Valley have thrown lavish perks at employees for years. As employment in Indianapolis tech firms has skyrocketed in recent years, a lot more companies are looking for workers, heating up competition.
Interactive Intelligence rallies as investments start to pay off
Interactive Intelligence saw revenue grow 34 percent in 2013 after changing its business model to focus more on cloud-based services.