Growing Broad Ripple software firm changes name
Fathom Voice, which sells cloud-based call-center-management software, rebranded itself as Sharpen, company officials announced Wednesday.
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Speed increasing for Indiana research, education network
Bandwidth of the I-Light network will increase from 10 gigabits per second to 100 gigabits per second. Nearly every college and university in Indiana connects to the network.
Driverless future ahead for trucking?
Automated trucks initially will have drivers on board in case something goes wrong, a similar model to the one employed by airlines (pilots’ role in the cockpit is mostly precautionary since planes can run on autopilot).
Medical firms, universities drive increase in Indiana patents
Indiana inventors secured 30 percent more patents in 2015 than they did four years earlier.
And at more than 2,000, last year’s number is double the patents granted to Hoosiers in 2008, a low point for patents in the past two decades.
Bob Compton helped plant seeds of now-flourishing local tech community
Bob Compton invests in documentary films today, but in the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s, he helped fund firms like Software Artistry, Interactive Intelligence, Aprimo, ExactTarget and TinderBox.
Circle of innovation: Tech firms flock downtown
Since 2014 alone, 14 tech or tech-related companies opened offices within a quarter-mile radius of the Soldiers and Sailors Monument. And all told, 26 such companies inhabit that roughly 16-block cluster.
Sensory Technologies removes barriers to effective long-distance conferencing
The technology designer customizes software and hardware made by other companies, making it hands-on and user-friendly for clients.
Purdue professor to place experiments aboard suborbital flights
Any day, Stephen H. Collicott is scheduled to fly an experiment on New Shepard, the suborbital system developed by Blue Origin, the rocket company founded by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos.
BROWN: Don’t stand still as change whizzes by
Embracing change and disrupting yourself isn’t easy, and sometimes it’s not much fun. But it may be better to try to ride the tsunami than to outrun it.
JONES: ChaCha was a great idea that ran out of money
I still believe my decade-old vision is sturdy and world-changing, because even the best computers and algorithms are still able to answer only about 60 percent of the random questions asked by on-the-go people, doing real life.
RAY: Let’s close the gap for women in tech
The root of the problem is the lack of computer science education in our schools.
Indianapolis health analytics company lands nearly $4M in VC
Springbuk, which aims to simplify the jobs of HR benefits and wellness managers, plans to use the money on product innovation and hiring.
Arizona-based Salesforce consultancy opens Indy office
Arizona-based Levementum, a Salesforce.com Inc. partner, has launched an Indianapolis-based practice—one of the latest examples of the software giant attracting such consultancies here.
Two tracks of negotiations helped seal huge Salesforce expansion
Tech talent and naming rights on the state’s tallest building were key factors that helped Indianapolis secure an 800-employee hiring commitment from Salesforce.com this month.
Tee-time brokerages roil golf industry
Are tee-time brokers like GolfNow knocking cash-strapped courses into the rough? Or could the Expedia-like providers be the chip shot courses need to get back on the green?
Compendium Software alumni to launch water-testing startup
Megan Glover and Compendium Software founder Chris Baggott have teamed to launch 120WaterAudit, a subscription-based water-testing service that will be offered to residents across the country.
Indiana needs to address brain drain, BioCrossroads study finds
While many college graduates are leaving the state, jobs in health care and life sciences in Indiana are booming, and employers are often searching high and low for talent.
Google to ban payday lending ads, calling industry ‘harmful’
Google said Wednesday it will no longer allow ads for loans due within 60 days and will also ban ads for loans where the interest rate is 36 percent or higher.
Next challenge for Salesforce is filling 800 open positions
After announcing aggressive expansion plans on Friday, the tech giant faces some headwinds as it tries to recruit talent that’s sometimes in short supply in Indianapolis.
Salesforce as top tenant makes tower more marketable, expert says
With Salesforce.com establishing a 250,000-square-foot regional headquarters in the soon-to-be-christened Salesforce Tower Indianapolis, the building should become much more alluring when its owner shops it for sale.