FAST 25: CloudOne
CloudOne’s most recent growth has come from helping companies create platforms to design, build and analyze their Internet of Things.
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FAST 25: Rook Security
Every day, it seems, brings news of another data breach. Rook Security CEO J.J. Thompson said companies needing to protect their information is one reason his business has grown rapidly.
IT firm nails down $18M investment, eyes new HQ and IPO
Indianapolis-based Scale Computing Inc. has raised another $18 million in venture capital that CEO Jeff Ready expects will allow it to hire more employees, potentially move downtown and become profitable.
More than 21 million hit in U.S. data breach
Hackers stole Social Security numbers and other highly sensitive data from more than 21 million people, the Obama administration said Thursday, acknowledging that the breach of U.S. government computer systems was far more severe than previously disclosed.
Customers of Anthem say ID theft proliferating
Anthem Inc.’s massive data breach reported early this year is now generating real cases of identity theft, according to allegations in a small but growing number of lawsuits filed across the country. But Anthem and the FBI say none of the stolen data has been sold on the black market.
Serial entrepreneurs plan 80 hires at fledgling tech firm
Several of the Indianapolis area’s most experienced entrepreneurs and tech executives have joined forces on a digital marketing startup with aggressive growth plans.
Angie’s List exec takes over as interim CEO as Oesterle exits
Longtime Angie’s List Inc. CEO Bill Oesterle has officially resigned from the company while COO Mark Howell takes the reins during the search for a permanent successor.
Indiana upstarts ramp up VC fundraising in second quarter
Hoosier tech firms have sought to raise a total of $55 million in venture capital in the second quarter, according to public filings, up from about $39 million in the first quarter.
European tech giant eyeing Indianapolis for U.S. HQ
Emarsys, a digital marketing company, is looking to establish a North American headquarters soon, and Indianapolis is on its short list, sources told IBJ.
AT&T vows to fight $100 million fine from FCC
AT&T Mobility LLC has been slapped with a record $100 million fine for offering consumers "unlimited" data, but then slowing their Internet speeds after they reached a certain amount.
Chasing digital business without neglecting malls
Finish Line CEO says quality wins customers at online and brick-and-mortar stores.
Bluebridge secures $2 million in venture funding
The equity round, led by Carmel-based Allos Ventures and St. Louis-based Cultivation Capital, is the third round of financing for the company in less than a year.
Coding academy, consulting firm plans Carmel expansion
Eleven Fifty, the Carmel-based coding academy and consulting firm, has committed to hiring 92 people in exchange for a state incentive package worth more than $1.3 million, Indiana economic development officials announced Tuesday.
Push for privacy standards for facial recognition falters
Retailers have the ability to scan your face digitally, and use that identification to offer you special prices or even recognize you as a prior shoplifter. But should they use it? Should they get your permission first?
Federal data hack far bigger than originally thought
Already considered one of the largest thefts of U.S. government personnel data in history, investigators now estimate that it may include data on as many as 14 million people, including every federal employee.
Fix-it man keeps typewriters clacking
Terry Vorten witnessed firsthand the death throes of a once-world-beating analog technology—the typewriter. Its destruction turned his lucrative profession repairing the machines into an anachronistic cottage industry.
Indiana medical software company says networks hacked
A medical software company is notifying patients of the health care providers it serves—including Franciscan St. Francis Health in Indianapolis—that their private information may have been exposed when its networks were hacked.
Dorsey, Gravity investors raise $35M to launch High Alpha
Backed by a bevy of investors, former ExactTarget CEO Scott Dorsey and three Indianapolis startup mavens have founded a “startup studio” that will create tech companies.
‘Hackers’ ready for Round 2 against public-sector problems
Local software developers and other tech talents will convene Saturday to tackle challenges vexing local and state governments in the second annual Indy Civic Hack.
China suspected in massive breach of federal personnel data
China-based hackers are suspected of breaking into the computer networks of the U.S. government personnel office and stealing identifying information of at least 4 million federal workers, American officials said Thursday.