Ingram Micro completes acquisition of BrightPoint
Ingram Micro Inc. said Monday that it has completed its roughly $840 million acquisition of Indianapolis-based mobile-device logistics provider BrightPoint Inc.
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ExactTarget aims to be one-stop shop with acquisitions
Indianapolis-based ExactTarget Inc., which grew up as an e-mail blasting company focused on consumers, is trying to entrench itself as a one-stop shop for smartly interacting with all manner of customers.
ExactTarget buys interactive marketing firms for $116M
The newly public tech company said it paid $95.5 million for Atlanta-based Pardot LLC and $21 million for Indianapolis-based iGoDigital.
IU’s tech chief using university’s clout to save millions on software
Universities are the hubs of the world’s knowledge economy, but they typically aren’t the smartest business operators in the world. Brad Wheeler, chief information officer at Indiana University in Bloomington, is working to change that.
City robotics center aims to spark interest in STEM careers
TechPoint Foundation for Youth is seeking a site and support for a new program intended to get students interested in careers involving science, technology, engineering and math.
Members sue consumer ratings site Angie’s List over fees
A federal lawsuit seeking class-action status alleges that Angie’s List automatically renews members' subscriptions at a higher rate than they’re led to believe, under what it calls a “systematic and repeated breach of its membership agreement.”
T2 Systems might tap cash hoard for acquisitions
Fast-growing T2 Systems has been biding its time since scoring a $28 million equity infusion a year ago, but the maker of parking management software could soon be towing competitors out of its space.
Local software developer plans to add 25 jobs
Connect Think LLC said it will add the jobs by 2016 and will invest $244,000 in equipment to continue its focus on mobile application development.
Locally based Synovia merging to create new company
Synovia and Everyday Solutions Inc. in Massachusetts are combining to form Synovia Solutions, which will be based in Indianapolis. Both companies provide GPS-driven products to help manage school transportation services.
Jay stepping down as CEO of TechPoint
Jim Jay, president and CEO of statewide technology advocacy group TechPoint for the past six years, is leaving to take a job in the private sector.
iPhone 5 launch draws Apple fans worldwide
In a now familiar global ritual, Apple fans jammed shops from Sydney to Paris to pick up the tech juggernaut's latest iPhone. Analysts estimate Apple will ship as many as 10 million of the new iPhones by the end of September.
Startup aims to take business cards into digital age
Indianapolis entrepreneur Nick Carter thinks he’s found a way to eliminate the “black hole” of marketing data: smart business cards that track how recipients use them.
BrightPoint shareholders approve company’s sale
California-based Ingram Micro agreed in July to buy BrightPoint for about $840 million, including $190 million in debt.
ExactTarget’s stock price falls as insiders unload shares
The stock fell more than 7 percent Tuesday after company insiders shed more than 7.5 million shares of the Indianapolis-based marketing software firm. The selloff follows the expiration Monday of the company’s lock-up agreement.
Chinese PC giant to buy Carmel software firm Stoneware
Lenovo Group said the purchase of the 67-employee company would "enhance and expand" its cloud computing business.
Tippecanoe Co. to put crime info at public’s fingertips
Crime activity and information on people taken to jail or being released will soon be available to the public through a new app being developed for the Tippecanoe County sheriff’s office.
BrightPoint reaches settlement in shareholder suits
Lawsuits filed by BrightPoint Inc. shareholders who are challenging the company's proposed sale to a California firm are set to be dismissed after the sides reached a settlement.
Eli Lilly aims to ramp up social media presence
The drugmaker recently drafted social media guidelines it hopes can help it expand its use of social media to more of its employees—without running afoul of regulators.
Carbon Motors still part of plan to revive Connersville plant
The maker of high-tech police cars would occupy about a third of the plant if buyer of facility makes good on $4 million purchase offer.
Lock-up expiration looming for ExactTarget
Shares of Angie's List and Facebook were battered earlier this month immediately after the expiration of their lock-up agreements. That’s something tech firm ExactTarget would like to avoid on Sept. 17, when its lock-up agreement expires.