Verizon gives $400,000 to Indiana not-for-profits
About half the amount will go to domestic violence agencies, including the Indiana Coalition Against Domestic Violence, Domestic Violence Network of Greater Indianapolis and The Julian Center.
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Bostech’s software aims to rein in lab-test costs
The company saw sales surge after introducing software in May that helps medical labs manage their disparate computer systems from a Web portal.
Software firm plans to open downtown office, add 250 jobs
Massachusetts-based Kronos Inc., a work force management software firm, plans to create 250 jobs by 2015 as part of a $5.1 million expansion to Indianapolis. The company will occupy 31,000 square feet in downtown’s PNC Center.
Klipsch purchase helps fuel Audiovox sales
Audiovox's CEO credited Klipsch with helping Audiovox report strong financials Tuesday. Audiovox completed its purchase of the Indianapolis speaker maker in March.
After long wait, Facebook set to release iPad app
The lack of an iPad app for the most popular social network in the world has confounded users, ever since Apple launched its tablet computer a year and a half ago.
Finish Line, HHGregg step up their e-commerce strategies
Traditional retailers are trying to connect with customers, however and whenever they want to do business.
NFP of NOTE: TechPoint Foundation For Youth
TechPoint Foundation For Youth believes that youth should be equipped to address our state’s growing demand for a skilled work force.
Apple founder, innovator Steve Jobs dead at 56
Steve Jobs, the Apple founder and former CEO who invented and masterfully marketed ever-sleeker gadgets that transformed everyday technology, from the personal computer to the iPod and iPhone, has died.
Broadband provider Omnicity files for bankruptcy
The company, which had big plans to snap up rural broadband systems through the Midwest, has been in a financial slide for months.
T2 Systems receives $28 million infusion
The Indianapolis-based company that makes software to manage fee collections and enforcement for parking violations said it will use the funds to expand.
Lucas Oil beefs up bandwidth to prep for Super Bowl
Wireless providers are picking up the cost of a multimillion-dollar bandwidth upgrade in and around Lucas Oil Stadium.
Incentives flow to tech firm Positron, despite red ink
The molecular-imaging company is trying to transition its business model and get beyond a going-concern warning.
EnerDel parent shakes up management ranks
Battery maker Ener1 Inc., which has almost 400 employees in the Indianapolis area, has replaced its chief executive and appointed Ivy Tech President Thomas J. Snyder as non-executive chairman of the board.
Federal judge limits Indiana ban on robo-calls
Indiana's attorney general says he'll fight a federal judge's ruling limiting Indiana's ban on political robo-calls to in-state phone calls only.
Brightpoint opens logistics facility in Plainfield
The 200,000-square-foot center is Brightpoint’s third “reverse logistics” and repair facility. The others are in Puerto Rico and Fort Worth, Texas.
Indianapolis tech firm BidPal receives $5.6M infusion
The investment from Allos Ventures in Carmel and MK Capital in Northbrook, Ill., will help the company expand into more cities. BidPal uses wireless handheld devices to automate charitable auction bidding.
IBM adds 175 jobs at Delaware County call center
The new employees are located at the company’s Heartland Business Center in Daleville, where IBM already has about 500 employees.
Interactive Intelligence hits 1,000-employee mark
The Indianapolis-based software firm said it has added 190 jobs in Indiana since the beginning of 2010—a 46-percent growth rate in its state employment.
Local tech company supports education
ExactTarget plans to start a private foundation in 2012 that will support charities working on childhood hunger, education and entrepreneurship.
Tech firm interests youth in Web development
Bitwise Solutions offers program to teach middle-school and high school students how to develop websites.