Jones’ robotic mower company lands $4.5 million in funding
Precise Path Robotics completes round of funding on the heels of signing contract with two companies that control more than
100 U.S. golf courses.
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ALTOM: What can business learn from techies?
There have been some technical materials that have taught me a great deal about how business should be conducted. I’d like to share a few with you.
Purdue expert: Tracking tags may threaten privacy
Information security expert Eugene Spafford says companies can use the radio frequency identification tags for their own benefit
by tracking what consumers have purchased without the risk of being noticed spying on them at a store.
Cincinnati Bell chooses Carmel for subsidiary’s headquarters
Evolve, which offers bundled voice and data services to commercial customers, will start with 100 employees in Carmel and
plans to add more.
Indiana State Police join social networking age
Superintendent Paul Whitesell said Thursday that the lightning-fast communication of the State Police's Facebook page
and its Twitter account give the agency one more way to "reach out to the public."
Brightpoint boosts revenue, profit
Brightpoint Inc. on Wednesday reported second-quarter revenue of $788.6 million as the Indianapolis company continued to grow
its share of the wireless device distribution business.
Indiana company planning hybrid van gets GM backing
Anderson-based Bright Automotive is getting a boost from a $5 million investment by General Motors’ new venture capital arm.
IU gets $9.2 million grant for 2 global networks
Indiana University has won a $9.2 million federal grant to lead two high-speed global networks intended to boost scientific
collaborations between U.S., European and Asian researchers.
Enforcement lax on teen-driver mobile-phone ban
Indiana State Police report ticketing only one driver for violating the cell phone ban, and a state agency that tracks infractions
for 160 police departments could find just two other citations.
Notaries headed toward endangered list
The number of notary publics, a group that proudly dates its services back a couple of thousand years or more, is in free
fall.
$6.6M grant to help project at Crane tech park
A federal grant will pay most of the costs for an $8 million conference center that officials hope will help attract business
to a technology park near the Crane Naval Surface Warfare Center.
State steps up chase for data centers
Jam-packed with expensive equipment, data centers represent huge capital investments in a relatively small footprint. That
can mean steep property tax bills, though Indiana allows communities to exempt a portion of that tax. Jobs-hungry Indiana
is eager to attract more of these climate-controlled computing fortresses.
Interactive Intelligence reports higher profit, revenue
The Indianapolis-based company reported second quarter profit of $2.5 million on increased sales of
its business communications software.
Wolf Technical Services wins Army Corps contract
The company has been hired to refine technology that detects whether a vehicle might be carrying suspicious cargo, including
explosives.
International Violin Competition of Indianapolis releases iPhone app for virtual front seat
The app will feature news, past laureate recordings, videos and access to the 2010 schedule, IVCI officials said.
IT firm plans $24 million data center
The city’s Metropolitan Development Commission will consider providing Lightbound LLC with property tax abatements to offset
investment cost.
ALTOM: How long will our ‘Net neutrality last?
Cable giant Comcast has fanned a typical smoldering Internet grumble-fest into a major screaming match, complete with a lawsuit
and cries for federal intervention. The outcome may affect how much it costs you and me to do business across the ’Net.
Interactive Intelligence partners on social media application
The Indianapolis software company has partnered with Cambridge, Mass.-based Buzzient Inc. to allow clients to monitor chatter
about them on Facebook and other sites.
Is alternative energy sustainable in Indiana?
An economic development observer questions what will happen after the feds turn off the tap.
Plan to run fiber optic lines along greenways has legal hurdles
The city of Indianapolis wants to generate revenue by using greenways as fiber optic corridors. But previous legal battles
over leasing rights-of-way to utilities could hang up the plan.