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OpenIowa event will attempt to increase public access to information

StartupIowa, a statewide collaboration of technology industry leaders, is hosting the OpenIowa competition April 27-29.

The goal of the event is to challenge developers to take open government data and develop technology applications that allow …

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INNOVATIVE COMPANIES: Appcore LLC

The problem:

Lack of an off-the-shelf cloud-based business solution that companies can purchase and easily use like a utility.

The innovation:

Appcore developed a cloud computing infrastructure-as-a-service “appliance” for businesses.

How they did it:

The …

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THE ENTREPRENEURS: Brian Hemesath

The whole entrepreneur thing isn’t so scary for Brian Hemesath.

Hemesath worked for a small company for about a year after his 1999 graduation from Iowa State University. The company closed, and Hemesath made a …

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Farm Bureau, KCCI launch tornado app

The Iowa Farm Bureau Federation and KCCI television launched a tornado smartphone app to give Iowans real-time weather tracking tools, radar, tornado tracking and safety checklists.

The KCCI Tornadoes App is the first in Central …

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INNOVATIVE COMPANIES: Agren Inc.

The problem:

When it comes to building a conservation project such as a pond or wetland, surveying the area and coming up with an accurate estimate can take days, weeks or even months. It normally …

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Ames National Laboratory to be featured on PBS show

The U.S. Department of Energy’s Ames National Laboratory will be featured on the Public Broadcasting Service show “Nova.”

The program will air on Iowa Public Television at 8 p.m. on April 4. The television crew …

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Google to host free workshops

Google Inc. will host two free workshops for businesses and nonprofits during the Natural Living Expo this weekend at Community Choice Credit Union Convention Center at Veterans Memorial. The “Running Your Business Online” workshop, to …

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Five companies join West Des Moines Incubator

Five companies join West Des Moines Incubator  Five companies recently joined the West Des Moines incubator, located at 2829 Westown Parkway. Companies include IT storage company Black Iops; veteran-owned Symbiotic Advantage, which will launch DSMswag.com,…
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‘Hacktivists’ accounted for 58 percent of all data stolen last year

The hacker group known as Anonymous and other “hacktivist” groups rose to a new prominence in cybercrime last year, CNNMoney reported.

Verizon Communications Inc.’s annual Data Breach Investigations Report found that hacktivist groups were responsible …

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AT&T, others, urged to help stop cyber attacks

Internet service providers, led by AT&T Inc. and Comcast Corp., are being urged by U.S. regulators to help users fend of malicious software that can turn home computers into stealthy weapons for criminals, Bloomberg reported. …

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