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Entrepreneurs, meet your angels

Entrepreneurs, meet your angels Iowa entrepreneurs and potential investors will have a new forum at which to connect this spring, with the launch of the inaugural i2iowa Investors and Innovators forum on April 12.  …
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Looking for ‘wow’ at tech show

The world’s biggest technology trade show will feature razor-thin laptops, powerful new smartphones and fancy flat-screen televisions, but talk in the cavernous halls of the Consumer Electronics Show (CES), which kicks off today, may focus …

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Internet Solver acquires Advanced Network Technologies

Urbandale-based Internet Solver Inc., a provider of computer and network support, Internet service and telephone service to small and medium-sized businesses, has acquired Advanced Network Technologies, a managed services provider and IT consulting firm with …

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2012 in Preview: Technology


Evolution of coupon sites

Coupon websites such as Groupon Inc., LivingSocial Inc. and local variations had a lot of buzz last year.

Maybe too much buzz.

“It’s inevitable during these booms — you’ll get a …

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AT&T, Tivo settle patent dispute

AT&T, Tivo settle patent dispute AT&T Inc. has agreed to pay TiVo Inc. a total of $215 million in the next six years to settle a patent suit concerning digital video recorders (DVRs),  MSN Money…
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Art’s Way Scientific sees increase in sales

Art’s Way Scientific Inc., which designs and manufactures laboratories and research facilities, saw an increase in sales during the fourth quarter in 2011.

In addition, the wholly owned subsidiary of Art’s Way Manufacturing Co. Inc. …

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A Year in Review: Tech & Innovation


StartupCity provides new avenue for technology start-ups

Christian Renaud and Tej Dhawan saw the need for a space that entrepreneurs could use to grow and cultivate their tech ideas. The two opened up shop at …

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Chinese e-commerce company moves closer to Yahoo bid

Chinese e-commerce company moves closer to Yahoo bid   Alibaba Group, a Chinese e-commerce company, has hired a Washington, D.C., lobbying firm in a sign that the company  would be willing to make a bid…
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Facebook could lead way for big year of IPOs

Facebook Inc. and Yelp Inc. are set to lead the biggest year for U.S. initial public offerings (IPOs) by Internet companies since 1999, Bloomberg reported.

 

Facebook is considering the largest Internet IPO on record, …

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Google’s social site could reach 400 million users

Google’s social site could reach 400 million users Google Inc. is adding 625,000 new users a day to the Google Plus social networking website, which may total 400 million members by the end of 2012,…