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SOPA legislation delayed

SOPA legislation delayed A congressional vote on an anti-piracy bill that Internet heavyweights such as Google Inc. say would be an online Armageddon has been delayed until 2012, CNNMoney.com reported. The Stop Online Piracy Act…
By BPC Staff | Dec 22, 2011
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Twitter stake goes for a princely sum

Saudi Prince Alwaleed bin Talal said today that he and his investment firm, Kingdom Holding Co., are purchasing a $300 million stake in Twitter Inc., CNNMoney.com reported. The billionaire prince said the investment was made …
By BPC Staff | Dec 19, 2011
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Microsoft cloud could rain on profits

Microsoft Corp.’s push into cloud computing will help the company compete with Google Inc., Apple Inc. and Salesforce.com Inc. It also will hurt profit margins, Bloomberg said. The company’s cloud software lets corporate customers pay …
By BPC Staff | Dec 19, 2011
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StartupIowa initiative highlights resources for entrepreneurs

Resources exist for technology-related start-ups in Iowa. The trick, industry leaders say, is identifying them. That is the goal behind a new statewide initiative called StartupIowa, a collaboration of business incubators and other tech-related ventures…
By KYLE OPPENHUIZEN | Dec 14, 2011
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Legislation calls for helping entrepreneurs

Legislation calls for helping entrepreneurs  U.S. Sens. Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) and Mark Warner (D-Va.) last week introduced a piece of legislation known as the Startup Act, Silicon Prairie News reported. The act outlines a five-pronged…
By BPC Staff | Dec 14, 2011
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StartupIowa launches Tuesday

StartupIowa, a statewide initiative aimed to help entrepreneurs, launched today, The Des Moines Register reported. StartupIowa will bring together resources and networking events for start-up companies.

Iowa is the eighth state in the country to …
By BPC Staff | Dec 13, 2011
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Nominations open for tech company awards

Nominations open for tech company awards Nominations are now open for the Technology Association of Iowa’s 2012 Prometheus Awards. The Prometheus Awards recognize top technology-related companies in Iowa. Categories include both large and small software…
By BPC Staff | Dec 8, 2011
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Icon Labs product named to top 100 list

Icon Labs product named to top 100 list  West Des Moines-based Icon Labs Inc., a provider of embedded networking and security technology, announced yesterday that it has been recognized by a national publication. EDN, an…
By BPC Staff | Dec 8, 2011
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Better Homes and Gardens recipes and cooking tips available as a free app

Meredith Corp.’s Better Homes and Gardens has launched a free application for the iPhone and iPod Touch called “Must-Have Recipes.” It is available at Apple Inc.’s App Store. Users can access more than 500 recipes, …
By BPC Staff | Dec 5, 2011
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4 technology start-ups to watch


Locusic LLC

• Founder: Jake Kerber

• Website: www.locusic.com

Jake Kerber thinks there’s more music in Des Moines than people know about.

He estimates that 1,000 artists reside within 50 miles of the city, and …
By KYLE OPPENHUIZEN | Dec 2, 2011