Innovation and Entrepreneurship

The social networking giant Facebook Inc. will likely go public in the first quarter of 2012, with a valuation that could top $100 billion, according to people familiar with the matter, CNBC reported.

A factor …

Clorox Co. will launch a new iPhone application this fall that answers questions about the ingredients in its products, Mobile Marker reported. The debut of this unnamed app in September or October comes more than …

Governments, multinational corporations and global institutions are losing the battle against computer hackers and must combine their resources if they are to lock out cyber intruders, experts say. The International Monetary Fund has joined Sony …

Google Inc. announced today that the city of Des Moines will adopt Google Apps for Government, a cloud-based collaboration and productivity suite that includes email, calendar functions, instant messaging and documents.

Google said the move …

Cedar Rapids-based Inteconnex, formerly part of Fastek International Ltd., has been formed as a stand-alone entity, the company announced yesterday.

Inteconnex provides physical security and information technology systems integration services. The company said it has …

A report by Connect Iowa says businesses with a broadband connection are likely to generate more revenue and jobs. Businesses with high-speed Internet connections report having median annual revenues $300,000 higher than businesses without broadband, …

Dwolla Corp. announced today the release of its newest technology, Grid, which is designed to protect against credit card fraud. Dwolla will allow access to core technologies – such as social and location-based payments – …

Entrepreneur magazine has named Des Moines-based SmartyPig LLC to its 100 Most Brilliant Companies list. SmartyPig is one of 10 companies in the “value” category.

SmartyPig is an online banking company that offers clients a …

Facebook Inc. employees are the youngest and most satisfied, and yet the most stressed, among workers at big U.S. technology companies, Bloomberg reported.

Facebook had the lowest median age, 26, as well as the highest …

The number of consumers who use mobile devices to access content from retailers increased 74 percent to 13 million in the past year, Mobile Marketer reported.

Citing a new report from Millennial Media, Mobile …