Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Ames-based BodyViz said today that it has signed a non-disclosure agreement with Tata Elxsi Ltd. for negotiations on an international distribution agreement. Tata Elxsi is a division of the $70 billion Tata Group of companies …

Rivals hoping to challenge Apple Inc.’s hold on the computer tablet market unveiled a slew of touch-screen devices at the Consumer Electronics Show, but analysts expect the company to continue dominating the sector, Reuters reported.…

Gartner Inc. has listed Lightedge Solutions Inc. in the “Visionaries” category of its 2010 Unified Communication as a Service North American report. The annual report is based on a study of hosted unified communications providers’ …

Alice Hill has been hired as the managing director of New York-based Dice Holdings Inc.’s Dice.com.

Hill will be located at the company’s Silicon Valley site, but will also have an office at the company’s …

GeoLearning Systems Inc., a 13-year-old West Des Moines learning and management system (LMS) company that has grown to become a market leader, has been acquired by SumTotal Systems Inc., the largest player in the LMS …

Yahoo Inc. is taking another step to merge the relationship with television and the Internet, Bloomberg reported.
 
Yahoo is working with CBS Corp. and home-shopping retailer HSN Inc. to add interactive features to live …

E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. has launched a new generation of corn hybrids developed and tested to help deliver a yield advantage in drought conditions, the company said. These hybrids will be …

Facebook Inc. could be forced to disclose financial information, according to Bloomberg.

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. invested $450 million in Facebook and is planning to allow clients to make additional investments worth as much as …

Facebook, the popular social networking site, has raised $500 million from Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and a Russian investor in a deal that values the company at $50 billion, The New York Times reported.

The …