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Lightedge named to Gartner’s ‘Visionaries’ list

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’ …

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Looking Uppward


A group in Des Moines wants to help two people flying out of a Russian airport connect with each other.

Actually, the airport could be anywhere, but that is the concept behind Uppward LLC, a …

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Hill named managing director at Dice

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 …

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GeoLearning acquired by SumTotal Systems

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 …

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Yahoo to offer interactive TV

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 …

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Pioneer introduces new drought-tolerant corn hybrids

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 …

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Facebook inching toward disclosing financial information

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 …

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It pays to be social

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 …

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Facebook messaging impact remains to be seen


Is it a Gmail killer? Probably not.

A tool for businesses? Maybe.

A shift in online communication? Definitely.

That’s how local social media experts feel about Facebook Inc.’s new e-mail and messaging platform announced last …

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McAfee: Personal data explosion will aid cybercriminals

McAfee Inc. on Tuesday unveiled its 2011 Threat Predictions report, outlining top threats its researchers foresee for the coming year from a list that includes location-based services, Android and iPhone.

Google Inc.’s Android and Google …