Innovation and Entrepreneurship

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Mobile device boom sparks Internet address shortage

The United States could run out of unique Internet addresses to assign to new devices by the end of next year, a telecommunications official said on Tuesday.

The recent profusion of mobile devices like Research …

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Iowa receives $3.5 million broadband grant

Iowa will expand its efforts to improve high-speed Internet service across the state with the help of a new federal grant of $3.5 million. Connect Iowa announced Tuesday it was awarded the funds as part …

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Technology companies have busy start to week

It was a busy day in the technology industry yesterday, as a number of tech companies made news – even about not making news.

A Pew Research Center report said Microsoft Corp. has fallen off …

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Heartland Technology to announce launch online

Heartland Technology Alliance (HTA), a new nonprofit alliance of technology professionals that supports connecting more people to each other and to the future in the Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota and South Dakota, will host a …

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Study finds mobile phone most-used electronic device

Forrester Research’s largest annual survey of Americans’ technology adoption finds that 73 percent of the 37,000 respondents say the mobile phone is the electronic device they use the most., Mobile Marketer reports.

Fifty-eight percent said …

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Nine states OK Qwest buyout

Nine states so far have approved the pending buyout of Qwest by CenturyLink, according to an article in the Denver Business Journal; the deal needs approval from 12 more states. The Iowa Utilities Board will …

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Twitter dealing with security flaw

Twitter, the popular social media website for broadcasting short messages, said on Tuesday it has suffered an XSS attack, a security flaw on its website, which it is fixing with a patch after users complained, …

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Research building at Iowa State open for business

As Iowa State University students and faculty begin research in the Biorenewables Research Laboratory, many of the instruments and other equipment they are using are funded by national corporations.

The facility, the newest building on …

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Iowa Health System makes InformationWeek 500 list

Iowa Health System announced yesterday that it made this year’s InformationWeek 500. This is Iowa Health System’s first appearance on the list, which measures the nation’s most innovative users of business technology. The company recently …

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GeoLearning named to Top 20 Learning Portal Companies list

West Des Moines-based GeoLearning announced its inclusion on the TrainingIndustry.com “2010 Top 20 Learning Portal Companies” list. GeoLearning produces an Internet-hosted learning management platform used by more than 700 corporations, government agencies and nonprofit organizations, …