A new study released by the Computing Technology Industry Association (CompTIA) places Des Moines as one of the top 20 cities on the Tech Town Index in the U.S. CompTIA named Des Moines-West Des Moines as number 12, citing an expected growth of seven percent in information-technology jobs over the next five years, a low […]
The Iowa City Police Department is seeking vendor bids for cellphone tracking technology, reports the Daily Iowan. The department is seeking software with the ability to research mobile phone numbers, map phone records received, analyze records for call-frequency lists and other services that provide location data. Iowa City police have not previously had access to the […]
From left: Founder and CEO Adam Hass, Head of Business Development Rob Hugen, Head of Marketing Michael Dunn. Photo provided. Des Moines software analytics startup AppLink.io is launching a new web and mobile application platform to offer app developers and marketers full-view insights into the app’s performance and engagement. Based in Johnston, AppLink.io’s App Growth Platform will bring […]
In the 1950s, the threat was nuclear, and even the school children were prepared. The U.S. Civil Defense Administration enlisted the help of animators to create “Duck and Cover,” a short film featuring Bert the turtle to teach children how to protect themselves in case of a nuclear explosion. “If you duck and cover, you […]
Keith Brown, a former officer in with the Cedar Rapids Police Department, sought to create a more efficient shield for officers in the line of duty. He found it in vehicle floor mats, reports CBS2/FOX 28. Brown is debuting his patented ballistic floor mats, called Attack Mats, and this week’s Innovation EXPO 2018 in Cedar […]
Students in three north Iowa school districts have developed an app to report school-related threats in their community, the Mason City Globe Gazette reports.Threat Reporting, developed in collaboration with the Mitchell County Sheriff’s Department, will soon be available on iOS for students, faculty and administrators in the St. Ansgar, Osage and Riceville school districts. Development […]
When introducing the keynote speaker at the Iowa Tech Summit Tuesday morning, Paul Hlivko, chief technology officer at Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield, jokingly warned the audience to turn off any devices they wanted to keep control over. Charlie Miller waved it off: “I’m not good enough to hack and give a speech at the […]
Dave Nelson wasn’t going to let his audience sit quietly. Despite leading a session at the Iowa Technology Summit on Tuesday, Nelson, president and CEO at information security firm Pratum, opened dialogue with the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. It was a short lesson on constitutional rights that would fit right in at the […]
Transfer, a direct-pay product that allowed users to pay each other through an app or website, will be discontinued starting in October 2018, Dwolla VP of Product Travis Ensley announced in a company blog post recently. In the process, Dwolla will stop accepting new Transfer accounts in October, and remove the ability to send or […]
The National Science Foundation awarded a five-year, $2 million grant to researchers at Iowa State University who developed a new machine-learning and mathematical modeling to plant breeding and farm management practices. Researchers plan to focus on three areas: harnessing mathematical models to better predict traits of crops; genomic selection, or the decisions plant breeders make […]