West Des Moines-based IT solutions company Zirous Inc. has announced a partnership with SailPoint Technologies Holdings Inc., a leading enterprise identity governance company. Under the agreement, Zirous will resell SailPoint’s identity governance solutions. “Partnering with SailPoint will allow us to extend our world class identity management practice to a broader range of customers,” Zirous CEO […]
DIGITAL TRENDS:. Digital Trends published illustrations made public in Microsoft’s Andromeda patent filing today, suggesting that our future phone’s most prominent display will be a hinged, dual-screen device (Is anyone else getting vague Sidekick flashbacks?). Aside from a few questions about cleaning the fingerprints off both screens and fitting a lifeproof-style phone case, it’s neat […]
Iowa billionaire Harry Stine, founder of Stine Seed Co., announced an investment of $5 million into an Ames startup focusing on driverless tractors, the Des Moines Register reports. Founded by 28-year-old Colin Hurd, Smart Ag aims to solve critical labor shortages in agriculture with a software system that automates tractors used during the harvest. Smart […]
The Technology Association of Iowa announced Shazam as a presenting sponsor for the 2018 Technology Councils of North American (TECNA) Summer Conference, to be held in Des Moines July 24-26. Registration is open to the public at tecna2018.com.
Ames-based Workiva won a Gold Stevie Award for Most Innovative Company of the Year at this year’s annual national American Business Awards, one of three from the June 11 event. Workiva also won two Silver Stevies for Software Company of the Year and Most Innovative Tech Company of the Year, and a Bronze Stevie for […]
Google reported 8,200 Iowa organizations generated $899 million in economic activity using Google search and advertising tools in 2017. Iowa nonprofits received $1.13 million in free advertising through the Google Ad Grants program, the company said in a statement. Google’s Grow with Google initiative aims to give individuals free tools to build digital skills and businesses through […]
AARP today announced a collaboration with technology company Orbita Inc. to study new digital approaches for remote patient monitoring and for reducing social isolation. The work will guide ongoing development of solutions providing intuitive in-home access to information and tools to improve self-care among adults. Research shows that health outcomes improve when patients more fully […]
Erin Rollenhagen, founder and CEO of the Urbandale-based software company Entrepreneurial Technologies, grew up in Ames and graduated from the University of Iowa with degrees in economics and management information systems. She has been involved in three tech startups. She is chairwoman of the Technology Association of Iowa’s board of directors. How do you personally […]
Ames-based Workiva announced it has signed an original equipment manufacturer agreement with SAP to provide cloud integration services in the Wdesk platform. Users who integrate their SAP business data directly into the Wdesk platform will be able to access synchronized data services, controlled collaboration and clear audit trails, Workiva representatives said.
An autism therapy software founded by three University of Iowa students recently won the grand prize at Texas Christian University’s Values and Ventures business startup competition, the Tippie College of Business reports. ABAL Therapeutics, which won $25,000 in the national startup competition, is owned by co-founders Logan Grote, ‘18; Shamus Roeder, ‘19’ and Max Salinger, […]