The Vanguard Media group held a panelist discussion yesterday about the future of technology in Utah over the next 365 days. Interesting discussion focusing on how Utah disappeared in the tech industry for a while (or everyone else crowded in) but that it has made a comeback of sorts. The president of the Economic Development [...]
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OK, this isn’t solely related to Utah, but I haven’t been geeked out about something like this in a long time, so I had to post it. Plus, I’m sure we’ll all be hearing about this soon anyway. Google released a free service that allows even the most technology-inept person to design, create, and publish [...]
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Harvard Business School Professor Clayton Christensen, who was the speaker at the 14th annual William R. and Erlyn J. Gould distinguished lecture at the University of Utah on Wednesday, spoke about the power of disruptive technologies to change the marketplace. It wasn’t “inventing a better widget” that changes the field, but rather a low-cost, ill-regarded [...]
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When was the last time that you received a response to an email you send to a business, usually to an info@ or custmerservice@ email address? Salt Lake City-based Allegiance Inc. provides technology to companies to help them manage their customer service emails in order to respond more effectively.
Via [Utah Business Magazine]
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This patent article about new patent filings in Utah is always a great read because it not only shows the kind of innovation that is in the nooks and crannies of the Utah technology industry but it also lets the mind wonder a little about what the inventors have instore.
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Lindon-based Corda Technologies, which provides technology that presents complex data into visually-appealing presentations, today announced that John Purvis has been appointed the new president and chief executive officer of the company, replacing Neal Williams. Williams will remain on the board of directors.
Via [Deseret Morning News]
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As I kid, I often remembered my dad taking vacation days from his regular job so he could go substitute teach at the local schools. He loved teaching. It’s what he went to college to do. But, love doesn’t pay the bills. And when you have six kids, bills means food, clothing, shelter and other [...]
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Utah Valley State College (UVSC) announced that it will now offer a minor and bachelor of Information Systems degree starting in the fall of 2006 and offered through the Department of Information Systems and Technology.
Via [Provo Daily Herald]
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An interesting story on how stores such as Best Buy are using its stores as labs to experiment in marketing approaches, such as offering a massage as customers search for consumer technology items.
Via [BYU Newsnet/Daily Universe]
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The Deseret News has an interesting article it has put together about the Clark Plaentarium’s new display on ATK Thiokol’s rocket boosters, which are built in Utah.
These rocket boosters are the very jet-powered, g-force creating bad boys that put man in space using 3.3 million pounds of thrust. That’s enough to power 87,000 home in [...]
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