Posted on February 11th, 2009 by David Politis
Fast Company magazine has selected Raser Technologies (NYSE: RZ) as one of the 50 most innovative companies in the world.
Provo, Utah-based Raser was named as the 50th company on the Fast Company list of notable firms worldwide, a list that includes such corporate heavyweights as
Google (#2),
Apple (4),
Cisco Systems (5),
Intel (6) and
Amazon (9),
just to name a few. (And [...]
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Posted on January 11th, 2008 by David Politis
After an often gruelling, back-and-forth battle between the two leading contenders for the high-definition “video” crown — HD-DVD and Blu-Ray — it appears that Blu-Ray has scored a technical knockout.
The finishing blow was a phantom hook that came out of left field as Warner Brothers announced that it would move all of its movie titles [...]
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Posted on January 23rd, 2007 by David Politis
Early this morning, University Venture Fund announced that it has tapped 10 MBA students from the Wharton School to assist the UVF in running its $18 million private equity fund.
Founded in 2001 at the University of Utah’s David Eccles School of Business as an entrepreneurial tool for UofU students, the UVF went on to raise [...]
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Posted on April 27th, 2006 by admin
LANDesk said today that it has signed a definitive agreement to be acquired by Avocent Corporation (NASDAQ: AVCT) for $416 million.
The agreement, which is expected to close within 60 to 75 days, provides for total consideration of $416 million, including $200 million in stock, $200 million in cash and $16 million in assumed options. The [...]
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Posted on April 21st, 2006 by admin
West Valley City-based CirTran (OTC BB: CIRT) says it has landed a $30 million contract on it’s Ivander Holyfield-endorsed “The Real Deal” grill. CirTran is a contract manufacturer.
The Real Deal Grill is an electric indoor cooking device that has interchangeable cooking surfaces and sounds like a super-sized George Forman grill that is propped up on [...]
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Posted on April 5th, 2006 by Matt
Traffic.com, a leader in traffic technology in U.S. metropolitan cities, has partnered with the Utah Department of Transportation to use celluar technology to provides road condition and traffic updates to roadway travelers. The information will be free to drivers to provide the short-term traffic trends, and will also be used long-term by UDOT for construction [...]
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Posted on March 31st, 2006 by Matt
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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Posted on March 29th, 2006 by Russell Page
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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Posted on March 27th, 2006 by Matt
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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Posted on March 24th, 2006 by Matt
This is a nice little Q&A for many of the computer myths that go around. While some may seem elementary to savvy computer users, others may be helpful for the novice. Just thought it was a nice article.
Via [MSN Tech & Gadgets]
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