by - February 4, 2002 12:00 am
Seed-stage Fund Launched, Will Offer Capital to Startups
A $2 million-$5 million investment fund for developing technology companies was launched Jan. 24 in Fayetteville.
Tag: Technology & Telecom
by - February 4, 2002 12:00 am
Tomblin Solves After-hour Computer Problems
William Tomblin opened TDC Information Systems Consulting to offer evening and weekend computer solutions.
by - February 4, 2002 12:00 am
ABF CEO Declares Tough Year a Success
Arkansas Best Corp. of Fort Smith considers 2001 a success considering the economic road blocks the industry has faced.
by - February 4, 2002 12:00 am
Beverly Signs $10 Million Deal with Compaq
On Jan. 29 Beverly Enterprises Inc. of Fort Smith announced a $10 million agreement with Compaq Computer Corp. of Houston.
by - February 4, 2002 12:00 am
Wal-Mart Customers Check it Out
Retailer is testing four self-checkout scanning systems in U.S. stores.
by - February 4, 2002 12:00 am
Bio-tech Firm Beats Bacteria
Safe Foods invests $2 million in disinfectant, plans to open Northwest Arkansas R&D office.
by - February 4, 2002 12:00 am
Sale, IPO Loom Large for VSC During 2002
Bob Friedman, chairman and CEO of Virtual Satellite Corp. in Fayetteville, said he expects to either sell his company or make an initial public offering during 2002.
by - February 4, 2002 12:00 am
In Technology We Trust? (Guest Commentary)
With the stock market events of last year, the image of “tech” became rather tarnished?and for those who equate tech with e-commerce and dot-coms, its image is downright corrupted.
by - February 4, 2002 12:00 am
Buyout Solidifies ISP
Acquiring Millennium Communications LLC, which did business as MC2K, solidified Arkansas.Net?s dominance of the local market by bringing in 5,000 new dial-up customers in Benton and Washington counties.
by - February 4, 2002 12:00 am
MC2K Integration Going Smoothly
Kenny Douglas, MC2K?s general manager, said firm?s of MC2K?s size experience growth pains even if they?re the state?s fifth largest ISP. So Arkansas.Net?s Jan. 18 acquisition of the company was a natural progression.
by - February 4, 2002 12:00 am
Looking for Perfect Chicks
Poultry industry taking a wait-and-see approach on possibility of cloning the perfect chicken.
by - February 4, 2002 12:00 am
Chicken Cloning Would Redefine Industry
If all goes well, Origen Therapeutics of California believes it can produce millions of cloned chickens in just a few months? time.
by - February 4, 2002 12:00 am
Dixieland Computers Site Needs Work
Dixieland Computers has a decent online brochure but could revamp its online presence to get a better Web site review.
by - February 4, 2002 12:00 am
Variety Is the Game Plan at Newroads
Wayne King, founder of Newroads Telecom Inc. in Fort Smith, said there?s no reason for businesses to view the Internet as a necessary evil.
by - February 4, 2002 12:00 am
Venture Capital Loosens up for Growing Firms
In recent years, the lack of available venture capital has been the local death wail of developing technology companies. Now a quartet of venture capital funds is honed in on Northwest Arkansas.
by - February 4, 2002 12:00 am
Investment Committee Names Alpha Wolves
The Alpha Fund?s investment committee will consist of a ?Who?s Who? of local business leaders.
by - February 4, 2002 12:00 am
JurisDictionUSA Sues Loislaw.com
JurisDictionUSA Inc. of Phoenix has filed a $75 million lawsuit against the owner of Web-based technology company Loislaw.com Inc. of Van Buren.
by - February 4, 2002 12:00 am
TDS Moving to Fiberpark
Tim Stanley, owner of Total Document Solutions in Fayetteville, has signed a deal to become the first tenant adjacent to the second incarnation of Fayetteville?s fiberpark.
by - January 21, 2002 12:00 am
Satellite Radio Makes Waves for Industry
For the first time since the 1970s, when FM radio?s popularity rocketed past AM, radio is experiencing a paradigm shift.
by - January 21, 2002 12:00 am
AlphaSmarts Appear Omni-Smart Purchase
Leave it to a newspaper editor to find a low-tech solution for a high-tech need.