Category: Technology
Technology
By Danielle Walker
danielle.walker@insidebiz.com
Google, which was once an audible proponent for net neutrality, may be singing a new tune.
The web world has recently been abuzz with the search engine giant's developing deal with Verizon, which was proposed to the Federal Communications Commission behind closed doors and went public earlier this month.
If given the go-ahead, the deal would give Internet users the option to pay more for quicker access to content.
By Danielle Walker
danielle.walker@insidebiz.com
Local company Dalos BioPharma, developer of a line of botanical products that treat some of the ugliest skin infections, is not your average skin care company.
In fact, a group of nearly 25 doctors, biotech researchers and professors sat around a conference table on Aug. 20 in the City of Virginia Beach Economic Development conference room to learn all about the company.
They gathered at the Armada Hoffler Tower in Virginia Beach to hear Gary Pekoe, the president and CEO of Dalos BioPharma.
By Danielle Walker
danielle.walker@insidebiz.com
Gone are the days of being a day late - and thousands of dollars short.
This is the sentiment behind a new product on the market, dedicated to escrow account protection. The brains behind RynohLive technology believe the software can take account security to a new, and necessary, level in the financial management industry.
WebTeks, a Chesapeake-based eBusiness consulting and software solutions company, will be hiring 15 new employees throughout the next 30 days. Since 2006, the company has had major spurts of growth, and they also intend to hire up to seven more employees in their 4th quarter.
The company now plans to open another office in Hampton Roads as a response to recent growth. WebTeks headquarters is at 676 Independence Parkway in Chesapeake.
By Danielle Walker
danielle.walker@insidebiz.com
Earlier this month, a small group of businesspeople and green advocates gathered to discuss whether the region needs a green task force, which would be supported primarily by the Hampton Roads Chamber of Commerce.
At the Chesapeake Economic Development Department on Independence Parkway, 11 people discussed how a task force would strengthen ongoing green initiatives, without duplicating current efforts. Jesse Williams, director of municipal affairs for the HRCC, facilitated the discussion.
By Danielle Walker
danielle.walker@insidebiz.com
The oil spill crisis in the Gulf of Mexico has inspired a national race for solutions, and Larry Hales, president and CEO of Hales Global LLC, a Newport News-based consulting and research firm, believes he's got an answer that might work.
Hales is on a mission to tout his Oil Absorber to officials in Washington, who could propel his plans to produce it at company headquarters. A demonstration of the product was held in Newport News on May 24.
By Danielle Walker
danielle.walker@insidebiz.com
After winning a share in one federal grant in support of energy-efficient building renovations, Green Jobs Alliance, a Hampton Roads group, is on a mission to score more government funding for green initiatives.
The Department of Energy's Ramp-Up Through Retrofit grant was won by the Southeast Energy Efficiency Alliance, which includes 16 localities within the U.S. region. GJA applied for the grant as part of the alliance, and the $20 million granted will be split among the various grant partners.
By Danielle Walker
danielle.walker@insidebiz.com
High school students Bradley Pritchard and Thomas Rivenbark Barley paused to talk as they clicked away at a new video game. The Menchville High School senior and freshman have been coming to Arcadia Evolutions since it opened a little over a month ago on the Peninsula.
They come just about every other day, and, that day, their focus was "Splinter Cell: Conviction," a new release they'd anticipated for a while.
By Daniell e Walker
danielle.walker@insidebiz.com
In early May, the Hampton Roads Technology Council revealed a re-branding campaign at its annual Tech Nite event. More than 200 local technologists were in attendance for the announcement of the organization's name change to Technology Hampton Roads.
Since 1997, the organization has provided a resource for businesses and individuals by educating the community and enhancing the technological landscape of Hampton Roads.
By Danielle Walker
danielle.walker@insidebiz.com
On May 6, Amerigroup Corp. hosted its first Eco Fair at the corporation's Virginia Beach national support center, which included nearly 700 attendees from local businesses and the company.
Exhibitors with the city of Virginia Beach, nonprofit groups and local green restaurant Crocs were among some of the organizations that gathered to promote workforce sustainability.
