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Graduation day: 13 startups could be on fast track to success

In front of more than 80 members of the entrepreneurial community, 13 local entrepreneurs pitched their business, marking the completion of CED's business-basics program FastTrac.

The elite: Full Steam Ahead Award nominees

Join us May 24 at the Fullsteam Brewery in Durham, for the first annual Full Steam Ahead Awards. More than 150 tech leaders are in the running for 10 individual awards.

40+ companies up for 'Full Steam Ahead' awards

More than 40 companies, from startups to global power players, are in the running to receive one or more of five corporate awards in WRAL Tech Wire's first "Full Steam Ahead Awards," a salute to North Carolina's tech and life science industries or companies using tech to help recreate the way they do business.

ChannelAdvisor's Wingo likes Facebook, will 'jump in' IPO

Why buy shares? "Facebook has 900 million users - half of them use the service every day," says investor and entrepreneur Scot Wingo, whose business follows Facebook closely. "Never in the history of any online product has there been such adoption. When you think of how fast that has happened, relative to other ubiquitous technologies (cars, electricity, tv, computer, phone), they've reached this level in a crazy short time relatively."

Facebook data from its IPO filing

Don't miss a chance to toast NC's tech best

Join us May 24 at the Fullsteam Brewery in Durham, for the first annual Full Steam Ahead Awards. We're naming the finalists on Friday.

SAS reaps benefits quickly from deal for Raleigh startup aiMatch

The software giant is showcasing a new suite of "intelligent advertising" solutions for digital advertising that is built around aiMatch's online ad technology.

SAS using aiMatch technology for advertising

Lenovo's big picture focus: 'PC-plus era'

In unveiling its smart TV, the world's No. 2 PC maufacturer displays its continuing evolution beyond computers to Internet-connected devices.

Lenovo's "smart TV" on display in Beijing,

Software deals, acquisitions crucial to IBM 'Roadmap'

Big Blue blog: Look for IBM to focus on acquisitions, product launches and resource investments in pursit of growth initiatives to achieve 2015 revenue goals, research firm says.

Charting IBM software growth

Join us to honor NC's best in tech

WRAL Tech Wire, the chronicle of high-tech, entrepreneurship and innovation in the Triangle for more than 10 years, is looking to raise a pint to the titans of tech. Join us May 24 at the Fullsteam Brewery in Durham, for the first annual Full Steam Ahead Awards!

Why do women continue to resist STEM careers?

Science, Technology, Engineering and Math fields promise a growing rate of career opportunities in coming years. While this bodes well for an ailing job market, it may not provide mutual benefits for both men and women. Professional engineer and author Karen Purcell explores the reasons why so few women are pursuing careers in STEM fields.

Women in STEM

Don Berwick on healthcare spending: 'We have to improve our way out of this'

Cost figures from the healthcare reform debate are large enough to defy comprehension but Dr. Donald Berwick boils things down to one crucial figure: $1 out of every $3 spent on healthcare is wasted.

U.S. phone subscribers hanging up on contracts

The seven largest U.S. phone companies, representing more than 95 percent of the market, lost a combined 52,000 subscribers from contract-based plans in the January to March period, according to a tally by the Associated Press.

Analysis: EMC's first quarter shows promise for 2012

EMC Corporation will achieve financial objectives into 2014 by continuing to adapt its portfolio to an evolving market and expanding its roster of partners, according to Technology Business Research.

Online retailers, shipping companies give minors access to alcohol, study finds

Minors can easily purchase alcohol online as a result of poor age verification by Internet alcohol vendors and shipping companies such as FedEx and UPS, according to a new study from UNC Chapel Hill.

Part 2: Analysis of IBM's first quarter earnings in 2012

IBM will prioritize integration of its multifaceted portfolio to maintain broad-based profit growth in 2012. The following is the second in a three-part commentary from Technology Business Research analyzing IBM's first quarter earnings with a focus today on the company's computing and storage practice.