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Australian health institute embraces SAS Visual Analytics

The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare has implemented SAS Visual Analytics with the goal of making more informed decisions about health, welfare and community services.

 A rising tide of new entrepreneurs gives big lift to Durham's future

In this latest installment of the "New Bull City" series, WRALTechWire's Jason Parker takes an inside look at a host of emerging startups that are adding additional sparks to Durham's technology surge over the past two decades.

The ELF cars add color, sustainable transport to Bull City

 Cheers! Durham's Mystery Brewing wins $50,000 in CNBC's Crowd Rules

Erik Myers built Mystery like a tech startup, raising $50,000 on Kickstarter and another $250,000 in private seed money. He blogs, he markets well, and he's everywhere - and in that, Mystery Brewing and companies like it deserve to be in the same sentence as Triangle Startup Factory graduates, NC IDEA winners, and, you know, all those other startups from Durham that landed on a CNBC reality show. WRALTechWire Insiders get the full story.

Brew this! Erik Myers goes for $50,000 on CNBC

 ArchiveSocial, a new Durham success story, brings home international award

Bringing order to the chaos of social media record keeping is the goal of Durham-born and based startup ArchiveSocial. An example of the New Bull City's emerging reputation as a home for successful tech startups, the company came home a winner in the "Top 50" competition put on by TiE organization. And its CEO is thankful for the support his firm has received from others across its home town.

Anil Chawla with ArchiveSocial's award

 Durham 1999 to today: From a 'zip code destination' to boom town built on tech pillars

New Bull City, Day Two: One can't appreciate a revitalized Durham today without looking back to the late '90s and remembering a desolate city center. But the Internet boom coupled with the rebuilding of the city's infrastructure and the love of several entrepreneurs for the Bull City triggered a perfect storm of development that turn dead town into boom town.

American Tobacco, a key to Durham's revival

 From tobacco town to tech hub: Durham's rise from humble beginnings

In just over a decade, the city of Durham's population has exploded 46 percent to more than 233,000 - and that's an estimate from two years ago. The New Bull City is a vibrant combination of technology and culture yet one that is proud of a long and eventful history. Here's a look back at the beginnings and its evolution on which Durham today is built.

Downtown Durham draws growing population

 Durham's saga of progress: From tobacco town to technology hub

"New Bull City" is the title of a multi-part series beginning today about the remarkable transition of Durham from a town of tobacco, textiles and manufacturing to a "City of Medicine" and now a rapidly growing technology hub. From its historic past to what appears to be a promising future, the remarkable saga of Durham will unfold daily for WRALTechWire Insiders.

The New Bull City

 Durham's high-tech infrastructure, talent lure Virginia company

The New Bully City is the new home for Nuvotronics, a high-tech manufacturing firm that uprooted itself from Virginia and transplanted itself among the high-tech infrastructure of Durham. CEO Noel Heiks explains why she and husband David Sherrer, who is company president, decided to call Durham home even though they received no tax incentives to do so.

Noel Heiks, left, and David Sherrer

Almost takeoff time: HondaJet moves closer to commercial launch

Greensboro-based Honda Aircraft recently flight tested its fifth FAA-conforming HondaJet complete with a production interior and options. The company's CEO says its final phase of flight testing before actual production is underway.

Latest HondaJet takes off in Triad.

We want you: WRALTechWire invites readers to submit news, analysis

WRALTechWire is expanding its content lineup, and we want you to participate. We are looking for news and analysis about all things tech and life science from people who know their business.

Week in review: What made headlines in WRALTechWire

A look back at technology, life science and other related news as reported in WRAL Tech Wire for the week of May 13-19.

 Health care software firm Axial Exchange raising $2M

Axial has developed software that enables hospitals and other health care facilities communicate in real time. Learn how the company aims to use it to improve health care.

 Triangulate, the 'digital doorway' for Triangle, goes live

"Triangulate will help us better organize the entrepreneurial network," says Joan Siefert Rose, president of the CED. "It helps us find each other, and it also helps people outside of the region look at the Triangle."

A sample from Triangulate

 Angels stress need for cooperation in reviewing Triangle deals

As angel investors become increasingly important to the Triangle startup community, more than 30 of them gather to discuss how they can work together more closely in performing due diligence on potential deals. We also have snapshots of four major regional groups.

Angel Investors

NC Biotech Center awards $2.5M in 1Q grants, loans

IBM to offer up 'Jeopardy!' winner Watson to software startups

International Business Machines Corp. will offer its Watson technology, which beat humans in "Jeopardy!," as a building block for startup companies making business software.

 A PC as designer furniture? Yes, thanks to designers and Lenovo's new Table PC

The wizards of technology smart at the world's No. 2 PC manufacturer came up with the idea of a touch-screen PC big enough for a family or design team to enjoy at the same time. Now, some designers show how a PC can be a piece of art, too.

The Table PC as centerpiece in a high-tech "Treehouse"

Triangle VC Pappas joins National Venture Capital Association board

Art Pappas, one of the deans of the venture capital industry in North Carolina, is among five VCs named to the board of the National Venture Capital Association.

The New Bull City: An in-depth series coming to WRALTechWire

From a tobacco town to a city of medicine to a technology hub - that's the saga of Durham. Beginning next week, WRALTechWire will launch a multi-day, in-depth report titled "The New Bull City" that will tell the stories behind Durham's rebirth and what's coming next.

New Bull City series coming from WRALTechWire

 Will lightning strike again for veteran entrepreneur Brian Handly at StepLeader?

As the Raleigh-based apps developer raises its first venture funding, its CEO Brian Handly talks about what's coming next at StepLeader. He has big, big plans. Handly also discusses the state of fundraising, which can be quite difficult these days.