http://www.masshightech.com/latestnews.html Mass High Tech: The Journal of New England Technology : breaking news from Mass High Tech Tue, 24 Nov 2009 16:37:40 -0500 en-US http://www.masshightech.com/ http://www.masshightech.com/images/flag.gif http://www.masshightech.com/stories/2009/11/23/daily7-Xerox-chief-Burns-tapped-by-Obama-for-STEM-board.html Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 Mass High Tech: The Journal of New England Technology President Barack Obama has appointed Xerox Corp. CEO Ursula Burns to a committee intended to improve students’ skills in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM), according to Xerox. http://www.masshightech.com/stories/2009/11/16/daily51-Young-entrepreneurs-lead-charge-to-build-Mass-tech-growth.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 Mass High Tech: The Journal of New England Technology A growing number of young entrepreneurs are taking on the mission of growing the next crop of tech ventures in Massachusetts by advocating for and to their own generation. Part of a hyper-connected and collaborative generation, they are passionate about building up their own personal networks but also helping out their friends’ ventures in a no-pressure environment. http://www.masshightech.com/stories/2009/11/16/daily40-Braemar-adds-Jiong-Ma-to-ranks-of-women-VC-partners.html Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 Mass High Tech: The Journal of New England Technology After working her way through the associate ranks at two Boston firms, Jiong Ma is the newest member of a small cadre of local female VC partners. She was promoted to partner at Braemar Venture Partners this week after two years at the bi-coastal cleantech VC shop. http://www.masshightech.com/stories/2009/11/16/daily36-Clancy-leaves-Iron-Mountain-Digital-for-Schooner-Capital.html Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 Mass High Tech: The Journal of New England Technology Iron Mountain Digital disclosed Wednesday the chief of its digital business unit, John Clancy, will be leaving at the end of the year and will be replaced by Ramana Venkata, the founder of its eDiscovery product unit. Clancy is leaving to become CEO in Residence at Boston investment shop Schooner Capital LLC. http://www.masshightech.com/stories/2009/11/16/weekly5-Whos-coming-Whos-going-Whos-changing-places.html Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 Mass High Tech: The Journal of New England Technology Mass High Tech tallies new hires, promotions and board appointees in high tech throughout New England. http://www.masshightech.com/stories/2009/11/16/daily28-Dataupia-CEO-Hinshaw-Rumors-of-shutdown-untrue.html Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 Mass High Tech: The Journal of New England Technology Foster Hinshaw reports he is back in the corner office at Dataupia Inc., the data warehousing startup he founded three years ago, and the company is doing fine. In an interview today, Hinshaw dismissed reports, which had circulated since the summer, that the company was winding down operations and holding a fire sale of its assets. http://www.masshightech.com/stories/2009/11/16/daily27-Scvngr-maps-fast-path-to-doubling-staff-size.html Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 Mass High Tech: The Journal of New England Technology Scvngr Inc. is on track to make $1 million in revenue in its first year of existence, but founder and “chief ninja” Seth Priebatsch doesn’t think that’s enough of a growth curve. So the company will be doubling in size from 20 to 40 employees in the next two months. http://www.masshightech.com/stories/2009/11/16/daily26-Clinical-Data-names-scientific-board.html Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 Mass High Tech: The Journal of New England Technology Clinical Data Inc. has formed a scientific advisory board of cardiovascular genetics experts for its PGxHealth division, which develops the Familion line of genetic tests. http://www.masshightech.com/stories/2009/11/16/daily18-Gennari-Aronson-form-new-law-firm-aimed-at-growth-companies.html Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 Mass High Tech: The Journal of New England Technology Boston lawyers Lawrence Gennari and Neil Aronson have left their respective law firms to launch their own firm, based in Needham, with a focus on growth companies from startups to the middle market. The new firm is called Gennari Aronson LLP. http://www.masshightech.com/stories/2009/11/16/daily10-Humedica-forms-scientific-advisory-board.html Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 Mass High Tech: The Journal of New England Technology Health-care informatics firm Humedica has created a scientific advisory board reponsible for advising and guiding the Boston-based firm’s scientific and clinical direction.