Visi Launches ‘ReliaCloud’ Services to Packed House

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Got a nickel? Then you have a server for an hour, my friend. Visi.com, Minnesota's largest Internet services/hosting firm unveiled on Wednesday morning its all-new brand of cloud computing services, dubbed "ReliaCloud," with pricing starting at 5 cents per hour for its … [Read more...]

Our Head In The Cloud: Minnov8 Talks With Chris Howard

Visi hosted Cloud Vision 2009 at the Metropolitan this past Wednesday and invited Minnov8 along. It was an event tailored to the IT community they serve and was the chance for them to introduce attendees to their soon to launch cloud product called ReliaCloud. Minnov8 … [Read more...]

mIQ: Best Buy’s Cloud-based Sync & Backup

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Vendors like Apple and Google recognize that the cloud is central to the mobile experience. Without the ability to access ones data, sync to the desktop, laptop netbook (and soon, a tablet?) with our mobile smartphones whether we're stationary or mobile, our digital life is … [Read more...]

Fallon Releases Free Social App?

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As social media and networking continues its advance and integration in to the very fabric of our lives (which is especially the case as more of us become a part of the always on, always connected online culture) it continually intrigues us at Minnov8 that most organizations … [Read more...]

Mayo Accelerates Their Online Presence

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Mayo Clinic today announced the launch of what they're calling its "culture blog", Sharing Mayo Clinic, which provides an online site for patients and employees to share their stories about what makes Mayo Clinic unique. This WordpressMU delivered blog is clearly focusing on … [Read more...]

Minnov8 Gang Podcast – Episode 19

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Our kickoff podcast for 2009 is a discussion with guest Kevin Matheny, self-described "E-business Architect & Open API guy for Best Buy" and founder of the innovative Best Buy Remix Developer Network effort. Today’s hosts: Steve Borsch, Tim Elliott, Graeme Thickins … [Read more...]

Mashup Best Buy

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Best Buy has released Remix at the Web 2.0 Expo in New York City, allowing anyone to create a mashup with Best Buy online catalog content. An application programming interface (API) -- documented though light on code or examples -- allows queries into Best Buy's online … [Read more...]

3M Unveils Handheld Projector

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Imagine you are expecting to present to an investor, a customer or a single client, and several people show up? You could have everyone crowd around your laptop and hope to see what you're presenting, or instead you could pull this tiny 3M projector out of your briefcase or … [Read more...]

Working Out While Working the ‘Net

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Spending a little too much time either coding that web application or sitting on your duff using all of them as the number of online opportunities for time investment explodes on today's internet and web? Our friend, Paul DeBettignies of MNHeadhunter, included Minnov8's … [Read more...]

Thirty Semifinalists Named in ‘Minnesota Cup’ Business Plan Competition

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I attended and Twittered a bit at a reception Wednesday evening, June 25, at the grand, old James J. Hill Library in downtown St. Paul. (You remember old J.J., don't you, the Bill Gates of his era?) It was an event to honor the startups who made it to the next round of the … [Read more...]