| Cambridge technology incubator shuts down Betahouse, the unofficial nexus of the fast-growing startup scene in Central Square, Cambridge, has closed its doors, and the coworking space’s future is in doubt as founder Jon Pierce plans to turn his attention to other projects, rather than continue the search for a new location. feeds.bizjournals.com |
IBM to pay $1.7B for Netezza Corp. Netezza Corp., a Marlborough maker of data-warehouse software, has agreed to be bought by IBM Corp. in a cash deal worth approximately $1.7 billion. According to IBM, this will give the New York-based giant an “easy to use” appliance for its growing analytics business. (NZ) (IBM) feeds.bizjournals.com |
Hewlett-Packard picks former SAP boss Apotheker as CEO Hewlett-Packard Co. picked former SAP AG boss LГ©o Apotheker as its CEO. feeds.bizjournals.com |
$1M lab for science startups to open in St. Louis The Coalition for Plant and Life Sciences will open a new $1 million lab for science start-ups Wednesday at CORTEX, midtown St. Louis’ biotech research district. feeds.bizjournals.com |
Android Market Is Attracting More App Developers As Android phones gain market share, many app makers are rethinking their exclusive focus on iPhones. nytimes.com |