The Weld That Came in from the Cold War to Change Technology
In a closed, secret city, the Cold War prepared to heat up as Russian scientists quietly developed powerful technology intended to defeat their number...
Twitter and how it Can Benefit Companies
For you CEOs out there, here’s all you need to know about Twitter.
Many of the smartest people in your company love it and think...
Busby Builds his Company
If Jim Busby were to write a book, it might be called “How to tinker your way onto the New York Stock Exchange.”
While the...
Ah-oo-gah and Other Alabama Greats
Robert Van de Graaff demonstrates a 1.5 million-volt electrostatic generator at an alumni dinner in a ballroom at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1933.
Robert...
Long Fixes her Problem
Drew Ann Long saw a problem and fixed it.
The Alabaster mom was frustrated when her trips to the store included an entourage of helpers...
Ideas From Alabama Edisons
Virtually everything we consider essential to daily life started with an idea. There’s a fine line between crazy and ingenious, yet some of the...
Intergraph: Software Victories and Avocent: a Golden Gizmo
Intergraph
Hardware Wars to Software Victories
In the late ’80s, Intergraph Corp. was the premiere high tech company in Alabama, even before high tech was perceived...
Where Rockets are Born
There are different ways to say what United Launch Alliance’s 864 employees in Decatur do every day. Some might say that they use aluminum...
Building a Southeastern Tech Contender
Larry Lilley is the CEO of one of the leading IT consulting firms in the Southeast, Birmingham-based CTS Inc. Computer Technology Solutions has grown...
Hack This!
Jim Simon was a U.S. Army intelligence officer, career CIA analyst and partner in Microsoft before starting his own cyber security consulting firm named...