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Software company opens center in Research Park

Canadian software company Infobright has opened a satellite development center in EnterpriseWorks at the University of Illinois Research Park. Infobright, based in Toronto, Ontario, markets a high-performance analytic database designed to support companies’ needs for analytics and business intelligence. The Champaign office plans to recruit five student interns to work with community manager Jeff Kibler on projects, the company announced this week. The interns are to develop new applications that will work in conjunction with the database to help users take greater advantage of business data.

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Former US Speaker of the House Visits Research Park, NanoSi

The Research Park was pleased to host Dennis Hastert, former United States Speaker of the House in the Research Park this week on 2/8/10. He was interested in learning more about technology commercialization at the University of Illinois. He also visited with Nanosi, an EnterpriseWorks company making ultra small fluorescent silicon nanoparticles. Nanosi founder, Munir Nayfeh has been talking with him about energy-efficient lighting. NanoSi, has been a partner with PolyBrite, a company that Hastert is consulting, in developing new lighting technologies. In recent years, Hastert has traveled with Nayfeh to Brazil, Saudi Arabia and South Korea to pursue business opportunities.

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