SemiSouth Laboratories, a Mississippi semiconductor company, has moved its headquarters to Austin. The move follows on the heals of the appointment of Vess Johnson as President. Johnson, who was previously President of Nascentric, Inc., an Austin Ventures backed company, will now be leading a company that develops silicon carbide electronics and power semiconductors. “We are very excited about establishing a presence in Austin, a vibrant high-tech community”, said Johnson, “We believe this will enhance our [...]

Today’s Q&A Wednesday is with Alan Ren, Founder of uCareer.net, a career website that streamlines the recruitment process both for the employer and the candidate by providing a trusted third party to collect and verify information about the candidate. Why job search, is there room for something new? Why not job search? The US online job search market is huge and was worth about $2.4 B in 2007. There are approximately 17 million users who [...]