Early Warning, Scottsdale-based leader in payments, fraud prevention and risk management, recently introduced its Asset Search and Verification Service for Home Loans. Digitizing the verification of bank account details in seconds replaces an otherwise manual process that took sometimes weeks to complete and was highly susceptible to fraud. Rather than depending on the borrower … [More]
Apt Apps
Top apps are a best practice when on the run and using mobile devices and tablets. Here are some that we have found to be most useful. Dropbox Nothing new here, but anyone not using Dropbox is likely not truly working mobile. It is the place for photos, documents, videos and other files. The files are safely backed up and available everywhere and on all devices. … [More]
3-D Printing Is Rocking Manufacturing
Most products are made of many parts. They result from many manufacturing steps performed by different machines, each with its own operator. 3-D printing replaces these steps with fundamentally different machines that make finished products, with all their parts, fully assembled. Revolutionizing Product Design Products have always been slaves to how they can be made. If a … [More]
RAADR: Using Technology Against Cyber Threats
Bullying and stalking in the cyber world is not only easy to accomplish, it’s easy to hide. Jacob DiMartino took the expertise he’d gained in helping businesses engage effectively in social media, and developed RAADR as a platform to, he says, “arm parents with a snapshot of what’s going on with their kids.” His concern, he explains, is “kids don’t know how exposed they make … [More]
Phoenix Synergy Attracts DoubleDutch
DoubleDutch has seen record growth as a company that builds mobile apps for conferences, events and tradeshows. Its platform enables “live engagement marketing,” which CEO Lawrence Coburn explains is a new kind of product that tries to “engage attendees on their smartphones.” A paper guide can’t keep up with changes, he points out, but the mobile platform offers additional … [More]
Top Temp Talent
BlueCrew’s on-demand staffing platform automates the screening and matching of the most-qualified and -trusted candidates to the right jobs. Its algorithms empower employers to cut through the clutter of thousands of temporary job candidates to hire top temporary talent at the click of a button for positions that include movers, drivers, forklift operators, warehouse staff, … [More]
Global Payments
Bitwage combines cloud, mobile and blockchain technology to make international payments faster and simpler. The average to pay employees, freelancers and contractors across borders is five days and 8 percent. With Bitwage — founded in 2014 by a team of former Oracle employees — wage payments can be as fast as same day and as low as 1 percent. Companies can use Bitwage to pay … [More]
Talent Captured
Social apps have defined the way we communicate and form relationships, and HR leaders are beginning to adopt day-to-day technology to complement this 21st-century platform of communication. One area that has been slow to adopt to the changing times is recruitment. Addressing this is getTalent, a talent relationship management engine that helps HR teams build a strategic, … [More]
Computers ‘Good as New’
Establishing a company that takes slightly used computers and makes them “good as new,” brother and sister Ken and Linda Chan founded Ironman Refurbished Business Computers in Chandler in 2010 and recently launched a mobile-accessible e-commerce site to expand sales nationwide. IRBC specializes in the reconditioning of top-consumer-rated, business-grade Dell, Lenovo and HP … [More]
Technology as Equalizer
Mega-retailers maintain websites with information on their extensive inventory, and keep that information up to date with new products and changes in product pricing and availability. It’s a data base that smaller retailers, even with a more limited or niche-focused inventory, do not generally have the manpower to create and maintain. Brother and sister entrepreneurs James Kane … [More]
Workplace Emergency Communications
Share911.com is the world’s first workplace emergency management platform that enables communication, collaboration and continuity of operations before, during and after an emergency. Share911.com is a private and secure Web-based application that allows people who work together to share critical information during an emergency. This real-time information increases response … [More]
Tomo Connects
In today’s society, we have evolved from exchanging business cards to exchanging social media information. TOMO! Mobile Application was developed as a solution to exchange social media information more conveniently and efficiently. The app will also be utilized as a tool within small businesses and universities/colleges and will allow users to link their various social media … [More]
Email and Worker Turnover
The percentage of people nationwide who don’t intend to change jobs this year is only 42. The “2016 Industry & Productivity Perspectives Report” from business operating system Bolste, which commissioned accredited research firm YouGov to poll the views of a representative sample of 2,766 American adults, shows employers are at risk with 49 percent of the … [More]
Business in Real Time
We humans are amazing. It has taken about seven decades of cooperative technological endeavour to bring robots even close to the skill of a human being walking on rough ground — something that tiny babies can master in a month or two. We can achieve this because our senses provide continuous feedback from every movement and adjustment. If that baby had to go through all the … [More]
Technology Isn’t License
Technology has transformed many aspects of our lives, and we’ve come to take for granted that we can implement it. However, technology doesn’t exist in a vacuum; there are use repercussions. The common practice of screening movies in waiting rooms is one widely misunderstood example. Purchase of a DVD bestows ownership rights that allow it to be played in small groups in … [More]
Accelerating the Ad Experience
“Most people aren’t willing to sit through nine to ten ads before they can watch the programming. They will stop using a site instead,” says aspiring filmmaker Stan Wong. “That will hurt a lot of artists and other content creators.” His epiphany — online advertising needs to be more efficient — led to his interest in developing VAAC Army, the first voice-activated ad … [More]
Small Data
Martin Lindstrom, a modern-day Sherlock Holmes, harnesses the power of “small data” in his quest to discover the next big thing. Hired by the world’s leading brands to find out what makes their customers tick, he spends 300 nights a year in strangers’ homes, carefully observing every detail in order to uncover their hidden desires, and, ultimately, the clues to a … [More]
New Spin on Getting Fit
For executives who work long hours and never have time to lead a personal life, staying in shape usually takes a back seat. CycleCast brings streaming spin classes to the digital space, with workouts from qualified instructors, including Kevin Mondrick of BFX Studio and Isabel Schaefer, Spinning Master Instructor. The app allows anyone with an iPhone to get fit on their own … [More]
