Handwriting technology in 2017 burst out in a big way as major hardware vendors began bundling active pens with their tablets, laptops and smartphones. The Pixelbook was Google’s entry into this market. A Chromebook that comes with an advanced pen that virtually eliminates ink lag, the Pixelbook was built to take on Microsoft’s Surface Pro and Apple’s iPad Pro — the dominant … [More]
Gamification App as Management Tool
Phoenix-based Driggs Title Agency kicked off 2018 with the launch of its latest app, Kindness Kwest. The app utilizes gamification to build teamwork, enhance client relations and inspire employees to give back to the community. As they work through the levels and complete tasks, employees earn rewards; their efforts will generate donations in their name to charity. Adam … [More]
Digitization Coming to the Fore in Construction
Arcadis, a leading global design and consultancy firm for natural and built assets, recently added Justin Wright to its global IT leadership team to oversee regional IT operations while defining and implementing a progressive digital strategy for the firm and its clients. “Arcadis has prioritized technology investment as a key part of its ‘Creating a Sustainable Future’ … [More]
Tracking Privilege Access
PowerBroker for Networks is an agentless solution that controls what commands users can run, records sessions, alerts, and provides a complete audit trail of user activity on network devices via the command line. This is a first-of-its kind privilege management solution for network, IoT, ICS and SCADA devices from BeyondTrust, the leading cyber security company dedicated to … [More]
For Cyber Security and Compliance
The Secure Data Protection Platform (SDP2), engineered to solve key cyber security and compliance issues facing governments, was produced jointly by RackTop Systems, a leading provider of high-performance Software-Defined Storage embedded with advanced security, encryption and compliance, and Seagate Technology plc, a world leader in data storage solutions. The … [More]
Hardware-Independent Wi-Fi
Broadband providers can now deliver whole home Wi-Fi services without being locked to single vendor or proprietary hardware, with the new CHARIOT release v6.5 from Affinegy, a global provider of service enablement software and connected device management. With its patent-pending method of abstracting the proprietary features of Wi-Fi gateways and access points into easy user … [More]
Startups Are Thriving in Phoenix
If a startup is looking for a place to dig in its roots and flourish, that place is Greater Phoenix. There’s no other city in the nation full of more promise and potential of fostering a growing startup than the Valley of the Sun. And I saw it all begin in 2015 with the birth of what is now Techstars Startup Week PHX powered by Chase for Business. At the time I was local, … [More]
Multilingual Staffing Chatbot
RoboRecruiter’s bot Robo is newly multilingual — able to support five languages across all its products (Dutch, English, Estonian, French and German). As internationalization develops, the list will continue to grow. Creator of the successful digital platform Elance, Beerud Sheth brought to his new endeavor, RoboRecruiter, an extreme amount of experience in the staffing … [More]
Act!Now for SMBs
Swiftpage, the provider of Act! CRM software, a leading cloud enabled platform aimed at helping small and mid-sized businesses grow, has launched an all-new and completely free resource center: Act!Now. To kick start 2018, Act!Now targets the three pillars of SMB growth: identify, plan and measure. Act!Now will provide a wealth of free resources and exclusive content aimed … [More]
Revolutionary Real Estate Marketplace
SetSchedule® is a “first of its kind” technology-based real estate exchange marketplace that connects Realtors® with homeowners, buyers and investors. It focuses on placing top tier agents with verified appointments directly in front of vetted homeowners and investors actively looking to buy and sell. The company’s patented technology allows real estate professionals to … [More]
Scottsdale-based Startup One of 15 Invited to TechCrunch Disrupt
Scottsdale-based eTrack Tech was one of just 15 startup companies worldwide invited to the 2017 TechCrunch Disrupt Berlin’s Startup Battlefield Competition to present its solution for heavy equipment fleet management. Excited about the opportunity to launch her company’s forklift solution at the competition, “along with other disruptive startups,” and demonstrate the technology … [More]
Valley Startups Part of Inaugural Cohort to China
Everyone always talks about the importance of networking for business growth and development, but what if you took it international? This past December, 50 American entrepreneurs from across the U.S. were selected to travel to Shenzhen, China, to meet, learn from, and build mutually beneficial relationships with 50 Chinese entrepreneurs in the inaugural U.S.-China Youth Forum … [More]
Avnet Pioneers Digital Platform for Technology Distribution
“Ask Avnet” is the first digital platform for technology distribution, affording access to the engineering knowledge base across the vast ecosystem of leading global technology distributor Avnet, including Hackster.io and element14. After five months of closed beta testing, Avnet recently moved the tool to open beta, rolling it out first to all avnet.com users in the … [More]
Valley Golf Course Embraces Future with High-Tech Golf Cars
Quintero Golf Club in Peoria has become one of the first courses in the country to implement a new fleet of state-of-the-art golf cars from Textron Fleet Management. Each of the ninety vehicles is equipped with a touchscreen video monitor that allows players to track their GPS location on the map, place food orders delivered to the course, keep score, communicate with the … [More]
‘Ask Avnet’ and ‘Engineer on Demand’
Ask Avnet, from leading global technology distributor Avnet, encompasses a range of tools and services, including an intelligent agent, customer service, technical support and a new Engineer on Demand service. The automated assistant provides users with 24/7 support and a single point of entry for basic inquiries regarding product search and order status, and seamlessly … [More]
Language Training
Rosetta Stone offers the solution for business leaders interested in providing language training to their workforce, and free trials are available. The company works with more than 20,000 organizations worldwide to address the needs of business learners; its trusted digital solutions get learners speaking in their new language from the very first lesson, and a comprehensive … [More]
Message, Meet and Call in a Single Work Stream
Cisco Spark™ with AT&T enables once disparate collaboration tools to be combined in one app-centric, cloud-based service, providing a continuous work stream across multiple devices — anywhere, anytime. Enterprises can expand and simplify their infrastructure with predictable performance, security and end-to-end support. Teams can also store documents in one place to more … [More]
Software for a Just Culture
Outcome Engenuity recently released the software version of its popular Just Culture Algorithm™. In both single-user and enterprise versions, the Just Culture Assessment Tool provides leaders and managers with real-time tools to more fairly and justly evaluate employee conduct. The Just Culture tools stem from 25 years of work in high-consequence industries: In aviation, … [More]
