SEMICON West Shifts to October in 2024, Begins Annual Rotation with Phoenix in 2025

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A fixture in the San Francisco Bay Area for more than 50 years, SEMICON West is moving to Phoenix for a five-year annual rotation starting in 2025 and shifting from its longstanding July event dates to October beginning in 2024, SEMI announced today. The event, North America’s premier microelectronics exhibition and conference, will be held again in Arizona in 2027 and 2029, … [More]

Scottsdale-Based Fleet Service Management Co. Snags ‘BIG Innovation’ Award

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GPS Insight, a leading provider of SaaS-based fleet and field service management software solutions, announced it has been named a winner in the 2023 BIG Innovation Awards presented by the Business Intelligence Group. GPS Insight offers a unique intersection of fleet and field service management software solutions, transforming the way organizations operate on the road and … [More]

Goodyear-Based Tech Co. Provides Vital Staffing Solutions to Carriers Nationwide

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The process of hiring replacement drivers has been made significantly easier and more efficient through an on-demand app created by F|Staff, a Phoenix-based CDL operator staffing company. This app, which is now available on both the App Store and Google Play, is a resource for both carriers who are looking for replacement drivers, as well as drivers who are looking for work. … [More]

How Much Is Tech Actually Costing You? Understanding the True Cost of Ownership 

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Many companies use the latest technology to be as efficient and competitive as possible, but research indicates a good number of them may be wasting money on tech. One study by Gartner, a global research and advisory firm, found that companies spend $13,000 per employee annually on software as a service (SaaS), but $4,000 is unnecessary due to overlapping solutions. Ben … [More]

Intel Extends Performance Leadership with World’s Fastest Mobile Processor

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At CES in Las Vegas, Intel announced its 13th Gen Intel® Core™ mobile processors that bring superior performance and experiences to mobile platforms. Intel introduced 32 new 13th Gen Intel Core mobile processors with a rich suite of features and capabilities for all laptop segments. “The 13th Gen Intel Core mobile processor family delivers unrivaled, scalable performance for … [More]

Cyber Attacks: Data Breaches vs. Social Media Takeovers

by Mike Hunter

Seventy percent of small businesses believe they are ready to protect against a cyberattack or recover from a data breach. This fact is among the findings in the 2022 Business Impact Report recently published by the Identity Theft Resource Center® (ITRC), its second annual report on the impacts of identity crimes and cyberattacks on small businesses and … [More]

Blockchain Enables Trust in Smart Contracts

by Cooper Weissman

WeiDev is a software development firm specializing in blockchain development. Blockchain development is the creation of products or applications that use blockchain technology to increase security or transparency. The blockchain network is most easily articulated as a system that records information that is nearly impossible to change or hack. Many people have tried to create … [More]

Maintain Vigilance for Ransomware

by Brian Dunagan

We must remain vigilant and always be thinking about how to handle the next wave of cyberattacks. While external bad actors, ransomware and other malware, are the most common threats, malicious or even careless employee actions can also present cybersecurity risks. In other words, it is virtually a given that at some point most will suffer a failure, disaster or cyberattack. … [More]

Into the Metaverse

by Mike Hunter

In Into the Metaverse, Cathy Hackl, a globally recognized futurist and one of the world’s first chief metaverse officers, shares her insights on what companies need to do to harness the next iteration of the internet: the metaverse. If the internet was first used to connect us to information and then developed into a social media forum to connect people, then Web3 — which … [More]

Scottsdale-Based Nextiva Names New Channel Chief

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Nextiva, the future-of-work software company helping sales, service, and marketing teams achieve higher productivity and deliver better customer engagement, announced Olen Scott has been named its new Channel Chief. This move signifies dedication to the channel ecosystem and partner success for Nextiva, which brings together business communications applications, intelligence, … [More]