New App Simplifies Multi-Company Management, Available on Microsoft AppSource

Silverware Inc.

Microsoft recently approved the Silverware Company Central App on its AppSource marketplace. The Phoenix-based business management and ERP solutions provider, Silverware Inc. developed the application to help business managers manage and maintain multiple companies within Dynamics 365 Business Central. The app allows users to perform standard tasks such as updating posting … [More]

Chandler-Based Elevation Home Energy Solutions Announces Partnership with SmartRent

Elevation Home Energy Solutions

Elevation Home Energy Solutions and SmartRent announced today a new partnership to integrate Elevation's home energy savings technology into SmartRent's broad slate of home automation technology for rental properties. Elevation’s proprietary algorithm, which automatically reduces energy consumption during peak electricity pricing times in SmartRent-equipped homes, aims to … [More]

SmartRent to Go Public in $2.2 Billion Merger with Fifth Wall Acquisition Corp. I

SmartRent

SmartRent.com, Inc. has entered into a definitive business combination agreement with Fifth Wall Acquisition Corp. I, a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) sponsored by an affiliate of Fifth Wall, the largest venture capital firm focused on the global real estate industry and proptech. Upon the closing of the transaction, the combined company will be publicly … [More]

Can Phoenix Become America’s Semiconductor Capital?

inbusinessPHX.com

Over the past 30 years, the share of global semiconductor manufacturing capacity in the U.S. has dropped from 37 percent to 12 percent, according to the Semiconductor Industry Association. In light of the global semiconductor shortage, however, the U.S. is becoming more aware of the need to strengthen its chip manufacturing ecosystem. Thanks to a large existing cluster of … [More]

Innovative Solution Matches Quality Businesses and Job Seekers

by Alison Bailin 

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor and Statistics, while national unemployment rates have risen approximately 3% — from roughly 3.4% to 6.5% — amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Arizona’s rates are already more than 7.3%. This number is likely to grow even more in the coming months as the state’s thousands of soon-to-be college and trade school graduates enter the job market in … [More]

Cox Business Leans In with a Powerful Work-at-Home Solution

by Ed Aaronson

According to Forbes, the percentage of workers permanently working from home is expected to double this year, and Big Tech is leading the way with companies like Twitter and Facebook having recognized the benefits of employees working from home indefinitely, even as offices reopen. In fact, according to SHRM, 94% of 800 employers surveyed by Mercer, an HR and workplace benefits … [More]

New Tech Enables Those with Physical Disabilities to Control TV Video Guide with Their Eyes

Cox Communications

Cox unveiled new technology in Phoenix and Tucson that empowers people with disabilities to control their TV with their eyes. The Accessible Web Remote for Contour gives those who have lost fine motor skills – whether from degenerative conditions or paralysis – the ability to browse the video guide with a glance. Specifically, a free web-based tool is navigable using various … [More]

City of Mesa Goes Live with Enhanced Technology

City of Mesa

Hansen Technologies is pleased to announce that the City of Mesa, Arizona, is now live with the company’s latest release of Hansen CIS. The city has been a long-standing customer of Hansen since 2000. Equipped with enhanced UI configuration capabilities and an expanded integration framework, Hansen CIS enables North American utilities and municipalities to manage the full … [More]

9 Steps to Safeguard Your Business from a Cybersecurity Attack

by Antonette Vanasek

As evidence mounts about the depth and breadth of the Russian hack onto the U.S. cybersecurity apparatus, and most businesses having to pivot to a WFH business model, now would be an excellent time for business executives to test and review the security of their business organization’s network. They are as follows: Increase email security. Many believe that email is a … [More]

Disposal Box Programs Are Good, but Not Good Enough

by Mike Hunter

There is an emerging awareness that “disposal box” handling of retired assets is not good enough, according to the International Association of IT Asset Managers, the leading authority on IT asset management. One impact of the coronavirus pandemic on business has been causing organizations to no longer operate from a central location. When it comes to IT asset disposition, … [More]