Knowing what is happening, what restaurants are offering, where live music is being performed and what deals are available in “my” vicinity is the concept of the new uber-local, uber-hip Vicinity magazines. The publications, website and mobile app are designed to inform readers and users as to all that is going on in their immediate area in the categories of dining, events, … [More]
High-Performance Building Is New Home for Manufacturer
At 163,420 square feet, CornellCookson’s new facility in Goodyear does more than just double the space the company has been operating out of in Phoenix for 25 years. Among its advantages, it streamlines the work flow for the company’s manufacture of custom closure solutions — such as the rolling doors and grilles used at stadiums, hospitals and other secure facilities — and … [More]
The Wrike Place
Project management has a new friend. The Wrike app is an all-encompassing way to organize in one spot everything needed to complete a project. Break large goals into manageable pieces, attach files and set due dates. Easily track overall progress and individual contribution. Wrike lets users communicate with teammates to share tasks — even with people outside the company. … [More]
Work simply. Work securely.
From LogMeIn, Inc., the new Cubby allows individuals, teams and entire workplaces to easily and securely work together, anywhere. Files are stored in the cloud for anywhere access, shared with others publicly or privately, or even directly synced between devices without using the cloud. And to keep company data secure, Cubby helps IT easily manage users, policies and devices … [More]
Truly Going Digital
Capturx Software from Adapx speeds data capture and collaboration by turning natural speech, sketch and handwriting into actionable data in Microsoft Office, SharePoint, CRM, ERP, GIS, C2, C4ISR systems and many other back-end systems. Simply by speaking and writing, teams get instant access to structured data collected on paper, touchscreens, mobile devices and wall displays. … [More]
Get on the Right Page
Increasing use of mobile and online tools by consumers means buyer preferences are constantly changing. To keep up, reps are spending an average of 50 percent of their time sifting through department data to find the right info to reach the right target. A new survey by Televerde shows that 60 percent of sales and marketing departments are not on the same page on customer … [More]
Local Real Estate Development from the JOBS Act
Caliber Companies is using the Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act, passed in 2012, to enable significant local real estate development. “Being able to publicly solicit a private security is the first thing that came through the JOBS Act,“ says Chris Loeffler, Caliber’s CEO and co-founder. Title II of the JOBS Act, passed in 2013, shifted Regulation A, with a project … [More]
Translation in Real Time
Translate Your World, Inc. is the first software to enable cross-language communication at full speed in up to 78 languages, and to provide each user with control over the quality and results. Users instantly text and speak in other languages without years of study, because TYWI translates what is spoken in a room or shared on Web conferencing platforms. Additionally, TYWI … [More]
Economic Development Goes Visual
Many cities in Arizona are looking to promote themselves through videos on the subject of economic development and opportunities to attract businesses to their communities. From Gilbert to Surprise and just about each town in between, they have presented a video or two on the economic value of doing business in their particular neck of the woods. Go to YouTube.com and search … [More]
Living High-Tech
A condominium project in DC Ranch’s Silverleaf neighborhoods is bringing many sophisticated features to the Arizona market. “Our whole vision was how to use technology to make things more comfortable, more efficient,” says Tanner Luster, president of Scottsdale-based Cypress Development Group, which is developing the $350-million Sterling at Silverleaf community. A first of … [More]
