Handing Over the Keys

Hamid Shojaee talks about why he started AZ Tech Beat and why he is stepping aside as Editor to hand off the keys to a local gal with gusto. Read More

Mesa Based HeatSync Labs is a Community Hardware/Software Workshop and Hangout

The guys pictured above have created something very special in the heart of downtown Mesa. They have rented a space and filled it with the kind of toys that attract Arizona’s hackers and tinkerers and called the place HeatSync … Read More

Arizona Furnace Accelerator Unveils First Ten Startups

On Friday, at the Arizona Commerce Authority’s offices, the Furnace Accelerator unveiled its first batch of ten startups. With the level of startup activities and tech company launch events in recent months, I am starting to wonder if we … Read More

JDA Gets Acquired for $1.9 Billion

It turns out the rumors that JDA was looking for a buyer were not only true, but they were quite a bit late. Yesterday, JDA announced that it was being acquired by RedPrairie for $45 per share which was more … Read More

Is JDA Software for sale?

Nadia Damouni of Reuters is reporting that Scottsdale-based JDA Software may be up for sale:

Enterprise technology maker JDA Software Group Inc is exploring a sale and has hired JPMorgan Chase & Co to advise on the process, people … Read More

Introducing AZTechBeat’s Valley Tech Map

Arizona’s tech community is heating up with new startups, established companies, new investors, incubators and various tech events throughout the valley. One of the biggest problems is just keeping up with everything that’s happening in the valley or even … Read More

Will Microsoft’s New Surface Tablet Suffer the Fate of Zune?

Microsoft fans have a lot to be excited about. By this year’s holiday season, Microsoft will unveil a flurry of exciting new products which will include Windows 8, Windows Phone 8 and an unexpected new surprise: Microsoft’s own tablet … Read More

Announcing AZTechBeat’s First Sponsors

I’m happy to announce AZTechBeat’s first sponsors. If you like the type of content you see on AZTechBeat.com, help support our sponsors when possible.

Kelly / Warner Law – Attorneys specializing in Internet and Business Law.

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20 Arizona Startups Get $200,000 in Grants from ASU’s Edson Student Entrepreneur Initiative

If you want to be an entrepreneur, ASU is probably one of the best places you could be right now. A few years back, ASU president Michael Crow started an initiative to help make all of ASU’s colleges more … Read More

Join us for Happy Hour TONIGHT at Wild Knight

It’s got a snow ball’s chance in hell of being anything like like this picture…

…but this techie happy hour at Wild Knight is an awesome opportunity for those of us who work in tech companies to start engaging with … Read More