AZ Tech Beat, Arizona’s premier online news source for the high-tech industry, has been named one of the “50 Must-Read State and Local Government IT Blogs” by StateTech Magazine! Nominations were provided by StateTech readers from around the country and finalists were chosen by StateTech editors. This year’s list included media mainstays and hyperlocal blogs, … Read more
The BioLite CampStove allows campers to feed themselves while staying green and keeping connected. Campers can cook their meals by placing renewable biomass, such as the twigs and pinecones that can be collected near the campsite, into the BioLite stove to create a fire. Additionally, the 8.25-inch by 5-inch stove converts the heat from the … Read more
INTEGRATE, a marketing technology platform and media marketplace provider, today announced the appointment of Scott Vaughan as chief marketing officer. Before INTEGRATE, Vaughan served as chief marketing officer at UBM Tech Web for 18 years, held publishing, marketing services and sales leadership roles for media powerhouses, executive roles at Centricity Software and Fibermux (high-growth tech … Read more
Thom Brodeur, EVP of Venture Management at Tallwave, didn’t hold back his raw thoughts on how to get Arizona’s entrepreneur scene going and boost our tech ecosystem. Known for his vigor and vibrant presentation style, Brodeur gave a talk about “Commercializing Innovation” to a sold out crowd at the Free Lunch Friday event where he … Read more
GUEST BLOG PAT DERDENGER, TAX PARTNER, STEPTOE In a recent private letter ruling, the Arizona Department of Revenue ruled that gross receipts from “renting” prewritten software available online are subject to Arizona’s transaction privilege tax (“TPT”), commonly called sales tax, under the rental of personal property classification if the customer only has the right to … Read more
ClearDATA Networks, a Tempe-based company and the leading healthcare cloud computing platform and information security services for healthcare providers, software vendors and VARs, secured $7M in Series B Funding from Norwest Venture Partners (NVP) and Excel Venture Management. The funding will be used to expand market base, sales and operations and help heath care providers share … Read more
With his latest game released in November and a successful designing firm of his own, Attila Juhasz is moving full speed ahead. All of this, though, comes on the heels of a long career in marketing and designing that started with the dawn of the Internet. Juhasz has worked in industries across the board, including … Read more
Tucson has been named one of the “New Hot Spots” for entrepreneurs by Entrepreneur Magazine. Featured in the August 2013 issue, Shane Reiser, co-founder of the Startup Genome, wrote about Tucson’s unique “entrepreneurial conveyor belt.” The article discusses the process of building a business in Tucson and how the entrepreneurial environment contributes to the success … Read more
Arizona-based digital marketing firm Vuurr has launched into the realm of data prediction with their latest platform, Levers. Levers Feeds, one of two products within Levers, allows customers to sync cost and conversion data from paid sources to an analytics destination like Google AdWords, bing Ads, Google Analytics, and mixpanel. All Feeds automatically update data … Read more
Contatta, a visionary and new CRM company co-founded by Pat Sullivan, founder and former CEO of ACT! and SalesLogix, announced today the completion of a $3.25 million financing round led by Grayhawk Capital Venture Fund II and Kickstart Seed Fund II. According to Contatta, all of their current board members reinvested in this round, including Grayhawk … Read more