Need a Mobile App? Try These Companies…

Need a mobile app? With smart phones taking over the technology scene mobile app development is growing rapidly. Many businesses are now relying on mobile apps to market their companies. Arizona has several mobile app companies that design, develop, and market mobile apps and are putting our state on the map. Here are two examples … Read more

Tallwave Launches "High Tide" Start-up Competition

Tallwave is full of new activity. They have recently added two prestigious names to their advisory board: Craig Barrett, retired Chairman of the Board and CEO of Intel, and Roy Vallee, Executive Chairman of the Board and former CEO of Avnet. Along with these two important additions to the company, they are launching “High Tide” which … Read more

AZIMA Event Recap: Rand Fishkin of SEOmoz Speaking on Inbound Marketing

Rand Fishkin, Founder and CEO of SEOmoz (based in Seattle, WA) packed the place out last night at the Hilton Scottsdale Resort for his talk on Inbound Marketing. With over 200 people in attendance, the room was riveted on his every word. Rand took us through a diagnosis of the eight irrational biases in the … Read more

It's Official: Uber has Launched In Phoenix!

Last month we mentioned that on-demand driving service Uber had soft launched in the Valley, enabling anyone who signs up for an Uber account to take full advantage of the service. As of yesterday, the company “officially” made Phoenix its 18th location, and it did so with a launch event at the Saguaro Hotel in Scottsdale, where … Read more

AlphaStripe Levels Up From Beta, And Prepares For A Full Platform Launch This Veteran’s Day

This past Memorial Day, AZ Tech Beat reported on the beta launch of AlphaStripe. The founders, who are U.S. Military Veterans themselves, created a private platform for service men and women of all ages to share, connect, and honor one another. With emotionally charged content like photos, videos, and stories of war, social sites such … 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 familiar with the matter said.   The sale process is at an advanced stage. The company … Read more

Techiepalooza 2.0 Conference Takes Over ASU SkySong On November 15

Last June, ASU Venture Catalyst launched its first-ever Techiepalooza event with the goal of bringing the local entrepreneurial and tech community together to network and learn at ASU SkySong in Scottsdale. The turnout was nearly 3 times what they expected, with close to 600 people shuffling through the modestly-sized ASU SkySong venue throughout the evening (read AZTechBeat’s … Read more

Parchment Inc. Receives $23.5 Million for its Series D Fund from Top VC Firms

Founded in 2003, Parchment has become the leader in the electronic transcript exchange business. Headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona, they make it painfully easy to manage school transcript(s) online, and send / receive them to / from any educational institution. Having current integration with over 9,000 high schools nationwide (translating to over 30% of the market), … Read more

Clarisoft: Clarifying the Web Dev for Local Businesses

With online presence being a necessity for local businesses today, getting a handle on all the online tools available can be daunting. Clarisoft, a Scottsdale-based company, works directly with entrepreneurs to develop customized websites, web platforms, and mobile apps, with an eye toward customer development, rather than blind product development. Clarisoft is known to utilize … Read more