Gadgets for the Guru: Music Madness edition

“One good thing about music, when it hits you feel no pain.” – Bob Marley. Here are some gadgets for all you music lovers out there.     Sol Republic Master Tracks These noticeably big, over-ear headphones are comfy and come with excellent sound. The ‘big’ parts of these headphones are the over-ear cups that … Read more

AZTB announces launch of Community Events page

AZ Tech Beat announces the launch of our brand new Community Events page. This is designed to be a crowdsourced page in which an individual, company, or organization in the AZ tech community can list their own event. In order to avoid spam, the AZTB team will verify the events. To list an event the … Read more

GoDaddy's brutal honesty wins the hearts of small biz owners

Moving away from its girls in tight t-shirts and its sex-sells attitude, GoDaddy is continuing to shift its strategy to campaigns that feature strong women in small businesses who are typically outshone by the market’s top dogs. In an effort to help small businesses across the world grow and become successful, GoDaddy rebranded itself in 2013 under … Read more

JDA Software pays hefty fine for SEC charges

Today JDA Software Group’s wallet will be a bit lighter as the Securities and Exchange Commission slapped the Scottsdale-based, supply chain planning and execution, software company with a $750,000 fine for having inadequate internal accounting controls over its financial reporting-which ultimately meant misstating revenues in public filings. The investigation found that JDA didn’t report revenue … Read more

Tucson startups in it to win it at Startup Weekend Tucson

Last weekend, Tucson’s premiere entrepreneurship development organization, Startup Tucson, hosted the fourth annual Startup Weekend Tucson. The event brought together aspiring entrepreneurs to collaborate and bring their business ideas from concept to launch in 54 hours. Teams presented their new ventures to a public audience and a panel of investor-judges for feedback, awards, and some sweet prizes. The … Read more

Data centers, event planning and dog sitting among finalists for Spirit of Enterprise Awards

Arizona State University is recognizing businesses that have played a part in bolstering the state’s economy with the 18th annual Spirit of Enterprise Awards from the W.P. Carey School of Business. The university announced ten finalists and will reveal the winners later this year. The awards recognize excellence in customer service, innovation and community impact … Read more

Soldiers hope to gain superpower speed with new jetpack

Ever wonder what it might be like to be the fastest superhero in the world? Well that dream is getting closer to reality through the work of several Arizona State University students on a jetpack designed to help soldiers run faster. The project is called 4MM, which represents the jetpack’s goal: to help soldiers run … Read more

CampusLogic appoints industry veteran as new COO

CampusLogic, an education technology company delivering transformative software solutions across the student life cycle, welcomes Chris Chumley as Chief Operating Officer (COO). In addition to his tenure of more than a decade of experience in the higher education technology industry, Chumley brings his passion for creating software that allows colleges and universities to operate optimally. … Read more

GoDaddy + Microsoft team up to help small businesses Get Online for $1

What can you really buy for a buck these days? A lottery ticket, something from the dollar menu at McDonald’s or a bottle of water at a high school football game. But what if you could build your business online for $1? Today, two technology giants, GoDaddy and Microsoft, announced their latest creation, Get Online … Read more