Cloud solutions provider TrueCloud hires industry veteran as new VP

Tempe-based NetSuite services provider TrueCloud announced Monday the appointment of a new vice president of service delivery and operations. Susan Silberisen, previously the chief operating officer at BestIT, will work as to “provide and implement high quality solutions,” to the companies clients, according to TrueCloud. Silberisen has worked for 25 years in corporate management and … Read more

Gadgets for the Guru: USB-C the new standard

Take a stroll around your house and you’ll probably find that most of your tech devices have a Universal Serial Bus connection. If you’re not familiar with the Universal Serial Bus, it’s also known as the USB. Over the years the USB has gone through a variety of changes from faster speeds to smaller ports, … Read more

Phoenix Children's Hospital brings tablets to each bedside

Phoenix Children’s Hospital (PCH) announced they will provide tablets geared with an educational-based mobile app to every patient bedside by Fall 2015. While it might be tempting to download Instagram to stay connected, sorry kids, the tablet will house their multilingual Journey Boards app designed to provide information to parents and patients about the “journey” … Read more

When dinosaurs celebrate Pi Day – AZ SciTech Festival

At some point in your middle school years you learned about pi or 3.14 and figured this squiggly line with two feet wouldn’t resurface in your adult life but once a year on March 14. Today, as part of the AZ SciTech Festival celebration of Pi Day, the Arizona Museum of Natural History (AzMNH) hosted an event … Read more

Get sunscreen and a burrito in an hour – Postmates on-demand delivery expands to Phoenix

With the hot temperatures barreling down on the desert, having ice cream with sprinkles and a cookie delivered to me on a moments notice sounds a lot like heaven. The frozen delight is just one of the many items Postmates, an on-demand delivery service, will bring to you within the hour for a fee. The San Francisco-based … Read more

NASA experiments take a World View balloon ride to near-space

At the crack of dawn a team of researchers, scientists, founders and engineers check on their passenger, a payload filled with research instruments, one last time before they send it into the stratosphere. World View, a Tucson-based spaceflight company, recently paired up with NASA and completed a high-altitude balloon flight which carried research payloads as … Read more

Building a startup nest – Phoenix Startup Week Day 2

It’s day two of Phoenix Startup Week and Scottsdale Director of Scottsdale Economic Development Danielle Casey kicked off the day’s events at the DeskHub theater in downtown Scottsdale. The City of Scottsdale is an entrepreneur’s dream, Casey said. Scottsdale is supporting startups and entrepreneurs so they can grow and find top talent through city led … Read more

Entrepreneurship re-energized, Phoenix Startup Week begins today

Photo contribution Thomas Hawthorne Entrepreneurs, investors, government officials and startups filled the room at 111 W. Monroe for the kickoff of the inaugural Phoenix Startup Week. The event is a five-day extravaganza consisting of 130 events spread throughout the Valley with a multitude of speakers, workshops, mentoring and more on entrepreneurial topics such as raising capital, … Read more

Bellabeat: health gadgets designed by women for women

At CES 2015 we came across a women-centric tech gadget company that is certainly ahead of the competition for design with their latest innovations. Bellabeat, a company that creates health and fitness-conscious products made by women, for women, unveiled three new products that promote a happy and healthy woman, even during a 10-month pregnancy. Leaf … Read more

Join the Revolution at the Women INVESTING in Women Summit 2/20-21

Individuals from across a variety of disciplines will gather for the Third Annual Phoenix Women INVESTING in Women Summit to network and learn from a power-packed lineup of business and media experts. This annual conference brings together a community of men and women that want to become a part of a global economic revolution geared … Read more