Today, GoDaddy, the world’s largest technology provider dedicated to small businesses, announced more than a dozen new features added to their online store offerings and streamlined the process for small businesses to complete transactions and deliver products to customers more efficiently. As part of their initiative to help small businesses get known, the company acquired … Read more
Video contribution by Austin Paetow With airlines attempting to shrink the size of carry-ons, business travelers are going to face more checked baggage fees, hassles at the airport and increased concern of airlines losing their luggage. Tempe-based DUFL, a premium, travel valet service, packs and ships ones’ clothes to a destination. CEO and founder DUFL, … Read more
When people pictured the Sonoran Desert 20 years ago, they may have thought of a wasteland filled with tumbleweeds, coyotes and other critters. While the natural landscape may not have changed since then, the technological environment in southern Arizona certainly has evolved. Recently, Tech Parks Arizona celebrated its 20th anniversary in Tucson, Arizona. Since its … Read more
The year is just about halfway over (how did that happen?), and tech companies around the Valley keep locking down funding and spending the benjis. Take a look at our list of Arizona’s startups and acquisitions from the beginning of 2014. FUNDING Arizona State University Money raised: $1 million Awarded by the Department of Defense (DOD) … Read more
OAISYS, a Tempe-based call center software company was acquired by business communications giant Mitel Monday. “Mitel is a natural fit for OAISYS as we look to expand and grow our product range and reach,” said Brian Spencer, OAISYS CEO. Mitel, which is based in Ottawa, has a large regional operation in Mesa. Spencer, now the … Read more
Page.ly, a managed WordPress hosting site, announced the appointment of Joshua Eichorn to Chief Technology Officer. For the past five years Eichorn was the Director of Engineering at StumbleUpon in San Francisco. Previous to that he was a consultant for the Cisco Learning Institute, VP at open-source project PEAR and built the original Page.ly prototype … Read more