Technology
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Philly Tech Trends: 5 New Zoom Features You Should Be Using
If you have been working from home since the start of the pandemic then you probably feel like you have a pretty good handle on how Zoom works. But it is possible you fell into a comfortable routine with Zoom and didn’t notice or didn’t experiment with new features they have been introducing. If you…
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King of Prussia-Based Qlik at the Forefront of Global Efforts to Combat Climate Change
Since 2019, Qlik has been a close partner of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). This is the slightly portentous title of the UN secretariat — also referred to as UN Climate Change — that leads global efforts to combat climate change. Qlik has previously supported the UNFCCC’s work by providing licenses…
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Philly Tech Trends: How Connected Devices Provide Additional Safety as Employees Return to the Office
With the pandemic lasting for nearly two years at this point, there are many reasons offices might become hybrid even as they are willing to allow people back on location. Perhaps some employees strongly don’t feel safe to return yet. Or perhaps the company hired workers during the start of everything who fit in fine…
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Philly Tech Trends: In a ‘New Normal’, How Businesses Can Provide Employee Safety
Prior to the pandemic, company security was more directed at keeping the building safe from intruders or potential cyber threats. And while those are still important concerns now, companies are also having to figure out how to keep employees safe in a time when the world is much more conscious about their health. On SecurityInformed…
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Philly Tech Trends: Safety and Communication Technology Makes a Difference for Manufacturers
When picturing the kind of technology that a manufacturing company would be fixated on, you probably assume it is all about speeding up their production line. Having more products ready to sell and ship is no doubt a major priority, but it is not all about the assembly line. One important consideration in factories is…
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With Available Phone Numbers Running Low, Montco is About to Ring Into a New Area Code
With the currently available options running out of new numbers, Southeastern Pennsylvania is about to get a new telephone area code: 835. Andrew Maykuth dialed up the details for The Philadelphia Inquirer. This new 835 code was approved by the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) earlier this month. It will serve the same geographic area…
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How Closely Do Montco Google Searches on Hot-Button Issues, Like Politics, Hew to National Trends?
Pennsylvania’s Google searches on three current hot-button issues — critical race theory, inflation, and immigration — are mostly on par with national trends, write Mike D’Onofrio and Taylor Allen for AXIOS Philadelphia. Google queries related to critical race theory in Pennsylvania occur more often in Democratic congressional districts. This includes the 4th and 6th Districts…
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Qlik’s ‘Boomerangs’ Cite Company’s Culture, Freedom to Grow as Reasons for Their Return
Qlik employees Patricia Acrich and Roy Horgan are two of the data analytics firm’s many “boomerangs,” people who’ve left the King of Prussia-based company, then returned, often in a new role. This year alone, Qlik has had 32 of them. Acrich had been laid off, while Horgan left to pursue a position at another organization.…
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Philly Tech Trends: How Audiovisual Equipment Benefits the Pharmaceutical Industry
When it comes to developments in pharmaceuticals and biology, news updates are understandably typically focused on scientific breakthroughs. After all, that is what these fields are meant to achieve advancements in. However, the technology that helps enable these advancements is also worthy of attention for the innovation it brings. The usage of audiovisual equipment is…
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Where Do You Go When You Gotta Go in Philly? An Upper Darby Native Has an App for That!
Hugo Bucci, formerly of Upper Darby, has become all things bathroom in Philadelphia. “Philly bathrooms are officially my legacy. Wouldn’t have it any other way,” Bucci joked in a Reddit post. The 29-year-old data analyst created Where2Go, a free iPhone app that shows you where public bathrooms are in Philadelphia, writes Michaela Winberg for Billy Penn.…
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Smart Building Sensor Tech Startup Co-founded by Lansdale Catholic Grad Raises $15M
Microshare, a smart building sensor tech startup co-founded by Ron Rock, a Lansdale Catholic High School graduate, raised $15 million from Marc Lasry’s Avenue Capital Group, writes Kennedy Rose for The Business Journals. The Philadelphia-based company develops sensors that track factors such as building occupancy, environmental monitoring, contact tracing, and indoor asset zoning. The platform…
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Bala Cynwyd-based AI and Fraud Prevention StartUp Guardinex Raises $5M Series A
Bala Cynwyd-based Guardinex, an artificial intelligence fraud prevention startup founded by Aravind Immaneni, a former head of global operations and fraud prevention at Citi, secured $5 million for its Series A, writes Kennedy Rose for The Business Journals. Immaneni founded the company three years ago but kept it dormant until he left Citi last year.…
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Philly Tech Trends: How Houses of Worship Can Improve Live Streaming of their Holiday Services
This is the time of year when more people visit churches more than any other time of the year. But there are plenty of unforeseen circumstances that can prevent those plans. Old age, illness, and becoming overwhelmed with holiday responsibilities can all cause people to miss attending service. It has become more common for religious…
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Greenphire CFO Talks Company’s Future and Why King of Prussia is Great for Businesses
After spending most of her career working for technology companies in California, Montgomery County native Sue Vestri found her way back home as the Chief Financial Officer of King of Prussia-based Greenphire, writes the King of Prussia District. The company has grown from less than 75 employees when she joined in 2016 to over 250…
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2 Montco Companies Rank Among 500 Fastest-Growing Technology & Life Sciences Companies in North America
Deloitte has published its latest report of the 500 fastest-growing technology and life sciences companies in North America and two Montgomery County companies has found its place among them, writes Ryan Mulligan for the Philadelphia Business Journal. Deloitte’s 2021 Technology Fast 500 Rankings grades companies based on their revenue growth percentage during the period from…
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Greenphire Expands King of Prussia Headquarters, Prepares for Major Growth in Workforce
Greenphire has more than doubled its headquarters in King of Prussia and is planning to double the number of its employees over the next three years, writes Natalie Kostelni for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The technology company that focuses on the clinical trial industry currently leases 55,000 square feet at Valley Forge Park Place, up…
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Philly Tech Trends: Four Tips to Improve Hybrid Learning
Even prior to the pandemic, hybrid learning had been growing in popularity. It provides convenient flexibility to students who might not be able to commit to being on campus every week. But it can also be a letdown if the virtual component is lacking. More teachers are trying to figure out how to improve their…
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Wall Street Journal: Catholic Nonprofit Based in Malvern Says Mass Shouldn’t Be Experienced Like Netflix
Churches have changed significantly during the pandemic, leaving many Christian leaders from Chester County and across the country wrestling with how to bring people back into the pews. The Catholic Leadership Institute, a Malvern-based nonprofit, has a particularly strong reaction to the trend in virtual attendance, writes Janet Adamy for The Wall Street Journal. Over…
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