Technology
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Tech Talk: Wearable devices and industry data
From improving fitness to monitoring our exposure to radiation, wearable devices are becoming a part of our lives and will continue to do so, but at what cost? As wearable devices evolve, they will take on more functionality, especially within the workplace, potentially affecting the data within a wide range of industries, writes itbusinessedge.com. [uam_ad id=”54865″]…
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Tech Talk: Katerra aims to shake up construction industry
A start-up is bringing high-tech know-how to the construction industry. So what does a technology-led construction firm look like, and how does it achieve time and cost savings? In some ways it is not that revolutionary. Process, data and business model are as important as drones or robots, writes Mike Phillips at biznow.com. [uam_ad id=”54865″]…
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Wall Street Journal: How to Be Smarter About Using Email at Work
Research by experts in psychology, management, and linguistics has been looking into the smartest ways to use email at work, writes Andrew Blackman for The Wall Street Journal. While most of us tend to reply to an email promptly, it turns out that those companies with quick response times have more stressed out and less…
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Tech Talk: Radnor-based Qlik going global
The new CEO of the software company has plans to take his data analytics firm to the rest of the world. Mike Capone isn’t really an office guy. Two months on the job, the new CEO of data analytic software heavy hitter Qlik has brought one personal touch into his office on the third floor of…
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Tech Talk: Delaware Valley rivaling Silicon Valley in office comfort
Most people don’t think of their office as a cozy, comfortable, even dare we say it, fun place to be. But that all started changing a few years ago as companies across the country committed themselves to providing a place or work that didn’t seem so much like, well, work. When CardConnect CEO Jeffrey Shanahan thinks of…
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Tech Talk: Time to step up your digital marketing game
When you ask a lot of people, people in a certain position and should know, what their digital marketing strategy is, you sometimes get a blank stare back, or an answer you know is completely made up. In case you’ve been wondering – digital marketing is still going hot. And if you or your company…
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Introducing … Tech Talk
Good afternoon MONTCO.Today readers. We’ve thought about this for a while and we are now ready to launch Tech Talk, which will be a story a day about all things tech. We’ll look at trends, new businesses, and of course, the people of the tech world making an impact. To kick things off, we thought…
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Main Line IT company, Syapse, expanding
Early success and access to local talent are driving forces behind plans for expansion at a Main Line IT company. Syapse, a leader in precision medicine solutions, has expanded its Philadelphia-area location in a larger office in Radnor, Pennsylvania, and announced plans to double its presence in the Delaware Valley in 2018, according to a press…
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MONTCO Market: Space-Saving Docks Add Ports to Increasingly Lighter Portable Computers
With portable computers relying more and more on cloud storage and wireless connections, the number of built-in ports has reduced drastically. This often results in only having a headphone jack and a pair of USB ports available, writes J. D. Biersdorfer for The New York Times. But while laptop manufacturers and other vendors sell cost…
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Conshohocken’s ShopRunner growing a culture, fostering talent
Talent stability is a driving force behind a local company looking to expand its hiring this year, and that’s after significant growth last year. ShopRunner, based in Conshohocken, is making a mockery of the misnomer that there is a massive ‘brain drain’ in the Philadelphia region. “When you work for a company out in the…
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Blue Bell consulting firm purchasing California company
A local internet analytics consulting firm has decided to ‘go west’ with the purchase of a California company. Anexinet, a 250-person, Blue Bell-based “digital architect” and analytics IT consulting firm, says it has agreed to buy Propelics, a San Jose, Calif.-based “enterprise-mobility strategies and applications” firm, writes Joseph DiStefano for philly.com. [uam_ad id=”54865″] “We are…
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Blue Bell consulting firm purchasing California company
A local internet analytics consulting firm has decided to ‘go west’ with the purchase of a California company. Anexinet, a 250-person, Blue Bell-based “digital architect” and analytics IT consulting firm, says it has agreed to buy Propelics, a San Jose, Calif.-based “enterprise-mobility strategies and applications” firm, writes Joseph DiStefano for philly.com. [uam_ad id=”54865″] “We are…
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Lower Pottsgrove police launch new website
Lower Pottsgrove police are attempting to take an extra bite out of crime with its new website, which is part of the Pennsylvania Crime Watch Network. A new Lower Pottsgrove police website intends to give the public more direct access to community crime- and public safety-related information, and more easily allow local residents to leave tips about…
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Conshohocken-based Saladworks ups its game with new supermarket location
With six locations in Montgomery County and based in Conshohocken, Saladworks is fairly accessible to folks in the county. But it’s even easier now to load up on those leafy greens. Saladworks entered the grocery channel with its first in-supermarket location at a local ShopRite “to prepare for omni-channel alternatives” as food industries begin to…
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Qlik to move headquarters to King of Prussia
With about 300 employees and a need for more room, the data analytics company Qlik will move from its 12,000-square foot location in RadThe company’s search for new space took it to West Conshohocken where it considered 100/200 Four Falls as well as 300 Four Falls. It ultimately decided to move to the Gulph Road…
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Main Line’s LiquidHub acquired by Paris tech firm for estimated $496 million
LiquidHub, based out of Wayne and one of the largest tech employers in the region, has been acquired by Capgemini, based in Paris, in a deal worth about $496 million, according to both companies. Capgemini, a global consulting tech firm, looking to expand its presence in North America as well as its digital consulting work…
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Comcast makes home automation tech available to all Xfinity customers
In a major move in the home automation space, Comcast is launching a connected home platform to all of its Xfinity customers for no additional cost. The Philadelphia-based media giant announced the news at CES in Las Vegas on Wednesday, saying that it will allow more than 15 millions customers to be able to connect Internet of Things, or…
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Comcast prices set to increase — again
New year, new price hikes. Once again customers of Philadelphia-based Comcast are facing bigger bills for cable and internet service as the media giant rose both its base prices and add-on fees in 2018. An Associated Press report puts the average Comcast customer increase at 2.2 percent this year, with the largest raises coming to subscribers with the popular…
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