Looker Earns Two Spots on G2 Crowd “Best Software Awards 2019”
BusinessWire January 22, 2019 — Santa Cruz, CA Ranked by Users in Both the Top 50 Products for Mid-Market and Top 50 Fastest Growing Products Looker, a..
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UCSC creates the state’s first graduate program in Serious Games
By James McGirk Baskin School of Engineering January 22, 2019 — Santa Cruz, CA (Photo above: Jim Egen dons a virtual reality helmet and paddles to test..
PayStand on how to digitize the enterprise cash cycle (part 1: invoicing)
By Scott Campbell Co-Founder and Head of Solutions at PayStand January 22, 2019 — Scotts Valley, CA Digitizing the enterprise cash cycle is a complex..
ProductOps reports on supporting, mentoring, judging at CruzHacks 2019
(Source: productOps blog) January 22, 2019 — Santa Cruz, CA (Photo above: Steve Yatson of productOps, one of the weekend’s judges, checks out a..
Buoy makes the (TV) news in USAA pilot program
(Source: KSAT12 TV) January 16, 2019 — San Antonio, TX “What’s beautiful about this solution (Buoy), is that inside there’s a shutoff..
Plantronics Launches New Calisto Portable USB Speakerphones
(Contributed) January 16, 2019 — Santa Cruz, CA Calisto 3200 and Calisto 5200 speakerphones make calls easy for mobile and remote workers on-the-go..
#MenteeGoals Prepping for a mentoring relationship
By Nick Caldwell Looker, Chief Product Officer January 15, 2019 — Santa Cruz, CA There are so many benefits to having a mentoring program within your..
Western Growers Tech Incubator Unveils New AgTech Initiatives during 3-Year Anniversary
By Stephanie Metzinger Western Growers January 15, 2019 — Salinas, CA (Photo above: During a fireside chat at Western Growers Center for Innovation &..
Salinas Valley Ag Tech Summit offers competitive insights
(Contributed) January 15, 2019 — Salinas, CA Panels to feature innovation in technology and decision-making Speakers, panels and exhibitors at the 2019..
Monterey Bay DART Initiative builds momentum
(Source: FORA/DART website) January 15, 2019 — Seaside, CA The Monterey Bay Drone, Automation & Robotics Technology (DART) initiative is a regional..
PredPol celebrates seventh anniversary
(Source: PredPol blog) January 15, 2019 — Santa Cruz, CA PredPol is celebrating its seventh year as a company today, January 4th. However, its origins..
Chris Neklason: Getting the Newspaper I Want
By Chris Neklason Cruzio CTO and co-owner January 15, 2019 — Santa Cruz, CA When we first started Cruzio Internet back in the eighties, we were excited..
Speakers announced for Bang Bang Con West 2019
(Source: !!Con West newsletter) January 15, 2019 — Santa Cruz, CA [Editor’s note: In November, Santa Cruz Tech Beat published Call for speakers!..
STEM Education and Youth Who are Disabled: We’re Overdue for Inclusivity
By Linda Kekelis Advisor, STEM Next Opportunity Fund (ETR blog post) January 10, 2019 — Scotts Valley, CA We need to build greater diversity in STEM..
Judges and mentors still wanted for UCSC’s CruzHacks 2019
By Rajinder Dhaliwal Cruzhacks Editor January 10, 2019 — Santa Cruz, CA Want to volunteer to be a judge or mentor? Sign up at cruzhacks.com. CruzHacks takes..
PitchHub: A startup at the intersection of streaming video and commerce
By Andrew Devlin PitchHub Co-Founder Special to Santa Cruz Tech Beat January 8, 2019 — Santa Cruz, CA Three months ago, PitchHub’s introduction would..
Community invited to UCSC talk on Data and Democracy
(Source: The Humanities Institute, UCSC) January 8, 2019 — Santa Cruz, CA Join us as we contend with Data and Democracy Questions That Matter:..
Looker: Surprising and Innovative Data Stories of 2018
(Source: Looker blog) January 8, 2019 — Santa Cruz, CA We love learning how companies use data to improve their processes, better the customer..
Plantronics Introduces Waterfalls to Boost Productivity
By Dominic Kent UC Today January 8, 2019 — Santa Cruz, CA Plantronics Habitat Soundscaping solution can totally transform your open plan office Habitat..
Watch: The reason why Serious Games are so powerful
(Source: UCSC YouTube) January 8, 2019 — Santa Cruz, CA During an interview about the new MS in Serious Games offered at UC Santa Cruz’s Silicon..
New year but old questions for technology and telecoms policymakers
By Steve Blum Tellus Venture Associates January 2, 2019 — Santa Cruz, CA Five major broadband issues will top the public policy charts in California and at..
Five consumer technology challenges will decide who owns the future
By Steve Blum Tellus Venture Associates January 2, 2019 — Santa Cruz, CA The innovation capital of Earth is Las Vegas January 8-11 as hundreds of thousands..
Luna: Moondust Garden by Funomena for Magic Leap
(Source: YouTube / Magic Leap) December 27, 2018 — Santa Cruz, CA Robin Hunicke, above, is a professor of game design at UC Santa Cruz and the co-founder..
Women of the C-Suite: “It Takes a Team to Fight Burnout” with Looker CMO, Jennifer Grant
By Yitzi Weiner Authority Magazine December 27, 2018 — Santa Cruz, CA It Takes a Team to Fight Burnout “I help my team avoid and fight burnout by..
Innovative Women in Agtech Play Pivotal Role in Salinas Valley
By Amy Wu for Agtechsalinasca.com December 20, 2018 — Salinas, CA While agriculture and technology are two sectors that remain male dominated, especially..