Apptega Earns Top Customer Ratings from Leading Industry Research Firm
Data Governance | Information Security
Cybersecurity and compliance software innovator Apptega has earned top ratings in key customer success and satisfaction categories in the Summer 2020 quarterly report published by G2.com, Inc.
The New Normal for Small Businesses: Owners and Employees Feel Both Uncertainty and Optimism
Business Process Management | Corporate Development
OnPay survey data indicates 1 in 2 small businesses turned to the Payroll Protection Program for assistance
RoomReady Selects Arketi Group for Digital Marketing and Public Relations Services
B2B technology firm advances company’s market presence
Apptega Adds Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) to Its Growing List of Compliance Frameworks
New Framework in Apptega Simplifies Cybersecurity Certification for Contractors and Subcontractors to the Department of Defense.
CMMC Is Here. And We Are Here To Help You.
Blockchain | Cloud | Data Governance | Data Science & Analytics | Georgia Defense Industrial Base Taskforce | Information Security
In the last five years, approximately 4,000 Georgia businesses have received DoD contracts, making defense contracting a $7.3 billion dollar industry in the state of Georgia. This crucial supply chain is increasingly at risk for cybersecurity attacks, particularly the small businesses that make up the largest percentage of Georgia’s defense industrial base. In January 2020, The Department of Defense established a new, unified cybersecurity standard.
Perspecta to Open Regional Headquarters at Georgia Cyber Center, Create 178 Jobs
Augusta | Data Governance | Data Science & Analytics | Information Security
Governor Brian P. Kemp today announced that Perspecta Inc. (PRSP), a leading U.S. government services provider, is opening a regional office at the Georgia Cyber Center in Augusta. This investment will deliver 178 jobs to Richmond County and the surrounding area in support of the U.S. Army Cyber Command (ARCYBER) at Fort Gordon. The jobs will be located on base and at the Georgia Cyber Center.
Area Financial Services (AFS) Selects Alogent NXT as its Digital Banking Platform for its Family of Credit Unions
Area Financial Services, Inc. (AFS), an item processing credit union service organization (CUSO) in Northeast Ohio, will migrate its member credit unions to Alogent’s digital banking platform, NXT.
Sharecare earns 13 Digital Health Awards for well-being engagement resources, snags top honors for COVID-19 efforts
Sharecare, the digital health company that helps people manage all their health in one place, today announced it was recognized in the Spring 2020 Digital Health Awards with 13 awards, including four top honors for the content, resources and programs it developed in rapid response to COVID-19. Hosted by the Health Information Resource Center, a national information clearinghouse for professionals who work in consumer health fields, the biannual Digital Health Awards recognize the world’s best digital health resources for consumers and healthcare professionals.
Georgia Again Recognized for Excellence in Attracting Jobs and Investment
Governor Brian P. Kemp today announced that Georgia has received its 12th Shovel Award – its 11th consecutive such award – recognizing the state’s excellence in attracting investment and creating jobs.
BlueFletch Validated As A Partner In Google-Led Android Enterprise Recommended Program For Enterprise Mobility Management
Cloud | Corporate Development | Mobility
BlueFletch, an Atlanta-based software company focused on helping enterprises secure, manage, and support their company-owned Android devices, today announced that its mobility management solution, Enterprise Installer, has been validated by Google for supporting all the standard Android Enterprise features for work profile, fully managed, and dedicated device management sets.
Abacode and Apptega Partner to Deliver Holistic, Framework-Based Cybersecurity and Compliance Programs
Cloud | Fintech | Information Security | Supply Chain, Logistics & Manufacturing
Abacode, one of the fastest growing and Top-100 Managed Security Service Providers (MSSPs), will leverage the Apptega platform throughout its design-implement-manage-report process as they conduct framework-based compliance gap assessments and mature the cybersecurity programs of their clients.
CHEP North America Selects Arketi Group to Lead PR Strategy
Infrastructure | Marketing | Supply Chain, Logistics & Manufacturing
BtoB tech firm builds PR foundation and thought leadership platform
Comcast Announces $100 Million Multiyear Plan to Advance Social Justice and Equality
Digital Media & Entertainment | Diversity & Inclusion
A message from Brian L. Roberts, Chairman & CEO, Comcast Corporation.
Arketi Group Offers Free Reopening Readiness Checklist for Communications Professionals
Business Process Management | Corporate Development | Fintech | Information Security | Marketing | Sales Leadership | Supply Chain, Logistics & Manufacturing
Useful questionnaire helps communications teams address key opportunities for safely bringing employees back into the office
Sharecare acquires MindSciences, fortifies platform with best-in-class digital therapeutics for anxiety, tobacco and overeating
Corporate Development | Digital Health
Sharecare has acquired MindSciences, the leader in evidence-based behavior change apps. Founded by renowned neuroscientist and behavior change expert, Dr. Jud Brewer, MindSciences provides best-in-class digital therapeutics that help people reverse unhealthy habits involving food, tobacco, stress and anxiety – which contribute to the most costly and widespread health issues in the United States. This acquisition builds on Sharecare’s existing partnership with MindSciences, through which its tobacco cessation program was made available to the digital health company’s payer, provider, government and employer group customers.
Alogent Expands its Digital Banking Footprint with Space Age Federal Credit Union
Alogent announced today that Space Age Federal Credit Union selected its digital banking platform, NXT. By increasing member engagement through its intuitive interfaces and full-featured interactions that can start on one channel and continue in another, NXT delivers consistency and simplicity throughout the user journey on both native and web applications.
MCPc and Apptega Partner to Deliver Managed Cybersecurity Governance and Compliance
Apptega’s Comprehensive Platform Gives MCPc Edge in Managing the Cybersecurity Programs of Their MSSP Clients.
PPRO Publishes its 2020 Payment Almanac – The Most Complete Source of Payments Insights in the Market
Today, PPRO, the leading local payments platform-as-a-service, launches its 2020 Payment Almanac in partnership with Edgar, Dunn & Company. The product of thousands of hours of research, analysis, and insights from PPRO’s payments experts, the third edition of the almanac contains detailed information for more than 450 local payment methods and the latest e-commerce data from 60 countries around the world. In addition to updated figures, this edition reveals new data, including granular e-commerce growth rates and the top industries for cross-border shopping.
TwoRivers ITAD Solutions Joins Terra’s “Done with IT” Mail-in Electronics Recycling Program
Cloud | Corporate Development | Data Governance | Data Science & Analytics | Fintech | Information Security | Infrastructure | Mobility | Supply Chain, Logistics & Manufacturing | Transportation Tech
TwoRivers ITAD Solutions (TIS) has joined TERRA’s Done with IT program to provide a simple and safe electronics recycling mail-in option for businesses and individuals from their Certified R2 facility in Lithonia, GA.
Robinson College of Business Introduces South’s Most Advanced Education Platform
Robinson Anywhere, a digital teaching facility that provides high-quality remote access to Robinson’s graduate programs, beginning in the fall.
Sharecare and Augusta University forge public-private partnership to accelerate Georgia’s recovery from COVID-19
Georgia-based health organizations launch Well-Being Georgia to educate, boost testing, track real-time status of pandemic on behalf of all Georgians
Sharecare and National Alliance partner to connect employers and communities to improve health and well-being across U.S.
Digital health company Sharecare and the National Alliance of Healthcare Purchaser Coalitions announced a partnership designed to help employers develop data-driven strategies to positively impact the well-being of their employees and families and the broader communities in which they live, work and play.
Money makes the cyber-crime world go round – Verizon Business 2020 Data Breach Investigations Report
Cloud | Data Governance | Devops | Digital Health | Information Security
“As remote working surges in the face of the global pandemic, end-to-end security from the cloud to employee laptop becomes paramount,” said Tami Erwin, CEO, Verizon Business. “In addition to protecting their systems from attack, we urge all businesses to continue employee education as phishing schemes become increasingly sophisticated and malicious.”
Artis Partners with Leader in High-Assurance Digital Identity Verification
The company has partnered with Socure, a leader in Day Zero digital identity verification, to validate the identities of consumer loan applicants in real-time.
Google Launches “Be Kind To Your Mind”
To coincide with Mental Health Month, Google is launching “Be Kind To Your Mind” in collaboration with the CDC to share practical tips and resources to help individuals take care of their well-being.
Georgia Deploys 448 Wi-Fi Rangers to 36 School Districts
Today Governor Brian P. Kemp announced a donation from AT&T to the Georgia Department of Education, Foundation for Public Education. The donation will be used to deploy 448 Wi-Fi Rangers to 36 school districts, filling the internet connectivity gap for thousands of students in rural areas, tripling the number of Wi-Fi buses in the state.
Sharecare’s Flatten the Curve survey completed by 115,000 Americans in April, finds respondents in Hawaii experiencing most financial worry while those in Mississippi and Alabama report least
Comparative well-being analysis reveals 230% increase in anxiety across U.S. due to COVID-19
Survey also reveals more than 50% of Americans exhibiting healthier behaviors during pandemic
Cory Hewett Named to Bloom Our Youth Board of Directors
Sales Leadership | Young Professionals
Cory Hewett, Co-founder and CEO of Gimme has been named to the Board of Directors for Bloom Our Youth, (d.b.a. Bloom) a social service nonprofit serving foster care children and families throughout Georgia.
Sharecare and Atlanta Police Foundation collaborate to protect and serve the health and well-being of Atlanta Police Department personnel
The Atlanta Police Foundation (APF) and Sharecare, the digital health company that helps people manage all their health in one place, today announced a collaboration to provide Atlanta Police Department personnel with direct, on-demand access to board-certified emergency medicine physicians for real-time COVID-19 screening and testing referrals. Available for free to all Atlanta Police Department sworn officers, Sharecare Virtual Care is an easy-to-use, secure telehealth solution that empowers people to safely and conveniently address their urgent healthcare needs related to COVID-19.
OrasiLabs Advances Virtual Application Training for Instructors, Students
Orasi Software, a leading DevOps technology and consulting firm, announced OrasiLabs, the train anyone, anywhere, anytime cloud-based hands-on learning lab solution—an engaging new training environment for software application instructors and students at independent software vendors and companies.
