Ahold Delhaize to Increase Store and IT Availability with NCR Digital Connected Services

Fintech

NCR Corporation, the global enterprise technology provider for the retail, banking and hospitality industries, and Ahold Delhaize, one of the world’s largest grocery retailers, today announced a five-year services contract to transform support for the retailer’s stores in the Netherlands.

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Envistacom Partners with Dispersive Networks to Deliver Ultra-Secure Connectivity Through a “Dispersive™ Virtual Network” (DVN) Cloud

Marketing

Dispersive Networks Virtual Network offers a highly secure alternative to traditional point-to-point VPNs with the ancillary benefit of faster delivery of real-time data.

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Gimme Announces Major Upgrade of Flagship DEX Adapter with Gimme Key Pro

Data Governance | Data Science & Analytics | Southeastern Software Association | Supply Chain, Logistics & Manufacturing

Engineered for Advanced DSD Applications, Gimme Key Pro Will Offer the Ability to Recharge With Expected Lifetime Over Twice That of Original

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VoiceNation Partners with the Virtual Phone App Ninja Number to Provide Enhanced Live Answering Services 

Southeastern Software Association

VoiceNation, a nationwide, industry-leading provider of voice services, has announced today a partnership with a virtual phone system app, Ninja Number. VoiceNation specializes in offering personalized 24/7 answering services, including weekends and holidays, while Ninja Number creates a business phone number on users’ smartphones.

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Somerset Trust Company Replaces Legacy Solutions with Alogent’s Enterprise Capture Software Suites for Document, Information and Item Processing

Data Governance | Fintech

Somerset Trust Company, a full-service community bank, has expanded its footprint to include document and check processing with Alogent’s FASTdocs suite of content and information management (ECM / EIM), and its ImagePoint suite for item processing.

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Georgia State’s Arun Rai Receives LEO Award for Lifetime Achievement in Information Systems

Education/STEM

Arun Rai, Regents’ Professor of the University System of Georgia and director of the Center for Digital Innovation at Georgia State University’s Robinson College of Business, has received the LEO Award for Lifetime Exceptional Achievement, the highest recognition in the field of information systems.

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SaaSOptics Announces Subscription Management Platform for Xero Customers

CX | Fintech

New integration with Xero brings B2B SaaS businesses support for GAAP/IFRS-compliant revenue recognition and the metrics and analytics needed for growth

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Stratix Strengthens its Senior Leadership Team with Three Executive Hires

Mobility

Stratix Corporation (“Stratix”), a leading provider of managed mobility services in the U.S., today announced three strategic hires to its senior leadership team. Brad Ferguson joins Stratix as Chief Financial Officer (CFO), Alex Kalish joins as Chief Strategy and Solutions Officer (CSSO) and Kip Wagner as Chief Revenue Officer (CRO). As Stratix continues to scale, Ferguson, Kalish and Wagner will support the company’s mission of empowering companies through mobility as the largest, most experienced pure-play managed mobility service provider in North America.

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DHG Welcomes Kate Leverone as Managing Director in Private Equity and Transaction Advisory Practices

Fintech

Dixon Hughes Goodman LLP, a U.S. top 20 public accounting and advisory firm, is pleased to welcome Kate Leverone as a Managing Director in its Private Equity and Transaction Advisory practices.

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Money Mart Enables Mobile Check Cashing to Over One Million Customers with Alogent’s Hosted Mobile Deposit Services

Fintech | Mobility

Alogent announced today that Money Mart Financial Services has implemented its Mobile Check Cashing Service, powered by Alogent’s Mobile Deposit Services (MDS) offering, a fully hosted mobile check acquisition and processing platform.

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Jewel Burks Solomon Named U.S. Head of Google for Startups

Corporate Development | CX

Jewel Burks Solomon has been hired as the first Head of Google for Startups in the U.S. and will be based in the Atlanta office.

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Comcast NBCUniversal Launches SportsTech, A Global Accelerator for Sports Technology Startups

Media & Entertainment

SportsTech will feature an unprecedented partnership of three of Comcast NBCUniversal’s sports brands – NBC Sports, Sky Sports and Golf Channel – alongside NASCAR and two US Olympic sports organizations: U.S. Ski & Snowboard and USA Swimming.

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City of College Park Turns to Comcast for Smart City Capabilities

Smart Communities & Sustainablility | Supply Chain, Logistics & Manufacturing

The City of College Park announced it has partnered with Comcast to install sensors that will alert the municipality when its trash receptacles are nearing full capacity.

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Windham Brannon Starts 2020 with the Naming of Three New Principals

Fintech

Growing Firm Continues to Develop Top Tax and Accounting Talent

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Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona and Sharecare team up to empower all Arizonans to improve health and well-being

Digital Health

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona, the state’s largest locally based healthcare insurer, and Atlanta-based digital health company Sharecare announced a strategic partnership to empower every Arizonan, regardless of insurance coverage, to improve their holistic health and well-being. Additionally, this deal provides exclusivity to BCBSAZ as the only Arizona-based health plan to offer the Sharecare platform to members or commercial customer groups.

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PDI Releases New Study On Evolving Consumer Preferences Towards Loyalty Programs And Rewards Currencies

Cloud | Marketing | Supply Chain, Logistics & Manufacturing

The ‘Road to Rewards 2019’ Report Uncovers Changing Consumer Priorities, Retailer Challenges and Mobile Technology Shifts

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“Connected Roads” Lane Markings on The Ray to Improve Driver Safety  & Facilitate Safe Testing of Self-Driving Vehicles  

Infrastructure | Supply Chain, Logistics & Manufacturing

All lanes of the 13 miles of Interstate 85, from the Georgia-Alabama border to Exit 13-LaGrange, are now marked with 3M’s Connected Roads All Weather Elements striping technology.

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AmeriPro EMS Continues Southeast Growth & Expansion with Strategic Acquisition

Digital Health | Transportation Tech

AmeriPro EMS has invested in the latest cutting-edge technologies to provide a premier patient experience through stringent quality control measures, driver safety tracking software and efficient communication platforms with receiving facilities.

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Sharecare wins eight Digital Health Awards in Fall 2019 Competition

Cloud | Digital Health | Mobility

Sharecare, the digital health company that helps people manage all their health in one place, today announced it was honored in the Fall 2019 competition of the Digital Health Awards for its platform, as well as its features, interactive tools and engaging multi-platform content.

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Genomind joins forces with Sharecare to improve mental health outcomes

Digital Health

Genomind brings expertise in mental health education and pharmacogenomics services to Sharecare’s comprehensive digital health platform

Companies create joint venture to provide actionable, targeted mental health solutions that empower patients, improve access to resources, and lower costs of care

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LocatorX Names Pat Pickren Chief Technology Officer

Supply Chain, Logistics & Manufacturing

LocatorX (www.locatorx.com), which provides accurate, inexpensive and flexible tracking technology to companies across a variety of industries, announced today that Pat Pickren has been named Chief Technology Officer (CTO).

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nView Expands its Leadership Team

Digital Health

nView, a leading behavioral health solutions company, is pleased to announce the appointment of Maurice Rosenbaum to the role of Chief Product Officer. As the company expands its portfolio of software solutions, Rosenbaum will be responsible for incorporating the rapidly changing dynamics of the behavioral health market into nView’s product and company growth strategy.

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LGIS Launches Commercial Real Estate Industry’s First Deposit Assurance Service to Grow Deposits and CRE Loans

Fintech | Information Security

LGIS launches its Deposit Assurance Service, providing financial institutions with an effective, compliant path to grow their deposits and CRE loans.

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Aptean Strengthens Commercial Leadership, Adding Nicole O’Rourke, CMO, to its Executive Leadership Team

Marketing | Supply Chain, Logistics & Manufacturing

Aptean, a global provider of mission-critical enterprise software solutions, today announced the appointment of Nicole Timan O’Rourke as its Chief Marketing Officer (CMO), effective immediately. O’Rourke brings nearly 25 years of success in building strategic marketing organizations and will be responsible for leading Aptean’s global marketing and communications efforts.

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PDF Software Made in Atlanta on Display at the Small Business Expo

Southeastern Software Association

Qoppa Software was exhibiting their PDF software at the Small Business Expo 2019, at the Cobb Galleria Centre, in Atlanta, on November 14 2019.

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AEV Establishes Headquarters for Atlanta Reign, Atlanta’s First Professional Esports Team

Media & Entertainment

“We are proud to see Atlanta Reign expanding their footprint in Midtown with the opening of this new headquarters,” said Governor Kemp. “Atlanta is quickly becoming a hub for esports in the United States, and this announcement speaks to the strength of Georgia’s vibrant tech and entertainment industries.”

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Stratix Corporation Names Louis M. Alterman as Chief Executive Officer

Fintech | Mobility

Stratix Corporation (“Stratix”) is pleased to announce the appointment of Louis M. Alterman as President, CEO and member of the Board of Directors. Mr. Alterman assumes his new responsibilities on December 1, 2019.

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