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Stratix Strengthens its Senior Leadership Team with Three Executive Hires

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.

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

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.

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

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.

Sharecare and National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, New York Chapter – renowned for the Emmy Awards – announce finalists in 2020 Sharecare Awards

Public voting for Sharing Care Award open through Jan. 31

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

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.

TAG Corporate Development Announces New 2020 Board Leadership & Members

TAG’s Corporate Development Society is pleased to announce the appointment of new leadership and members to their 2020 Board of Directors.

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

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.

Aptean Expands Leadership Team with Appointment of New Chief Revenue Officer

Robert Kocis Tapped to Accelerate Company Growth.

City of College Park Turns to Comcast for Smart City Capabilities

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.

Windham Brannon Starts 2020 with the Naming of Three New Principals

Growing Firm Continues to Develop Top Tax and Accounting Talent

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

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.

TAG Issues Call for Annual Technology Industry Survey

The report, revealed each year at TAG’s The Summit event, gives an annual assessment of the strengths and key issues within the technology sectors of Georgia.

Optimizing Placements of Computing Workloads

Today, 90% of enterprise-generated data is processed through traditional or cloud data centers. By 2025, Gartner predicts that only 25% of enterprise-generated data will be processed in the same way as computing workloads move to the edge.

A Smart Buildings Implementation Model for Interdisciplinary Teams

No longer are buildings built to provide just a comfortable location for which to work, live, learn, and heal. Today, buildings are required to deliver secure technology services and engaging, productive experiences to its occupants all while making sure the structure is efficient, reduces costs, and has a lower environmental impact.

Blue Ridge Announces Date for BLUEPRINT 2020

Blue Ridge today announced that its user conference, BLUEPRINT 2020, will be held in Atlanta on April 26–28, 2020 at the Omni Hotel at The Battery Atlanta™. BLUEPRINT is a practical, hands-on annual conference for supply chain leaders, managers and users of Blue Ridge solutions that includes over 20 hours of training and development to improve inventory optimization.

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

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

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

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.

AmeriPro EMS Continues Southeast Growth & Expansion with Strategic Acquisition

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.

TAG Marketing Society Announces Winners for 2019 TAG Marketing Awards

The TAG Marketing Awards create one of the most anticipated events of the season and honor the accomplishments of talented marketing professionals, successful teams and the amazing technologies we use every day. This year’s award winners were selected from eight categories.

Sharecare wins eight Digital Health Awards in Fall 2019 Competition

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.

Genomind joins forces with Sharecare to improve mental health outcomes

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

TAG Calls for 2020 ADVANCE Awards Applications

TAG ADVANCE Award winners are made up of companies and technologies in production, bringing measurable results and advancing the financial industry through the use of technology. Apply by January 30, 2020.

LocatorX Names Pat Pickren Chief Technology Officer

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).

nView Expands its Leadership Team

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.

TAG Awards Georgia Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan Tech Champion of the Year

The Technology Association of Georgia (TAG) has named Georgia Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan Tech Champion of the Year, an award recognizing Duncan for his many contributions to making Georgia a globally leading technology state.

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

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

TAG Marketing Society Announces the 2019 TAG Marketing Award Finalists

The TAG Marketing Society is proud to announce the finalists for the 2019 TAG Marketing Awards. These nominees constitute an elite group selected from numerous submissions. The TAG Marketing Society will celebrate the winners at a gala event held on Monday, December 9th at the Georgia Aquarium.

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

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.

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

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

Former Disney Creativity & Innovation Mastermind Duncan Wardle to Keynote The Summit 2020

The Technology Association of Georgia (TAG) has announced that Duncan Wardle, the creativity mastermind behind Disney’s most powerful brands, will be a keynote speaker at TAG’s premier annual showcase, The Summit March 3-4, 2020 at Cobb Galleria in Atlanta.