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MBEP: Catalyzing Community Well-Being
By Kate Roberts Monterey Bay Economic Partnership, President Special to Santa Cruz Tech Beat October 26, 2016 — Santa Cruz, CA During this crazy election season, it’s easy to feel discouraged by all the rhetoric […]
Watch: We’re here to deliver the first BUOY
By Sara Isenberg Founder, Publisher, Editor-in-Chief, Santa Cruz Tech Beat October 26, 2016 — Santa Cruz, CA Yesterday Calliope Waterworks proudly delivered and installed the first Buoy at the home of two of their earliest […]
Smith Micro Enhances Animation Process with Moho and New Surface Studio from Microsoft
(Contributed) October 26, 2016 — Santa Cruz, CA [Editor’s note: Moho was created by the graphics division of Smith Micro Software that is located in Santa Cruz. Mike Clifton, above, shared his story in Santa […]
Monarch Media Inc. announces appointment of new CEO
(Contributed) October 25, 2016 — Santa Cruz, CA Monarch Media, a leading provider of eLearning and training solutions for education, health care, and government markets announced today the appointment of new Chief Executive Officer Greg […]
PayStand accepted into Forbes Finance Council
(Contributed) October 24, 2016 — Scotts Valley, CA PayStand, the next generation B2B billing & payment company, has been accepted into the Forbes Finance Council, an invitation-only community for executives in accounting, financial planning and […]
Q&A: Matt Huffaker says “Watsonville’s fiber is open for business”
By Sara Isenberg Founder, Publisher, Editor-in-Chief, Santa Cruz Tech Beat October 22, 2016 — Watsonville, CA (Photo above: Matt Huffaker joined the City of Watsonville as Assistant City Manager last June. Contributed) Matt Huffaker, new […]
CSUMB’s Digital Otter Center offers free community tech support
(Contributed) October 22, 2016 — Seaside, CA (Photo above: The Digital Otter Center at CSUMB offers free tech support for community members every Friday from 4-7 pm. Source: CSUMB website) [Editor’s note: Despite the name, […]
UCSC student games win awards at IndieCade
By Tim Stephens UC Santa Cruz October 21, 2016 — Santa Cruz, CA (Photo above: Bad News developers James Ryan, Adam Summerville, and Ben Samuel accepted the Audience Choice Award at the 2016 IndieCade Festival. […]
CSUMB Hackathon Nov 4-6 to promote use of technology to solve emerging community concerns
(Contributed) October 21, 2016 — Seaside, CA This year’s event will focus on the use of technology to solve community concerns such as safety, education, parking, emergency management and other emerging community dilemmas. This year’s […]
Watch: Looker Life = Customer Love
By Sara Isenberg Founder, Publisher, Editor-in-Chief, Santa Cruz Tech Beat October 20, 2016 — Santa Cruz, CA Looker just wrapped up Join 2016, their first-ever multi-day event held earlier this week in New York, where […]