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Steve Blum: Showdown time for California’s broadband future
By Steve Blum Tellus Venture Associates Special to Santa Cruz Tech Beat (Photo: Contributed) April 26, 2020 — Santa Cruz, CA Like a gut shot gunfighter with nothing to lose, assembly bill 570 is both […]
Steve Blum: California legislators lean toward faster broadband standard, as committees wrap up work
By Steve Blum Tellus Venture Associates Special to Santa Cruz Tech Beat April 14, 2020 — Santa Cruz, CA Two competing broadband infrastructure bills faced final committee votes yesterday in the California legislature. Both passed […]
Scoot Science announces partnership with Grieg Seafood ASA
(Contributed) August 20, 2020 — Santa Cruz, CA and Campbell River, BC Scoot Science, an ocean monitoring and forecasting technology company, announced today its partnership with Grieg Seafood ASA, a global leader in salmon farming […]
Budding Future: Longtime tech entrepreneur and new Foundation of CSUMB board member Bud Colligan envisions free higher education for all. Wi-Fi, too.
August 18, 2020 — Santa Cruz, CA By Bradley ZeveMonterey County Weekly (Photo above: Bud Colligan, pictured in a video meeting, was part of Apple’s team that launched the Macintosh personal computer in the 1980s, […]
Community Foundation Launches Fire Response Fund
(Contributed) August 20, 2020 — Aptos, CA Funds will aid residents displaced by the CZU August Lightning Complex Fires The Community Foundation Santa Cruz County has established the Fire Response Fund to support those affected by the […]
Paystand Surpasses 1000% Growth with Industry’s Only Zero-Fee B2B Payment Network
(Contributed) August 20, 2020 — Scotts Valley, CA B2B payments leader selected to Inc. 5000 list as top 10 fastest growing company in Silicon Valley; payment network crosses 140,000 businesses. Paystand, the fastest growing blockchain-enabled […]
New Looker feature enhancements for the data-driven workforce
By Pedro ArellanoDirector of Looker Product Marketing, Google Cloud August 18, 2020 — Santa Cruz, CA Last November, we announced our latest software version, Looker 7, and our vision of empowering companies to build any […]
Monterey Bay Aquarium launches free online courses for students
(Source: KSBW) The classes are free and so far 25,000 people have already signed up. Parents may be looking for some extra resources. To help, the Monterey Bay Aquarium has launched free online courses for […]
How Covid-19 is Redefining the Contact Center
(Source: Poly blog) August 18, 2020 — Santa Cruz, CA For the majority of the year 2020, organizations have lost their ability to deliver in-person service to their customers. Meanwhile, customers endured increasingly complex scenarios […]
Poly Appoints Dave Shull President and Chief Executive Officer
(Contributed) (Photo above: Dave Shull, President and Chief Executive Officer, Poly. Contributed.) Telecommunications and Technology Veteran Brings 15 Years of Senior Leadership Experience and a Strong Track Record of Value Creation August 17, 2020 — […]