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Textizen just got acquired by GovDelivery

July 29, 2015

It’s a win for Code for America and for Philadelphia, too — both of which incubated Textizen in their own ways. Textizen, the civic tech startup from Code for America fellow Michelle Lee, has been acquired by government communications platform GovDelivery, Textizen announced this morning. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Textizen’s team is split […]

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Rajant’s New Wireless Application Device Brings HD Video and Terabyte Storage Capabilities to Network Edge

July 23, 2015

CacheCrumb™ Provides a Distributed Way to Scale and Manage Big Payloads and High-speed Sensors over Wireless PHILADELPHIA–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Rajant, a manufacturer of kinetic mesh™ technology for building private wireless networks, today announced the launch of its CacheCrumb node, a wireless transceiver with built-in processing power that enables applications to be pushed to the edge of a […]

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SmartCEO Names Felicite Moorman a 2015 Brava! Award Winner

July 23, 2015

BuLogics and StratIS’ CEO Felicite Moorman selected one of Philadelphia’s powerhouse business leaders as part of the Brava! Awards Program. PHILADELPHIA, PA – July 21, 2015 – BuLogics, Inc., which designs, builds, and certifies devices and ecosystems for the Internet of Things, together with spinout StratIS, Llc., the leading provider of access, energy, and automation […]

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“It’s the best possible time to be alive, when almost everything you thought you knew is wrong.”

July 20, 2015

This was an interesting week in the world of science and technology and it brought to mind Tom Stoppard’s line from his play, Arcadia:  “It’s the best possible time to be alive, when almost everything you thought you knew is wrong.” First were the stunning views of Pluto from the New Horizons probe, launched 9.5 […]

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Ben Franklin Technology Partners and The Importance of Funding

July 20, 2015

Last Thursday, Mark DeGrandpre travelled to West Chester to speak on behalf of Ben Franklin Technology Partners of South Eastern Pennsylvania. The topic of the briefing was commercialization and investment. As Mark spoke, there appeared to be a hunger in the room. The large crowd that had assembled sat tentatively and eager to devour any […]

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