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In New Jersey, more than 323,000 government contracts were awarded to the state’s nearly 7,000 government contractors in 2019--each of which would be directly affected by President Joe Biden’s recent cybersecurity executive order.
Mindtree to acquire NxT Digital Business from L&T Group
Together the companies will bring scale and market agility to meet the growing end-to-end digital transformation demands of customers. This will help accelerate the journey to "Industry 4.0:" The smart automation of industry and manufacturing to gain agility and customer-centricity.
Ness acquires consulting, advisory firm Risk Focus
The Teaneck-based buyer said the target is an Advanced AWS Partner with the Financial Services, Migration and DevOps competencies, as well as Premier Confluent Systems Integrator, making it one of the top five AWS partners in the financial services industry.
NJBIZ Conversations: Ranjit Tinaikar
The Ness CEO talks about how the company's latest deal will help it assist clients in managing the technological transformation washing over every sector of the economy, putting together an acquisition during the pandemic and his overall economic outlook.
Marlabs appoints president of digital strategy, innovation and transformation
Madhavan Satagopan will be responsible for catalyzing the digital-first culture at the Piscataway-based digital solutions company through a 360-degree transformation permeating innovation-eco-systems, digital platforms and[divider] solutions, business outcomes, employee-first culture, and corporate strategy.
Conduent awarded new tolling contract from Highways England
The agreement marks a significant expansion for the Paramus-based business's road usage charging operations in the U.K. and Europe.
WorkWave acquires customer service platform Slingshot
The deal furthers the Holmdel-based technology company's mission to drive every aspect of its field services clients' businesses to new levels of success.
Lasso Analytics joins TinySeed’s accelerator program, raises $120K
The Hoboken-based, all-in-one affiliate marketing plugin for WordPress raised seed funding to help advance its mission to simplify affiliate marketing for no-code business owners and grow their online sales.
Stryker, Minor League Baseball strike partnership
The Mahwah-based medical technology company is aiming to encourage fans to stay active with its first-of-its-kind collaboration.
WorkWave posts 64% YoY increase in Q1
The Holmdel company said it is reinventing what it means to be a software provider and is the partner that drives growth, improves operations, and maximizes their customers' money.
CLOSING ENTRY: Bridging the gap
Dr. Dale Caldwell, professor and executive director of the Fairleigh Dickinson University Rothman Institute of Innovation and Entrepreneurship, explores why technological innovations are important for average workers, and not just for identifying the next big thing that will transform entertainment, social media, transportation or communication.
Corcentric, Beroe partner to boost supplier risk and compliance efforts
The integration of the two companies will offer customers an essential and unique opportunity to easily link supplier profiles with leading third-party risk data providers by removing the need to strike individual agreements.