Cognizant on Tuesday announced its Vice Chairman and CEO Francisco D’Souza was named chairman of the IT and Electronics Governors community at the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting this week in Davos, Switzerland. The World Economic Forum is an independent and impartial international organization for public-private cooperation with an objective to improve the state of ...
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Telrite Holdings to acquire Fort Lee’s Locus Telecommunications
Covington, Ga.-based Telrite Holdings Inc. announced Monday an agreement to purchase Locus Telecommunications and H20 Wireless of Fort Lee. H20 Wireless, a Locus Telecommunications brand, offers no-contract wireless services. According to Locus, it serves about one million customers and its national distribution network includes more than 100,000 retailers. The deal is pending regulatory approval, however, ...
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An Essex County comeback
The news that Newark made the short list of locations being considered for Amazon HQ2, the ambitious second headquarters for the giant online retailer, suggested that the city could compete with the best when it comes to attracting businesses and residents. But the status of Newark — Essex County’s largest city and the county seat ...
Read More »J&J announces research study with Apple Watch
Johnson & Johnson announced on Thursday that Janssen Pharmaceuticals Inc. — a member of the Johnson & Johnson Family of Companies — entered into a research study in collaboration with Apple Inc. The goal of the alliance is to investigate whether a new heart health program, using an app from Johnson & Johnson in combination ...
Read More »VOICE Summit returns to NJIT in July
The VOICE Summit will return to the New Jersey Institute of Technology from July 22 to July 26. Amazon Alexa is returning as the diamond sponsor of the summit that features technology professionals discussing technological innovation with the purpose of making human connections. Organizers expect to attract more than 5,000 attendees and 100 sponsors from ...
Read More »Newark Venture Partners spotlights start-ups at Demo Day
Early stage venture capital firm Newark Venture Partners hosted a Demo Day on Tuesday at the Newark Museum, showcasing start-up technology companies. Founders of technology companies said these corporations bring high-paying jobs to New Jersey. Newark Venture Partners has invested $15 million in 54 technology companies that employ a total of 400 employees. Don Katz, ...
Read More »Conduent completes HSP acquisition
Conduent Inc. completed its acquisition of health care payer administration software provider Health Solutions Plus of Melville, N.Y.
Read More »Murphy unveils picks for innovation commission
Gov. Phil Murphy unveiled eight picks for the 17-member Commission on Science, Innovation and Technology—an advisory board reinstated in July to kick-start the state’s innovation economy in the sectors of life-science and technology.
Read More »Two Princeton University computer science professors to lead new Google AI lab
Two Princeton University computer science professors will lead a Google artificial intelligence lab that is scheduled to open in January in Princeton.
Read More »Edison invests $4.2M in Virginia tech firm
Growth equity investment firm Edison Partners said Wednesday it is leading a $5.4 million funding of an Arlington, Va., technology company called ExecVision.
Read More »NJIT team wins Horizon health care challenge
A team from New Jersey Institute of Technology took top honors in the Second Annual Horizon Health Care Transformation Challenge. A total of $10,000 in prize money was awarded to the top teams.
Read More »GoPuff coming to NJ with plans for 600 new jobs
On-demand delivery service firm GoPuff confirmed Monday it will open a facility in New Jersey, a month after the state’s Economic Development Authority put $39.1 million of tax credits on the table to attract the company.
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