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Time Warner Has Free WiFi HotSpots in Austin

April 25, 2013 by Bryan Menell 1 Comment

Time Warner Cable today announced that the company has begun deployment of TWC WiFi™, a citywide WiFi Hotspot network for its customers in Austin, Texas. Access to the TWC WiFi™ network is free to Time Warner Cable customers with Standard Internet or above and to Time Warner Cable Business Class Internet customers. Additionally, free Trial and Prepaid Access options starting as low as $2.95/hour are available on TWC WiFi™ for those not qualifying for free access.

Filed Under: Digital Tagged With: Time Warner

Spanning Cloud Apps Goes Mobile with Audit Log for Google Apps

April 18, 2013 by Bryan Menell Leave a Comment

Spanning Cloud Apps, creators of the powerful, enterprise-class data protection solution “Spanning Backup for Google Apps”, announces that administrators can now monitor their Google Apps domains from their mobile devices with Audit Log for Google Apps. Spanning’s first mobile app alerts administrators when changes are made to their domain settings – allowing them to monitor their domains on the go and in real time.

Filed Under: Digital Tagged With: spanning

AVAI Announces New Version of AMP

April 9, 2013 by Bryan Menell 1 Comment

AVAI Mobile Solutions, based in Austin, has announced a version of its AMP™ mobile application content management platform for the enterprise market. AMP enables enterprises to avoid the high cost and risk associated with custom app development and versioning by leveraging a proven platform as a service.

Filed Under: Digital Tagged With: AVAI, Mobile

Google Fiber Announcement Likely Tomorrow

April 9, 2013 by Bryan Menell 1 Comment

The worst kept secret in Austin this week is the impending announcement that Google Fiber is coming to Austin. A post titled “Google Fiber’s next stop: Austin, Texas” appeared on the Google Fiber site at 3am the other day. And it was promptly removed. People like GigaOm’s Stacey Higginbotham received invitations to a special event on Tuesday, and a local PR firm has been tasked with inviting local tech dignitaries.

Filed Under: Digital Tagged With: google fiber

This Austin Company’s Mobile App Shows You Which People To Connect With On LinkedIn

March 29, 2013 by George Dearing 3 Comments

Love it or hate it, LinkedIn is probably a part of your communications tool set. Austin’s WeCanStudios just launched an app that makes it even stickier. CanWeNetworksits atop LinkedIn and combines the company’s own algorithms and proximity technologies to match you up with other professionals, presumably ones you should meet.

Filed Under: Consumer, Digital, Enterprise, Mobile Tagged With: CanWeNetwork, Jive, LinkedIn, Social network, WeCanStudios, Yammer

Time Warner Cable Launches IntelligentHome in Austin

March 26, 2013 by Bryan Menell 1 Comment

You may remember Austin-based startup uControl, which launched at the DEMO conference in 2007. In November 2010 they merged with iControl, and the combined companies are funded by top tier venture investors Kleiner Perkins. Today their unique hardware and software solution launched in Austin with Time Warner Cable under the name of IntelligentHome.

Filed Under: Digital Tagged With: icontrol, Time Warner, uControl

Icon Delivers A Business Card That’s As Digital As You Are

February 20, 2013 by George Dearing Leave a Comment

Personal brands have been around forever. It’s just that we used to call them something else. Like famous people, or celebrities. But in the era of Tweets, Likes and LinkedIn requests, the idea that everyone can build a brand has caught on. While some of the consumer-facing activity in the internet sector has lost some [...]

Filed Under: Consumer, Digital, Mobile Tagged With: analytics, Branding, Mobile, social+networking, startup, SXSW

New Report: There’s Tech Jobs In Austin But Others Lead In New Tech Growth

January 7, 2013 by George Dearing Leave a Comment

A recent report shared by the Austin Technology Council and sponsored by Engine Advocacy, was part reinforcement and part surprise. The Bay Area Council Economic Institute prepared the report, “Technology Works: Patterns of High-Technology Employment and Wages in the United States,” and shows Austin and the Austin-San Antonio corridor is a favorable hub for high-tech employment. That’s not the surprise. “Given the size [...]

Filed Under: Cleantech, Consumer, Digital, Enterprise, Government Tagged With: Austin Texas, austin+technology+council, Employment, High tech, Kevin Callahan, mapmyfitness, STEM fields

uShip Completes Mammoth Raise With Top Tier Venture Firm

December 19, 2012 by Bryan Menell 1 Comment

From the iconic downtown building that houses their headquarters, to the TV series “Shipping Wars”, to the famous SXSW parties, uShip is an awesome part of the Austin technology ecosystem. Today they announced a huge round of funding with one of the most successful, and top tier, Silicon Valley venture capital investors Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers (KPCB).