Technology & Innovation
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SAP President’s Letter Reiterates Company’s Commitment to Newtown Square
In a letter addressed to the Daily Times, Jennifer Morgan, president of SAP’s Newtown Square-based North American headquarters, said the German software company remains committed to the area. “There has been some concern over recent media coverage in the Philadelphia area suggesting that SAP has plans to move our North America headquarters from Newtown Square…
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Amenities Make Radnor’s eMoney Advisor One of ‘Best Places to Work’ in Philadelphia
Headquartered in Radnor, eMoney Advisor has been named one of the “Best Places to Work” in Philadelphia in the large company category by the Philadelphia Business Journal. Founded in 2000, eMoney creates innovative financial technology for financial advisors and their clients, including an industry-leading client portal and powerful data and analytics tools. The company’s 77,000-square-foot…
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Wayne’s Teleflex Launches Second-Generation Surgical System
Wayne’s Teleflex has announced that it has launched a second-generation surgical system to make laparoscopic procedures even less invasive, writes John George for the Philadelphia Business Journal. Laparoscopic surgery allows medical instruments, along with a camera and light source, to be inserted through three small incisions in the abdomen. The surgeon is then able to…
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SAP Ditching Annual Performance Reviews of Employees
The dreaded performance review form that annually ends up on many people’s desks may eventually become a thing of the past, according to a staff report for NBC News. Germany’s SAP, the software giant with a North American headquarters in Newtown Square, is ditching annual performance reviews, following a trend that began in the U.S.…
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Chester’s Power Home Remodeling Encourages Upside-Down Mentoring Strategy
It turns out that the latest workplace shift is to encourage millennials to mentor their older co-workers in more efficient ways of using technology to help grow the business, according to a staff report for APRO, an online tool for the rent-to-own industry. Chester’s Power Home Remodeling is already on the cutting edge of this…
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SAP’s CEO Tells Forbes the Trust Business Leaders Earn Daily Can Change World
On July 26th, Bill McDermott, CEO of Newtown Square’s SAP, hosted the inaugural ‘We The Future’ summit for students, young professionals, and congressional leaders at the National Constitution Center to encourage the younger generation to shape their own future, writes Dan Schawbel for Forbes. In his interview with Forbes, McDermott talks about the importance of…
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Alliances Between Delco Companies and Software Makers a Sign of the Digital Times
As the world becomes increasingly digital, more and more business is conducted on smartphones, the preferred medium of millennials. In a rundown of the region’s key software makers, the Philadelphia Inquirer recently highlighted several alliances that involved Delaware County companies: Radnor’s Lincoln National and Exton-based iPipeline The real focus of Lincoln National, a $220 billion-asset…
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Radnor’s Relay Network Bursts Off Starting Blocks to Raise $12 Million in Private Stock
Radnor’s Relay Network, a software company that helps businesses and customers communicate securely in real time, has raised $12 million in a private stock sale, writes John George for the Philadelphia Business Journal. Relay Network is planning to use the majority of the funds to proceed with scaling its technology platform and operations. “Businesses are…
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SCORE Partners with Comcast Business to Mentor Small Businesses in Chester and Delaware Counties
Comcast Business, a leading provider of advanced communication services, has partnered with Chester and Delaware County SCORE to further its mission to support entrepreneurs and small business owners in the local community. Comcast Business will work with SCORE to support local events and programs and to educate entrepreneurs on how technology can help small businesses…
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Clement Family Donates to Help Others Who’ve Experienced Tragedy of Stillborn Birth
Beth and Chris Clement, whose son Theodore Jude Clement was born still last year, will donate four Cuddle Cots to the Maternity Units of each Main Line Health acute care hospital in memory of their late child during a ceremony Saturday from 10-11 AM at Lankenau Medical Center. In partnership with Stories of Babies Born…
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CEOs of Two Delco Companies Ranked Among Nation’s Most Popular Leaders of Large Firms
The CEOs of a pair of Delaware County companies were ranked among the nation’s Top 50 leaders of large firms, according to an analysis of more than two million employee reviews submitted to the popular recruiting site Glassdoor Inc. According to a report in the Wall Street Journal, Corey Schiller and Asher Raphael, co-CEOs of…
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Radnor’s Qlik Acquired by Private-Equity Firm in Chicago for $3 Billion
Thoma Bravo, a Chicago-based private-equity firm, has acquired Radnor’s Qlik, a leader in visual analytics delivering intuitive solutions for self-service data visualization, in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $3.0 billion. The deal values each share at $30.50. Qlik will maintain its corporate headquarters in Radnor, and will continue to service its customers globally, led…
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Radnor’s VWR Expands Its Empire with Fifth Acquisition in Past Two Years
VWR, a global supplier of laboratory products, has acquired JM Separations, the fifth firm bought by the Radnor-based company in the past two years, writes John George of the Philadelphia Business Journal. JM Separations is based in The Netherlands and supplies single-use fluid handling and separation technology products for pharmaceutical and biotech companies. Most of…
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HeadRoom’s Dan Lievens: Omne Delivers Elegant Solutions to Businesses
Armed with a growing arsenal of skills and experience, the Media custom app developer Omne Solutions is honing in on turning difficult challenges into missions accomplished, and its precision is impressive. Just ask the strategic minds behind HeadRoom, the coworking, collaboration and consulting firm in Media and Wayne. “They are amazing. Omne is leveraging some…
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Qlik’s First-Quarter Revenue Increases 15 Percent from Last Year
Qlik Technologies, a Radnor software company and leader in visual analytics, has announced its first-quarter financial results, and they include a total revenue of $138.0 million, a 15 percent increase from last year’s first quarter. “We are capitalizing on our growing market opportunity and the rising awareness for analytics and self-service visualization across all the…
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Technology Giants Look to Swarthmore for New Talent
The increasing interest of technology giants like Google in recruiting Swarthmore talent is leading to a growing percentage of its students studying computer science majors, writes Isaac Lee for The Daily Gazette, Swarthmore College campus newspaper. The Career Services annual report shows that recruitment is booming as numerous employers are visiting the campus looking for…
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SAP to Develop 100 Corporate Apps Through Partnership with Apple
SAP, the German software giant whose United States headquarters are located in Newtown Square, will develop about 100 enterprise applications using the new software development kit it’s building with Apple, writes Steve Norton of The Wall Street Journal. Some will be industry-specific, addressing fields such as health care and retail, while others will be more…
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Radnor’s VWR Foundation Gives Back to Science Community, Distributes $85,000 in First-Quarter Grants
The VWR Foundation, a charitable organization dedicated to giving back to the science community, distributed 10 grants totaling more than $85,000 during the first quarter of 2016. The Foundation is the philanthropic arm of VWR International, a Radnor-based company involved in the distribution of research laboratory products. The Foundation supports organizations and programs that are…
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