Technology
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Radnor-Based Lovell Minnick Partners Acquires Real Estate Data, Analytics Provider
Lovell Minnick Partners, a private equity firm based in Radnor, has acquired ATTOM Data Solutions – a national real estate data and analytics provider – from Renovo Capital and Rosewood Private Investments, writes Jeff Blumenthal for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The terms of the deal were not disclosed. ATTOM Data manages a comprehensive data platform…
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Technology Services Company in Radnor to Receive Thousands in Tax Credits
Radnor-based Eigen X is one of 80 early-stage companies in the Philadelphia area that will receive a portion of the more than $5.4 million in state tax credits issued through the Keystone Innovation Zone program, writes Michelle Caffrey for the Philadelphia Business Journal. Eigen X is among the 255 in Pennsylvania awarded the credits through…
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Villanova Alum Behind Google’s New ‘Tell Me Something Good’ Function
Ryan Burke, a Villanova University graduate and producer at Google’s Creative Lab, is the originator of Google’s new “something good” function, writes Michelle Caffrey for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The new function can be accessed by saying “Hey, Google, tell me something good” to Google Assistant or to a Google Home smart speaker. The idea…
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Radnor Company Partners with Restaurant Consortium to Offer Text-to-Order System
Radnor-based JetSense has partnered with a consortium of restaurants in Washington, D.C., to create an ordering system based on text messaging, writes Kenneth Hilario for the Philadelphia Business Journal. JetSense, which designs integrated chatbot platforms, and the Neighborhood Restaurant Group recently debuted the new text-based system that aims to simplify restaurant dining. The new text…
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SAP Exec on Amazon’s Snub of Philly: ‘There’s a Lot to Learn from This’
Lloyd Adams, SAP North America’s Managing Director for the East Region, believes that Amazon’s HQ2 decision had to do with access to talent, writes Roberto Torres for Technical.ly Philly. “With a vibrant college and university programs that feed into the employer market, we need to better retain and develop talent,” said Adams. Wharton professor Robert…
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Haverford Native, CEO of Med Tech Company Named to Forbes’s 30 Under 30 List
Haverford native David West, the CEO of medical technology company Proscia, has been named in the healthcare section of Forbes’s 30 under 30 list for 2018, writes John George for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The 24-year-old graduated from St. Joe’s Prep before enrolling at Johns Hopkins University. Four years ago, he founded the company, along…
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SAP Acquires Rival of SurveyMonkey for $8 Billion; CEO Compares Deal to Facebook Buying Instagram
Newtown Square’s SAP, the market leader in innovative enterprise application software, has acquired Qualtrics International, a rival of SurveyMonkey, for $8 billion, writes Cromwell Schubarth for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The Utah-based company has raised around $450 million in venture funding. It was already valued at around $2.5 billion in April 2017, during its last…
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Glen Mills-Based Axalta Unveils World’s Largest R&D Lab at Navy Yard
Glen Mills-based Axalta recently unveiled the world’s largest coatings research and development facility at the Philadelphia Navy Yard, writes Tudor Scolca for Commercial Property Executive. Construction of the two-story building, which cost $70 million, began three years ago. Liberty Property Trust and Synterra Partners are the developers and co-owners. Axalta’s Global Innovation Center will be…
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SAP Recognizes Penn State Great Valley Students for Their App That Helps Veterans Combat Opioid Abuse
Penn State Great Valley students have been recognized by SAP for their app that helps veterans combat opioid abuse, according to a report from Penn State News. The university’s Analytical Assassins team took part in Code4PA’s month-long Codeathon. The event uses open data sets to generate ideas and innovation. This year, the teams were tasked…
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DELCO Careers – Qlik
Headquartered in Radnor, Qlik delivers intuitive platform solutions for self-service data visualization, guided analytics applications, embedded analytics, and reporting to approximately 40,000 customers worldwide. Customer Success Engineer This position advises customers on highly scalable technical solutions that integrate company products with customers’ enterprise systems; provides hands-on assistance with designing and provisioning secure environments; and solves client technical…
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SAP’s Jennifer Morgan Now Has This in Common with Oprah Winfrey
Jennifer Morgan – a president at SAP in Newtown Square who oversees all of the Americas, Japan, and Asia Pacific – is one of Fortune magazine’s 51 Most Powerful Women in America. Morgan, who placed 43rd on the list, ahead of Oprah Winfrey at No. 51, has had a rapid rise at SAP, a market…
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Here’s Why SEPTA’s Social Media Team May Have Your Commute Memorized
SEPTA’s social media team has expanded its role on Twitter from responding to customers’ questions and complaints to reaching out to see what is happening, writes Michaela Winberg for Billy Penn. The social media team has existed for years. Members run the company’s Twitter account and respond to at least 150 comments per day. Also,…
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On-Demand Car-Sharing Platform Arrives in Greater Philadelphia
Getaround, the peer-to-peer car-sharing platform that offers a convenient and sustainable alternative to renting a car, launched in Greater Philadelphia earlier this month. Every car listed on the platform can be booked hourly or daily. It includes Getaround Connect technology so users can remotely locate and unlock the vehicles with the company’s iPhone or Android…
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After New Acquisition, Radnor-Based Qlik Aims to Provide Solutions That ‘Democratize Data’
Qlik, a data analytics company based in Radnor, has purchased Podium Data, a data-management provider based in Lowell, Mass., writes Joseph DiStefano for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Podium Data clients include TD Bank, Charter Comm, and Cigna. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Qlik said in a statement that the deal “expands Qlik’s mission, moving…
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Penn Wood High School Freshman One of Five National Finalists in Doodle 4 Google Contest
Yeadon resident Madelyn Kieh, a freshman at Penn Wood High School, is one of five national finalists in the Doodle 4 Google contest, writes Kevin Tustin for the News of Delaware County. The competition asked students to submit a doodle on a given theme. By qualifying for the final, Kieh, 15, won a laptop computer,…
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Batting Practice in 2018: Villanova Baseball Team Uses Virtual Reality to Improve Hitting
On a windy, mid-April morning, members of the Villanova University baseball team gathered inside Falvey Memorial Library – in a small, first-floor corner space – for batting practice, 2018 style, writes Frank Fitzpatrick for The Philadelphia Inquirer. There were no real bats or balls. Instead, the players wore virtual-reality headsets and stood in the batter’s…
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Several Delaware County Companies Among Region’s Top Tech Employers
Several Delaware County companies have been recognized as top tech employers in the Philadelphia region, writes Sharon Oliver for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The list recently published by the PBJ includes 62 total companies with 27,065 employees, 11,600 of whom work directly on technology. Newtown Square’s SAP ranked second with 3,280 employees, 2,135 of whom…
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Resumes of the Future Will Help Companies Find Ideal Employees
Today’s resumes are giving potential employers a picture of a job seeker’s experiences and credentials, but they offer frustratingly little about an applicant’s personality, character, and soft skills, writes Oliver Staley for Quartz at Work. “Resumes are terrible,” said Laszlo Bock, the former head of human resources at Google. “It doesn’t capture the whole person.…
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