Rock Solid Technology buys Arizona-based PrimeGov
March 26, 2021
Rock Solid Technology, a “Software as a Service” company providing citizen engagement solutions that help local government and their communities work as one, announced the acquisition of Arizona-based PrimeGov, a provider of virtual public meeting participation and agenda management solutions for local government. The financial terms of the transaction were undisclosed, during a news conference […]
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Practical Techie: Pandemic year has strong impact on digital media
March 23, 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic has led to an inevitable surge in the use of digital technologies due to the social distancing norms and nationwide lockdowns. People and organizations all over the world have had to adjust to new ways of work and life. We explore possible scenarios of the digital surge and the research issues that […]
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Thoma Bravo submits $2.4B acquisition offer for data firm Talend
March 19, 2021
Private equity investment firm Thoma Bravo, a firm focused on the software and technology-enabled services sectors, announced the acquisition of Talend, a data integration and data integrity company, in a deal worth $2.4 billion. Thoma Bravo intends to begin a tender offer to acquire all of Talend’s outstanding ordinary shares and American Depositary Shares, for […]
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Practical Techie: ‘Virtual Eros,’ high tech proposes to enhance love lives
March 16, 2021
The web does have its marvels, including sites, apps, and content to ease one of humanity’s oldest afflictions: loneliness. Including the social, cultural, and love types. Already there are robotic assistants for the disabled. They keep the bedridden awake for medicine time, keep a record of their medications, assist in monitoring their vitals, and shortly, […]
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Estudios Técnicos: American Rescue Plan Act will shore up $10B for Puerto Rico
March 15, 2021
When President Biden signed American Rescue Plan Act (H.R. 1319), expectations were created in many in the United States and Puerto Rico that economic conditions will improve. In a preliminary assessment, economic analysis firm Estudios Técnicos Inc. estimated that Puerto Rico will receive an amount close to $10 billion in funds from H.R. 1319. A […]
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Practical Techie: Footprints, keep tabs on your digital persona
March 10, 2021
At a slow pace, with each new post and every platform, we add to our web navigations, our digital footprint becomes wider, richer. With each new tack of our web surfing habits, we also forfeit a bit of privacy because algorithms trace our steps and shopping sites peek into our banking information. Also, into our […]
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Approved PPP loans for Puerto Rico approach $500M mark
March 9, 2021
The US Small Business Administration’s Paycheck Protection Program has approved close to $500 million in loans in Puerto Rico and more than $36 million in the US Virgin Islands, the agency announced in its March 7, 2021 report. Moreover, the SBA has approved 12,154 PPP loans for businesses and nonprofits in Puerto Rico, a 10.9% […]
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Estudios Técnicos predicts better economic outlook during 2nd half of ’21
March 3, 2021
In a recent overview of Puerto Rico’s economic panorama, analysis firm Estudios Técnicos predicted that fiscal conditions on the island could improve during the latter half of this year. In the research, the firm acknowledged that Puerto Rico’s economy continues to experience declines, but external factors such as the distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine, the […]
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Practical Techie: Learning new tech, unlearning the old
March 3, 2021
The Information Highway is hot and fast-moving as never before with technological trends moving nonstop up and down the fast lanes. In 2021, innovative trends are in full view and accelerated. As we cruise along, cybernauts are pushed constantly to learn the new tech, relearn the usual and unlearn the old. We have to keep […]
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Liberty Puerto Rico to pump $70M into local, USVI network this year
March 2, 2021
As it moves into serving more than 1 million new wireless customers through its acquisition of AT&T, Liberty Puerto Rico will be investing close to $70 million to integrate the networks and systems. Liberty took over the wireless carrier’s assets on Oct. 31, 2021, after which it began the process of managing and merging both […]
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Evertec reports $510.6M in Fiscal ’20 revenue; $134.2M in 4Q20
March 2, 2021
San Juan-based Evertec disclosed its financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended Dec. 31 2020, reporting a 6% quarter-over-quarter revenue increase to $134.2 million and 5% revenue growth of 5% to $510.6 million year-over-year. For the fourth quarter, the firm stated that GAAP net income attributable to common shareholders was $32.3 million, […]
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Liberty Puerto Rico reports $624M in revenue for ’20; $296M in 4Q20
March 1, 2021
Saying that the “integration of AT&T’s Puerto Rico and USVI operations [are] progressing well,” Liberty Latin America announced that its subsidiary, Liberty Puerto Rico, generated $624 million in revenue during the 12 months ended Dec. 30, 2020, representing a 9.9% increase year-over-year. In its latest financial report, Liberty Puerto Rico was also attributed $296 million […]
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T-Mobile Puerto Rico customer base exceeds 1M after fusion with Sprint
February 26, 2021
The culmination of its integration with Sprint, and the sale of AT&T’s wireless operation in Puerto Rico, has boosted T-Mobile’s business, which at the end of 2020 exceeded 1 million in customers for the first time, T-Mobile Puerto Rico General Manager Jorge Martel said. While sharing 2020 results, Martel said T-Mobile saw an 8% growth […]
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Practical Techie: Movable income, the web allows for portable careers
February 23, 2021
With adequate initiative and creativity, internet users can set up portable careers to work from practically any place with a connection. That is, create an enterprise on-the-go from anywhere in the planet with just a laptop and some WiFi. The fact that the world is evermore interconnected makes transportable business a reality, providing cybernauts with […]
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Liberty Puerto Rico launches new ‘Liberty Delivers’ service
February 17, 2021
Liberty Puerto Rico announced it is launching Liberty Delivers, a new delivery service available for the company’s current residential and business customers at no extra cost. The new service delivers replacement or additional equipment to customers’ homes or businesses in less than an hour, the company said. Through Liberty Delivers, customers can receive replacement or […]
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