Creativity and tech are ‘key to present, future evolution’ of brands
November 11, 2021
The business world has evolved in such a way that, today, creativity and technology go hand in hand to achieve better results. These in turn bring innovative business solutions for clients. Faced with this reality, the de la Cruz Ogilvy advertising firm presented “Creativity + Technology, a new revenue stream,” a forum aimed at giving […]
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Celligence launches new ‘empathetic technology’ for loan originations
October 7, 2021
Celligence, a new global fintech based in Puerto Rico and founded by Pavan Agarwal, CEO of Sun West Mortgage Company Inc., is looking to make financial services products better through next-gen empathetic technology that can change how users connect, explore, and interact, he said. Celligence unveiled “Morgan,” a people-powered technology and AI platform, designed and […]
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Retaining, luring back talent ‘key’ to making Puerto Rico ideal tech destination
September 14, 2021
Puerto Rico has a “significant need” to retain its existing human talent and to find ways to lure back those who have left, to guarantee its place among the world’s ideal innovation and technological destinations, several private-sector representatives who are either entrepreneurs or help those who are up-and-coming, agreed. During a panel discussion on the […]
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Practical Techie: Chatbots, voice helpers to make a quick sale
September 8, 2021
A slick way of attracting traffic to an e-commerce website is to create small virtual social adventures for the visitor. Describe a product in your social pages in the most entertaining way possible and create a challenge. It’s all about a little communicational creativity and a small dose of digital magic. One available high-tech tool […]
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Amazon Web Services bets on cloud tech for Puerto Rico’s digital transformation
September 7, 2021
Amazon’s cloud computing company, Amazon Web Services (AWS), plans to continue applying data analytics and cloud computing to develop the economy and create education and natural disasters response programs in Puerto Rico, officials told News is my Business. Abby Daniell, public sector program manager AWS in Latin America, Canada, and the Caribbean, said in an […]
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PRITS opens call for RFI to select tech, innovation, and communications providers
August 5, 2021
The Puerto Rico Innovation and Technology Services (PRITS) office has opened a Request for Information process to review and evaluate entities that are interested in providing innovation and technology services to any local government agency. The RFI will allow the agency to evaluate potential candidates that could later be added to the PRITS Registry of […]
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Puerto Rico-based Onuvo ranks on global managed service providers list for 2nd time
August 5, 2021
Onuvo, a Puerto Rico-based managed service provider, has been named as one of the world’s best in the 2021 Channel Futures MSP 501 rankings, for the second year in a row, company officials confirmed. For the past 15 years, MSPs from around the globe have submitted applications to be included on this definitive listing. The […]
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Startup.pr opens call for applications to its tech business pre-seed funding program
August 3, 2021
Business accelerator Startup.pr has opened a call for local innovators with technology-based projects to apply to the sixth edition of its Pre-Seeding Program by Aug. 8. Winning participants will receive training, prototype design consultancy services, and $5,000 each, said Amaury Malavé, Innovation and Technology Complex director. Six early-stage technology projects will be selected for this […]
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Triple-S Foundation uses Robbie the Robot to connect families
June 16, 2021
In the past year, technology has taken on a more relevant role and has become the ally to keep people in contact with the rest of the world. With that in mind, the Triple-S Foundation turned to technology to deliver joy to a population that was completely isolated. Hospitalized patients, of all ages, were able […]
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Gov’t readies to launch tech platform to interconnect agencies
June 10, 2021
The Puerto Rico Innovation and Technology Services office (PRITS) is getting ready to launch an interoperability platform that will allow the synchronization of citizen data for accessibility of documents, in an attempt to reduce government bureaucracy. “The Government of Puerto Rico is the custodian of citizen data; therefore, it’s the citizen who must know all […]
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Op-Ed: Pandemic highlights advances and barriers to patient-centered care in Puerto Rico
May 19, 2021
The pandemic has served to advance patient-centered care, while further exposing barriers to more technological innovations that could benefit patients. One of the more obvious advances was the rapid growth of all telehealth solutions by both providers and patients, particularly during the stringent lockdown period that we experienced in 2020. As we have slowly returned […]
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WorldNet marks 25th anniversary with 28% revenue growth
May 13, 2021
WorldNet Telecommunications, founded in San Juan in 1996, is marking its 25th anniversary with a string of accomplishments, including an increase in revenue of 28% and of 86% in accounts at the end of its fiscal year, it announced. The success is attributed to “sales efforts, product development and the acquisition of some commercial assets […]
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Practical Techie: Maps by Google add useful eco-friendly data
April 7, 2021
Google has become more environmentally friendly with its map platform, adding some 100 new features, all powered by artificial intelligence. The improvements include real-time views (Live View) of streets and landscapes with climatic and environmental factors, announced Carlos M. Rivera-Cuesta, of Partners Communications, a Google spokesperson in Puerto Rico. “Live View uses augmented reality data […]
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Public Housing invests $46K to open 1st Educational Tech Center in the west
March 15, 2021
The Puerto Rico Public Housing Authority recently inaugurated the first Technological Educational Center (CET, in Spanish) at the Mar y Sol residential complex in Mayagüez, following a $46,000 investment, agency officials announced. “Mar y Sol has a large number of residents who will benefit greatly from this educational center. We want our future leaders to […]
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Practical Techie: Working offline can be productive
January 19, 2021
During the pandemic years of 2020-21, working remotely from home, virtual classrooms and ongoing livestream conferencing are still a constant. Cybercitizens must stay connected to the web constantly as never before. Productivity is a must, but weak WiFi signals can reduce efficiency. Navigating with a weak web connection becomes a nuisance when there is a […]
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