Category: Software

Software Firm Acquires Atlanta’s Urjanet to Accelerate Decarbonization of the Power Sector

Arcadia helps consumers tap into solar farms and now provides the Arc data platform for companies monitoring their carbon footprint or helping their customers do so.

Arcadia, a Silicon Valley software firm that helps companies and consumers monitor energy usage and assess their carbon footprints, has acquired Atlanta-based Urjanet to deepen its access to utility data.   Urjanet… Continue reading Software Firm Acquires Atlanta’s Urjanet to Accelerate Decarbonization of the Power Sector

Tech Exec Recounts Leadership Journey from India to Atlanta

Former NIIT Americas President Lalit Dhingra self-published his book as a series of reflections through dialogue to avoid the dogma of business books and leadership courses. The proceeds from the sale of the book go to victims of COVID-19 in India. Buy here

For Lalit Dhingra, coming to the United States in 25 years ago was not a clear-cut choice.   In 1997, before the new millennium, the path to the U.S. for Indian… Continue reading Tech Exec Recounts Leadership Journey from India to Atlanta

Israeli Firm Advances Vehicle Tech After Testing in Peachtree Corners

Brodmann17's is combining software with sensors to deliver advanced driver assistance systems that require less computing power, meaning they consume less energy and take up less space.

An Israeli firm is taking the next step commercializing its driver-assistance technology in part thanks to its work with Peachtree Corners, city known for its “living lab” for smart-city technologies.   Home to CuriosityLab, an innovation center… Continue reading Israeli Firm Advances Vehicle Tech After Testing in Peachtree Corners

Docufree Firm Expands Global Reach With Guatemalan Partnership

Allied Global operates call centers among many other services. Photo by Petr Macháček on Unsplash

Atlanta-based Docufree, which helps businesses manage their digital documents and information flow, is expanding into Guatemala via a local partnership with Allied Global. Allied is based in the capital, Guatemala… Continue reading Docufree Firm Expands Global Reach With Guatemalan Partnership

Atlanta’s OneTrust is Acquiring Planetly, a Berlin-based Carbon Management Platform for Companies 

Planetly founders Anna Alex and Benedikt Franke.

OneTrust, the fast-growing Atlanta-based “unicorn” providing data privacy management software, is acquiring Berlin-based Planetly, a tech startup that helps companies manage track and manage their carbon emissions.  With the goal… Continue reading Atlanta’s OneTrust is Acquiring Planetly, a Berlin-based Carbon Management Platform for Companies 

Canada’s Hootsuite to Add Atlanta Office, Hire 60 

Hootsuite says that its 18 million customers include 80 percent of the Fortune 1000. The software provides a single dashboard to manage multiple social media platforms.

Canadian social-media software company Hootsuite is set to add an Atlanta office, hiring 60 people as part of an expansion into the city’s growing tech hub.  Based in Vancouver, British… Continue reading Canada’s Hootsuite to Add Atlanta Office, Hire 60 

Salesloft Doubles European Staff to Match Growth Path

Salesloft's rebrand aims to help companies tell a new sales story and celebrate the wins that come with each closed deal.

Atlanta-based Salesloft is doubling its European staff across three countries and opening a data center in Germany as growth takes off in the region.   The sales software provider has more… Continue reading Salesloft Doubles European Staff to Match Growth Path