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After launching satellites on a SpaceX flight designed and built by engineers at the University of South Florida, the college’s Institute of Applied Engineering has a slew of new projects in their orbit. Last year, the institute entered an $85 million contract with the U.S. Special Operations Command, after several years of collaboration between the […]

A University of Florida research team is working on a robot dog that has the ability to enter an enclosed space, scan it, and provide humans with a visual of what’s inside, an application that could lessen dangerous situations for first responders. The team of graduate and undergraduate students is led by Eric Jing Du, […]

The Sunshine state is projected to add 16,000 net new tech jobs in 2021, according to a study by CompTIA, a nonprofit association for the IT industry and workforce. The study —CompTIA’s Cyberstates 2021 report — states Florida should see a 2.7% growth rate I new jobs, outpacing the national average of 2%. https://www.businessobserverfl.com/article/tech-sector-is-scorching-hot-in-florida?utm_source=Florida+High+Tech+Corridor+Council&utm_campaign=9ff5e7b0f8-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2021_03_23_05_32_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_4ef4711ee1-9ff5e7b0f8-438577146&mc_cid=9ff5e7b0f8&mc_eid=7dc591ba61

https://www.bizjournals.com/orlando/news/2021/05/26/hitachi-to-help-lake-nona-beef-up-transportation-n.html?ana=e_orl_bn_breakingnews_breakingnews&j=90561190&t=Breaking%20News&mkt_tok=NjczLVVXWS0yMjkAAAF9SChpFi6NDPRDYyMeFSyW3ti2ENG0nHmB999wboRZhdtWxwVNjjzEs1sm5z5kz31X2W4r3WfHYqKcOzRqgfbTWRayb7n9To7P1SufqXoszVkF96Y The far-reaching endeavor will use cameras, drones, autonomous vehicles and more.  Lake Nona’s transit network features self-driving shuttles operated by Beep Inc.  

The engineering director who helps make the magic happen shares how Disney uses enterprise technology in its attractions―and how working in aerospace has served him well. We spoke with Michael Tschanz, director of engineering technology and analysis at Disney Parks, Experiences and Products, a Hewlett Packard Enterprise customer, to discuss what goes into bringing Disney […]

HostDime, one of the region’s largest tech employers, likely will create high-wage jobs in Central Florida. Technology sector jobs in Orlando pay an average salary of $88,759, according to a report by Los Angeles-based commercial real estate brokerage CBRE Group Inc. (NYSE: CBRE). That’s more than the metro area’s average annual salary of $48,530, according to […]

New modeling technology allows surgeons to visualize complicated pre-delivery procedure (ORLANDO, Florida) – A state-of-the-art in-utero procedure allows surgeons to correct a birth defect on developing babies inside the womb. But operating on a mother and her unborn child at the same time can be challenging and unpredictable. To give their world-class surgeons even more […]

Last spring, Ian Campbell, CEO of technology consulting firm Nucleus Research, called a staff Zoom meeting to announce that he would be leaving Boston and moving to Miami. Campbell, who founded the firm in Boston in 2000, felt it made sense to open an office in Miami. Boston’s high cost of living and traffic were […]

Some say Florida could become a major tech and finance hub within a decade. That may be an overstatement. Florida has attracted dozens of financial firms and high-profile investors in recent months. Advocates believe the trend is sustainable and could solidify Florida as a major player in the world of technology and finance. Others say […]

https://www.bizjournals.com/orlando/news/2021/05/07/local-colleges-add-expand-workforce-training-prog.html?ana=e_orl_bn_editorschoice_editorschoice&j=90559332&t=Breaking%20News&mkt_tok=NjczLVVXWS0yMjkAAAF852VuaD-TdaSPOdimfPcbb6gib6SecC_3-6n3VipY1d2J9HvIgiUtG6rWAyD0R314lS-PvJ0ChYWHH3Iyf7Nm4wS_7wBUa_KOL0OHAhzv1EZZZF0 Seminole State offers fast-paced training in project management, public safety, graphic design, IT and business. The program began with 189 students in fall 2020 and has since grown to more than 300, said Cheryl Cicotti, associate vice president of the Seminole State School of Business, Health and Public Safety. The urgent need for essential workers […]

This would be Advent Health’s first facility just west of Disney. The number of freestanding ERs is on the rise in Florida, partly because of overcrowded ERs on hospital campuses. The state had 26 freestanding ERs in 2016, and that number has grown to 67, according to the Florida Agency For Health Care Administration. In […]

Astronauts soon will leave Florida on a space plane. Space and defense firm Sierra Nevada Corp. will create Brevard County jobs as it gears up to begin launches and landings in Cape Canaveral in 2022, Executive Vice President of Space Systems Jane Kavandi said during a May 4 press conference. These jobs likely will include high-wage engineering and […]

https://www.bizjournals.com/orlando/news/2021/05/04/cyber-firm-threatlocker-raises-vc-plans-to-double.html?ana=e_orl_bn_editorschoice_editorschoice&j=90558987&t=Breaking%20News&mkt_tok=NjczLVVXWS0yMjkAAAF82JcJHP06KE1tAwI_Dqx39eNWLar3-vX2fhFgDmrnrSmlN2J7E0_rt4oGwOejoJs7HsrkVGCnmRlueA8NzpQdNNgi5TTjc2aDYE2Fm7LNeUTBiIM ThreatLocker Inc. has doubled in size in less than a year, but the business needs to grow further to keep up with sky-high demand. The Maitland-based cybersecurity company on April 30 finalized a $20 million investment round, CEO Danny Jenkins told Orlando Business Journal. The capital will fund growth in ThreatLocker’s product, marketing, sales and cybersecurity support efforts […]

https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/cyber-security-firm-glesec-announces-the-launch-of-new-orchestrated-data-leakage-detection-and-protection-service-301284155.html?tc=eml_cleartime ORLANDO, Fla., May 5, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — International Cyber-Security Firm GLESEC announces the launching of its Orchestrated Data Leakage Detection and Protection Service to address a critical need for every organizations’ security and compliance requirements. We detect and protect data leakage without the need to classify all company information; and orchestrate threats to bring RISK level visibility […]

A partnership between the Orlando International Airport and the University of Central Florida for a high-tech campus at the air hub is taking the first steps toward becoming a reality. Last August, the airport and UCF revealed a conceptual plan for a digital-twin technology campus environment consisting a complex of buildings, operations and users. Now, the airport […]

https://www.bizjournals.com/orlando/news/2021/04/23/vr-firm-3d-media-to-hire-developers-modelers-and.html?ana=e_orl_bn_exclusive_exclusive&j=90558421&t=Breaking%20News&mkt_tok=NjczLVVXWS0yMjkAAAF8vT6GDs-ak0sqtVyTKYIP896fibZ3sf-qfCtZY-LkHO7HEAIW29dF0_wqA1PK8jqD7-qMy6BlcVJyG1cRd3qMoG3yq9oIHNpZDvlCfyawZ020guE A virtual reality training firm’s expansion to Orlando will create 25 high-wage jobs, but that may be just the start of 3D Media VR LLC’s growth in the region. The Thibodaux, Louisiana-based tech firm is opening a facility in the University of Central Florida Research Park Business Incubator and may move more of its […]

https://www.bizjournals.com/orlando/news/2021/04/29/ucf-simulation-director-targets-new-industries-to.html?ana=e_orl_bn_exclusive_exclusive&j=90558421&t=Breaking%20News&mkt_tok=NjczLVVXWS0yMjkAAAF8vT6GDujZakHTpKelpr2PiFxITJek4Gmis2DzUfhEPvmUZ2oTLApwtySccKCTSqZrqdIq_TUwvljoTvS7uxWRf96OygBgNAdnMGKIGrRx71UNRA8 Grace Bochenek came to the University of Central Florida more than 20 years ago with a mission. She worked in ground vehicle and automotive design for the U.S. Department of Defense, and wanted to learn improved design approaches that would make the vehicle systems better for the soldiers using them. UCF, an engineering-heavy school with […]

https://www.nationaldefensemagazine.org/articles/2021/4/23/private-capital-crucial-for-defense-innovation China and Russia’s technological investments and the uncertainty surrounding future applications have fundamentally altered the geopolitical environment. This view, which has become a point of consensus in the United States, has also sparked another widely and correctly perceived imperative: the need for creating enduring public-private relationships between the Defense Department and defense-oriented companies. If […]

An Orlando-based technology firm in the red-hot artificial intelligence sector closed the region’s second-biggest venture capital deal of the year. Kore.ai Inc. raised $30.8 million in equity funding, according to an April 15 filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. These funds come more than a year after CEO Raj Koneru said Kore.ai planned to raise […]

The Orlando-based developer of a mortgage lending advisory platform launched its product last summer and this year expects rapid growth.  Home Lending Pal uses AI-based mortgage advising and will launch a mobile app. Home Lending Pal is gearing up for a year-long pilot program that includes banks and credit reporting firms. The program will use […]