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Cybersecurity remains a concern for small businesses
Cybersecurity continues to be a key issue for small-business owners, with 41 percent citing payment fraud as their top concern, followed by phishing and email scams (27 percent) and identity theft (26 percent). It’s one of several topics addressed in a survey from Cleveland, Ohio–based KeyBank (NYSE: KEY) released on Sept. 16. Overall, KeyBank’s 2025 […]
Endicott–based IT firm TechMD is now under new ownership
ENDICOTT, N.Y. — TechMD, an Endicott–based information-technology (IT) services firm that operates New York offices in DeWitt and Ithaca, is now under new ownership. Integris, which is based in Cranbury Township, New Jersey, acquired TechMD, along with its security division, 1nteger Security, per a mid-June announcement on the Integris website. It didn’t include any financial
Tech Valley Cybersecurity Symposium set for Schenectady on Oct. 14
SCHENECTADY — The 4th annual Tech Valley Cybersecurity Symposium is set for Oct. 14 at Rivers Casino & Resort in Schenectady. LogicalNet — a digital security provider serving the Capital Region for more than 30 years — announced the event Sept. 17. The Cybersecurity Symposium is focused on giving business leaders the tools and insights
Coach AI is first product in PAR Technology’s new PAR AI intelligence suite
NEW HARTFORD, N.Y. — PAR Technology Corp. (NYSE: PAR) describes its PAR AI as a new intelligence layer embedded directly into the PAR product suite. PAR AI introduced Coach AI, a purpose-built intelligent assistant designed for critical roles in restaurant operations, as described in the company’s Sept. 9 announcement. PAR Technology, based in New Hartford,
MVCC hosts faculty from Dominican Republic, share STEM education practices
UTICA, N.Y. — Three faculty members from the Autonomous University of Santo Domingo (UASD) in the Dominican Republic visited Mohawk Valley Community College (MVCC) in early September to do some learning. The instructors traveled to Utica to explore MVCC’s approach to strengthening education in the areas of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). Gladys Nunez,
SRC wins $24M U.S. Air Force contract for AI, computing architecture development work
CICERO, N.Y. — SRC Inc. was recently awarded a nearly $24.3 million contract for innovative research and development of advanced efficient computing architectures and systems. The pact provides for development of robust algorithms and applications, in order to achieve orders of magnitude improvement in size, weight, and power, for deploying robust artificial intelligence and machine-learning
South Side Community Growth Foundation appoints first executive director
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The South Side Community Growth Foundation has appointed Deka Eysaman as its first executive director. Eysaman has a “proven track record” of driving impactful programs and initiatives that spark innovation within public private partnerships and advance equity for marginalized populations, per the announcement. Eysaman most recently served as assistant director of field
Bassett’s Northeast Center for Occupational Health and Safety awarded $665K grant
COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — A Bassett Healthcare Network center will use a three-year grant of more than $665,000 to develop a digital resource to improve outcomes
OCC formally opens its Micron cleanroom-simulation lab
ONONDAGA, N.Y. — Onondaga Community College (OCC) on Wednesday morning, Oct. 1, hosted a ceremonial wire cutting for its new Micron cleanroom-simulation lab. It was
Wolfspeed emerges from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection
Wolfspeed, Inc. (NYSE: WOLF), a company specializing in silicon-carbide technologies, on Monday announced the completion of its financial-restructuring process and emergence from Chapter 11 bankruptcy
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