Category : Technology

Technology

hOM grows amenities service through MetaProp accelerator

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by REW1491
By Philip Russo, founding partner, MetaProp Advisors When PropTech startup hOM wanted to grow faster and smarter, its founders looked for help. Co-founder and CEO Francesca Loftus had an idea to bring health and well-being amenities to residents of buildings that didn’t have expensive, built-in luxury facilities such as gyms,...
Thornton Tomasetti forms partnership with Combine to grow its own tech superstars
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Thornton Tomasetti forms partnership with Combine to grow its own tech superstars

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by REW1200
Thornton Tomasetti, the international engineering firm responsible for some of world’s most prominent construction projects, has partnered with The Combine to commercialize technologies under its internal innovation engine, TTWiiN. TTWiiN is a first-of-its-kind technology accelerator established to drive innovation in the Architecture / Engineering / Construction (AEC) industry and beyond....
Technology

CBRE acquires Floored

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by REW1076
CBRE Group has acquired Floored, Inc., a producer of SaaS (Software as a Service) solutions, including scalable, interactive 3D graphics technology, for the global commercial real estate industry. Floored gives CBRE’s professionals and clients access to advanced technology, and increases the company’s capabilities to develop technology innovations that enhance marketing...
Tricks of trade that could compromise security
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Tricks of trade that could compromise security

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by REW898
Are today’s small businesses truly equipped to address cyberattacks, which have grown by 144 percent during the past four years? That is the question WithumSmith+Brown PC’s (Withum) Anurag Sharma, a firm principal with the Cyber & Information Security Services Group, is posing to the 62 percent of small-to-mid-sized businesses being...
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Alicia Glen and Bill Rudin to speak at first-ever tech summit

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by REW1054
Reed MIDEM, the leading global real estate conference organizer, and MetaProp NYC, the premier real estate technology nexus and RETech accelerator, today announced the Keynote Speakers for the first ­ever MIPIM PropTech Summit. Deputy Mayor for Housing and Economic Development Alicia Glen; Brad Hargreaves, Co-­Founder & CEO, Common; Paul Massey, President, New York Investment...
Technology

NYC’s ‘largest urban tech space’ opens at Grand Central Tech in Midtown

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by REW1653
Deputy Mayor Alicia Glen yesterday (Tuesday) opened New York City’s largest urban tech space. The 50,000 s/f Hub @ GCT will host growth-stage companies working to address pressing urban challenges. Located within technology accelerator Grand Central Tech in space at 335 Madison Avenue adjacent to Grand Central Terminal, The Hub...
Conference giant to host summit at New York Tech Week
Technology

Conference giant to host summit at New York Tech Week

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by REW3400
Reed Midem, the global real estate conference organizer, has partnered with MetaProp NYC to produce the 2016 NYC Real Estate Tech Week’s flagship event, MIPIM PropTech Summit. The event — to be held on October 5 in Manhattan — will feature the first North America stop in a Global Start­up...
Windows operating system set to put Crystal among next gen’ companies
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Windows operating system set to put Crystal among next gen’ companies

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by REW2287
Crystal Window & Door Systems has implemented a new multi-million dollar enterprise-wide computer system. The next-generation platform manages the company’s quoting, sales, production, delivery and other vital operations. In use at Crystal’s headquarters and main production plant in New York, the system is being phased in at Crystal’s other production...
Construction & DesignFeaturedTechnology

Developer pioneering city-in-a-box platform at new $500M community

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by REW2318
22 Capital Partners, a venture builder private equity company, announced the formation of 22 CityLink to create the “Smart City In-a-Box” platform. 22 Capital Partners has formed 22 CityLink to build the foundation for the development of smart cities by linking together all aspects of real estate development with a...
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For home buyers, move-in ready now means more technology

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by REW2447
Out with the old and in with the high-tech. A new survey from Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC and Parks Associates found that Americans are thinking differently about “move-in ready” homes; they now want it to be “smart ready” too. According to the survey of 1,250 U.S. adults who have...