Behind the Apps: Thinkamingo
During the month of December, we are featuring a series of profiles highlighting our Know What’s Inside™ members. We’re calling it “Behind The Apps” and our goal is to provide a little insight into the lives of our developers so that we can learn more about them and the apps they create. In our first “episode” we introduce Ann Adair and her husband Jon, the creators of Thinkamingo. “My husband Jon and I are the team here at Thinkamingo. We [...]
Fordham Study Outlines Promise and Challenges of School Resources Online
A study released today by Fordham University, "Privacy and Cloud Computing in Public Schools," underscores the importance of online educational resources. Remarkable achievements are being made with the assistance of cloud services and applications are helping to modernize classrooms with interactive learning environments. Innovation is occurring right now that can profoundly improve student performance, but the appropriate care must be given to ensure child privacy and safety. “Schools across the country are taking advantage of cloud-based services that allow teachers and administrators [...]
ACT’s Morgan Reed: A Successful First Year for mHIMSS and Mobile Developers
Morgan Reed has approached his first term as Chair of the mHIMSS Legal and Policy Task Force knowing that hard work needed to be done to help mobile health innovation thrive. He spent the past year bringing together government leaders and the health IT industry in pursuit of regulatory agreement to provide consumers access to innovative mobile health services. Reed testified before Congress and spoke to audiences across the country about the improvements in health outcomes resulting from the first [...]
Tech Innovators Applaud Passage of the Innovation Act
Morgan Reed, Executive Director of the Association for Competitive Technology, issued the following statement in support of the House passage of H.R. 3309, the Innovation Act. Small tech companies are pleased to see widespread support in Washington for legislation that helps them fight back against unscrupulous litigators. We heard from many of our members about this problem and are thankful that Congress has taken steps to address these concerns while preserving intellectual property rights for legitimate patent holders. ACT members [...]
Virginia Entrepreneurs Need Patent Reform
Virginia innovators have led the way in the explosive growth of the new $68 billion App Economy. New companies are springing up every day in the Commonwealth producing apps for our mobile devices. But while smartphones and tablets top many holiday lists this season, the gift that tech entrepreneurs want most is the end of patent trolls. Patent trolls are a scourge throughout the tech industry. These entities file lawsuits or threaten litigation to thousands of companies at a time [...]
ACT Member, Sebastian Holst, Brings App Developer Perspective on Innovation and IP
This week, Sebastian Holst, Executive VP of PreEmptive Solutions and member of ACT, testified before the House Judiciary Committee's Subcommittee on Intellectual Property at a hearing on “The Rise of Innovative Business Models: Content Delivery in the Digital Age.” As the only software developer on the panel, Mr. Holst's perspective was of particular interest to the Subcommittee members. Unlike the think tanks, CEOs of major companies, or industry reps, Mr. Holst is a software developer or content creator, a business owner, a [...]