Spotlight on Blue Acorn

Located in a renovated warehouse at Half-Mile North, Blue Acorn’s sleek open office holds the promise of helping to rev up Charleston’s bid to become a high-tech hub. Read More »

Timber and metalwork may be key industries in Georgetown, but the city also supplies other counties with workers

With a wealth of natural resources supporting the area’s leading industries, Georgetown County is focused on small, sustainable growth as the key to economic success. Read More »

Sandy Reeser and VC3 want to take IT off your plate

Sandy Reeser earned a degree in computer engineering from the University of South Carolina in 1986, and staying at the forefront of a field that moves at lightning speed is one of his favorite aspects of the job. Read More »

S.C.'s SmartState Program gives university researches the funds they need to innovate

It was a moment of inspired governance: A clutch of lawmakers coming together, identifying a challenge and then letting imaginations fly. Established by the General Assembly in 2002, South Carolina’s SmartState Program has guided research and innovation here ever since. Read More »

A Statewide Look at South Carolina's Thriving Tech Incubators

With almost 7,000 tech businesses operating across South Carolina, it can be difficult for aspiring entrepreneurs to find their footing. Fortunately, the state is home to a diverse array of small business incubators dedicated to growing your company, and with it, the local tech economy. Read More »

Using human behavior analysis to help e-commerce sites fight form spam

The e-commerce community has become a common target for malicious hackers, led in large part by a host of spambots. Read More »

Artificial intelligence is ready to improve the customer and employee experience

Artificial intelligence (AI)— once considered a technology of tomorrow—has quickly become a technology of today. The rapid adoption of voice assistants such as Apple’s Siri and Amazon’s Alexa have changed the way we engage with technology in our daily lives. Read More »