Work vs. Growth At our company we have a Corporate Guidance where you must work from home at least one day a month. …I’ll explain the “must” part later. Last month I had one of these days, and it was glorious! It was quiet, I had a nice cup of coffee, no interruptions and I [...]
Incivility Toward the end of 2012 I had a great honor of doing several very senior level Team Members’ annual reviews (more like annual alignments). I had a pretty interesting way of opening the meetings by giving a full laundry list of disclaimers. I would disclaim that it was not about coming up with a [...]
SPARCIN Taps the Power of the Crowd to Create Better Interviews SPARC launches interview management software featuring open crowdsourced question pool for job interviews with iPad® giveaway. SPARCIN, the interview management software powered by SPARC, has expanded its groundbreaking platform to bring the power of crowdsourcing into the talent acquisition space. SPARCIN is fueled by [...]
2+10 – 12 Big Learnings of 2012 Wow! 2012 was an amazing year, and now that the world is not coming to an end (I guess the Mayans didn’t have BigData) I am super excited to see what 2013 has in store. I personally grew with great strides in 2012 for a couple of reasons. [...]
Auto App Signing Now Part of Knappsack Mobile Application Management Platform SPARC announces that Knappsack, a mobile application management and distribution platform, now offers developers and managers the ability to auto sign iOS apps. SPARC has released an update to Knappsack, a mobile application management platform, that focuses on automated iOS app signing and overall [...]
SPARC520 to Showcase Energy Strategy & Engagement Successes at Greenbuild SPARC520 to give away a free Rapid Portfolio Assessment at the 2012 Greenbuild conference in San Francisco, November 14-16. SPARC announced today it will attend the 2012 Greenbuild Conference to showcase its energy strategy and engagement platform, SPARC520. 520 monitors real-time energy consumption and forecasts [...]
SPARC Launches Knappsack, Free Open Source Mobile Application Management and Distribution Platform SPARC releases Knappsack, a free open source mobile application management and distribution platform that securely deploys digital assets across organizations. SPARC, a Best Place to Work Winner, has released Knappsack, a mobile application management (MAM) platform, as both an open source project and [...]
SPARC to Demo Employee Engagement Platform and Launch Live Interview Application at HR Technology Conference & Exposition SPARC’D, the world’s first Employee Engagement Platform (EEP), will be unveiled along with SPARCIN’s new real-time interview tool at the HR Technology Conference & Exposition in Chicago. SPARC, a Best Place to Work winner, will unveil SPARC’D, a [...]
SPARCIQ Unveils Similarity Score and Semantics Capabilities SPARCIQ releases Natural Language APIs to enhance its semantic analysis capabilities. SPARC announced today that its analytics engine, SPARCIQ, now features Natural Language Processing (NLP) APIs. SPARCIQ’s implementation of NLP will allow it to provide real-time semantic analysis and profoundly enrich the value of the data flowing through [...]
25 Reasons You Can’t Miss Hackathon 2.0 On August 25th, 2012, we are hosting our second annual Hackathon here at SPARC – a chance for developers, spectators, and technophiles from around the region to get together for what is essentially and all day party! It’s easy to register online for Hackathon as a participant or [...]
What is Hackathon? Today, a former FBI agent asked me, “So, are the hackers going to try and compromise our government’s systems in your competition? Should I call up some old buddies, give them a bit of a heads up? Can I see what you find?!?” This is actually a common reaction when I tell [...]
Smith Preached Creative Culture “Chief Evangelist’ Sets Tone At Software Team2/27/12Brendan Kearney, Post and Courier John E. Smith’s missionary zeal for company culture is stated plainly on his business card: Chief Evangelist. Smith is a Sunday school teacher, but that’s not what this is about. Smith’s cause for the past several years has been improving the [...]
SPARC has great success in Mobile APP Hackathon The APPocalypse Company gave away $5,000 in cash and prizes CHARLESTON, S.C. – September 8, 2011 – SPARC, LLC, a Charleston, S.C. based software product development and systems integration company, recently held its first annual developer Hackathon – The APPocalypse at their Headquarters on Clements Ferry Road. [...]
SPARC to Host Mobile App Hackathon – The APPocalypse Company offers cash prizes, giveaways and 10 hours of good times CHARLESTON, S.C. – AUGUST 4, 2011 – SPARC, LLC, a Charleston, S.C. based software development and systems integration company, will host its first annual developer Hackathon – The APPocalypse, on Saturday, August 27, 2011 at [...]