Government Security News August Digital Edition

DevMynd obtains strategic investment from
Motorola Solutions
CHICAGO, IL, Aug. 18, 2016 –
DevMynd, a leading-edge digital
innovation consulting firm, announced
today that it received
Series A funding from Motorola
Solutions Venture Capital.
JC Grubbs, CEO, DevMynd,
said the investment opens new
collaborative opportunities that
include the wave of innovation occurring
in public safety and commercial
communications.
“We couldn’t be happier to be working
with a partner that has such a rich
tradition of solving problems that
have a meaningful impact on people
in critical situations,” Grubbs said.
“Those are the types of challenges
that we like to work on at DevMynd
– things that really give us purpose.
“Our experience in human-centered
user research, user experience
and service design will help Motorola
Solutions and its customers develop
products and apps that solve nextgeneration
challenges,” he added.
“And, we’re excited about opportunities
to apply software engineering
expertise to mobile, web and device
needs that will result in robust, enterprise-grade
solutions.”
Paul Steinberg, chief technology officer,
Motorola Solutions, said, “Both
of our organizations look forward to
working together on several fronts.
DevMynd is an excellent example of
our support of and collaboration with
the entrepreneurial community in
Chicago.
“The adoption of broadband technology
is driving innovation in public
safety and commercial communications,”
he added. “We know that
tailored software and services will
be required to deliver solutions and
capabilities to our customers. We’re
pursuing technological advances
such as interoperable mobile applications
for mission-critical communications
and collaboration, enhanced
situational awareness, real-time rich
messaging, data analytics, and artificial
intelligence. All of these are on
the immediate horizon and we are
looking for DevMynd to help us get
these capabilities to our customers.”
The strategic investment will allow
DevMynd to expand its team,
add new capabilities and enter new
markets. It also will support access
to strong strategy, design and custom
software development services for
Motorola Solutions and its customers.
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About DevMynd
DevMynd is an innovation firm in
Chicago and San Francisco with
practice areas in digital strategy,
human-centered design, UI/UX,
and custom mobile and web application
development. The firm’s
mission is to help its clients use
technology to solve meaningful
problems that have a profound
impact on life, society and business.
They serve clients ranging from startups
to Fortune 100 firms that are investing
in design, digital transformation
and innovation. Learn more at
https://www.devmynd.com.
About Motorola Solutions
Motorola Solutions (NYSE: MSI) creates
innovative, mission-critical communication
solutions and services
that help public safety and commercial
customers build safer cities and
thriving communities. For ongoing
news, http://www.motorolasolutions.
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