Thursday, 29 July 2021, 11:27 am
A prototype app using artificial intelligence to diagnose
pneumonia has won the developer an international
award.
Company-X senior software developer Jiadong
Chen built the prototype for an international competition
run by Microsoft.
Chen built an image classifier for
detecting bacterial and viral pneumonia using Microsoft
Azure Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Unity, winning the
Microsoft’s Most Valuable Professional Global Cloud Skills
Challenge.
Microsoft Azure AI is a portfolio of AI
services designed for software developers and data
scientists. Unity is the leading platform for creating
interactive, real-time content in 2D, 3D and virtual
reality.
“Jiadong chose this project to contribute
Thursday, 29 July 2021, 11:31 am
Company-X software quality assurance tester Jes Elliott
won the Reseller News Women in ICT Rising Star
Award.
Elliott received the
award at a celebration lunch at the Hilton Auckland on July
8.
Elliott was one of a trio of outstanding Company-X
team members who were finalists in the Awards. She was a
finalist alongside senior software architect Rachel Primrose
and software developer Sara Bahr.
“Such awesome
recognition of the talent in our Company-X women,” said
Company-X co-founder and director David Hallett, “A
fantastic win for the rising star Jes!”
“Looking
at the impressive women and companies who were finalists in
Press Release – Company-X Company-X software quality assurance tester Jes Elliott won the Reseller News Women in ICT Rising Star Award. Elliott received the award at …
Company-X software quality assurance tester Jes Elliott won the Reseller News Women in ICT Rising Star Award.
Elliott received the award at a celebration lunch at the Hilton Auckland on July 8.
Elliott was one of a trio of outstanding Company-X team members who were finalists in the Awards. She was a finalist alongside senior software architect Rachel Primrose and software developer Sara Bahr.
Thursday, 24 June 2021, 10:50 am
The provision of new technology toolsets by big tech
companies, coupled with more accessible venture capital
funding in New Zealand, means it is now easier than ever
before to fund a digital start-up.
Company-X co-founders
David Hallett and Chris Gardner
Waikato software
development specialist Company-X has worked with start-ups,
alongside government agencies and big tech, since it was
founded by software specialists David Hallett and Jeremy
Hughes in 2012.
“There’s a whole toolset now that
enables that,” Hughes said. “There’s a lower bar to
entry and a higher chance of success.”
Building a
minimum viable product with enough features to be usable by
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