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Quiz: Are you an abbreviations expert?

We use acronyms such as 5G, IoT, WAN and SDN all the time. But what do these abbreviations actually stand for? Test your knowledge in…

How SMEs are avoiding data loss with a cloud-based backup

Water on the ground, backup in the cloud

How a Swiss SME introduced a cloud-based backup after water damage and, in doing so, improved its data protection. A field report from the industry.

How does a firewall protect the corporate network? What you need to know.

How firewalls control data traffic

A firewall is essential for protecting even the smallest networks against cyber attacks. But how do firewalls work, and how can they stop attacks and…

Man in a boat fishes paper out of the water.

Six unusual cases of data loss in companies

Lost, leaked or inaccessible company data is not always caused by cyberattacks. Cases of mislaid USB sticks, destructive noises or hardware breakdowns prove that there…

Gerd Leonhard on ethics in the IoT and artificial intelligence.

‘We need to dial down the fear’

The future will be better than we think, claims futurist Gerd Leonhard. Ultimately, managing digital transformation is in people’s own hands – however, everyone needs…

Max Eichenberger, participant at the HackZurich hackathon

Max the “hacker”

Sitting in front of a laptop and programming for nearly 40 hours straight: why would someone do that to themselves? Max Eichenberger is one of…

Winners StartUp Challenge

StartUp Challenge 2018: Off to Silicon Valley

The finalists of the Swisscom StartUp Challenge pitched their ideas in front of the Jury on Aug 14th. Watch the video to see how they…

Founder interview: ‘Car was my first word as a child’

Founder interview: ‘Car was my first word as a child’

The digital vehicle assistant Autosense has been live for 50 days. CEO Jaap Vossen spoke with us about obstacles, pride and jitters during the founding…

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“Signing a deal with three of the largest Swiss companies gave us a lot of credibility”

Janis Graubins, CEO of Notakey hit the jackpot of last year’s Kickstart Accelerator: He got to do a PoC not only with one but with…

Big Data for Big Impact: Improving quality of life

Big Data for Big Impact: Improving quality of life

As we are enjoying summer, we are all frustrated when we plan to meet friends in the city centre and end up in a traffic…

StartUp Challenge 2018: 238 Startups Have Applied

StartUp Challenge 2018: 238 Startups Have Applied

238 startups have applied for our Swisscom StartUp Challenge 2018! In order to illustrate some of the key characteristics of our applicants, we summarized their…

8 Smart-City Start-ups and 1 Intrapreneur team will join the Kickstart Accelerator in September

8 Smart-City Start-ups and 1 Intrapreneur team will join the Kickstart Accelerator in September

This year’s Kickstart Accelerator boot camp took place in beautiful Zurich and Swisscom, as a partner of the Smart City acceleration program, is happy to…

«Running a start-up is a marathon»

«Running a start-up is a marathon»

A year is a long time in the life of a start-up. There is not much opportunity for reflection, but the ability to adapt to…

EcoRobotix, AlgoTrader and 1Drop Diagnostics: the last business year in brief

EcoRobotix, AlgoTrader and 1Drop Diagnostics: the last business year in brief

Although they work in completely different fields, Aurélien Demaurex (ecoRobotix), Andy Flury (AlgoTrader) and Luc Gervais (1Drop Diagnostics) had one thing in common in 2017:…

«Focusing on efficiency at an early stage helped us with scaling»

«Focusing on efficiency at an early stage helped us with scaling»

They originally wanted to create a dating app for ETH students, but now their communication platform for non-desktop workers is being used in over 100…

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