As California Ends Money Bail, A Tech Startup Aims to Help People Make Their Court Dates

Plus, 6 Gov Tech Companies Acquired by GTY Technology Holdings, Infiniti, an IT Company in California's Agile Vendor Pool, Has Been Acquired and more...

by Ben Miller / September 18, 2018

TOP NEWS

6 Gov Tech Companies Acquired by GTY Technology Holdings By uniting under the GTY organization, the companies could leverage their marketing power, while also making it easier for government entities to access needed services.

Infiniti, an IT Company in California's Agile Vendor Pool, Has Been Acquired InterVision, which does similar work in the managed IT-cloud services space, bought out Infiniti.

As California Ends Money Bail, Tech Startup Aims to Help People Make Their Court Dates As the most populous state replaces its bail system with risk assessments to determine who is most likely to fail to appear for their court dates, Uptrust is expanding its tool that it says helps people stay in compliance.

MARKET SPOTLIGHT

Reaching Out: 2nd Annual Government Experience Award Winners Embrace Citizens Where They Are Across the country, governments at all levels are working to improve the way they reach citizens digitally. This year's first-place winners include Utah, Oakland County, Mich., and Louisville, Ky.

WATCHLIST

GovTech company on our radar this week:

visadb.io: In an interesting take on a global challenge, this service streamlines the visa process based on your citizenship.

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Ben Miller Associate Editor of GT Data and Business

Ben Miller is the associate editor of data and business for Government Technology. His reporting experience includes breaking news, business, community features and technical subjects. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in journalism from the Reynolds School of Journalism at the University of Nevada, Reno, and lives in Sacramento, Calif.