Motorola invests in digital innovation

Chicago-based consulting firm DevMynd has received investment funding from Motorola Solutions Venture Capital to investigate innovation opportunities in public safety and commercial communications.

“Our experience in human-centred user research, user experience and service design will help Motorola Solutions and its customers develop products and apps that solve next-generation challenges,” said JC Grubbs, DevMynd’s CEO.

“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, Motorola Solutions’ CTO, said the adoption of broadband technology is driving innovation in public safety and commercial communications.

“We know that tailored software and services will be required to deliver solutions and capabilities to our customers,” he said.

“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 investment will enable DevMynd to expand its team, add new capabilities and enter new markets. It also will support access to strategy, design and custom software development services for Motorola Solutions and its customers.

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