Innovate Utah: NEW IDEAS, PRODUCTS AND SERVICES FROM UTAH COMPANIES

Juniper Systems of Logan, a manufacturer of rugged tablets, handheld computers, GPS receivers, mapping software and field computing solutions, has announced the release of its Mesa Pro Rugged Tablet. The tablet features 11th-Generation Intel Core processors, a Windows 11 operating system, device customization options, a large sunlight-readable display and the company’s proprietary Juniper Rugged design. Juniper systems touts the product as the most robust 10-inch tablet on the market.

“This is a big moment for Juniper Systems,” said Tom Francom, director of sales at the firm. “We are entering a new segment with the Mesa Pro and we are excited to{mprestriction ids="1,3"} bring our rugged devices to even more workers in the field.”

The Mesa Pro come with optional Intel Core i7, Core i5 or Celeron processors, allowing users users to select a level of computing performance that best fits their needs with more budget-conscious options.

“It was important for us to offer performance tiers,” said Darren Hellstern, Mesa Pro product manager. “This is the first time we have offered various performance levels in one of our devices. The needs that our customers and users have varies greatly. From running CAD programs, viewing construction plans, mapping and mounted vehicle solutions, we feel that we have an offering with Mesa Pro that fits the processing need of the user.”

Mesa Pro joins the current Mesa 3 family of 7-inch devices and helps Juniper Systems achieve its mission of providing powerful rugged computing and data collection devices to mobile field workers everywhere, the company said.

Qualtrics, a Provo-based marketer of an experience management platform, has added two contact center innovations to make agents more productive and deliver better customer support. Automated Call Summaries and Real-Time Agent Assist automate post-call work and help contact center agents respond with empathy and speed. These solutions boost agent effectiveness while improving customer satisfaction and lowering costs, the company said. “For many companies, addressing feedback after a customer has had a poor experience is not enough to salvage the relationship. Organizations need to guide and orchestrate experiences in real time and that starts on the front line,” said Brad Anderson, Qualtrics’ president of products and engineering. “These new contact center solutions save agents time and arm them with the information and coaching they need to deliver more efficient and empathetic customer service.”

Scorpion, a Salt Lake City provider of digital marketing, has released Ranking.AI, a solution to help bring the power of artificial intelligence (AI) to businesses by improving search engine rankings, generating leads and driving more revenue. Ranking.AI is the outcome of Scorpion’s 2021 acquisition of CanIRank and the integration of its technology into Scorpion’s marketing platform. The new technology leverages machine learning to identify the best opportunities for businesses of all sizes to improve their organic rankings on Google. “In the last 12 months alone, we helped drive more than 15 million leads for businesses across North America,” said Rustin Kretz, Scorpion’s founder and CEO. “Google is complicated and constantly changing. At Scorpion, we are committed to changing the game, and we are determined to help more businesses get found more often.”

Valley Behavioral Health, a behavioral health service nonprofit in Salt Lake City, has announced a new program geared toward those who may require a wide range of assistance to find stabilization in their daily lives. Valley Steps is a transitional, short-term residential treatment program designed to help stabilize and support clients through medication management, therapy, case management and benefits coordination. The program will assist clients in finding stabilization while living both inside and outside of Valley Behavioral housing. “Unfortunately, we see far too many in our community who aren’t getting the help they need, either for a lack of assistance or the overwhelming nature of finding stability in life,” said Jared Sanford, Valley Behavioral president and CEO. “We are excited to roll out Valley Steps and be a part of the solution.”

Lehi-based MyHeritage, a genealogy website, has released AI Time Machine, a feature that creates images of a person in different times. AI Time Machine is based on technology licensed by MyHeritage from AI image generation company Astria. The feature is easy to use by uploading 10 to 25 photos of the same individual in a variety of settings. A model of the individual is then created and cast in dozens of predefined themes set in different historical eras. “At MyHeritage, we’re constantly developing cool new ways to connect people to their family history,” said Gilad Japhet, founder and CEO of MyHeritage. “AI Time Machine is a new twist on this theme, inviting you to travel to the past and see yourself as you might have looked at the time of your ancestors.”

Salt Lake City’s Everee, a payroll payment platform, has released a new application called Instant Pay, which allows companies to streamline payment operations and deliver earnings seconds after the worker finishes a shift. While typical payment processes require manual approval before payments are distributed, companies that use Instant Pay can automate this step, allowing workers to cash out earnings seconds after finishing a job, while also eliminating manual, error-prone busywork. “With the rise of contingent workers in the gig economy, expectations have begun to shift, and waiting two weeks for a paycheck is no longer an option,” said Brett Barlow, CEO of Everee. “Nearly 59 million professionals have joined the gig workforce. Everee is at the forefront as payroll processes and technologies continue to mature to fit the needs of these workers.”

Nomi Health, a direct healthcare company based in Orem, has launched its Connect fintech platform to power real-time healthcare payments. The platform directly connects providers, patients and buyers of care services to power provider payments in real time. By closing the loop to integrate these services, the system enables health plans and third-party administrators to administer claims faster, reduce the administrative costs and overhead that are often a key driver of rising health insurance premiums and improve patient experiences. “By simplifying the entire payment process and making it more transparent, we can provide tangible, meaningful benefits for providers, patients and buyers of healthcare,” said Boe Hartman, co-founder and chief technology officer at Nomi Health. “Providers get paid faster, patients get the care they need, and buyers can make their dollars go further.”

Moxiyo LLC, a Salt Lake City company that specializes in food preservation products, has introduced its Wine Xaver bottle stopper for home and business use. Wine Xaver works to extend the freshness of uncorked wine for an additional 10-12 days by slowing the spoilage process. The company said reducing wine spoilage can amount to huge savings for wine connoisseurs and bar and restaurant owners. The stopper is made of a food-safe mineral that emits natural CO2 that creates a protective barrier in a bottle’s air space above the wine. “We are able to expand the life of our wine and sparkling drinks,” said Salt Lake Hilton Garden Inn General Manager Alex Trompke. “Usually, we have issues a day after being uncorked, but we now save the life of wine for many additional days.”{/mprestriction}