Meg Robertson Digital Producer DylanRatigan.com

We’ve talked a lot about creating “cradles of innovation” in this country — combination a culture of investment, entrepreneurship and experimentation that accepts and encourages failure in the quest to solve problems and succeed. According to a new report from the Commerce Department, startups in America were responsible for creating close to three million new jobs in recent years. Florida, which we visited this week as part of our 30 Million Jobs tour, was no exception: start ups were responsible for creating 1.475 million jobs in the state between 2005 and 2009.

The numbers are looking good for new companies, and it’s no surprise that those trying to tackle America’s job problems are (finally) starting to take notice. In Tuesday night’s State of the Union address, the President acknowledged startups for innovating and creating millions of new jobs, even singling out the late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs, whose wife was in attendance at the SOTU. Said President Obama:

An economy built to last is one where we encourage the talent and ingenuity of every person in this country… we should support everyone who’s willing to work; and every risk-taker and entrepreneur who aspires to become the next Steve Jobs.

Obama also focused on the need for reforming certain business regulations that can hold new companies back financially:

Innovation is what America has always been about. Most new jobs are created in start-ups and small businesses. So let’s pass an agenda that helps them succeed. Tear down regulations that prevent aspiring entrepreneurs from getting the financing to grow. Expand tax relief to small businesses that are raising wages and creating good jobs.

Entrepreneurship is on the rise, but new businesses are still encountering hardships in this economy. We had the opportunity to talk to leading business and entrepreneurship experts in Florida — Susan Amat, Executive Director of The Launch Pad at the University of Miami, a coaching center that has launched dozens of student and alumni entrepreneurs and has become a model for other universities. Also joining Dylan was John Duffy, CEO of 3CInteractive, a Florida-based startup that develops mobile solutions and cloud-based mobile platforms for businesses.

Here’s the video, and a few behind the scenes shots of their visit to our “outdoor studio” in Miami. (Not a bad day to sit outside and talk about creating 30 Million Jobs!)

Check out the behind the scenes shots of Susan and John’s visit to The Dylan Ratigan Show!
John Duffy and Susan Amat with Dylan.

A little behind-the-scenes shot of the set, with Susan and Dylan and our stage manager.

Not only are they creating jobs — they come bearing gifts, too! Thanks guys!

- Meg Robertson is a digital producer for DylanRatigan.com.

Duffy will appear live with Dylan Ratigan to discuss entrepreneurship and 3Cinteractive on MSNBC Thursday, January 26, 2012 at 4pm ET/PT

Boca Raton, FL, January 24, 2012 – 3Cinteractive®, the leading provider of cloud-based enterprise mobile solutions for the Fortune 1000, announced that its founder and CEO John Duffy will appear on MSNBC’s “The Dylan Ratigan Show” on Thursday, January 26, 2012 at 4:00pm (ET/PT).

Duffy’s appearance is part of the highly rated daytime broadcast show’s “30 Million Jobs” tour, which is making a stop in Miami. The innovative road show is examining the roots of our current unemployment crisis and solutions to unleash growth. The tour is visiting what Ratigan describes as cradles of innovation, mini-ecosystems where innovators and pioneers are taking resources and capital and using it to improve the world. 30 million represents the number of jobs needed to have 100% US employment.

Duffy will discuss the contributing factors to 3Cinteractive’s success as well as how entrepreneurship is key to fueling job creation and economic growth in our nation. Dr. Susan Amat, the co-founder and executive director of The LaunchPad, the entrepreneur and innovator resource center at the University of Miami, will also be appearing with Duffy.

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3Ci to highlight its retail mobile solutions at the National Retail Federation’s 101st Annual Convention and Expo, January 15-18, 2012 in New York City

3Cinteractive®, the leading provider of cloud-based enterprise mobile solutions for the Fortune 1000, announced that it has become an official Microsoft Dynamics CRM Independent Software Vendor (ISV). 3Ci’s cloud-based mobile platform Switchblade® will be integrated with the Microsoft Dynamics CRM framework allowing for the seamless extension of customer relationship management (CRM) processes to the mobile device. The Switchblade platform will allow Microsoft Dynamics CRM clients to deploy multi-channel applications that include messaging, mobile web, smartphone apps and voice, that work on any carrier or device. This will enable them to communicate with consumers, complete business processes, and provide information on-demand with a short time to market and minimal expense barrier.

“We are extremely excited about this strategic integration with Microsoft Dynamics CRM as this furthers our strategy of leveraging our Switchblade platform to extend enterprise CRM communications to mobile devices,” said Jeremy Martin, 3Cinteractive’s Senior Vice President of Business Development. “Our solution provides significant value by allowing Microsoft Dynamics CRM clients to seamlessly leverage the mobile channel by relying on Switchblade for secure, ubiquitous and compliant access across the fragmented mobile channels of messaging, voice, smartphone apps and mobile web.”

“The capabilities 3Cinteractive’s Switchblade platform brings to Dynamics CRM clients are a great example of Microsoft’s commitment to continue to bring best of breed technology capabilities into the Dynamics CRM platform,” said Will Roche, Microsoft’s US Dynamics Retail Industry Market Development Manager. “The ability to securely extend the intelligence and capabilities of the Dynamics CRM platform to consumers’ mobile devices will enhance the reach and effectiveness of Loyalty, Client Telling and Demand Generation.”

3Ci will be in attendance at the National Retail Federation’s 101st Annual Convention and Expo. If you like to set up a meeting at the show and learn more about 3Ci’s retail enterprise mobile solutions please email Solutions@3Cinteractive.com.

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250% increase in transactions through 3Cinteractive’s proprietary, cloud-based mobile platform Switchblade from two billion in 2010

3Cinteractive®, the leading provider of cloud-based mobile software and services for the Fortune 1000, announced that its proprietary Switchblade® platform has processed over seven billion mobile transactions in 2011.

Switchblade currently processes more than 750 million mobile web page hits, text messages, and voice calls per month for 3Ci’s clients, many of which support critical business processes for the largest companies in the world. Seven billion transactions represent a 250% increase from the amount processed by Switchblade the year prior.

3Ci’s Switchblade platform is a high-availability, high-throughput mobile platform leveraged by over 125 3Ci clients – including leaders across industries from retail to healthcare. This enterprise-grade platform allows businesses to deploy multi-channel applications that include messaging, mobile web, smartphone apps and voice – regardless of carrier or device. Switchblade is highly extensible and is easily integrated into third-party systems – enabling almost any business to extend their existing systems and business processes to the mobile device.

This caps off an extraordinary year of achievements for 3Ci including:

• Ranked #12 on Forbes’ list of America’s Most Promising Companies
• More than Doubled Office, moved to new 26,000 square foot headquarters
• Named John Sculley, former CEO Apple and Pepsi Cola Co., Chairman of Board of Directors
• Completed funding with Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors
• Crossed the 100th employee threshold
• Filled out management team with seasoned executives from AT&T, Arise, DJO/Empi, Clairmail, Verizon and others

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Leader in providing enterprise mobile business solutions ranked 12th on the list of high-growth, privately held U.S. companies

Boca Raton, FL– December 1, 2011– 3Cinteractive®, the leading provider of cloud-based mobile software and services for the Fortune 1000, announced it has been named one of America’s Most Promising Companies by Forbes. 3Ci ranked 12th on the second annual list of U.S.-based, high-growth, privately held companies. To view the complete list, please visit www.forbes.com/ampc.

Forbes’ list of America’s Most Promising Companies features 100 privately held up-and-comers with compelling business models, strong management teams, notable customers, strategic partners and precious investment capital. 3Ci was the only provider of multi-channel enterprise mobility solutions and the highest-ranked Florida-based company to make the list of dynamic businesses.

“It is an honor to rank so high on Forbes’ list of America’s Most Promising Companies,” said John Duffy, 3Cinteractive’s Founder and CEO. “We are fortunate to have such an amazing team that works tirelessly serving our clients. Mobile is probably the fastest growing industry in the history of the world. And, we are just scratching the surface of its potential. We feel 3Ci is well positioned to take advantage of this growth and will continue to be the leader in delivering enterprise mobility solutions.”

To sharpen its search, Forbes teamed up with CB Insights, a Manhattan-based data firm that tracks investment in high-growth private companies. With $650,000 in grants from the National Science Foundation, CB has developed complex software called Mosaic that mines myriad online sources (from press releases and social networks to job boards and court filings) to come up with one, algorithmically derived score that measures a private company’s health. Forbes married Mosaic’s data-crunching with old-fashioned reporting to assemble a list of rising stars with bright growth prospects.

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Largest Hospital in Missouri Using Mobile to Improve Patient Communication and Reduce Missed Revenue

Boca Raton, FL– October 11, 2011– 3Cinteractive®, a leading provider of cloud-based mobile software and services for the Fortune 1000, announced Barnes-Jewish Hospital has launched a mobile appointment abandonment solution to reduce missed or canceled appointments which cost the hospital revenue and hinder the delivery of proper care to patients. Barnes-Jewish Hospital at Washington University Medical Center is the largest hospital in Missouri and the largest private employer in the St. Louis region.

Barnes-Jewish has been recognized on the honor roll of America’s Best Hospitals for 19 consecutive years by U.S. News & World Report. Continuing its tradition of offering cutting edge care, Barnes-Jewish has integrated mobile into its existing patient management system, in an effort to better communicate with patients.

Effective communication is key to solving many of the challenges that face health systems today. Mobile offers the potential to greatly reduce communication barriers through the delivery of personalized, one to one interactions with patients, leading to better health outcomes and reduced health care spending.

With “no show” rates in the U.S. as high as 35%, missed appointments can cost the typical hospital millions annually in lost revenue. When secondary costs such as lost staff productivity and unnecessary future medical care are accounted for that number soars even higher. Mobile appointment abandonment solutions help:

• Reduce missed or canceled appointments

• Backfill canceled appointments

• Minimize lost revenue

• Boost staff efficiency

• Increase patient satisfaction

• Improve patient medical outcomes

The initial launch of Barnes-Jewish’s appointment abandonment solution was in their OB/GYN clinic and will soon be rolled out to other medicine and surgical ambulatory clinics. This is the first step in Barnes-Jewish’s initiative to leverage the reach and power of mobile technology. Barnes-Jewish is partnering with 3Cinteractive (3Ci), which provides mobile health solutions for some of the most respected names in healthcare. 3Ci’s mHealth solutions currently touch millions of patients a month.

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Today marks a very meaningful milestone in the history of 3Cinteractive. It’s one we are particularly proud of because of the value we place on our people and the understanding that 100% of our success is due to the talented team members at 3Ci.

3Cinteractive started in 2005 with three guys in a small, one-room office and today we are in a brand new 26,000 square foot space and have officially added our 100th team member!

We aren’t done yet. We have big plans for the future. To fulfill those plans we need smart, passionate, motivated people like you that want to innovate and help shape the future of mobile. If you think you have what it takes check out our career page and send your resume to resumes@3cinteractive.catsone.com.