Silicon Bayou - Out to Lunch - It's Baton Rouge

Local Baton Rouge companies are carving out an amazing space in the
tech sector. They re designing impressive software platforms and
tools that are attracting worldwide attention. Steve McKinney is
the Chief Operating Officer of Cell Control, a Baton Rouge company
that, in 2009, came up with technology to help eliminate distracted
driving. In the years since, Cell Control has become the global
leader in this field by selling its services to companies big
Fortune 500 companies that have huge fleets of potentially
distracted drivers. One reason the technology is so popular is
because it is simple. It pairs a Bluetooth device with your cell
phone to disable texting and Web surfing from the driver s seat
while still allowing a passenger s phone to have full function.
With over 100,000 users, Cell Control is saving big companies with
fleets of drivers a lot of money, time, and frankly, lives. Calvin
Fabre, CEO of Envoc, a Baton Rouge based digital agency that does
custom software development, mobile applications, advertising and
branding campaigns, web design, web applications, intranets, and
portals. Calvin founded the company in the early 2000s. In the
years since, Envoc has grown to more than 30 employees, a second
location in Hammond and a reputation as one of the go to software
development firms in the Capital region. One of Envoc s most
innovative new products is is LA Wallet a digital drivers license
that you have on your phone and that serves as a legally accepted
form of ID. As an added feature LA Wallet has a Verify function so
you can check the background of an Uber driver or, even the status
of contractors who come to your home to do repairs. Photos at
Mansurs on the Boulevard by Karry Hosford.

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