Dallas-based AT&T is reporting this week that its Wi-Fi network traffic tripled in 2011, as it saw 3.2 billion customer connections into its 30,000 Wi-Fi hot spots. The firm said that the boost in traffic came due to a surge in the use of smartphones, tablets, and other devices. In Q4, the firm reported 486.9M connections into the network, up from only 154M connections made in the fourth quarter of 2010....Continue →

Austin-based SolarBridge Technologies, which develops microinverters for the solar power industry, reported Thursday that it has partnered with Solartec Energia Renovable to introduce the firm's modules in Mexico. The company explained that Solartec will manufacture and sell AC modules, powered by its Pantheon microinverters, into the Mexican market....Continue →

Austin-based enterrpise software developer Asure Software is bolstering its product lineup with a number of mobile apps, the company said today. The firm said it will begin supporting the Apple iPad and iPhone, starting next month, when it releases new mobile apps to allow users to access meeting reservations on the devices. pricing on the new mobile apps was not disclosed....Continue →

Seamless Entertainment, an independent game developer based in Austin, announced today that it has launched a new, downloadable 3D space action game. Seamless said its new title, SOL: Exodus, is downloadable from the Steam videogame service, and costs $9.99. The game runs on Windows PCs. Seamless Entertainment was founded in 2008, and is a unit of Black Lantern Holdings, Inc.

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Dallas-based Tyler Technologies has scored a win in New Mexico, the firm reported today. Tyler said it has signed a deal with Valencia County, N.M., to supply its Incode and Eagle local government solutions to the county. The deal is worth approximately $1M. Tyler Technologies is a provider of a range of software products aimed at municipal governments.
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Austin-based Spacetime Studios, the massively multiplayer, online games developer headed by Gary Gattis, said today that it has unveiled a new, mobile and desktop MMO. The firm said the new Dark Legends title is a vampire-themed world, where secret societies of vampires challenge the undead, werewolves, demons, and humans. The new title will run on Android, iOS, and Chrome sometime in the first quarter of 2012. Pricing on the new MMO was not announced....Continue →

Austin-based ProspX, the developer of software-as-a-service for the commercial insurance industry, said today that it has added specialty insurer Beazley plc as a client. ProspX did not detail the size of the win, but said that Beazley will use its platform to help brokers connect with the insurance provider. ProspX, which is led by Todd Young, offers up an online platform to make it easier for commercial insurance brokers, agents, and others manage quotes and sales....Continue →

Dallas-based ShopSavvy, the developer of the popular barcode and price comparisons applications for iPhone and Android, said today that it has launched a new product which allows users to sell products directly from their smartphones. The firm said its new "SavvyListings" program will connect sellers into ShopSavvy's network of mobile buyers, allowing them to find a home for unwanted products. The new, person-to-person service is an interesting alternative to sites such as eBay and Craigslist....Continue →

Austin-based Active Power, which develops uninterruptible power supplies and backup power systems, reported today that it has been selected by a utility company to provide backup power equipment at that utility's North American datacenter facility. Name of the customer, and financial size of the win, was not disclosed. Active Power said the utility is installing four of its CleanSource 1000 kVA UPS systems....Continue →

Google Offers, the daily deals service run by Internet giant Google, has debuted in San Antonio today, part of the addition of five new cities to the service. Google's addition of San Antonio follows earlier additions of Houston and Austin to the daily deals site. Google added San Antonio, along with Charlotte, Kansas City, Milwaukee, and Tampa. The service now is available in 38 cities.Continue →

A report released earlier this month finds that both Houston and Dallas are among the top cities for technology jobs. According to CyberCoders, an IT recruitment firm, Houston had the biggest percentage increase in open technology jobs listings from 2010 to 2011, rising 149 percent, beating out San Jose, Boston, San Francisco, Seattle, and Atlanta, among others. Dallas was number 4 in the list, with 27 percent increase in technology jobs listings during the period....Continue →