Taking The Pulse Of The Texas Technology Industry
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Taking The Pulse Of The Texas Technology Industry |
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 Thursday, March 4, 2010 GameStop Gears Up For Final Fantasy XIII Grapevine-based videogame retailer GameStop is gearing up for another big videogame launch, this time for Final Fantasy XIII. GameStop said last night that it is hosting midnight launch events for the upcoming game at more than 3,200 of its stores nationwide on Monday. The videogame retailer said the events will include costume contests, trivia challenges, and artwork contests. Final Fantasy XIII is being published by Square Enix, and is role playing game being released for Playsta (More info...) posted on Thursday, March 4, 2010(Full story) GENBAND Gets Approval On Nortel CVAS Buy Plano-based GENBAND reported late Wednesday that it has received approval from bankruptcy courts in Canada and the US, to acquire Nortel's Carrier VoIP and Application Solutions Business (CVAS). GENBAND had said it would buy the CVAS business from Nortel on December 23rd. The deal is worth approximately $282M, and is being funded by One Equity Partners and JPMorgan Chase & Co. GENBAND said Nortel's products will be combined with its next generation media, session, and security gateway tec (More info...) posted on Thursday, March 4, 2010(Full story) Worksoft Buys TestFactory Dallas-based Worksoft said Wednesday that it has acquired TestFactory, a provider of test software used for ERP implementations using SAP. Financial terms of the buy were not disclosed. According to Worksoft, the buy will bolster its domain knowledge related to SAP applications. The firm said it will use the acquisition to enhance its portfolio of application lifecycle management products and solutions. posted on Thursday, March 4, 2010(Full story) Bazaarvoice: 100 Billion Reviews Austin-based Bazaarvoice, a developer of software-as-a-service for ecommerce ratings and reviews, reported yesterday that it has now served over 100 billion user-generated reviews, answers, and stories. The firm said those impressions came from more than 750 clients, operating in 25 languages across 36 countries. Bazaarvoice provides its ratings and reviews software for online retailers, so that consumers can comment on and rate various products. posted on Thursday, March 4, 2010(Full story) |
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