Taking The Pulse Of The Texas Technology Industry
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Taking The Pulse Of The Texas Technology Industry |
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 Monday, May 7, 2012 eRecyclingCorps Buys Consumer Electronics Buyback Provider Flipswap Irving-based eRecyclingCorps said Monday that it has acquired a provider of consumer electronics buyback programs, Flipswap. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. eRC said it has also acquired Flipswap's interest in Flipswap Services, LLC, and will continue to support Flipswap's existing customers and services. eRecyclingCorps, whic h is led by David Edmondson, provides wireless devi (More info...) posted on Monday, May 7, 2012(Full story) Spacetime's Vampire MMO Hits iOS Austin-based Spacetime Studios said Monday that its vampire-themed, massively multiplayer online game, Dark Legends, is now available on the Apple App Store for the iPhone and other iOS platforms. Spacetime's 3D, horror-themed vampire MMO is the third title from Spacetime, which also operates MMOs Pocket Legends and Star Legends: The Blackstar Chronicles. Spacetime says is already has more than half a million active users on Dark Legends. (More info...) posted on Monday, May 7, 2012(Full story) Anue Systems Acquired For $145M Austin-based Anue Sytsems has been acquired by a fellow networking test equipment maker, in a deal worth $145M. Ixia, a California-based developer of IP and wireless network test equipment and software, said it will use the acquisition to bolster its access to the network visibility market. Anue's chairman is Hemi Thaker, and the firm's CEO was Alex Pepe. Ixia said that Anue had revenues of $40.5M in 2011 (More info...) posted on Monday, May 7, 2012(Full story) Austin's High Tech Center Secret: Mashup of Hippies, Cowboys, Scientists Why is Austin one of the few places in the U.S. which have been successful in creating a high tech center of innovation? According to Silicon Valley venture captalist Victor Hwang (and former Austin resident), it's the "mashup culture of hippies, cowboys and scientists in a tight community." Hwang is the author of The Rainforest: The Secret to Building the Next Silicon Valley. Hwan (More info...) posted on Monday, May 7, 2012(Full story) Gemalto Takes On Authentication Dallas-Forth Worth-based Gemalto is taking on the world of digital identification, the company said today, with a new software providing authentication software, digital credentials, secure devices, servers and associated services Gemalto said its new product, Protiva MedSecure, is aimed at helping provide single credentials for physical and logical access to facilities and electronic medical records. Pricing on the new product was not announced. (More info...) posted on Monday, May 7, 2012(Full story) Travelocity Business Adds Web Chat Support Southlake, Texas-based Travelocity Business, the offspring of Travelocity which provides corporate travel management services, said today that it has launched a new, one-on-one web chat service. The company said that the new service allows users to gain the personal interaction and immediate service of an agent, when they are booking travel on the site. Travelocity Business said the new feature, TBiz Chat, features a "one-on-one" experience (More info...) posted on Monday, May 7, 2012(Full story) Convio Acquisition By Blackbaud Complete Educational software provider Blackbaud said this morning that it has completed its acquisition of Austin-based Convio, the provider of nonprofit management software-as-a-service. Blackbaud said it paid approximately $325M for Convio. The deal had originally been announced on January 17th. posted on Monday, May 7, 2012(Full story) |
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