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 13, 2013 HipLogiq Lands $5M For Social Marketing Software Dallas-based HipLogiq, a developer of social media marketing software, announced Monday that it has raised $5M in a Series A funding round. According to HipLogiq, the majority of the funding came from Hadron Global Partners. HipLogiq says it is developing two social media marketing apps, SocialCompass and SocialCentiv, both of which help companies target consumers using social media. HipLogiQ is headed by Bernard Perrine, and the firm said was a co-fo (More info...) posted on Monday, May 13, 2013 (More)(Full story) Home Depot Aims At Dallas For New Tech Center Dallas continues to attract large companies looking to recruit for their IT and software operations, with the latest being Home Depot. According to report today, Home Depot is opening up a new IT office in Irving, which will initially employ 80 and grow to about 130 next year. The new IT center will hire softwar (More info...) posted on Monday, May 13, 2013(Full story) Dell Seeks More Info From Carl Icahn Round Rock-based Dell released a letter today to Carl Icahn, seeking more information on his bid for the company, after Friday's $21 billion offer for the computer maker. According to the letter, Dell is requesting information on the source of financing for the proposal; liquidity needs after the acquisition; who Icahn would install for senior leadership; and more. Icahn made a competing bid for Dell Friday, looking to unseat the current bid by Michael De (More info...) posted on Monday, May 13, 2013(Full story) Alpheus Communications Extends Into Mexico Houston-based Alpheus Communications said today that it has extended its Ethernet services into Mexico. Alpheus said the extension comes via a new relationship with Marcatel. The two said the deal will create an optical network-to-network interface in McAllen, Texas, and allow the companies to buy services from each other. The two are aiming at serving enterprises and carriers with needs in South Texas and Mexico. Financial details of the deal were not (More info...) posted on Monday, May 13, 2013(Full story) |
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