It's a new world out there, with dozens of industries being disrupted by the whole idea of peer-to-peer marketplaces by such companies as Airbnb, Uber, HomeAway, and Relayrides. However, building a marketplace had--until now--been fairly difficult. A new, Austin startup--Structured Domains (www.structuredomains.com)--headed by Dennis Lastochkin, is hoping to change that by allowing almost anyone to create their own marketplace, without having to invest in the engineering and so (More info...)

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Malauzai Ties With Trusteer On Mobile Banking Security
Austin-based mobile banking software developer Malauzai Software said Wednesday that ti has tied with security technology developer Trusteer, to provide integrated security in its mobile banking applications for a customer. The two said that the two products are being used by Pennsylvania-based Customers Bancorp as part of a mobile banking deployment. Trusteer is owned by IBM. The two said the effort helps (More info...)

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Zirtual Targets Hiring In Dallas
Virtual assistant startup Zirtual, which is backed by Tony Hsieh (CEO of zappos.com), VegasTechFund, and Mayfield Fund, said today that it is hiring in Dallas, part of its plan to hire an additional 300 people over the next year. The online service--which provides virtual assistants to professionals and entrepreneurs--said it is particularly looking for stay-at-home moms, people with disabilities, and other remote employees. The company said that curre (More info...)

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CyrusOne Wins Austin Radiological Association
Dallas-based data center operator CyrusOne has reported a win with the Austin Radiological Association, which provides imaging services to Central Texas. Financial impact of the win was not disclosed. CyrusOne said that the association will be using both its Austin I and Austin II data centers.

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