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, February 8, 2016 SolarWinds Eyes Acquisitions After Go-Private Deal Austin-based SolarWinds is now officially a private company again, and appears to be on the prowl for strategic acquisitions, after the acquisition of the company by private equity investors Silver Lake and Thoma Bravo completed on Friday. The deal, which was worth approximately $4.5 billion, removed SolarWinds from the New York Stock Exchange. The two private equity investors paid $60.10 per share in cash for SolarWinds. The companies agreed to the (More info...) posted on Monday, February 8, 2016(Full story) Continuum Analytics Revs Anaconda Austin-based Continuum Analytics, the venture-backed startup which develops the open source Anaconda analytics software, said today that it has launched a new update to the Anaconda product. Continuum Analytic said Anaconda 2.5 adds such features as integration with the Intel Math Kernal Library, bundling with Microsoft R Open (MRO), and other features. Continuum Analytics is venture backed by General Catalyst and BuildGroup, and is led by CEO and fou (More info...) posted on Monday, February 8, 2016(Full story) OpenKey, Kaba Ink Strategic Partnership Dallas-based OpenKey, which is developing a standard set of technology and APIs to allow for industry-wide, standard keyless entry systems for hotel rooms, said today that it is in preferred partnership with access management and lock maker Kaba. The two--who have already been working together on technology--said the new strategic partnership will integrate OpenKey's mobile entry service with new, Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) locks being developed (More info...) posted on Monday, February 8, 2016(Full story) Perk.com Completes Acquisition Of Viggle Austin-based Perk.com said today that it has completed its acquisition of a number of assets from Viggle, the app developer which had focused on incentives and rewards for viewing content via an app. The deal-which had been announced in December--included the Viggle mobile app and tablet application, patents and intellectual property, brand and advertiser relationships, and a direct sales force. Perk.com said it adds offices in New York, San Franci (More info...) posted on Monday, February 8, 2016(Full story) |
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