Taking The Pulse Of The Texas Technology Industry
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Taking The Pulse Of The Texas Technology Industry |
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 Tuesday, March 28, 2017 PICKUP Raises $1.9M For On Demand Delivery Service Dallas-based PICKUP, the on-demand delivery startup which harnesses veterans and firefighters with pickup trucks to help deliver furniture, appliances, and other bulky items, has raised $1.9M in a funding round. PICKUP said the funding came from Albert Cantu, the former President of pest control company Terminix. PICKUP currently offers up its services in Dallas, Ft. Worth, and Houston. The company's service provides upfront pricing on pickup and deliv (More info...) posted on Tuesday, March 28, 2017(Full story) Trend Micro CTO, Raimund Genes, Dies Suddenly Dallas-based cybersecurity software developer Trend Micro announced this morning that its Chief Technology Officer (CTO), Raimund Genes, has died suddenly, at age 54. According to Trend Micro, Genes died unexpectedly of a heart attack on Friday, March 24th. Genes was at his family home in Germany. Genes had been at Trend Micro for the last 21 years, having founded Trend Micro's German subsidiary, Trend Micro Deutschland GmbH, in 1996. posted on Tuesday, March 28, 2017(Full story) SpareFoot Doubles Full Service Storage Reach Austin-based online self storage marketplace SpareFoot announced this morning that it is doubling the number of metro areas where it is offering up its "full-service storage" offering, where it picks up, stores, and returns items on demand. According to SpareFoot, the service is now available in almost 50 markets. SpareFoot said the "full service storage" service has been particularly in demand during moving season (May-July), and also when college s (More info...) posted on Tuesday, March 28, 2017(Full story) COPsync Abruptly Fires CEO Dallas-based COPsync, which develops communications and collaboration tools for the law enforcement community, said this morning that it has dismissed its CEO, Ronald A. Woessner, and "terminated his employment". Reason for the sudden dismissal was not announced. COPsync said the move was made by the board, which also appointed Mr. Philip J. Anderson as its Interim Chief Executive Officer. Anderson is the company's CFO. Woessner remains on the board of (More info...) posted on Tuesday, March 28, 2017(Full story) |
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