San Antonio-based Newtek, which develops video production software and hardware, has been acquired by Vizrt, a Norwegian company that develops 3D graphics, studio animation, and other tools. Financial details of the acquisition were not ann...

Dallas-based ParkHub, which develops parking management hardware and software, has raised $13M in a Series B funding round, the company said this week, in a round led by Arrowroot Capital. According to the company, the funding is its first ...

Austin-based Pivot3, which develops converged data center products, said today that it has named a new VP of Sales. According to Pivot3, it has named Dan Flood as Vice President of US Sales, to head up its growth in the enterprise and comme...

Austin-based Pivot3, which develops converged data center infrastructure products, has named Rance Poehler as its Vice President of Global Sales and Chief Revenue Officer, the company said today. Poehler was most recently at Dell Technologi...

Austin-based RF Code, which develops physical asset management and environmental monitoring hardware and software for data centers, said this morning that it has raised $6.6M more in a new funding round. RF Code said the funding came from i...

Austin-based ICON, which is developing technology that allows for the 3D printing of entire homes, said today that it has raised $9M in a funding round. The funding was led by Oakhouse Partners, and also included homebuilder D.R. Horton, Em...

Austin-based FTC Solar, which develops solar tracking products for the commercial solar project industry, said it has launched a new product on Wednesday. According to the company, it has launched its Voyager single-axis tracker, which incl...

Austin-based Pivot3, which develops converged infrastructure products for the data center market, said it saw 70 percent growth between Q2 of 2017 and 2018. Financial details of that growth were not released by Pivot3, which is privately he...

Dallas-based Kwikboost, which develops mobile device charging products, said today that it has acquired Brightbox, a competitor in the charging locker market. Financial details of the acquisition were not announced. Kwikboost said that Brig...

Austin-based semiconductor maker Silicon Labs announced this morning that it has named two new executives. According to the firm, it has named Daniel Cooley as Senior Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer, and named Matt Johnson as Seni...

pi-top, a startup developing modular computer systems which can be used to help students learn all about electronics, software, and other technology, has raised $16M in a funding round. The company--which has its U.S. offices in Austin, but...

Austin-based Xplore Technologies, which manufactures rugged and semi-rugged tablets, laptops, and accessories, is being acquired by Illinois-based Zebra Technologies, the two said on Thursday. According to the two, Zebra will pay $6.00 per ...

Round Rock-based Dell is hoping to buck the usual shopping season, with its annual Black Friday in July sale, saying it will offer up deals all month on its PCs, laptops, headphones, and more. Dell joins Amazon in its mid-year promotions; A...

Samsung Electronics America said on Friday that it plans to open up a big new office in Plano, where it will relocate its North Texas teams from Richardson and Plano. According to Samsung, the new headquarters will be in a newly redeveloped...

GPSi Holdings, a telematics provider which has offices in Austin, has been acquired by Ingersoll-Rand plc, Ingersoll Rand said this morning. Financial details of the deal were not announced. GPSi Holdings had been owned by private equity in...

Richardson, Texas-based watch maker Fossil said today that it has rolled out a new line of "hybrid" smartwatches, specifically aimed at female customers. According to Fossil, its new Q Nelly and Q Jacqueline watches include smartphone notif...

Plano-based Fortress UAV, a new subsidiary formed out of Fortress Solutions, said today that it has begun offering up repair of drones for both the consumer and commercial market. According to Fortress UAV, it supports out-of-warranty and c...

Plano-based Fortress UAV, a new subsidiary formed out of Fortress Solutions, said today that it has begun offering up repair of drones for both the consumer and commercial market. According to Fortress UAV, it supports out-of-warranty and c...

Austin-based semiconductor maker Cirrus Logic is hoping to enable the embedding of Amazon Alexa voice support in consumer electronics products, with a new development kit. Cirrus Logic said it has launched a development kit for Alexa Voice ...

Austin-based Infinite IO, which develops network-based storage controllers, has rolled out a new set of products, the company said on Friday. Infinite.io said it has released a new generation of storage controllers into general availability...

Austin-based converged infrastructure products developer Pivot3 said this week that it has received a data protection certification sought by its government and private sector customers. The company said it has received Common Criteria cert...

Frisco, Texas-based communications hardware developer Tango Networks says it has just hit the milestone of its fiftieth U.S. patent, adding to the company's intellectual property portfolio. The company said the latest patent, No. 9,622,078,...

Austin-based test equipment maker NI says it is donating nearly $1M in a combination of hardware and software to NYU, to help bolster 5G wireless research at the school. According to NI, it will equipment NYU's wireless labs with hardware a...

Austin-based HID Global, best known for its employee access cards and other products, said it has expanded its offerings to location services--allowing companies to track where their workforce is in a particular facility. According to HID G...

Carrollton, Texas-based Tidel, a developer of "smart" safes used for automating cash handling at quick server restaurants, convenience stores, grocery stores, and elsewhere, has been acquired by private equity investor Littlejohn & Co., LLC...

Allen, Texas-based Xtera Communications, which had developed optical transport hardware for sub-sea cables, has been acquired by H.I.G. Capital as part of Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings. Financial details of the buy were not announced. ...

Dallas-based Zinwave, which makes hardware to help with wideband distribution of in-building wireless, said it has launched a new product. Zinwave said its new Small Cell Point of Interface (SC-POI), is a 1U, rackmounted panel which connect...

Dallas-based AT&T and heating and air conditioning equipment manufacturer Carrier said this morning that they are connected commercial, HVAC equipment to the "Internet of Things" with a new offering. The two said they will begin offering up...

Austin-based Silicon Labs announced today that it has acquired Zentri, a developer of low power, Wi-Fi hardware used in the Internet-of-Things (IoT) market. Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced. Zentri's hardware modules an...

Austin-based converged infrastructure hardware developer Pivot3 is expanding its efforts in Canada, saying on Wednesday that it has named Grant Aitken as Country Manager, and Ian Clarke as Regional Sales Director in the country. Pivot3 said...

Austin-based semiconductor developer Silicon Labs is targeting the smart home market, by rolling out two "smart home" reference designs aimed at OEMs. According to Silicon Labs, it has released a occupancy sensor and "smart outlet" design--...

Austin-based HID Global announced this morning that it has acquired Bluvision, a developer of Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) products. Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced. BlueVision's Internet-of-Things (IoT) products are use...

Do you regularly install Ethernet networks in tough--very tough--environments? Dallas-based OnTime Networks, a developer of ruggedized networking and timing products, said this morning that it has rolled out a new, military-grade Gigabit Et...

German automated test hardware and software provider Konrad Technologies announced this week that it has opened up a new office in Austin, Texas, as part of an expansion in the United States. The company said it has appointed David Loadman ...

Austin-based Lifesize is targeting the "huddle room"--the small, connected conference areas which are becoming popular in workspaces, with a new product, the company said this week. Lifesize said its new Icon 450 is an HD camera and phone s...

A report, from Bloomberg, says that Round Rock-based Dell Technologies plans to cut at least 2,000 jobs, and as many as 3,000 jobs, after acquiring EMC. Dell and EMC--which completed their long awaited merger on Wednesday--now have a total ...

Austin-based Dell Technologies announced this morning that it has completed its acquisition of EMC, creating what it says is now the world's largest, private tech company. Dell Technologies said it now has a combined $74 billion in revenues...

Round Rock-based Dell and Massachusetts-based EMC said that the two are on track for closing their $67 billion merger on Wednesday, September 7th. The two said the closing date comes after it received regulatory approval from China's Minist...

Plano-based CompuCom Systems said Friday that it has acquired the Internet of Things (IoT) division of Extensys. Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced. CompuCom said it would use the acquisition to bolster its global infrast...

Austin-based VUV Analytics, a developer of vacuum ultraviolet (VUV) absorption spectroscopy equipment, has raised $6.5M in a Series B funding, the company said Thursday. The funding was led by New Science Ventures, and also included S3 Vent...

Irving, Texas-based NEC Corporation of America, which provides integration of IT, communications, networking, and other technology for its customers, says it has added a new channel distributor, Info X. Info X is based in New Jersey, and ha...

Austin-based Pivot3, which develops converged infrastructure hardware for the data center market, claims it had record growth in the first half of 2016. The company said it increased its reenues by 103 percent in the first half of 2016, ver...

Plano-based communications products maker GENBAND has received a $50M, revolving credit facility from Silicon Valley Bank, SVB said this morning, to help support its growth initiatives. Terms on the revolving credit facility were not announ...

Austin-based Crossroads Systems, which owns a numberof storage area networking related patents, and has been pursuing an aggressive, patent litigation strategy, said it has ...

Austin-based rugged tablet computer developer Xplore Technologies reported a win Wednesday in Europe, worth $1M, with a emergency medical services (EMS) provider. Name of the new customer was not announced. Xplore said that its F5m tablets ...

Austin-based RF Code, the provider of data center management and monitoring products, said this morning that it has named Bob Ridout to its board of directors. Ridout is the former VP and CIO of DuPoint, and is also an advisor to Salesforce...

Dallas-based Zinwave, a developer of wireless networking and DAS systems, announced this morning that it has opened up a new office in Australia. The company said the new office in Netley, which is a suburb of Adelaide, and which it say is ...

Round Rock-based Dell and enterprise storage developer EMC unveiled their new branding plans, as the two close their merger. According to the two, they will rename their combined company Dell Technologies, and use the name Dell EMC for thei...

Austin-based Ideal Power, which develops solar energy conversion devices, has rolled out a new product today, called the SunDial solar power (PV) string inverter. The new product is being aimed at the industrial and commercial market. Ideal...

Frisco, Texas-based Cornerstone Automation Systems, a developer of order fulfillment and logistics systems, has tied with a UK-firm, TM Robotics, a new robot specifically for opening up boxes. According to TM Robotics, it is using CASI's bo...

Austin-based rugged tablet computer manufacturer Xplore Technologies reported this week that it has scored a win with what it says is one of the largest, fire-rescue departments in the nation. Xplore said it will supply more than 200 of its...

Dallas-based ParkHub, which develops hardware and software used to help manage parking at venues, said today that it has partnered with another startup in the venue space, VenueNext. ACcording to ParkHub, the deal lets VenueNext's customers...

Austin-based storage software developer Infinite IO has launched a new product, which it says can massively accelerate network attached storage systems. The startup, led by Mark Cree, said its new NSC-055s helps accelerate metadata requests...

Austin-based Crossroads Systems continues to battle for survival, saying on Thursday that it has filed an appeal with the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, regarding a recent set of patent decisions which found a numbe...

Dallas-based electronics distributor Mouser Electronics has made a big expansion, into South Korea, with the opening of a new customer service center in Seoul. According to Mouser, the new center brings its total number of locations worldwi...

Austin-based Crossroads Systems is going all-in on its patent litigation strategy, saying Tuesday that it is selling off all of its products business and plans to sell all of its patents except it core '972 patent, in an effort to reduce ca...

Austin-based converged infrastructure hardware provider Pivot3 said today that it has raised $55M more in a combination of equity and bank financing. The funding came from Argonaut Private Equity and S3 Ventures. The bank financing comes fr...

Austin-based Vapor.io, the developer of modular data center technology, said it has launched a new product called the Vapor Open Data Center Runtime Environment (OpenDCRE). The company said the new platform uses products from the Open Comp...

Dallas-based Razberi Technologies, a developer of network security appliances, has launched a new product into the video surveillance market. According to Razberi, its new Rugged Razberi is a rugged video surveillance appliance designed to...

Round Rock-based Dell and data storage giant EMC said Tuesday that the companies have received clearance from the U.S. Federal Trade Commission, on its proposed merger, after the expiration of the waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino ...

Austin-based Crossroads Systems, which owns a pool of network storage systems patents, said Thursday that it is exploring "strategic alternatives" for its business, including an outright sale of its business, after four adverse decisions is...

Houston-based ikan International, a developer of video and film production equipment and accessories, has scored a funding round from Dos Rios Partners, the two said this week. Size of the investment was not disclosed. ikan also operates th...

Austin-based Silicon Labs has rolled out a new sensor kit to enable wrist-based, heart rate measurement in wearables. According to Silicon Labs, its new Si1144 HRM product ties a low power, optical sensor module, its EFM32 Gecko microcontro...

Dallas-based Vinli, a startup developing an open platform for smart car apps, said over the weekend that it has launched a new platform which helps connect both the "smart home" and connected cars. According to Vinli, its new Vinli Home Con...

Austin-based rugged tablet maker Xplore Technologies has scored a local win, which will allow local Texas state and local governments, public education insitutes, and other public agencies to directly purchase the company's tablet PCs. Xplo...

Austin-based converged infrastructure hardware developer Pivot3 announced Tuesday that it has named Bruce Milne as the company's new Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer. Milne was most recently at Socialware, and also has served at V...

Austin-based Silicon Labs said late Monday that it has acquried UK-based Telegesis, a provider of ZigBee wireless modules. Silicon Labs said it will pay approximately $20M in cash for Telegesis, which it ssays will contribute approximately ...

Austin-based Lynx Laboratories, which develops mobile 3D scanning software, has been acquired by Boulder, Colorado-based Occipital, the two companies said this week. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Occipital, which al...

Allen, Texas-based Xtera Communications, a developer of optical transport hardware for the telecom industry, has debuted in its IPO, pricing last night at $5.00 per share, and was up ever so slightly in trading this morning, trading as high...

Allen, Texas-based Xtera Communications is expected to debut on the market sometime this week, according to the NASDAQ IPO calendar, as the company looks to debut on the NASDAQ Global Market as XCOM. Xtera is hoping to raise as much as $69....

Austin-based rugged tablet computer manufacturer Xplore Technologies reports this morning that it has received $1.1 million in follow up orders for it rugged Bobcat Windows tablets and docs. The name of the customer was not announced, howev...

Austin-based CURB, which is developing devices to help users monitor and manage their energy consumption and solar production, has raised $1.25M in a seed funding round. According to CURB, the funding came from Capital Factory, angel groups...

Austin-based rugged tablet computer manufacturer Xplore Technologies reported this morning that it has expanded distribution of its Bobcat tablet computers, in a deal with an IT distributor. Xplore said that SYNNEX Corporation will distribu...

Austin-based modular data center developer Vapor IO said Tuesday that it has partnered with energy products maker Bloom Energy, on a new green data center effort. According to the two, they are combining Bloom Energy's fuel cell technology ...

Austin-based rugged tablet computer manufacturer Xplore Technologies reports a win at a roadroad transportation company this morning, for its Xplore Bobcat tablet computer. Size of the order and financial impact of the win was not disclosed...

Austin-based Pivot3 has added two executives, in what it says is an expansion of its channel program. According to Pivot3, it has named Trent Landreth as Vice President, in charge of its directs sales operations and enablement, and channel ...

Dallas-based OpenKey, which is developing technology to implement smartphone-driven, keyless entry to hotel rooms, has linked with hotel door lock provider ASSA ABLOY. OpenKey said it has integrated with ASSA ABLOY Hospitality, which has Bl...

Austin-based Bitfusion.io, a startup which is using hardware to accelerate software application performance, said this week that it has raised $1.45M in a seed funding round. The funding came from Data Collecetive, Resonant Venture Cpaital,...

Austin-based converged infrastructure hardware and software provider Pivot3 said Friday that it has appointed three new executives, to help bolster its sales efforts. Pivot3 said it has named Daniel Keelan as its Executive Vice President, J...

Have a favorite charity in town that could use some new computers? Austin-based IT software developer SpiceWorks says it has a pile of Dell machines, which it is hoping to give away to a charity. SpiceWorks--which, like many companies, ofte...

Austin-based microcontroller and semiconductor designer Silicon Labs reports this morning that it has seen record revenue for the company, as interest in the "Internet of Things" (IoT) market has surged. The company--whose products are wide...

Austin-based rugged tablet computer manufacturer Xplore Technologies said today that it has scored a big, $9M purchase order, for 3,400 of its Bobcat Windows series of tablets and docking stations. The company said the order came from a maj...

Round Rock-based computer maker Dell said today that it is expanding its operation in Limerick, Ireland, hiring over 100 new engineers at the location. According to Dell, the expansion will help Ireland become a central development hub for ...

Austin-based Xplore Technologies, the manufacturer of ruggedized tablet PCs, said today that it has agreed to acquire fellow Austin ruggedized PC manufacturer Motion Computing. The deal is worth approximately $16M, made up of $9M in cash pl...

Austin-based converged infrastructure developer NIMBOXX said Thursday that it has named two VPs. NIMBOXX said it has named Tejas Vakil as its Vice President of Sales and Marketing, and Andy Salo as Vice President of Product Management. Vaki...

Richardson-based Mavenir is behind the launch of a VoLTE (voice-over-LTE) service in Europe, with Vodafone Germany, saying that its equipment is behind the first commercial deployment of VoLTE in the Europea market. Vodafone Germany announc...

Austin-based National Instruments, the maker of scientific instruments which is now going by the name NI, said this morning that it has acquired Silicon Valley company BEEcube>, a developer of FPGA prototyping and development products for t...

Austin-based Vapor IO, a developer of data center hardware aimed at the modular data center space, said Tuesday that it has emerged from stealth mode. The startup, which is led by OpenStack co-founder Cole Crawford, said it is developing pr...

Dallas-based ACTIVE Network announced this morning that it has acquired IPICO Sports, a provider of sports timing products. Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced. ACTIVE Network said the additio of IPICO will expand its real...

Austin-based ruggedized tablet and maker Xplore Technologies reported this morning that it has scored a $2M order. The order came for its XC6 DMSR rugged Windows tablets. Xplore did not name the customer, but said it is for a a company prov...

Austin-based Motion Computing said this morning that it has named Peter M. Poulin as its new CEO. Poulin has been Motion Computing's Vice President of Marketing since July of 2012, and also has served at Compaq, American Power Conversion, H...

Plano-based high efficiency, power supply systems developer Eltek said this morning that the company's technology has been selected for an install in Tennessee. Financial impact of the win was not announced. Eltek said its high efficiency, ...

The Woodlands, Texas-based Industrial Safety Technologies said this week that it has been acquired by Scott Safety, in a deal worth $329.5M in cash. IST--which develops industrial safety technology and wireless gas measurement equipment--wa...

Richardson, Texas-based telecom networking products developer Mavenir> reported a win late Thursday in the Czech Republic, saying that its equipment and software is being used by T-Mobile in the country in a VoLTE deployment. Financial impa...

Is it a gaming console, or a PC? Alienware, the video gaming focused brand owned by Round Rock-based Dell, has rolled out a new, PC gaming console called the Alienware Alpha, which combines Windows 8.1 with a console form factor and a set o...

Richardson, Texas-based Mavenir, which develops communications software and hardware, said late Wednesday that it has completed its acquisition of Stoke, Inc.. Mavenir said the acquisition will help it expand its global reach, and in partic...

NEC Corporation, which has its US headquarters in Irving, and Texas State University said Tuesday that the two are in a collaborate research and development deal, focused on "social infrastructure" operation and management. The two said tha...

Round Rock-based Dell said this week that its U.S. personal computer market share has risen to 24 percent, a 3.1 percent year over year, as a result of increasing shipments of its machines to customers. The company said it increased its U.S...

Richardson-based telecom equipment maker Mavenir Systems has rolled out a new product aimed at helping its customers serve the small and medium business market. Mavenir said today that it has rolled out a new IMS-PBX solution, which is aime...

Richardson-based Mavenir Systems said this week that it has been selected by T-Mobile Netherlands, to supply its networking products for the telecom carrier. Financial impact of the win was not disclosed. T-Mobile Netherlands is using Maven...

Austin-based software defined data center system developer NIMBOXX is ramping up its channel efforts, saying Thursday that it has launched a new partner program aimed at resellers. NIMBOXX said its new Fusion Partner Program includes co-mar...

Richardson, Texas-based VCE, a developer of cloud infrastructure hardware and products, said today that the company is becoming part of EMC, as part of a shift in the company's ownership structure. The company--which has been backed by EMC,...

Austin-based ruggedized tablet maker Xplore Technologies said yesterday that it has received another, multi-million dollar purchase order for its Windows tablets. The company said the win goes towards a military program using the tablets fo...

TriQuint Semiconductor, which has major operations in Richardson, Texas, and RF Micro Devices--who are in the midst of a big merger--said last week that they are renaming the combined company to Qorvo. The two--both of which develops RF sem...

Round Rock-based Dell has released a list of 50 startups it says are the companies to watch, and which the company will help to support with resources, mentorship, and marketing. The effort--part of the Dell for Entrepreneurs initiative--in...

Is the market ripe for wireless charging? In an effort which may help with adoption of wireless charging, Austin-based semiconductor manufacturer Freescale has rolled out a number of wireless charging ICs and reference designs, which make i...

Austin-based Pivot3, the developer of converged server, storage, and networking hardware, said this morning that it has raised $12M more in a funding round. The funding was led by S3 Ventures, and also included InterWest Partners and Mesiro...

Frisco-based GENBAND, which develops telecommunications software and hardware for the unified communications market, reported a win in the United Kingdom today. GENBAND said that iHub, a British hosted communications supplier for the busine...

Dallas-based AT&T and online ecommerce giant Amazon.com said this morning that the two have begun delivering Amazon's new Amazon Fire smartphone on its network. The two said that the Amazon Fire is available for purchase today at AT&T's ret...

Round Rock-based Dell has laid off an unspecified number of employees out of Dell Services in Plano, according to reports from the Dallas Business Journal. The Journal said that Dell has around 2,500 employees in North Texas. Number of jobs...

Eltek, the developer of power supplies, inverters, and other related products which has its Americas headquarters in Plano, said today that it has named Kenneth Bodahl as its Executive Vice President of Business Development, and named David...

Austin-based ruggedized tablet manufacturer Xplore Technologies said today that it has secured $2.3M more in orders from one of its customers, a provider of natural gas in the southeastern United States. Xplore said the additional orders br...

Frisco-based GENBAND, the provider of telecommunications equipment and products, reported a win today in Ohio, with the Conneaut Telephone Company. GENBAND said Conneat is using its SMART CORE products to expand its IP business services. Fi...

Richardson, Texas-based Mavenir, the developer of hardware and software products for the mobile telecommunications market, reported it has added a new feature for its Evolved Packet Data Gateway (ePDG) product. The company said it has added...

Dallas-based AT&T is powering the launch of a new smartphone from Amazon.com, the two announced Wednesday, Amazon.com's first move into the smartphone market. According to Amazon.com, its new Amazon Fire Phone will only be available exclusi...

Dallas-based Ziosk, which develops tabletop tablet ordering systems for restaurants, has completed a massive rollout of its products with Chili's Grill & Bar, the company said this week. Ziosk said it installed more than 45,000 Ziosk tablet...

Plano-based Eltek, the manufacturer of power and telecom electronics, said last week that it has been given an award from AT&T around the company's support of minority-owned, woman-owned and service-disabled veteran-owned businesses. Eltek ...

Fort Worth-based electronics retailer RadioShack said this morning that it has launched a new effort called RadioShack Labs, which will help startup sand inventors get their products to market faster through RadioShack's stores. RadioShack ...

Coppell, Texas-based Costar Technologies, a developer of IP video surveillance and related equipment, said today that it is in a deal to acquire CohuHD, the camera products and video solutions division of Cohu, Inc. The deal is worth approx...

Dallas-based ibattz, a manufacturer of power accessories for the mobile and tablet market, said this morning that it has rolled out a new set of charging station products. The company said it has launched the Mojo Refuel Aqua S for iPhone 5...

A Dallas area Chuck E. Cheese restaurant and entertainment center will be the first in that chain to get a new, Oculus Rift virtual reality setup, as part of a six week test by the chain to adopt virtual reality in its gaming centers. Chuck...

Austin-based CoinTerra--which is in the unique business of developing hardware specifically for Bitcoin "mining", the process of creating the Bitcoin currency using computing power applied against a mathematical formula--has embarked on an ...

Richardson, Texas-based Mavenir said Tuesday that it has launched a new, video voicemail product, aimed at mobile operators, letting mobile users to send and receive video messages. According to Mavenir, the new video voicemail product allo...

Round Rock-based Dell said today that it has scored a home win with the Pflugerville Independent School District, which it says is deploying new Dell Precision M4700 mobile workstation, Latitude 3330, Latitude E6430, OptiPlex 9010 All-in-O...

Dallas-based semiconductor manufacturer Active-Semi said today that it has linked with electronic components distributor Digi-Key, through a global distribution agreement. Active-Semi develops analog and mixed signal, systems-on-a-chip (SoC...

Frisco, Texas-based GENBAND reported a win today with telecommunications provider BT, saying that BT will be using its GENBAND QUANTiX Diameter Signaling Controller for its mobile network. Financial impact of the win was not disclosed. GENB...

Sugar Land, Texas-based Trafficware, which develops electronic equipment and software for traffic management, said Thursday that it has acquired PSI Acquisition, an Oregon company which develops traffic control products. Financial terms of ...

Frisco, Texas-based GENBAND, which supplies equipment to the telecommunications and cable market, said today that it is bolstering its Canadian sales efforts with a new VP. GENBAND said it has named Dave Shier as Senior Vice President of Sa...

Dallas-based Securus Technologies, a developer of communications products used in the jail and corrections industry, said this morning that it has acquired Telerus. Telerus provides inmate communications services, global postitioning system...

Austin-based CoinTerra, which develops ASIC-based hardware specifically used for "mining" Bitcoin, reported today that it has shipped its 1,000 TerraMiner unit to the market--just one month after its initial shipment. CoinTerra's hardware i...

Richardson-based Mavenir, which develops software and hardware for the telecom market, reported a win yesterday with T-Mobile Netherlands. Mavenir said that T-Mobile Netherlands is using its Session Border Controller (SBC) product for an IP...

Austin-based Makexyz, which operates an online marketplace for 3D printer access, has scored an investment round from Intel Capital, according to Intel. Financial details of the investment were not announced. Makexyz--headed by Nathan Tone-...

A report over the weekend from a UK paper says that Round Rock-based Dell is getting set for a major layoff--some bad news for the technology industry here. The Register said that Dell is looking to cut 15 percent of its staff--or as many a...

Round Rock-based Dell is getting into the sexy, 3D printing space and will start carrying 3D printers from Makerbot, the two said Monday. According to Dell, it will offer up MakerBot's Replicator 3D printers and scanners to its customers, a...

Round Rock-based Dell said Friday that it has named Thomas W. Sweet as the company's new Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Sweet was most recently VP, Corporate Controller, and Chief Accounting Officer. Sweet replaces Brian...

Round Rock-based computer maker Dell said Thursday that it has signed up the visual effects company behind Gravity and Iron Man 3, UK-based Framestore, for a new office expansion. According to Dell, it was behind the new Montreal office fo...

Dallas-based Media Recovery and its ShockWatch division announced today that it has acquired the ShockLog impact and environmental recorder business from UK-based IMC Group. Financial terms of the buy were not disclosed. ShockLog's products...

Frisco, Texas-based IP-based telecom communications equipment maker GENBAND reports today that its Chief Technology Officer, Fred Kemmerer, has been appointed to the FCC's Technological Advisory Council (TAC). The company said that Kemmerer...

Dallas-based venture investor Silver Creek Ventures has re-upped on its investment in WAN appliance maker Talari Networks. Talari said Monday that it has raised $15M in a Series D funding, which was led by Four Rivers Group, and also includ...

Richardson, Texas-based EnTouch Controls, the developer of energy management systems for the small business market, said this morning that it has named Jon Bolen as its new Chief Operating Officer. Bolen joins the company from Westec Intell...

Richardson, Texas-based energy management systems developer EnTouch Controls announced this morning that it has raised $8.25M in a Series B funding round, to go towards expansion of the company's energy management service offerings. Accordi...

Round Rock-based Dell is now officially privately held, after the completion yesterday of the acquisition of the company by Michael Dell and private equity investor Silver Lake Partners. The deal was worth approximately $24.9 billion. The i...

Houston-based vMonitor, a developer of wireless monitoring and control systems for the oil and gas industry, has been acquired by Rockwell Automation. Financial terms of the buy were not disclosed. According to Rockwell Automation, vMonitor...

Austin-based ruggedized tablet hardware developer Xplore Technologies has linked with Red Bend, a developer of mobile management software to provide Android firmware updates, the companies said today. Financial details of the deal were not ...

Contract electronics manufacturing company Flextronics is expanding its operations in Austin, and plans to build a "next generation desktop computer" at the location, according to a report this morning. Flextronics did not disclose the cust...

Richardson, Texas-based energy management systems developer EnTouch Controls, which develops hardware to help retail businesses better manage their energy usage, is expanding into the managed services business today, with the launch of a ne...

Austin-based asset management and monitoring products developer RF Code said this morning that it will be launching a new set of asset tracking products over the next week at an industry conference. Details of the new products were not anno...

Richardson-based EnTouch Controls, which develops energy management systems for the small business and commercial market, debuted a new Wi-Fi thermostat today. According to EnTouch, the new commercial thermostat is aimed at restaurants, ...

Austin-based Veros Systems, the developer of industrial asset monitoring products, said Monday that it has raised $8M in its Series A funding round. The new funding came from Chevron Technology Ventures, and also included Austin Ventures an...

Round Rock-based Dell is powering a new, eye tracking systems for tablets, from Tobii Technology. Tobii's eye tracking and gaze interaction systems--which are used for people with physical disabilities--uses Dell's Latitude 10 tablet. Finan...

Austin-based Bitcoin mining technology developer Cointerra has announced two new products, the company said last week, specifically aimed at the "Bitcoin mining" market. The company said it has released two new products, one priced at $3499...

It's official: Dell stockholders have officially given their nod to the company's acquisition by Michael Dell and Silver Lake Partners, Dell announced Thursday. The stockholders approved the $13.88 per share cash deal for Dell, which is wor...

Activist shareholder Carl Icahn has backed down from his fight against Round Rock-based Dell, saying that he will no longer fight the move by Michael Dell and Silver Lake to acquire the company--but called Dell's board a "totalitarian dicta...

IAR Systems, a Swedish developer of embedded development tools, said this morning that it has expanded its operations into Dallas, and has opened up new office in the location. The company--which makes embedded software development tools us...

In what might be the first piece of hardware specifically created to take advantage of the Bitcoin currency, Austin-based Cointerra said today that it has raised $1.5M in a funding round, and launched its products. Cointerra has created app...

Austin-based Ambiq Micro, which develops power optimized semiconductor technology, said earlier this week that it has raised $10M in a Series B funding. The round was led by Austin Ventures, and also included ARM, Mercury Fund, Huron River ...

Austin-based chipmaker NextIO has filed for bankruptcy, and is looking to sell off it assets, according to reports today. The company, which had been founded in 2002, was developing I/O virtualization equipment. The company had been backed ...

Austin-based analog and mixed signal semiconductor developer Silicon Labs reported a design win today with smart meter maker Robulink, which provides smart meters in the Southeast Asian, China, and Australian markets. Silicon Labs said it i...

The mergers and acquisition drama over at Round Rock-based Dell is continuing, as Dell said last night that it has responded to Michael Dell and Silver Lake Partners, saying they would be willing to accept an increased, $13.75 per share pri...

Grapevine, Texas-based videogame retailer GameStop is continuing its push to diversify its stores into the sale of tablet hardware, saying Wednesday that it will begin carrying the Google Nexus 7 tablet. The new Google Nexus 7 tablet is the...

Round Rock-based Dell has received a new offer from Michael Dell and Silver Lake to acquire the company, the company said late Tuesday, with Michael Dell and Silver Lake offering $13.75 per share in cash for the company. Dell delayed the vo...

Round Rock-based Dell said this morning that it has delayed the vote on its acquisition offer from Silver Lake Ventures and founder Michael Dell, in order to solicit more proxies from Dell shareholders. According to Dell, it will reconvene ...

Austin Ventures is getting into the accelerator game, according to a report this week, and is planning to open up a new, hardware-focused accelerator in a partnership with Battery Ventures and The Valley Fund. The new accelerator is reporte...

Austin-based Xplore Technologies has long been known for its ruggedized tablets and PCs, which are used in the industrial, energy, manufacturing, public safety, and other industries. The company has just launched its first, Android-based pr...

It's often tough to get investor attention for hardware products, anything videogame related, or for startups in Texas. However, Houston-based Virtuix appears to have bypassed all of those issues by turning to crowdfunding, to help develop ...

Investor Carl Icahn is looking to force Round Rock-based Dell to buy back $16 billion in shares, to help bolster the returns of its investors--and disrupt Michael Dell's efforts to take Dell private. In an open letter to shareholders Tuesda...

Austin-based rugged tablet computer maker Xplore Technologies reported a big customer win today, a more than $1 million order from an unspecified, major U.S. telecommunications provider. Xplore said that the telecom provider is using its ta...

Round Rock-based Dell said this morning that it is in the midst of an effort to eliminate waste in its packaging by 2020, in a new effort to tap into recyclable or compostable packaging materials. According to Dell, it is hoping to become "...

Austin-based Open Labs, which develops the StageLight music creation software and related NeKo and MiKo music hardware, has raised $800,000 in a seed funding, the firm disclosed Tuesday. The funding came from music performer Timbaland. Timb...

In a letter released by Dell this morning, the company has given Carl Icahn a cold shoulder on its acquisition proposal, which Icahn had submitted on May 9th. In the letter to Icahn, Dell's board said it could not respond to Icahn to any re...

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...

Round Rock-based Dell is hoping to put a Dell laptop in the cockpit of every Airbus airliner, with a new deal announced today with Airbus. According to Dell OEM Solutions, the arm of Dell which helps deliver Dell's computer to OEMs, its Lat...

Austin-based cellular communications developer M-87 has a $500,000 check in hand--presented at Thursday's Longhorn Startup Program demo day--part of a $1M, seed financing round. The funding came from The Horizon Fund, the startup investment...

Austin-based Key Ingredient has released a new version of its iOS application, and launched a service to help users find and share recipes today. The company's iOS appliction and web site lets users search through 1.5 million user-generated...

Private equity firm The Blackstone Group has pulled out of a possible bid for Round Rock-based Dell Computer, according to multiple reports late Thursday evening. Blackstone had yet to put in a bid for Dell, which is currently sitting on a ...

Round Rock-based Dell and Carl Icahn said today that the two have hammered out an agreement which will limit Icahn's ownership stake in the firm, in exchange for providing Icahn a chance at the company. According to Dell, Icahn and his affi...

Round Rock-based Dell and Microsoft said Thursday that the two companies are in a new agreement, which will make Dell a distributor, outsource manufacturer, and integrator for Microsoft's Windows Embedded products. Windows Embedded is the v...

Austin-based analog and mixed signal IC developer Silicon Labs reported today that it has scored ZigBee certification for one of its products. Silicon Labs said its Ember ZigBee products--which includes both silicon, software, and developme...

Things are heating up in the effort to take Round Rock-based Dell private, as the firm reported today that it has received two, alternative acquisition proposals to acquire the company. One comes from private equity firm Blackstone, and the...

The bid to take Round Rock-based Dell private took a new twist Monday evening, on reports that private equity firm Blackstone may be mulling a competing bid for the computer maker. Bloomberg, citing "people with knowledge of the matter" sai...

Austin-based Xplore Technologies, the developer of ruggedized tablet PCs, reported another big military contract today. The firm said it received a "seven-figure" military contract for its iX104C5 DMSR-M rugged tablet from the U.S. military...

Austin-based semiconductor maker Silicon Labs has its eyes on the Chinese smart meter market, saying Wednesday that it has launched a wireless transceiver specifically for smart meter usage in that country. Silicon Labs said its Si4438 EZRa...

Austin-based RF Code, which develops asset management and environmental monitoring products for the IT market, said today that it has released a bundle of new environmental monitoring products aimed at the network and telecommunications mar...

One of Austin's big high tech companies, National Instruments, is planning on creating 1,000 new jobs and investing $80M in its research and development facility in the city, according to an announcement from Gov. Rick Perry. According to t...

Austin-based Pivot3, which develops storage appliances specifically aimed at the video surveillance and virtual desktop infrastructure market, said this week that it has launched a new set of support and professional services. The company s...

San Antonio-based Consert, a provider of energy conservation management services for utilities, has been acquired by Toshiba Corporation, Toshiba said late last week. Financial terms of the buy were not disclosed. Consert will be combined w...

Plano-based ViewCast has a role in two high profile, national events in the last week, streaming both the Grammy Awards red carpet last night and tomorrow's Mardi Gras parades. ViewCast said it powered the interactive and immersive live str...

The go-private deal for Dell has been finalized, according to the firm this morning, in a deal that is valued at approximately $24.4 billion. According to Dell, it is in a definitive merger agreement where Michael S. Dell, its founder and C...

It looks like Round Rock-based computer maker Dell is now in final negotiations for a buyout from Michael Dell, Silver Lake Partners, and Microsoft Corp., according to a report from the WSJ Monday evening. The offer is apparently worth betw...

Michael Dell is seeking to buy majority control of Round Rock-based Dell, in a private equity buyout of the company, according to a report last night from Bloomberg. The report said Dell would contribute $500M to $1 billion to take control ...

NextIO, the Austin-based developer of IO consolidation and virtualization hardware, reported today that it has added a new distributor, Promark Technology, as a reseller of its products in North America. NextIO said Promark will carry its ...

Rackspace Hosting, the provider of cloud and managed hosting services which is based in San Antonio, has opened up its details on how it plans to reach out into the open source data center market, saying Wednesday that it plans to support a...

The plans by Round Rock-based Dell to go private look to be advancing, according to widespread reports Tuesday evening, which say that discussions with private equity firm Silver Lake Partners are valuing the firm at around $13 to $14 a sha...

Round Rock-based Dell has had it with the public markets, and is in talks with private equity firms to take the company private, according to a report published Monday by Bloomberg. The report cites "two people with knowledge of the matter"...

Austin-based RF Code, which develops IT asset management and monitoring technology, said this week that it has integrated its products with Server Technology, a rackmount power distribution and monitoring product developer. According to the...

A manufacturer of unmanned aerial vehicles and toys, DJI, which has offices in Austin, said today that it has launched a new, consumer focused "quadcopter", a multi-rotor aircraft incorporating GPS-based autopiloting and remote control. The...

Waco, Texas-based Metrum Technologies, a developer of smart grid products, has been acquired by ESCO Technologies. Financial terms of the buy were not announced. ESCO announced the deal this morning, saying that MEtrum will become part of A...

Austin-based rugged computing products manufacturer Xplore Technologies said today that it has received its largest single military order in its history, a multi-million dollar purchase of 900 of its Windows tablet products. The firm said t...

RF Code, the Austin developer of asset management and environment monitoring hardware, said this week that is is expanding its international efforts. The company said it has launched a new, international partner program aimed at supporting ...

Appro International, a provider of clustered, high performance computing products which has its Advanced Computing Center in Houston, has been acquired by supercomputer maker Cray. Cray said it would pay $25M in cash for Appro, and hire app...

Round Rock-based Dell said todsay that it has shipped its 100,000 EqualLogic storage array, the firm's iSCSI-based storage product it acquired when it bought EqualLogic in 2008. Dell said the install went to Connexctions4London, a provider ...

Round Rock-based Dell has opened up a new Executive Briefing and Solution Center in Silicon Valley, which it says is the second phase of expansion of its R&D facility there. Dell said the center will help its customers architect, validate a...

Austin-based Calxeda, fresh off a $55M funding round, said today that its chips are being shipped in a new line of servers from Penguin Computing. Calxeda said that it has now shipped "thousands" of its chips to OEM customers and end users,...

Calxeda, the developer of ultra-low power, ARM-based datacenter server equipment, has added to its warchest, with a new $55M funding round, the company said this morning. Calxeda said the funding came from Austin Ventures and Vulcan Capital...

Frisco-based GENBAND, which develops IP telecommunications equipment, said earlier this week that it has named David Hiscock as its Senior Vice President of Sales, heading up direct sales in Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA). Hiscock jo...

Austin-based Pivot3, the developer of consolidated computing and storage appliances, reported that its technology is being used by the Anchorage Department of Public Transportation. Pivot3 said its products are being used in conjunction wit...

In some bad news for the local tech industry, Round Rock-based Dell is apparently cutting a number of jobs at its headquarters, as well as elsewhere at the company. Size of the cuts--first uncovered by KVUE late Wednesday evening--has not b...

Retalix, a provider of software and services to retailers which has its U.S. headquarters in Plano, said today that it has acquired Cornell Mayo Associates, a provider of store systems for department stores and large specialty retailers. Fi...

Round Rock-based Dell is supplying the hardware for a new, health kiosk from SoloHealth, via its OEM Solutions arm, SoloHealth and Dell revealed this morning. According to the two, Dell will produce and deliver thousands of consumer kiosks ...

Dallas-based venture debt provider ORIX Ventures said today that it has provided $10M in venture debt financing to Fuhu, a developer of an Android tablet aimed at kids. Terms of the venture debt deal were not announced. Fuhu develops the na...

Richardson-based Mavenir Systems, which provides telecom equipment for mobile backbones, said today that its mOne Convergence Platform product has been deployed as part of the first, commercially available Voice over LTE (VoLTE) service, an...

Dell said today that it will allow its U.S. and Canadian partners to resell and refer customers to its Dell Cloud Services offering, under a new channel program. Dell said that partners interested in selling its cloud services can now resel...

College Station-based Veros Systems, a developer of a system to monitor the reliability and energy efficiency of rotating machinery, said today that it has received a third tranche of a $1.5M investment from the Texas Emerging Technology Fu...

Austin-based NextIO, the developer of I/O virtualization and conslidation products, is broadening its channel today, saying it has added reseller Hardware.com. NextIO said the move covers distribution of its products throughout the U.S. and...

Round Rock-based PC manufacturer Dell announced today that it has begun offering the cloud-based version of Microsoft's Office tools, Microsoft Office 365, to its customers. Dell said that the move will allow users of any Dell device, inclu...

Round Rock-based Dell is hoping to bolster investments in storage startups, with a new, $60M fund, according to Dell founder and CEO Michael Dell. According to several reports today at the Fortune Brainstorm Tech conference in Aspen, Dell h...

Austin-based BreakingPoint Systems, the developer of network testing equipment headed by Des Wilson, has been acquired by network testing company Ixia, in a deal worth $160M. According to Ixia, the acquisition will help provide it with an e...

Grapevine-based videogame retailer GameStop is ramping up its hardware sales efforts again, saying Thursday that it will begin taking pre-orders of the new, Google Nexus 7 tablet. GameStop said it will be offering up the tablet for $249 in ...

Eltek, the manufacturer of DC power systems used in the telecom industry, reported a win today in Africa, with Eaton Towers Africa Holdings UK Ltd.. Eltek, which has major operations in Richardson, said it has signed a three year contract w...

Frisco-based GENBAND has signed a new lease for its Canadian R&D facility, the firm said Thursday, which will host the firm's core IP switching and multimedia development teams. GENBAND said the new facility has more than 70,000 square feet...

Austin-based NextIO, the developer of I/O and virtualization appliances, said today that it has signed a deal with Russian server manufacturer DEPO Computers. NextIO said that DEPO will offer up its VNET I/O consolidation appliance as part ...

Austin-based Alereon, the developer of ultra wide band (UWB) radio technology used for wireless communications between consumer electronic devices, said today that it has closed on $6M of additional funding for the company. The company, led...

The acquisition of Austin-based Anue Systems, has completed, according to California-based network testing equipment and software firm Ixia. The deal, which was originally announced May 7th, was worth $145M in cash, the firms had announced ...

Austin-based Pivot3, the developer of unified storage and computing appliances headed by Rich Bravman, has signed on a new distributor in Canada. According to Tech Data Canada, it is in a partnership with PIvot3 to distribute PIvot3's produ...

Round Rock-based Dell said this morning that it has completed its acquisition of Wyse Technology, the maker of thin client hardware for the virtual desktop market. Financial details of the deal have not been disclosed. Dell said it will com...

Round Rock-based Dell says it is becoming more of a solutions and services provider, as the firm's business increasingly shifts away from the PC hardware business. Dell announced its results Tuesday, saying that its solutions and services b...

Austin-based NextIO, the developer of I/O virtualization products led by K.C. Murphy, said today that it has closed a $12.3M, Series F funding round. The company said the round included its existing investors, as well as an un-named strateg...

Grapevine-based video games retailer GameStop looks to possibly be expanding its refurbished hardware business to the sale of Apple MacBooks, according to a report from online gaming site Kotaku over the weekend. According to the report, a ...

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 b...

Austin-based network monitoring products firm Anue Systems said this morning that it has appointed Larry Hart as its new Vice President of Marketing and Strategy. Hart was most recently at Dell, where he spent 12 years working in product ma...

Austin-based RF Code, which develops RFID-based environment, power, and asset monitoring products, reported today that it is expanding its efforts in Europe. The firm said that it has added sales and support coverage of Northern and Central...

Round Rock-based Dell said this morning that it will acquire Wyse Technology, the developer of thin client hardware which makes it easier for companies to deploy cloud-based virtual desktops and terminals. Financial terms of the buy were no...

Austin-based Pivot3, the developer of unified storage and computing hardware appliances, reported this week that it has deployed its product at a Florida prep school. Pine Crest School. Size of the win was not disclosed. Pivot3 said its app...

Anue Systems, the Austin based developer of network monitoring switches, reported Monday afternoon that it is expanding its presence in the Asia-Pacific marketplace. The company said it will make it product available in the region, part of ...

Round Rock-based Dell is planning a big expansion of data centers in Asia, according to reports today, and will open up 20 data centers in Asia to support private and public cloud customers. The report, from PC World, quoted Dell's Asia Pac...

Eltek, the developer of power supplies and inverters for the telecom and industrial market, reports that one of its products has received a prestigious product design award. The firm, which is based in Richardson, said that its THEIA HE-t s...

Austin-based LifeSize, the developer of high definition, video conferencing hardware which is now part of Logitech, said today that it has launched a new, touch screen phone specifically aimed at the HD video conferencing market. The firm s...

Round Rock-based Dell announced its quarterly and yearly results Tuesday evening, saying that it had revenues of $62.1 billion for its fiscal year, and revenues of $16 billion in Q4. The firm said that it saw growth in its Dell Services rev...

Plano-based Dell Services, the services arm of Dell, said today that it has expanded in the state of Washington, with a new technology center. According to Dell Services, the new center in Quincy, Wash will provide its customers with access...

Round Rock-based Dell said it is ramping up a new software group at the firm, with efforts to provide Dell-owned, intellectual property in the software space, and has appointed a new President of its Software Group today. The firm said that...

Dallas-based Texas Instruments, the developer of semiconductors, is cutting 500 jobs in Stafford, as the company said it would be closing the semiconductor manufacturing plant by the end of the year. Texas Instruments said Monday that it wo...

Round Rock-based Dell said Wednesday that it has expanded its computer recycling efforts, and has expanded into another 319 Goodwill locations. The firm said that it now has more than 2,600 Goodwill drop off locations which will accept comp...

Samsung Austin Semiconductor, the semiconductor fab plant owned by Samsung, said today that it has completed the establishment and ramp to volume of its 300mm, automated fabrication line in Austin. The firm said the fab--its only outside of...

Last week, Dallas-based Entouch Controls (www.entouchcontrols.com) announced it had raised a Series A round of capital. The firm is headed by Greg Fasullo, a serial entrepreneur who has had prior success and co-founder of Valere Power. Gr...

Round Rock-based Dell said today that it has launched a new, thin-form factor lapptop, which it claims is the thinnest, full featured 14-inch laptop. Dell said its new XPS 14z, which will be available in the US and Canada starting on Novemb...

Round Rock-based Dell said Thursday that it has plans to ramp the size of its Silicon Valley research and development center to over 1500 people, as the firms looks to bolster the sales and engineering activity of a number of the companies ...

Austin-based Anue Systems, a developer of network monitoring switches, announced today that it has named Alex Pepe as its new President and Chief Operating Officer. Pepe joins the company from Freescale Semiconductor, where he was a Senior ...

Emulex, a developer of storage area and network adapters and switches, said today that it will be opening up a new Austin office next week, as a part of an expansion for the firm into the region. Emulex said it is opening up a new office on...

Round Rock-based Dell said today that it has added three new members to its board of directors. The computer maker said it has added Janet Clark, of Marathon Oil Corporation, Laura Conigliaro, formerly of Goldman Sachs, and Ken Duberstein, ...

Round Rock-based Dell said this morning that it has completed its acquisition of data center networking equipment firm Force10 Networks. Financial details of the acquisition have not been announced. Dell said that Force10's technology will ...

Austin-based LifeSize, the high definition videoconferencing equipment maker now owned by Logitech, said today that it has launched a new, sub-$1,000 HD video conferencing product. The firm's new product, the Passport Connect, is aimed at t...

Round Rock-based Dell said this week that it has opened up a new "solution center" for its IT customers, aimed at helping customers test and validate their IT solutions. The firm said it is the first one for the firm in both North and South...

Austin-based Spiceworks, the developer of IT management software and an associated, social network, said this week that it has rolled out a new, Request for Quote (RFQ) feature for its network. The firm said the new feature will help its us...

Austin-based Active Power, the provider of flywheel-based uninterruptible power supply (UPS) systems, reports today that it has deployed three of its CleanSource 1200 kVA UPS systems to a U.S. government agency customer. Financial impact of...

Austin-based RF Code, the developer of IT asset and environmental monitoring hardware, announced today that it has signed a channel partner in the United Kingdom. RF Code said it has added AIT Partnership Group as par of its certified partn...

Addison, Texas-based Global DataGuard, a developer of enterprise security tools, reported today that it has launched a new, VMware-enabled security appliance. The firm said the new module is a high-performance, virtual server built specific...

Eltek Valere, the developer of power conversion products with major operations in Richardson, said Tuesday that it has shipped over 200,000 units of the firm's Flatpack2 high efficiency rectifier product. The firm said the shipments come as...

Frisco-based GENBAND, which develops IP-based telecom hardware, said Monday that it has launched a new product and deployed with European voice and data provider Interoute. GENBAND said it has launched the GENBAND Mobile Edge Optimization S...

Round Rock-based Dell said today that it has signed on Carnival Cruise Lines as a customer. According to Dell, the cruise operator has selected its servers, storage, workstations, and laptops to maintain its onboard data. Financial details ...

Grapevine-based videogame retailer GameStop said Wednesday that it has begun taking orders for Nintendo's 3D game system, the Nintendo 3DS, via its website. According to GameStop, the system is expected to be available March 27th. The Ninte...

Round Rock-based Dell reports today that it has signed up a Formula 1 racing team as a customer. According to Dell, Norfolk, UK-based Team Lotus, a builder of F1 cars, is using its enterprise and client infrastructure as part of its design ...

Austin-based NextIO, which develops I/O consolidation hardware, said Tuesday that it has signed a distribution deal with a Russian IT supplier. NextIO said that Open Technologies, which it described as one of the top 10 leading IT suppliers...

Frisco-based GENBAND, which develops IP telecommunications equipment, said Friday afternoon that it has completed its acquisition of Cedar Point Communications, a developer of IP switching products. Financial details of the deal have not be...

Round Rock-based Dell said today that it is expanding its Dell Services arm, as former Perot Systems CEO Peter Altabef has stepped down. According to the firm, it is consolidating its Public and Large Enterprise business units, and has name...

Houston-based Main Street Capital said today that it has invested $7.5M in funding in Televerde, a provider of sales lead and demand generation services for the IT hardware and software industry. Main Street said the investment included $6....

Frisco-based GENBAND said today that Canadian telecom firm TELUS will deploy the firm's A2 Converged Application Server. Terms of the win were not disclosed. GENBAND said the equipment will be used to provide business customers with voice, ...

Austin-based RF Code, a provider of IT asset management and environmental monitoring products, said today that the CME Group, a derivatives marketplace, has implemented its products. Financial details of the win were not disclosed. RF Code ...

Carrollton, Texas-based Universal Power Group, a developer and manufacturer of batteries and power accessories, said today that it has launched a line of solar powered products. According to the firm, it has launched its first solar produc...

Austin-based Freescale Semiconductor said this morning that it has rolled out a line of processors specifically targeted at the tablet, smartphone, electronic book reader, and automotive infotainment markets. According to Freescale, it has ...

Sugar Land, Texas- and Colorado-based Wireless Seismic, a developer of a wireless, seismic data acquisition system used by the oil and gas industry, said today that it has raised $19.5M in a new funding round. The round came from Chesapeake...

Houston-based RigNet, which provides communications systems to the oil and gas industry, stalled out in its IPO Wednesday, closing at $12.55 for the day. The firm debuted at $12 a share, selling 5 million shares in its IPO offering. The pri...

Round Rock-based Dell said today that it has expanded its recycling partnership with Goodwill, and added 100 new donation sites to their joint effort. Dell has been working with Goodwill on its Dell Reconnect computer recycling program, all...

Round Rock-based Dell said today that it has cut its customers' energy costs by 25 percent since 2008, via its efforts to reduce energy usage in its products. According to Dell, the gains come from reduction in energy of its desktops, lapto...

Frisco-based GENBAND said today that it has officially opened its new, worldwide corporate headquarters in a new facility in Frisco. The firm said that it continues to maintain its Plano facility, which will provide service and support to i...

Austin-based RF Code, a provider of RFID-based IT asset management and environmental monitoring products, said today along with Server Technology that they have created a new, wire-free power monitoring solution for data centers. RF Code an...

Round Rock-based Dell reported Tuesday that the firm's PowerEdge servers have been selected by the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) for a data center upgrade. The two said that Dell was selected to upgrade more than 700 servers running...

Frisco, Texas-based GENBAND, a provider of IP telecom products, has opened up a new International headquarters in Galway, Ireland. According to Ireland's Minister for Social Protection, Genband is opening up a new International Headquarters...

Austin-based Motion Computing, a developer of tablet PC computers, said Monday that the firm's F5 tablets have been selected by Swiss air rescue service Rega (Rettungsflugwacht and Garde Aerienne – Rescue Flight Services and Aerial Protec...

Richardson-based Eltek Valere, a manufacturer of power supplies for the telecom and industrial market, reported this morning that it has launched a new product, a rack-mounted DC power system. The firm said the new system includes its Micro...

Richardson-based Enfora, a maker of machine-to-machine (M2M) communications products, has been acquired by wireless equipment provider Novatel Wireless. According to Novatel Wireless, which is based in San Diego, California, it is paying $6...

Plano-based GENBAND reports today that it has added Nebraska-based telecommunications provider Great Plains Communications as a customer. According to GENBAND, Great Plains is deploying its G2 Compact Media Gateways as a migration of their ...

Austin-based LifeSize, the high definition video conferencing firm which is now a part of Logitech, said today that it has rolled out a new, camera product which works with the firm's videoconferencing systems. LifeSize said its new LifeSiz...

Plano-based GENBAND has scored another win in the Middle East, announcing for the second time this month that it has added a telecommunications carrier in the region as a customer. GENBAND said that du, a provider of telecom services to the...

Plano-based GENBAND has deployed its C20 Converged Softswitch and A2 Converged Application Server at regional communications provider Bell Aliant. Financial impact of the win was not disclosed. Bell Aliant serves customers in Canada....

Plano-based GENBAND reports today that it has signed a Saudi Arabian customer for its equipment. GENBAND said that Digital Star, a new Saudi Arabian service provider, as well as related Egyptian subsidiary 1Phone, have selected the firm's h...

Austin-based NextIO, a developer of I/O virtualization devices, has inked a deal with Japanese distributor ELSA Japan, ELSA announced today. According to ELSA, it will be the sole distributor of Next IO's I/O consolidation solution to Japan...

Round Rock-based Dell is pushing its blade server technology, saying yesterday that it has released a report that using its blade servers can save its customers up to $60,000 over five years, by reducing energy costs, at the same time reduc...

Dallas-based RadioTime, the developer of Internet radio software, said today that the firm's services are now available on products from Philips. According to RadioTime, it has become a strategic partner with Philips, to power Philips' Stre...

Plano-based GENBAND said today that it has signed three, rural telecom providers as part of the broadband stimulus funding effort by the U.S. government. According to GENBAND, the Halstad Telephone Company (HTC), Federated Telephone Coopera...

Austin-based LifeSize reported earlier this week that Virgin Mobile India, the youth-focused mobile phone service which is jointly owned by Virgin Group and Tata Teleservices, is using the firm's HD video conferencing solutions. LifeSize sa...

Round Rock-based Dell announced its second quarter results Thursday afternoon, saying that the firm had net income of $545 million on revenues of $15.5 billion, as demand rose from its commercial customers. According to Dell, the revenues w...

Austin-based LifeSize Communications, the developer of high definition, video conferencing hardware, said Tuesday that it has rolled out a new, flexible leasing program for its customers. The firm, which is now a division of Logitech, said ...

Austin-based LifeSize Communications, the provider of high definition videoconferencing equipment, said today that it has rolled out a new set of updated products. According to the firm, it has released a new version of its system software,...

Round Rock-based computer maker Dell said Thursday that it has tied with T-shirt design site Threadless, on customized laptop designs. According to the two, Dell will offer original graphic creations from Threadless through Dell Design Stud...

Austin-based RipCode, a developer of hardware appliances used for video transcoding, has been acquired by RGB Networks. RGB Networks announced the deal this morning, but did not disclose financial terms of the deal. RGB said it will incorpo...

Austin-based LifeSize, which is now owned by Logitech, said Wednesday that it has linked with LG Electronics, where it will power a line of video conferencing systems from LG. According to the firms, LG has introduced a new Executive Video ...

Austin-based RF Code, a developer of RFID readers, said Wednesday that it is targeting customers of competing RFID providers with a trade-up program. The firm said it will provide credits to switching to RF Code from any, active RFID produc...

Plano-based Microtune, a developer of radio frequency semiconductors, said today that it has been selected by Chinese set-top box manufacturer Coshop Electronics Co. Ltd.. Microtune said that Coship will use its MicroTuner MT2066 TV tuner c...

Round Rock-based Dell released its first quarter results Thursday afternoon, saying that it had first quarter revenues of $14.9 billion, up 21 percent from a year ago. However, the firm reported a drop in its gross margins to 16.9 percent o...

Austin-based Motion Computing has rolled out a new line of ruggedized tablet PCs, targeted at mobile workers, the company said today. Motion Computing said the new tablets are the industry's first using the Intel Core i7 and Core i5 vPro pr...

Austin-based BreakingPoint, a developer of network traffic testing tools, has raised another $5.0M in funding, according to a regulatory filing from the firm this week. Source of the new funding was not disclosed. BreakingPoint has previous...

Richardson-based RipCode, a developer of hardware trancoding devices, said today that it has rolled out a solution to the issue of running Adobe Flash video on Apple's new iPad device. The iPad--which, along with other Apple products specif...

Plano-based Interphase Corporation, a developer of networking cards and other products for the communications industry, said yesterday that it has named H. Keith Seawright as its Vice President of Business Development for Aerospace-Defense....

Austin-based LifeSize Communications, the developer of high definition video conferencing systems which is now a part of Logitech, said today that it has signed on TAXI, a branding and communications firm. According to LifeSize, TAXI is usi...

Round Rock-based Dell is making a major push into cloud computing, saying Wednesday that it is rolling out a set of pre-tested, pre-assembled, and supported hardware, software, and services focused on cloud computing. According to the firm,...

Dallas-based encryption software firm Credant reports today that its products are now a factory installable option on Round Rock-based computer manufacturer Dell's commercial client systems. Credent said its CREDANT mobile Guardian Dell Edi...

Austin-based Molecular Imprints, which develops nanopatterning systems for the hard disk drive and semiconductor industry, said this morning that it is rolling out a new product focused on hard disk drive manufacturing. The firm said its ne...

Austin-based Active Power, a publicly traded developer of uninterruptible power supplies, said Friday that it has priced a $9.9M, common stock offering, being managed by Thomas Weisel Partners LLC. The firm said it is selling 13,229,500 sha...

Round Rock-based Dell released its fourth quarter and fiscal year results Thursday afternoon, saying that the firm had net income of $334M on revenues of $14.9 billion for its fourth quarter. Net income was down slightly from the $351M it e...

Plano-based Interphase said late Friday evening that the firm is cutting 12 of its employees, as part of a restructuring of its worldwide operations. The firm said the move helps "align the company's spending with recent revenue trends" and...

Austin-based RipCode has rolled out the firm's newest, video transcoding product, the firm announced today, the TransAct Transcoder V6. RipCode said the product has a more powerful and flexible processing core than the firm's existing, V4 a...

Austin-based Open Labs, which develops workstations for the professional music market, has raised $2.1M in a combination of equity and debt. The funding was revealed in a regulatory filing by the firm today. Details on the funding have not ...

Bigfoot Networks, a maker of computer networking cards aimed at the computer gaming market, said Tuesday that it has raised $8M in a Series B. The firm, which recently moved its headquarters from Austin to Silicon Valley, said the funding c...

Dallas-based DeepNines Technologies, a manufacturer of secure web gateways and other security products, said this morning that it has launched its own effort to provide Internet Security reports and research. The firm said its DeepNines Sec...

Richardson-based Convey Computer, a developer of processors for high speed computing, said today that it has created a new hardware product specifically targeted at the financial analytics and equity trading market, and separately, inked de...

Dell and SunGard Higher Education, which provides technology services to colleges, universities and foundations, said Tuesday they have expanded a strategic relationship between the two firms. According to the two, the relationship includes...

Austin-based Active Power, a manufacturer of backup power systems, announced today that it has hired on a new international sales VP. The firm said that it has appointed Dietmar Papenfort as Vice President of Sales for Europe, Middle East a...

Plano-based GENBAND, a developer of telecom equipment, said this morning that it has scored a win with Horry Telephone Cooperative (HTC). GENBAND said that Horry is using its G6 Univeral Gateway product as part of a transition of its legacy...

Austin-based LifeSize Communications, a developer of high definition, video conferencing systems, said today that it has released a new series of products, the LifeSize 220. The firm said that the new products provide 1080p, 8-way connectiv...

Austin-based NetStreams has bumped its debt funding up to a total of $2.75M, according to a recent regulatory filing from the firm. According to the filing, the funding is part of a debt round from the beginning of the year, and also includ...

Round Rock-based Dell and music service Napster announced this morning that the two companies have inked a deal, which will provide a year's worth of free music to Dell customers. According to the firms, Napster will provide one year of its...

N-trig, which designs multi-touch interfaces and input devices, said today that its technology is being integrated into Lenovo's new ThinkPad T400s notebook. According to N-trig, which is based in Israel but has its U.S. offices in Austin, ...

Austin-based Spawn Labs, a startup which is developing a HD-capable hardware product to connect video game players over the Internet, launched today at the TechCrunch event in San Francisco. Spawn's hardware allows players of Xbox 360, Wii,...

Richardson-based Eltek Valere, a developer of DC power supplies for the telecom industry, said Monday that it has rolled out a line of outdoor enclosures for its products. The firm said the new outdoor cabinets are aimed at providing its ca...

Round Rock-based Dell has tied together with children's cable network Nickelodeon on a themed Dell Inspiron latop, the firm said Tuesday afternoon. Dell said its new Dell Inspiron Mini Nickelodeon Edition, which uses Nickelodeon's signature...

Austin WLAN equipment provider Bandspeed announced today that the firm has been awarded a contract from the Texas Department of Information Resources, focused on emergency preparedness hardware and related services. Size and financial detai...

Motion Computing, an Austin developer of mobile tablet PCs, said earlier this week that Doster Construction Company is using the firm's F5 rugged tablet PC at its job sites. Motion Computing said Doster provides construction services across...

Austin-based LifeSize, a maker of high definition, video conferencing equipment, is ramping up its government sales efforts, saying Monday afternoon that it has been awarded a United States General Services Administration (GSA) contract, a ...

Round Rock-based Dell reported Thursday afternoon that the firm has sold its North American remanufacturing operations, which is based in Lebanon, Tenn., to third party logistics provider GENCO Supply Chain Solutions. Financial terms of th...

Austin-based LifeSize, a developer of high definition video conferencing hardware, said Wednesday that it has shipped a new product for connecting multiple video conferencing systems, and also upgraded its management software. LifeSize said...

Round Rock-based Dell made two announcements Thursday, saying that the computer maker has added the firm's most popular laptop, the Inspiron 15, to the list of machines that can be customized with its "Design Studio" graphics. The firm also...

Round Rock-based Dell is reporting today that it is seeing "strong interest" in a new netbook that the firm is aiming at K-12 students, and has now signed up more than 500 school districts as purchasers of its netbook product. Dell said the...

Austin-based NextIO, a developer of I/O virtualization products, said Monday that it has raised $15M in a Series D funding round. The firm said the funding came from existinv venture capital backers, strategic investors, an a new "strategic...

Austin-based Buffalo Technology, a maker of wired and wireless networking, storage and memory devices, reported today that it has hired Ralph Spagnola as vice president of sales. The firm said Spagnola previously spent six years as senior v...

Houston- based SpectraSensors, a developer of optical sensors for the industrial and environmental gas sensing market, said this week that it has raised $6M in new financing. The firm said that the new funding came from Blueprint Ventures,...

Houston-based Commerciant, a provider of mobile payment processing hardware and related technology, has been acquired. According to San Francisco-based BankServ, it has acuqired the assets of Commerciant, including patents in the mobile pay...

N-trig, a developer of touch sensing and pen computing input devices, said today that the firm has created a new development system aimed at programmers. The firm--which is based in Israel with US headquarters in Austin--said the new develo...

Richardson-based Sipera Systems, a provider of security products, said Tuesday that the firm has deployed the company's solutions in Chile. According to Sipera, its security appliances have been deployed at BCI, Baco de Credito e Inversione...

Richardson-based wireless networking software and hardware maker Enfora revealed today that its technology will be embedded into a client's service offering. The financial impact of the customer win was not disclosed. According to Enfora, L...

Round Rock-based Dell announced new hardware focused on its cloud computing division Monday. According to Dell, its Data Center Solutions (DCS) division is rolling out a new system focused on high-density, x86 hyper-scale computing. The fir...

Austin-based Motion Computing, a developer of mobile PCs, reported this morning that it has released a new, rugged tablet PC. According to the firm, its new product, the J3400, includes such features as dual hot-swappable batteries, shock m...

Round Rock-based Dell said today it is making a "major" expansion of its free computer recycling program, saying it has added Arkansas, Iowa, Maine, New Hampshire, Oregon and Vermont to the list of states where it will allow consumers to dr...

Round Rock-based computer maker Dell is looking to shake small and medium businesses out of their economic funk, saying it will offer zero percent financing to those businesses to buy computers from the firm. Citing a drop in the number of ...

Computer manufacturer Dell Inc. revealed Thursday that it will help raise money for a Dallas-based breast cancer charity by donating $5 whenever it sells a pink-colored computer. Specifically, Dell said it will tender a five-spot to Susan G...

Round Rock-based Dell said earlier this week that it will take a charge of $280M, as a result of the firm's restructuring efforts, and a new effort to accelerate vesting of stock options. According to Dell, it is recognizing $135M in expens...

Austin-based high definition video conferencing hardware firm LifeSize has signed on Case Western Reserve University as a customer, the firm said Monday. LifeSize said that Case Western is using its LifeSize HD system to link its Science an...

Richardson-based Eltek Valere said earlier this week that it has rolled out a new product targeted at reducing power consumption and cooling at wireless cell sites. The firm said it has rolled out a new, 24V AC-DC power system which offers ...

Austin-based Bigfoot Networks, which makes networking hardware for computer gamers, is moving its headquarters to Silicon Valley, after hiring a new President and CEO. Bigfoot said that Michael Howse has joined the firm, replacing founder H...

Austin- and Israeli-based N-trig, a developer of capacitive-sensing and pen input devices for the PC market, said this morning that it has raised $24M in a funding raising round from Aurum Ventures, Challenger Ltd., Canaan Partners, Evergre...

Round Rock-based Dell said this morning that it is cutting all of its manufacturing its operations in Ireland, which will result in the loss of about 1,900 employees over the next 12 months. According to Dell, the firm is migrating all of i...

Austin-based Freescale Semiconductor said this morning that it has begun to target net books--small, inexpensive laptop devices--with new processors specifically focused on the market. According to Freescale, it has created a setup of softw...

Round Rock-based Dell said Wednesday that it has made a major restructuring of the firm, which will result in the departure of its Global Operations president, Mike Cannon, and its Chief Marketing Officer, Mark Jarvis. According to Dell, th...

Round Rock-based Dell is ramping up its "green computing" efforts, saying Tuesday that it estimates that it will save more than $8.1M and eliminate approximately 20 million pounds of packaging material over the next four years from its late...

Richardson-based Enfora, which develops wireless networking products, said late Monday evening that it has rolled out a new asset monitoring platform, focused on real time monitoring of corporate assets. Enfora said its new Spider AT Asset ...

Dell has asked its employees to take unpaid time off, according to reports, as the firm looks to cut costs as the economy slows. According to reports, Dell has asked its employees to take up to five days of unpaid leave, will institute a hi...

Austin- and Dallas-based RF Code, which develops RFID monitoring products, said this morning that it has rolled out a new wireless environmental monitoring solution. The firm said the new product is targeted at monitoring IT areas such as d...

Dallas-based Tek-Tools Software, which develops IT resource management software, said Thursday that it has begun shipping a new software module and added support for a number of storage hardware products. According to the firm, it has added...

Austin-based LifeSize, a developer of high definition video conferencing systems, said this morning that it has rolled out a new product offering 1080p resolution at 30 frames per second. According to LifeSize, its new systems include the L...

Dallas-based RipCode, which develops video transcoding appliances, said Wednesday that the firm has upgraded the firm's Video Transcode and Transrate Appliance. The appliance is used to process video files for mobile and Internet downloads....

Network Hardware Resale, a provider of pre-owned computer networking equipment, reported Monday that it has opened a 20,000-square-foot facility in the Dallas suburb of Carrollton, Texas. The Santa Barbara, Calif.-based company said the new...

Allen, Texas-based WiQuest, which is developing ultra wideband semiconductors for the wireless USB market, said today that the firm has been selected by Kensington for a wireless USB docking station. Financial impact of the design win was n...

Austin, Texas-based NetIO, which develops I/O virtualization hardware for the data center market, said this week that it has inked a deal to work with Gigabit Ethernet hardware provider Neterion on I/O virtualization hardware. According to ...

Computer manufacturer Dell Inc. revealed today that it has expanded its retail presence in China through several new or updated partnerships. Specifically, the Round Rock, Texas-based company said it has extended its relationship with Gome,...

Plano, Texas-based Interphase, a provider of networking hardware, said this week that it has shipped a new ATM OC-3/STM-1 communications controller. The hardware is used by telecommunications customers for providing high speed broadband con...

CipherLab, a provider of automated identification systems for the retail, warehouse, and distribution market, said Tuesday that it has opened a new headquarters. The firm said the new facility is located in Plano, Texas, and will be headed ...

Austin, Texas-based Freescale Semiconductor today has introduced three new MEMs sensors, targeted at use in smart mobile devices. The firm said today at CES that its new sensor devices are targeted at mobile devices like MP3 players, PDAs, ...

Austin, Texas-based Silicon Laboratories and San Diego, California-based SKY MobileMedia said today that they have partnered on a pre-integrated solution that combines SKY MobileMedia's applications software with Silicon Laboratories single...

Richardson, Texas-based AirWalk Communications has raised $15M in a Series B funding round. AirWalk said that the funding was led by Sevin Rosen Funds, and included investments from existing investor TL Ventures, and new investors Alta Berk...