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Thomson Reuters’ Acquisition of Global Fintech Firm Will Simplify Audit Workflow for Customers
by Lance Murray | Jul 22, 2019
The fintech firm, Confirmation, says it "pioneered the idea of digital confirmations" and has verified trillions of dollars of financial information. Now it will become part of the Carrollton-based Thomson Reuters Tax & Accounting business.
by Alex Edwards |
Jul 19, 2019
Located in Frisco's HALL Park, Optiv's newly opened 14,000-square-foot Center aims to accelerate its "inside-out" approach to cybersecurity that includes Cyber-as-a-Service solutions.
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by Lance Murray |
Jul 19, 2019
In 2017, Zinwave moved its leadership, operations, and finance teams to Dallas. The chief technology officer says the maker of in-building cellular and public-safety installations for businesses used its move to develop its Network Operations Center, which has a global impact.
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by Lance Murray |
Jul 18, 2019
You’ll find news about more than $6.4B in deals. Trive Capital, Cresco Capital Partners, Prologis, WatchGuard, Rent-A-Center, Comstock Resources, Covey Park Energy, Interstate Restoration, and Temperature Control Systems also are included in this roundup of funding, merger, and acquisition activity in North Texas.
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From left: Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella with AT&T Communications CEO John Donovan. [DI Composite: Courtesy Microsoft and Rick Jo/iStockphoto]
AT&T and Microsoft Form Multibillion-Dollar Alliance to Collaborate on Cloud, AI, 5G, and More
by Alex Edwards | Jul 17, 2019
AT&T also this week announced a cloud-related deal with IBM worth billions. The two agreements have different focuses, but are both vital in AT&T's ongoing effort to work with fewer, more strategic suppliers.
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by Quincy Preston |
Jul 17, 2019
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 15 for patents out of 250 metros. Patents granted include: Toyota's autonomous vehicle routing based on chaos assessment, FutureWei Technologies' predictive routing for mobility, Paragon Furniture's modular desk systems, Phazr's multifaceted radio base station, Red River Tea Co.'s still beverage brewing, John Almeida's unassigned virus-immune computer system, Wynright's perception-based robotic manipulation for an automated truck unloader, and ZixCorp Systems' secure electronic mail system
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by Lance Murray |
Jul 16, 2019
You’ll also find news from Risk Consulting Partners, R-Ladies Global, Lennox International, Polsinelli, Southwest Airlines, and Western Security Surplus in this roundup of executive and leadership moves by companies and organizations in North Texas.
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by Lance Murray |
Jul 16, 2019
By tripling the facility’s size and adding new automation tech, ThriftBooks says it will be able to process 50 million books a year in Dallas.
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Xiaolin Lu in Ti's Kilby Labs. [Photo: Courtesy TI]
Meet the Innovators: Xiaolin Lu, R&D Manager of Texas Instruments
by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report | Jul 15, 2019
The majority of Lu's career has been at TI. Now, she spends her time at Kilby Labs—which touches every area of TI—to turn projects into products.
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by Alex Edwards |
Jul 15, 2019
The new center will allow the apparel rental service to provide more inventory and 500 local jobs. Powered by sophisticated automation and a complex back-end system, Rent the Runway is the only company in the world that can process all returns in a zero-day turnaround time.
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Esports Meets Education: UIL Considers Proposal to Sanction Competitive Gaming in Texas High Schools
by Lauren Hawkins |
Jul 12, 2019
Everything is bigger in Texas—including esports. We asked DFW esports experts to weigh in on how a possible UIL sanction might change the future of the industry in North Texas and beyond.
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by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report |
Jul 12, 2019
It's amazing what can happen to a community when old, ignored properties are given a new purpose and a new life by forward-thinking cities and developers.
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Follow the Money: Travel Startup Traxo Raises $1.85M; Ryan, ECi Software Make Acquisitions
by Lance Murray | Jul 11, 2019
You'll also find news from Harvest Returns, 2GR Equity, Brinker International, Accessible Systems, Robin, Rehab Outfitters, Encompass Health, USI Insurance, U.S. Risk, Modern Systems, InterCool, Hicks Lightning Protection, Corepoint Health, and Higginbotham in this roundup of funding, merger, and acquisition activity involving companies in North Texas.
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by Lance Murray |
Jul 10, 2019
The fund will invest in agricultural businesses in economically disadvantaged regions of the nation, and will give investors tax-favorable risk-adjusted returns.
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by Lance Murray |
Jul 10, 2019
Harwood International finished the innovative seven-story "twisted architecture"-style building in 2018 in the Harwood District near downtown Dallas.
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by Quincy Preston |
Jul 10, 2019
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 11 for patents out of 250 metros. Patents granted include: Honda Motor Cos. method of identifying a user of a charging station, Ilumi Solutions wireless control device, Match Group's display screen with a graphical user interface of an electronic device, Taylor Made's golf club with unique mass properties, The Big O's personal item management apparatus, Texas A&M's new variety of Zoysiagrass, DALZ 0102.
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