digital transformation

Katie Mullen [Photo: JCPenney]

Retailer JCPenney Adds Company Veteran to C-Suite as Chief Customer Officer

by | Apr 21, 2023

Plano-based retailer JCPenney has appointed company executive Katie Mullen as chief customer officer.

Previously JCPenney’s chief digital officer, Mullen will continue to oversee the company’s e-commerce strategy and omnichannel development, with an added emphasis on customer marketing, engagement, analytics, and more.

“A core part of JCPenney’s overarching transformation strategy and our shift back to the basics has been a relentless focus on our customer’s needs....

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Primoris Services Appoints New Chief Information Officer
by | Feb 1, 2023

Dallas-based Primoris Services Corp. has appointed Chad Haxton as chief information officer, a role in which he will continue to drive the company’s digital transformation via innovation and tech implementations....

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Cognizant to Acquire Dallas-Based Consultancy AustinCSI
by | Nov 29, 2022

IT services and consulting company Cognizant announced it has agreed to buy AustinCSI, a Dallas-based digital transformation consultancy specializing in enterprise cloud and data analytics advisory services....

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Plano-Based CG Infinity Launched Its First Spinout in IgniteConnex; Here’s How Its ‘Drag-and-Drop’ Platform Is Transforming Businesses
by | Sep 13, 2022
Earlier this year, Plano-based IT consulting firm Cyber Group rebranded as CG Infinity, launching a new innovation lab and investing in a new 33,000-square-foot Plano HQ and innovation lab. Now we look behind the scenes of its first startup spinout, IgniteConnex—whose low-code, drag-and-drop platform connects and integrates businesses' legacy technology. "Our mantra behind this is you shouldn't have to redo all of your infrastructure," IgniteConnex President and Co-founder Rob Palacios tells Dallas Innovates.
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InfoVision Co-Founder and President Sean Yalamanchi [Photo: InfoVision]

Richardson-Based Digital Transformation Firm Aims to Hire Thousands Globally

by | Apr 11, 2022
InfoVision says it plans to hire 2,000 additional employees in India by next year, in addition to opening a 300-person development center in Guadalajara, Mexico. "We believe that our investments in digital will help clients accelerate innovation and reimagine their businesses," Co-Founder and President Sean Yalamanchi said, citing the need to be "future proof at the convergence of technologies."
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New Spinoff Company Aims to Create Digital Solutions with ‘Next-Gen’ Technology
by | Mar 23, 2022
InfoVision, a Richardson-based digital transformation and consulting firm, is spinning out its Digit7 business—which focuses on developing customizable and scalable digital solutions through “next-gen” tech—as an independent entity.

Last year, Digit7 set up a 15,000 square-foot “innovation lab” in Richardson. The company also has offices in India.
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Dallas Proptech Pioneer Kyle Waldrep on the ‘Massive Opportunity’ to Drive Tech Adoption for CRE Owners
by | Mar 10, 2022
Kyle Waldrep's SaaS proptech platform Dottid sits in one of the most critical functions for a commercial real estate owner: leasing and asset management.

The future of CRE will be powered by simple tech that helps people and organizations be more efficient and quicker to action, he says. But collaboration is the key to the future in proptech.
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Follow the Money: Black in Tech Challenge Winners, Mark Cuban Invests in Tattoo Care Startup, the WNBA Gets New Backers, and More
by | Feb 18, 2022
What companies are finding funding or having a big exit? From startup investments to grants and acquisitions, Dallas Innovates tracks what’s happening in North Texas money.
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Prasanna Signaraju, co-founder and chief digital officer, Qentelli.

Dallas Startup Aims to Help Companies Speed Digital Transformation by Making AI and ML Accessible to Everyone

by | Jan 13, 2021
The company’s six patent-pending frameworks are at the heart of its success, helping clients increase revenue, efficiency, and usable information.
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Q+A: CIO Gurmeet Singh on How 7-Eleven is Redefining Convenience for the Digital Age
by | Jul 11, 2018
As technology becomes omnipresent in peoples' lives, the convenience retailer is going through its own digital transformation and turning to emerging tech such as artificial intelligence, Internet of Things, augmented reality, and more to improve the customer experience. 
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Protecting Your Company From ‘Execute-Now, Strategize-Later’ Mentality in Marketing
by | Jun 6, 2017
Voices columnist Paul Buckley discusses the importance of an up-front strategy in your marketing plan.
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Is Your Company’s Marketing Strategy Prepared for Digital Transformation?
by | Apr 26, 2017
Voices columnist Paul Buckley says digital transformation is affecting your business — whether you know it or not.
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