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Texas Research Alliance Brings Its Applied Quantum Vision to the C-Suite

by | Aug 27, 2026
Leaders from TRA, IBM, ORCA Computing and IonQ will gather in Dallas for an interactive discussion on the business applications of quantum technologies.
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Patented: IBM’s Simulated State of a Digital Twin as Password and More North Texas Inventive Activity
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 9 for patent activity out of 250 metros for the week of Feb. 24 with a total of 142 patents granted.
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Bestow Names Former Accenture Exec as Its New Chief Revenue Officer
by | Oct 23, 2025
Cindy DeArmond is frequently sought after by Fortune 500 companies and industry associations for her expertise in digital transformation, emerging technology, data analytics, and AI/GenAI strategy, the Dallas-based insurance tech platform said.
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IBM to Acquire Dallas-Based SAP Provider Cognitus in Strategic Consulting Push
by | Oct 15, 2025
The acquisition adds Cognitus’ AI-enabled tools and regulated industry expertise to IBM’s SAP portfolio. Founded in 2002, the Dallas company is known for its software-first approach to enterprise transformation.
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Who Made This Year’s AI 75 List? Meet the North Texans Leading the Pack in Artificial Intelligence

by | Apr 30, 2025
Dallas Innovates, in partnership with the Dallas Regional Chamber, once again is recognizing the most innovative leaders in AI in Dallas-Fort Worth. From visionaries and mavericks to transformers and academics, AI 75's class of 2025 are the AI pacesetters you need to know now.
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Dialexa Co-Founder Scott Harper Exits CEO Role, Hands Leadership to Ellen Dowd
by | Oct 8, 2024
Harper’s 14-year journey took Dialexa from a big idea to an IBM-owned market leader in digital product engineering—built by a team of "Dialexans" he celebrates as he hands over the reins.
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NACD North Texas Elects New Chair, Taps Former Dallas Mayor as Vice Chair in Board Leadership Updates
by | Jun 14, 2024
The North Texas chapter of the National Association of Corporate Directors has appointed Renee Arrington as board chair. Former Dallas Mayor Tom Leppert will serve as vice chair. The platform for corporate directorship, which helps members stay ahead of critical issues such as cyber risk and CEO succession planning, focuses on governance challenges and sharing knowledge.
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Cypress Growth Capital’s Oversubscribed Fund V Hits $60M in 43 Days Amid Firm’s Unprecedented Deal Activity
by | May 22, 2024
With 10 investments in the past 15 months and another deal expected to close soon, Cypress Growth Capital is expanding its team to support its growing portfolio. The Dallas-based private equity firm recently welcomed new partner Cliff Sentell with the launch of its fifth fund—and looks to make additional hires in the near term.
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‘Innovation Meets Investment’: Venture Dallas Sets Sights on National Stage with New Branding, Expanded 2023 Summit

by | Sep 27, 2023
The rebrand "marks the start of our next chapter of growth," says Venture Dallas Chair Aaron Pierce. The nonprofit's 2023 summit, backed by JPMorgan Chase and Perot Jain, is set for October 25.
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The Last Word: Steve Case On a “Once in a Lifetime” Kind of Opportunity
by | Sep 15, 2023
Investor and tech pioneer Steve Case, best known as the co-founder and former CEO of AOL, made this call to action yesterday while visiting North Texas at Dallas Startup Week in Frisco. The pandemic "created an opening that's a unique, maybe even once-in-a-lifetime, kind of opportunity," he added.
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Comerica Inc. Adds Noted Business Leaders to Board of Directors
by | Jul 28, 2023

Arthur Angulo and Alan Gardner have been appointed to the Comerica Inc. board of directors, the Dallas-based banking company announced.

“The experience and expertise that Art and Alan bring from their respective fields make them highly valuable additions to our board of directors,” Curt Farmer, chairman, president and CEO of Comerica Inc.,...

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Growth Advisory SBI Appoints Veteran Marketer to Its Board of Directors
by | Jun 16, 2023
CEO Mike Hoffman says new board member Lisa Johnston has a "profound understanding of the nuances involved" in SBI's current growth phase, which is crucial to advancing the firm's consulting services and newly updated subscription advisory offering, SBI Pro.
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Hedera Governing Council Adds 2 Leaders to Executive Team

by | Dec 9, 2022

The Hedera Governing Council has appointed two new members to the executive team. The council is a consortium of leading organizations that operate the open source, hashgraph-powered, carbon-negative Hedera network for Web3 applications. Hedera said that the appointments come after it decentralized earlier this year, a move in which the product, engineering, and marketing departments of Hedera spun off into Swirlds Labs....

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The Last Word: Dialexa Co-Founders on How They Started Their Company, Which Was Just Acquired by IBM, With a Beer
by | Oct 6, 2022
Late last month, IBM acquired Dallas-based digital product engineering services firm Dialexa “to deepen its product engineering expertise and provide end-to-end digital transformation services for clients.” Terms of the deal weren't disclosed. But this week the company's co-founders, Scott Harper and Mark Haidar, disclosed something else on LinkedIn: How they both quit their jobs 12 years ago to launch a new adventure that would become Dialexa.
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Follow the Money: tree3 Aims to Raise $2M, Traveller Capital Raises $28.5M, IBM Acquires Dialexa, and More
by | Sep 26, 2022
In this week’s North Texas deal flow, you’ll also find news about Universal EV Chargers landing $10M in grants; The Beneficient Company Group's plans to go public in a deal valued at $3.5B; NTT DATA’s acquisition of Apisero, ‘one of the largest all-stock transactions in the mid-to-upper-management recruiting space'; and more.
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IBM Acquires Dallas’ Dialexa to Tap Its Product Engineering Expertise
by | Sep 22, 2022
From hanging hula hoops on its ceilings for drone races to designing a lawn-mowing robot app to developing a platform that trains human brains, Dallas-based Dialexa does things different. Now—with its acquisition by IBM Consulting—it will help one of the world's leading tech companies deepen its product engineering expertise. "IBM and Dialexa's shared vision for delivering industry-defining digital products could be a game changer," says Scott Harper, Dialexa's co-founder and CEO.
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