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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.
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.
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.
Irving-based Celanese Corp., a specialty materials and chemical company, has teamed up with Hong Kong-based VIGOR Precision Ltd., a manufacturer of plastic gears, to develop lightweight plastic joints for humanoid robots....
Irving-based Celanese Corp., a specialty materials and chemical company, has teamed up with Hong Kong-based VIGOR Precision Ltd., a manufacturer of plastic gears, to develop lightweight plastic joints for humanoid robots....