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NTT Data's North American headquarters in Plano [Photo: David Seeley]
NTT DATA To Acquire WinWire To Boost Microsoft Partnership and Support For AI-Powered Operations
by Sandra Engelland | May 19, 2026
“By combining WinWire’s deep expertise in cloud-native development and agentic AI with NTT DATA’s global scale," NTT DATA CEO Abhijit Dubey said, "this positions us to lead the shift to enterprise AI, enabling clients to move from experimentation to enterprise-wide deployment and achieve meaningful business outcomes.”
by Dallas Regional Chamber |
Feb 19, 2026
Leaders from Google, Palantir, Khan Academy, AECOM, and Fujitsu Intelligence join the March 30–31 Irving Convention Center lineup focused on enterprise AI.
sponsored by The Organization
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by Quincy Preston |
Dec 29, 2025
Plano’s KYRO AI is the only Texas technology company in EPRI’s Open Power AI Consortium, joining tech leaders and utilities working to develop open-source AI models for the power sector. The effort is backed by major energy companies, including Exelon, whose CEO recently warned the grid’s “check engine light is on” as electricity demand surges.
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by Maddie Preston |
Dec 13, 2025
AI² supports large-scale research and interdisciplinary work across the university as TCU pushes toward R1 status.
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LevelBlue Chairman and CEO Robert McCullen. [Photo: LevelBlue]
Dallas-Based LevelBlue To Acquire San Diego-Based Cybersecurity Firm Cybereason and Gain Investors via Deal
by Lance Murray | Oct 14, 2025
As part of the deal, SoftBank Corp., SoftBank Vision Fund 2, and Liberty Strategic Capital, known for investing in disruptive and innovative technology, will become investors in LevelBlue—which was formerly known as AT&T Cybersecurity before its spinout as a standalone business last year.
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by David Seeley |
Sep 3, 2025
Ajai Sehgal spent 16 years with the Royal Canadian Air Force before joining Microsoft, where he played a pivotal role in founding and scaling Expedia. Outside of work, he's also a licensed pilot, volunteer firefighter, and EMT, IKS said.
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by Quincy Preston |
Aug 28, 2025
When electronic health record giant Epic unveiled sweeping AI plans last week, it triggered what Dallas’ Calvin Carter calls a “right now crisis” for the rest of the industry. But Carter—best known for founding Bottle Rocket and exiting to WPP—was already ahead of the curve. Four months ago, he acquired and relocated AI healthcare startup Scribematic. Now, the company has launched Matic Inside: embedded AI built to help smaller EHR vendors compete.
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by David Seeley |
Jul 17, 2025
The Henson Group began as a startup in a New York apartment in the wake of 9/11, and has since grown to a Dallas-based team of over 200 with offices in four countries. Now it's merged with Fort Lauderdale's myCloudDoor to form ALIANDO—aiming to "drive innovation as a force multiplier in the industry."
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Quisitive CEO Mike Reinhart [Photo: LinkedIn]
North Texas Cloud & AI Services Provider Quisitive Acquired by H.I.G. Capital
by Lance Murray | Mar 12, 2025
Founded in 2016, Irving-based Quisitive is a global, premier cloud services provider in the Microsoft ecosystem—providing digital transformation services, managed services, and AI solutions to mid-size and enterprise clients.
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by Quincy Preston and David Seeley |
Jan 21, 2025
D CEO and Dallas Innovates' Innovation Award winners are working to resurrect extinct species, launching autonomous trucks, reinventing military aircraft, and bringing AI into the physical world—and that's just the beginning. The 2025 awards showcase game-changing achievements—including Texas' first newly minted decacorn—across 17 categories of innovation. Here’s a look at the innovators leading the way.
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by Quincy Preston |
Oct 9, 2024
The Dallas firm's latest bets: Airspace security and multi-vendor IT support. Cypress Growth Capital adds AirSight and Xcelocloud to its roster, boosting local innovation.
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by Lance Murray |
May 14, 2024
Arhasi and Cloudbench, a Google partner and leading emerging technology consulting firm, have launched a joint AI and data foundry in Frisco, staffed with experts from top universities. The foundry aims to drive innovation in AI and Web3 technologies.
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MindHandle CEO Eric Harris, whose Dallas-based company has been acquired by Liquid Agency. [Photo: LinkedIn]
Strategic Fusion: Dallas Employment Branding Agency MindHandle Acquired by California Consultancy
by Lance Murray | Feb 27, 2024
The merger combines MindHandle's "brand magnetism" with California-based Liquid Agency's expertise to redefine brand engagement for consumers and employees alike. Liquid Agency’s current and former clients include Walmart, Nasdaq, Google, UGG, Nike, Nordstrom, Microsoft, and more.
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by Lance Murray |
Jan 22, 2024
The demonstration with Microsoft and Ballard Power Systems simulated a 48-hour backup power event at Microsoft's data center in Cheyenne, Wyoming. Caterpillar's Jaime Mineart said the collaboration shows "the potential of hydrogen fuel cells to help data centers address their critical power needs while reducing their emissions."
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by Lance Murray |
Dec 19, 2023
With the acquisition of Jeevan, SAP and cloud solutions provider Nobl Q says it's transforming into a "boutique global services firm with a strong emphasis on AI." Noble Q's new co-chairman is Jeevan Chairman and CEO Nepoleon Duraisamy—a former Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment of India who has been an actor in around 150 Indian movies.
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by Lance Murray |
Jul 31, 2023
Voice plays an "increasingly vital role" in digital transformation, says John Cooper. The new managing director–voice transformation will help clients capitalize on the opportunities.
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