Polycom Inc. (PLCM) announced it will acquire Hewlett Packard Co.’s (HPQ) Halo video conferencing company for $89 million in cash. The deal includes HP’s products, contracts and employees, but leaves …
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Austin-based Macheen Inc., announced that the company formed an advisory board and now has a VP of marketing in Kent Libby. While often quiet about the company’s business plans, CEO …
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At CIO Dinner Talk, it’s tough to be a mobile vendor in a tech-savvy town
by Marc Speirby Marc SpeirOP-ED: The Greater Austin area, stretching from Round Rock to San Marcos, is a small market when it comes to big companies headquartered here. You can count the number of …
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Round Rock-based Dell Inc. (DELL) said yesterday that the company wants to buy “everything around data centers” in attempts to keep its top spot in the computer server market. The …
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Texas Gov. Rick Perry killed his first bill of the year, which would have taxed retailers conducting online business in Texas, citing that the measure would cause “unintended consequences.” The …
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E-commerce software firm Insterpire plans to expand its footprint in its Austin, Texas office from around 40 employees to 70 workers by the end of 2011. The Sydney-based company announced …
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Apple Inc. (AAPL) announced today that it will reveal a sneak peek of the next generation of mobile device and Mac operating systems, including the buzz concerning the iCloud service.In …
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Dallas-based Mavenir Systems announced it will extend the company’s 4G and LTE mobile infrastructure solutions by acquiring privately owned Airwide Solutions, a company specializing in mobile messaging solutions.Mavenir also announced …
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AT&T plans launch of 4G LTE network in Dallas, Houston, and San Antonio this summer
by Marc Speirby Marc SpeirJohn Donovan, CTO of Operations at Dallas-based AT&T Inc. (T), wrote in a blog post about the first steps the telecom giant will implement as it prepares a major deployment …
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AT&T plans launch of 4G LTE network in Dallas, Houston, and San Antonio this summer
by Marc Speirby Marc SpeirJohn Donovan, CTO of Operations at Dallas-based AT&T Inc. (T), wrote in a blog post about the first steps the telecom giant will implement as it prepares a major deployment …
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It’s national hurricane preparedness week, and carriers are claiming they are more prepared than in recent years, when disasters such as Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Ike crippled communications. In 2010 …
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According to an alliance of IBM Corp. (IBM) workers for the union organization Alliance@IBM, the technology kingpin is slashing jobs across the country, which includes the possibility that Austin will …
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Round Rock-based Dell Inc. (DELL) was chosen by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to provide computer equipment and hosting services for more than 1,200 VA sites nationwide. Dell …
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Austin-based chipmaker Freescale Semiconductor Inc. went public on Wednesday but fell short of company expectations, pricing stock 22% less than projected at $18 a share. According to an initial public …
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T-Mobile USA (DTEGY) claims that the carrier is doubling its theoretical peak download speed in its 4G network to 42 Mbps for the metropolitan Austin area. The company also said …
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Austin, Texas-based chipmaker Freescale Semiconductor Inc. went public on Wednesday but fell short of company expectations, pricing stock 22% less than projected at $18 a share.According to an initial public …
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The Hopi Nation climbs toward wireless in Arizona : 8-year project draws close to a close
by Marc Speirby Marc SpeirTEMPE, Ariz. – Native American tribes are spread across the state of Arizona, and Mark Goldstein, president of the International Research Center in Tempe, Ariz., consults with some of the …
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Austin’s main artery for long-distance travel, Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (ABIA), finally hammered out a revised deal with operator Boingo Wireless to allow for free wireless Internet usage. It was feared …
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PHOENIX — Arizona is making an online interactive broadband map using federal funding. In addition to creating its own state coverage map, like all U.S. states, the data is being …
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Google is accelerating its march to join the mobile payment business by partnering with Citibank, Mastercard, Spring and several retailers including Macy’s, American Eagle and Subway. The company is expected …
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National Instruments, an Austin-based company, said that it acquired Phase Matrix Inc., a San Jose, Calif.-based radio frequency developer and microwave application technology firm for $38 million. National Instruments also …
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National Instruments, an Austin-based company, said that it acquired Phase Matrix Inc., a San Jose, Calif.-based radio frequency developer and microwave application technology firm for $38 million. National Instruments also …
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The word is out, and the Mango update is no longer a myth. Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) previewed its free Windows Phone upgrade this morning. The update is for all current …
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Dallas-based Mavenir Systems sees its future in LTE and is poised to make a product offering that it says is unique to its competitors in Voice over LTE (VoLTE) by …
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The new chief marketing officer at Ericsson (ERIC) is an orange blood who is moving up the corporate ladder at the provider of telecom and data communication systems based in …