Somewhat lost among
all the hubbub of financial service companies hiring hundreds of new workers in
Richardson is the fact that the Telecom Corridor® area’s technology sector has
continued to grow in both telecom and in a diversified array of other technology
verticals. Here are some of the highlights:
Convey Computer, which some call the “Son of Convex” as it
reunited a number of the key scientists from the legendary 1990s
additional $15.5 million in equity funding. With Series A and B round fundings
of $16 million in 2007 and $24.2 million in 2009, the latest infusion brings
the company’s total capitalization to over $55 million. Convey offices at 1302
E. Collins, which has also served as a base for the business accelerator
STARTech.
DeviceFidelity, Deepak Jain’s 2007 creation that occupies
space at 2201 N. Central Expy., has leveraged its remarkable patented
near-field-communications device technology to enable the world’s first
commercially available mobile payment solution for iPhone and Android,
including – as of May, 2013 – Samsung’s latest S4 smartphone.
EnTouch Controls, located at
a company that will be of interest to commercial real estate professionals.
EnTouch uses a Cloud-based solution that allows building owners and their
tenants to monitor, analyze and reduce their energy costs. While bringing
energy management to small businesses, EnTouch has also helped multi-unit
operators like Chuck E. Cheese, which is installing the EnTouch system in 75 of
its stores.
power management experience in the area, having previously served with Lineage
Power and Eltek Valere.
Vox Technologies is an engineering company that thrives on unique,
complex challenges existing in fields like oil & gas and defense. Every
founder,
business is knowing.” And Vox must know a lot, because growth and specialized
space needs have caused the company to operate out of separate
Cirasys, Inc. is another amazing
eye on. Its innovative power control technology has been praised by the Rice
Alliance (“Most Promising Energy & Clean Technology
Company”), TexChange (“One to Watch”), and Siemens (“Best Presentation” at the 2013 Siemens
TTB New Ventures Forum, Berkeley June, 2013). Currently, the company resides at
UT Dallas’ Venture Development Center.
player in the secure Cloud hosting environment since its beginning in 2009.
Founder and
Chris Drake, a
grad and former paratrooper with the famed 82nd Airborne Division,
has achieved an astonishing 40% average
quarterly growth rate for his company since its inception, handling data
storage for a number of well-known companies and institutions whose very
reputations rest on their reliability and safety.
Fujitsu Network Communications (Flashwave CDS)
Kevin Hamlen – University of Texas at Dallas
Ross Teggatz and Team – Triune Systems LLC
Angie Chen Button – Texas House of Representatives
Dr. David E. Daniel – University of Texas at Dallas
Steve Steinheimer – SSG Limited
On almost every
commercial street in the Telecom Corridor®, companies are exploring ways
to improve or revolutionize the way we live and do business. Companies like the
ones described here are just a sample of what makes