Plano-based Movate has acquired Fort Worth’s Solomo, a Salesforce, data, and AI consulting firm with deep specialization in the healthcare sector.

Movate is a digital technology and customer experience services company that said the acquisition strengthens its ability to deliver AI-driven platform solutions and deepens its position in the Salesforce ecosystem.…

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Richardson-based Kelley Austin LLC, a Salesforce consulting partner, has been acquired by St. Louis-based global consultancy Perficient.

Kelley Austin managing partners Hunter Austin and Waylon Kelley will join Perficient in key leadership roles, the company said. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.…

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Frisco-based data security provider Netwrix announced four executive appointments to its technology leadership team.

“We’re excited to welcome these seasoned technology leaders to drive the next chapter of Netwrix’s innovation and growth,” CEO Grady Summers said in a statement. “Their expertise will be instrumental in scaling our product development, advancing the 1Secure SaaS platform strategy, and supporting rapid global expansion.”…

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“It’s VR without the goggles.”

Justin Renville
General Manager
Cosm Dallas
…via Inclusion Cloud’s Jayme Byrd after touring the newly opened Cosm Dallas at Grandscape.

Cosm Dallas, the new immersive entertainment venue at Grandscape, is turning heads. In a LinkedIn post, Jayme Byrd shared her impressions after a recent tour with the Dallas Regional Chamber’s Innovation Task Force.…

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Frisco-based SaaS implementation partner MTX Group has appointed Nate Shilling as chief transformation officer, a role in which he will drive the company’s transformation objectives and focus on helping create positive outcomes within the communities it serves around the world.

With over 21 years in the Salesforce ecosystem, Shilling brings a wealth of expertise to his new role, MTX said.…

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Digital business and IT services giant NTT DATA has been selected by Salesforce to help standardize and streamline its application environment.

“We love being the experts that the experts turn to and we’re proud of our partnership with Salesforce as a reseller and AppExchange partner,” Aaron Millstone, chief growth officer of Plano-based NTT DATA North America, said in a statement.…

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Dan Osborne has joined Frisco-based SaaS implementation partner MTX Group as chief client officer, bringing with him more than 15 years of experience within the Salesforce ecosystem.

“As chief client officer, Dan will drive the goals of our client partners to ensure we are delivering positive outcomes to the communities we serve,” MTX President Mahesh Nattanmai said in a statement.…

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Plano-based Siemens Digital Industries Software has announced its new Teamcenter SLM app on Salesforce AppExchange.

The app, developed by Siemens in collaboration with Salesforce, connects product engineering and product service operations by bringing together the Teamcenter Service Lifecycle Management (SLM) solution from the Siemens Xcelerator portfolio of industry software with Salesforce Manufacturing Cloud and Salesforce Service Cloud, the company said.…

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ERP Logic, a Plano-based SAP and cloud solutions provider, has rebranded as Nobl Q and announced it has acquired Jeevan Industries, an IT services and consulting company based in Brentwood, Tennessee and Chennai, India.

The North Texas company said its new name Nobl Q signifies “noble and passionate employees dedicated to crafting exceptional customer experiences,” and called its two new announcements “significant milestones” in its journey toward growth and a positioning as a global leader in digital transformation services.…

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Plano-based technology consulting firm CG Infinity has hired industry veteran Brian Wolfe as senior vice president to help it grow in the Houston market.

CG Infinity said that data, analytics, and AI will be the most important ingredients of the coming digitization and that Wolfe will further bolster the company’s data and cloud practice.…

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Plano-based IT consulting firm CG Infinity has hired Jeremy Leonard as senior vice president of digital marketing. Leonard will further the firm’s presence in the Denver metropolitan area, the company said.

The hiring accelerates the firm’s customers’ marketing transformation and customer-centric initiatives, CG Infinity said.…

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The city of Dallas has formed a Business Climate Leadership Group through a partnership with the City-Business Climate Alliance, with the first meeting held last month.

“We’re honored to be named one of CBCA’s Cohort Cities,” Mayor Eric Johnson said in a statement.…

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E-Commerce startup tree3 looks to raise $2M

⟫ Dallas’ tree3—an e-commerce platform that allows users to create customized online stores featuring their favorite brands and retailers, then make a commission from sales of those products—reported raising nearly $419,000 in equity from four investors out of a $2 million offering.…

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Following a rebrand earlier this year that saw IT consulting firm CG Infinity double down on its innovation program with a new innovation lab, that effort has brought its first venture to fruition.

The Plano-based firm has spun out its first startup with IgniteConnex, an enterprise integration and automation platform.…

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Dallas-Fort Worth is the No. 7 metro in the U.S. for tech employment, according to Cushman & Wakefield’s April 2022 Tech Industry Performance Report. 

In Q1 2022, the Dallas-Fort Worth metro employed 272,390 high-tech workers—an 8% year-over-year increase and a 23% increase compared to Q1 2017.…

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Dallas Innovates covers people in Dallas-Fort Worth business—from new hires to promotions to accolades. Here’s the latest news tied to innovation and technology moves in the region.

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Dallas-based ArganoKeste, a tech services firm focused on commerce-to-cash solutions in the B2B space, is further stepping into the social impact space with the release of a new application serving people in need in Dallas County.

Mobile Pantry, built on the Salesforce platform, supplies convenience, accessibility, and food services in communities still recuperating from the effects of COVID-19.…

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COVID-19 has amplified everything. Every expense, inconvenience, and pain point has raised one thought for company leaders: How the heck do we deal with this?

The answer has accelerated a trend that’s been happening for years—the move of tech companies to Dallas-Fort Worth. …

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Salesforce wants to help the small business community through this uncertain time. The company today announced a new funding resource called Salesforce Care Small Business Grants for just that purpose.

The new grants, which will ultimately distribute $5 million to small businesses, were announced during a virtual event featuring Mark Cuban this morning.…

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A version of this story first published in Dallas Innovates—The Tech Talent Issue.

Salesforce borrows the Hawaiian concept of “Ohana” as one of its organizing philosophies. The idea is that the company’s employees, partners, customers, and members of the communities where it has offices are bound together in a sort of interdependent ecosystem.…

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