IBM gave itself something nice for Christmas with a holiday acquisition of Austin's Lombardi Software, a company that makes software for automating functions such as supply chain management and human resources. more ›

A pair of Austin companies have received investments from the state's Emerging Technology Fund. RFMicron, a developer of RFID (radio frequency identifier) microchips, received $675,000, while Agile Planet, creators of operating software to facilitate safe human-robot collaboration, received $250,000 from the fund. more ›