Ascension Orthopedics started in Austin back in 1996 by two doctors who were pioneering the field of carbon implants. In 2001 the company received FDA approval on their first product, a total joint replacement for the knuckle. The current product line includes implants for the shoulder, elbow, wrist, fingers, and toes. Today the company announced $21M in a Series D financing which will help expand the product line, enhance product marketing, and support the distrbution [...]

Austin-based Itzbig, a recruiting technology company run by industry veterans Hank Stringer and Jim Hammock, is making good progress on their Bay Area expansion. When Jim McGovern came on as CEO, one of his strategic tasks was to expand the company beyond Central Texas into key technology markets like the Silicon Valley. The company seems to have been pretty successful in doing that, signing up customers like CNET, eBay, Salesforce.com, Yahoo! and Logitech. Itzbig focuses on private [...]

LifeSize announced it’s PlanetWise initiative today, an environmental initiative to promote green technologies. They also announced their partnership with The Climate Group. As part of the green program, LifeSize conducted an internal audit of company operations to measure their carbon footprint. “LifeSize is dedicated to being an environmentally friendly company, and our commitment starts with our own operations,” said Craig Malloy, LifeSize CEO. “With our audit complete, we can implement practices to help minimize, monitor [...]