Round Rock-based Kerlmax has released the latest version of their Austin Traffic iPhone application. Google Maps has a map-based indicator of traffic, but this app has traffic cameras on the major highways in Austin, plus a list of exactly where incidents are happening. You just don’t get that kind of pinpoint accuracy any other way. [...]
SailPoint Adds Virtualization and Other Services
March 23, 2009 by Leave a Comment
SailPoint today announced a suite of new deployment offerings for its identity governance solution, SailPoint IdentityIQ, including a virtual appliance, a hosting option and a menu of managed services, to streamline and simplify the process of buying, implementing and managing identity management solutions. These new options, in addition to SailPoint’s conventional hardware appliance and software [...]
Turn2Live Launches at SXSW
March 19, 2009 by 1 Comment
Ever wondered where you can catch live music, right now, within a couple miles of your location? Or maybe you’re in a strange city and don’t know the scene, but would like to know where you can listen to some hip-hop? Turn2Live is the website for you. The website launched at SXSW this week. At [...]
BuzzStream Launches Beta
March 18, 2009 by 1 Comment
It seems like I’ve been waiting forever for the beta launch of BuzzStream. Even worse, I see CEO Paul May and Chairman Jeremy Bencken talking about it at social events all the time. At the TechCrunch event in the Fall, Jeremy had a demo on his Dell Mini 9 that was just awesome. Thankfully, BuzzStream [...]
Texas Companies Presenting at Accelerator
March 9, 2009 by 1 Comment
Next Monday is the Accelerator event at SXSWi, where 20 companies will get a chance to pitch in front of a panel of influential people (and attendees). Among the finalists are a few companies (40%) from Central Texas. We should mention that Microsoft BizSpark is the title sponsor for this event, and AustinStartup is a [...]
Create Your Own Games With GameSalad
February 23, 2009 by 1 Comment
We’ve been hearing about what Gendai Games has been tossing together, and now the Alpha is available over at the GamesSalad website. It’s alpha veresion 0.4.1 but you can probably get a good idea of what it is like to create your own games. When we heard Michael Agustin, CEO of GendaiGames, talk about his [...]
Prefinery Supports Web Beta Programs
February 23, 2009 by Leave a Comment
A year ago we did a Q&A Wednesday feature with Compulsivo regarding their Prefinery product, which allows software companies to manage their beta programs. Today, they are announcing that Prefinery supports the beta programs of web-based software as well. Prefinery manages the entire process of collecting and fulfilling requests for invitations for Web sites in [...]
Capital Factory Accepting 2009 Applications
January 30, 2009 by 5 Comments
A new Austin-based technology incubator program with a heavy emphasis on mentorship, coined “Capital Factory,” officially launched today. The program, founded by local entrepreneurs including Joshua Baer, Sam Decker and Bryan Menell, will select 10 finalists from a pool of applicants, and eventually three winners. Winning companies will receive a long list of benefits including [...]
Appozite Launches ZiteFeed
January 9, 2009 by Leave a Comment
Appozite, a software company dedicated to integrating e-commerce and the social web, today announced the launch of ZiteFeed, a web-based service delivering retailer feeds directly to e-commerce shoppers. Currently in invite-only early access phase, ZiteFeed’s RSS technology easily enables any e-commerce retailer to deliver timely updates on products, events, and promotions to interested consumers. Users [...]
BabysList Launches
December 3, 2008 by Leave a Comment
If you’ve got kids, you know that they outgrow clothes in a matter of months. Sometimes they get worn once. Sometimes clothes get buried in the closet and before you get the tags off, they’ve outgrown it anyway. Well now there is a great resource for parents, a marketplace for baby stuff. It’s a great [...]
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