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Austin Inno

Austin Startup Funding, Acquisitions and Venture Capital Activity May 2018

The Austin tech ecosystem closed out spring and opened up summer with a strong flow of funding and acquisition activity.
CSO

New vulnerabilities give cybercriminals 7 days to compromise your network

Response-focused CSOs should consider new architectures to proactively minimise exposure.
Security Brief AU

The top four security strategies and why they’re so effective

Interestingly, the Top 4 are not gateway security gateways nor are they strictly EDR.
AIThority

Flexera Acquires Brainwaregroup, Expanding European Presence and Leadership in the Large and Midsize SAM Marketplace

Strong alignment around customer time to value, experience and industry vision cements deal as Flexera drives further consolidation in SAM market
Beta Kit

S|W: The SaaS Weekly

Meta SaaS Acquired by Flexera
Mergers & Acquisitions

The weekly wrap

Flexera Software acquired Meta Saas
Austin Business Journal

Racing to be acquired: An inside look at the secret, frenetic pace of the Meta SaaS buyout

The founders of Meta SaaS overcame personal challenges, snuck off to secret coffee meetings and dealt with sleep deprivation as they negotiated the deal. What's more, they paid off investors including Mark Cuban and Brett Hurt in record time.
Built in Austin

Tech roundup: EverlyWell names new exec, Unified opens Austin office, and more

Flexera acquires Austin-based Meta SaaS
Built in Chicago

Tech roundup: Dockless bikes, Coinbase's Chicago office, and more

Flexera makes two acquisitions
ChannelE2E

5 Channel Partner Updates

Here are five technology news updates, insights, chatter, and plenty more to start your day for Thursday, May 3, 2018.
Dallas Business Journal

Mark Cuban-backed startup acquired by Illinois tech company

Flexera, the Itasca, Illinois-based software company that makes buying and selling software more transparent, secure and effective, has acquired Austin-based Meta Saas, a move the tech company says will give it an edge over other software asset management suppliers.
Info Risk Today

5 Top Cybersecurity Themes at RSA 2018

Artificial Intelligence, Bug Squashing, Secure DevOps and More
ITAM Review

ServiceNow & Flexera go shopping for SaaS tools, who’s next?

Following ServiceNow’s acquisition of VendorHawk in late April Flexera have followed suit with their acquisition this week of Meta SaaS. Clearly this is a market where swift exits for founders and investors is possible.
The Daily Herald

Flexera acquires Brainwaregroup, expands European presence

Flexera said Thursday that it acquired the Switzerland-based software asset management provider, Brainwaregroup.
512 Tech

Austin startup backed by Mark Cuban is bought by Illinois software maker

Founded two years ago, Meta SaaS helps companies better manage their software-as-a-service subcriptions, or "SaaS."
Austin Inno

Mark Cuban-Backed Austin Startup Meta Saas Acquired by Flexera

Flexera, the Itasca, Ill.-based software company that makes buying and selling software more transparent, secure and effective, has acquired Austin-based Meta Saas, a move the tech company says will give it an edge over other software asset management suppliers.
Chicago Business Journal

Flexera acquires software startup backed by Mark Cuban

Flexera, the Itasca, Illinois-based software company that makes buying and selling software more transparent, secure and effective, has acquired Austin-based Meta Saas, a move the tech company says will give it an edge over other software asset management suppliers.
Chicago Inno

Flexera Acquires Austin Software Startup Backed by Mark Cuban

Flexera, the Itasca, Ill.-based software company that makes buying and selling software more transparent, secure and effective, has acquired Austin-based Meta Saas, a move the tech company says will give it an edge over other software asset management suppliers.
Professional Security

Invisible risks, visible threats

It’s difficult to fight an invisible risk. Intelligence changes the battle, turning invisible threats into an actionable attack plan. The big question for security professionals—with intelligence that creates visibility into software vulnerabilities, can you prevent attacks?
Relationship Science

Flexera acquires software startup backed by Mark Cuban

Flexera, the Itasca, Illinois-based software company that makes buying and selling software more transparent, secure and effective, has acquired Austin-based Meta Saas, a move the tech company says will give it an edge over other software asset management suppliers.