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ES has been selected to join the Microsoft BizSpark Program as a Network Partner! The BizSpark Program is a new global program designed to accelerate the success of early stage Startups by connecting them to Network Partners: active members of the global software ecosystem who can provide mentorship, guidance and resources to BizSpark Startups. BizSpark … Continue reading »

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The event was a rousing success!  All the pieces fell into place perfectly, and we had a wonderful cocktail hour and followed it up with a frenetic clash of pitches over the next 45 minutes.  When the dust settled we whittled 60+ pitchers down to 10, and got to hear some great pitchers defend their … Continue reading »

Thanks for letting us borrow your camera, Zainab! Check out the rest of the pictures here.

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Rob Adams, center, director of the Moot Corp Program, helps open NASDAQ Aug. 15. Winners of the 2008 Global Moot Corp Competition hosted by The University of Texas at Austin opened the NASDAQ stock market Friday, Aug. 15 in New York City…. Read the rest of the story at the McCombs Today Blog

Class of 2010, Welcome to UT and the McCombs School of Business! As you wind down from the orientation process and get ready to start your first semester, the Entrepreneur Society would like to invite you to the Entrepreneur Society Boat Cruise, August 22nd from 4pm to 7pm. Food and beverages will be provided. Entrepreneur … Continue reading »

[via austinist.com] Local venture capital firm Austin Ventures is contributing up to $50 million to create a company that will build a social networking platform for corporations. Jeffrey Dachis, who led Razorfish during its reign as one of the original digital services firms, will be the chairman and chief executive officer of the new company, … Continue reading »

[via GigaOm] Data center and hosting provider RackSpace Inc., has filed to raise up to $400 million in an initial public offering. Its financials seem generally sound (unlike many tech companies it’s actually profitable), although profits did drop by 10 percent in the last year. Rackspace is headquarted in San Antonio, TX.

SEMA invites all McCombs students to the: 2008 NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP GAME McCOMBS WATCHING PARTY Monday, April 7th – Tipoff: 8:21 p.m. Scholz Garden (17th & San Jacinto) Join your classmates to watch the big game and to cheer on whoever helps your bracket! Food will be provided courtesy of SEMA.