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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.
Silicon Hills
Meta SaaS Acquired by Flexera
Austin-based Meta SaaS, which runs a platform for managing software as a service subscriptions for companies, got acquired by Flexera, a private software company based in Itasca, Illinois.
Wisconsin 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.
Xconomy
Flexera Buys MetaSaaS for Austin Startup’s SaaS Management Tool
A two-year-old tech startup that helps businesses manage their subscriptions to software-as-a-service applications has sold to software and security manager Flexera. Terms of the deal weren’t disclosed.
Info Risk Today
NSA: The Silence of the Zero Days
US Defense Department Defenders Say Attackers Don't Need No Stinking Zero Days
Bank Info Security
Vulnerability Management: Why the Problem Can't Be Solved
86 Percent of Bugs Patchable Within 24 Hours, Says Flexera's Alejandro Lavie