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OVERVIEW<br />
State <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Industry in <strong>Texas</strong><br />
As home to nearly 14,000 IT services firms, <strong>Texas</strong> has<br />
achieved a significant number <strong>of</strong> national top 10<br />
rankings related to <strong>the</strong> industry. The state’s status as<br />
an IT services industry leader is streng<strong>the</strong>ned by<br />
proactive government support, a large venture capital<br />
network, a concentration <strong>of</strong> skilled IT services<br />
workers, multiple top-tier research institutions, and a<br />
top-ranked business climate.<br />
<strong>Texas</strong>’ position as a technology services hub has made<br />
<strong>the</strong> state a top location for international corporations.<br />
According to consulting firm FDI Intelligence, IT and<br />
<strong>Texas</strong> Ranked No. 2 High-Tech State<br />
In 2010, <strong>Texas</strong> was ranked as <strong>the</strong> No. 2 state for<br />
high-tech employment by <strong>the</strong> national industry<br />
association TechAmerica Foundation in its<br />
annual Cyberstates report, a state-by-state<br />
analysis <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> U.S. high-tech industry. The<br />
report found that <strong>Texas</strong>’ multiple high-tech<br />
sectors employed more than 456,400 at 27,900<br />
establishments.<br />
TechAmerica’s analysis shows that <strong>the</strong> largest<br />
2010 high-tech employment gains in <strong>Texas</strong> were<br />
in computer systems design and related<br />
services. In addition, <strong>Texas</strong> ranked among <strong>the</strong><br />
top three states in employment in 9 <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> 15<br />
high-tech sectors covered by TechAmerica.<br />
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s<strong>of</strong>tware was <strong>the</strong> number one sector for foreign direct<br />
investment in <strong>Texas</strong> between 2007-2011. More than<br />
60 IT companies from 20 countries established or<br />
expanded operations in <strong>Texas</strong> during that period.<br />
$1.6 billion<br />
Amount invested by venture capital firms in<br />
279 <strong>Texas</strong> IT services and s<strong>of</strong>tware companies<br />
from 2005-2010, according to consulting firm<br />
PricewaterhouseCoopers.<br />
Top <strong>Texas</strong>-based IT services companies ranked by<br />
sales are listed throughout this report. They include<br />
Fortune 1000 companies Dell Inc. (Round Rock, TX)<br />
and BMC S<strong>of</strong>tware (Houston).<br />
<strong>Texas</strong> is also home to some <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> nation’s fastest<br />
growing IT services firms. They include Saxon-<br />
Global (Irving), S<strong>of</strong>tLayer Technologies (Dallas),<br />
Vintage IT <strong>Services</strong> (Austin), One Source Networks<br />
(San Antonio), and Kinnser S<strong>of</strong>tware (Austin), all <strong>of</strong><br />
which ranked on Inc. Magazine’s Inc. 500, a list <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />
nation’s fastest growing private companies.<br />
<strong>Texas</strong>-based IT <strong>Services</strong> firms ranked on <strong>the</strong> Fortune 500<br />
<strong>Texas</strong>-based IT <strong>Services</strong> firms ranked on <strong>the</strong> Inc. 500
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