Industry Insider — Texas is pleased to welcome JMT Technology Group to the Industry Insider family.

What to Know:

• SOSPortal replaces both SOSDirect and SOSUpload and adds multifactor authentication.
• Users can file all business document types, save drafts, track submissions and retrieve completed filings online.
• Existing client accounts do not carry forward, with payments moving to automated clearinghouse transactions and credit cards.

What to Know:

• About $63.5 million will flow through state cooperative purchasing contracts for IT staffing, telecom services and technology products.
• Two Clariti Cloud agreements account for about $59.3 million for permitting, licensing, inspections and case management.
• Other approvals cover phishing protection, networking, library systems, police software, fiber services and emissions-monitoring support.

What to Know:

• The Texas Department of Criminal Justice is requesting about $110 million in exceptional items with IT components.
• The largest technology-related request would support contraband interdiction, drone detection, secure connectivity and command center operations.
• The agency also requests funding for DIR Shared Technology Services and existing technology maintenance and support.

Industry Insider — Texas is pleased to welcome Black Duck to the Industry Insider family.

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