Recognition by City of Richardson

Charlie W. Chen was presented by the City of Richardson Mayor Paul Voelker’s 2019 State of City’s annual report, held on 1/30/2019 at Eisemann Center, for his contributions and volunteering efforts, and the recipient of 2018 Citizen Leadership Award on 10/1/2018 by the International Economic Development Council (IEDC), the largest economic development association in the world with 5,000+ governmental and private ED organizations, for his leadership in the Richardson Chamber of Commerce, the City’s International Program establishment, and the new 1,200 acres Innovation District of the old Telecom Corridor redevelopment.

DFW Technology becomes a Managed ICT Services Provider!

News Release

For over 20 years, DFW has been focusing on various IT services and support. As IT and Telecommunication industries integrated and intertwined together, customers have asked for more comprehensive solutions and services in both areas. IT becomes ICT is a reality; data, voice and video are all integral part of information that we’re dealing with today. DFW Technology, after several years’ business preparation and re-alliance with vendors and resources, is happy to announce that we began to provide IT and Telecom services and support. We have established a new BU and team in our organization to focus on Telecom industry, and all our IT and Telecom service operations will continue enjoying the common facilities and support centers we have established well for years.

Along with this announcement, we have signed a service agreement with a Canadian internet provider, Last Mile Wireless, to support their telecom infrastructure systems in Ontario, Canada. More agreements are on the table to be finalized.

In 2019, DFW will celebrate its 25th anniversary in business. Our CEO Charlie said: At beginning of our 2nd 25 years, it’s significant with this announcement that our team has determined to continue thriving with technologies and innovations, along with ICT as backbone platform, we are positioning DFW as a significant service resource in the future development such as Internet, Cloud Computing, Big Data, IoT, AI, and Smart Home/Office/City/World.

DFW Technology CEO Charlie Chen received 2018 Citizen Leadership Award by IEDC

The International Economic Development Council, a worldwide largest economic development professional association, is holding the 2018 annual conference on 10/1/2018 at Atlanta, Georgia; and this year the Citizen Leadership Award goes to Charlie W. Chen to recognize his business leadership in the community economic development. Charlie has served 15+ years on the board of Richardson Chamber of Commerce, Texas, and was the 2015 elected Chairman (the first Asian American in Chamber's 70 years history). He was instrumental in establishing the Richardson City's International Business Program and promoting the redevelopment of “Telecom Corridor” to become the Innovation District with many initiatives and support. In recent years Charlie also established an experimental program “DFW Innovation Center” with his personal resources to help local start-ups and soft-landing facilitation for the new international companies.

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