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The HP-Autonomy lawsuit: Timeline of an M&A disaster

CIO

Rather than selling software to customers, HP said, Autonomy had been selling them hardware at a loss, then booking the sales as software licensing revenue. Its Agentware internet search tools are used by enterprises including Barclays Bank and Unilever and sold as shrink-wrapped software through retail outlets. billion or $11.7

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David Patterson Biography

The Crazy Programmer

David was the top fundraiser from 2006 to 2012. Contributions in the Field of the Internet. In his computer hardware research, David mostly incorporated elements of Array data structure, Multi-core processor, and Cache. David likes soccer, mountain biking, body surfing, and weight lifting in his spare time.

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Samsara: Internet connected sensors enabling smart, scalable, managed IoT

CTOvision

Breakthroughs in semiconductors are making sensors smaller and radically cheaper, and wireless Internet connectivity is becoming ubiquitous. billion in 2012, and under Sanjit and John's continued leadership became one of Cisco’s fastest growing businesses. Research Team. Meraki was acquired by Cisco for $1.2

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The Slow Death of Internet Explorer and the Future of Progressive Enhancement

A List Apart

Of far more significance is the increasingly gaping chasm between Internet Explorer and every other major browser. Internet Explorer, meanwhile, has been all but abandoned by Microsoft, which is attempting to push Windows users toward Edge. Internet Explorer’s global market share since 2013 is shown in dark blue.

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Remembering the startups we lost in 2021

TechCrunch

Dark Sky (2012-2021). Two-plus years after spinning off the X graduate, the company grounded the project aimed at bringing internet connectivity to underserved areas via balloon. Nuzzel (2012-2021). Image Credits: Dark Sky. In March of 2020, Apple acquired the Dark Sky weather app, which was popular for its hyperlocal focus.

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10G-EPON vs. XGS-PON: Are They Really All That Different?

CableLabs

Network operators began deploying 10G-EPON as early as 2012, and it is still being widely deployed today. The native frame format used by 10G-EPON is Ethernet, which is used to carry the Internet Protocol in the vast majority of networks. Market data demonstrates that the cost of 10G-EPON and XGS-PON devices is comparable.

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What Is cloud security?

Lacework

Cloud computing describes the practice of accessing software, databases, and resources via the Internet instead of on local (also known as ‘on-premises’) hardware. At this time, establishing server securing meant focusing on physical measures and preventing unauthorized individuals from accessing the hardware.

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