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Facebook acquires Seattle virtual reality gaming company BigBox VR, makers of Population: One

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Seattle startup BigBox VR , the company behind multiplayer virtual reality game POPULATION: ONE , has been acquired by Facebook. It is unique given the game is built for virtual reality, allowing gamers to climb, fly, and shoot as if they were actually doing so in real life. GeekWire Photo / Taylor Soper).

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A CTO’s Guide To The Top Federal Technology Topics of 2013

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By Bob Gourley You know the top federal IT news of 2013, after all, you probably lived it. I reviewed a years worth of reporting at CTOvision.com, FederalTimes, SiliconANGLE, Mashable and TechCrunch with an eye to the technology stories I believe had the biggest impact on the federal enterprise in 2013. Business Intelligence 2.0:

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Technology and Hollywood Meet At SIGGRAPH 2013 » Data Center.

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Technology and Hollywood Meet At SIGGRAPH 2013. Technology and Hollywood Meet At SIGGRAPH 2013. By: John Rath July 26th, 2013. IO has created a modular data center for LexisNexis within a short drive of the company’s global headquarters in Dayton, Ohio. July 2013 (144). June 2013 (164). May 2013 (165).

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Microsoft will power virtual fan experience at NFL games with Teams, following NBA deal

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Microsoft is becoming the de-facto virtual fan enabler for sports leagues. The tech giant revealed today that it is working with the NFL to host a virtual fan experience for games during the 2020-21 season, which kicks off tonight. For each NFL game, the home team will invite fans to the virtual experience. Microsoft Image).

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At WPC 2013, Microsoft Points Partners to the Cloud » Data Center.

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At WPC 2013, Microsoft Points Partners to the Cloud. At WPC 2013, Microsoft Points Partners to the Cloud. By: John Rath July 10th, 2013. Several sources have noted that Steve Ballmer will unveil plans on Thursday to drastically restructure the $286 billion company. July 2013 (144). June 2013 (164).

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Top 10 Transformational Impacts of the Cloud in 2013

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Top 10 Transformational Impacts of the Cloud in 2013. 20, 2012 — NJVC ® , an information technology solutions provider headquartered in northern Virginia and supplier of Cloudcuity™ AppDeployer , and Virtual Global , a provider of cloud-enabled enterprise IT solutions based in northern. In 2013 there will be a shakeup.

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Delphix: Virtualize applications and databases to save billions of dollars and hundreds of work hours

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The typical F1000 CIO completed 46 application projects in 2013, and on average, 28 of these 46 projects were over budget and behind schedule. Company CTO Infrastructure Companies Business Chief Information Officer Data center Database Delphix Quality assurance Software as a service Software testing'