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Appeal court overturns $1.6bn mainframe software ‘poaching’ ruling against IBM

CIO Business Intelligence

billion ruling that it improperly replaced mainframe software from rival BMC at AT&T. AT&T “independently decided” to displace BMC software from its mainframe environment, the three-judge appeal court panel ruled. IBM and BMC both develop software that runs on IBM mainframes. IBM has successfully overturned a $1.6

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2015 Predictions: Enterprise Software Heats Up and the Office Landscape Changes Dramatically

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In 2015, we’re likely to see a lot more desktop apps, in some cases in lieu of web versions altogether. This will likely start getting old, and by the end of 2015, we should see a resurgence of compact mobile devices, such as iPhone Mini. Enterprise Software Will Get Hotter. 2015 will be a great year for the connected world.

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TraceAir, a construction software startup targeting land development projects, raises $25M

GeekWire

Seattle-based startup TraceAir announced a $25 million Series B funding round to boost its project management software used by home builders and land developers. Founded in 2015, TraceAir aims to improve efficiency and automation by surveying project data with drones that can be analyzed by its software platform.

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Home-building software startup Digs lands $7M

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-based startup that sells software for homebuilding, raised $7 million. The startup, which generates revenue with a software-as-a-serivce model, raised a separate $7 million round less than a year ago. He said the company helps builders consolidate their software and Digs gives them a differentiator over competitors.

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Bugs in Fujitsu accounting software that led to false convictions were known "from the start"

TechSpot

In 1999, Fujitsu subsidiary International Computers Limited installed the Horizon software system in UK post offices. Up until 2015, it was used to prosecute and convict more than 900 sub-postmasters and postmistresses for theft and false accounting after money appeared to be missing from their branches. The bug-riddled Horizon was.

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Seattle startup Optimize Health lands $18.6M to boost remote care software

GeekWire

Optimize Health , a Seattle-based startup that sells remote care software to the healthcare industry, raised $18.6 Founded in 2015, the company offers a remote patient monitoring and chronic care management software platform to independent practices, hospital systems, and more. million in a Series A round.

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Construction software company Procore acquires Seattle mapping startup Unearth

GeekWire

(Unearth Photos) Unearth Technologies , a Seattle startup that develops mapping software for the construction industry, announced Friday it was acquired by Procore Technologies , a publicly traded company based in Southern California. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Miller left Unearth in 2021 and is now at Cisco.