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

CIO Business Intelligence

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. November 2005: Autonomy agrees to buy search technology developer Verity for $500 milllion, its third acquisition of the year after NCorp (in February) and etalk (in June).

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Gravitics raises $20M for plans to build space station modules north of Seattle

GeekWire

The operators of those outposts just might need subcontractors to provide the hardware. Construction permits and job listings point to Marysville, which is about 40 miles north of Seattle, as the site of Gravitics’ 42,000-square-foot facility for development and early production.

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Former Microsoft exec Ed Fries shares behind-the-scenes stories from the original Xbox project

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The four generations of Xbox hardware, as of 2020. In an hour-long conversation with Takahashi, Fries talked about the Xbox console, its development, his personal history with it, and his current business, a venture capital fund that specifically invests in up-and-coming game developers. The original Xbox is in the back left.

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Restoring Files from SBS 2003 to SBS 2008/2011 - SeanDaniel.com

Sean Daniel

Restoring Files from SBS 2003 to SBS 2008/2011. As you recall, Small Business Server 2003 used Windows NT Backup (or NTBackup for short). How To Install Windows Home Server 2011 on your MediaSmart or DataVault Hardware. Wiki your way to Small Business Server knowledge & Developers! Photo Blog | E-Mail Me. Exchange. (15).

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Fraunhofer’s new H.266 codec promises to cut the cost of streaming 4K video in half

The Verge

That's why AVC, the predecessor to HEVC, still remains the more dominant standard, despite first releasing back in 2003. 266/VVC was developed with ultra-high-resolution video content in mind, the new standard is particularly beneficial when streaming 4K or 8K videos on a flat screen TV. For instance, the previous standard H.265/HEVC

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Scientists share a wiring diagram tracing connections for 200,000 mouse brain cells

GeekWire

The data collection, which is now publicly available online , was developed as part of the Machine Intelligence From Cortical Networks program, or MICrONS for short. MICrONS’ emphasis on open access is in keeping with the principles that Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen championed when he founded the Allen Institute in 2003.

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Early member of Amazon Kindle team shares lessons learned from working with Jeff Bezos

GeekWire

In 2004 I got the opportunity to work with Jeff Bezos to develop the original Kindle. It was Amazon’s first foray into hardware and I learned a ton from my interactions with Jeff. ” Rose also referenced Bezos’ near-death experience in a helicopter back in 2003. See the full tweetstream here.