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Avalara co-founder leads new advisory firm helping companies create digital assets

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The “metaverse” has been described as the next iteration of the internet; McKinsey said last year that it could generate up to $5 trillion in value by 2030. The company launched in 2004, helping online retailers and others better adhere to complex tax regulations. billion.

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Microsoft faces new antitrust complaint over cloud software licensing in Europe

CIO Business Intelligence

They’re concerned that Microsoft is using software licensing to limit European businesses’ choice of cloud service provider for services including desktop virtualization and application hosting. billion in 2008 for failing to comply with the 2004 ruling. Microsoft’s licensing changes came into effect on October 1, 2022.

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CES 2023: A list of Washington state companies showing off their latest tech gadgets and services

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The show drew more than 171,000 people in 2020 but went virtual-only in 2021 and last year less than 50,000 attended and numerous companies pulled out amid concerns about the Omicron variant. based startup, founded by Zheng Qin in 2021, focuses on wide field of view optical solutions for augmented reality and virtual reality hybrid glasses.

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The convergence of the Internet and TV: how will it happen? - Trends in the Living Networks

Trends in the Living Networks

and virtual worlds | Main | Strategy in a networked world for professional service firms » The convergence of the Internet and TV: how will it happen? Ross Dawson, December 11, 2007 2:04 PM US PT Several media executives have asked me about the convergence of the Internet and TV over the last couple of months.

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Global comparisons: Why bandwidth drives Internet participation - Trends in the Living Networks

Trends in the Living Networks

About Ross Dawson Keynote Speaking/Strategy AHT Group Future Exploration Network The Insight Exchange Repyoot Recent Media Appearances « Are virtual worlds an over-hyped waste of time for marketers? However the speed of Internet access varies substantially, by a factor of almost five across the countries covered.

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Why F5 and Tempered Networks founder Jeff Hussey left retirement and ‘bought’ himself a job

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Back in 1996, Hussey gambled on the belief that the internet would keep taking off and launched F5 Networks, which as a startup set out to manage and improve internet traffic. Hussey left the F5 board of directors in 2004.

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Mobiles leapfrog the fixed internet in Africa - Trends in the Living Networks

Trends in the Living Networks

One of the many insights on this fascinating trip was how mobiles are leapfrogging the Internet across Africa. Across the continent, and even in relatively developed South Africa, fixed broadband Internet is difficult to access, expensive, and unreliable. Mobiles have already leapfrogged fixed line telephony across the continent.