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Good riddance? Critics of non-competes say tech companies may ultimately benefit from FTC ban

GeekWire

(GeekWire File Photo / Kurt Schlosser) Like it or not, the Federal Trade Commission’s ban on non-competition agreements could force a change in mindset inside the companies that use them — ultimately improving their ability to hire and retain talented employees. “How will this impact company culture?

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Fountainhead: Documenting IT Transformation Since 2005

Fountainhead

Documenting IT Transformation Since 2005. Well, it turns out that EMC IT has been documenting their process since about 2005. EMCs IT group has been virtualizing its infrastructure - and documenting the results - since 2005. Documenting IT Transformation Since 2005. skip to main | skip to sidebar. Fountainhead.

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Seattle-based health software company Valant sold to another private equity firm

GeekWire

Valant was founded in 2005 by brothers David Lischner, a psychiatrist who previously ran Evidence Based Treatment Centers of Seattle, and Ben Lischner, a former software developer at AT&T Wirelesss. Valant has been backed by Connecticut-based private equity firm Gemspring Capital since 2019.

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Reddit files to take the company public

The Verge

Reddit announced late Wednesday that it has started the process of taking the company public, by filing a confidential S-1 with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The company said earlier this year that it planned to double its staff by the end of 2021 to around 1,400 employees.

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Zillow Group will pay $500M to acquire home touring tech company ShowingTime

GeekWire

Zillow Group said it will pay $500 million to acquire ShowingTime , a Chicago-based real estate company that sells software to facilitate home showings. The 225-person company also produces market reports. ShowingTime is led by chairman and CEO Scott Woodard , who helped start the company in 1999.

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Tech Moves: Smartsheet co-founder will leave board; Pandion hires logistics execs; and more

GeekWire

Brent Frei helped start Smartsheet in 2005. based business software company back in 2005 and was an executive for more than a decade. He’s now CEO of TerraClear, a Seattle-area agriculture technology company he founded in 2017. His experience and thoughtful insights have helped influence the company we are today.”

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Top recommended AI companies in Vietnam to collaborate in 2024

Dataconomy

Moreover, the S-line country is currently the rising tech hub in Asia and also the destination for global companies to outsource their IT needs, which has led to the emergence of skilled IT personnel in Vietnam. Axon Active Axon Active , a Swiss-Vietnamese software development company, has also made significant strides in the AI industry.

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