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Microsoft faces new antitrust complaint over cloud software licensing in Europe

CIO Business Intelligence

Changes Microsoft made to its cloud licensing of Windows and application software to “make bringing workloads and licenses to partners’ clouds easier,” the company says, have drawn the ire of those cloud partners, some of whom have jointly filed an antitrust complaint in the European Union.

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What telco mobile money licenses mean for Nigeria’s financial services sector

CIO Business Intelligence

That may change as telecommunications companies such as Airtel and MTN jump into the mobile money market, after recently receiving licenses to do so. Nigeria’s mobile money landscape, however, has been dominated by banks and other financial services companies. Mobile money is not entirely new to Nigeria.

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A changing market landscape requires constant evolution: Our mission for VMware customers

CIO Business Intelligence

It demonstrated that all too often, as innovative companies expand, decisions are made incrementally, not holistically as part of a larger, comprehensive strategy. This ensures customers will not face any licensing mismatch as they move between providers, and will avoid switching and additional licensing costs.

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Fountainhead: Only in Silicon Valley: License Plate Sightings in the.

Fountainhead

Only in Silicon Valley: License Plate Sightings in the Field. Only in Silicon Valley: License Plate Sightings in. ► 2006. (2). ► 2006. (2). I've spent lots of time at early stage companies, as well as Sun Microsystems, Cassatt, Egenera, EMC. skip to main | skip to sidebar. Fountainhead.

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‘Desktop fusion’ startup Avalanche Energy lands $40M and logs new tech achievement

GeekWire

The Seattle-based company is developing a small-scale solution for fusion power, which is called clean energy’s “holy grail” because of its potential for generating unlimited amounts of power. Langtry and co-founder and Chief Operations Officer Brian Riordan met at Blue Origin, Jeff Bezos’ space company in Kent, Wash.,

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Seattle’s new transportation director on electric vehicles, remote work, company shuttles, and more

GeekWire

Last year, Seattle saw the highest number of traffic fatalities since 2006. But one thing I can tell you is that at a recent meeting, our traffic engineer asked me, “when do we have license to fully prioritize safety over queuing or delays or any other factor in operating the road system?” Any thoughts on company shuttles?

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VMware by Broadcom: The First 100 Days

CIO Business Intelligence

While much work remains, we’ve made substantial progress as we build the world’s leading infrastructure technology company. And we’ve completed the software business-model transition that began to accelerate in 2019, from selling perpetual software to subscription licensing only – the industry standard. Please stay tuned.

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