Cloud Musings

DECEMBER 1, 2014

2015 PREDICTION TIME!! Local licensing of taxis, hotels and similar businesses will implode under the weight of digital transformation. 2015 will also be a time of turmoil and retrospection as nefarious and evil forces leverage the power of technology against civil society. Rise of the "Cloud System Integrator" (a.k.a.

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CIO Business Intelligence

MARCH 19, 2024

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. January 2015: The UK’s Serious Fraud Office calls off its investigation of Autonomy, saying it has “insufficient evidence for a realistic prospect of conviction.”

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GeekWire

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Founded in 2015 by Lewis and Grant Goodale, former Amazon employees, Convoy raised huge gobs of venture capital dollars as investors poured billions into logistics startups that aimed to boost efficiency using the latest technology. . More than 500 people were laid off as part of Convoy’s closure in October.

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The Verge

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

A close-up of the 2015 BlackBerry Priv. Development on the device was announced in 2020 by Texas-based startup OnwardMobility, after it licensed the brand name from Blackberry. Development on the device was announced in 2020 by Texas-based startup OnwardMobility, after it licensed the brand name from Blackberry.

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The Verge

MARCH 21, 2021

PMC, which is a patent licensing firm, originally sued Apple in 2015, claiming the tech giant had infringed seven of its patents. PMC had sued Apple over its FairPlay technology, used to distribute encrypted content from iTunes, Apple Music, and its App Store.

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CIO Business Intelligence

OCTOBER 25, 2022

That’s good news for SAP, since the company has been pushing customers to migrate from its legacy Business Suite 7, which is usually run on-premises, ever since S/4HANA was launched in 2015. Licenses for on-premises software declined 38% to €406 million, reflecting customer migration to cloud-based software.

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GeekWire

APRIL 18, 2023

It relaunched as 98point6 Technologies, a software-only company focused on licensing its tech to third-party healthcare providers. A 98point6 representative pointed to the SEC filing when asked for clarification. 98point6 previously connected users in real-time to its own doctors alongside an AI-powered chatbot, texts, and digital images.

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GeekWire

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Vouched’s software analyzes images of photo identity documents including passports and driver’s licenses. billion in 2015. The 30-employee company was spun out of Madrona Venture Labs, the accelerator based at Madrona Venture Group in Seattle, and now serves more than 300 banks, fintech companies and healthcare providers.

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Vox

MARCH 20, 2024

Reddit also recently signed a data licensing deal with Google , reportedly valued at about $60 million a year , to help train the search engine’s artificial intelligence models on the conversations happening on Reddit. The advent of AI large language models like Google Gemini has opened up new opportunities in licensing.

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The Verge

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

Spokespeople for Netflix and Disney who declined to be named publicly have confirmed to The Verge that Netflix’s license ends February 28th. This brings an end to the partnership that started in 2012 and first hit our TV screens with the premiere of Daredevil on Netflix in 2015.

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The Verge

JULY 29, 2021

According to the Forza Twitter account , this is happening because the game’s licenses to use real-world cars and tracks are starting to expire. Horizon 3 was delisted in September 2020 after being launched in September 2016, and Motorsport 6 was removed from Microsoft’s online store in September 2019 , following its launch in September 2015.

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CTOvision

OCTOBER 9, 2015

The 10 Nov 2015 FedCyber Summit and Threat Expo: Agenda Update. NASA defers tech licensing fees for entrepreneurs - GCN.com. Northrop Grumman Appoints Dan Cloyd Corporate Director for Naval Aviation and ISR Programs. The FAA is testing new technology to find dangerous drone operators - The Verge. Cloud.gov goes live.

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The Verge

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

A close up of 2015’s Blackberry Priv. But Android Police previously reported that its license to use the Blackberry branding had recently been cancelled. Image: The Verge. Despite saying “this is not the outcome we worked and hoped for,” OnwardMobility’s statement doesn’t give any indication of exactly why it cancelled the project.

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The Verge

DECEMBER 31, 2021

BlackBerry tried to reboot itself in 2013 with a new OS, BlackBerry 10 (which failed), and in 2015 switched to making Android devices (which failed, too). Then, in 2016, it started licensing its brand to third-party manufacturers like TCL. (Its parent company, BlackBerry Limited, has pivoted to selling cybersecurity software.).

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GeekWire

JUNE 19, 2020

Alpine Immune Sciences stock rose more than 10% Friday after the Seattle-based biotech company inked a $60 million licensing deal with pharmaceutical giant AbbVie for its lupus drug. Alpine launched in 2015 and went public in 2017 after a reverse merger with Nivalis in 2017. million Americans.

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GeekWire

JANUARY 22, 2021

Vreal launched in 2015 and aimed to build a VR live streaming and broadcast platform. However, the company’s website is still up, with a message noting that its IP portfolio and tech are available for license. It raised a $11.7 million Series A round in 2018 but shut down in August 2019.

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The Verge

JANUARY 15, 2022

AT&T, Dish, and T-Mobile dropped billions of dollars in a Federal Communications Commission (FCC) auction to acquire more 5G spectrum licenses in the midrange 3.45GHz to 3.55GHz band, according to a report by the Wall Street Journal ( WSJ ). Photo by George Frey/AFP via Getty Images. billion, and T-Mobile followed behind at $2.9

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GeekWire

OCTOBER 1, 2023

REX launched in 2015, with the goal of transforming the real estate industry to “push past the outmoded practices of traditional real estate brokers to provide a superior outcome for both buyers and sellers at one-third the cost,” its website claimed.

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GeekWire

MARCH 6, 2023

98point6 will relaunch as 98point6 Technologies, a software-only company focused on licensing its tech to third-party healthcare providers. It also goes direct-to-consumer. 98point6 CEO Jay Burrell.

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GeekWire

JUNE 4, 2020

In addition, Amazon has licensed Slack for use across all of its businesses, Slack CEO Stewart Butterfield said as he announced record quarterly results. By adopting AWS Chime infrastructure for user calls, Slack will be shifting away from a system based on technology from its 2015 acquisition of the startup Superhero, CNBC reports.

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CIO Business Intelligence

MARCH 6, 2024

When we were taken private in 2015, we were a traditional software vendor, but the market was starting to embrace the cloud. We still operated our core license and maintenance business, but we changed everything, including CRM, revenue recognition, reporting, and customer success to support the new cloud business operating model.

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The Verge

JANUARY 26, 2021

Tilt Brush was acquired by Google in 2015 after launching for the HTC Vive and Oculus Rift, and it was soon folded into the company’s larger VR plans, like its Google Cardboard and Daydream headsets.

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CIO Business Intelligence

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

Hilton Currie: Up until 2015, we were 100% on-premises and we had no major issues. We had third-party independent consultants come in to analyze certain systems and licensing. But in early 2018, the first major hiccup hit us as the independent party who did the audit missed the terms of use on some of our licensing.

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The Verge

JANUARY 8, 2022

Google has been publicly building tiny radar chips since 2015. Additionally, the Ripple project at Github is filled with references to Google, including several instances of “Copyright 2021 Google LLC,” and contributors have to sign a Google open source license agreement to participate.

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The Verge

DECEMBER 21, 2020

There have been rumors of Apple developing a car going back to 2015. But in 2016, the project was scaled down significantly, with development of a full car being scrapped and Apple’s team refocusing on providing software that could be licensed out to car manufacturers, according to reports at the time.

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GeekWire

MARCH 3, 2022

The year-old startup is led by Ryan Fuller , a longtime tech exec who co-founded VoloMetrix, a Seattle-area startup that built employee efficiency software and was acquired by Microsoft in 2015. PupPod , the Seattle startup behind an app-based interactive toy for dogs, landed more cash and signed a licensing agreement with Company of Animals.

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GeekWire

DECEMBER 2, 2022

The Washington Department of Licensing simply asks companies to self-certify if they are testing AVs in the state, provide proof of insurance, and confirm that a human operator will be present during test drives. NVIDIA Corporation also self-certified its intention to test AVs with the Washington Department of Licensing.

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Galido

MAY 29, 2019

Through July 2015 and August 2016, you could get Windows 10 for free if upgrading from Windows 7 or 8.1. To upgrade to Windows 10 for free (until Microsoft removes this loophole), you can use a PC with a genuinely licensed and activated copy of Windows 7, 8 or 8.1 Negotiate Volume Licensing. Windows 10. to download Windows 10.

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CIO Business Intelligence

JANUARY 16, 2023

“I’m not in the business of managing infrastructure,” says Kirkland, whose previous stints at GoDaddy and Intel helped build the technology acumen he parlays in a new type of industry he joined in 2015. “I I am in the business of hospitality. Our goal is to deliver business value for our franchisees and our guests by leveraging AWS.”

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GeekWire

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

Competitive edge: DroneSeed, which was part of the 2016 Techstars Seattle cohort, is reportedly the only company that has an FAA license to use a fleet of heavy-lift drones for post-fire reforestation. Leadership: In 2015 Canary co-founded DroneSeed with Ryan Mykita, who is now head of revenue for a California agtech company.

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The Verge

JUNE 23, 2020

Amazon is “actively pursuing” licensing deals for live and linear programming, according to Protocol. The Prime Video team is also apparently “building next gen linear catalog systems to provide best-in-class Linear TV experience to Prime Video customers,” says another job listing. This wouldn’t be Amazon’s first foray into live programming.

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The Verge

AUGUST 20, 2020

Joseph Sullivan, who was Uber’s chief security officer from April 2015 to November 2017, allegedly concealed the hack that occurred in October 2016 , which exposed confidential data of 57 million drivers and customers, including drivers’ license information.

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The Verge

JUNE 23, 2020

Time magazine named it one of the top 10 biggest tech failures of the decade, citing its inflated price point ($5,000 to $7,000) and its confusing classification as a road vehicle requiring licensing in some countries. In 2015, Segway was acquired by Ninebot, the Chinese rival that Segway previously accused of copying its signature scooter.

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GeekWire

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Seattle telehealth startup 98point6 launched in 2015 to make connecting with a physician as “simple as sending a text or doing an online search.” The company announced in September that it is licensing its virtual care delivery platform in a deal with Tacoma, Wash.-based There are a bevy of other players in the telehealth industry.

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GeekWire

AUGUST 24, 2021

billion in 2015. Its software analyzes images of photo identity documents including passports and driver’s licenses. It’s a vote of confidence in the 3-year-old company, which spun out of Madrona Venture Labs, the accelerator based at Madrona Venture Group in Seattle. He previously invested in Vouched and led the recent round.

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GeekWire

APRIL 9, 2021

Collins launched the company in 2015 with co-founder and CEO Mike Radenbaugh when they raised $320,365 in an Indiegogo crowdfunding campaign. The organization supports life science and technology through grants, commercialization, and licensing technologies from universities and other nonprofit research institutions.

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The Verge

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

Workhorse filed the protest in the US Court of Federal Claims in mid-June, nearly four months after the USPS announced that it had awarded the contract to build the next-generation mail truck to defense contractor Oshkosh, ending a contest that started in 2015. “We

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