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Twilio to acquire Seattle business texting startup Zipwhip for $850M

GeekWire

Zipwhip CEO John Lauer shows off the company’s Texterator, a text-enabled beer bot that made its debut at the 2016 GeekWire Gala. This allowed companies to text with their customers from landline phones, VoIP services, and toll-free numbers. million investment in September 2016 and McAleer joined the startup’s board.

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Cloud PC preps Grant Thornton for hybrid future

CIO Business Intelligence

Grant Thornton’s partnership with Microsoft began when the firm scuttled its Mitel VoIP phone systems in favor of Skype for Business in 2016, just as Swift took over as CIO. Two months ago, the firm completed its data warehouse migration to Azure, along with a portion on Amazon Web Services. Navigating the pandemic.

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