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NASA overspent $15 million on unused Oracle licenses as it failed to track usage

CIO Business Intelligence

The report attributes the huge over-expenditure to vendor lock-in and NASA’s unwillingness to risk a license audit by Oracle because of its lack of visibility into software management. These challenges expose the agency to increased costs because of penalties for violations of software licensing agreements, the report showed.

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8 enterprise web application development trends to watch in 2020

mrc's Cup of Joe Blog

Summary: As digital technologies transform the business landscape, web development becomes increasingly important. In the near future, those who keep up with changing development trends will have an advantage over those who don’t. So, where is enterprise application development headed in the coming year?

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PUBG’s developer is suing Apple, Google, and the developer of lucrative PUBG lookalike Free Fire

The Verge

PUBG -maker Krafton filed a big lawsuit Monday : it’s suing the developer of two mobile games that it accuses of copying PUBG: Battlegrounds , the hit PC battle royale shooter, and it’s suing Apple and Google for distributing those games on their app stores. PUBG-maker Krafton filed a big lawsuit Monday. Image: Krafton. Free Fire earned $1.1

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Seattle-based Icosavax, which is developing COVID-19 vaccines, files for IPO 4 years after launch

GeekWire

Icosavax creates virus-like particles with technology licensed from the University of Washington’s Institute for Protein Design. The company, a spin-out from the UW’s Institute for Protein Design , is developing vaccines to resemble naturally occurring viruses. Icosavax Photo). Net losses were $5.3 million in 2019 and $18.9

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10 great games to play on your new 2020 VR headset

The Verge

Sure, there are no true PS5 games released yet, but the PlayStation VR still has a solid library of PS4 titles that you can check out, including Media Molecule’s 2020 game creation title Dreams. The game has also expanded to a slew of content packs, which include original songs and some licensed songs from bands like Linkin Park and BTS.

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Univ. of Wash.-spinout Icosavax raises $100M to fund vaccine development technology

GeekWire

Icosavax creates virus-like particles with technology licensed from the University of Washington’s Institute for Protein Design. The round included cash from a October 2020 funding. Icosavax Photo). The startup creates computer-designed, virus-like particles that are used in vaccines to trigger immune responses.

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Six companies dominate network traffic as speed and access grows

TM Forum

telcos are investing heavily in the fixed and mobile networks, 5G trials and licenses that ensure the quality of experience which internet companies rely on. billion) in 2020, a six-year high. or territories that are investing in 5G, up from 412 operators at the end of 2020. figures from Reuters. billion euros ($59.4

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