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With the new financial year looming, now is a good time to review your Microsoft 365 licenses

CIO Business Intelligence

Having the right licenses for the applications the business needs are critical. Licensing can sometimes be complex to understand, however, which is why SMBs should make sure they’re sourcing their licenses from the right places. However, it’s important to understand which part of the solution adds most value to a company.

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RealNetworks releases its first hardware product, a kiosk that checks for proper facemask usage

GeekWire

But the pandemic is pushing many companies to try new things, and the software mainstay is getting into hardware for the first time. ” The kiosk uses the free MaskCheck software that the Seattle-based company introduced in December for iOS and Android. Overall revenue for the company declined 8% to $14.6 and Canada.

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Seattle launches permit system for companies testing self-driving vehicles on city streets

GeekWire

Tech companies and automakers that want to test self-driving cars on Seattle streets now have to obtain a permit showing they comply with safety and liability regulations. Companies seeking a permit will have to notify the city before beginning testing and display company logos prominently on their self-driving cars.

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ACCO Brands will pay $340M to acquire Seattle-area game controller company PowerA

GeekWire

based gaming hardware maker PowerA from its previous owners at Bensussen Deutsch & Associates. ACCO’s plans for PowerA in the future include leveraging development and supply chains between PowerA and its portfolio company Kensington, as well as expanding PowerA’s sales presence in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa.

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Apple’s new ARM-based Macs won’t support Windows through Boot Camp

The Verge

Microsoft only licenses Windows 10 on ARM to PC makers to preinstall on new hardware, and the company hasn’t made copies of the operating system available for anyone to license or freely install. Microsoft only licenses Windows 10 on ARM to OEMs,” says a Microsoft spokesperson in a statement to The Verge.

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CIOs See A Need For Data In Their Factories

The Accidental Successful CIO

CIOs who are responsible for their company’s factories are starting to understand that they will be spending far more on data management and analytics tools in the aftermath of the coronavirus outbreak, and will be using those tools for deeper insight into operations, sales and supply chain disruptions. What All Of This Means For You.

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The HP-Autonomy lawsuit: Timeline of an M&A disaster

CIO Business Intelligence

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. However, Companies House, the UK register of commerce, has no record of such a company, and it’s not until 1997 that Lynch creates another company, called simply Neurodynamics.

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