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AI meets M&A: How these former management consultants are upending due diligence

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Wokelo co-founders Saswat Nanda, left, and Siddhant Masson, both worked previously as management consultants. That’s the premise behind Wokelo , a Seattle-area startup co-founded by two former management consultants, Siddhant Masson and Saswat Nanda. ” Funding: The company, founded in 2022, has raised $1.5

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National Security Software On Wall Street: Cognitio’s Roger Hockenberry Comments

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Technology that has been used to hunt terrorists is now gaining traction with Wall Street to enhance customer outcomes, make better decisions and even track down fraud. The Wall Street Journal examined this trend in their piece titled: Spy Software Gets a Second Life on Wall Street. Read more of this story on The Wall Street Journal.

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Tech News Roundup April 1

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The following are some of the hot topics we are tracking in the technology ecosystem: Technology Ticker. Annual Race for Tech Visas Is Under Way - Wall Street Journal. Memo: RealNetworks reorganizes, names new CTO. NASA Awards Spacecraft Avionics Development Contract.

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7012 Regs and Cyber insurance on collision course with small business

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No law firm, consultancy, proprietary software solution, or cyber-insurance policy has a magic solution that will ensure compliance. The 7012 regulations are a “flowthrough” to the smallest businesses holding Defense contracts, as well as academia. First of all, what is UCTI? What is it not?

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Tech Moves: Xbox hires Seattle gaming vet Kim Swift; Frontdoor adds Amazon Fashion leader; more

GeekWire

Tony Bacos , former vice president and CTO of Amazon Fashion, has been hired at Frontdoor as the company’s first senior vice president and chief digital officer. The advisory council currently has 14 members including Microsoft Tech for Social Impact CTO Erik Arnold ; Vulcan CEO Bill Hilf; and King County CIO Tanya Hannah.

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Tech Moves: Hiya adds startup vets; Bellevue College taps former governor as interim president; and more

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He is currently chairman of Locke Global Strategies, a consulting group, and a senior advisor and consultant for law firm Davis Wright Tremaine, specializing in doing business in China and the U.S. Banfield’s co-founder is Bruce Roberts , who is CTO of the new startup. ambassador to China and secretary of commerce.

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What is enterprise architecture? A framework for transformation

CIO Business Intelligence

EA is also used in systems development, IT management and decision-making, and IT risk management to eliminate errors, system failures, and security breaches. Gartner: After acquiring The Meta Group in 2005, Gartner established best practices for EAP and adapted them into the company’s general consulting practices.