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Microsoft faces new antitrust complaint over cloud software licensing in Europe

CIO Business Intelligence

Changes Microsoft made to its cloud licensing of Windows and application software to “make bringing workloads and licenses to partners’ clouds easier,” the company says, have drawn the ire of those cloud partners, some of whom have jointly filed an antitrust complaint in the European Union.

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Redfin to be acquired by Rocket Companies in $1.75B deal

GeekWire

Redfin, which launched in 2004 and went public in 2017, attracts nearly 50 million visitors to its platform each month. The company cut 450 employees after announcing a recent licensing deal with Zillow Group. Total enterprise value of the acquisition, including Redfin’s debt and other financial obligations, is $2.4

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Launching the Web 2.0 Framework - Trends in the Living Networks

Trends in the Living Networks

Framework is released on a Creative Commons license, which allows anyone to use it and build on it as they please, as long as there is attribution with a link to this blog post and/ or Future Exploration Network. Collectively these cover the primary landscape of Web 2.0. As with all our frameworks, the Web 2.0

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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. March 2004: Autonomy acquires NativeMinds and Cardiff Software. HP in turn sued (then former) Autonomy CEO Mike Lynch in a UK court, and the U.S.

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4 stories all CIOs should be able to tell

CIO Business Intelligence

Doug Keeley: When I started my speaking business in 2004, the dominant subject was leadership, and I used stories as a way to talk about that at conferences. I’m also licensed as one of about 60 storytellers worldwide to deliver workshops and training programs from Anecdote.com , which also shares a lot of great free resources.

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4 stories all CIOs should be able to tell

CIO Business Intelligence

Doug Keeley: When I started my speaking business in 2004, the dominant subject was leadership, and I used stories as a way to talk about that at conferences. I’m also licensed as one of about 60 storytellers worldwide to deliver workshops and training programs from Anecdote.com , which also shares a lot of great free resources.

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Avalara nabs nearly $1B in debt securities to fuel growing tax compliance software business

GeekWire

Founded in 2004, Avalara has also been on an acquisition spree of late, swooping up companies including DAVO Technologies, Business Licenses, Transaction Tax Resources, INPOSIA Solutions, and Impendulo Limited. . “We believe we are outpacing the competition and driving the future of global compliance,” McFarlane said.

Software 113