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Hear from Oort and.406 Ventures on why cybersecurity companies thrive in Boston

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406 Ventures since 2007 and investing as a partner since 2013. Questions I want to ask: When founding Oort, what local resources or programs made a difference? It’s a critical topic: Startups are not made in a vacuum and often benefit from a frothy local community of like-minded companies and entrepreneurs.

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Travel app Hopper raises $96M from Capital One to double down on social commerce

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” Founded by Frederic Lalonde and Joost Ouwerkerk in 2007, Hopper spent six years in stealth building what it claimed at the time was the “world’s largest structured database of travel information.” Image Credits: Hopper. billion this year.

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How CIOs can unite sustainability and technology

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of CO2 in 2007, the industry has now risen to 4% today and will potentially reach 14% by 2040. . While in years past this was not an active concern, the information and communications technology (ICT) sector has recently become a larger source of climate-related impact. Producing only 1.5% IT Leadership

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3 Cybersecurity Technologies You Should Know

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The software-defined perimeter, or SDP, is a security framework that regulates resource access, based on identity. SDP is based on the Defence Information Systems Agency’s (DISA) “need to know” model, devised in 2007. You can learn more about Zero Trust in this article. That way only authorized users can access it.

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The digital transformation of an island nation: how Bahrain rose to lead cloud adoption in the GCC Region

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The long-term plan kicked off in 2007 with a strategy to digitise government. The analyst firm describes the arrival of AWS as “a game-changer in many respects” and suggests that “by deploying the right resources towards this specific goal, Bahrain accelerated implementation of its strategy”. In Bahrain, the figure is over 40%.

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19 organizations advancing women in tech

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Black Girls Code is an organization that aims to support young and pre-teen girls of color to help give them the resources they need to succeed in STEM fields. The organization started in San Francisco in 2007 and has since grown to include over 62,000 members in 33 countries. Change Catalyst. Girl Develop It. Girls Who Code.

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Punchbowl nabs $5M investment, acquires VidHug to add video to party planning platform

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Pumpspotting helps support breastfeeding moms, whether they are at home or work, and it also provides resources for their employers to support nursing moms as well. Douglas has been at this since 2007 when he conceived and launched Punchbowl, and while he says he has had offers over the years to be acquired, he never wanted to sell.

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