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

CIO

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. Its Agentware internet search tools are used by enterprises including Barclays Bank and Unilever and sold as shrink-wrapped software through retail outlets.

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Shells Review – Best Personal Cloud Computer

The Crazy Programmer

In layman’s terms, a virtual desktop is a desktop embedded on a remote cloud server that users can use on any device, including smartphones, tablets, gaming consoles, over the internet. Shells provide developers and coders a platform to write code on any device, anytime, and in any language. Introduction to Shells. Developers.

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How to Become a Software Developer Fast?

The Crazy Programmer

The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) forecasts a 22% growth in employment rate for software developers, quality assurance analysts, and testers from 2019 to 2029 — which exceeds, by the 4% average for all employers. Software development as a skill is lucrative , regardless of if you have a software development degree or not.

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Epic Games to shut down Houseparty in October, including the video chat ‘Fortnite Mode’ feature

TechCrunch

Houseparty, the social video chat app acquired by Fortnite maker Epic Games for a reported $35 million back in 2019, is shutting down. Related to this move, Epic Games’ “ Fortnite Mode” feature , which leveraged Houseparty to bring video chat to Fortnite gamers, will also be discontinued.

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Prisma Cloud: Darwin Release Introduces Code-to-Cloud Intelligence

Prisma Clud

1 But applications aren’t without risks — not surprising when you consider that they’re built from a complex combination of software packages assembled across multiple delivery pipelines, which also present sources of risk. Code misconfigurations, insecure APIs, unpatched vulnerabilities, exposed secrets … the list goes on.

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All of Netflix’s HDR video streaming is now dynamically optimized

Netflix Tech

by Aditya Mavlankar , Zhi Li , Lukáš Krasula and Christos Bampis High dynamic range ( HDR ) video brings a wider range of luminance and a wider gamut of colors, paving the way for a stunning viewing experience. HDR was launched at Netflix in 2016 and the number of titles available in HDR has been growing ever since.

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Video Streaming App Development

Mobilunity

But the difference is that live streaming platforms use the Internet for the data delivering and give the capability to stop, rewind and even record the video if necessary. Besides, now we have various streaming platforms like Netflix, Twitch, Hulu that can be a good example of live video streaming app development. Like a TV do.

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