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What is Commercial-Off-the-Shelf (COTS) Software

Openxcell

COTS stands for Commercial-Off-the-Shelf, and it refers to software targeted to a certain, specially defined range of business based on predetermined specifications. It also alleviates concerns about the challenges of developing and sustaining private IT solutions compared to Commercial-Off-the-Shelf available IT applications.

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Ellen DeGeneres, Portia de Rossi, Shaun White, Shawn Mendes get behind Shelf Engine

TechCrunch

Shelf Engine ’s mission to eliminate food waste in grocery retailers now has some additional celebrity backers. The company has already helped retailers divert 1 million pounds of food waste from landfills, Stefan Kalb, co-founder and CEO of Shelf Engine, told TechCrunch. This includes a $12 million Series A from 2020.

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New School Foods’ filet looks and tastes like salmon, but it’s actually plants

TechCrunch

New School Foods said its muscle fiber and scaffolding technology to produce whole-cut fish alternative products is now at a point where it can be demonstrated and a pilot facility built. New School Foods also has grants from Canadian government agencies, including Sustainable Development Technology Canada and Protein Industries Canada.

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How we pivoted our deep tech startup to become a SaaS company

TechCrunch

Brian Casey is CEO of ECM PCB Stator Technology. The process wasn’t precisely linear, but (looking back) we did four core things to conclude SaaS was our model: Assessed what was truly disruptive, scalable and profitable about our technology. Contributor. Like any major startup redirect, there were several “a-ha!”

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Impact of Custom Medical Software on Healthcare

The Crazy Programmer

The healthcare industry has seen rapid technological advancements in recent years, especially when developing innovative custom medical software solutions. Generic off-the-shelf software often falls short of meeting specialized workflow needs. Let’s explore it.

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Singapore’s Neuron is taking the slow and steady approach to micromobility

TechCrunch

and Canada will use the funds to invest in its proprietary technology and double down in existing markets, focusing on cities that want an exclusive or semi-exclusive relationship with operators, according to Zachary Wang, Neuron’s co-founder and CEO. Singapore’s Neuron Mobility has raised a $43.5

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DIY cloud cost management: The strategic case for building your own tools

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He and his teams tried a few off-the-shelf tools but were never satisfied with the support for linking a cloud resource to a line of business to determine ownership. And that’s all before considering the need to fuel new AI initiatives , which can push cloud costs up further.

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