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[Malaysia] [Event] InfoSecurity World 2012 – Combating The Rapid Rise In Cyber Threats

YoungUpstarts

The Infosecurity World Exhibition & Conference 2012 ( ISWec 2012 ) was held at Putra World Trade Centre from 21 to 22 March 2012. ISWec 2012 signals Malaysia’s commitment to be at the center of security discussions, as well as an opportunity to enhance Malaysia’s standing and influence in this field.

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[Asia] Getting Cloud Computing Right The First Time

YoungUpstarts

During the Forum, Cloud Computing was highlighted as the number one technology priority for companies in 2012. Global companies like IBM, NEC, Cisco and Oracle were out in full force to share about Cloud Computing, providing a nod to the rapid growth in Cloud services in Asia. The Sleeping Dragon Awakes in China.

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What if it’s 1996, not 1999?

Seeing Both Sides

In May 1996, Open Market completed a successful IPO and more than doubled on the first day of trading, ending with a $1.2 If investors observing this extraordinary phenomenon in 1996 were to have concluded that the technology market was in the midst of an unsustainable bubble, they would not have been wrong. We had recorded $1.8

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A New Era For Entrepreneurs And Startups Has Begun

Startup Professionals Musings

That is a 65% increase in the number of IPOs over 2012, and the highest proceeds raised since the year 2000. Entrepreneurs now can think globally about the opportunity, from day one but start locally. The percent of entrepreneurs who are Baby Boomer starting a business since 1996 has grown from 14.3 percent to 23.4

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How To Raise A $150 Million VC Fund

Feld Thoughts

I’ve been an investor in a large number of VC funds dating back to 1996, including a bunch of the current generation of seed funds. On day around 2012 I got a call from Mark Solon. Bullet Time 1 is one of the best performing funds I’ve ever invested in. Bullet Time 2 closed at $25 million and David continued to invest.

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Scaling is Hard, Case Study: Akamai

Seeing Both Sides

Incorporated in 1998 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, the company’s network of over 100,000 globally distributed servers provides an infrastructure layer that accelerates the distribution and delivery of content, media and applications. In 2012, analysts forecast the company will achieve nearly $1.5 Akamai: The Present.

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[Singapore][Event] ad:tech Singapore 2012 Shows Digital Future For Asia

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Leading digital marketers from around the Asia Pacific and beyond gathered yesterday at ad:tech Singapore 2012 to share and discuss the continuing growth of the role of technology and digital media in marketing and advertising. He highlights that: · In 1996, 2/3 of world’s internet population was in the US.

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