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The CEO’s CEO

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In recognition of his phenomenal vision and execution, BEA named Alfred its new Chief Executive Officer in October 2001. By revolutionizing the enterprise computing market with the Application Server category, Alfred generated ferocious competition from industry behemoths: IBM, Oracle, Sun, HP, and the new, powerful open source movement.

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Startup Advice: When to Use a Consulting CTO

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If you haven’t noticed from my web site or blog, I work as a web applications developer and a consulting CTO. Why Use a Consulting CTO A consulting CTO can help you complete a business plan by estimating costs and timelines for the company’s technology development and deployment. Why are consulting CTOs so scarce?

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24 Entrepreneurs Explain How They Came Up With Their Business Names

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I came up with my business name, Kate’s Theatrics at about 9pm April 14, 2001. Trees, flowers, and plants all symbolize growth, so there were a lot of names developed around those. Pineapple Development was founded on the principle of casual excellence. Thanks to Donny Minchillo, Pineapple Development ! #22-

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Bubble Trouble? I Don’t Think So

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Constrained by such an early and weak technology platform, companies built poor applications. And hence the great crash of 2000 and 2001. The combination of the Internet and open source transformed the functionality in modern programming tools, increasing developer productivity 10 fold. Much better.

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In Silicon Valley, Founders Fight for Control

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gave up 70% of the company to American Research & Development Corp. Netscape and Opsware, which he helped found, went public with single-class share structures in 1995 and 2001, respectively. Software Development Engineer, Senior-IEB-Commercial Services (795929) Job -. APG - Associate - Application Developer (NON ALADDIN) -.

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CEO Friday: Why we don’t hire.NET programmers

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Or, rather, more offensively to Facebook and Google employees, less offensive to.NET developers, though the underlying message is the same.). But just to clarify a couple points, 24-hours into the storm: Yes,NET developers are great at what they do. It’s the most modern platform for application development on the planet.

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