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Speeding Up the Internet: Algorithms Guru and Akamai Founder Tom Leighton (Part 6)

Posted on Monday, Oct 22nd 2007

SM: So, you are saying that centralized data centers have higher latency, and thus lower throughput, and that prevents TV quality video or higher, making the video-on-demand experience unsatisfactory. Is there an example of this you could give? I think it would be helpful to illustrate the point. TL: We have a great case study

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Cracking the Very Small Business Market: PayCycle CEO Jim Heeger (Part 8)

Posted on Monday, Oct 22nd 2007

SM: Financial institutions seem like a great distribution channel for small business payroll. JH: I think the distribution strategy is to be where people are likely to buy payroll. Be on the web, be at retail, be at the accountant, and be at the banks. SM: You do the tax portion as well. How about

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Speeding Up the Internet: Algorithms Guru and Akamai Founder Tom Leighton (Part 5)

Posted on Sunday, Oct 21st 2007

SM: Let’s take that question and apply it to all these recent media reactions you are getting about Level 3’s announcement that CDN is going to be a commodity and all these telcos are going to provide CDNs. [My previous coverage here.] TL: I think the Telcos have always provided CDN. There has been no

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Cracking the Very Small Business Market: PayCycle CEO Jim Heeger (Part 7)

Posted on Sunday, Oct 21st 2007

SM: Okay, so August Capital funded Series B and you came in after Series C? JH: No, actually I came in 2005, after Doll Capital had done a series D, and put in another $9M. SM: How far along was the company when you arrived? JH: We had 60-70 people, and about 13,000 customers. SM:

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Speeding Up the Internet: Algorithms Guru and Akamai Founder Tom Leighton (Part 4)

Posted on Saturday, Oct 20th 2007

SM: You are saying that the middle does not have a business model supporting it. The first mile and last mile have business models, but the middle does not. TL: Right. The middle mile is where you get into a lot of problems with the Internet. It is because there is no money flowing in

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Cracking the Very Small Business Market: PayCycle CEO Jim Heeger (Part 6)

Posted on Saturday, Oct 20th 2007

SM: Let’s start talking about PayCycle which is where you are now. This is your old team from Intuit, right? JH: The team I came to work with at PayCycle are all people I have worked with before except one person. I feel really lucky to be able to work with people I know. They

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Satyam’s Growth Prospects Look Solid

Posted on Friday, Oct 19th 2007

Among the outsourcers, Satyam (Nasdaq: SAY) today stands out as a safe global bet because it continues to consistently perform on its goals. Satyam provides information technology services and business process outsourcing (BPO) services in the U.S., Europe, the Middle East, and Asia-Pacific. The company’s approach and “Satyam Way” is in 4 key points of

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Web 3.0 & Viacom (Part 5)

Posted on Friday, Oct 19th 2007

Conclusion Viacom is a formidable force in the youth entertainment segment, especially in music and gaming, particularly focused on teens and young adults. Its kids focused offerings are also significant, although perhaps not quite at the level of Disney. Viacom has entered in an agreement with Yahoo! for a multi-year sponsored search and contextual ads

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