Deal Radar 2009: Proofpoint

Founded in 2002, Proofpoint is a leading email security and data loss prevention solution provider. The company allows large enterprises to block spam, protect against email viruses, and ensure compliance with corporate policies and regulations through their messaging infrastructure. Launched in 2003, its flagship product, Proofpoint ENTERPRISE™, uses advanced statistical machine learning models, or “MLX

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Wireless Chips and IP: MRVL, IDCC, ARM, TSRA

It may still be a bit of a bumpy ride for semiconductor manufacturers, even as the smartphone market grows at a steady clip. According to Gartner, semiconductor revenue in 2010 is expected to increase 13% and rebound to 2008 levels of $255 billion as the PC market continues to strengthen, but in 2009, it is

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Teaching English to MNC Workforces: GlobalEnglish CEO Deepak Desai (Part 5)

SM: As you have been building your business, what are the different geographic dynamics that you have been seeing? A lot of obvious applications are in India with the call centers business, where the accent in spoken English is a challenge. This seems like a perfect application to address that. DD: We have some customers

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Catching Up: What’s Next For Chipmakers?

We’ve entered the smartphone era, and in his most recent series, guest author Nalini Kumar Muppala assesses what the changing mobile device landscape will mean for chipmakers Intel and ARM. Find these and all of the week’s posts by clicking on the full article.

Teaching English to MNC Workforces: GlobalEnglish CEO Deepak Desai (Part 4)

SM: When you enter a global corporation on a local pilot program, how big are those deals? DD: The pilot can be a two to three months for a couple of hundred employees. We are not trying to prove the solution works, because we know it works. We just have to prove that it works

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Food Entrepreneurs: Sugardaddy’s

By Guest Author Erika Valdez Brownie lovers, this is for you! Our food entrepreneur series continues with the story of Mark Ballard and Tom Finney, the co-founders and co-CEOs of Sugardaddy’s Sumptuous Sweeties, an award-winning company that has redefined the “cozy, American classic brownie into a truly luxury dessert indulgence, gifting, and special occasion experience.”

Teaching English to MNC Workforces: GlobalEnglish CEO Deepak Desai (Part 3)

SM: In the past 20 years English has evolved significantly as a language. DD: Exactly, and it has evolved in its own manner. There is an academy in France that decides what constitutes a French word. There is no academy that decides what an ‘English’ word is. It is very much an open source language.

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