Technology
Profile: David Sabey
When the dot-com bubble burst in 2001, it seemed to many observers that David Sabey was in deep trouble. After all, his real estate business, Sabey Corporation, had invested heavily in costly buildings to house the computers and communications systems that were driving the internet revolution. Among its largest tenants was Exodus Communications, a rapidly…
Growing Panes
Microsofts introduction of the Windows 8 operating system, which brings a common platform to the smartphone, the tablet, the Xbox and the desktop, received a warm reception at the World Mobile Congress in Barcelona earlier this year. Wired called it actually innovative, and even cool. USA Today described it as a quick, slick and surprisingly…
Building Credibility
With all the time we spend in large buildings, their environments can have a huge impact on the quality of our lives. Does one tenant have a recording studio blaring bass-heavy music at all hours? Is there enough natural light? How energy efficient is it? Thats all information a tenant might want before committing to…
With $50 Million Raised, APPTIO is on Path to Rapid Growth
Apptio, which was selected as Seattle Business magazine’s IT Startup of the Year in 2011, has continued to show phenomenol success. Today the company announced it has become one of just five Washington-based companies in the past five years to raise $50 million or more in venture funding. The company has moved rapidly out of…
Microsoft Makes Bold Move With Windows 8 Beta Introduction
After months of teasers that Windows 8, Microsofts new operating system, would be better than the developer version released last May, Microsoft delivered the goods on Wednesday {2/29/12]: not in Redmond but nearly halfway across the world, in Barcelona, where the company essentially poached the global crowd attending the annual World Mobile Congress to see…
Keeping Track
Scene 1: Youre expecting eight people at an important meeting. Three of them are late. Should you wait or get started? Scene 2: Youre making a gourmet meal that has to be timed just right but youre not sure when your guests will arrive. Wouldnt it be nice to know how far away they really…
Mobile-app developers are the hot, new M&A target.
Mobile applications are emerging as a critical component in the strategies of corporate giants, from retailers to accounting companies. Are golf course operators among your clients? Better make sure they have a good caddy app that takes advantage of the latest in GPS technology. If youre a retailer, you want to make sure your point-of-sale…
UW creates technology startup incubator
Interesting news from the University of Washington, which announced today the launch of a technology startup incubator. Here’s the UW’s official news release. UW LAUNCHES TECHNOLOGY STARTUP INCUBATOR, AIMS TO DOUBLE STARTUPS IN THREE YEARS The University of Washington today unveiled a new business incubator that will provide startup businesses access to critical lab and…
Ex-Microsofties Win Support for Startups
Ex-Microsofties are on a roll. Symform, a variation on the cloud-storage idea already marketed by the likes of Dropbox and Mozy, announced this morning it has received an additional $2 million in venture capital funding. Founded by former Microsoft engineers Basssam Tabarra and Praerit Garg, Symform offers up to 200 gigabytes of free storage while…
Google Buying Spree Prompts Shuttering of Seattle-based Acquisitions
Googles recent $500 million dollar buying spree of 27 different companies may have indirectly led to the shuttering of Seattle-based Picnik, the popular photo-editing website that they acquired back in 2010. Google CEO Larry Page is taking his more wood behind fewer arrows strategy into the new year, cutting Picnik completely and dispersing the team…
Seattle-based Double Down Interactive Sold for $500 Million
Double-Down Interactive, makers of The DoubleDown Casino game for Facebook, is being bought by Nevada-based slot-machine producer International Game Technology for $500 million. Looking to capitalize on the vast user-base of Facebook, IGT is banking on DoubleDown Casinos rapid growth to continue as they movie into the world of online gaming. With Double-Down Interactive, IGT…
Global Expense Accounts Fuel Concur’s Growth
Loathing can be a profitable motivator. Just ask Steve Singh, CEO and board chairman of Redmond-based Concur Technologies (Nasdaq: CNQR), about filing expense reports. In his prior travel-heavy post, he put off submitting any for the first nine months of the job. Catching up on all the paperwork, sorting receipts and completing forms took nearly…