Network-security hardware vendor WatchGuard Technologies, based in Seattle, has acquired the HawkEye G threat-detection and response technology from Hexis Cyber Solutions, of Hanover, Md. WatchGuard, which is privately held, paid $ 3 million in cash and 1.7 million shares, plus other consideration, according to an SEC...
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Microsoft, GoPro enter patent licensing deal related to ‘wearable technologies’
Microsoft is licensing a set of patents based on “file storage and other system technologies” to GoPro, the Redmond-based software giant announced today. “This agreement with GoPro shows the incredible breadth of technology sharing enabled through patent transactions,” president of of Microsoft licensing arm Nick...
Intellectual Ventures spinoff Sublime Technologies raises cash for new consumer products venture
Sublime Technologies is the latest spinoff to come out of the Invention Development Fund (IDF) at Bellevue-based Intellectual Ventures (IV), the patent holding firm and technology company run by former Microsoft technology chief Nathan Myhrvold. A spokesperson at IV confirmed that Sublime Technologies...
The most important technologies of 2015: Our top geeks make their picks
2015 was the year of the wearables, drones, 3D printing, virtual reality and more — but amid all this innovation, how do you distinguish fad from future staple? To put the question another way: What was the most important technology of 2015? We asked CEOs, engineers, and innovators...
Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos and other tech titans form the Breakthrough Energy Coalition to invest in zero-carbon energy technologies
Some of the world’s wealthiest and most powerful individuals are forming a new organization known as the Breakthrough Energy Coalition to invest in technologies that could help solve problems associated with climate change and other clean tech initiatives. The coalition includes Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos, Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff, Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg; Alibaba...