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Getting To The Next Level In Cloud Storage, With IDrive

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Cloud storage is a competitive market, with dozens of cloud storage providers hoping to gain a big chunk of the market. Number two, is our pricing. We''re not using third party services such as Amazon S3, which just adds to your cost. We spoke with Raghu Kulkarni CEO/Founder of Pro Softnet Corp.

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This Week in VC with Farb Nivi, Founder of Grockit

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Current round: $8.1mm in Series C by S3 Ventures (lead), Adams Capital Mgmt, Triangle Peak Partners. Pricing engine helps publishers ascertain ad inventory pricing by analyzing ad transaction data from the market/exchanges. Competition: Pingg, MyPunchbowl, TinyPrints , PaperlessPost. MetaMarkets. Hello, Chair.

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Understanding Changes in the Software & Venture Capital Industries

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They started by offering cloud storage (S3) on a super cheap, pay-as-you consume basis. That said, Amazon – through AWS – even without strong competition is as wonderful an experience as Amazon the eCommerce retailer feels to you as an online shopper. They came from a different perspective. I find this strange.