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QAD CEO Karl Lopker Dead At 66

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Santa Barbara-based software developer QAD announced this morning that its CEO, Karl Lopker , has passed away. According to QAD, it will consider options for a permanent CEO appointment "in due course". According to QAD, Lopker passed away on Saturday, August 25th. Lopker was just 66 years old. READ MORE>>.

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Lynda.com Inks Massive, $103M Funding Round

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Lynda.com offers up online education courses on things like Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, Microsoft Excel, AutoCAD, and much more. The business saw a dramatic growth when--due to the downturn of the dot com crash--the company started to post its video online. Meritech Capital also participated in the funding. READ MORE>>.

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Conforming To Your Customers’ Realities: Your Stakeholders’ Perceptions Are Your Reality

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He also spearheaded a number of fundamental software breakthroughs, including creating the basic hardware / software architecture which resulted in the creation of the third-party personal computer (PC) software industry. Designed CD-ROM filing system and created Universal Software Bus. a coat, tie and socks).

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Interview with Zareh Baghdasarian, 15desks

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If you look at what you go through, starting high school, and maybe even middle or grade school, you go through your educational life managing courses, relationships with your teachers, and relationships with your parents. It's started with managing courses and grades, on to a whole array of other services. Talk about your background?

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