Other investors include Venrock, NEA, and Dale Prouty, a software expert with NASA in his background.

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Elop no doubt has an expert knowledge of software and network infrastructure.

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Paul Baier, a software expert who has led the Survivors First project, said the group had allegations from victims against 2, 100 clerics in its files.

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Moreover, his stint at the stock exchange and his experience of developing his little firm's trading software had made him an expert on how exchanges are run.

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Mr Neukom claims that time is needed to recruit expert witnesses and analyse the impact on the software industry and the economy (apocalyptic, he claims).

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It used to be common practice in software to offer what was called an "expert mode" that simplified interfaces and allowed users to employ shortcuts to get what they needed.

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The specialist software has been prepared by graduate electronics and computer expert Michael Keating.

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Run by digital fabrication expert Arthur Young-Spivey, the kids are learning several highly intuitive 3D modeling software programs.

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