Tech haven, Launch Pad, has become a breeding ground for ambitious digital media professionals by offering the young creatives and entrepreneurs shared office space, while its precursor, Launch Pad Ignition, provides a select group of tech entrepreneurs with business assistance through its annual accelerator program.
What makes immigrants so much more likely to launch a high-tech startup, compared with their native born peers?
As if to drive home the challenge, the Berlin state government took the opportunity to launch its own mini Tech City initiative, called Login.
Based on its success, the U hopes to use the University Tech Vault to launch many more companies.
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He went on to found several tech companies and launch groundbreaking products, including a voice recognition system Interpath in 1981, McAfee in 1988, and the instant messaging pioneer Tribal Voice in 1996.
This month Goldman Sachs, an American investment bank, and Kyocera, a high-tech ceramics firm, became the latest in a string of companies to announce the launch of a fund to invest in high-tech Japanese start-ups.
Degreed, another edtech company, did a great job of this pre-launch, writing guest posts for tech blogs and starting conversations on Quora.
The fund was started in anticipation of lofty tech IPOs that may launch in the near future for companies like Twitter, peer-to-peer voice communication site Skype and gaming website Zynga.
Thanks to the threat of Nasdaq Japan, which plans to launch a market for high-tech firms this summer, it even started a new market for growth companies, called Mothers, in December.
He went on to found several tech companies and to launch groundbreaking products, including the voice-recognition system Interpath Inc. in 1981, McAfee in 1988, and the instant messaging pioneer Tribal Voice in 1996.
Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster notes in a research report this morning that there has been recent speculation from some tech blogs that Apple could launch a watch as a companion device to the iPhone.
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In a nutshell, PepsiCo10 pairs some of the best emerging tech with our brands to launch pilot programs that road-test the technologies at scale, providing a window into the innovations that are likely to fundamentally change consumer behavior over the coming months.
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"The pre-buzz has really been a lot quieter than it's been in recent years, " said Kent German, a senior editor at CNET.com, who is attending his fifth CES. German believes more tech companies are choosing to launch products at other times of the year when they don't have to compete for attention.
As an entrepreneur in the tech industry, I have experienced the launch-date letdown both firsthand and through partners and clients.
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Not the least of which involves tech giant Apple, which plans to launch a streaming radio service that directly competes with Pandora and may possibly take some luster away from Sirius.
Considering how accessory-heavy the Galaxy S 4 launch will be (Gamepads, scales, wearable fitness tech), a Galaxy Smartwatch would fit perfectly.
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Still, the lack of a deal between the two tech giants leaves both facing enormous pressure to launch their Plan B's.
Since its launch in January, Highlight has received positive reviews from tech-industry journalists and was one of the most heavily hyped apps this spring at SXSW Interactive, the tech conference in Austin, Texas.
One of the key aspects of Launch KC is helping to reduce the cost constraints on launching tech companies.
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All told, the Fast Launch team will help would-be entrepreneurs understand market demand, tech planning, website development, and innovative techniques to harness the power of technology in boosting financial performance.
And it was a launch that was aimed squarely at consumers rather than the hackers and the tech-heads of the smartphone world.
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The tech giant also cancelled an event today at which it planned to launch the Nexus 4 smartphone and a new version of its Jelly Bean operating system.
It gives Microsoft an unequaled platform from which to launch new products, and it makes it easy for Gates to intimidate other tech companies into doing things Microsoft's way.
Hi-tech criminals use botnets to send out spam, phishing e-mails and launch attacks on websites.
Recently, some observers have questioned the show's relevance at a time when tech giants such as Google and Apple -- witness Tuesday's Nexus One launch -- can get massive media coverage for product announcements whenever they want.
Microsoft is relying on the media to pass out their message of emotion and simplicity, especially the tech blogs and gadget sites that may have been looking for more technical details from the launch.
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We need to launch manufacturing hubs across the country that will transform hard-hit regions into global centers of high-tech jobs and manufacturing.
Shares of the tech and retail giant have been surging of late thanks to anticipation for the expected Sept. 12 launch of the iPhone 5.
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