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The entity that raised its stake in Macerich to 8.18% had how many participants for the quarter that ended 31 December 2014?
2.8 million
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The entity that participated in the Series C funding round for Sequencia along with Valley, Norwest Ventures, Applied Technology, Solstice, Wolf Ventures, Coronado Ventures, Eastman Chemical Company, and SAP Ventures was established as an independent firm in what year?
1989
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[ { "title": "e9431_p14", "sents": [ "Phase Forward, which has raised $64 million to date, said it will use the funds to expand its customer support and technology deployment.", "http: www.phaseforward.com Greenhill Capital Partners Takes 13% Stake in Meritage NEW YORK -- Greenhill Capital Partner...
The television station that Borenstein appered on at 10pm on October 16 serves what area?
San Francisco Bay Area
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[ { "title": "e5221_p9", "sents": [ "Federal Communications Commissioner Michael Powell's speech at Haas was mentioned in the Bay Area Datebook on October 19. Varian's research was the topic of an article in USA Today on October 19 titled, \"Information Everywhere, but not the Time to Think.\"", "...
In what year was the entity founded that made a first close on Lexington Capital Partners V?
1994
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In which city is this distributor of press releases based, which published the 02/15/2001 news piece regarding the Points of Light Foundation honoring six companies for their community service with the recipients including Indrajit Basu and Srinivas R.?
New York City
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[ { "title": "e11016_p55", "sents": [ "IDCs, like other segment of the IT industry, are now looking at how to differentiate themselves.", "In addition to focusing on delivering services, they are also trying to provide carrier neutral facilities and platform network independent solutions to custom...
Kurt Badenhausen is the editor of what magazine which is headquartered in Jersey City, NJ and known for its many lists and rankings?
Forbes
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[ { "title": "e20035_p4", "sents": [ "Forbes then \"compared the total of five years' pay with a projection of what the median student would have earned for those five years without a degree.\"", "In addition, all west coast business schools suffered in this year's rankings.", "In addition t...
Per Hornung Pedersen was the chief financial officer of a wind turbine manufacturing company that was formed in which year?
1997
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[ { "title": "e2035_p39", "sents": [ "Another difference: From the beginning, Danish windmill makers knew they needed to export.", "``Our small home market gives us no choice,'' says Per Hornung Pedersen, chief financial officer at the second-largest Danish producer, NEG Micon.", "This early...
Previous investors who took part in the fourth round of funding for Colorado MicroDisplay include Intel, Texas Instruments, 3I, and a venture capital firm which was spun out of its predecessor in which year?
1999
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[ { "title": "e7366_p20", "sents": [ "The round was led by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. and co-investor ABS Ventures, a venture capital affiliate of Deutsche Bank Alex Brown.", "Existing investors BancBoston Ventures, Boston Capital Ventures, Kline Hawkes & Co., and Seacoast Capital Partners also...
When did the Democratic representative for Walnut Creek leave congress to start a job at the State Department?
2009
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[ { "title": "e5495_p26", "sents": [ "The hourlong session between Cheney and more than 40 of the state's 52 Hous e members and two senators amounted to little more than a reiteration of previously expressed positions.", "Democrats generally support price caps, while Republicans fear that limits c...
Before he became CEO of BountySystems, Lon Otremba was the president of a company that is owned by which other company?
United Internet
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[ { "title": "e7455_p23", "sents": [ "Daniel Rom remains the Tel Aviv-based president of Transale.", "Transale also said it has appointed Itzhak Krinsky, managing director in the mergers, acquisitions, and corporate advisory group of Deutsche Banc Alex Brown; and William Aimetti, managing director...
The US representative who chaired the house energy and water subcommittee when President Bush proposed spending roughly $277 million on renewable energy switched his party affiliation to Republican in which year?
1984
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[ { "title": "e5677_p20", "sents": [ "\"He said there would be attempts to raise this as we go through the process and let's stick with him,\" said Rep. Sonny Callahan, R-Ala., chairman of th e energy and water subcommittee.", "Illustrating the pressures Republicans face, David Sirota, spokesman f...
Keystroke.com is backed by CSFB Private Equity, Encompass, Cascadia Capital Partners, Seattle Northwest Securities, Washington Mutual, and a venture capital firm founded in what year?
1995
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[ { "title": "e5289_p27", "sents": [ "Cresenda, which is raising Series C funding, is backed by Pointwest Capital, Triumph Holdings, and Chase H & Q. http: www.cresenda.com Loan Processing Firm Keystroke Names New President & CEO SEATTLE -- Keystroke.com, a provider of online loan-processing software fo...
Dan Ford is the General Manager of the Communications & Media Business Unit at a software company that he joined in 1998; in what year was this company founded?
1993
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[ { "title": "e19489_p1", "sents": [ "Dan Ford is the General Manager of Siebel Systems' Siebel Communications & Media Business Unit.", "Siebel Communications & Media is an organization focused on the development, delivery and support of comprehensive eBusiness solutions for the communications and...
The House Majority Whip from Texas who was alarmed by political developments arising from the California energy crisis was born in what year?
1947
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[ { "title": "e5558_p5", "sents": [ "According to some analysts, others in jeopardy are Reps. Elton Gallegly of Simi Valley, Richard Pombo of Tracy, and Gary Miller of Diamond Bar.", "Quinn also argued that Rep. David Dreier of San Dimas, chairman of the powerful Rules Committee and a rising GOP s...
Interlink was formed by a spinout of authentication, authorization, and accounting technology and software engineers from Merit Network and a university located in which Michigan city?
Ann Arbor
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[ { "title": "e4073_p32", "sents": [ "Interlink specializes in Internet infrastructure products that provide authentication, authorization, and accounting (AAA) functions.", "The company was formed by a spin out of AAA technology and software engineers from Merit Network and the University of Mich...
The Lagos State governor who said that his administration felt there was no harm bringing forward the deadline for a starting a project that fired 30 MW of electricity to the national grid was born in what year?
1952
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[ { "title": "e3677_p35", "sents": [ "He added that Enron is committed to the IPP and assured Lagosians that they would soon begin to feel the impact.", "The state government brought forward the June 2001 deadline it set for the commencement of the first phase of the project when it fired the firs...
Bob Bruner, who said that the concept of an open office was revolutionary in the energy industry in the early 1990s, is a professor at a university that was founded in what year?
1819
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[ { "title": "e1267_p67", "sents": [ "He returned to college and earned his master's of business administration from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.", "Soon after, he was hired by Enron and joined the associates program.", "The expansion of the associates program in the...
Which Bloomberg correspondent was also a former MSNBC host and contributor to the Huff Post?
Dylan Ratigan
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[ { "title": "e6026_p60", "sents": [ "But whoever the buyer, he adds, Alberta consumers will still be offered a regulated price as an alternative to signing a fixed contract.", "With Alberta's penchant for deregulation, however, Engler isn't certain how long that option will continue.", "Wit...
What is the abbreviation for this American venture capital firm founded in 1911, which backed Notara along with Hummer Winbald, Nassau Capital, and Sumitomo Corp?
BVP
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[ { "title": "e5463_p20", "sents": [ "Former SNK president Hizakasu Yamaguchi will serve as president of the Asian distributor.", "Varimetrix is backed by SNK and Samsung.", "http: www.vx.com http: www.encee.com New Directors o Web App Software Firm Notara Adds Two to Board NEW YORK -- Notar...
Which company acquired this software and services company in 2010, whose name ceased to be in use and which collaborated with Hambrecht & Quist by 1997?
SAP
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[ { "title": "e1312_p4", "sents": [ "In 1981, the firm managed the initial public offerings of Apple, Genentech, and People Express.", "By 1997, Hambrecht & Qui st had worked with over 700 companies, including Adobe Systems, Advanced Fiber Communications, Apollo Computer, Convergent Technologies, ...
Xdrive is partially being funded by one of Baroda Ventures's representatives. In what year was that representative born?
1956
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[ { "title": "e4207_p19", "sents": [ "Mr. Gigg was formerly the chief operating officer of Critical Path, a provider of Internet messaging infrastructure.", "Xdrive is backed by Wit SoundView Ventures, America Online, David Bohnett of Baroda Ventures, Deutsche Banc Alex Brown, EMC, J. & W. Seligma...
In which year was this conference established, an example of which happened in Providence, Rhode Island with Janel Guerrero and Barbara Hueter being the main coverage?
1908
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[ { "title": "e6207_p0", "sents": [ "\"Forwarded at the request of Sue Landwehr: Gang per Linda's request on our call this afternoon, here is a list of some of the upcoming annual summer meetings where members of Congress or members of the Administration may be speaking or will be attending.", "Pl...
Kevin Neeley was the spokesman for an Attorney General of Oregon who took office in which year?
1997
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[ { "title": "e6236_p44", "sents": [ "``The court orders that unless a stay is granted by the Court of Appeal, the protective order will be lifted as to the Washington and Oregon attorneys general'' on July 12, Wu said in an order after hearing oral arguments today.", "The three states are pursuin...
What was the approximate 2013 annual revenue of this video, voice and content collaboration/communication technology company, which contributed to the fund raising of InternetConnect?
$1.4 billion
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[ { "title": "e4576_p21", "sents": [ "Tribune also signed an operating agreement with DailyShopper Network to provide sales information on Tribune Interactive's major-market newspaper Web sites.", "The funding will be used to continue building the company's network and to create new partnerships w...
In which city is this financial holding company founded in 1908 based, which sponsored GTP along with Antares Investment Partners, Wheatley Partners II, STV Partners III and individuals?
New York City
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[ { "title": "e3622_p22", "sents": [ "GTP is also backed by Antares Investment Partners, Azure Capital Partners, the CIT Group, Credit Suisse First Boston I, J.P. Morgan Partners, FG II, STV Partners III, VantagePoint Venture Partners, Wheatley Partners II, and individuals.", "http: www.greenwicht...
Which states make up this region in the US, where the energy shortages in this region were used as an argument to drill for oil in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge by politicians?
the westernmost states
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[ { "title": "e11641_p1", "sents": [ "We are concerned about allegations that energy producers have been manipulating the market by pulling generators offline for no justifiable reason, thus creating an artificial scarcity of energy in order to drive up prices.", "The apparent energy shortages in ...
Echo Networks entered into an agreement with a company headquartered in what city to include their recordings in its community-based streaming music service in exchange for a small equity stake in Echo?
New York City
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[ { "title": "e8533_p7", "sents": [ "Doug Duncan sits on the board of Hetairia Communications along with Michael Cowpland, CEO of Corel, a graphic arts and word processing applications firm.", "http: www.fastcamel.com?", "Warner Music Group to Take Stake in Echo Networks?", "SAN FRANCI...
Peter Cross, an advisor to AccessLan, was previously the senior vice president of engineering at a company that was formed by merging a Californian company with a company based in what other state?
Massachusetts
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[ { "title": "e20346_p3", "sents": [ "<br <br The company&#39;s board members are Peter Cross, business and engineering advisor to AccessLan and formerly senior vice president of engineering at Bay Networks; Sean Dalton, general partner at Highland; Bob Hower, partner at BancBoston Ventures; and Andrew ...
Which non-profit research institution, established in 1994 in San Francisco, found that the majority of California residents supported replacing private electric companies with municipal power authorities?
Public Policy Institute
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[ { "title": "e7112_p26", "sents": [ "\"We think the (ballot proposals) are a bad idea,\" said Frank Gallagher, spokesman for the Coalition for Affordable Public Services, the PG&E-financed group fighting the measures.", "\"They're confusing and do nothing to address the problem.\"", "The co...
Mark Baldassare is a pollster at an institute that was established with an endowment granted by which person?
William Redington Hewlett
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[ { "title": "e586_p4", "sents": [ "As for the potential political fallout, South said the governor and Democrats remain in a strong position.", "After all, he said, the deregulation plan was pushed through by a Republican governor and Republicans in Washington are blocking efforts to cap prices."...
Mervyn King is a deputy governor of a bank that was nationalized in which year?
1946
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[ { "title": "e4018_p8", "sents": [ "If inflation were to remain low, resistance to wage cuts might fade.", "Indeed, in Japan wages have been falling over the past two years.", "And as long as productivity is rising, allowing unit labour costs to fall, there may be no need for nominal pay cu...
The paper that ran a 5/25/01 story titled "Dot-coms may be down and out, but the internet is still transforming corporations" is printed in how many cities in Canada?
six
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[ { "title": "e3376_p0", "sents": [ "'Power Trader Tied to Bush Finds Washington All Ears The New York Times, 05 25 01 Enron Unit's Cline on Dispute With Indian Province: Comment Bloomberg, 05 25 01 United States Energy Regulator May Be Replaced, New York Times Reports Bloomberg, 05 25 01 Energy Antics:...
Nora Meade Brownell is a former member of a public utility commission that has how many commissioners in total?
five
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[ { "title": "e5589_p4", "sents": [ "Two recently appointed members of the commission -- Patrick Wood III, forme r chairman of the Texas Public Utility Commission, and Nora Mead Brownell, a former member of the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission -- will participate in their first meeting today.", ...
Vice President Cheney told the person, who was posthumously revealed as a source for three decades of which columnist, that California had "squandered a significant portion of the state's financial surplus in a harebrained scheme to try to use the state to purchase power"?
Robert Novak
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[ { "title": "e3075_p76", "sents": [ "Gray Davis for failing to act quickly enough and called the state's purchase of nearly $6 billion worth of energy \"a harebrained scheme.\"", "Cheney, the administration's point man on energy issues, went on a pair of Sunday morning news shows to help sell a n...
At a time when the Bridge-Commodity Research Bureau index increased .61 to 191.18 and the Goldman Sachs Commodity Index increased .95 to 180.03, crude oil for November delivery rose .36, or 1.6%, to $22.74 per barrel on a commodity futures exchange owned by what company?
CME Group of Chicago
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[ { "title": "e19992_p24", "sents": [ "\"They wan t credibility as guardians of oil price stability and don't want to be seen hurting the global economy.\"", "In other markets, gold and soybean futures fell.", "The Bridge- Commodity Rese arch Bureau index rose 0.61 to 191.18, while the energ...
The construction company that made a deal with AstroPower in 2001 to install solar panels on new homes in San Diego is based in which California town?
Walnut
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[ { "title": "e2074_p15", "sents": [ "US companies clearly fret more at the unilateral sanctions on Iran and Libya than the multilateral United Nations embargo on Iraq, which also restricts their competitors.", "It may also be time for the US to recognise not only how outdated the notion of energy...
The California Assembly Republican leader representing Fair Oaks who said he had hoped to pursue a bipartisan solution address California's power problems was born in what year?
1938
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[ { "title": "e3426_p60", "sents": [ "\"The urgency of doing anything on behalf of Edison is gone,\" said Sen. Don Perata (D-Alameda).", "Meanwhile, Democratic efforts to forge a bipartisan solution with Republicans have unraveled, and GOP lawmakers are now advancing their own plan.", "Legis...
The gaming brand that Microsoft announced in March 2000 was first introduced in the US on what date?
November 15, 2001
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[ { "title": "e20472_p122", "sents": [ "The two companies agreed to shut down MicrosoftSF, a retail outlet in Sony' s San Francisco Metreon entertainment complex.", "It will be replaced with a D igital Solutions electronics store run by Sony on Thursday, Metreon spokesw oman Kirsten Maynard said."...
Jim Monk was the president of an energy association in a state where what company was the largest electric utility?
Commonwealth Edison
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[ { "title": "e894_p144", "sents": [ "\"I really don't think we will see a tremendous supply problem,\" said Jim Monk, president of the Illinois Energy Association, a trade group for electric utilities.", "\"The question it comes down to is what price people would have to charge for electricity be...
Peter Edwards was a dairy farmer in a village in Cornwall when he sold his herd to fund the U.K.'s first wind farm; in 2011, the census population of this village was included in which civil parish?
St Teath
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[ { "title": "e1100_p15", "sents": [ "Message boards can get very crowded.", "At Imagine, O'Neill says, \"I wish we could have done something different [to avoid] a period of anxiety where people were searching for anything that's a scrap of news.\"", "But British financial disclosure rules ...
What larger Act had a part that was an Act that that would require California's electric utilities to purchase power from power plants built as a result of a 1992 plan announced by the California Public Utiilties Commission?
National Energy Act
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[ { "title": "e3564_p126", "sents": [ "Gray Davis, an d other lawmakers.", "They claim that FERC has ignored their responsibility to ensure that electricity rates are \"just and fair.\"", "President Bush has sided with FERC's limited price caps because he believes that market-oriented supply...
What former utilities regulator for Florida that sought a seat on a commission that involved a Mr. Lay was nominated to be the director of the Office of Minority Economic Impact and Diversity of the United States Department of Energy?
Joe Garcia
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[ { "title": "e3376_p12", "sents": [ "Mr. Hebert and Mr. Lay both said that line was not crossed, but Mr. Hebert said he had never had such a blunt talk with an energy-industry executive.", "Mr. Lay added that his few recent conversations with Mr. Hebert were nothing special.", "''We had a l...
The company that owns over half of Nexant began business activities in what year?
1898
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[ { "title": "e5812_p53", "sents": [ "Under the deal, the companies will jointly own the plants and split the profits down the middle.", "Because of the strong demand for electricity in California Bechtel spokesman Jeff Leichtman said it will probably wind up spending at least $500 million more th...
The island that University College is located in is the third largest island in what?
Europe
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[ { "title": "e7794_p7", "sents": [ "Synovial also said Jo Rabin, CTO of Reuters Mobile, and Jim Normile, professor of computer science at University College in Ireland and founder of Shannon Communications Systems, a compression technology firm, will join Synovial's advisory board.", "Synovial ad...
The "south side" of the city Calpine Corp is based in refers to an area roughly bounded by the border with what city to its south?
Morgan Hill
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[ { "title": "e6247_p99", "sents": [ "San Jose-based Calpine Corp., which is building several new power plants around California including one in South San Jose, did only $29 million wor th of business with the state in the first five months of the year, according to the figures.", "The state bega...
What is the date of birth for the person who along with John McCain made the request Wednesday in response to June 19 story about Thomas White's ties to Enron Energy Services?
December 20, 1933
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[ { "title": "e5922_p37", "sents": [ "Sens.", "John McCain (R., Ariz.), and Jean Carnahan (D., Mo.", "), made the request Wednesday in response to a June 19 story by Associated Press about Army Secretary Thomas White's ties to Enron Energy Services, where he served as vice chairman until ear...
A 7/10/01 story titled "Tropic Networks reveals investors: $60-million financing" was run in a paper founded in what year by Conrad Black?
1998
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[ { "title": "e6236_p0", "sents": [ "'Electricity Cost Data Spread the Blame Power: Many suppliers charged more than the firms that Davis has pilloried, records show.", "Los Angeles Times, 07 10 01 Duke Energy Asked to Allow Release of Data Power: Senator says the generator is refusing to make pub...
What firm based in Cambridge participated in a first round of investing for Gotham Networks?
Charles River Ventures
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[ { "title": "e4273_p15", "sents": [ "The company said it expects approximately $7.8 million more from ICG in a subsequent phase of the round.", "FuelSpot.com said it will use the funds to enhance its technology, to expand management team and staff, and for marketing.", "http: www.fuelspot.c...
The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commissioner who Bush appointed to the FERC is the co-founder of what company?
Espy Energy Solutions, LLC
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The company that led the $18 million sixth round of funding for IMX exchange is based in what city?
San Francisco
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[ { "title": "e5916_p11", "sents": [ "Spencer Punter, general partner with Bowman Capital, will take a seat on the company's board of directors as a result of the funding.", "http: www.sylantro.com Content Tech Firm Digital Fountain Has $20 Million Series C SAN FRANCISCO -- Digital Fountain, which...
In what year was the entity founded that was an investor in the first half of two stage funding round for Azanda Network Devices along with Highland Capital Partners, Commonwealth Capital Ventures, and Satwick Ventures?
1911
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[ { "title": "e3579_p17", "sents": [ "James Macdonald of First Analysis Venture Capital, Bret Maxwell of First Analysis, and Lisa M. Flashner of William Blair New World Ventures, will join the board of directors.", "http: www.jobsonline.com Switch Firm Azanda Network Devices To Raise $8 Million SU...
What financial backer in Silicon Energy was acquired in 2005 by Hewlett-Packard?
Peregrine Systems
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[ { "title": "e6556_p17", "sents": [ "http: www.need2buy.com M&A o Silicon Energy Acquires EPS Solutions ALAMEDA, Calif. -- Silicon Energy, which provides Internet-based energy technology software, said it will acquire EPS Solutions, an energy rate software and information company.", "The terms of...
The son of the business executive and consultant who claimed the internet would have as profound an impact on the world as the advent of the corporation works for which research institute?
Blockchain Research Institute
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[ { "title": "e2035_p84", "sents": [ "\"I had this same discussion in the early 1990s, when we went after the middle market,\" says Steve Elterich, president of Fidelity eBusiness.", "\"At that point no one was offering 401(k) services to them.", "That's now our most profitable market segmen...
The city that APPower's Research and Development Center is located in is the largest city in what region of Israel?
Gush Dan
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[ { "title": "e5050_p26", "sents": [ "APPower!", "'s Research and Development center is located in Tel Aviv.", "The company said it hopes to begin its second round of financing within the next few weeks.", "http: www.appowerinc.com E-Marketing Services Firm Impower Names AT&amp;T Exec ...
The state senator for Santa Monica in 2005 was born in what year?
1941
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[ { "title": "e2484_p90", "sents": [ "The state has spent about $6 billion so far -- money, Democrats argue, that has to be replaced in order to fund other state services.", "\"Where do those revenues go?\"", "asked Sen. Sheila Kuehl, D-Santa Monica, duri ng the floor debate.", "\"They...
The three official sponsors of LNG 13 are the International Gas Union, the International Institute of Refrigeration, and a non-profit organization located in which Illinois city?
Des Plaines
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[ { "title": "e2708_p8", "sents": [ "``Hosting this meaningful event in Korea will help elevate Korea's image in the international market, particularly with the sheer scale and size of LNG 13,'' He noted.", "As for the exhibition, a total of 125 exhibitors and leading energy companies will be disp...
What is the name of the hotel that often causes the mistaken name-calling of the site Martens claimed Mexico wanted a liquefied natural gas facility in other than Ensenada?
Rosarito Beach Hotel
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[ { "title": "e3345_p38", "sents": [ "He said Mexico wants liquified natural gas facilities to be built in Rosarito Beach and Ensenada.", "While several companies have expressed an interest in such an operation, Martens' comments were the first to indicate that two, and not one, might be approved ...
In what state is the group where Medea Benjamin was a co-director?
California
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[ { "title": "e7107_p49", "sents": [ "\"The timing couldn't be better,\" said consumer advocate Medea Benjamin, co- director of San Francisco's Global Exchange.", "\"It's not just the threat of blackouts or the highest rate hikes in history It's the fact that PG&E is in bankruptcy.", "It's t...
What was the founding year of the insurance company that launched a 300 million euro fund that could be exchanged for shares of HSBC Holdings or the insurance company itself?
1867
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[ { "title": "e3713_p13", "sents": [ "Bankers said they expected the bond to be entirely denominated in euros as this is where the operator can achieve the best cost of funding.", "Deutsche Telekom issued a $14.6 billion transaction last year which was the largest corporate bond sale ever at the t...
The investors backing Customer Dialogue Systems were Arthur Andersen, Brokat, Deutsche Venture Capital Gesellshaft, Gerling, Gilde IT, and a venture capital firm founded in what year?
1979
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[ { "title": "e5326_p22", "sents": [ "http: www.dwl.net http: www.ipmeeting.com Investment Firms Customer Dialogue, Asset Sciences to Merge LEUVEN, Belgium -- Customer Dialogue Systems, which provides online financial planning software, said it agreed to merge with Boston-based Asset Sciences, a provide...
The partner at Artemis Ventures who gave a workshop on business models for the 3rd Annual UC Berkeley Business Plan Competition has founded and sold how many businesses?
five
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[ { "title": "e7389_p0", "sents": [ "\"REMINDER", "TOMORROW IS THE 3rd Annual UC BERKELEY BUSINESS PLAN COMPETITION LAUNCH November 8 - 6pm, Andersen Auditorium (Haas School of Business).?", "Come early, seats will fill quickly!", "This is your opportunity to: Learn about the Competiti...
The United States District Judge who extended an order forcing energy suppliers including Reliant to continue selling to the California grid operators was born in what year?
1938
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[ { "title": "e11217_p7", "sents": [ "As a result, a federal judge in Sacramento delayed ruling on a lawsuit filed by state grid operators against Reliant.", "Instead, United States District Judge Frank C. Damrell Jr. extended until Friday afternoon an order forcing Reliant and several other energ...
The firm that, alongside TechFarm, invested in Primaxx usually got the capital needed for its private equity funds from where?
its parent bank
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[ { "title": "e7287_p17", "sents": [ "Mr. Fromnick, former president of Eagles' View Associates, will be replacing Robert Grant as CEO, who will be staying on as president and chief technology officer.", "Investors for Primaxx include TechFarm and Chase Capital.", "http: www.primaxxinc.com V...
A consumer advocate for the group that promises to deliver a 2002 ballot initiative addressing high energy prices suggested that a public sector seizure of how many power plants might be sufficient to get private power companies to lower their prices?
one
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[ { "title": "e9052_p1", "sents": [ "On Tuesday, the glitch produced two sets of prices -- an average of $1,182 a megawatt-hour before the transmission calculations dropped it to $258. One year ago, the average PX price was about $30. The issue is expected to simmer at least until Friday, when the Feder...
What spokesman for Enron said that the compensation package was the only merger-related payment that Mr. Lay was eligible for and also stated that Broadband is a core business of Enron's?
Vance Meyer
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[ { "title": "e19703_p24", "sents": [ "Enron is the country's top buyer and seller of natural gas, and the No.", "1 wholesale power marketer.", "The company operates a 25,000-mile gas pipeline system and also markets and trades metals, paper, coal, chemicals, and fiber-optic bandwidth.", ...
The company that was the first to lay optical fiber connections in Delhi, and where Uday Punj was managing director, is headquartered in which city?
Gurugram
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[ { "title": "e619_p45", "sents": [ "Spectranet currently has around 1,000 subscribers in the home segment, while Mantra has to make do with 500 only.", "As Spectranet managing director Uday Punj says, \"We are not aggressively marketing the home segment now, as the potential in the business segme...
Which investor participated in InfoMech's first round of funding and also backed WeFusion.com?
Steve Walker & Associates
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[ { "title": "e7723_p8", "sents": [ "http: www.netcarrier.com E-commerce Apps Firm InfoMech Raises $4.2 Million Round One ANNANDALE, Va. -- InfoMech, an Internet commerce software applications firm, said it raised its first round of funding with $4.2 million.", "Edison Venture Fund led the round w...
Which investor funded ClickThings and also participated in DuoCash's Series A funding?
Psilos Group
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[ { "title": "e9027_p9", "sents": [ "top LONDON, Ontario (VENTUREWIRE) -- Executive Manufacturing Technologies, which develops manufacturing information software, said it raised CND $5.5 million ($3.6 million) in its first round of funding.", "The investment was led by Ventures West Management, an...
Enron established the entity that along with Osprey Trust was guaranteed $3.3 billion in borrowing by Enron to facilitate off balance sheet financing for acquisition of which entity?
Wessex Water Plc
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[ { "title": "e27066_p46", "sents": [ "Enron had $11.74 billion of shareholders' equity as of June 30, according to the balance sheet in its second-quarter 10-Q filing.", "The reduction equaled more than 10 percent of that total.", "Among other things, the balance sheet also shows that the c...
The MFE program is taught by several Haas School faculty as well as two people from UCLA's Anderson School of Management; these two people are Rossen Valkanov and an educator born in what year?
1956
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[ { "title": "e7682_p2", "sents": [ "Its leading-edge curriculum will balance teaching the latest financial theory with practical applications of financial modeling concepts.", "The MFE program is taught by Haas School faculty Jonathan Berk, Greg Duffee Nils Hakansson, Dwight Jaffee, Hayne Leland,...
The paper that ran the 7/12 story titled "Big customers want to shop around -- and there's the rub" ran a story on 5/10 about a bill being signed authorizing bonds to repay the treasury for buying what?
power
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[ { "title": "e6411_p0", "sents": [ "'Please see the following articles: Sac Bee, Thurs, 7 12: Enron files suit in contempt bid Sac Bee, Thurs, 7 12: Davis' refund plan faces a tough road: Several expert s say it's unlikely the FERC will buy the state's figures Sac Bee, Thurs, 7 12: Energy Digtest: UC, ...
What position at her employer did the woman replaced by Karen Tomcala as Vice President-Regulatory Relations hold on April 10, 2001?
Vice President, Regulatory Relations
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[ { "title": "e25991_p0", "sents": [ "'FYI.", "Today, the PG&E Corporation Board of Directors elected Dede Hapner, currently Vice President -Regulatory Relations of Pacific Gas and Electric Company, as Vice President - Special Projects, for PG&E Corporation, effectively immediately.", "Dede ...
The Conoco Chairman who said they would be disappointed if the company wasn't name the lead operator in Core Venture 3 also holds what position within the company?
chief executive
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[ { "title": "e3679_p80", "sents": [ "Enron, Exxon Mobil Corp. and Occidental were chosen for the $4 billion Red Sea project, also known as Core Venture 2. Exxon was chosen as the lead for the project.", "Royal Dutch Shell Group, Conoco and Total Fina Elf were picked for the $5 billion Shaybah nat...
The news service that shared a story on 5/9/01 titled "Japan power market not fair for newcomers-Enron" shared a story by C. Bryson Hull on 3/15/01 featuring a quote from which Houston-based analyst?
Jeff Dietert
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[ { "title": "e2422_p0", "sents": [ "'Online college library and research firm slows pace, reduces staff by almost half Houston Chronicle, 05 09 01 Markets Your Money Mixed Day Waiting for Fed's Act Wall St.: The Dow falls 51.66 points to 10,883.51, with Nasdaq rising 25.20 to 2,198.77. Long-term yields...
Brookhaven Energy wanted to build a natural gas-fueled power station near Yaphank to supply electricity to an island that is part of what state?
New York
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[ { "title": "e5974_p14", "sents": [ "(THROUGH ASIA PULSE) 01-07 2001 Copyright 2000 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved.", "Long Island Weekly Desk; Section 14LI Elbows Fly in Contest for New Power Plants By JOHN RATHER 07 01 2001 The New York Times Page 3, Column 1 c. 2001 New York Tim...
Which of Paytrust's backers was the first company to offer an instant approval online for credit card applications and has offices in California and Arizona?
NextCard
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[ { "title": "e9403_p4", "sents": [ "http: www.drkoop.com Online Bill Payment Rivals Paytrust and PayMyBills.com Merge PASADENA, Calif. -- Paytrust, a service that enables consumers to receive, review, pay, and organize all of their bills online, said it entered into a definitive purchase agreement for ...
Which investor participated in Avolo's second round of funding and VitaLink Business Systems' third round of funding?
Riverside Management Group
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[ { "title": "e7688_p17", "sents": [ "Gary Sparks, managing director of Group One, will join the company's board of directors.", "Previous investors Selby, Garage.com, and ERMG, also participated.", "The company will use the funds for sales and marketing.", "http: www.siliconplanet.com...
Kevin Yamamura and Jim Sanders both worked at what Bureau for the paper they were employed by?
Bee Capitol Bureau
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[ { "title": "e6960_p0", "sents": [ "'Please see the following articles: Sac Bee, Fri, 7 27: Hopes dim for a quick Edison deal SD Union, Fri, 7 27: Sempra's trading unit generates a windfall LA Times, Fri, 7 27: Smog Rules May Be Eased LA Times, Fri, 7 27: Federal Caps Didn't Deter Higher Prices SF Chro...
What entity received $5.25 million in Series A financing led by NeoCarta Ventures and the entity that Derrick Chen is director of venture investing at?
DataSynapse
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[ { "title": "e4892_p9", "sents": [ "Dexter Paine III, president of Fox Paine; Harvi Sachar, founder of itsquare.com and SiliconIndia; and Derrick Chen, director of venture investing at Rare Ventures, also provided funding.", "The company added Mr. Shriram and Mr. Newman to its board of directors....
The second phase of a project involved construction of a 1,444 megawatt plant whose first phase involved the construction of a plant with how much capacity?
740-megawatt
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[ { "title": "e6878_p18", "sents": [ "\"This ongoing dispute casts a dark cloud over India's entire investment climate,\" said Rocca.", "She hopes India's federal government would step in to resolve the dispute between Dabhol and its sole electricity buyer, the Maharashtra State Electricity Board....
Which subsidiary of the company Christine Tsung is CEO of operates freighter aircraft?
China Airlines Cargo
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[ { "title": "e20039_p14", "sents": [ "You can read about the other forty at www.fortune.com or in the international editions of FORTUNE.", "2001 FORTUNE 50 Most Powerful Women in American Business 2001 2000 Rank Rank Name Title Company 1 1 Carly Fiorina Chairman and CEO Hewlett-Packard 2 3 Meg Wh...
A bill supported by Delay to streamline siting of temporary generating plants was signed by a four-term governor who resigned on what date?
February 18, 2015
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[ { "title": "e3377_p2", "sents": [ "Witt said the deregulation law was well crafted and doesn't contain the flaws that contributed to California's problems such as requirements forcing utilities to sell off generating plants.", "However, Rep. Robert Ackerman, D-Eugene, said the chaotic power mark...
The California Power Exchange sent a request to participants for data that required a response by December 15, 2000 as part of an investigation that also involved what organization request the Exchange provide information no later than Wednesday, October 4, 2000?
California Public Utilities Commission
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[ { "title": "e8605_p0", "sents": [ "\"To All California Power Exchange Participants: The California State Auditor, as part of an ongoing investigation of California markets has requested information that may be confidential under Section 19.3 of the California Power Exchange Tariff.", "The data r...
The writer for the San Francisco Chronicle article dated July 29, 2001, about the El Paso pipeline driving up gas prices also wrote an article for the same publication on May 13, 2001, about the market manipulation that resulted in a price squeeze for what commodity?
Natural gas
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[ { "title": "e6999_p70", "sents": [ "State officials had hoped to receive up to $9 billion in refunds.", "A call to FERC for comment was not immediately returned Sunday afternoon.", "The FERC has ordered an evidentiary hearing, to be completed within 60 days to determine the size of the ref...
What company that invested in Everypath also backed PMC-Sierra?
Redwood Ventures
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[ { "title": "e3910_p11", "sents": [ "Last month, Everypath raised $60 million from investors including Amerindo Investments, Asia Tech Management, Comdisco, Dain Rauscher Wessels, Deutsche Bank Alex Brown, E*Trade, Liberate, Raza Ventures, Redwood Ventures, Robertson Stephens, Sevin Rosen Funds, Texas ...
Series F of funding for ArrayComm included the previous investors Amerindo Investment Advisors, Spinnaker, and a firm which led which round of funding in Encorp?
Series D
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[ { "title": "e1217_p17", "sents": [ "Previous investors Intel's IA-64 Fund, Morgenthaler Ventures, ABS Ventures, Mayfield Fund, Weiss Peck and Greer Venture Partners, and Sippl Macdonald Ventures also participated.", "The company will use the funds for product development.", "http: www.time...
The company listed directly after Rare Medium Group on the VentureWire company index posted revenues of approximately what for fiscal year 2016?
€25 billion
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[ { "title": "e2852_p45", "sents": [ "The firm said it expects to invest in between 30 to 40 technology and biotechnology companies over a period of two years.", "Friends Ivory & Sime has $53 billion of assets under management.", "Cazenove & Co. acted as the placement agent for raising the c...
The school that has Professor Shelanski as a full time faculty member has a partnership with Haas School of Business that was championed by what dean?
Laura Tyson
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[ { "title": "e1143_p1", "sents": [ "In answering questions like those above, this course will examine the roles that transaction costs, economic strategy, and contract law play in influencing the nature and structure of business transactions ranging from mergers and acquisitions to supply contracts, pa...
The Enron executive who signed the letter that says "The MSEB cannot have it both ways" believes the $3 billion project will go online at end of what?
2001
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[ { "title": "e3418_p10", "sents": [ "In its letter, Dabhol says it rejected the 1.369-billion-rupee check because it came with a note saying it was submitted \"under protest,\" a reference to the MSEB's decision last week to rescind the contract.", "\"The MSEB cannot have it both ways,\" says the...
The group that issued seabed leases for 13 offshore wind farm projects is currently in negotiations with what other group about licenses for larger sites?
BWEA
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[ { "title": "e1100_p16", "sents": [ "It was uncompetitive and did nothing to lessen the country's dependence on fossil fuels.", "All in all, it was not the most convincing vision of the future.", "Today, you would think most U.K. farmers would willingly change places with him.", "As l...
The news service that shared a 10/6/01 story titled "Enron Offshoot Leads Texas Complaints for Unauthorized Electric Accounts " shared a story on 3/24/01 talking about system abuses on which state's power grid?
California
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[ { "title": "e20130_p0", "sents": [ "'THE NATION States Taking the Initiative to Fight Global Warming Environment Unhappy with Bush's policies, local officials work to slow climate change Los Angeles Times, 10 07 01 Many stuck in anti-terror dragnet Future uncertain for Houston man, 23, hel d and clear...
A former executive from a wireless telephone service provider created by a spin off from what company joined CreSenda Wireless As President?
Pacific Telesis
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[ { "title": "e5289_p1", "sents": [ "Management Firm Aptegrity Has $30 Million Round Two o Wireless Tech Firm LinkAir Secures $20 Million Second Round o Image Monitoring Firm LookThatUp Gets $4.1 Million Round Two o Marketplace Enabling Software Developer Raises $33.5 Million o Mobile Tech Firm Portelco...
The DENA executive vice president for the Western region claimed a memo from what person refuted allegations that a committee chaired by Dunn said they would continue to investigate?
Tracy Bibb
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[ { "title": "e8211_p1", "sents": [ "Under DENA's proposal, SDG&E's business and residential customers no longer would be exposed to the electricity price spikes they experienced this past summer when their retail electricity prices often exceeded 18 cents per kilowatt-hour.", "``The 3,300 megawat...
The news service that ran a story titled "Public Power Utilities' Outlook Stable" on 9/4/01 ran a story on 5/2/01 announcing what company chose Schroder Salomon Smith Barney as a bookrunner for a transaction?
Enron
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[ { "title": "e20091_p15", "sents": [ "But, as Mr. Atkin noted, \"We didn't get $3-a-gallon gasoline, either.", "Now y ou see how difficult forecasting is.\"", "Public Power Utilities' Outlook Stable: Moody's 09 04 2001 Capital Markets Report (Copyright (c) 2001, Dow Jones & Company, Inc.) N...
What company backing Vadem also backed BeamReach Networks?
Walden International Investment Group
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[ { "title": "e4810_p14", "sents": [ "Previous investor Vadem and individual investors also participated in the round.", "Vadem is backed by Fujigin Capital, Institutional Venture Partners, Mayfield Fund, Microsoft, NEC, and Walden International Investment Group.", "Blueprint general partner...
What is the date of birth for the person who is Chief Financial Officer of PG&E?
January 19, 1953
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[ { "title": "e2194_p31", "sents": [ "Excluding the power-buying charge and other costs related to California's energy crisis, profit from operations fell 14 percent to $243 million, or 67 cents a share, in the first quarter.", "A year earlier, PG&E had a $4 million charge for severance costs, res...
The airline executive that was named one of the 50 best CEOs in America by Worth magazine for three straight years as of 2001 was born on what date?
August 29, 1941
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[ { "title": "e1599_p3", "sents": [ "Continental Airlines' Bethune Again Ranked Among the Top 50 CEOs in America By Worth Magazine 04 23 2001 PR Newswire (Copyright (c) 2001, PR Newswire) HOUSTON, April 23 PRNewswire Interactive News Release -- Continental Airlines' (NYSE: CAL) Chairman and Chief Execut...
What investor in WorkingWoman.com has a member on Intensys' board?
RWI Group
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[ { "title": "e6231_p13", "sents": [ "Jonathan Barek, a principal with RWI Group, will take the fourth seat on the company's board.", "Intensys has developed an application processor for the color processing required for color-rich Internet appliances, digital still cameras, printers, and digital ...
Which investor in Ensim did Seth Spalding work for?
Epoch Partners
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[ { "title": "e3248_p18", "sents": [ "The company recently established its Asia-Pacific headquarters in Singapore Ensim is backed by 3i Group, Amerindo Technology Advisors, Charter Growth Capital, CMEA Ventures, Epoch Partners, New Enterprise Associates, Newton Technology Partners, Onset Ventures, Presi...
The Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights member who called the appointment of Vial "awkward" and said it raised questions about the authority's mission, claimed if Davis seized even one plant, it might spur power generators to do what?
drop their prices
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[ { "title": "e27400_p3", "sents": [ "\"I think he was a friend of the consumer and he was a friend of labor,\" said Nettie Hoge, executive director of The Utility Reform Network based in San Francisco.", "\"He was very opposed to most of deregulation and very distressed about the notion of compet...