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There is now a CONTENT FREEZE for Mercury while we switch to a new platform. It began on Friday, March 10 at 6pm and will end on Wednesday, March 15 at noon. No new content can be created during this time, but all material in the system as of the beginning of the freeze will be migrated to the new platform, including users and groups. Functionally the new site is identical to the old one. webteam@gatech.edu
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Mobile software startup, StarMobile has raised an undisclosed round from WebbInvestment Network (WIN), the investment vehicle of Yahoo Chairman Maynard Webb.
StarMobile, a Georgia Tech spinoff, says its technology can convert desktop enterprise software, such as Salesforce.com, Oracleand SAP, into a mobile applications for 80 percent less than third-party mobile platforms.
StarMobile, which targets Global 2000 companies, gets paid a monthly fee for the use of the platform. Customer contracts run between one-and-three years.
