Milestone Moves Into Silicon Valley
Hey Mark Zuckerberg, you've got a new friend - Milestone Systems is coming to town! The über ambitious VMS developer is expanding yet again - with a new office in Silicon Valley and a new business unit led by yet another former Microsoft employee. In this note, we examine the positioning and potential of this.
Let's first review the key details of the announcement:
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