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Architects on Downtown: Shaping the Place and Skyline

Join the BDA for an exclusive panel discussion with architects shaping Downtown Bellevue’s skyline through projects like SOMA Towers, Bellevue… Read More

New networking company XCOM, led by former Qualcomm CEO, acquires Seattle-area startup M87

M87, a Seattle-area networking startup led by former T-Mobile executive Cole Brodman, was acquired last month by XCOM, a new… Read More

According to Cisco, Amazon Web Services isn’t making a “commercial” networking switch. It still could be making a switch

A week after a report that Amazon Web Services was building its own bare-bones networking switch in a potential threat… Read More

Amazon Web Services might be courting hybrid cloud customers in an interesting way

There are lots of companies that understand the benefits of cloud computing but, for a variety of good reasons, can’t… Read More

Dropbox adds private network services through Equinix and expands global networking footprint

Dropbox customers around the world will now be able take advantage of new private networking services through datacenter giant Equinix… Read More

Google unveils a new, cheaper networking option for cloud customers: the public internet

Google Cloud Platform customers will have a new option when selecting the type of network used to deliver their traffic… Read More

Seattle’s Intentionet lands $3M in Om Malik’s first Pacific NW investment

The process of developing software has been dramatically improved over the last several years with the introduction of concepts like… Read More

Calendar Picks: Emerald City Comicon is this weekend, the Upsidedown Startup, Networking 101 and more

Emerald City Comicon is here. The Northwest’s premier comic book and pop culture convention is taking over the Washington State… Read More

Low-power Passive Wi-Fi system wins high praise for UW researchers

Computer scientists and engineers from the University of Washington say they’ve figured out a way to generate Wi-Fi transmissions using 10,000 times… Read More

Startup Spotlight: Pingle uses machine learning engine to verify, store and send credentials

Despite strides in business technology, acquiring credentials is still a manual process that can take weeks — a virtual lifetime… Read More

This app automates networking, helps you meet one new person each week

Trying to meet likeminded professionals? Weave wants to help. The San Francisco-based startup, which previously created a “Tinder for networking”… Read More

Coco Communications raises $6.1M to bring mesh networking technology into the connected home

Coco Communications has spent more than a decade developing wireless networking technology to help members of the military communicate more efficiently.… Read More

No more coffees with startups: 3 ways they waste everyone’s time

So far in 2015, I’m doing a great job of keeping my only resolution – to give up coffees. Not… Read More

15 habits of an ineffective networker: What not to do at your next event

To bad networkers, it’s all “me, me, me.” We see them. We want to escape them. We hope we act… Read More

GeekWire Calendar Picks: WSTA Holiday Celebration, Santa Claus Conquers the Martians, and more

As the holidays approach, the tech community has the opportunity to reflect on 2014 and celebrate the innovation yet to… Read More

Update: Amazon says Fire TV screensaver bug caused data overages

Post updated with new information from Amazon. Users of Amazon’s Fire TV should stay away from the set-top box’s mosaic screensaver… Read More

Still asking ‘What do you do?’ Try these 5 better questions

“What do you do?” The classic get-to-know-you question is designed to extract information about your job, that thing you spend… Read More

F5 CEO John McAdam on cyber threats, competing with Cisco and growing through small acquisitions

F5 Networks CEO John McAdam was smiling Thursday as he addressed a small group of stock brokers and media at… Read More

Centri raises cash to help mobile carriers boost networks

Editor’s note: This post has been updated to reflect the accurate amount of money raised, and the investors involved in… Read More

6 ways to survive (and thrive) at your next networking event

There are two kinds of people in the world: Those who look forward to networking events and those who would… Read More

F5 Networks buys networking startup LineRate Systems

F5 Networks has acquired LineRate Systems, a Colorado startup that’s developing technologies around what’s called software define networking. Terms of… Read More

Shares of F5 jump as profits rise

F5 Networks, the Seattle maker of networking equipment and software, today posted a revenue increase of 13 percent for its… Read More

Amid ‘cautious spending environment’ revenue growth slows at F5 Networks

F5 Networks said that revenue slowed during its fiscal third quarter amid what CEO John McAdam dubbed a “more cautious… Read More

Isilon co-founder Sujal Patel hops on board of ExtraHop

Sujal Patel has already built one powerhouse in the Pacific Northwest. Now, the Isilon Systems co-founder is lending his talents… Read More

F5 buying Traffix Systems to support spike in mobile data

F5 Networks has agreed to buy Traffix Systems, an Israeli company whose behind-the-scenes signaling technology helps mobile operators manage all… Read More

Why Glenn Kelman is wrong: A defense of networking

First, a big thanks to Redfin CEO Glenn Kelman for stepping up and delivering a thoughtful and illuminating presentation at… Read More

Money-hungry Clearwire tells investors it needs even more cash

It was just two months ago that Clearwire inked a deal to receive up to to $1.6 billion in financing… Read More

F5 shares jump after revenues surge 19.9% to $322 million

F5 Networks, whose software and hardware products speed the delivery of applications over the Internet, jumped more than five percent… Read More

F5 Networks hires Cisco veteran to lead charge in security

F5 Networks, fresh off its blockbuster financial announcement last week, continues to strengthen its executive bench. The Seattle company today… Read More

Meet Seattle’s new $1 billion revenue company: Here’s how F5 did it (Infographic)

F5 Networks doesn’t get a lot of press. But the Seattle company, which makes software and hardware products to speed… Read More