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FedEx Founder Fred Smith Dies at 80

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Smith’s pilots were asked to use their personal credit cards to buy fuel and stagger cashing their paychecks.” ( See More Below) CATEGORY SPONSOR: SOFTEON At one point, the company was down to its last $5,000 — which Smith took to Las Vegas and turned into $27,000 playing blackjack. That was enough money to get FedEx through the week.

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Let the Design Begin…

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It was far a cry from the neon and glitzy hotels of Las Vegas where I am often speaking. The attendees were sitting on the edge of their seats to hear about the next release of Llamasoft software. Network design tools were essential to manage the improvement of both together. The theatre was packed. Reflections.