DURHAM – Joe Colopy moved on from email marketing software firm Bronto years ago but that doesn’t mean he’s happy Oracle Netsuite has declared “end of life” for the email marketing platform.
“It’s been almost six years since I sold, and five years since I left,” said Colopy, co-founder of Bronto Software and now partner of Jurassic Capital, reacting to the news that came from Oracle Netsuite on Tuesday declared that the company assigned “end of life” status to the Bronto Marketing Platform.
“Bronto has long been absorbed within the Oracle mothership, and I’m sure it’s gone through many, many changes,” said Colopy in an interview with WRAL TechWire. “It’s sad, it’s a bit bittersweet, but that’s how these things go.”
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BRUNSWICK COUNTY – For neighbors of Ocean Ridge Plantation and the surrounding areas, the events of late Monday night are just now beginning to sink in. At least 60 properties were damaged in the EF3 storm that struck southern Brunswick County on Monday right after 11:30 p.m.
According to the
National Weather Service, wind speeds clocked in at 165 mph, as several homes were completely demolished with all four walls ripped away. At one house, all debris was cleared, with only the foundation spared.
The Christmas Eve storm caused flooding, downed trees, and power outages across the Delaware and Lehigh valleys. Our babysitter said, My dad has one if you want to come pick it up, and they live right in Springfield. So that s how we spent Christmas Day, said Tammy Gallagher.
The family says the lights went out very early Christmas morning, making for an unusual holiday on Dunwoody Drive. It s been fun because it was different but I didn t like it when I couldn t see opening my presents, said Makayla Corcoran, age 11. There s like nine houses on this side of the street, just total darkness, said Makayla s father, Brian Corcoran. I m just fortunate to have heat right now.