skunkworks

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Greg says that he actually started the Neoview project as -- if I may be so bold as to paraphrase - a skunkworks, big-honking-data-mart, data warehouse appliance effort.

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  • Created out of a skunkworks research group buried deep inside the software giant, ResponsePoint is a hidden gem, the most ... —  Megite Technology News: What's Happening Right Now
  • We always assumed they were some sort of CIA skunkworks where they trained operatives in the fine arts of assassination and cocktail party etiquette, but now both have been sold, for real, to some military types. —  Highland Park TX | outside.in
  • Google first launched the Tasks app in December through Gmail Labs, the company's skunkworks for publicly testing experimental features in its webmail service. —  Wired Top Stories
  • The one readers wanted to know more about was the creation of skunkworks: specialized "rogue" teams that pursue new business initiatives. —  Market News
  • Created by Lockheed during the Second World War to match the Nazis 'new jet fighter, skunkworks are committees recast as commando units charged with reinventing the business and reimagining key products. —  Market News
 

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