Comcast passes Vonage in digital voice subscriber rankings (ZDnet Blogs)


Earnings: Comcast’s Triple Play Pushes Profit Up 28 Percent For Q2;
(paidContent.org)


C-COR And Comcast Media Center Bring VOD In a Box To Phonoscope (BusinessWire)


Comcast Launches 'Best of Philly(R)' On Demand
Partnership with Philadelphia Magazine Gives Customers Access to Region's Best with
the Touch of a Remote
(PR Newswire)


SAP polishes Business One update (InfoWorld)

PayScale Receives Investment From SAP Ventures (eMediaWire)

USA Tech goes Global on NASDAQ (Philadelphia Business Journal)

Acquisition company finds company to acquire (Philadelphia Business Journal)


SunCom Wireless Announces Sharply Higher Adjusted EBITDA for the Second Quarter of 2007
(PR Newswire)

Vetting HR Software Vendors (Human Resources Executive Online)


Rivals race to map the world
DIGITAL MAPMAKERS NAVTEQ, TELE ATLAS COMPETE TO SHOW THEIR DATA IS BETTER
(Associated Press)
Navteq owns Traffic.com


TruePosition Leverages Trillium Professional Services from Continuous Computing to Support Wireless Location Needs of Global Marketplace
(BusinessWire)


MEDecision Reports Second Quarter 2007 Financial Results
(BusinessWire)

Software firm's move to bring jobs
(Allentown Morning Call)

New Network Controller from MEN Micro Inc. Features Quad Fast Ethernet for Flexible Control of Multiple Configurations (PR Newswire)


Devon IT Launches Podcast Series on iTunes to Support Interest in Thin Clients and Server-Based Computing
(BusinessWire)


SoundBite On-Demand Automated Voice Messaging Solution Integrated into the Akcelerant Framework
(BusinessWire)



Verizon Business Launches Ultra High Bandwidth Optical Network
(Information Week)

Gemstar-TV Guide Explores Sale (Cable360)



Salesforce swings into its Summer '07 release
(Cnet News)
New platform may make it more of a competitor to SAP


OnCourse Systems for Education Appoints New Chief Information Officer
(PR Newswire)

Standalone VoIP a Dropped Call? (Red Herring)
Discusses Comcast


Merrill Lynch sees upside at AudioCodes
(Globes Online)
Israeli company competing for VoIP deal with Comcast

Neat Receipts Bows Business Card Scanner (Twice.com)


Maxwell Systems Acquires Quest Solutions, Inc. and Estimation, Inc.
(BusinessWire)

MicroStation V8 XM Edition Wins Cadalyst All-Star Award (BusinessWire)
Bentley Systems

Direct-to-Consumer (DTC) Marketing for U.S. Prescription Drugs Moves Online, Cegedim Dendrite Survey Says (PharmaLive.com)

One of the Fastest Growing Firms in Baltimore is Quickly Expanding Across the Country (PRWeb)
Barcoding Inc. opens Eastern Pennsylvania office


HPC clusters starting to run Windows, not Linux
(SearchDataCenter.com)
Discusses Unisys

Albridge Wealth Reporting Release Provides Financial Advisors with Expanded Level of Choice for Calculating Portfolio Performance (BusinessWire)

Cohen & Company Launches Proprietary Next-Generation CDO Portfolio Management System (PR Newswire)


Wil Reynold’s SEO Strategies To Maximize Revenue and Profit
(whoisandrewwee.com)
About Wil Reynolds of Seer Interactive

Rowan Technology Park Will Bring Jobs to South Jersey (NJBiz.com)

Federal judge leaps into the Internet age (Reading Eagle)


Vodafone says not planning Verizon bid (Reuters)


Home-security firm raises $13.5M
(Philadelphia Inquirer)


IBM, AstraZeneca in $1.4 billion services deal
(Associated Press)


SunGard to Acquire VeriCenter
(BusinessWire)


SAP CEO: India is getting expensive
(PC World Canada)


SAP moves closer to the UI (ITbusiness.ca)


Princeton Softech Forges Technology Relationship with Microsoft
(econtent)

The Rocky Balboa of online Video: Viddler.com (Phillypreneurs)

Consumer-Generated Advertising Contest Demonstrates Successful Campaign (Marketwire)


SEI Joins DTCC's Managed Account Communication Service
(PR Newswire)

Scala celebrates 20th anniversary (Digital Signage Today)


Innovation Philadelphia will host the Greater Philadelphia Region’s first-ever Creative Industries Career Fair (Innovation Philadelphia)


Fortune iMeme: MyYearbook.com
(Barron's Online)

Diversity MBA MAGAZINE Selects Rohm and Haas IT Executive for its TOP 50 Under 50 Recognition
(PRWeb)

Medical logistics gets in shape
Enterprise architecture brings new vision to health care support
(Washington Technology)
Discusses IDS Scheer


New Vishay Siliconix PowerPAK® ChipFET® Power MOSFETs Replace TSOP-6 Devices With 75% Lower Thermal Resistance in 33% Smaller Footprint
(BusinessWire)


Infragistics Announces NetAdvantage for .NET 2007 Volume 2
(PR Newswire)

AlignPlus Releases New Analytical Tools
AlignPlus offers new analytical tools designed to expedite the territory alignment process.
(PRWeb)


Lincoln Financial Group Adds Online Dental Information Tool
(PR Newswire)


Really not much worthwhile news today, as could be expected on a Friday in July(Friday the 13th, in fact!)


For Penn, the reason to hire is Cleare
New official said to bring 'sheer talent and energy' to technology transfer
(Philadelphia Business Journal)


Teen vision for YouTube, Facebook (Cnet News)
On myYearbook.com


Cognos, Informatica, Business Objects ripe for picking (Tech Confidential)


IDS Scheer Launches in Australia (iTWire)



Microsoft Creates BizTalk Server Bundle For SOA
(Information Week)


Microsoft Looks to Undercut CRM Rivals on Pricing (eweek)



Cytel Inc. Releases East 5 Clinical Trial Design System
(PharmaLive)


State Puts Video Games In Crosshairs (The Evening Bulletin)



Unisys Strikes First with New TPC-E Benchmark
(BusinessWire)


BlogPhiladelphia: Wrap-up w/links (Allen Stern)


July 9, 2007


Buyout hunger
The global frenzy of mergers and acquisitions, spurred by scads of cash and low-cost debt, feasts on the Phila. region.
(Philadelphia Inquirer)


FTC OKs Microsoft Bid on aQuantive
(Red Herring)
aQuantive owns Avenue A/ Razorfish

Oracle’s Search for Smoking Gun
Software giant’s faces uphill battle to prove rival SAP stole software.
(Red Herring)


VCs Factor In Facebook
Venture capitalists are now quizzing Web entrepreneurs on their "Facebook strategy
(Red Herring)
Highlights Philadelphia software developer




Golf tourney wireless provider gets loan, moves
(Philadelphia Business Journal)
MyLeaderboard moves from Bryn Mawr to Camden with $1 million of financing in hand


Golf fan's dream
(San Diego Union-Tribune)
More about MyLeaderboard


WorldGate has date for delisting hearing
(Philadelphia Business Journal)


Qwest, Comcast settle on ads
(Philadelphia Business Journal)


A succession any founder would envy
(International Herald Tribune)
Feature on Ralph and Brian Roberts of Comcast


AppLabs in a strong GLOBAL Expansion mode
(Yahoo Business)


Stevens joins IDS Scheer's Innovation and Education Network
(Yahoo Business)

GSI Commerce Wins LinkShare's Integrated Marketing Award with Fabu.com (PR Newswire)

GSI Commerce Completes Offering of $150 Million Senior Convertible Notes (PR Newswire)

G2 Worldwide Acquires Digital Agency Refinery in North America (PR Newswire)
Philadelphia Interactive Agency Acquired