Deutsche Telekom Plans to Buy SunCom for $1.6 Billion (Bloomberg)


Leap Rebuffs MetroPCS (Red Herring)


Business Objects Won't Comment On Takeover Report (Dow Jones via CNNMoney)
SAP said to be main candidate to acquire Business Objects, though some strongly disagree with that assessment.


Exact Software of Holland pays US$51.5M for Toronto-based Longview Solutions
(The Canadian Press via Google News).
Continuing the consolidation in the Business Intelligence space. Longview's US headquarters are in Conshohocken.


A Big Sales Job For Salesforce.com
Can the pioneer of Net-delivered software prove it's more than a one-hit wonder? (Business Week)



Comcast Buying Entertainment Community Site BuddyTV (paidContent)
No official confirmation yet. BuddyTV, based in Seattle, was launched by a couple of Wharton grads who had previously sold a startup to aQuantive.


Comcast: cable working on interactive ad platform (Reuters UK)


Comcast Touts HD Offerings via New Web Site (TVWeek)


Clued in to who's prescribing what (Philadelphia Inquirer)


Investor seeks voice on Ikon board (Philadelphia Inquirer)


Journal Register Company Announces Executive Promotions of Scott A. Wright and Julie A. Beck (Marketwire via CNNMoney)


DiStefano returns to Philadelphia Inquirer (Poynteronline)
Memo to staff released on Friday says business journalist is returning from Bloomberg.


Soda company pops to the top (phillyBurbs.com)
Story on Bucks County companies on Inc. 5000.



William Stuek Named Non-Executive Chairman of the Board for TAGSYS RFID (BusinessWire)


RFID Medical Cabinets Evaluated in New Benchmark ((RFID Update)
More about Tagsys. On Thursday I reported on their latest round of financing. Tagsys has significant operations in Doylestown.


ETC explores media projects in educational partnership (The Tartan: Carnegie Mellon)