Liquid concrete
As software shifts to an “on demand” model, can SAP move with the times? (The Economist)


A1S: How it will affect SAP jobs (SearchSAP.com)


SAP’s vox populi (ZDNet Blogs)


Comcast Shows How Not to Win Friends (The Motley Fool)



Comcast Business Services in Play (Adweek)



Gemalto Reports Fall In First-Half Profits (Card Technology)
But some positive trends boost the the stock price of the company formed last year by the merger of Gemplus and Axalto.


Companies That Management Can't Fix: Journal Register (24/7 Wall Street)
Dead in the water? I think someone else could probably do a better job with the properties, which include many Philly-area papers, but nobody is going to assume all that debt($650 million). There would have to be some type of restructuring of it.


Publisher Seeks to Put Bee on Building (Associated Press via Forbes)
Anything for a buck, I guess. The New York Times would never do anything like this. Would they? Of course, I don't know what's going to happen with the Journal once Rupert gets his hands on it. I'm not so concerned about the supposed visual blight, but what it would do to the paper's (and the city's) image.


Glasgow Web hosting firm growing strong
HostMySite.com says customer service is its top priority(Wilmington News-Journal)



Tagsys Receives $16 Million More in Third Round of VC(Northeast Venture Capital Funding and M&A Activity Blog)
Tagsys, an RFID systems firm based in Cambridge, MA, has raised $80 million to date. That's a lot of money. Tagsys has a major portion of its operations in Doylestown.


Interest Grows In Workforce Performance Management Software
Forecasted boost in the market drives vendor SuccessFactors to pursue a stock IPO. (Information Week)
More competition coming Kenexa's way.


AmerisourceBergen Technology Group Opens New Facility in Buffalo Grove,Illinois(PR Newswire)


Wi-fi Philly: Too many questions (OP-ED by Frank Rizzo: Philadelphia Daily News)


Does Philly's Wi-Fi Program Really Work? (NBC10.com)


Haydenfilms 3.0 Online Film Festival Picks 50 Best Entries; People's Choice Voting Will Determine Final Four Winners (PR Newswire)