SAP's profit drops 22%; license sales miss forecast
German business-software giant delays investment in BusinessByDesign (MarketWatch)

Time Warner Splits Cable (Forbes)

Unisys swings to first-quarter loss on weaker US business (Associated Press via Houston Chronicle)

Special Report: Apple's secret iPhone WiMax plans? (9 to 5 Mac)

QVC Goes HD
Shopping Channel Now Available In High-Definition (Multichannel News)

Online Ad Company Marchex Enters Mobile With Pay-Per-Call Service (mocoNews.net)

CDI Q1 revenue lags Wall Street; backs '08 outlook (Reuters)

InfoLogix Announces First Quarter 2008 Financial Results (PRNewswire via Biloxi Sun Herald)

SunGard is a Founding Member of Banking Industry Architecture Network (SunGard Press Release)

Infragistics Announces TestAdvantage(TM) for Windows(R) Forms (for IBM Rational Functional Tester)
(PRNewswire)

TIBCO BPM Impressions (BPMS Watch)

McKinsey surveys the new software landscape (Rough Type)

21st Century Software Named 'Cool Vendor' by Leading Analyst Firm (PRWeb)

Buchanan Adds Two Intellectual Property Attorneys in Philadelphia (PRNewswire)

Honeywell Signs Definitive Agreement to Acquire Metrologic Instruments, Innovator of Scanner Technology (PRNewswire)

Vishay swings to 1st-quarter loss on discontinued operations (Associated Press via CNNMoney)

Comcast Boosts Business Class Internet Speeds to 16 Mbps at No Additional Cost for Small- and Medium-Sized Companies Nationwide (BusinessWire)

TimeWarner owners want cable sale; Comcast a buyer? (Philly.com: Philly Deal)

Why Pivot mattered (Fierce IPTV)

Inquirer circulation slips (Philadelphia Business Journal)

Regional Newspapers are Doomed (Portfolio.com)

TVGuide.com’s Strange Ways: To Be Retained By Macrovision? (paidContent.org)

ExpertPlan Acquires Trust Service Company, Inc. (TSCI) (PRWeb)

HMP Communications Holdings Acquires Princeton Media Associates
Significantly Expands Accredited Programs and Provides Entry Into Managed Care (BusinessWire)

Premier Research Group plc and Octagon Research Solutions, Inc. Announce Strategic Partnership
(PRNewswire)

ClinPhone plc Reports Strong Growth with Preliminary Year End Results (PharmaLive)

Case Details Revolution Health's Growth And Future (Online Media Daily)

Review of NJ e-voting approved; won't be in time for election (ars technica)

SAP product woes endanger mid-term targets - paper (Reuters)

Growing customer base boosts Verizon 1Q profit by 9.8 pct (Associated Press via Forbes)

Verizon to Raise Prices, Cut Jobs (Light Reading: Cable Digital News)

Mathias: It's time for a convergence standard to emerge (Computerworld)
Discusses the importance of InterDigital.

Quaker BioVentures Closes Second Fund with $420 Million in Total Commitments
Fund provides investment capital with focus on Mid-Atlantic life sciences companies (BusinessWire)

Robotic arm uses repetition to rebuild brain pathways (Knoxville New Sentinel)

Ascend Acquisition Corp. and e.PAK Resources (S) Pte. Ltd. Terminate Business Combination
(PRNewswire)

Bio-Imaging Expects Synergies with Phoenix Data Acquisition (Bio-IT World)


CLSI Releases Infobase™ 2008
Searchable CD-ROM of CLSI Standards and Guidelines (BusinessWire)

Ulticom responds to the service-oriented drive
Breaks out of component shell with edge signaling solution (Telecommunications Magazine)

Synygy Continues Upward Trends in Growth and Profitability in Q1
Market Growth and Base of Subscription Revenue Bode Well for 2008 Results (BusinessWire)


Public-television revolutionary
WYBE’s new model offers 5-minute shorts (Philly.com)

Taking a walk in the clouds (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Tour and video of Comcast's new headquarters.

Aegis’s Verklin Moves On, Possibly to ‘Project Canoe’ (Media Buyer Planner)

Interesting job with Comcast:
VP Strategy Planning/Wireless Product Development (Wireless Career)

Oracle v. SAP Legal Fight Gets Messier, Raises Tough Questions About Third-Party Maintenance (CIO.com)

NMC blasts software company's 'negligence'
(Traverse City Record-Eagle)
On SunGard's stolen laptop.

EU puts second Galileo test satellite into orbit (Reuters)

Bethlehem innovators to get awards (PennLive)

Time Warner, Viacom, Comcast profits seen higher (MarketWatch)

Comcast Cares -- But Only About People Like You (TechDirt)

Comcast Networks to Standardize on Sony XDCAM Technology (TV Technology)

NFL Network In IPTV Distro Deal With SES Americom
Satellite Service To Offer Football Programming To Telco TV Providers (Multichannel News)

J:COM Puts Motorola DOCSIS 3.0 Modems in Homes Starting TODAY (Media Experiences 2 Go)

GSI Commerce shares jump after strong 1Q results (Associated Press via Forbes)
Somewhat better than expected, but I'm still not sure GSI has found a viable economic model.

L-3 Communications Q1 profit up, raises 2008 forecast (Reuters)

Octagon Research Solutions, Inc. Announces Record Growth in CDISC Engagements (PRWeb)

Now Hiring Smart People! (Invite Media)

New Publisher GreenScreen Acquires DSI and ZOO, Announces Game (Gamasutra)

VCs Pour On Investments For Open-Source Leaders (Investor's Business Daily)

Is Web 2.0 Disruptive to Databases? (Intelligent Enterprise)

The Franklin Institute Receives Record $4 Million Gift from Biopharmaceutical Leader, Cephalon
Gift to Support Creation of Brain Exhibit (BusinessWire)

Comcast Ramping Up Wireless Ambitions
So much for Roberts not liking the 'quadruple play' (Broadband Reports)


Comcast Seeks Restraining Order Against AT&T (Online Media Daily)

On Top of High Tech (Jewish Exponent)
High Tech ties between Israel and Philadelphia.

Microsoft Launches On-Demand CRM Software into a Crowded Market (CIO.com)

NextWave, From Spectrum to Hard Technology (WAVE) (24/7 Wall St)

Primavera(R) Delivers Superior Integrated Program Management Solution (PRNewswire)

Social Networking: From the Server Side (Dr. Dobbs Portal)
About Ringside Networks of Marlton.

Encoda Launches Latest Version of the M/EDI Information Generator™ at New Jersey Practice (BusinessWire)

Sports Network Web site hacked
(phillyBurbs.com)

How blogs have reinvented Philadelphia Tourism (UTalk Marketing)

Entrepreneurial Activity Remained Strong in 2007 with Major Shifts among Men, Women and Immigrants, Says Kauffman Foundation Study (BusinessWire)
Philadelphia lowest in entrepreneurial activity among major metro areas, according to study.

Rumors of e-vote Fraud in Pennsylania, but Voters Like Machines
(Popular Mechanics)

West Chester film festival opens today (Daily Local News)

Earnings Roundup


GSI Commerce Inc F1Q08 (Qtr ended 03/29/2008) Earnings Call Transcript (Seeking Alpha)

AMETEK, Inc. Q1 2008 Earnings Call Transcript (Seeking Alpha)

Motorola Loss Widens as Phone Sales Fall (Associated Press via New York Times)

Kulicke & Soffa 2Q loss nearly triples on higher costs (Associated Press via Houston Chronicle)

Building a Kulicke and Soffa Pyramid (Seeking Alpha)

IKON Announces Second Quarter Results
EPS of $0.24 at High End of Improved Outlook (BusinessWire)

Technitrol Reports Q108 Results (BusinessWire)

MEDecision Reports First Quarter 2008 Financial Results (BusinessWire)


Entercom Communications Corp. Reports First Quarter Results
Announces a 67% Increase in First Quarter Free Cash Flow and New Dividend Policy (BusinessWire)

Gemalto Q1 sales 388 mln euros vs 362 mln, confirms 2009 margin target (Thomson Financial via Forbes)

Environmental Tectonics Corporation Announces Restated Prior Period Financial Results
(PRNewswire)

Business Objects apologizes to customers (SearchSAP.com: SAP Watch)

SAP downgraded: TomorrowNow, Business Objects, economy at fault (SearchSAP.com: SAP Watch)

Salesforce.com’s bold development platform vision [includes executive podcast] (ZDNet Blogs)

GSI Commerce Reports Fiscal 2008 First Quarter Operating Results (PRNewswire)

Sources: Comcast To Sever Involvement In Pivot
Memo obtained by BBR shows mutual decision to part ways... (Broadband Reports)

Comcast hires former O2 CTO, possibly starting wireless division (engadget)

GPS devices lure thieves (Philadelphia Inquirer)

Situation Room
Inside the Rohm and Haas webcasting studio (Philadelphia Business Journal)

The Washington Hospital Goes Live with MobileMD Health Information Exchange and Enterprise Access (BusinessWire)

IDS Scheer AG: Preliminary figures on first quarter of 2008 (nachrichten)

ARIS Blog is Launched! (Per Aeternam In Altum)

Liberty Interactive: Stifel Cuts Rating On QVC Slowing (Barron's: Tech Trader Daily)

Universal Display Corporation Delivers Flexible OLED Prototype with Novel Capabilities to U.S. Army (BusinessWire)

Obama Site Visitors Redirected to Clinton Campaign (Washington Post)

QAD to Acquire FullTilt Solutions’ Product Suite
Product Information Management and Master Data Management Solution Capabilities to Complement QAD’s Vision (BusinessWire)

SEI Reports First-Quarter 2008 Results (PRNewswire)

Lockheed Martin 1st-qtr profit up; raises forecast (Reuters)

SunGard Launches Ambit (SunGard Press Release)

Entercom May Cut Dividend as JPMorgan Buys Shares (Bloomberg)

Innovative Solutions & Support, Inc. Announces Financial Results for the Second Quarter Ended March 31, 2008 (BusinessWire)

Thomson Innovation Enhances Intellectual Property Research with Business and News Information (PRNewswire)

SAP Customers and Partners to Gather at SAPPHIRE(R) 2008 Event Series to Explore "Business Beyond Boundaries" (Marketwire via CNNMoney)

Oracle Plus SAP Equals Love (Motley Fool)

US FCC chief again critiques Comcast network tactics ((Reuters)

N.J. Court Requires Subpoena for Internet Subscriber Records
(Associated Press via New York Times)

MEDecision gets new president
(Philly.com: Philly Inc)

Social Application Unites Art Lovers across Facebook and E-commerce Site Using Ringside Social Application Platform
Fulcrum Gallery “What is Art?” Facebook Application Highlights the Potential for New Revenue Streams via Facebook and its Own Site (BusinessWire)


QlikTech Hosts Customer & Partner Conferences April 27 – May 1, 2008, in Miami, FL (BusinessWire)

MRO Upgrades Technology Infrastructure;
Releases Software Enhancements to ROI Online™ (BusinessWire)

Welcome to the Viddler Lab (Viddler)

Venture investing down but not at unhealthy level (Philadelphia Business Journal)

AMETEK Achieves Record First Quarter Results (BusinessWire)

Area investor tries to build 'the Comcast of Asia' (Philadelphia Inquirer)

HD enthusiasts crying foul over cable TV's crunched signals (Associated Press via Google News)

Avoiding Net traffic tie-ups could cost you in future (USA Today)


Comcast opens up about how it manages traffic (USA Today)

Cherry Hill offers proof that recycling pays (Philadelphia Inquirer)

Grassroots groups nurture creativity (Philadelphia Business Journal)

Shamos: Why e-voting paper trails are a bad idea
( CNET News)
Interview with Pennsylvania expert in evoting systems.

MEDecision Names Tim Wallace Interim President and Chief Operating Officer
Addition of Seasoned Operations Professional Highlights Company’s Focus on Execution, Client Service (BusinessWire)

Computer Sciences launches new health care unit (Associated Press via Forbes)

RCD Technology Names Industry Veteran Philip Lazo to CEO Position
Custom Application RFID Provider Prepares for Market Expansion and Accelerated Growth (BusinessWire)

Staking out a place on the maps
geographIT was one of the first companies in the state to offer GIS services.
(Lancaster Online)

Leading Factory To Dealer Logistics Company Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics Chooses Quintiq Solution for Worldwide Planning & Space Allocation (BusinessWire)

GPS III Satellite Decision: (Inside GNSS)
Postponed again.

Comcast's big push to repair its image (Philadelphia Inquirer)

Microsoft Tags Mobile RFID (Red Herring)

The $100 Genome
Forget the $1,000 genome. Some companies are looking far past that goal in the hope of creating a really inexpensive sequencing technology. (MIT Technology Review)

Simplicity: What’s Next in Business Software
Vendors must figure out a way to simplify the delivery and usability of their software for today’s enterprise users and buyers. (SandHill.com)
Written by QlikTech's Anthony Deighton.

Oracle to expand SAP lawsuit, may target execs (Network World)

Lubert: "A very large, fear-based problem"
(Philly.com: Philly Deals)

Google, QVC Attempt to Revive QR Codes Looking for a Way to Link Print Ads With Web (Advertising Age)

NFL Network filing complaint with FCC against Comcast (Associated Press via Google News)

Comcast Bulks for Baltimore Ad Trial (Light Reading: Cable Digital News)

DH Capital Announces Two Cable TV Transactions (Marketwire)
Harron Communications, based in Malvern, sold most of its cable properties to Aldelphia in 1999. I didn't realize they were still in the business.

On Age... (Redeye VC)

Penn Medicine Names New VP/CIO (Healthcare Informatics)

Comcast Makes Move to Upgrade Networks (New York Times)

IMS Health 1Q profit falls 31 percent on higher expenses (Associated Press via Forbes)

Business Outlook Survey for Philadelphia: April 2008
(Philadelphia Federal Reserve)

Ulticom hires bank for M&A
Comverse CEO Andre Dahan: There is no deal yet, but this is definitely a step towards the sale of the company. (Globes
online)
Ulticom is based in Mount Laurel.

Net Neutrality Hearing Hits Silicon Valley (Washington Post)

National Attention Focused on Science and Technology Makes Franklin Institute's Annual Celebration of Science Relevant and Timely (IBusinessWire)

Anexinet to merge with Virtus (Philadelphia Business Journal)

Proscape Technologies Continues Global Expansion of Business with Four New Locations in North America and Europe (PharmaLive)

Voices of Innovation: Dendrite founder John Bailye (Video: NJ.com)

Stolen laptop has social security numbers of 16,000 Buff State students (Buffalo News)
Stolen from SunGard employee.

Spaceport launches deal with Lockheed (Las Cruces Sun-News)

Warning on Storage of Health Records (New York Times)

Special Report: NetSuite puts hairballs in the Cloud (MyCustomer.com)

2008 Wharton Business Plan Competition Finalists Vie for $70,000 in Prizes, VC Interest (Wharton School)

Introducing NEAT Receipts for Mac (Neat Receipts Blog)

SAP: Did Business Objects Unit Miss Q1 Targets? (Barron's: Tech Trader Daily)

H-1b overload: What’s the cause? (SearchSAP.com: SAP Watch)

Life Beyond The Four Largest BI Vendors (Information Week)

Federal Reserve Board: Beige Book-Philadelphia-April 16, 2008 (Federal Reserve Board)

After Stumbles, Boeing Has a Lot Riding on GPS 3 (Defense News)
GPS decision may be announced tomorrow; Lockheed seems to be the favorite.

Journal Register, saddled with debt, is being delisted
(Associated Press via MLive.com)

Comcast, Pando Networks Not Attending FCC’s En Banc Hearing
Stanford University Network-Neutrality Field Hearing Set for Thursday (Broadcasting & Cable)

Astea Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2007 Results
Strong Revenue Growth and Profitable Year (PRNewswire)

Rajant Announces New High Performance Wireless BreadCrumb® LX
Portable Wireless Mesh System Delivers Big Bandwidth and Resiliency for Critical Applications (BusinessWire)

Avencia Awarded National Science Foundation SBIR (Small Business Innovation Research) Phase II Grant for HunchLab (Directions Magazine)

1-800-FREE-411 and Pennsylvania politics (Redeye VC)

United BioSource Acquires Leading Publication Planning Software and Services Company (PRNewswire via FoxBusiness)

StarCite Secures $15 Million of Funding To Meet Rising Demand For Meeting Management Solutions (BusinessWire)

Google, Salesforce Partnership Owes Legacy To Microsoft, SAP, Oracle (Information Week)

Comcast wants 'bill of rights' for file-sharers and ISPs (Associated Press via Seattle Post-Intelligencer)

Comcast, Cisco Invest In Move Networks
Internet Video Delivery Startup Raises $46 Million In Third-Round Funding (Multichannel News)

Twitter: What are you doing (Philadelphia Inquirer)

Aegis Software Unveils New Global Headquarters in U.S. (I-Connect007)

Journal Register not fighting NYSE delisting (Philadelphia Business Journal)

RecycleBank Confirms Round (Private
Equity HUB)
Not new news; just a confirmation of what was reported a few weeks ago.

Port of Los Angeles Awards Unisys Biometric ID Authentication and Access Control Contract
Pilot Program Will Support Federally Mandated TWIC Initiative (BusinessWire)

B-SAT Awards Lockheed Martin Contract for BSAT-3b Satellite (PRNewswire)

Tyco to buy Collegeville security firm (Philadelphia Inquirer)

Precyse Solutions Launches Clinical Documentation Improvement Program to Assist Hospitals in Accelerating Revenues (PRNewswire)

SEI Launches Enhanced Integrated Managed Accounts Solution to the U.S. Bank Market
South Carolina Bank and Trust to Implement Integrated Wealth Management
Program (PRNewswire)


TAGSYS Announces New RFID UHF Tag Family Optimized for Item-Level Applications
Complements TAGSYS UHF Readers and Application Stations to Deliver Complete Systems (BusinessWire)

Take a Number
As the NPI deadline approaches, health care providers finalize plans to switch to the new system. (Advance for Health Information Executives)

d8 Labs plans to raise $6-8m USD (Thinking Aloud)

Firm dives in with submersible cameras (Daily Local News)

An Alternative to 'Net Neutrality' (Wall Street Journal)

Recording execs: Dude, where's my industry? (Cherry Hill Courier-Post)

Clouding the issue: Google and Salesforce.com partner (SearchSAP.com: SAP Watch)

SAP promotes virtualization ecosystem (SearchSAP.com)

SES Calls Satellite 'A Total Loss'
(Light Reading: Cable Digital News)

Comcast Imports Davis To Lead Versus As President ((Mediaweek)
Versus relocating to Philadelphia in June.

Nanotechnology: Getting small is getting big (Philadelphia Inquirer)


Aria Systems and Rackspace Team to Provide On-Demand Billing for SaaS Industry
Adds to growing list of service providers building SaaS infrastructure on
Aria System's transaction management platform (PRNewswire)

AMETEK Acquires Reading Alloys (BusinessWire)

Citigroup cuts Radnor trades (Philly.com: Philly Deals)

TruePosition Promotes Frederic Beckley to Executive Vice President of Business Development and General Counsel (Press Release)

Pa. Treasury primary race is mostly low-profile (Philadelphia Inquirer)

L.V. venture capitalists merge to build economy (Allentown Morning Call)

Ikon Office Solutions increases earnings outlook (Philadelphia Business Journal)

Microsoft Introduces Tool for Avoiding Traffic Jams (New York Times)

Nokia says very confident on Navteq buy (Reuters)

SAP: The changing of the guard (MyCustomer.com)

Buzz Abounds That Software Maker Could Be Acquisition Target (Investor's Business Daily via CNNMoney)


Big ISPs push P4P as substitute for net neutrality (ars technica)

Vishay Intertechnology (VSH) Announces Sale of Automotive Modules and Subsystems Business (StreetInsider.com)

Vishay announces new product (Daily Local News)

NYSE to suspend Journal Register shares Wednesday (MarketWatch)

CTN Solutions Upgrades NetCare Managed Services (TMCnet)

N.L. call centre closure throws 200 out of work Canwest News Service via Canada.com)
Cuts made by ITC Group of Langhorne.

Entercom and Lincoln Financial Media Renew with Liquid Compass (BusinessWire via TMCnet)


INTERPHEX, the “One -Stop Shopping” Event for Every Aspect of Life Sciences Manufacturing (ARC Advisory Group)

Colbert gets truthy about Pa. primary
Comedy host talks with the DP about filming at Annenberg next week (Daily Pennsylvanian)

Phila. papers' publisher talks layoffs, if pensions don't merge (Associated Press via phillyBurbs.com)

SAP Addresses IT Skills Shortage
(eWEEK)

More TomrorowNow trouble (SearchSAP.com: SAP Watch)

Ex-MBNA execs turn to venture capital
Fund backs Ill., Maine businesses with millions of dollars; establishes Del. office (Wilmington News Journal)

Verizon sues Time Warner Cable over advertising (Reuters)

Verizon Appeals FCC’s Leased Access Rules
Joins Cable Companies In Challenging New Rate Formula For Leased Access Programmers (Multichannel News)

Bentley Opens BE Conference 2008 Registration, Announces Keynotes by Leading Infrastructure Experts (BusinessWire)

Curious? The Franklin Institute Unveils Branding Campaign (PRNewswire)


PA DCED Hosting Korean Business Delegation to Increase Export Opportunities for PA Firms
(PRNewswire)

Weiss Tech House Announces PennVention 2008 Finalists
11 Student Teams Vie to Win Top Prizes in Annual Student Invention Competition (BusinessWire)

C&D Technologies Announces Fourth Quarter and Fiscal 2008 Full Year Results
(PRNewswire)

Probaris Shows End-to-End, FIPS 201 Smart Card Issuance at RSA Conference (Marketwire)

Clinton's Plea: Buy A Web Ad In Pennsylvania (Silicon Alley Insider)

3G iPhone guts discovered (Computerworld)

Rush to judgment: Comcast not blocking web traffic after all (ars technica)

Amdocs and Comcast: The cables that bind
An Amdocs purchase raises opportunities with the US firm. (Globes Online)

2.91 Million Homes Wired For Fiber (DSL Reports)

The CableFAX Show: Megabit Madness! (Cable360)

SAP's BI Road Map: Rationalizing and Expanding Beyond CFO (eWEEK)

Rimini Street no longer interested in SAP's TomorrowNow unit (Thomson Financial via CNNMoney)

The Newspaper Industry Needs to Take a Page from Comcast's Triple Play Book (Seeking Alpha)

Phila. union sues newspapers over pension plan merger (Associated Press via phillyBurbs.com)

NutriSystem Pulls Its Weight
The diet-plan provider forecasts higher-than-expected revenue for the first quarter as marketing efforts bear fruit (Business Week via MSNBC)
Former AOL exec named CEO, expected to increase emphasis on online marketing.

NAFTA: The great trade debate (Daily Local News)
Includes some insights into the Bentleys.

Sarnoff Releases New H.264/AVC Bitstreams for OpenCable (BusinessWire)

Tyco launches WiMAX dual SPDT switch (Semiconductor Today)

Conshy firm merging with Chinese cable operator (Philadelphia Inquirer)

MEDecision Names George J. Marshalek, Jr., Senior Vice President, Client Operations
Appointment Demonstrates Company’s Strengthened Focus on Client Service (BusinessWire)

The virtual Streets of Philadelphia and real-time geo-tagging (Kzero)

Focus On Local Media


Newspapers: Buyer Beware (Forbes)
On Journal Register and other chains in trouble.

Arbitron Updates Philly Sample Initiatives (Radio Ink)

Video: Sprout(R) Makes Viewers the Stars of its New Original Afternoon Block, The Sprout Sharing Show
International hit show PICME debuts in The Sprout Sharing Show Monday, May 5, 2008 (PRNewswire)

Clear Channel Radio Tunes into to Thumbplay to Offer Mobile Entertainment Content on Stations' Web Sites
Largest Radio Company Adds Mobile Content to Boost Local Sites (Businesswire)
The mobile content is now available from the following Clear Channel stations in the Philly area:

105.3 WDAS-FM (www.wdasfm.com)

Q102 WIOQ-FM (www.q102.com)

My 106.1 WISX-FM (www.my1061.com)

Radio 104.5 WRFF-FM (www.radio1045.com)

Power 99FM WUSL-FM (www.power99.com)

Idearc Media’s Digital Billboards Offer Advertisers More Ways to Reach Consumers
New Digital LED Billboards Offer Flexible Messaging; Communicate Important, Local Information (BusinessWire)

Multi Media Consultant Mel Taylor
Working In A Web 2.0 World (FMQB)

Comcast asks court to reverse FCC set-top box rule (Reuters)

What Cloud Computing Really Means (IDG via New York Times)
Discusses Boomi.

Amkor brings its chips back to Phila. for shareholders meeting(Philly.com: Philly Inc)

Safeguard Scientifics, Inc. Q4 2007 Earnings Call Transcript (Seeking
Alpha)
Helpful. Reading Safeguard's financial reports is like reading Greek. The company says it is trying to become more transparent.

Microsoft's Vision for Healthcare (eHealth-video)

You couldn’t do this with proprietary software (451 CAOS Theory)
On Marlton startup Ringside Networks.

FiOS’ ‘Free’ and ‘Easy’ Spin on the Digital Transition
Verizon uses clever promotional catchwords to say: ‘No more analog TV.’ (Cable360)

PeerView Completes Acquisition of Veritas Clinical Trial Register™
PeerView Expands Its Suite of Medical Publishing Solutions with Acquisition of the Leading Clinical Trial Register Application (BusinessWire)

Inverness Graham invests in B&B Electronics (Philadelphia Business Journal)

Discover, Diners Club under 1 roof
Company gains international status (Wilmington News Journal)

Alternative Technology to Offer Gemalto's Web-based Authentication Device Administration (Smart Card Alliance)

QVC Goes '2D' With Mobile Phone Test
Technology Uses Icons To Point Wireless Users To Content (Multichannel News)

Turns Out New Jersey E-Voting Problems Even Worse Than Originally Thought (Techdirt)

TargetRx Completes $9.6M Financing Round (BusinessWire)

Plattner vs. Benioff: Who Is Looking to Buy Salesforce? (eWEEK: Enterprise Apps)
More details on this interesting debate.

SAP’s unexpected infrastructure investment (SearchSAP.com: SAP Watch)

What SunGard Has Wrought
(New York Times: DealBook)

Rohm and Haas buys Gracel Display (Thomson Financial via CNNMoney)

Rohm & Haas Swaps Korea For Harvard (Forbes)

Journal Register Company Hires Lazard Freres as Its Financial Advisor (Marketwire)

Verizon To Start Shutting Down FiOS TV Analog Channels
Regional Change To All-Digital Starts In New York April 21 (Multichannel News)

Comcast, Twitter And The Chicken (trust me, I have a point) (TechCrunch)
I doubt you or I would get that much attention.

Still No Grand Plan For Going Mobile
Cable Operators Have Yet To Fund WiMax Joint Venture (Multichannel News)


DSG opening subsidiary in India (Philadelphia Inquirer)

SEI Announces Distribution Agreement in Mainland China (PRNewswire)

Discover Financial Services to Acquire Diners Club International Network (Payments News)

The future of SaaS billing (ZDNet Blogs)
Profiles Media's Aria Systems.

The Real World Online' Comes to San Francisco, Washington, D.C. and Philadelphia at EveryScape.com (PRNewswire)

Project Management Keeps IT From Being A Victim Of Success
(Information Week)

Podcast: Deep Dive into Real-Time Traffic and Location-based Advertising on Mobile Handsets (Directions Magazine)

Safend Announces Record Results for 2007 and Q1 2008 in Endpoint Data Leakage Protection (BusinessWire)

Roska Makes Strategic Acquisition of Mueller & Wister (BusinessWire)

Aiming to shape the "connected home" (Denver Post)

Fiber Awash In War of Words
Verizon, Cable Operators Spar Over Claims (Multichannel News)

Verizon reveals plans for airwaves
It says it will use the spectrum won in an FCC auction to speed up wireless Internet. (Los Angeles Times)

AT&T Plans Fast 4G Wireless Rollout (Information Week)

Comcast: customers face Internet problems (Wilmington News Journal)

Readying For Another Round
Diller's Win In Court Leaves Liberty Media Mulling Over Its Next Move (Multichannel News)

Who Are the New 3G Performance Leaders? (Seeking Alpha)

Walt Mossberg promises 3G iPhone in 60 days (Engadget)

Penn Engineering Awarded $7.5 Million to Advance Emerging Field of Network Science (UPenn)
Fascinating stuff. The earlier releases I had seen made it sound as if this grant was targeted more specifically towards
robotic applications, though this description seems a little broader.

Benioff v. Plattner: let history decide (SearchSAP.com: SAP Watch)

SAP Rises as Chiefs See Higher Margins, Repeat Goals (Bloomberg)

Newspaper Chain Hires Adviser as It Weighs Restructuring (New York Times-free subscription)
On Journal Register.

Verizon, AT&T Plan Next-Gen Wireless Networks, Google Plans To Watch (Silicon Alley Insider)

Comcast and Starcom MediaVest Group Expand Addressable Advertising Trial to Baltimore
Initial Trial Results Reveal Addressable Ads Delivered 56% More Efficiency and 38% More Effectiveness for Marketers (PRNewswire)
Reported here on Sunday.

On Comcast's customer service problems(Philly.com: Philadelphia Business Today-video)

Motorola to Lay Off 2,600 More Employees
Cutbacks Result In $104 Million Charge For First Quarter (Multichannel News)
May include cuts in Horsham.

Voices of Innovation: A talk with entrepreneur Greg Olsen (NJ.com-video)

CSC and Oracle in retail banking combination (Finextra)

An Enterprising Approach to RFID
OATSystems' new platform scales RFID deployments across larger businesses. (eWEEK)

Innovative Solutions & Support Expands Functionality on Eclipse 500® Flight Deck (BusinessWire)

Governor Rendell Says New Investments Helping PA Improve Its Economy (PRNewswire)
Announcement includes additional funds for DreamIT Ventures.

NWCT Event: Strategic Portfolio Management (PR.com)

Report says federal planning key to prosperous Phila. (Phiadelphia Business Journal)
"Federal Planning" is an oxymoron. Not surprising the Brookings Institution would come up with something like this. I don't know about the rest of the state, but from what I see I think the Philly area is doing fairly well without a "comprehensive federal master plan".

See the report here.

Comcast Enters the Wideband Era (Light
Reading: Cable Digital News)

U.S. Air Force/Lockheed Martin Team Celebrates Success of GPS IIR Program as Final Satellite is Readied for Shipment to Cape Canaveral for June Launch
Satellite Includes Demonstration Payload for New Third Civil Signal (PRNewswire)
The critical next-generation GPS contract is expected to be awarded in the next few months.

SAP wants to influence the influencers (SearchITChannel.com)
By paying them a cut of the action.

Liberty Media increases stake in DirecTV to 48 percent (San Jose Mercury News)

Take That, Google! MapQuest Snags OnStar Deal (GigaOM)
MapQuest, partially based in Lancaster, has been making some very aggressive moves lately to fight back against Google Maps.


EPAM Systems Buys Two (Private Equity
Hub)
EPAM is based in Lawrenceville.

University City Science Center Hosts DreamIt Ventures (BusinessWire)

N.J., Pa. among top 10 states for high-tech jobs (Philadephia Business Journal)

Coleman Research Group Acquires Endowment Capital Group's Clio Research Management Software (Marketwire)

CRM manager Continues Rapid Growth
Revenues from Salesforce.com Consulting Services Almost Quadruple (PRNewswire)

Markell, Carney cite business goals
State treasurer hopes to be 'small business governor;' Lt. Gov. stresses his 'economic development' work (Wilmington
News Journal)


Bentley Wins FIATECH CETI Award
Jury Recognizes Bentley for Collaboration on FIATECH’s ‘Accelerating the Deployment of the ISO 15926’ Project
(BusinessWire)

TMX Communications Named IAC Agency of the Year for Unprecedented Fourth Consecutive Year (PRNewswire)

Keane Business Risk Management Solutions Launches SCORE 3.3
Enhancements improve supervision of enterprise governance, risk and compliance management (BusinessWire)

NYSE Warns Journal Register on Delisting
Journal Register Faces NYSE Delisting for Failing to Meet Minimum Stock Price Requirements (Associated Press via
CNNMoney)
Watch out when those penny stock salespersons call pitching Journal Register.

Unisys Names James M. Geiger as Managing Partner, Department of Defense, in Federal Systems Business (BusinessWire)

Buccinis buy ex-MBNA HQ (Philly.com: Philly Deals)

WorldGate inks Ojo contract (phillyBurbs.com)
WorldGate survives to fight another day, I guess.

SAP names Leo Apotheker as co-CEO UPDATE (Thomson Financial via CNNMoney)
No surprises.

Comcast plans faster Net speeds
(Associated Press via Seattle Post-Intelligencer)
Starting in Twin Cities tomorrow.

Kenexa Acquires Quorum International -- Global Recruitment Process Outsourcing Provider (Marketwire via CNNMoney)

Traffic reports for your cell phone (Network World)
New offering from Traffic.com

Pete Distler joins Smarter Agent as President of the Smarter Agent Media Network (Smarter Agent Blog)

Synygy India targets pharma sector (Sify.com)

AXIS Goes Live as AdminServer’s First P&C Client (Insurance & Technology)

Bentley Announces Strategic Initiative to Help Sustain Bridge Infrastructure Through Bridge Information Modeling (BusinessWire)

TruePosition to use hybrid approach for greater E-911 accuracy (RCR Wireless News)

Who Will Buy Sirius (SIRI): If It Has To Be Sold?
(24/7 Wall Street)
Mentions Comcast as a possible, though unlikely, buyer.

ClinPhone Eliminates Common Integration Headaches with Innovative Combined EDC-IVR Solution (PharmiWeb)

Report: Sprint Nextel delays WiMax commercial launch (Kansas City Business Journal)

Korea's WiBro to Debut in U.S. This Month (chosun.com)
I'm not sure how the two articles above square with each other. Perhaps there will be a slowdown until the Cable participation
(Comcast et al) is worked out.

Remark Web Survey(R) 4.0 Combines Ease of Use and Powerful Functionality (PRNewswire)

NRI FORMS ASERDIV TO PROVIDE ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT (Press Release)

Xbox Moron Covered on Fox News
(Gaming Today)

The UNfunded (Redeye VC)

TruePosition

About a week ago I posted this article on a decision by the DC Appeals Court to stay a ruling by the FCC requiring more stringent accuracy requirements for mobile phone E911 services. I suggested that this position might not be beneficial to Berwyn-based TruePosition, since its cell tower triangulation methodology seemed to most closely adhere to the standards the FCC was trying to impose.
Anyway, TruePosition today issued a press release to coincide with CTIA in Las Vegas announcing its new "hybrid" solution to E911, involving the use of both cell tower triangulation and GPS identification, sometimes in the same area, if I understand it correctly. It sounds as if they are positioning the hybrid solution as going far beyond E911, toward more sophisticated commercial location-based services (LBS).
TruePosition also announced some significant promotions, and released its "Seven Key Drivers for LBS Success" .

Typefi Moving to Area

Reports from the Australian media say that Australian publishing software firm Typefi is moving its international headquarters from California to the Philadelphia area, partly because of incentives and tax breaks and also to be closer to major customers. Where exactly it will be located is not known.

Safeguard Scientifics Announces Fourth Quarter and Year-End 2007 Financial Results (BusinessWire)

Treasury wants 'heart monitor' tech link to financial services firms
Big changes, big spending possible (Computerworld)
Could be a big opportunity for Sungard, perhaps some other area firms.

EDC & IMAGING COMBINATION
Bio-Imaging, PDS Seek More Size (ClinPage)

Ulticom's nSignia ePASS Unites Carriers and Content Providers with the Long Tail of Wireless Web Services (PRNewswire via FoxBusiness)

Waste Management versus SAP: Allegations and details (SAP Watch: SearchSAP.com)


BlueCat Networks Announces Continued Expansion into the U.S. Market; Looks to Build Local Sales, Engineering and Professional Services Expertise (BusinessWire)
Canadian firm opens new US headquarters in Allentown.

Developers Benefit from New Release of XBinder (PRNewswire)

MapQuest Debuts Traffic Data Features (Mashable)

Gloucester County, NJ puts wireless plans on hold (MuniWireless)

Temple Fox School’s Eighth Annual IT Awards Honor Cristóbal Conde of SunGard, Matthew Mullenweg of Automattic, Inc. and Joe Weiss of Electronic Ink (BusinessWire)

College Fanz Sports Network Announces Successful Close of Series A Round Private Placement
ESPN Founder making waves with his sports social network (BusinessWire)

mindSHIFT Expands Market Reach with the Acquisition of Collaboration Online, Limited Company (PRNewswire)

Coates Analytics Goes with Altosoft as Platform for Advanced Financial Analytics Service (BusinessWire)

Altosoft Introduces Altosoft Insight 3.0, Unveiling New Reporting Module, New Process Analysis Features, and Industry’s First Second-Generation In-Memory Business Intelligence Architecture (BusinessWire)

Franklin Update (PRNewswire)
Franklin extends agreement with Seiko.