Alltel: A Boon for Verizon Wireless
The merger would let Verizon Wireless overtake AT&T as the No. 1 cellular provider. But what would its 80 million customers gain? (Business Week)

Owner of Philly Papers Blames Leak For Interest Payment Story (Editor & Publisher)

Phila. newspapers run ads about fake airline Derrie-Air (Associated Press via Google News)


InterDigital Executives Review Key Accomplishments and Strategic Objectives at 2008 Annual Shareholder Meeting (BusinessWire)
"Will announce a design win in the first half of 2008" for SlimChip. The SlimChip is not expected to be part of iPhone 3G, so
this is probably something else. Other InterDigital technology will play a key role in the new iPhone, most observers think.

News Corp. Sells Its 19% Stake In Macrovision (Barron's: Tech Trader Daily)
Not one of Murdoch's better investments. This is the end result of his acquisition of Triangle Publications.

Lockheed Martin Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense Weapon System Destroys Ballistic Missile in Terminal Phase (PRNewswire)

Ignite Philly offers rapid-fire pitching (Philadelphia Business Journal)

C&D fiscal 1st-quarter profit beats predictions (Associated Press via CNN Money)

Motorola, Cisco Steering Cable’s DCAS Project
Vendors Now Performing Most Work That Was Handled By PolyCipher JV (Multichannel News)

SAP fails to settle with Oracle
(SearchSAP.com: SAP Watch)

Sandy Wax - President of PBS Sprout Kids (fun Play Dates)

Unisys Wants Sign On Liberty Two (Philadelphia Will Do)

Suit: Protest check to Comcast makes Internet rounds (Associated Press via Philly.com)