Verizon Agrees to Buy Alltel for $28.1 Billion (New York Times)

Private Equity Firm Buys Web Host, HostMySite (TopHosts.com)

HostMySite.com Web Hosting Company, Premieres New Website (The Hosting News)

Interview: Lem Lloyd, VP, Yahoo’s Newspaper Consortium: Reticent On Results, But Wait For AMP (paidContent)
Philadelphia Media Holdings is a key member of the Yahoo Newspaper Consortium. Lloyd says that most of the Consortium's success to data has come from HotJobs. Ironically, though, Philly.com doesn't use HotJobs. It uses Monster, which hasn't been
faring too well recently.

PMH negotiating with lenders (Philly.com: Philly Deals)
In "technical default".

Comcast planning super-fast Internet speeds in most markets (Associated Press via Delaware Online)

Optium Corporation Announces Third Quarter Fiscal 2008 Results
Record Revenues of $45 Million Driven by High-Growth Product Lines and Customer Diversification (Prime Newswire)

Optical Component Market Consolidation – Part I (Seeking Alpha)

Nokia to use IDCC products in future? (Wireless Industry Analyst)

Nokia/Navteq approval assured, no EU charge-sources (Reuters)
Navteq owns Traffic.com

Bensalem firm earns chance at contracts (phillyBurbs.com)

Probaris Wins FIPS-201 Credentialing Contract With Patent and Trademark Office for HSPD-12 Compliance (Marketwire)

Mikros Systems Awarded a Navy Seaport-Enhanced (Seaport-e) Contract
(PRNewswire)

The Web's global reach translates into a business
MTM LinguaSoft will speak the language of your pages (Philadelphia Business Journal)

Pennsylvania DCED Official Says Expanded Bethlehem Facility Will Create Jobs (PRNewswire)

Windows veteran jumps to second Silverlight (The Register UK)

ECRI Institute's Alert and Recall Management System Expands Effectiveness with New Content and Filters (PRNewswire)