Oracle to buy 125-employee division of Global Knowledge (Triangle Business Journal)
Global Knowledge Software is based in King of Prussia.
Assurant Strengthens Position in Wireless Service Contract Market by Acquiring Wireless Handset Service Provider Signal Holdings
(PRNewswire)
Appeals court rules for InterDigital in Nokia case (Reuters)
InterDigital Prevails Against Samsung in ICC Arbitration Proceeding (BusinessWire)
Kulicke & Soffa Announces Agreements to Acquire Orthodyne Electronics and Divest the K&S Wire Business Unit (BusinessWire)
Internet Capital Group Announces Second Quarter Financial Results (BusinessWire)
Motorola Announces Second-Quarter Financial Results (PRNewswire)
Yoh Talent Solutions Chosen by SAP Americas for Contingent Workforce Management Services (BusinessWire)
SAP opens the door to Rimini Street (SearchSAP.com: SAP Watch)
CDI Corp. Reports Second Quarter 2008 Results and Announces Dividend (PRNewswire)
Tyco Electronics Toughens Up (Forbes)
BlackRock-Brandywine's Philly deal 'close' (Philly.com: Philly Deals)
Greenhouse and Madden talk about their mutual missions (Philadelphia Business Journal)
Alphion, a Princeton Junction, NJ-based manufacturer of integrated photonic components, has raised $12.56 million of a $30 million Series E round, according to Private Equity Hub. The SEC filing listed only Tallwood Venture Capital as an outside investor.
Behind the Business Objects-Oco SaaS Deal (Intelligent Enterprise)
VINtek Achieves Record Growth in Down Market
Growth illustrates demand for direct-to-consumer technologies (BusinessWire)
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PhindMe, a Philadelphia-based startup providing mobile location-based services, recently filed a Regdex form with the SEC. This probably means they have completed a funding round, though I can't confirm that since I don't have a copy of the original paper form, only the cover sheet which is displayed online.
This coincides with an announcement today that PhindMe has hired three senior managers.
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Comcast's Profit Rises on Phone, Internet Customers (Bloomberg)
Comcast Takes Broadband Share
Strong HSI, Phone Adds Drive Quarter (Multichannel News)
Comcast Illegally Interfered With Web File-Sharing Traffic, FCC Says (Washington Post)
myYearbook, Leading Teen Destination Website, Raises $13 Million to Drive Growth and Build Out New Offerings (BusinessWire)
Teen social network myYearbook is growing fast and it just raised $13M, but is it more than a teen site? (VentureBeat)
Healthy merger for SDI, Verispan (Philly.com: Philly Inc)
Cadient: 46 to 175 workers since '04
Ad agency puts its stock in digital, especially for health-care companies (Philadelphia Business Journal)
Bio-Imaging Technologies Announces Second Quarter 2008 Financial Results (BusinessWire)
Tyco Electronics reports 3rd-quarter profit (Associated Press via Forbes)
LSGC acquires Lamina Lighting for $4.5M (Tech Confidential: The Deal)
Lamina Lighting was a spinoff from research done at Sarnoff Corporation.
iContracts Raises $4 Million (Private
Equity HUB)
Rosetta Acquires Interactive Marketing Agency Brulant
(PRNewswire)
Building a Better World in GeoWeb 2008, Part 2
(Cadalyst)
"I think the next technology merger in the industry will be CAD and GIS"- Google chief technology advocate Michael Jones.
Bentley and ESRI, perhaps?
SAP today and tomorrow: Bill McDermott shares his vision (SearchSAP.com
Marchex Launches Next-Generation Local Advertising Platform (BusinessWire via Reuters)
Platform integrates technology from its Philadelphia-based VoiceStar subsidiary.
Bank of America Announces Investment in Green Technology
Innovative heating and cooling service technologies expected to reduce bank's energy costs and carbon footprint by 50% more than traditional service methods (PRNewswire via MarketWatch)
To use Fairless Hills company's technology.
(Looking back on this release, I guess it means BOFA actually invested money in this company,rather than just agreeing to
use its technology. The release is a little vague on that point.)
Innovative Solutions & Support, Inc. Announces Financial Results for the Third Quarter Ended June 30, 2008 (BusinessWire)
AGI Announces Software Component Libraries with Free Development Kits (PRNewswire)
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SAP Reports Earnings,
Raises Full-Year Revenue and Margin Forecast. (Bloomberg)
INTERVIEW-SAP sales chief sees US growth slowing (Reuters)
Friendly Fire: SAP Flubs the Maintenance Business (ZDNet Blogs)
IBM skirts ERP with ILOG buy (Network World)
SDI Acquires Verispan
Acquisition Creates Industry Leader in Patient-Level Data Analytics and Consulting Services (BusinessWire)
LLR Partners Raises $800 Million Private Equity Fund (BusinessWire)
Pennsylvania new equity fund's biggest investor (Philly.com: Philly Deals)
Comcast Q2 Earnings Preview (Associated
Press via Forbes)
Comcast Spoiling for Fight With FCC (Wired)
NY AG: Comcast, NetZero Agree To Block Child Porn Access (Dow Jones via CNN Money)
Vishay Reports Results for Second Quarter 2008
(BusinessWire)
Loss due to non-cash write-down of goodwill.
Letting Unisys have its signage will signal city's economic rebirth (Philadelphia Inquirer: Opinion)
I don't know what all the fuss is about. The company may not be around much longer in its current form anyway.
Mergers and acquisitions in the quarter: Smaller, fewer (Philadelphia Business Journal)
Quattrone in Google Embrace Sees Vindication Haunted by E-Mail (Bloomberg)
Rohm and Haas Increases Investment in Taiwan with Expansion of Asia-Pacific Manufacturing Facility (BusinessWire)
WPCS Reports Record Revenue and $0.52 EPS for FY2008 (PRNewswire via Yahoo News)
GPS Gadgets Provide A Techy Tour Of Old City History (The Bulletin)
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AMETEK to Acquire Xantrex Programmable Power (Business Wire)
Verizon Profit Rises on Wireless Subscriber Growth (Bloomberg)
FiOS subscriber growth short of expectations.
'Triple play' getting harder to pull off
After blah quarter, Verizon takes its game to New York (Fortune)
Groups cheer reports of FCC acting against Comcast (Network World)
Motorola Creates New Divisions in Advance of Split (GigaOM)
Motorola Re-org (Media Experiences 2 Go/Motorola sponsored blog)
tru2way Gains Momentum
LG Electronics, Funai Electric formalize support for 'plug-and-play' digital sets. (Broadcasting & Cable)
IBM to acquire ILOG in $340 million deal (CNET News)
Oracle expands charges against SAP in lawsuit (Reuters)
Claims top executives were warned.
SAP defends forced price hike against user anger
'If you don't want it now, you will later' (The Register/UK)
Leftover Ad Space? Exchanges Handle the Remnants (New York Times/free subscription)
Mentions Philly startup Invite Media.
StarCite Launches Strategic Meeting Management Solutions for Small- and Mid-Sized Companies (BusinessWire)
A Means for Publishers to Put a Newspaper in Your Pocket (New York Times/free subscription)
Scopus Announces Second Quarter 2008 Results (PRNewswire)
Scopus has its North American headquarters in Princeton.
1&1 Offers RatePoint Rep Services (WebHost Industry News)
1&1 Internet's USA base is in Chesterbrook.
Vantage Learning’s Enhanced MY Access! Helps Teachers and Students Make the Grade Nationwide (BusinessWire)
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Mark Cuban: Tru2way Should Be More Open (Light Reading: Cable Digital News)
"I don't care what anyone else says, but the Internet is boring." -Cuban.
Motorola to split Home and Networks Mobility unit into three parts (Associated Press via Google News)
Motorola Home and Network Mobility is based in Horsham.
Innovation Still At BI Forefront After Round Of Consolidation (Investor's Business Daily)
Biz Intelligence Has Busy Field (Investor's Business Daily)
Rundown of the major players.
Innovative Software and Technology Partnerships
(Sandhill.com/podcast)
With Bob Langer, President of Qliktech Americas and David van Toor, SVP and General Manager of Sage CRM Solutions
Software giant eyes 65% rise in regional revenue (Emirates Business 24/7)
Get iPhone availability updates every 15 minutes (The Unofficial Apple Weblog)
I'm not sure that the app I saw earlier today is still up.
We are running out of places to put things (The Future of Storage-Dell sponsored site)
Includes discussion of potential nanotech data storage solution developed at Penn and Drexel.
$1.7 million Pa. spam scam outlined
Prosecutors say House Democrats used public funds for e-mail with campaign themes. (Philadelphia Inquirer)
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In the News
eResearchTechnology Names New Chief Financial Officer (GEN)
AMETEK Announces Three Executive Appointments (BusinessWire)
ActiveStrategy Names Director of Public Sector Consulting Practice (BusinessWire)
Aon Consulting Appoints New Local Market Leader in Northeast Region (PRNewswire)
Interphase Systems Responds to Increased Demand for Virtualization Services
The company appoints Lew Smith as Product Manager for Virtualization Solutions (BusinessWire)
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FCC set to punish Comcast
(Associated Press via Google News)
Chesco man charged in Iran deals (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Web Site still up.
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Two Interesting Blog Posts about iPhones and the King of Prussia Apple Store
Is this the New Apple? (ZDNet Blogs)
WARNING - Activation Monkeys Will Attack (MacRumors Forums)
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Growing Pains (Forbes)
On MyYearbook.com.
Redlasso shuts access to video clipping site (Philly.com: Philly Inc)
Redlasso Press Release
TomorrowNow's Closure May Not Cure SAP's Pain (InternetNews)
Microsoft's DATAllegro Buyout Could Start a Trend (eWEEK)
Comcast Media Center Lines Up Buckeye For Beta Test (Multichannel News)
Journal Register Company Enters Forbearance Agreement With Banks; Hires Chief Restructuring Officer (Marketwire)
SPECIAL REPORT: RecycleBank set for the UK? (Letsrecycle.com)
Radnor-based Element Partners, a VC focused on cleantech and energy solutions, held a $130 million second close for its second fund. Element has now raised $400 million, and a $500 million cap should be reached soon. (Private Equity Hub)
SAP maintenance backlash grows in UK and Germany (IT World)
WiMAX phobia? AT&T tries to block Clearwire/Xohm merger (ars technica)
Verizon Preps Web Video For FiOS TV
Telco Testing Service to Deliver Content From YouTube, Veoh, Blip.tv and Break.com (Multichannel News)
D&E Communications Partners with Jamcracker to Bundle Business Applications (BuusinessWire
via Fox Business)
Viddler Vidgets Are Video Widgets
(CenterNetworks)
EXTOL Enterprise Adapter Achieves SAP® Certified Integration Status (BusinessWire)
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PA Governor Rendell Says $34 Million Investment Will Fuel Technology-Based Economic Development (PRNewswire via MarketWatch)
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Motorika to receive $9.5 million in funding, Globes.com reports
Motorika, the developer of robotics for physical therapy whose US base is in Mount Laurel, will receive $9.5 million in new funding, Israel's Globes reports.
The money will come from a $150 million fund being raised by Migdal Capital Markets Ltd and Morgan Stanley, which in turn will be allocated to MedInvest, which will manage the investments.The funding appears to be in the form of loans rather than equity.
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How SAP Seeds Innovation (Business Week)
Comcast to integrate phone features with Web, TV services (Associated Press via CNN Money)
Rumor: Daily Candy To Comcast For $75 Million? (Silicon Alley Insider)
Networks Lose Patience; Sue RedLasso Over Online Clips (paidContent)
Sparks fly over plans for a sign (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Changing of guard at Phila. exchange (Philadelphia Inquirer)
NASDAQ acquisition closes.
Rohm and Haas Company Reports Second Quarter Results (BusinessWire)
MEDecision Reports Second Quarter 2008 Financial Results (BusinessWire)
IKON Announces Third Quarter Results (BusinessWire)
CTDI Acquires Access Product Families from Verso Technologies (BusinessWire)
Nielsen and Wolters Kluwer Health form alliance (Medical Marketing & Media)
Journal Register Co. Expected To Default On Loan -- As Shares Drop Below A Dime
(Editor & Publisher)
Technitrol Reports Q208 Results (BusinessWire)
CEA Trade Tour Rolls Into Philadelphia (Dealerscope)
QlikTech opens office in India, eyes to grow busines (The Hindu Business Line)
Aria Systems Celebrates Surpassing Fifty Customer Win/Implementation Milestone (PRNewswire)
Open eHealth Foundation Defines Development Priorities (PRNewswire)
GSI Commerce was up 21% today after its earnings release yesterday
afternoon and an upraded rating from Stifel Nicolaus & Co.
I'm still kind of skeptical, myself. I'd like to see some profitability out of this company first.
See Google Finance profile for GSIC.
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I've been rated
Apparently, I've been evaluated by Blogged.com, a search engine for blogs that has recently implemented a new human-based rating system. Read more about Blogged here.
Philly Tech News received a rating of 8.0 out of 10 (with 10 being the best, not the worst), which they call "great". Blogs are rated on: Frequency of Updates, Relevance of Content, Site Design, and Writing Style.
You can see how this blog compares to some other Philly-related blogs here.
Not too bad for now.
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Unisys Announces Second-Quarter 2008 Financial Results (BusinessWire)
GSI Commerce Reports Fiscal 2008 Second Quarter Operating Results (PRNewswire)
SEI Reports Second-Quarter 2008 Results (PRNewswire)
Tokio Marine to buy Philadelphia Cons for $4.7 bln (Reuters)
Cuomo strong-arms Comcast over Usenet (CNET News)
Nielsen and Wolters Kluwer Health Form Alliance to Measure Healthcare Landscape
(PRNewswire)
The Top 60: Digitas Health
(Medical Marketing & Media)
J&J weighs pruning its agencies (Medical Marketing& Media)
Federal Reserve Bank Beige Book: Philadelphia, July 2008 (Federal Reserve Board)
Call the Cable Guy. Again.
As Comcast Grows, Service Problems Dog Customers (Washington Post)
Comcast worker sparks small fire (Lansdale Reporter)
Comcast Giving Away Free Wiis
In limited markets.... (Broadband Reports)
Includes Philadelphia.
Verizon Juices Up FiOS Internet Gateways
Actiontec and Westell Routers To Provide Up to 175 Megabits Per Second In Home (Multichannel News)
Business Objects Says It's Cracking Midmarket for BI (Intelligent Enterprise)
Learning about QlikView 8.5 (The changing face of BI)
Nanotech Looms Large in Commonwealth's Economy
(Business Facilities)
Penn’s Information Systems and Computing Division Named ‘Best Place to Work’ in Mid-Atlantic, No. 6 in U.S. (University of Pennsylvania)
RAM Technologies Adds Patient Healthcare Record To eHealthsuite™ Web Portal Application (PR.com)
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Comcast to sign New York's anti-child-porn code (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Pipeline Acquires COSS Development Corporation
- Timothy Wallace appointed head of iPipeline - (PRNewsiwre)
Rate hikes should come soon: Fed's Plosser (MarketWatch)
At FCC broadband hearing, speeches but no consensus (CNET News)
Lockheed Martin Net Climbs 13%; Forecast Increased (Bloomberg)
USA Technologies Announces First $5 Million Quarter, Up 105% Versus Previous Fiscal Year Fourth Quarter (BusinessWire)
TicketLeap.com raises $2M (Philadelphia Business Journal)
See Press Release
GSI Commerce is laying off about 150 employees at its facility in Sumner County, Tennessee, according to News Channel 5 in Nashville. The company said the closing resulted from the loss of a client, Restoration Hardware. GSI Commerce reports its earnings tomorrow.
Comcast Unit To Handle Web Video For Time Warner Cable Silicon Alley Insider)
QVC 2.0: TiVo users can buy products on their TV through Amazon (BetaNews)
Network users soar now that Wi-Fi’s free
But some still having trouble connecting to Internet (Metro Philadelphia)
ClinPhone Shareholders Approve Acquisition by PAREXEL (MarketWatch)
CardioNet, Inc. Reports Second Quarter 2008 Results (BusinessWire)
CardioNet Announces Public Offering of Common Stock (BusinessWire)
Wolters Kluwer On Shaky Ground (Forbes)
I think this article overdramatizes a minor blip.
Wolters Kluwer Health, a $1 billion unit based in Conshohocken, is apparently doing well.
Really Strategies and TEMIS Announce Technology Alliance (PRNewswire)
Acurian’s Database Eclipses 50 Million Patients; Company Extends Exclusivity for Clinical Trial Recruitment (BusinessWire)
Consumer Electronics Association to Make a Stop at NEAT Receipts for "America Wins With Trade" Tour (Marketwire)
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SAP To Wind Down TomorrowNow Operations By End Oct (Dow Jones Newswires via CNN Money)
Unintended Consequences and the Future of Maintenance Revenue: SAP Jettisons TomorrowNow (ZDNet Blogs)
AMETEK Achieves Record Second Quarter Results
--Raising Estimates for the Second Half of 2008-- (BusinessWire)
IMS Health profit rises on consulting growth (Reuters)
Area benefiting from influx of Indians (Philadelphia Business Journal)
Larry Mendte charged in email case (Associated Press via Allentown Morning Call)
Comcast pitches IPv6 strategy to standards body
Carrier touts simple, gradual approach to upgrade the Internet (Network World)
Motorola Extends Interoperability of DOCSIS(R) Equipment; Earns Stamp of Approval from CableLabs(R) DOCSIS 3.0 Certificate Authority (PRNewswire)
InGrid Home Security Launches on Amazon.Com (BusinessWire)
VC investments were up in 2Q (Philadelphia Business Journal)
MEDecision’s interim chief steps down (Philadelphia Inquirer)
NextPhase to Launch 802.16e Mobile WiMAX in Philadelphia (PRNewswire)
Experiences Recruiting Venture Capital - Part 2.">Experiences Recruiting Venture Capital - Part 2. (Informed Networker Blog)
If BPM is the new ERP, where are the Hogans, the HBOs and the JDAs? (BPM in Action)
PPA Considers Wireless Sensors for On-Street Spaces (KYW NewsRadio)
Securing the borders (phillyBurbs.com)
Sivox Technologies has relocated from Utah to West Chester (kind of like Shawn Bradley). The company provides interactive training systems for call centers. Sivox been around for a while, but its hard to tell how large it is. The company leased 4600 square feet, which isn't all that much, and I'm not sure if they still have operations elsewhere.
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Experiences Recruiting Venture Capital - Part 1. (Informed Networker Blog)
Informed Networker is a less than one year-old startup based in Langhorne. Its website is sort of a cross between Digg and Slashdot, focusing on serious news for IT professionals, with a general emphasis on networking technologies.
Dave Mackey, a network engineer in his early 20's, started it in his "spare time" and only in the last couple of month has shifted to a full time effort. He has some limited staff support. He says the site is running at a rate of roughly 2500 plus unique visitors and 16,000 plus page views per month.
See NetWork World article on Informed Networker.
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PhillyDeals: Unisys moving to town? Not without a sign (Philly.com: Philly Deals)
Venture Financing Drops for Youngest Companies As Older Ones Suck Up More Cash (New York Times: Bits/Free Subscription)
Where will you be working tomorrow?
Delaware's economy shifts gears as entrepreneurial spirit grows (Wilmington News Journal)
Interesting, informative feature on Delaware''s transitioning economy. Also includes articles on Nayatek and Patria Services Corp.
BlackRock To Acquire Analytics Software Company (Wall Street & Technology)
Live Webcast Alert: FCC’s Broadband and the Digital Future; Cuban and Eun To Appear (paidContent)
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People in the News
Comcast Taps Palmer Senior VP, Brand Development (TVWeek)
CardioNet taps former Viasys' CEO as chairman (Philly.com: Philly Inc)
Y-Carbon, Inc. Announces the Appointment of Edward L. Erickson as CEO and Board Member ((MarketWatch)
Penn Valley Group Appoints Elliot Levine as Executive Vice President and Expands Sales & Marketing Practice (BusinessWire)
Nutter brings back Arts, Culture and Creative Economy office (Philadelphia Business Journal)
The iSchool at Drexel Names IHI Director (Drexel University)
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Are Microsoft, Yahoo Courting Hell in AOL? (eWEEK)
Lancaster's MapQuest is one of AOL's few jewels.
NJ officials-Stop BlackRock's move to Philadelphia (Reuters)
SAP ‘Mittelstand’ customers upset at new maintenance charges (ZDNet Blogs)
Business Objects support issue will be resolved by next week
(SearchSAP.com)
How the FCC's Comcast ruling could affect traffic management
Decision could open door for enforcement of open Internet principles (Network World)
Verizon Wins Approval For FiOS TV Service In New York (Information Week)
Business Intelligence International Receives Additional Equity Funding to Fuel Expansion (Business Intelligence International Press Release)
ACI Provides Navy's Benchmarking and Best Practices (Surface Mount Technology)
$100 million contract to be performed in Philadelphia.
MDS cutting 210 employees, taking $28M restructuring and writedown hit (The Canadian Press)
Thoughts on social software and events (ecmarchitect)
Open Up Philadelphia Election Results (Keystone Politics)
DBSi Announces New Data Center in Lehigh Valley to Support Growth and "Wall Street West" Initiatives (PRWeb)
Talented immigrants key to tech, professor says (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Philly Web site accuses Colbert Report, Inquirer of stealing photos (Metro Philadelphia)
Filing a lawsuit against a big celeb is a great way to get cheap PR and generate some traffic.
Computer general and a botnet army (stuff.co.nz)
Philadelphia Region Business Outlook Survey, July 2008
(Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia)
SAP to reduce R&D budget to 12 percent of sales mid-term - CEO (Thomson Financial via Forbes)
IDS Scheer chairman denies he is in talks to sell 41 pct stake to SAP (Hemscott)
Oracle Enhances Performance Management Offerings (Channel Web)
Comcast Interactive Media Names Karin Gilford Senior Vice President of Fancast and Online Entertainment
Former Yahoo! Vice President of Entertainment to Run Online Entertainment Destination (BusinessWire)
Group warns FCC: Comcast's good behavior just a "trick play" (ars technica)
TruePosition Awarded Patents That Facilitate Location-Based Safety and Security Services for GSM, CDMA and UMTS (BusinessWire)
TruePosition Rapidly Expands Research and Development on Location-Based Safety and Security Solutions
Wireless Location Technology Leader Opens New Facility in Greater Boston (BusinessWire)
Merrill to sell Bloomberg stake for $4.5 billion - Reuters (Finextra)
Also apparently dropping plans to sell Blackrock stake. Blackrock released excellent quarterly results today.
WPCS Announces Guidance for FY2009 (PRNewswire)
Radnor based NewSpring Capital has raised $165 million for a business services venture fund and held a $65 million first close on its health care-focused fund, according to Private Equity Hub
HTH Worldwide Introduces mPassport(sm), Mobile Health and Safety (PRNewswire)
Meet the founder of Ticketleap.com - Chris Stanchak (Phillypreneurs)
Wireless telecoms
Culture clash (The Economist)
MedQuist to Commence Trading on the Global Market of The NASDAQ Stock Market, LLC
(PRNewswire)
Robert Ghrist: Penn Integrates Knowledge Professor (Penn Almanac)
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E-medical records: What seems to be the problem? (Computerworld)
SAP Will Move Customers to New Support; Raise Prices (Bloomberg)
SAP says 100,000 customer target in 2010 in reach (Reuters)
Also opening research center in Israel.
SAP Launches Co-Innovation Lab in Tokyo (PRNewswire via IT Business Net)
BlackRock close to Pennsylvania move (Newark Star-Ledger)
InvestEdge Partners with SEI to Provide Enhanced Regulatory Compliance Solutions for Banks (PRNewswire)
SunGard to Expand India Operations (CXOtoday)
Journal Register investor may cancel $25 mln offer (Reuters)
New StarCite CEO To Fine-Tune Strategy (Business Travel News Online)
Siemens and NCR Ink Reseller Agreement
Siemens Offers NCR MediKiosk Self-Service Solutions to Customer Base (BusinessWire)
Environmental Tectonics More Than Doubles Revenues, Cuts Loss (PRNewswire)
Chirp Interactive Joins thePlatform
thePlatform Begins New Initiatives in Silicon Valley (PRNewswire)
thePlatform is owned by Comcast.
IPTV Subscribers Pass 15 Million, But How is IPTV Defined? (Media Experiences 2 Go: Motorola-sponsored blog)
Do BPM vendors eat their own dogfood? (Column2)
Some interesting comments on this thread.
All Over the Map (Art Info)
How regional auction houses like Freeman's in Philadelphia benefit from the Web.
Announcing FundingSleuth.com (Redeye VC)
In Pennsylvania VoIP Operators To Pay A 911 Fee (VoIP Watch)
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The PhillyTech Search Engine (always there on the right sidebar) continues to grow in its coverage of tech-related websites in the Philadelphia area. It now numbers more than 700 sites. My goal is to ultimately get it to several thousand , though that will take a while. I'm doing it methodically with a lot of quality control (I hope).
Also, Google Custom Search, on which PhillyTech Search is based, is much improved now, indexing and returning a deeper and more complete set of results for any query. The same is true for the "Search Within This Site" feature.
Please try it out, I think you'll find a more relevant and concise answer set than from using the general Google Search Engine for Philly-centric technology searches. And please recommend any other sites to me that should be included at phillytechnews@gmail.com
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Comcast-Spectacor to demolish
Spectrum (Associated Press via Google News)
Yahoo Exec Karin Gilford Headed To Comcast: Report
Entertainment GM Reportedly Set To Join Cabler (Multichannel News)
User Group Targets SAP Talent Shortage (CIO.com)
SAP cooks up partner, customer integration at co-innovation lab
(SearchSAP.com)
The SAP/Business Objects Support Blunder (Intelligent Enterprise)
New Zealand hacker
let off without conviction in Penn incident (Associated Press via International Herald Tribune)
Do your hacking in New Zealand.
Fear and enterprise in the PaaS channel (ZDNet Blogs)
Navigating toward success (Phoenixville News)
IKON Revises Third Quarter Fiscal 2008 Outlook
Increases Third Quarter EPS Guidance to $0.35 to $0.37 (BusinessWire)
Barclaycard US appoints Phillip Steitz CIO (Finextra)
Barclaycard US is based in Wilmington.
Philadelphia-Based Document Solution Company, Vuzit, Makes Major Technology Upgrade; Launches Commercial Web Site (BusinessWire)
CSG Extends Contract With Comcast
MSO To Use Subscriber Management System Through 2012 (Multichannel News)
WiMAX update: Waiting for Intel silicon; Xohm looks to Sept. launch (MuniWireless)
Semantic Business Process Management (IDS Scheer ARIS BPM Blog)
HighPoint Solutions to Develop Contract Analytics Solution for a Top Three Pharmaceutical Company
(PRNewswire)
CompuData is the tortoise not the hare (Philadelphia Business Journal)
Peopling the virtual world (Philadelphia
Inquirer)
ClearOrbit Launches Industry’s First Web Store for Supply Chain Execution Products and Services (BusinessWire)
ClearOrbit, based in Austin, is part of Princeton's TAKE Solutions.
(Note: Actually, TAKE Solutions is based in India, though its US headquarters are in Princeton. It appears to be a very interesting company.)
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Technology Collaborative Accepting Proposals;
Plans $1.5M in Grants to PA-based Companies and Universities
Proposals being accepted for developments in digital & analog electronics;
robotic technologies & applications and cyber security. (Press Release)
No word yet on when or if a Philly-area session is planned.
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Shifting SunGard's focus from recovery to planning (Philadelphia Inquirer)
IDS Scheer Rises on Rumor SAP May Make Takeover Offer (Bloomberg)
Not the only SAP acquisition rumor I've heard recently.
InBev’s Anheuser-Busch takeover: an SAP win-win (SearchSAP.com: SAP Watch)
Fast gene sequencing in two years? Investors bet $100M on Pacific BioSciences making it happen (VentureBeat)
Inside the 3G iPhone - revisiting my predictions (Wireless Industry Analyst)
FCC boss reshapes hardline stance on Comcast
(The Register UK)
Which plug to pick? (Wilmington News Journal)
Comcast or Verizon FioS?
Rohm & Haas termination fee up to $750 million (Reuters)
Rohm and Haas Opens Asia Technical Center to Support Leading-Edge CMP Applications (BusinessWire)
GSI Commerce Announces Extension and Expansion of Marketing Services Agreement with Toys'R'Us, Inc. (PRNewswire)
DuPont Invests in Enablence Concurrent With Enablence's Acquisition of DuPont Photonics Technologies, LLC (MarketWatch)
Wolters Kluwer Health Launches Mobile Clin-eguide for “On the Go” Clinical Decision Support (BusinessWire)
Can WiMAX be first-world?
Various obstacles could hinder its success Telecommunications Magazine)
See-through Phila. house is N.Y. museum 'exhibit' (Philadelphia Inquirer)
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iPhone Availability
You can check the availability of iPhones at Apple Stores (not AT&T Stores) at the the Apple website by going to this page. Actually, the information given is unclear. It shows availability as of Sunday, but that doesn't preclude a new shipment coming in tomorrow. The website says that new shipments arrive "most days"'. However, it shows that as of Sunday, almost all area stores were out. And from what I've heard, you are less likely to find one at an AT&T Store.
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Comcast Combats Customer Service Complaints With Software (Multichannel News)
FCC Crackdown on Comcast Doesn’t Even Include Fine (Broadband Reports)
NFL throws flag on Comcast for NFL Network discrimination (ars technica)
High Cost of Driving Ignites Online Classes Boom (New York Times-free subscription)
Apple Stores Have IPhones; AT&T Is Mostly Sold Out (Bloomberg)
Business Intelligence on the double (itp.net)
On QlikTech.
SWOT Analysis: Business Objects' Predictive Workbench (Enterprise Systems)
Primavera(R) Provides Anchor Contribution for PMI Educational Foundation
(PRNewswire)
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People in the News
NBC Universal Marketing Executive Kenneth R. Graffeo Joins PointRoll As Chief Operating Officer (PRNewswire via CNN Money)
Wellman Joins Diversified Search Ray & Berndtson As Managing Director, Private Equity/Venture Capital Practice (Business Wire)
Patria Names Award-Winning Brand Marketer Marvin Davis and Venture Capital/Private Equity Executive Jeffrey Rollins to Board of Directors (PRWeb)
ActiveStrategy Names Tim Mueller Director of Healthcare Consulting Practice (BusinessWire)
Wolters Kluwer Health Appoints Susan Driscoll as Executive Vice President & General Manager of the Books Business of its Professional & Education Unit (PharmaLive)
Ketan Bhimani Joins Keane Business Risk Management Solutions to Lead British and European Sales Efforts (BusinessWire)
Bryan Evans Joins Select Greater Philadelphia as Director of Public Relations and Publications (BusinessWire)
Comcast Int'l Media promotes Jene Elzie (Hollywood Reporter)
Avenue A | Razorfish Promotes Burg, Cohen, and McGinty (Philly Ad News)
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I looked in to NextG, which a couple of days ago announced that it had completed a new communications network in Philadelphia (see press release) . What NextG does is use a technology called DAS (fiber-optic distributed antenna systems) to create base stations that supplement the major cell towers to improve and fill in coverage in a geographic area. It sells its network services directly to carriers, rather than to end users.
NextG is based in San Jose, and last month filed for an IPO. It may be in an advantageous position because its base stations are less visually invasive than cell towers. NextG should not be confused with the Australian wireless network of the same name.
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FCC's Martin recommends
punishment for Comcast (Associated Press via Google News)
iPhone frenzy in Philadelphia (Philadelphia Inquirer)
iPhone 3G On Sale At 8 A.M. (MyFox Philadelphia)
Infineon cellular chipset in iPhone 3G (Wireless Industry Analyst)
And by extension, InterDigital.
A Look At Business Apps In The iPhone App Store
Business intelligence and CRM software vendors are the most supportive of the Apple 3G iPhone. (Information Week)
Glitches mar Apple's iPhone debut (Fortune)
Levi's suffers profit meltdown in midst of SAP embrace (The Register UK)
Dow Pays Big for Rohm & Haas (Business Week)
Why ownership shift isn't so bad for Phila. (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Bentley and Autodesk Join Hands to Bridge DGN and DWG
(Cadalyst)
Medicare bill rewards providers for e-prescribing
(Government Health IT)
Philadelphia Inquirer's Hai Do Discusses Journalism and New Media (Video: Temple Journalism via blip.tv)
Keystone Opportunity Zone Program Expanded (The Bulletin)
Here's an idea; why not make the entire state an opportunity zone?
Sir John Templeton, Pioneer Investor and Philanthropist (John Templeton Foundation)
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Dow Chemical to Acquire Rohm & Haas for $18.8 Billion (Bloomberg)
Buffet, Kuwait fund Dow's $15B/$78-share bid for Rohm & Haas (Philly.com: Philly Deals)
Dow buys Rohm and Haas for $15.3 billion (EE Times)
A little more about the deal, specifically in the advanced materials area and why it actually might be good for Philadelphia.
Ness Technologies Sells SAP Sales and Distribution Division in Israel to SAP
(MarketWatch)
Bloomberg Restructures Amidst Merrill Stake Sale Talks; Text Separates From Multimedia Division (paidContent)
A substantial portion of Bloomberg's operations are in Princeton.
Sales set to start on new iPhone (Metro Philadelphia)
Getting an Early Look at the App Store (Business Week: Tech Beat)
Navteq Acquisition completed by Nokia
(Associated Press via Forbes)
Navteq owns Traffic.com of Wayne.
Japan firms,govt to team up on OLED panels -Nikkei (Reuters)
InterDigital - Thoughts on the ITC staff report (Wireless Industry Analyst)
Kenexa Hires Human Resources Thought Leader to Direct Product Strategy (Marketwire via CNN Money)
VoiceVerified Inc. Wins Patent Approval for Voice Authentication System (PR.com)
Low Power RF Developer - CenTrak-Video (Texas Instruments E2E Community)
A Primer on Smart Cards (New York Times: Personal Tech-free subscription)
FeedRoom Adds Another $12 Million In Funding (Silicon Alley Insider)
FeedRoom is based in New York. The funding round was led by NewSpring Capital, which has been very busy lately.
Health Plan Signs Tech Software Deal (The Bulletin)
Drexel School of Public Health Uses NetReach's cmScribe Advanced Content Management System (CMS) Software for First National Diversity Preparedness Clearinghouse
(PRNewswire)
WorldGate Introduces the Ojo Pro Video Phone for the Business Market (BusinessWire)
Not quite the buzz of the iPhone introduction.
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Siemens to reduce SG&A costs – 12,600 jobs to be cut worldwide (Siemens Press Release)
NextG Launches Major Philadelphia DAS Network (BusinessWire)
I haven't heard of this before, so I'm not sure how it might compare to other kinds of wireless service. I'll find out more.
SAP, Oracle go vertical in ERP applications fight (SearchSAP.com)
Many more acquisitions to come.
Update: SAP module reorganization? (SearchSAP.com: SAP Watch)
Sandra Long to lead newspapers' consolidation efforts (Philadelphia Daily News)
Comcast, Vonage Partner on Network Management
(PC Magazine)
Comcast suddenly respects FCC authority over throttling (ars technica)
Is Cable Voice Getting a Sore Throat? (GigaOM)
FiOS TV Adding Big Ten Network (Broadcasting & Cable)
RFID Industry Reaction to Checkpoint-OAT Deal, Part 2
(RFID Update)
Bentley and Autodesk target interoperability (Extranet Evolution)
Kenexa Names Tim Beaumont as Vice President of Sales (Marketwire via CNN Money)
NewSpring Capital helps fund buyout of Thermacore (Philadelphia Business Journal)
CenTrak Acquires Important Patent for Dual Infrared/Radio Frequency (IR/RF) Technology; IR/RF Approach Enables 100% Room-Level Location Accuracy (CenTrak Press Release)
Herley Industries, Inc. Added to Russell 3000 Index (PRNewswire)
Flex and the Swiz Framework by Chris Scott on 07/10/08 (Philadelphia FlashPlatform AUG)
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RFID Industry Reaction to Checkpoint-OAT Deal, Part 1 (RFID Update)
Checkpoint Systems Deems OAT Acquisition Strategic
(RFID Journal)
One thing that surprised me about this acquisition was that the price was as low as it was ( $37 million). A recent article in Xconomy,
a Boston tech business blog, put the VC investment in OATSystems at $25 million. If that's correct, it means the return on that
investment was probably close to zero (after taking out whatever stake the principals had left), and really a loss considering the time value
of money.
I thought it would be worth more, not so much because of its financial fundamentals, but for the value of its technology to
a strategic buyer like Checkpoint. But obviously, it wasn't.
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Pa. Gov poaching business from N.J. (Newark Star-Ledger)
InterDigital says ITC staff in favor of Samsung in patent suit (Reuters)
InterDigital - Samsung ITC case (Wireless Industry Analyst)
iPipeline Secures Series A Funding
(Private Equity Hub)
Autodesk and Bentley to Advance AEC Software Interoperability (PRNewswire)
Gannett Confirms ShopLocal Buy; Total Company Valued At $52.5 Million (PaidContent)
ShopLocal will be used in conjunction with Gannett's PointRoll, which is based in Conshohocken.
Rohm and Haas Opens $60 Million Immersion Lithography Facility (BusinessWire)
Inquirer, Daily News Begin Merging (Philadelphia Weekly)
That was fast.
QlikTech Releases QlikView 8.5 (PRWeb)
SaaS star leaves SAP for Salesforce.com (ZDNet Blogs)
Aria Systems Appoints James D'Arcangelo Vice President of Marketing (PRNewswire)
PodCamp Philly is On the Road... Finally (PodcampPhilly.com)
Online communities for SAS users and SAS professionals (BI Blogs)
IDC Report Shows Steady Growth for BI, Pent-Up Demand for Analytics (Intelligent Enterprise)
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