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.