Quality Systems Reports Resignation of Its President and Chief Executive Officer Effective August 16, 2008 (BusinessWire)
Quality Systems' major division is NextGen Healthcare Information Systems of Horsham, which is a very substantial business.
Obviously, something is up with this resignation. A dissident director has been fighting the CEO for at least a couple of years. Don't know if that has anything to do with it.
Quality Systems stock falls after CEO's resignation (Associated Press via Forbes)
CBS3 fires Mendte (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Checkpoint Systems Acquires RFID Software Company OATSystems (RFID Journal)
More detailed information on acquisition announced yesterday. OATSystems is a real innovator in the RFID space. Its technology allows companies to collect and analyze more detailed information using RFID. The acquisition may also help Checkpoint to expand into vertical markets it hasn't traditionally been in. No word on the price, but I'm guessing it was at least $100 million.
Can and Should RedLasso Survive? (Zatz Not Funny!)
SAP exec discusses Imagineering, the future of development (SearchSAP.com)
SAP chief: Big software isn't going away (CNET News Blog)
Are SAP Business ByDesign customers happy with their choice? (SearchSAP.com)
Motorola Gains DOCSIS 3.0(R) Certification in First CableLabs(R) Wave to Include Digital Voice Modems
(PRNewswire)
Motorola Gets ‘Deeper’ On Fiber
Vendor Expands Broadband Access Network Portfolio For Cable (Multichannel News)
Commcast Videowall, philadelphia
(media architecture group)
The Death of Stealth Mode (Redeye VC)
Revisiting Cybercities (Phiily.com:
Philly Deals)
Boomi Teams With Taleo to Simplify and Accelerate SaaS Integration for On-Demand Talent Management Solution (Marketwire)
Red Hat’s other open source management project (451 CAOS Theory)
PHR Task Force Appointed
(eHealth)
Oracle Forms Health And Sciences Business Unit (Information Week)
When Oracle starts focusing on a specific vertical market, it means acquisitions are sure to follow. It would not be
surprising to see them focus on a few Philly area companies, such as Quality Systems' NextGen Healthcare Information Systems
(see above) or Octagon Research Solutions.
