Oracle profit beats expectations as margins rise (Reuters)

Léo Apotheker’s Leadership Opportunity: SAP At the Crossroads
(ZDNet Blogs)

Intuit makes SaaS play, heads for Salesforce.com turf (MyCustomer.com)

Deal Radar 2008: Verticals onDemand (paidContent)

Helping New Technologies Grow Into Businesses, the San Diego Way
(New York Times) Free Registration.

Cablevision to begin rollout of
network DVR next year (Associated Press via Google News)

Navmar Applied Sciences wins $10M defense contract (Philadelphia Business Journal)

Apple to celebrate retail store grand opening in Lancaster, Pennsylvania on September 20 (MacDailyNews)
Tapping in to all that pent-up Amish demand, I guess.

Oracle Reports Q1 GAAP EPS Up 28% to 21 Cents, Non-GAAP EPS Up 32% to 29 Cents (PRNewswire via MSN Money)

Comcast exec: Expect more Web regulation (CNET
News)

Communacopia: Verizon COO Strigl: Smartphone Revs Per User Double That Of Other Customers (mocoNews.net)

Two New Motorola On-Demand Products (Media Experiences 2 Go)

T-Mobile USA hits the gas on its 3G rollout (RCR Wireless News)

CDI IT Solutions Announces Agreement with NetReach (PRNewswire)

Ignite Philly (2) (geekadelphia)

A "Slowdown in the Decision Making Process" for Tech Spending (FinanceTech)

Has Comverse despaired of Ulticom sale?
Ulticom to SEC: "We will continue to explore alternatives to enhance shareholder value." (Globes online)
Ulticom is based in Mt Laurel.

AMETEK Completes Private Placement of $350 Million in Senior Notes (BusinessWire)

September 2008 Business Outlook Survey (Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia)
Some signs of improvement.

How Wall Street Lied to Its Computers (New York Times: Bits) Free Registration.

Fitch Rates SunGard Data Systems Proposed Senior Notes 'B/RR5' & Term Loan 'BB+/RR1' (BusinessWire via MarketWatch)

Is SAP Ready for the Financial Services Industry After All? (Feeding the SAP Ecosystem)

Catching up With Shai Agassi (PC World)
Former top SAP exec now working on energy solutions,