Deloitte recently released its nationwide Fast 500. Unlike its regional Fast 50s, which show only percentage growth, the Fast 500 shows revenue figures for each company as well. There are 18 Philly area IT companies included, and several Biotech/Life Sciences companies. In addition, Neat Receipts (now Neat Company) was named as one of the 9 "Rising Stars" nationally.








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InterDigital Announces Settlement of Samsung Patent Licensing Disputes
Settlement Resolves 2G Arbitration and 3G Patent Licensing Disputes for Sales Through 2012 (Business Wire)




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Crashing Motrin-Gate: A Social-Media Case Study (Advertising
Age)

A Study in SAP Contradictions (eWEEK)

Verizon Gets All-Digi With It (Light Reading: Cable Digital News)

Comcast Strikes Retail Deal With Sears
Comcast TV, data and voice to be marketed in 400 stores. (Broadcasting & Cable)

Cable's Future 'Gigabits' Networks
Cable Modem Inventor Rouzbeh Yassini Discusses Road Ahead For Broadband (Multichannel News)

The Wall Street Journal is reporting that InterDigital of King of Prussia and Samsung may be close to a settlement in InterDigital's patent infringement case against Samsung. InterDigital stock ia up about 24% today. More later.

Aetna, Microsoft Integrate Online Health Tools
Aetna has made its PHR tool compatible with Microsoft HealthVault (Finance Tech)

GE plans to develop new health integration framework with Mayo, other clinics (FierceHealthT)

Future Nurses Get IT Education Program (Healthcare Informatics)

B. Braun's DoseTrac(TM) Software: Making Connections to Better Manage IV Therapy (PR
Newswire)

ING DIRECT Gives Gift of Time to Troubled Borrowers
Bank Suspends Foreclosure Sales and Evictions during Holidays (Business Wire)

City money's tight, but 3-1-1's still a go (Philadelphia Daily News)

Former KYW Anchor Mendte Gets House Arrest (Broadcasting & Cable)

Comcast & Liberty Property Trust to Unveil a New Philadelphia Tradition – “The Comcast Holiday Spectacular” – on the Comcast Experience Video Wall (Business Wire)

The Story of the Great Philadelphia Hot Dog Launcher (Gizmodo)




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