Daily Links 3/21/2012: Ellison says SAP "must be on drugs"

Oracle: Hardware business decelerates, cloud combat coming into view (ZDNet Blogs)

Oracle defies gravity, not out of the woods yet (Dennis Howlett/ZDNet Bloogs)

Ellison on SAP's database plan: "They must be on drugs" (Bloomberg via Times of India)

Verizon to the Cable Industry: Let’s Be Friends (Susan P. Crawford/Bloomberg)
Susan P. Crawford, a law professor and Bloomberg columnist, served as President Obama's Special Assistant for Science, Technology, and Innovation Policy.

Comcast, Verizon Say They’re Itching to Fight Google, Apple (Peter Kafka/All Things D)

Verizon, Comcast Clash With Opponents Over Cable Spectrum Deal (PC Magazine)

Global Deal: QVC Expands in China Through Joint Venture (Wall Street Journal: Deal Journal India)

The JOBS Act Can Rebalance Risks and Rewards for Emerging Growth Companies, Investors (Jon Callaghan, Jeff Clavier, Josh Kopelman and Jason Mendelson/PE Hub)

Boston's OpenView Venture Partners closes 3rd VC fund at $200M (Boston Business Journal)
OpenView made major investments last year in Philly area startups Monetate, NextDocs and Xtium.

Comcast, Liberty Global Lead $11M Round In Ad Startup Integrate
Company's Solution Designed to Track Ad Impressions Across Multiple Platforms (Multichannel News)

Medidata Gains Raves on Wall Street for Drug Development Tools (Xconomy New York)
Article cites importance of Medidata's 2008 acquisition of Conshohocken-based Fast Track Systems.

CRF Health Announces Record Breaking Revenue and Earnings Growth in 2011 (Business Wire)