Daily Links 8/6/2012: Report says Google has decided to sell Motorola Home; Vanguard bringing techie back in to lead IT

Google Preps Sale of Motorola Home (Light Reading Cable)
Horsham-based unit might be sold by year end, according to Light Reading's sources, though Google may strip off and retain some IP assets.

For Vanguard CIO, Running IT Comes Second
Vanguard is bringing a true techie back in to lead IT, but his job will be about a lot more than technology. (Information Week)
GE veteran John Marcante becomes CIO, and former CIO Paul Heller becomes head of the retail investor group.


Minneapolis spent millions on no-bid IT contract (Minneapolis Star Tribune)
Some questioning city's long term relationship with Unisys.

Viridity receives $15M investment (Philadelphia Inquirer)
From Japanese corporation; values Viridity at $100 million.

Comcast's Brian Roberts: ‘We see these Olympics as a real laboratory’ (Sports Business Daily)




CardioNet, Inc. to Acquire CardioCORE Lab, Inc. for $23.5 Million (Business Wire)

Procurian Extends Its Energy Solution With Acquisition of Utilities Analyses, Inc. (Globe Newswire)

eBay Is Launching [Testing] A Same-Day Shipping Service Called eBay Now (TechCrunch)

Will Financial Apps Be Next Cloud Growth Story?
Security worries are a major obstacle, but Oracle and SAP see enough potential to provide their own cloud options. (Information Week)

SAP Hits Home Run With New York Yankees Partnership (SAP Community Network)

Lenovo Targets Dell Share Of Government, Education Sales (Bloomberg)
Replaces Dell as EMC partner.


Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority Selects AssetWorks, a Subsidiary of Constellation Software's Volaris Group, for Upgrades to Their Asset Management Solution (Marketwire)
AssetWorks is based in Wayne.

Zimride Launches in NYC (and Philadelphia) to Make Riding in Cars with Strangers Less Strange (Betabeat)

J&J Looks to Pare Agencies, Costs in Review Driven by Speed and Effectiveness (Advertising Age)



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