Links 12/30/2013: Blank Rome reported in merger talks with Boston firm; Eagles-Cowboys ratings hit for NBC

After 22 yrs, chair of Pa.'s $25B pension fund is out (Philly.com: Philly Deals)


Christmas Delivery Fiasco Shows Why Amazon Wants Its Own UPS (Wired)

Boston, Philadelphia laws firms in merger talks: sources (Reuters)

Amazon CTO Werner Vogels: Cloud and SaaS are going global, fast
(Gigaom)


Enterprise hits & misses – December 30 (Jon Reed/Diginomica)

5 Business Lessons from 2013 - A Year in Perspective (John Appleby/SAP Community Network)

Microsoft's Midori: The M# connection (ZDNet)



Northrop Grumman, Hopkins partner on new healthcare start-up accelerator (Washington Post)

Cowboys-Eagles Nail-Biter on NBC Dominates Sunday Night Ratings (Variety)