Today in Philly Tech History 4/20/1971: Safeguard Scientifics begins trading on NYSE






On April 20, 1971 (42 years ago), Wayne-based Safeguard Scientifics (SFE) began trading on the New York Stock Exchange. Safeguard has been in fairly unique company most of that time as a publicly listed VC firm.

Two years ago, on the 40th anniversary of its initial trading launch, Safeguard published a special website highlighting 40 facts about its company history.

Safeguard was founded in 1953.




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Daily Links 4/19/2013: SAP misses sales estimates, primarily on Asia





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SAP Software Sales Miss Estimates on Lower Demand in Asia
(Bloomberg)

SAP Co-CEO Upbeat Despite Lower Q1 Results (NASDAQ.com)

SAP co-CEO: Cloud computing business profitable (AP via Miami Herald)

Blackstone bails on Dell (Fortune)

IBM looks to sell its x86 server business to Lenovo as profits crash (Ars Technica)

IBM Down 8% on Q1 Miss: Business ‘Resilient,’ Bulls Insist (Barron's: Tech Trader Daily)

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PHD Virtual Announces 40 Percent Year-Over-Year Growth With 12th Consecutive Record Quarter (Business Wire)




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