Links 12/12/2014: NY State launches $50 million venture fund; Comcast expands hyperlocal EveryBlock service

Follow @phillytechnews

 Subscribe in a reader
Subscribe to Philadelphia Tech News by Email



CenturyLink bulks up its cloud, buys Cognilytics (ZDNet)
Cognilytics does SAP Hana implementations.

CenturyLink expands high-speed gigabit Internet in Seattle to 20K homes (Geekwire)
CenturyLink advancing on two different fronts.


East Beats West In IT Rivalry, Investors Say (CRN)


Comcast Expands Reach Of Hyper-Local Info Service (Multichannel News)

New Relic’s IPO Spikes 31% In Initial Trading (TechCrunch)

Chinese Tech Giant Baidu to Invest $600 Million in Uber, Says Report (Wired)


The 30 Most Successful UPenn Alumni Of All Time (Business Insider)
Interesting list, although I'm not sure I agree with some selections. One who I didn't realize went to Wharton was John Sculley.

New York State Will Start $50 Million Venture-Capital Fund (Bloomberg)
First Round Capital's Howard Morgan will lead a voluntary advisory committee, and the fund will be managed by Brian Keil, a former managing director of a $250 million venture-capital fund sponsored by NBC Universal and General Electric Capital Corp (before Comcast acquired NBCU).

N.J.'s $118 million canceled social service contract did not protect state's interests, auditor says (NJ.com)

Princeton Scientists 3D Printing LEDs Into Contact Lenses (Medgadget)

Marin County Board OKs $14 Million for Civic Center Computer Program (TechWire)
Replaces scrapped SAP implementation.

Daily Links 7/11/2012: Fiberlink to add as many as 140 in new Philly office

Uber thinks it can woo Philadelphians with luxury car service (Philadelphia Inquirer)

Uber bringing on-demand ice cream trucks to select cities on Friday only (The Verge)
Had to double check this article to make sure it wasn't a joke. Not available in Philly right away, though. I imagine the consolidated ice cream truck drivers guild will be outraged by this.


Google Maps adds floor plans and walking directions for 20 US museums (Engadget)
Including Philadelphia Museum of Art.

Fiberlink to add 140 at new Philly office (Philly.com: Philly Deals)

Marc Benioff, Lars Dalgaard, and David Sacks Are About To Do Battle, Says VC Who Backed Them All (SAI: Enterprise)


Starting Today: Try RJMetrics for Free without a Credit Card (RJMetrics Blog)

Continue Reading

Daily Links 4/27/2011: Supreme Court hears arguments in IMS Health case over Vermont law

Comcast to offer TV programs from all major networks on its VOD service (LA Times: Company Town)

U.S. top court questions state drug data limits (Reuters)
Case involves Philly-area companies IMS Health, Verispan, and Wolters Kluwer Health. Justices appeared skeptical of Vermont law; ruling expected by end of June.

Wolters Kluwer to Buy Lexi-Comp (Health Data Management)

J&J Agrees to Buy Synthes for $21.3 Billion in Cash, Stock (Bloomberg)
Synthes has its headquarters in West Chester.

CenturyLink Agrees to Purchase Savvis for $2.5 Billion in Cash, Stock Deal (Bloomberg)

CenturyLink-Savvis: Is the rush to Cloud 1+1=more than 2 for enterprise I&O? (ZDNet Blogs)

Safeguard Scientifics Announces First Quarter 2011 Financial Results
Anticipates Platform Expansion with Acquisition of an Equity Interest in a Mezzanine Lending Company; Deployed $5M and $25M, respectively, in New Partner Companies ThingWorx and PixelOptics (Business Wire)

InterDigital Announces First Quarter 2011 Financial Results (Business Wire)

Software AG Profit Rises 43% on IDS Scheer, Beating Estimates (Bloomberg)

DirecTV Real Interested In Netflix, Contemplates Launching A Competitor (Zatz Not Funny!)

Comcast planning to hire 300 for Miramar call center (South Florida Sun Sentinel)

ProtonMedia Doubles in Size—Literally (Business Wire)

Pharma poised to up online ad spend: eMarketer (Medical Marketing & Media)



permalink