Daily Links 6/22/2012: CloudMine officially launches CloudMine 1.0

Comcast 'Invents' Its Own Private Internet (Bloomberg Business Week)

Dish Network, Netflix, NCTA execs set to clash at House hearing (FierceCable)


Bringing the BaaS (CloudMine Blog)
Officially launches CloudMine 1.0.

Google to launch Amazon, Microsoft cloud rival at Google I/O (Gigaom)

Don't expect a kinder, gentler Oracle after sales exec's departure (InfoWorld)

QlikTech Jumps the Shark (Paul Staelin/Birst Blog)
Interesting point of view on QlikTech's recent Expressor acquisition, though keep in mind it is written by a competitor that's trying to move into QlikTech's space.

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Daily Links 5/29/2012: Sprint gives date for Nextel shutdown; Schilling blames RI for company's trouble

Four signs America's broadband policy is failing (Ars Technica)

Comcast Exec Among FCC's Open Internet Monitors
OIAC will gauge impact of FCC network neutrality rules (Broadcasting & Cable)

Cable's Cloudy Future
In Tech Shift, Operators Rain Down Cloud-Based Content, Apps and Services (Multichannel News)


Sapphire 2012: The Softer, Greater SAP...I Hope (Paul Greenberg/ZDNet Blogs)

SAP Energizes Its Cloud Strategy – The Lars Dalgaard Era Begins (Josh Greenbaum/Enterprise Irregulars)

The Cloud's Killer App? SAP's Bid to Own the Enterprise Social Space (ReadWriteWeb)

Schilling blames RI for company's trouble (AP via NECN.com)

Sprint Gives a Date for Nextel IDEN Shutdown: Next June (PC World)

Learning to Chase Online Word of Mouth
Fab.com and the value of Online Word of Mouth (New York Times)
With an assist from RJMetrics.

Focus Pointe Global Announces Receipt of Growth Capital
Noel Sitzmann appointed as CEO to focus on Company’s expansion strategy (Business Wire)



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Daily Links 5/25/2012: Curt Schilling's videogame startup lays off all (several hundred) employees

Curt Schilling’s 38 Studios lays off entire staff (400+ people) (Boston Globe)

Skeleton crew cleans up at Big Huge Games in Timonium (Baltimore Sun: BaltTech)

Verizon likely to divest wireless spectrum to get cable deal OK ( Marguerite Reardon/CNET News)

Christie: N.J. will start sports bets on its own (AP via CourierPost Online)

The Lingering Impact of SuccessFactors (Infographic) (All Things D)

Wookey's worldview: why SAP and Oracle still don't have it right in the Cloud (BusinessCloud9)

Dell Said to Mull Buying Quest for Computer-Management Tools (Bloomberg)

Dell-Quest deal possible over weekend: sources (Reuters)

Dell Buying Microsoft Office 365 Cloud Migration Specialist? (TalkinCloud)
Article speculates about possible synergies between Quest and Boomi, should Dell acquire the former.

Oracle Exec Slams Sun Hardware, Saying 'We Bought A Dog' (SAI: Enterprise)

Has Google changed its mind about sharing its fiber network? (Gigaom)



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Daily Links 5/18/2012: Salesforce.com Reports Torrid Q1 Growth, Slams SAP

Schilling bad pitch (NY Post)
Report: Rubber check for $1 million payment by his video game to Rhode Island.

SAP Gets Serious About The Large Enterprise Application Cloud (Forrester Blogs)

Salesforce.com Reports Torrid Q1 Growth, Slams SAP (Information Week)

Janney planning 5-10 percent adviser growth: CEO (Reuters)

Bentley Introduces Shared 'OpenRoads' Information Modeling Functionality in InRoads, GEOPAK, and MXROAD V8i (SELECTseries 3) (Business Wire)

Motorola Mobility Showcases the Evolution of TV and a Smart, Simple Connected Home at The Cable Show 2012 (PR Newswire)


For This Social Enterprise Accelerator in Philadelphia, It's All About Rigor (Forbes)
GoodCompany Ventures' application deadline is Monday.



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Daily Links 2/3/2012: Comcast may invest in Mets, more Thursday Night Football to NFL Network

Financial Relief for Mets May Come From TV Partners (New York Times)
Comcast may invest in Mets so they can better compete against Phillies.


NFL Network Ups Thursday Night Football Games to 13 for 2012 Season (Hollywood Reporter)
NBC Sports had been reported to have had a keen interest in adding those games for its cable network.

Verizon’s cable spectrum mashup: evil genius or simply genius? (Gigaom)

Dish Asks Regulators to Reject AT&T Call for Rapid Network Build (Bloomberg)

DirecTV Stops Selling WildBlue
May be Working With Dish/Hughes On New Option (Broadband Reports)

Take This Mitt, and Pass Me the Broadsword (New York Times)
Curt Schilling's expensive new video game close to debut.


Online retailers hoping Congress acts as PA delays enforcement of sales tax law (Delco Times)

Systems Management, Cloud Services Likely in Dell's Software Acquisition Plans (PC World)

SuccessFactors Announces Preliminary Fourth Quarter Fiscal 2011 Results (PR Newswire)

NetSuite looks to a bright 2012 (Dennis Howlett/ZDNet Blogs)

Newtown's EPAM Systems considered best of next week's IPO candidates (Dow Jones via NASDAQ.com)

Daily Links 7/8/2011: SAP Human Resources chief Angelika Dammann resigns

Why Verizon should buy Hulu (Gigaom)

Netflix: Is it broadband’s cash cow or data hog?
(Gigaom)

Comcast XFINITY TV Gets Honeycomb Support, Your Tablet is Your New Remote (Phandroid)

FCC commissioner blasts his agency for over-regulation (The Hill)


FCC Submits Net Neutrality Regulations (National Journal)

ANGELIKA DAMMANN RESIGNS FROM SAP EXECUTIVE BOARD (SAP Press Release)
She wasn't there for very long, but says leaving for personal reasons (though there is perhaps a little more to the story )

Why Workday is a Major Threat to SAP (Jarret Pazahanick)

SAP core applications certified on Oracle Exadata (ZDNet Blogs)

Beyond SaaS; Cloud Computing Update and Investment Opportunities
(Enterprise Irregulars)

Although Many Investors Are Spinning, Turntable.fm Has Not Yet Picked A DJ (TechCrunch)
Contrary to yesterday's Business Insider report (though it may be just a matter of timing).


Curt Schlling Is Back Pitching His Start-Up (Wall Street Journal: Venture Capital Dispatch)



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Daily Links 7/15/2010: Outlook on Qlik Technologies' planned IPO

BI Vendor QlikTech's IPO Could Be Red-Hot (CIO.com)

Can Sprint afford a WiMAX flop?
Company may take hit if WiMAX fails to catch, but other strategies are out there (Network World)

Clearwire Gets a New Backhaul Buddy (Light Reading Cable)

Comcast unleashes 100 Mbps tier for businesses (CED Magazine)

Manufacturing in Philadelphia Fed Area Cooled in July (Bloomberg Business Week)
Philly Fed July 2010 Business Outlook Survey

Ben Franklin Technology Partners approves investments of $1.8M (Philadelphia Business Journal)

Blog Networks Try One More Time to Turn Local Journalism Into Cash (GigaOM)
Yardley's Journal Register is one experimenter.


SAP & CA Tag Team for GRC (ZDNet Blogs)

Curt Schilling’s online game firm 38 Studios considers $75M loan incentive from Rhode Island (VentureBeat)

Comcast SportsNet unveiling Baltimore website (Baltimore Business Journal)

Elsevier's Procedures Consult Mobile Brings Procedural Videos and Illustrations to Smartphones (Medgadget)

Athenaeum library in Philadelphia: Old-world and cutting-edge
(Philadelphia Inquirer)




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