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Dell and NetSuite form alliance for mid-market SaaS (Computer Dealer News)
Dell exec calls Boomi “a secret weapon” for the company.

Dell Takes NetSuite Under Its Wing (Information Week)

Fiberlink Unveils MaaS360 for On-Premises Deployments (PR Newswire)

SAP and Xamarin work to simplify enterprise mobile app development (PC World)


Workday Losses, Big Sales Growth Seen Continuing (Investor's Business Daily)

How to tell the difference between Box and Dropbox (Fortune Tech)

Comcast/Netflix: Unwinding the Latest Traffic Jam, but at What Cost? (Knowledge@Wharton)


Rovi to Buy Veveo to Bolster Television Analytics (Bloomberg)
Rovi has a significant presence in Radnor.

Customer Supplied Images Drive Social ROI at Urban Outfitters (Retail Info Systems News)

Links 8/19/2013: NewSpring leads $11 mm round in Open Road; TaskRabbit formally launches in Philly

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Open Road Secures $11 Million (Wall Street Journal: Digits)
Led by Radnor-based NewSpring Capital.

The battle for the marketing cloud (PandoDaily)
Mentions Monetate as a player.

Monetate seeking to employ 200 by year end
(Philadelphia Business Journal)
For what its worth, 200 by year end might be a bit less than what Monetate suggested to me in April.

TaskRabbit hops into 5 new markets, warren of taskrabbits now 15K strong (VentureBeat)
Philadelphia is one of them.

How hybrid cloud is transforming IT: An interview with Mike Maples, Jr. (VentureBeat)
Everyone is talking hybrid cloud now.

Late To The Game, Is VMware Turning Against OpenStack Or Embracing It? (TechCrunch)

Smartphones and tablets still secured using simple PINs, Fiberlink analysis finds (Techworld)

TWC’s Zelesko: J.V. With Comcast to Pave Way To Converged, All-Services Gateways (Multichannel News)


Google Fiber, Comcast Prep for Battle (Light Reading)

Patch Layoffs Hit New Jersey (NJ News Commons)

Video game company gambles on internet betting (Newark Star-Ledger)

Daily Links 9/5/2012: Journal Register files for bankruptcy, up for sale; Fiberlink M&A target?

Renewed rumors in MDM M&A, spotlight on Fiberlink (451 Group: Inorganic Growth)
Fiberlink is based in Blue Bell, although it recently opened an office in Philadelphia.

10 Questions for Fiberlink CFO Mark Partin (PC World)

Another Tough Step (John Paton/Digital First)
Yardley-based Journal Register files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy, will be sold, parent company CEO announces.

Journal Register Company files for bankruptcy (Poynter)


Nebula Raises $25M From Comcast, Kleiner Perkins To Help Companies Deploy On-Premise, Private Clouds (TechCrunch)

SAP Is Morgan Stanley's New Best Idea; Bullish On HANA (Eric Savitz/Forbes)

Oracle Wins Partial Victory in School's Software Project Lawsuit (PC World)

Qlik Shares Rally As Morgan Stanley Turns Bullish (Eric Savitz/Forbes)

Astea International Launches ServiceVision(TM): Cloud-Based Solution that Will Transform the Way Small and Midsize Businesses Deliver Service (PR Newswire)
Astea is based in Horsham.

Kenexa Releases the Industry’s First Social LMS, an Integral Part of Its Learning Suite (Business Wire)
Perhaps adds more substance to the emphasis IBM place on "social business" when it announced the acquisition last week.

Cable Industry Courts Network DVR (Zatz Not Funny!)

Good news for Del.: Fisker says Atlantic is a priority (Delaware Online: Delaware Inc)
What is the probability of a single Fisker automobile ever coming out of that Delaware plant?

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)

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Daily Links 3/24/2011: Comcast Urged Employees To Vote For Charter In 'Worst Company' Poll

Comcast Urged Employees To Vote For Charter In 'Worst Company' Poll
Biggest U.S. Cable Operator Said It Was Responding to Consumerist's Invitation to Participate
(Multichannel News)
I held off on this story until I knew it was a Corporate-sponsored effort rather than some prank by a local office.
However, I don't really hold the Consumerist in high regard as an unbiased observer of Comcast, and don't see anything wrong with what Comcast did although it will likely cause a negative PR backlash that will play to the Consumerist's advantage.

Time Warner Cable Is Said in Talks to Use Falcone's LightSquared Network (Bloomberg)

Clearwire Chairman wary of raising more debt (Reuters)

Oracle to give early view of software demand (Reuters)

Oracle FYQ3 Beats; Ups Dividend 20% (Barron's: Tech Trader Daily)
Oracle tops profit views, sales rise 37% (MarketWatch)

Announcing the 2011 OnDemand 100 Top Private Companies (AlwaysOn)
Includes Philly-area companies Aria Systems, Fiberlink, iPipeline, and Portico Systems.

Business Incubator Series: Interview With Kerry Rupp, Managing Partner, DreamIT Ventures — Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania (Part 1) (Sramana Mitra)

Energy efficiency is SAP’s strongest 2010 sustainability success story (SmartPlanet)

Business Intelligence Goes Mainstream At info360
(Information Week)

Fishing with the press of a button (phillyBurbs.com)



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Daily Links 5/18/2010: Fiberlink of Blue Bell wins CODiE award

FiOSTV Tops ACSI Consumer Satisfaction Index
Cable companies see small gains in satisfaction... (Broadband Reports)

IP Gateways Are Gaining Steam (Multichannel News)

Bentley Publishes May 2010 Annual Report (PR Newswire)

CODiE Awards Names Fiberlink® Best Mobile Enterprise Solution (Business Wire)


Xybion Completes Acquisition of Stelex and Vital-Path, Leaders in Business Process Software and Consulting Services for Regulated Industries, from GE Healthcare (PR Web)

Interactive Data Teams with InvestEdge to Provide Wealth Managers with Customized Financial Data (Business Wire)

SEI Enhances Private Equity Reporting Platform To Deliver Portfolio Company Level Transparency (PR Newswire)

NASDAQ OMX and SunGard to Deliver Risk Analytics for NASDAQ OMX Indexes (Globe Newswire via MarketWatch)

Berliner Communications Announces Financial Results for Fiscal First Quarter 2010 (PR Newswire)

Garber invests in Healthy Humans (Philadelphia Business Journal)

Lonza Group Completes MODA Technology Purchase (PE Hub)