Links 2/12/2014: Report: Comcast to announce Time Warner Cable deal in morning

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Comcast Said to Agree to Pay $159 a Share for Time Warner Cable (Bloomberg)
Announcement expected in morning.

Comcast strikes deal to buy Time Warner Cable for $45 billion (LA Times: Company Town)


Get Ready for a Long Proxy Fight Over Time Warner Cable (New York Times: DealBook)
What was learned from Air Products/Airgas battle.

Comcast Adds Warner Bros. Fare To Electronic Video Store (Multichannel News)

Apple Said to Plan New TV Box Amid Time Warner Cable Talks (Bloomberg)

Alibaba to launch U.S. e-commerce website (Reuters)

SAP boss reveals plan to open chain of start-up cafes (Techworld)


Gartner Says CRM Will Be at the Heart of Digital Initiatives for Years to Come (Gartner Press Release)

Why Mobile CRM is a Mega-Shift in CRM (Jitendra Gupta/ Sand Hill)



Yahoo Strikes $10M Research Deal with Carnegie Mellon (Re/code)
Article isn't clear on this, but I assume Yahoo is paying C-M, not vice versa.

SAP user group says members will pull back on IT spending growth this year (PC World)


Email Attack on Vendor Set Up Breach at Target (Krebs on Security)
Was Target's Ariba portal part of the problem?



Delaware watches as Fisker hits the auction block (NewsWorks)


Campbell Soup Company upgrades software (Food Production Daily)

Links 11/27/2013: SAP rejects suggestions for European Airbus-like IT consortium

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SAP rejects calls for a pan-European IT champion (Reuters via Chicago Tribune)

Burberry points to SAP as driver of ‘operational excellence’ (Computerworld UK)

UK & Ireland User Group to put pressure on SAP to help with new tech adoption (Computerworld UK)


SaaS is cloud computing's quiet killer app (David Linthicum/InfoWorld)

INE Ventures Launches Fund to Invest in Israeli Technology Startups (Business Wire)
Focus on transplanting Israeli startups to Philadelphia, New York.

Comcast Xfinity Broadband is now one the largest IPv6 network (Gigaom)

Comcast hiring engineers for Excalibur Back Office project (FierceCable)

Charter seeks to raise $25 billion to fund Time Warner Cable bid: report (Reuters)

Obamacare's Small Business Site Won't Work for Another Year
(Business Week)

Steve Duin: Ducking for cover in the Cover Oregon debacle (The Oregonian)
Is it Oracle's fault?

Fisker sale may be approved Jan. 3, bankruptcy judge says (Bloomberg via Automotive News)

How and Why to Launch LinkedIn Showcase Pages (PeopleLinx Blog)

Daily Links 6/19/2013: Unisys to help Dept of Interior move SAP ERP to cloud

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Telecom Industry Could See Biggest Merger Spree Since ’06 (Bloomberg)

Dish Says It Won’t Submit a New Offer for Sprint Ahead of Deadline (New York Times: Dealbook)

Special Report: Bad Karma: How Fisker burned through $1.4 billion on a 'green' car (Reuters)

Unisys nabs $44M task order to move Interior financial system to the cloud
(Washington Technology)
Involves moving Interior's SAP-based ERP system to cloud, partnering with cloud-hosting firm Virtustream.

Pindrop Security raises $11M from A16Z and others to help prevent phone fraud (PandoDaily)
Based in Atlanta, but also has people in Philly and Boston.

Fab.com Raises $150 Million, Valuing Retailer at $1 Billion (Bloomberg)
First Round Capital was an early investor.

MemSQL makes it easier to import historical data and query it all under one roof (Gigaom)
This is an interesting company. Based in San Francisco; investors include First Round Capital and New Enterprise Associates.

Chinese businessman gets 12 years for software piracy
(Philadelphia Inquirer)
Targets included Exton-based Analytical Graphics.



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Daily Links 4/23/2013: Comcast Ventures' Toth focused on B2B; Aereo on to Boston

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Q&A: Louis Toth backs B2B startups for Comcast Ventures (Silicon Valley Business Journal)

Aereo targets Comcast subscribers with Boston launch
Online video platform will debut in Beantown on May 30 (FierceCable)

Apple Returning $55 Billion to Investors as Forecast Trails (Bloomberg)
Had to doublecheck this headline to make sure a hacker hadn't gotten into Bloomberg's twitter feed. I half-expected Apple to give it to charity.


Feds seize Fisker loan reserve
Energy Dept. taps Fisker reserve on eve of loan payment (Wilmington News Journal)

Fab Is Raising A Mondo Round At A $1 Billion Valuation (TechCrunch)
First Round Capital was an early investor.

DailyWorth Raises Additional $1 Million For Series A (TechCrunch)
Although its based in New York, DailyWorth's founder and CEO Amanda Steinberg lives in Philly; Investors include Philadelphia's RobinHood Ventures and Gabriel Investments.

The InstaMed Healthcare Payments Account Revolutionizes the Way Providers Get Paid (Business Wire)

Infor Bets $500 Million On Enterprise App Refresh (Information Week)

Lockheed profit beats view; budget cuts hit sales outlook (Reuters)

Lockheed IS&GS unit has trimmed more than 650 employees this year
(Washington Post: Capital Business Blog)
Lockheed IS&GS has significant employment in King of Prussia.




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Daily Links 4/5/2013: Unisys' split personality; mass layoffs at Fisker

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Unisys must mend its split personality and develop a consistent global focus (Ovum)


EMC, VMware Love Child Pivotal Poses Challenge to AWS (Eweek)

SAP Grants Channel Partners Sales Exclusivity For 'General Business' Customers (CRN)

SAP's effort to get startups on HANA bandwagon chugging along (PC World)

Chernin, Comcast Investing in YouTube Tools Startup Fullscreen (All Things D)

Peter Chernin Wants Hulu, Too (All Things D)

Markell's office notified of Fisker's plans for layoffs (Wilmington News Journal)

Google Plans to Announce Something in Austin Next Week (All Things D)
Hard to believe it would be Google Fiber.

Milestone Announces Final Closing of Milestone IV and Senior Level Promotions (Milestone Website)
Radnor-based PE firm closes new fund at $300 million.



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Daily Links 10/31/2012: Storm aftermath on data centers, telecom, Fisker

Generators Keep NJ Data Centers Humming (Data Center Knowledge)

Sandy downed 25 percent of cell masts, says FCC (ZDNet)

Comcast offers free Wi-Fi service to all in Sandy's path (CNET News)


Here’s what the Internet looked like on the East Coast during Sandy (Gigaom)

At Least 16 Fisker Karmas Drown, Catch Fire at New Jersey Port (Wired)

Here's SAP's Latest Challenge To Marc Benioff (SAI: Enterprise)

CMO Close-Up with Jonathan Becher, CMO at SAP (BtoB Magazine)

Netflix shares surge as Icahn takes 10% stake (CNNMoney)

Walmart to Sell Boxee’s Internet DVR (Multichannel News)

CSG touts deployments with Comcast, Charter, Time Warner Cable (FierceCable)



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Daily Links 10/4/2012: Sunoco's Philadelphia legacy; SAP CTO rebuts Ellison's HANA comments

Sunoco leaves a legacy of spin-offs in Philadelphia area (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Including SunGard Data Systems.


Informatica Warning Hits QLIK, TIBX, SPLK, Others (Forbes)
Replay of last quarter. QlikTech down 9% so far today.

SAP's Creepy New Retail Software Uses Big Data To Make You Buy More Stuff (ReadWriteWeb)

Setting The Record Straight - SAP HANA v. Exadata X3 ( Vishal Sikka/Experience SAP HANA)

That multi-tenancy discussion revisited (Curt Monash/DBMS2)

Ariba and SAP: Integration, Planning and Solution Roadmaps (Part 1) (Spend Matters)

Sprint Said to Eye MetroPCS Bid to Rival T-Mobile Offer (Bloomberg)

A bird’s eye view of a combined T-Mobile-MetroPCS(Gigaom)

Dish Network: FCC too slow on wireless approval (Washington Post: Post Tech)

Is Fisker, as Romney suggests, a loser? (Wilmington News Journal: First State Politics)

Digi Integrates ThingWorx Application into the Industry’s Leading Internet of Things Cloud – The iDigi Device Cloud (Business Wire)




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Daily Links 10/2/2012: Deutsche Telekom reported near deal with MetroPCS; Clearwire may delay LTE build

iPipeline Announces Appointment of Paul Melchiorre as New President (Business Wire)

Ex-Ariba, SAP exec takes top job at iPipeline (Philly.com: Philly Deals)

NetSuite Updates With “Two-Tier” Version for Larger Companies
(All Things D)
Marketing partners will include Dell Boomi.

Oracle sheds more light on database 12c, Exadata X3 (Computerworld)

Oracle's Ellison focused on Cloud, not deals (Reuters)

SAP Exec: Oracle CEO's Claim 'Fries My Brain' (SAI: Enterprise)


Deutsche Telekom Said to Near Deal With MetroPCS in U.S. (Bloomberg)

Clearwire May Delay Network Buildout as Comcast Converts Stake (Dow Jones Newswires via NASDAQ.com)

Meet The Ubuntu Women - They're More Involved Than You Think (ReadWriteWeb)
Features former Philadelphia resident Elizabeth Krumbach.

SunGard Partners with Regus to Power Expansion of its Workplace Availability Business to 550 Cities Worldwide
Agreement represents a 2,000% growth in available workplace recovery facilities for SunGard Availability Services’ customers (Business Wire)

Fisker CEO Still Aiming to Make Plug-in Cars in Delaware (Bloomberg)

University City District celebrates 15 year anniversary (Daily Pennsylvanian)

Internet-only grocer now making rounds in Philly (Philadelphia Inquirer)

Lockeed Martin win: Protest of big defense contract by SAIC denied (Philadelphia Business Journal)


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Daily Links 9/25/2012: Cable operators may challenge game consoles

SAP's Emerging Cloud Platform Strategy (Frank Scavo/Constellation Research)

Xbox Challenged as Cable Plots to Make Consoles Obsolete: (Bloomberg)

Verizon Nears Launch Of FiOS Media Server (Multichannel News)

How the U.S. is winning the race to next-gen Internet (PC World)

Cable outpaces iTunes for iVOD movies: Comcast leads rental category (Variety via Chicago Tribune)

FTTH Quietly Grows 10% in North America (Light Reading Cable)

Chattanooga, Tenn., tries to lure in tech experts (Philadelphia Inquirer)

University City innovation zone grant to aid new companies (Philadelphia Business Journal)

Fisker Karma 'plagued with flaws,' says Consumer Reports (Reuters via San Jose Mercury News)



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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 4/4/2012: Penn to lead $10 million project on computer-assisted programming

Google And Invite Media: One Year Later, DSP Looks To Global Expansion (paidContent)
Don't know if article is correct in saying Invite Media is based in Philly, although it certainly still has an office here.

Is Philadelphia in Decline? New Report Shows a City With Marked Challenges (Daily Beast)

Penn to lead $10 million project on computer-assisted programming (Physorg.com)

Unleashing Your IT Department's Strengths to Create New Business (Forbes)
By Deirdre Woods, Associate Dean and CIO of Wharton Computing and Information Technology.

New owners bring Bill Marimow back to The Philadelphia Inquirer (Poynter)
Two years ago, Osberg sacked him. Marimow will serve as Editor of the Inquirer.


Comcast Sizes Up All-IP Set-Top (Light Reading Cable)

Reed Hastings Will Get His HBO Go as Comcast Nears Deal on Xbox (New York Times: Media Decoder)

DirecTV files FCC complaint against Tribune (LA Times: Company Town)
No Phillies games via WPHL on DirecTV until this is worked out.

At Large : Hogwash and the straight dope – Comcast and Edgartown (Martha's Vineyard Times)
Love keeping up with the ongoing saga of Comcast versus Martha's Vineyard, which after all is Mr. Roberts' neighborhood.

Fisker Atlantic EVer unveiled in New York, we go eyes-on (Engadget)
But will it ever really be produced in Delaware? More on that from Philly Deals.

SAP and the Data Analytics Speed Race (New York Times: Bits)

SAP: Nomura Not Worried About Americas Prez Departure (Barron's: Tech Trader Daily)
Robert Courteau was based out of Newtown Square.

Oracle Makes Its Big Play For Analytics Leadership (Information Week)

BI, Performance Management Software Market Surpassed $12B (eWeek)

More on SAP Business One's "Multitenancy" (Jonathan Reed)

Philadelphia newspaper adds augmented reality via iPad app
Video showcases new features of its iPad-enhanced newspaper (IT World)



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Daily Links 3/30/2012: Sale of Philly papers expected to be announced on Monday

Philadelphia Newspapers Set to Be Sold to Local Leaders (New York Times: Media Decoder)

Announcement of sale of newspapers, website expected Monday (Philadelphia Inquirer)


New Jersey comptroller details waste by Delaware River Port Authority (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Norcross sounds like just the guy we need owning the Inquirer.


10 Questions for Scala CFO Anthony Maddalone (PC World)
Interesting interview with CFO of Exton-based Scala. He says his previous experiences with the IPO process was one thing that interested Scala, but he joined the company five years ago and I don't know if that's in the plans today (although its certainly not inconceivable).

Verizon plans wireless video service: report
CEO says offering could be ready as soon as this holiday season (Reuters via MSNBC)
From this article, still not quite sure what this is about; will find out more. (Here is a little more of an explanation), although details are still unclear.

Apple Doesn’t Need To Make the TV of the Future
The revolution is already here—and it’s called the Xbox. (Slate)

SunGard (Ellucian) Still Suing Cajana and NSCC (The Higher Ed CIO)

Server Flash Memory Craze Buoys Violin, Attracts SAP (Wall Street Journal: Digits)

Stroll Achieves New Revenue Milestones in 2011 (Business Wire)
Philly-based Stroll says 2011 revenue was $40 million, up from $17 million in 2010.

Fisker's Project Nina exposed ahead of New York Auto Show debut (Engadget)
Does it actually operate, or is it just a brick?

Exton-based HIT Application Solutions Secures $2.75 Million in Funding (PR Newswire)

Look at that DuckDuckGo! Daily search traffic is ballooning, up 227% in 3 months (The Next Web)

Inhabi Begins Business Incubation with Novotorium (PR Web)

A Few Early Observations On Xfinity Live! (The 700 Level)



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Daily Links 3/23/2012: SAP eyes 100 bn euro sales mark in 20 years

How will Comcast 'beat the brains' out of Verizon FiOS? (Steve Donahue/FierceCable)

Verizon Raising FiOS TV DVR, Set-Top Rates
DVR Increasing to $16.99 Monthly; Set-Top Boxes Up 17%, to $6.99 Monthly, in NY Metro Area (Multichannel News)


New advertising software automates ad-buying - and cuts out workers (Joe DiStefano/Philadelphia Inquirer)

SAP eyes 100 bn euro sales mark in 20 years (Times of India)
Maybe Larry Ellison was right about SAP being on drugs.

Fisker plans 'reveal' next month, keeps veil of secrecy (Wilmington News Journal)

ImpactRx Acquires AlphaDetail
Addition of AlphaDetail’s global custom market research expertise enhances and expands company’s solutions offerings (Business Wire)

BioClinica Partners with NextDocs to Streamline Clinical Trial Submission Process (Business Wire)

DuckDuckGo Founder Gabriel Weinberg Talks About Creating a More Private Search Engine
(Time.com: Techland)

Unintended contradictions of JOBS Act (Dan Primack/Fortune: Term Sheet)


Carpool website Ridaroo of Phila. gets first two customers (Philadelphia Business Journal)
Ridaroo will be participating in the Phorum Cloud Computing Conference Demo Pit on the 28th.

Novotorium Is Bullish on Philadelphia Area Entrepreneurs (PR Web)




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Highlights: Last week on Philly Tech News (3/5/2012 to 3/11/2012)

I reported on Bentley Systems' 2nd annual corporate update conference call; growth seems to be picking up again and the main message I took away from the call was the emphasis on China.

I wrote about Philly & New York-based Solve Media's effort to expand its CAPTCHA branding business to pre-roll advertisements for online videos.

Netflix is looking for cable operators to partner with, but Comcast quickly said it wasn't going to play that game.

The FCC signaled that it wasn't going to give Verizon Wireless and several cable operators a quick pass on their proposed spectrum sale and marketing joint venture, requesting more (unredacted) information from all parties involved.

Fortune Magazine profiled Comcast's strategy for its NBC Sports Group to double down on sports.

The New York Post broke a story that Google was looking to unload Motorola Mobility's Horsham-based set-top box business even before the acquisition was completed. Although there has been no confirmation, many industry observers would not be surprised if it were true.

PE Hub reported on SAP Ventures' plans for its next fund. SAP Co-CEO Jim Hagemann Snabe said in an interview at CeBIT that collaboration software would be the company's next product category to expand in; that doesn't necessarily require an acquisition but nonetheless his comments got the rumor mills going again. SAP also rolled out at CeBIT what it referred to as a multitenant Cloud version of its Business One ERP suite for smaller enterprises, although some analysts questioned whether it was a true multitenancy architecture.

Exton-based Scala introduced several new offerings at Digital Signage Expo 2012, including what it calls CxO Board, a digital display scoreboard that enterprise managers can use to monitor key performance metrics.

Fisker, with its plans to produce autos in Delaware delayed, had a Karma it delivered to Consumer Reports break down almost immediately on the testing grounds.

And a somewhat altered group now said to be headed by Lewis Katz and Gerry Lenfest apparently has exclusive rights to bargain for Philadelphia Media Network; Ed Rendell's position in the group is not clear at this time.

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Daily Links 3/9/2012: Bloomberg on Wayne-based SkillSurvey; SAP looks to partner with startups on HANA

Cloud Integration in 2012: Dell Boomi, Taleo Focus on End-to-End Business Processes (Integration Developer News)

Working In ‘HANA Time,’ SAP Looks To Build Ties With Start-Ups (Wall Street Journal: Venture Capital Dispatch)


Google May Be Ready to Sell Part of Motorola, but Who Will Buy? (Mari Silbey/Zatz Not Funny!)

SkillSurvey Helps Employers Get ’Honest’ References for Potential Hires (Bloomberg)
SkillSurvey is based in Wayne.

Philadelphia advertising community hands out ADDY award (Philadelphia Business Journal)

South Philly's entertainment venue Xfinity Live! set to open at sports complex (Philadelphia Daily News)

Bad Karma: Our Fisker Karma plug-in hybrid breaks down (Consumer Reports)
Any new model (particularly from a totally new company) is going to have issues, though you wonder if they are pushing cars out too quickly because of financial pressures and the need to show they can be viable. Fisker is going to need a lot of financial help, and the prospect of getting that Delaware production line going seems further and further away.



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Daily Links 2/9/2012: Oracle in $1.9 billion deal with Taleo, more on Philadelphia Media Network controversey

Oracle Buys Taleo (Marketwire)
Predicted by many, $1.9 billion deal a countermove to SAP's SuccessFactors acquisition.

Oracle Buying Taleo for $1.9 Billion in Direct Hit at SAP (PC World)

News Analysis: The Implications Of Oracle’s Acquisition Of Taleo (Ray Wang/A Software Insider's Point of View)

Wharton Opens New West Coast Campus in Search of Startup Appeal (Bloomberg)

Inquirer & Daily News owners embarrass themselves, and us (Dave Davies/NewsWorks)

PMN defends pulling blog post (Philly.com)
But reporter David Gambacorta obviously disagrees.

2 Solyndras For The Price Of 1? A123 Hurt By Fisker's Woes (Eric Savitz/Forbes)

Google reportedly working on wireless home entertainment system to be sold under its own brand (Engadget)

DOJ Set To Approve Google's Acquisition Of Motorola Mobility: Report
Agency Also Set to OK Consortium's Purchase of Nortel Patents, According to WSJ (Multichannel News)

SunGard Announces Fourth Quarter and Full-Year 2011 Results (Business Wire)

Publicis Reports 2011 Revenue Grew 7.3% to $7.7 Billion (Ad Age)
Publicis has a significant Philly area presence.

Urban Outfitters cleans up inventories, shares rise (Reuters)
Urban Outfitters' ecommerce segment is now a $500 million per year business.


Heartland Payment Systems Q4 profit tops estimates (Reuters)

BioClinica Reports Record Service Revenue for the Fourth Quarter and Year End 2011 (Business Wire)

Microsoft's plan to bring its ERP users slowly but surely to the cloud ( Mary Jo Foley/ZDNet Blogs)

Cox and CTDI Hold Grand Opening & Ribbon Cutting For New Facility in Chesapeake, VA, on Feb. 8 (PR Newswire)
CTDI is headquartered in West Chester.

Integromics Partners With FPGMX To Develop Low-Cost Methods For Clinical Genomics (Integromics Press Release)
Integromics' US operations are based in Philadelphia.



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Daily Links 2/7/2012: ShopRunner buys Shopsanity

ShopRunner Buys Shopsanity to Help Retailers Take on Amazon (PandoDaily)

Oracle demands retrial in SAP slurp spat
Snubs paltry $272m payout, wants full $1.3bn in damages (The Register)

Bill and Jim’s Bright Shiny Penny: Understanding SAP’s Success and the Challenges It Brings (Joshua Greenbaum/Enterprise Applications Consulting)

SAP to Offer Hana Analytic Software to Smaller Companies in 2012 (Bloomberg)

With federal loans blocked, Fisker halts work on Project Nina, lays off 66 workers (Engadget)

Meet Spongecell, a Profitable Ad Tech Company With $10 Million in New Funding from Safeguard Scientifics (All Things Digital)

EPAM downsizes IPO, prices below range-underwriter (Reuters)

InterDigital anticipates Q1 revenue shortfall (Forbes)

Vishay Q4 Revs, Profits Miss Estimates; Shares Stumble (Forbes)

Coinstar Soars on Profit, Buyout of NCR Unit (Bloomberg via San Francisco Chronicle)

Redbox and Verizon Face Key Decisions for DVD-and-Streaming Service (Ad Age)

Customers rate Comcast in first of 4 meetings (Savannah Morning News)

Fed may decide on Cap1-ING merger Wednesday (Delaware Online: Delaware Inc.)

DreamIt Ventures seeks five Israeli start-ups (Globes)


SaaS Changes to Higher Ed ERP Market (Delta Initiative Blog)



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Daily Links 2/6/2012: NBC's Super Bowl most watched TV program ever

Kenexa Agrees To Acquire OutStart, a Leading Provider of Next Generation e-Learning Solutions (Business Wire)

Kenexa Announces Financial Results for Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2011 (Business Wire)
Company says it paid $38.9 million for OutStart, from which it expects $13.5 million in GAAP revenue for 2012.

Local company's acquisition puts it on the global map (Wilmington News Journal)

NBC's Super Bowl XLVI most-watched show in TV history (USA Today)
What kind of bounce will NBC get?

Verizon to set up streaming service with Redbox (AP via LA Times)

Verizon teams up with Redbox to cash in on video (Gigaom)

Hands on with AnyPlay: Live Comcast video on your iPad (The Unofficial Apple Weblog)

Is Workday Silicon Valley's Next Big IPO? (Daily Beast)
Workday certainly deserves some hype, although this article perhaps provides too much of it.

Be everywhere: Google’s real social strategy (ZDNet Blogs)
By Will Reynolds of Philly's SEER Interactive.

Newgrounds Undergoing Redesign (GameKudos.com)
Newgrounds is based in Montgomery County.

Fisker lays off workers in Delaware, California (Wilmington News Journal)

SAP community portal launch date unclear due to bugs (Infoworld)

Greenphire trying for larger place clinical-trial information business (Philadelphia Inquirer)

Someone’s Trying to Frankenstein a Sports Blog Monster That Will Crush Philly.Com (Philly Mag: The Philly Post)

Q&A: Russ Fadel, CEO, ThingWorx – “Hooked on Entrepreneurship” (Safeguard Scientifics Blog)

Daily Links 1/24/2012: EPAM Systems commences IPO

EPAM Systems, Inc. (Newtown) Commences Initial Public Offering of Common Stock (Business Wire)

Verizon Posts Loss on Pension Costs as IPhone Boosts Expenses (Bloomberg)

Verizon Adds More FiOS TV Subscribers in Fourth Quarter (Hollywood Reporter)

Verizon's FiOS TV Passes Charter In Q4
Telco Adds 194,000 Net Video Subs, 201,000 FiOS Internet Despite DSL, Landline Losses (Multichannel News)


TAGSYS Ramps up Its Go-to-Market Strategy for the Americas
New executive leadership will spearhead expansion of TAGSYS' footprint in North and South America (Business Wire)
Tagsys' headquarters for the Americas is in King of Prussia.

Fledgling tech firm seeks NYC space (Crain's New York Business)
KEMP Technologies recently raised $7.5 million led by Edison Ventures. (Correction: It was actually $16 million, led by $7.5 million from Edison Ventures.)

Software AG plots Valley invasion by Terracotta army (The Register)

SAP Reaches Target for ByDesign Software, Euro am Sonntag Says (Bloomberg)
I've never considered that target to be that meaningful by itself, without some reference to the number of seats involved.

Philly's Red Tettemer, PopTent nail Super Bowl ads (Philly.com: Philly Deals)

Fisker having trouble delivering its hybrid cars (USA Today)



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Daily Links 12/8/2011: Verizon Ditches DirecTV LTE Plans for Cable

G.E.-Microsoft Venture to Create ‘Windows’ for Health Care (New York Times: Bits)

Microsoft, HP team to sell public and private cloud services (ZDNet Blogs)

HCM is the new Cloud apps frontline - buyers beware! (BusinesCloud9)

Enterprise software's maintenance model faces triple threat (ZDNet Blogs)

CDI Corp. Announces Strategic Plan to Enhance Long-Term Growth (PR Newswire)
To let go 200 employees.

Verizon ends satellite deal, FiOS expansion as it partners with cable (Washington Post:
Post Tech)

Verizon Ditches DirecTV LTE Plans for Cable (Light Reading Cable)

Verizon And RedBox Planning Major Partnership For Early 2012 Launch (TechCrunch)

Comcast elevates cable systems chief Neil Smit (LA Times: Company Town)

When Will Comcast Demand Our Firstborn?
The NBC 10/WHYY partnership is great for the cable giant. For Philly, not so much. (Philadelphia Magazine: The Philly Post)

NBC Sports Network Plans a Long Game Against ESPN (Ad Age)

Fisker Karma deliveries still parked at zero (Yahoo! Autos)
Fisker is supposed to begin producing one line of automobile in Delaware some time next year.

New Co-Working Space Opens at Science Center Port Business Incubator (Business Wire)

Analysis: Venture capital funding doubles for online retail (Reuters)



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