Daily Links 4/27/2012: Ascentia Health Care Solutions of Wayne acquired by Tennessee firm

SAP throws down the gauntlet in database wars
(Fortune Tech)

Healthways acquires Philadelphia health software company Ascentia Health Care Solutions (Nashville Tennessean)
Ascentia Health Care Solutions is based in Wayne.

Allscripts Plunges After Chairman, Three Directors Leave (Bloomberg)

TicketLeap Introduces Seating Chart Design Tools For Ambitious Event Planners (TechCrunch)

IPv6 Home Networking Pilot Market Deployment Technical Details (Comcast Voices/Official Comcast Blog)

Harleysville Group shareholders vote to sell (Philly.com: Philly Deals)



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Daily Links 3/5/2012: Fortune on Comcast's Sports-driven strategy

Comcast bets big on sports (Fortune)

Angry Birds Boom Spurs U.S. Employment Revival on Mobile Software Demand (Bloomberg)

IPO Pipeline Full and Getting Fuller (PE Hub)

Penn Professor Shows Tiny Flying Robots Playing Musical Instruments at TED (Video/Business Insider via San Francisco Chronicle)

New Streaming Services Strain to Retain
Bewkes makes a strong push for TV Everywhere (Ad Week)

User reports suggest Comcast is increasing upstream channel bonding activity (FierceCable)

Verizon, Cable Ops: Spectrum Sale Is in Public Interest
Say it will promote wireless broadband deployment (Broadcasting & Cable)


This CEO Chose A Tiny Startup Over High-Paying Executive Jobs
(SAI: Enterprise)
Former SAP America CEO and current QlikTech board member Paul Wahl joins Causata as CEO.

Scala Introduces Advanced Analytics that Helps Retailers be Bold with Big Data to Boost Sales
Cloud-Based Scala Advanced Analytics Dramatically Improves how Retailers Engage with In-store Customers through Digital Signage (PR Web)

Top Google And Salesforce Partners Merge, Form Global Cloud Co. Cloud Sherpas (Wall Street Journal: Venture Capital Dispatch)

Harleysville Committee Finds Nationwide Merger Should Proceed (Wall Street Journal: Deal Journal)

Itaas brings icueTV into its fold (CED Magazine)
icueTV is based in Cherry Hill.



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Daily Links 12/29/2011: Judge Tosses Out RICO Claims in Marin County Lawsuit Against SAP

Marin pumps more money into battle with Deloitte Consulting (& SAP) over computer contract (Marin Independent Journal via San Jose Mercury News)

Judge Tosses Racketeering Claims in Marin County Lawsuit Against SAP (PC World)


SAP's Proposed SuccessFactors Acquisition Clears Regulatory Hurdle (CRN)

Year in Review: SAP’s Cloud Strategy in 2011 (ASUG News)

Cornerstone OnDemand's CFO Presents at Barclays Capital 2011 Global Technology Conference - Event Transcript (Seeking Alpha)

For Start-Ups That Aim at Giants, Sorting the Data Cloud Is the Next Big Thing
(New York Times)

LTE: Solidity & Uncertainity in 2012 (Light Reading Mobile)

Harleysville Group's bid rejection adds to merger's challenges (Philadelphia Inquirer)


US HealthConnect Acquires Assets of ReachMD
(PR Web)



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Daily Links 10/5/2011: Comcast, FiOS access for subscribers through Xbox 360 announced

Benioff Enjoys the Spotlight, Even When It Is Turned Off (New York Times: Bits)

Oracle Fusion Applications Are Finally Generally Available (PC World)

HP and SAP Accelerate Cloud Deployments for Clients (Business Wire)

Microsoft expected to team up with Comcast and Verizon on pay TV via Xbox Live (VentureBeat)

Verizon And Microsoft Partner Up For Live TV On The Xbox 360 (TechCrunch)
Nothing on Comcast yet.
Update: Here is the announcement which includes Comcast.
Welcome to the Xbox 360, Comcast! (Comcast Voices|Official Comcast Blog)
Microsoft TV is About Cable Testing IP (Zatz Not Funny!)

Controller calls Philadelphia's 311 call center "a glorified answering service" (Philadelphia Inquirer)

How not to launch a custom tablet (ZDNet Blogs)
Columnist describes his experience with Philadelphia Media Network's new Android tablet.

CEO's Corner: QVC's Mike George on the Shopping Channel's Big Plans (Daily Finance)

Web Host SunGard Expands Philadelphia Data Center (Web Host Industry Review)

ConEdison Solutions and Viridity Energy Join Forces to Expand Beyond Demand Response
'Energy Optimization' Empowers End-Users to Leverage Technology to Transform Themselves Into Energy Suppliers (Marketwire)

Harleysville's IT Successes Will Benefit Nationwide - Harleysville CIO (Insurance & Technology)

Top-Level Companies Recruit Philadelphia Agency 20nine to Fuel Growth (PR Newswire)



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Daily Links 9/29/2011: Comcast, FiOS to be available to subscribers through Xbox Live

Microsoft to Add Comcast, Verizon Pay TV to Xbox Live (Bloomberg)

Nokia continues to align its workforce and operations (Nokia Press Release)
Nokia to close NAVTEQ/Traffic.com office in Malvern. Traffic.com was founded in the area before being acquired by NAVTEQ, which in turn was acquired by Nokia.

Nationwide to buy Harleysville for $760 million (Reuters)
Harleysville is regarded as an IT leader in the insurance industry.

Nationwide Pays Huge Premium for Harleysville (New York Times: DealBook)

Groupon Rolls Out Loyalty Program to Try to Make Merchants Happier
(All Things Digital)
Launching in Chicago and Philadelphia this month.

PA pension fund fires consultants, seeks 'fresh look' (Philly.com: Philly Deals)


Oracle Says Autonomy’s Lynch Met Hurd to Pitch Sale (Bloomberg)

Autonomy CEO defends HP deal while sniping with Oracle (San Jose Mercury News)
The Wall Street Journal is reporting (subscription required) that HP hopes to close Autonomy deal on Monday.

Oracle needs some cloud computing mojo (Gigaom)

This 23-Year-Old's Startup Is Generating $10 Million This Year (Silicon Alley Insider)
New York-based Adaptly was in last year's DreamIt Ventures class in Philly, funded by First Round Capital.

Universal Display Signs OLED Technology License Agreement with Pioneer Corporation for Lighting (Business Wire)

Verizon Gives FiOS Guide A Facelift In Philly, N.J. And Delaware
Telco Launches HD-Optimized Interactive Media Guide to 2.9 Million Households (Multichannel News)

New TelVue gear could power hyperlocal programming (Fierce Cable)
TelVue is based in Mount Laurel.



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Daily Links 9/23/2011: Comcast developing "AnyPlay" iPad TV streaming service

Newton's BigBelly Solar is building an Internet of trash cans (Boston Globe)
BigBelly has many of its trash bins in Philadelphia.

Amazon air conditions centers after criticism (MarketWatch)

Dish’s ‘Blockbuster Movie Pass’ Aimed More Towards Subs, Not Netflix (paidContent)

Dish misses out on opportunity to cash in on Netflix missteps (Ars Technica)

Comcast Working on iPad TV Streaming Service Called AnyPlay (Mac Rumors)

Vishal Sikka Gets Real on SAP HANA Benefits and Barriers (ASUG News)

The Oracle Mark Hurd Wants You To Know
As Oracle has reshaped its business, some misconceptions have arisen, Hurd says. He wants to set you straight. (Information Week)

HP: How to polish a Silicon Valley gem (EE Times)

Nationwide Said to Be in Talks to Buy Harleysville (Bloomberg)

Stylish Eyewear Maker Warby Parker Tries On $12M In Funding (Wall Street Journal: Venture Capital Dispatch)
New York-based online eyeglass retailer founded by Wharton students; First Round Capital an investor.



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Daily Links 7/27/2010: Apple to open Center City store on Friday

Apple to Open First Retail Store in Philadelphia (on Friday)
(Mac Rumors)

Lockheed surfs Pentagon changes; 2Q net up 12 pct (AP
via Google News)

Unisys Soars As Q2 Results Crush Street Rev, Profit Estimates
(Barron's: Tech Trader Daily)
Unisys income triples on sale of health-information unit (Philadelphia Business Journal)

Unisys to Offer Mainframe Cloud Services (PC World)

Ametek Q2 results beats Street, sees strong FY10 (Reuters)

New ISP rank and cost data from Ookla, Comcast on top (Seattle Times)

Comcast's Target: 105-Meg D3 Downstream (Light Reading Cable)

UnitedHealth Said Near $1.5 Billion Purchase of Services Firm (Bloomberg)
Would acquire Newtown Square-based Executive Health Resources Inc.

Harleysville CIO Akhil Tripathi Resigns
Sources say Tripathi left the company for personal reasons. (Insurance & Technology)




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