Daily Links 1/17/2013: More on SevOne; Philly Fed Index declines unexpectedly

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Pike Creek's SevOne makes Bain investment deal to expand (Wilmington News Journal)

27-Year-Old Box CEO Plans To Hire 300 More People, IPO In 2014 (Bloomberg via Business Indsider)

Manufacturing in the Philadelphia Area Unexpectedly Shrinks (Bloomberg)

January 2013 Business Outlook Survey (Philly Fed)

Google: TWC Is 'Withholding' Metro Sports RSN in Kansas City (Multichannel News)

Comcast upgrades core network with Ciena (CED Magazine)

OpenX Raises $22.5 Million in Round Led by Samsung Venture Unit (All Things D)
QpenX investors include First Round Capital and SAP Ventures. OpenX acquired King of Prussia-based supply side ad platform LiftDNA last year.

Ten New Ventures Join the Ranks of the Wharton Venture Initiation Program (Wharton Entrepreneurship Blog)

Union agrees to bargain to help save Philly papers (AP via phillyBurbs.com)

New Survey Shows Health Information Exchanges Growing in Pennsylvania (PR Newswire)




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Highlights: Last week on Philly Tech News (2/27/2012 to 3/4/2012)

I profiled the objectives, agenda and participants for the upcoming Phorum 2012 Cloud Computing Conference to be held on March 28 at World Cafe Live.

King of Prussia-based BuySide Partners (formerly A-Frame Technology Assurance) separated from A-Frame Technology Services to focus primarily on its opportunities in helping the Department of Defense improve the efficiency of its massive IT operations. I discussed BuySide Partners' plans with Managing Partner Chris Panaro.

New Jersey Tech Weekly's Esther Surden contributed an article to Philly Tech News about TechLaunch, New Jersey's first tech accelerator.

Lawrenceville, NJ-based Edison Ventures' newest fund, Edison VII, closed with $249 million raised, and as usual it hopes to invest a good portion of that in the Philly area, the Inquirer's Mike Armstrong reported.

Online advertising platform OpenX (a First Round Capital portfolio company) acquired King of Prussia-based startup LiftDNA; there is some talk that Pasadena, CA-based OpenX might be thinking about an IPO.

Philly's 3D printing and prototyping lab NextFab Studio, headed by Evan Malone, is planning a second, much larger facility on Washington Ave. in South Philadelphia, the Inquirer's Joe DiStefano reported.

A Politico reporter at a media event ran into Ed Rendell, and asked about the status of his bid for Philadelphia Media Network. He is reported to have replied that "the bids went in today" (this past Friday). Whether that quote is completely accurate or that it means there are multiple bidders is not entirely clear. As you may know, impromptu Rendell quotes may sometimes later be disavowed.



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Daily Links 3/1/2012: Is Leo Apotheker launching comeback?; Datatel+SGHE partners with Blackboard

Advanced Advertising: Comcast's Jenckes Sees Plenty of ITV Ad Opportunities
Exec Also Bullish on VOD Mid-Roll Dynamic Ad Insertion (Multichannel News)

No More Free Ride with Comcast Video on Demand (Zatz Not Funny!)

'Battleship' shows a big course change at Universal Pictures (LA Times)

Universal keeps peace with Redbox, spurning Warner Bros. (LA Times: Company Town)

FiOS Installed Throughout Most of Mt. Airy (Mt. Airy Patch)

Q&A with LiftDNA Founder & CEO Vadim Telyatnikov (OpenX Blog)

Datatel+SGHE and Blackboard Partner to Integrate Colleague and the Blackboard Learn Platform Through the Intelligent Learning Platform (PR Newswire)

Is Leo Apotheker launching a comeback? (Gigaom)

The King is Dead, Long Live the King: The end of ERP and the birth of the Hybrid Enterprise
(Josh Greenbaum/Enterprise Irregulars)

5 Reasons Why Multicast Video Probably Won’t Save Bandwidth in an IP World – Part 1 (Motorola Mobility Home Blog)



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Daily Links 2/28/2012: Edison Ventures raises $249 million for new fund

OpenX Acquires SSP LiftDNA, Pulls Demand Channels Into One Place (Adotas)

OpenX opens kimono to reveal financials – prepwork for an IPO? (Reuters Blogs)

Edison VII Raises $249 Million (PR Web)

Safeguard Scientifics Announces Fourth Quarter and Full-Year 2011 Financial Results (Business Wire)

Cisco wants to light up data centers
Cisco buys Lightwire to create high-speed, high-volume switches that are priced for data centers. (IT World)

SunGard: Cloud Concepts Are ‘In Our DNA’ (Data Center Knowledge)


Baltimore's top IT official resigns after alleged ethical violations emerge in N.Y.
Public official sought job for himself, girlfriend with software vendor after contract award, N.Y. audit says (Baltimore Sun)

Malone’s Transparency Reversal (Wall Street Journal: Overheard)

MediaMorph Raises $8 Million From Motorola Mobility, Smedvig Capital
Startup Provides Cross-Platform Audience Measurement and Analytics (Multichannel News)

Comcast’s Xfinity Home and EcoFactor Announce Agreement to Deliver Cloud-Based Energy Management Solution to Residential Customers (Business Wire)

Comcast Files First NBCU Condition Compliance Report
Says conditions have become part of company's DNA, and that it has overdelivered on some promises (Broadcasting & Cable)
"Company's DNA" rapidly becoming one of the most overused buzzwords.

Angelakis: No Usage-Based Pricing For Now
Comcast CFO Says Cable Giant Won't Rock The HSD Boat (Multichannel News)

Cablevision Declines After Forecasting Lower Free Cash Flow in 2012 (Bloomberg)

Cable Operator Knology Explores Potential Sale (Wall Street Journal: Deal Journal)

Epicor suit claims company is providing third-party support illegally (IDG News Service)
TomorrowNow-like suit.

ICON Acquires PriceSpective (Applied Clinical Trials)

EResearch 4Q profit rises and stock advances (AP via CBS News)



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Daily Links 2/27/2012: OpenX buys King of Prussia's LiftDNA

OpenX buys King of Prussia's LiftDNA (Philly.com: Philly Inc)

CoPilot GPS app includes free offline maps with optional traffic data and turn-by-turn navigation, headed to Android and iOS (Engadget)
CoPilot is based in Princeton.

Dell Buys AppAssure for Software Backup (PC World)
AppAssure competitors include Philly-based PHD Virtual Technologies.

Dell's 12G Servers, New Storage Arrays: What's The Endgame? (CRN)

Evercore’s Mestre Gives Up U.S. Investment Banking Head Title (New York Times: DealBook)
Staying on at Evercore, but stepping down as top investment banker to avoid potential conflicts as he joins Comcast's audit committee. Mestre joined Comcast's board about one year ago. Evercore, coincidentally, is the same firm handling the Philadelphia Media Network sale.

Oracle's Exalytics now available, set for showdown with SAP's HANA (IT World)

The emerging competition between SuccessFactors’ Jam and SAP StreamWork – is it necessary? (Richard Hirsch/SAP Community Networks Blogs)

Sprint to Raise $2 Billion Debt, May Use to Fund Clearwire (Bloomberg)

Here's What Life Is Like When You're 22 And You've Sold A Company For $100 Million (Video: Silicon Alley Insider)
Interview with myYearbook's Geoff and Catherine Cook.

Google Maps Now Taking You Inside Your Favorite Philadelphia Restaurants And Bars (uwishunu)



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