Links 2/10/2015: Brian Williams suspended 6 months without pay; SevOne reports 63% growth in 2014

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Brian Williams Suspended From NBC for 6 Months Without Pay (NY Times)

Making sense of the cloud ERP conundrum (Denn Howlett/Diginomica)

SAP’s Hybris launches ‘contextual marketing platform’ to fix what is ‘broken’ (VentureBeat)

Hitachi to Buy Pentaho to Bolster Data-Analysis Software Tools (Bloomberg)

10 In-Memory Database Options Power Speedy Performance
(Information Week)

SevOne Achieves 15th Quarter of Record-Breaking Revenue and Growth Results (Marketwire)

Why private, late-stage valuations are skyrocketing (Fortune)



Comcast-Time Warner Deal Chances Improve With Tighter Web Rules (Bloomberg)

Republican Complaints About FCC Net Neutrality Plan Grow (Re/code)

40 Under 40 (Wharton Magazine)



Bentley acquisition allows 3D modelling direct from digital photographs (Infrastructure Intelligence)

eBay Bans One of Its Own Divisions From Selling Ads on eBay (Re/code)


The Real Opportunity for Cloud in the Enterprise
(George Krautzel/MissionOG)

Daily Links 2/4/2013: Osage Venture Partners closes new $66 million fund

N.J. continues decline in drawing venture capital (NorthJersey.com)

Osage Venture Partners Exceeds Fundraising Target, Closes Fund III With $66M (Marketwire)

Steve Capus Replacement at NBC News Will Step into Diminished Role (Analysis) (Hollywood Reporter)

Twitter Makes Big Acquisition, Buys Social TV Analytics Company Bluefin Labs (Silicon Alley Insider)


Tech, telecom giants take sides as FCC proposes large public WiFi networks (Washington Post)

ITC Will Investigate Complaint By InterDigital Against Mobile Devices By Samsung, Nokia, Huawei & ZTE (TechCrunch)

Dell Nears $23 Billion Deal to Go Private -Sources (Dow Jones Newswires via Fox Business)

SAP raises maintenance prices: Will it stick? (ZDNet)


Roundup of Cloud Computing & Enterprise Software Market Estimates and Forecasts, 2013
( Louis Columbus/Enterprise Irregulars)

APKT Halted: ORCL Buys Networker for $29.25, Will Push into ‘All-IP Networks’ (Barron's: Tech Trader Daily)

Permira, KKR Said to Tap JPMorgan for ProSiebenSat.1 Exit
(Bloomberg)
Comcast cited as one possible bidder, though not much foundation given for that speculation right now.



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Daily Links 2/1/2013: NBC News Chief Capus to depart

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Dell Could Announce Deal to Go Private As Soon As Monday (All Things D)

Dell Unveils SAP HANA, Server Bundles (Information Week)

SAP partner program expands to account for cloud applications
Some 500 SuccessFactors partners will be rolled into the fold this year (IT World)

NetSuite Stock Up On Q4 Beat; SAP Responds To Jab (Investor's Business Daily)

IaaS Market—Who Wants It? ( Denis Pombriant/Enterprise Irregulars)

ANALYSIS: SAP Chairman Plattner's medical vision (USA Today)


CLWR Still Mulling DISH Offer; Sprint Talks ‘Not Faring Well,’ Says BTIG (Barron's: Tech Trader Daily)

NBC News Chief Steve Capus Steps Down (Hollywood Reporter)
Suburban Philly native, WCAU vet.

Who’s In Line to Take Over at NBC News? (MediaBistro: TVNewser)

Time Warner Cable CEO Britt to step down by year end: report (Reuters)

30 Rock Gets In One Last Comcast Dig Before Going Off The Air (Consumerist)

"Angel Investor' Tax Incentives Now Law in New Jersey (NewJersey Newsroom)




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Daily Links 7/19/2012: Five Below raises $163 million in IPO; shares jump 56% after offering

Oracle Buys Skire to Boost Its Primavera Project Management Software (PC World)
I haven't heard too much out of Oracle Primavera recently, but I believe it is still primarily based in the Philly area. Oracle acquired the project management software pioneer founded by Joel Koppelman, which at the time was based in Bala Cynwyd, in 2008. Koppelman, who has since left Oracle, is now listed as "Chief Sculptor at JMK Adventures" on his LinkedIn profile.

Five Below prices IPO at $17.00, at high end of the range (Renaissance Capital)
Philly-based retalier raises $163 million.

Five Below's shares soar in initial trading (AP via Philadelphia Inquirer)
Shares jumped 54% after offering. Update: Five Below (NASDAQ: FIVE) closed the day up 56%.


Philly Fed Firms Continue to Report Weak Business Conditions (Business Wire)

Philly Fed factory activity shrinks for third month in July (Reuters)

Burke Creates NBCU News Group to Oversee NBC News, MSNBC, CNBC
NBCU EVP Fili-Krushel to Serve as Chairman (Multichannel News)

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