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Comcast, TWC Shoot for Video Unity (Multichannel News)

Judge Approves Verizon Deal Averting Monopoly (Courthouse News Service)

What is Verizon Wireless cooking up with its cable partners?
(FierceWireless)
Verizon Wireless exec suggested first product offering from JV might hit market in Q4.


Charter, Comcast SportsNet Northwest reach agreement to broadcast Trail Blazers games (Oregon Live)

NBCU's Steve Burke Gets Pay Raise in New Deal (Hollywood Reporter)

Sony Said to Win Rights to Viacom for TV Streaming Service (Bloomberg)

IBM's Cloud Business: Ex-Employee Divulges Shortfalls (Information Week)

Database Billboards: Times and Cars and Oracle Competitors Gone By (Dennis Moore/Enterprise Irregulars)

SAP’s UI makeover: Taking a measured approach to 300,000 screens
(Brian Sommer/ZDNet)


Peco to fast-track installing 'smart' meters (Philadelphia Inquirer)

Professors Jeffrey Popyack and William Mongan Receive IBM Award for Big Data and Analytics Project (Drexel University Computer Science)

Philly Newsrooms Innovating with Project Liberty Digital Incubators (MediaBistro)

Philly Tech People News 10/21/2012

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Softmart Appoints New Management Team (PR Newswire)

SevOne Names IT Management Technology Industry Sales Executives Bart Kelly and Larry Baird to Lead Federal and Service Provider Sales Teams (Marketwire)

Former Canoe exec Lins lands at Clear Channel Outdoor (Communications, Engineering & Design Magazine)

DailyCandy Taps Moore As EVP To Enhance Cross-Platform Engagement

Budill Enters as Baker Exits NBCU's Executive Suite: Sources (Multichannel News)

Federation to Recognize Local Communal Leaders (Jewish Exponent)

Wolters Kluwer Health Appoints Cathy Wolfe President & CEO of Medical Research (PR Newswire)

Q&A: Cory Donovan, Project Liberty Digital Incubator (Keystone Edge)

Brownstein Group Adds 13 New Employees, Sees 33% Yearly Growth (Philly Ad Club News)

DiD adds three new hires (Philly Ad Club News)




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Daily Links 7/24/2012: Comcast intros 305 Meg broadband, doubles speeds for two tiers

SAP Backs Full-Year Forecast After Profit Rises (Dow Jones Newswires via Fox Business)

SAP Overtakes Siemens as Germany’s Most Valuable Company (Bloomberg)

SAP defying gravity. Who'da thought that? (Dennis Howlett/ZDNet Blogs)

Comcast Debuts 305-Meg Internet, Doubles Speeds For Two Broadband Tiers
MSO Launches 'Xfinity Platinum' to Take Fastest-Internet Claim From Verizon FiOS (Multichannel News)
Available to subscribers in Philadelphia region. Also doubling the speeds for current customers of its 25 and 50 Megabit per second services for no additional cost.

How Big Cable killed the open set-top box—and what to do about it
Researcher argues the FCC's set-top box strategy is doomed to failure. (Ars Technica)


Verizon and Redbox Start Testing Their New Web Video Service: Here’s What to Expect (Peter Kafka/All Things)

Netflix Hits Its Q2 Numbers, A Little Light on Subscribers (Peter Kafka/All Things D)

Group M Next Taps Pinterest Analytics Company Curalate (Ad Age)

Project Liberty incubator names three new tenants (Philadelphia Inquirer)


Universal Display Purchases Fujifilm’s Worldwide OLED Patent Portfolio for $105 Million (Business Wire)

Unisys Announces Second-Quarter 2012 Financial Results (PR Newswire)
Turns a decent profit.


Ametek raises FY profit forecast, sees more acquisitions (Reuters)

Lockheed raises 2012 guidance as second quarter net tops view (Reuters)



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Daily Links 4/6/2012: Ben Franklin seeks new applicants for Project Liberty

Europe’s Tech Startups Spurn Home Turf for Facebook Fever (Bloomberg)
Mentions Radnor-based QlikTech as one example.

5 Data Points from Gartner’s BI and Analytics Report (ASUG News)

SAP and SuccessFactors:
Are All Acquisitions Created Equal? (Joshua Greenbaum)
A look at SAP's acquisition history.

The Dell dilemma (Fortune Tech)

Low-latency networks aren’t just for Wall Street anymore (Gigaom)

Ben Franklin Seeking Applications from Startup Companies for Project Liberty Digital Incubator (Ben Franklin Technology Partners)

Women in Tech: Susan Buck empowers women in tech (ZDNet Blogs)

New Belgium picks Asheville for new brewery
Brewery to open in River Arts District (Asheville Citizen-Times)
How Asheville beat out Philly for New Belgium.



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Daily Links 1/4/2012: CloudMine, ElectNext and SnipSnap are chosen for Project Liberty incubator

Why Enterprise Software Will Never Be the Same (PC World)

Ben Franklin Announces Project Liberty Digital Incubator Inaugural Class (Ben
Franklin Technology Partners Press Release)
CloudMine, ElectNext and SnipSnap are chosen.

Disney and Comcast Link Up for Another 10 Years (All Things Digital)

Comcast, Disney Reach Major Carriage Deal
UPDATED: ESPN available online to Xfinity subscribers (Broadcasting & Cable)


Amazon staffs up for new digital media service effort (Gigaom)

MetroPCS Launching Live Mobile TV Service Later This Year (TechCrunch)

TiVo shares soar after AT&T settlement (AP via CBS News)

Roku Streaming Stick delivers TV apps in a flash drive package (VentureBeat)

Solve Media Now Works With 3,000 Publishers And It's Closing In On A ~ $6 Million Series B Round (Silicon Alley Insider)
Solve Media was started in Philadelphia and backed by First Round Capital; moved to New York but still has office in Philly.

Echo Therapeutics Announces $3.6 Million Warrant Exercises (PR Newswire)

Independence Blue Cross gears up to launch mobile apps (Mobile Health News)

Shell completes transition of SAP-based HR application services to Accenture
(Computerworld UK)

Infor shows strong growth (ZDNet Blogs)



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Daily Links 9/26/2011: InterDigital sinks on reports of lower than expected bids

Interdigital Swoons; Report Bids Well Below Street Hopes (Forbes)

InterDigital Swoons on Report of Meek Deal Bids (Wall Street Journal: Deal Journal)

Amazon guns for Netflix, adds 2,000 Fox streaming titles (Gigaom)

Dish ‘Could’ Buy, Partner With Wireless Company, CEO Says (Bloomberg)
Sprint Nextel, Clearwire could be possibilities.

Hispanic TV Summit: Comcast's Gonzalez Says Change Will Come To Hispanic Lineup
Content Director Tells Hispanic Programmers Top MSO's Lineup Isn't 'Static' (Multichannel News)

FCC: Cablevision/MSG Network Violated Program-Access Rules
Says withholding of HD versions of MSG, MSG-Plus hinders competition (Broadcasting & Cable)

Sungard to Unveil Retail Mobile Banking Platform by Yearend (Bank Innovation)
Not for US market, though.

Capital One hiring 500 in Delaware, getting millions in incentives (Philadelphia Business Journal)


Ben Franklin Technology Partners Seeking Applications From Startup Companies To Take Part In Project Liberty Digital Incubator (Press Release)
Applications due October 14.

Oracle May Buy Industry-Specific Software Makers, Hurd Says (Bloomberg)


Wave Systems acquires data loss protection co Safend for $12.8m
$21 million was invested in the company. (Globes)

Minority Entrepreneur Accelerator Program Kicks Off in Philadelphia (Comcast Voices|Official Comcast Blog)

Temple U. gets federal tech grant (Philadelphia Business Journal)



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Daily Links 7/11/2011: Philadelphia Media Network to offer Android tablets, launches new media venture incubator

Philly Papers to Sell Android Tablets (Ad Week)

Philadelphia Daily News to become ‘loud, irreverent, fun tabloid’ (Poynter)
Philadelphia Media Network also announces launch of "Project Liberty", incubator for new media ventures in cooperation with Ben Franklin Technology Partners, Drexel, the Knight Foundation, and DreamIt Ventures.

VCA Antech, Inc. to Acquire MediMedia Animal Health, LLC Unit of MediMedia USA Inc. (Business Wire)
Yardley-based animal health marketing data & communications firm Vetstreet sells for $146 million.

Halma Buys Avo Photonics For Initial Cash Consideration of $9 Million (Dow Jones via Fox Business)
Also potential for additional $11 million payout.


Cisco Set-Top Plant Is for Sale (Light Reading Cable)
Is Cisco considering exiting the business entirely?

After early zeal, TV networks pull back Web series (AP via Boston Globe)

NHL Hands Extensive Ad Sales Responsibilities Over To NBCU (paidContent)

Guess what? Netflix won’t buy Hulu
(Gigaom: NewTeeVee)

TripAdvisor Buys Once-Popular Facebook App Where I’ve Been (All Things Digital)
Where I've Been was actually started by Craig Ulliott when he was in Philadelphia before he got funded and moved to Chicago.

ShopRunner takes to the streets
The shipping service soon will launch a mobile app aimed at shoppers in stores. (Internet Retailer)
ShopRunner is one of the ventures spun out from GSI Commerce prior to its acquisition by EBay and is part of Michael Rubin's new ecommerce holdings.

SAP creates 100 jobs in Ireland to expand technical and R&D functions (Computer Weekly)



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