Daily Links 6/9/2011: Roberts To Unveil Comcast's Next-Generation Video Product at Cable Show

Cable Show 2011: Roberts To Unveil Comcast's Next-Generation Video Product
CEO to Stage Demo During General Session Thursday, June 16 (Multichannel News)


Keeping Olympics was priority for NBC (LA Times: Company Town)

Comcast Said to Be in Talks Over G4 Cable Channel (New York Times)

Comcast doubly blessed with wireless spectrum (FierceCable)
Discussion from yesterday's RCR Wireless conference in Philadelphia.

Carrier consolidation shifts investment strategy, VC panel says (RCR Wireless News)

Comcast CFO Discusses Comcast/NBCUniversal and the Future of Media (Video: Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce)

One Financial Analyst’s Bearish View on SAP and Oracle (ASUG News)

SAP’s Snabe Says Closer Linkup With HP on Real-Time Analytics Makes Sense (Bloomberg)

Why SAP must acquire a hardware vendor for In-Memory (John Appleby/Bluefin Solutions)

KKR Said Is to Seek a Minority Stake in ING Unit Amid GE, Capital One Bids (Bloomberg)

SunGard Implements Hara Environmental and Energy Management to Strengthen Sustainability and Energy Efficiency Initiatives (Business Wire)

Ahead of the Bell: Janney upgrades Heartland (AP via Forbes)
Could benefit from new swipe fee limits.

500 Startups Unveils 2nd Batch of 21 Startups
(TechCrunch)
Includes LaunchRock, which was originally launched in Philly.

PHILADELPHIA NAMED 2012 CODE FOR AMERICA FINALIST (City of Philadelphia Press Release)



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Daily Links 5/16/2011: SunGard CEO Cristobal Conde steps down

SunGard Announces Chief Executive Officer Transition (Business Wire)
SunGard emphasizes that this is a long-planned transition for Cristobal Conde which has nothing to do with the company's sluggish performance in recent years. Some speculate, though, that it might be a step towards preparing for an exit (IPO or split-up?) for the PE firms involved.

City of Philadelphia Selects eClinicalWorks for Electronic Health Records (Business Wire)

Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year 2011 Greater Philadelphia finalists announced (Business Wire)

WSJ: data caps keep Netflix from "swamping the network" (Ars Technica)

Dish Network CEO Resigns (Light Reading Cable)
Charlie Ergen will remain as Chairman.

Greenblatt: NBC Will Add New Brian Williams Show to Schedule as 'Soon as It's Ready' (Hollywood Reporter)

The Uncertain Future of '30 Rock' (The Atlantic Wire)

Report: Comcast Wants Ron Meyer to Stay at Universal -- For Now (The Wrap)

Comcast Aims Metro Ethernet At Midsize Business
Services Portfolio Provides Capacity Up to 10 Gbps (Multichannel News)

RCR Wireless News global tour set for Philadelphia (RCR Wireless News)

One Small Start-Up’s Plan To Get Customers To Notice: An IPO
(Wall Street Journal: Venture Capital Dispatch)
Israel-based WhiteSmoke, maker of English grammar software with US headquarters in Wilmington, plans IPO on the NASDAQ.

India owner sells Blue Bell software firm to Cerberus for $137M (Philly.com: Philly Deals)


Temple Opens Vault on Hybrid System (HPCwire)



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