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Workday’s Q2 shows continued controlled growth (Den Howlett/Diginomica)

Unisys going on offense in server and security markets
Forget firewalls. Set your endpoints to go dark. (Computerworld)
In-depth interview with Unisys CEO Ed Coleman. Requires free registration and filling out one of those silly forms.

Marc Andreessen, Pat Gelsinger in verbal VMworld brawl (The Register)

Ellison to talk in-memory database, Oracle PaaS at OpenWorld
(Computerworld)

Blind Comcast exec developing a talking TV channel guide (Philadelphia Inquirer)

Comcast's Fandango ticket service buys Quantum promotion firm
(Reuters)

Comcast Tests EA-Powered Game Service for X1 Platform (Multichannel News)

Kickstarter Lures Startups Seeking Guinea Pigs Over Cash
(Bloomberg)
Article highlights Philly-based Connectify's use of Kickstarter.

SAS takes aim at SAP with in-memory analytics (IT World)

Will acquisitions pay off for Salesforce.com?
Commentary: Cloud-software firm’s stock should move on forecast (MarketWatch)

Hammerer Aluminium Industries Extends SAP Investment with More Rapid Analysis in QlikView (Business Wire)

TicketLeap Launches New Mobile Box Office for iOS
(PR Newswire)

Daily Links 3/26/2012: Datatel/SunGard HE gets new name; SAP boots some top China execs on compliance violations

Ellucian: New Company Name Announced for Datatel and SunGard Higher Education Combination(Business Wire)

SAP Says China Growth Not Hurt by Managers Leaving on Violations (Bloomberg)

Oracle DB under threat? (Dennis Howlett/ZDNet Blogs)

Oracle set to update analytics strategy, go after SAP customers (Network World)

SAP Releases New Sustainability Report (PR Newswire)

SAS Makes Its Bid to Democratize Data Analysis (New York Times: Bits)

QlikTech price list puts pressure on BI industry (SearchBusinessAnalytics)

InstaMed another Phila. tech firm on the upswing (Philadelphia Business Journal)

Verizon, cable ops shed light on AWS, marketing deals (Wireless Week via CED Magazine)

TiVo Sues Time Warner Cable And Motorola
DVR Maker Amends Countersuit Against Motorola to Include Patent-Infringement Claims Against MSO (Multichannel News)

Set-top box future remains present concern (FierceCable)

Xbox 360's Comcast Xfinity TV app in beta testing, won't count against data caps when it launches (Engadget)

Philly Internet-Based Theater Company Lives Between Cyberspace and the Stage (Mashable)

Villanova University Conducts Most Comprehensive NFC Access Control Trial to Date (PR Web)



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Daily Links 3/8/2011: Deutsche Telekom, Sprint said to be discussing T-Mobile USA Deal

Deutsche Telekom, Sprint Said to Discuss T-Mobile USA Deal
(Bloomberg)

YouTube, Netflix, Hulu: Meet Facebook (All Things Digital: MediaMemo)

Facebook Could ‘Become a Credible Threat to Netflix,’ Says Goldman Sachs (Hollywood Reporter)

Netflix spooks Hollywood more than ever (CNET News)

Britt: Video Losses Unacceptable
TWC chairman says MSO looking at video subscribers with "renewed intensity" (Broadcasting & Cable)

Comcast Courts the Cloud (Light Reading Cable)

Republicans pan FCC reasons for net neutrality rules (Washington Post: Post Tech)


Smarter Agent acquires Toor.me (Smarter Agent Blog)
Camden-based mobile real estate network acquires Seattle company that uses QR codes on properties.

Urban Outfitters’ Weak Quarter: A Hiccup or A “Yikes” (Barron's Blogs)
First disappointing news from Urban Outfitters in a long time. But the fashion business is like that.

Anexinet Named to Inaugural CRN Tech Elite 250 (Business Wire)

SAS Pushes BI to Apple's IPad, IPhones (PC World)

To BI or Not to BI – That is The Question for SAS (Information Management)

Seven Questions About CRM Software with Microsoft’s Mike Ehrenberg (All Things Digital: NewEnterprise)

The cable-TV installation will be easy. Want to buy some property under the Brooklyn Bridge? (Washington Post)
One writer's experience with Comcast.



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Daily Links 6/23/2010: Evolved Capital launches beta app targeting Venture Capital Ecosystem

Comcast's ThePlatform Reaches For IP-Connected TV Devices
Integrates With Over-the-Top Services From TiVo, Roku, LG, Boxee, Others (Multichannel News)

Parties still far apart in US Internet talks-source
* More talks scheduled for Wednesday (Reuters)

FCC Takes Beating Over Closed Door Net Neutrality Meeting
Transparency and documentation is either important -- or it isn't. (Broadband Reports)

Fitch cuts rating on Liberty Media unit (Associated Press via Google News)

SAP Labs Is Hiring Up to 300 in Palo Alto (eWeek Blogs)

SAP's McDermott Sees No Big Acquisitions After Sybase (Bloomberg)
Doesn't quite jibe with what co-CEO Jim Hagemann Snabe said in prepared remarks for the SAP annual meeting a couple of weeks ago.

SAP value engineering services aim to boost SAP ROI (SearchSAP.com)

Evolved Capital Beta Launch Targets Venture Capital Ecosystem (Marketwire)


Verizon tests 10 Gbps to the home via FiOS (ZDNet Blogs)
Using Motorola's 10 Gbps GPON solution.

SAS Preps In-memory Analytic Grids (PC World)
Focusing on vertical solutions.

Startups replacing summer jobs for students (Reuters)




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Daily Links 4/12/2010: QlikTech intros iPad app

Defending the Papers He Fought (New York Times: Media Equation)

Newspaper gambles on online gambling (CNET News)

Will SAP Become More Acquisitive? New Strategy for Procurement and the Supply Chain (Part 1) (Spend Matters)

SAP Gives Software Developers Job Guarantee Until End-2014
(Dow Jones via Easy Bourse)

QlikView for iPad Sets New Standard for Tablet-Based, Interactive Business Intelligence Software (PR Newswire)

SAS Seeks to Improve Data Mining of Social Media (New York Times: Bits)

VMware, Salesforce.com eye partnership; Virtualization as a service? (ZDNet Blogs)

NYC is a great place for deals (Way Too Early)

Comcast Completes DOCSIS 3.0 Upgrades In California
80% of the company's footprint now sees 50 Mbps... (Broadband Reports)

Motorola Introduces Innovative 3D TV Set-Tops for Cable
Advanced processing within set-top portfolio significantly enhances the consumer's 3D experience (PR Newswire)

Emtec Acquires Software Consulting Company, SARK Infotech (Business Wire)




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