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 1/23/2012: Datatel, SunGard Higher Education close transactions to combine businesses

Datatel and SunGard Higher Education Close Transactions to Combine their Businesses (Business Wire)
Company will temporarily be called Datatel+SGHE ; headquarters will be in Northern Virginia, according to FAQ on website
according to FAQ on website. (pdf)

InterDigital Calls Off Patent Sale (New York Times: DealBook)
May still sell off pieces. InterDigital down almost 16% in after hours to $37.50.
InterDigital press release on concluding strategic alternatives review (Business Wire)
InterDigital Announces Preliminary and Unaudited Fourth Quarter 2011 Financial Results (Business Wire)

Newtown-based Epam Systems files to raise up to $133 million in IPO (Bloomberg)


TargetX: Helping colleges recruit (Philly.com: Philly Inc.)
A Conshohocken-based SaaS CRM vendor that built its offering on Salesforce's Force.com platform.

San Francisco-based Joyent gets $85 million for cloud expansion (Gigaom)

If Comcast can’t make it in the wireless biz, who can? (Gigaom)

Verizon spectrum deal faces scrutiny (New York Post)

VIDEO: Comcast Xfinity Commercials Interrupt Giants Vs. 49ers Game (SB Nation DC)
Report says its not clear yet whether it was Comcast or Fox who made the error.
(Update: It turned out to be an error on the part of DC Fox affiliate WTTG.)

Apply to Open Angel Forum Philly III (Gabriel Weinberg's Blog)

XBRL: A New Language for the Large Data Challenge (Safeguard Scientifics Blog)

Scala Introduces New Consumer Device Controlled Screen Communication Solution at ISE 2012 (PR Web)

Daily Links 12/7/2011: Datatel/SunGard Higher Ed deal gets regulatory approval

Jive IPO Gets Boost Following Billion-Dollar Cloud Deals: Tech (Bloomberg)

Comcast: No plans for usage-based broadband pricing (Gigaom)

Universal Studios Hollywood Plans ‘Harry Potter’ Attractions (Bloomberg)


Comcast Names Neil Smit Chief Executive Officer of Comcast Cable Communications (Business Wire)

Exclusive: Verizon to take on Netflix with Web service (Reuters)
Verizon joins the crowd; service would be "limited" but available beyond its traditional footprint.

Verizon CEO: We looked at buying Hulu (CNET News)

Datatel and SunGard Higher Education Combination Clears Regulatory Review
Companies Prepare to Close Transaction in the First Quarter of 2012 (Business Wire)


Salesforce.com Service Cloud joins Dell's CRM package (ZDNet Blogs)

Uber Gets $32M From Menlo Ventures, Jeff Bezos And Goldman Sachs (TechCrunch)
First Round Capital was an early investor in Uber, though it doesn't appear to be in on this round.
Another FRC portfolio company, Fab, has just raised $40 million at a $200 million valuation.


AstraZeneca to cut 1,150 more jobs
(Philadelphia Inquirer: PhillyPharma)

VC says 'lots of money' going into HIT (Government Health IT)



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Daily Links 10/12/2011: Verizon denies interest in Clearwire

Verizon denies Clearwire talks, eyes LTE devices (Reuters)

Intel Abandons Plans to Get Its Processors Into Televisions (Bloomberg)

IBM launches platform-as-a-service effort, beefs up cloud focus (ZDNet Blogs)

LevelUp app aims to keep coupon users coming back (CNN Tech)
Originally available in Boston and Philly, SCVNGR's LevelUp launches today in New York and San Francisco.

SCVNGR Unveils QR Code Payment System (Mashable)

Hot New York Ad Startup MediaMath Is Looking At Raising A Big Round (Business Insider)
Safeguard Scientifics is a major backer of MediaMath.

Verizon Opens Door To 'Smart Home'
Home-Security Monitoring Features Not Currently Part of Offering (Multichannel News)
Developed with Motorola Mobility.

Universal Dumps $60 Home Video Rental Plan (All Things Digital)

S&P: TE Connectivity to replace Cephalon (AP via Business Week)
TE Connectivity has its operational headquarters in Berwyn. Frazer-based Cephalon's acquisition by Teva will be completed on Friday.

eBay Officially Launches X.Commerce Developer Platform (Mashable)

Datatel Adds SaaS Deployment Option to Industry-Leading Datatel Colleague (Business Wire)
Not sure if this is really SaaS or not.
Datatel is working torwards completing its announced acquisition of SunGard Higher Education.