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Amazon Web Services, IBM battle over high-profile CIA cloud contract (Washington Post)

Verizon poised for historic $130 billion Vodafone deal (Reuters)

Verizon Doubles Down on U.S. as AT&T Seeks a Hedge in Europe (Bloomberg)


PA Cyber Charter School founder Trombetta pleads not guilty to fraud, tax charges (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)

CBS Reaches Accord to End Blackout on Time Warner Cable
(Bloomberg)

TV Market Tough to Crack for OLED Makers (Wall Street Journal: Digits)

Vending Machines Get Smart to Accommodate the Cashless
(Bloomberg)
Mentions Malvern-based USA Technologies as a competitor.

Bucks CEO has a winning touch (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Joe DiStefano on TE Connectivity CEO Thomas Lynch.

Daily Links 7/2/2013: Dish Mulls Options: T-Mobile, DirecTV, AT&T Deals

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Oracle Enterprise Manager 12c gears up for the private cloud (PC World)

Microsoft CRM update to focus on marketing, mobility and usability (PC World)

Tyco, former subsidiaries hit with $1B tax bill (Philadelphia Business Journal)

Drexel venture seeks to keep entrepreneurs in Philly (Philadelphia Inquirer)

Comcast cuts down log-ins to keep cord from getting cut (CNET News)

Dish Mulls Options: T-Mobile, DirecTV, AT&T Deals (Investor's Business Daily)

Exclusive: Carlyle's CommScope explores IPO after $3.9 billion buyout (Reuters)

VibeSec Completes Cisco Interoperability Verification Testing With Cisco Developer Network (Marketwire)
VC-backed VibeSec has offices in Israel and Phoenixville.

Integrating Radiology Analytics into Reporting Workflow Drives Montage Healthcare Solutions Growth
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Daily Links 7/17/2012: SAP to Detail 'five-pillar' Analytics Strategy

Comcast takes over MSNBC.com; rebrands as NBCNEWS.com
A separate website to be developed for MSNBC. (Philadelphia Inquirer)

Transcript: Neil Smit and Anne Sweeney on TV's future (Fortune Tech)

Pay-TV industry not united on TV Everywhere
The pay-TV industry is divided over how best to implement TV Everywhere, an initiative to let subscribers watch content online from PCs, phones or tablets. (LA Times: Company Town)

EMC/VMware cloudy spinoff rumors (and Maritz is out) (Computerworld Blogs)

Update: VMware Appoints EMC’s Pat Gelsinger CEO To Replace Maritz (Bloomberg)

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Daily Links 4/10/2012: SAP reveals database, mobile roadmaps through 2015, acquires mobile development firm

Philly-based Medical tech firm eResearch being sold for $400M (AP via Business Week)

Comcast Xfinity On Demand rolling out to TiVo Premiere subscribers in SF Bay Area (The Verge)

The cable industry isn’t stupid, right? (Gigaom)

Comcast to test IPTV network at MIT (FierceCable)

SAP reveals database, mobile roadmaps through 2015 (ZDNet Blogs)

SAP Lays out Plans to Become Big Player in Databases, Mobile (PC World)

SAP to Acquire Syclo, Extends Leadership in Mobilizing the Enterprise (PR Newswire)

SAP Buys Leading Enterprise Mobile Development Shop and Announces $155 Million Startup Fund (SiliconAngle)

HP to offer cloud-based computing service (San Jose Mercury News)

TE Connectivity to sell touch screen, pro service for $403M (Central Penn Business Journal)
TE Connectivity has its operational headquarters in Berwyn and substantial business units in Central Pennsylvania.

IAB's New Ad Formats Offer Tech Support for 'Skippable' Ads
Standards Will Allow More Publishers to Bring Ad-Skipping to Video (Ad Age)
Good for Solve Media's new offering.

Are you an indie, angel or venture company? (Gabriel Weinberg's Blog)
On current valuations.



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Daily Links 11/3/2011: SAP says Cloud strategy coming, while Oracle defends its own and criticizes Salesforce

SAP Readies Comprehensive Cloud Strategy
Co-CEO Bill McDermott says SAP is ready to "unleash the tiger" in the cloud computing market in 2012. (Information Week)

Oracle defends its cloud, tears into Salesforce.com (Ars Technica)

NetSuite Q3 better than expected (ZDNet Blogs)

HDS to release converged computing platform for SAP
SAP HANA will be available later this year (Computerworld)

Competition and a weak economy plague cable TV (CNET News)

DirecTV Reports Third-Quarter Subs, Profit Increase (Hollywood Reporter)

How Much Does an NBC Turnaround Even Matter Any More? (Ad Age)

TE Connectivity beats, warns on consumer markets (Reuters)
TE Connectivity, formerly Tyco Electronics, has its operational headquarters in Berwyn.

ICG Announces Third Quarter Financial Results (Globe Newswire)
Says delays in contract signings impacting second half, lowers revenue guidance.

Business Intelligence Decisions and Directions (Sandhill)
Interview with Radnor-based QlikTech's Donald Farmer.

Intel Capital Leads $35.5M Round In TV E-Commerce Platform Delivery Agent (TechCrunch)

VCs Turn Gloomy About Their Prospects: Report (PE Hub)



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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.

Daily Links 7/20/2011: myYearbook acquired for $100 million

Latino Social Net Quepasa Buys myYearbook For $100 million (paidContent)
Perhaps a bit less than I thought it might be worth.

This 21-Year-Old Just Sold Her Startup For $100 Million (Silicon Alley Insider)

Facebook For Latinos Quepasa Buys myYearbook For $100 Million In Cash And Stock (TechCrunch)
Includes letter from CEO Geoff Cook to employees.

Meet Google’s Latest Takeover Target: InterDigital (Wall Street Journal: Deal Journal)
Apple is also interested, according to this Bloomberg report.

TruePosition® Lawsuit Alleges Ericsson, Alcatel-Lucent and Qualcomm Conspired to Eliminate a Predominant Mobile Positioning Technology Used in Emergency Response and Law Enforcement (Business Wire)

Exclusive: Dotcom Era Survivor Cvent Raises $136 Million Round (TechCrunch)
Competes against Philly-based and ICG-backed Starcite in the corporate meetings management software business.

SAIC To Acquire Vitalize Consulting Solutions (HISTalk)
Based in Reading, MA, Healthcare IT consulting firm Vitalize has offices in Chadds Ford Kennett Square.


eBay Beats The Street; Revenue Up 25 Percent To $2.8B; PayPal Posts First $1B Quarter (TechCrunch)
Takes some charges from GSI Commerce acquisition.


Study: Sharp Rise in ERP Users Mulling Support Alternatives (PC World)

Lockheed Martin offers buyouts to 6,500 employees (Washington Post)
About 300 Valley Forge employees among those eligible for buyouts.

Lifeshield Security Locks Up More Than $8 Million in Third Round of Funding (Globe Newswire)

Unlock or unplug remotely with home automation (Philadelphia Daily News)

TE Connectivity profit beats forecasts (Reuters)
TE Connectivity (formerly Tyco Electronics) has its operational headquarters in Berwyn.

Warwick buys Alteva: Are hosted VoIP valuations rising? (NPRG Insights)

Oracle Makes Fusion Applications 'available' (PC World)



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