Daily Links 10/5/2011: Comcast, FiOS access for subscribers through Xbox 360 announced

Benioff Enjoys the Spotlight, Even When It Is Turned Off (New York Times: Bits)

Oracle Fusion Applications Are Finally Generally Available (PC World)

HP and SAP Accelerate Cloud Deployments for Clients (Business Wire)

Microsoft expected to team up with Comcast and Verizon on pay TV via Xbox Live (VentureBeat)

Verizon And Microsoft Partner Up For Live TV On The Xbox 360 (TechCrunch)
Nothing on Comcast yet.
Update: Here is the announcement which includes Comcast.
Welcome to the Xbox 360, Comcast! (Comcast Voices|Official Comcast Blog)
Microsoft TV is About Cable Testing IP (Zatz Not Funny!)

Controller calls Philadelphia's 311 call center "a glorified answering service" (Philadelphia Inquirer)

How not to launch a custom tablet (ZDNet Blogs)
Columnist describes his experience with Philadelphia Media Network's new Android tablet.

CEO's Corner: QVC's Mike George on the Shopping Channel's Big Plans (Daily Finance)

Web Host SunGard Expands Philadelphia Data Center (Web Host Industry Review)

ConEdison Solutions and Viridity Energy Join Forces to Expand Beyond Demand Response
'Energy Optimization' Empowers End-Users to Leverage Technology to Transform Themselves Into Energy Suppliers (Marketwire)

Harleysville's IT Successes Will Benefit Nationwide - Harleysville CIO (Insurance & Technology)

Top-Level Companies Recruit Philadelphia Agency 20nine to Fuel Growth (PR Newswire)



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Daily Links 9/29/2011: Comcast, FiOS to be available to subscribers through Xbox Live

Microsoft to Add Comcast, Verizon Pay TV to Xbox Live (Bloomberg)

Nokia continues to align its workforce and operations (Nokia Press Release)
Nokia to close NAVTEQ/Traffic.com office in Malvern. Traffic.com was founded in the area before being acquired by NAVTEQ, which in turn was acquired by Nokia.

Nationwide to buy Harleysville for $760 million (Reuters)
Harleysville is regarded as an IT leader in the insurance industry.

Nationwide Pays Huge Premium for Harleysville (New York Times: DealBook)

Groupon Rolls Out Loyalty Program to Try to Make Merchants Happier
(All Things Digital)
Launching in Chicago and Philadelphia this month.

PA pension fund fires consultants, seeks 'fresh look' (Philly.com: Philly Deals)


Oracle Says Autonomy’s Lynch Met Hurd to Pitch Sale (Bloomberg)

Autonomy CEO defends HP deal while sniping with Oracle (San Jose Mercury News)
The Wall Street Journal is reporting (subscription required) that HP hopes to close Autonomy deal on Monday.

Oracle needs some cloud computing mojo (Gigaom)

This 23-Year-Old's Startup Is Generating $10 Million This Year (Silicon Alley Insider)
New York-based Adaptly was in last year's DreamIt Ventures class in Philly, funded by First Round Capital.

Universal Display Signs OLED Technology License Agreement with Pioneer Corporation for Lighting (Business Wire)

Verizon Gives FiOS Guide A Facelift In Philly, N.J. And Delaware
Telco Launches HD-Optimized Interactive Media Guide to 2.9 Million Households (Multichannel News)

New TelVue gear could power hyperlocal programming (Fierce Cable)
TelVue is based in Mount Laurel.



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Daily Links 9/19/2011: Netflix to split; Comcast in Xbox talks

Netflix DVD mailing service to split off and become Qwikster (Ars Technica)

Netflix Strategy Prompts Backlash (New York Times: Media Decoder)

Dish Said to Unveil Blockbuster Streaming Prices on Friday (Bloomberg)

Microsoft in talks with Comcast and Verizon for Xbox TV (Digiday)
Article says deals might be close. Verizon blog mentions Xbox report and certainly
doesn't deny it (Thanks to Dave Zatz for spotting).


Vail to consider Comcast deal (Vail Daily)
You've got to keep subscribers in places like Vail or Martha's Vineyard happy.

Adam Fogelson Re-Upped as Universal Pictures Chairman (Hollywood Reporter)

Reflecting upon SAP TechEd 2011 (Dennis Howlett/ZDNet Blogs)

SAP Relies on Software While Shunning Deals to Vie With Oracle (Bloomberg)

Fiberlink hiring 100 (Philly.com: Philly Deals)

AT&T makes desperate bid to save T-Mobile purchase with rivals’ help (VentureBeat)

Health Network Labs Chooses Altosoft's Insight to Enable Automated Reporting From Multiple Pathology Systems (PR Newswire)



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Daily Links 9/16/2011: Pennsylvania joins DOJ suite against AT&T/T-Mobile merger

About 20% Of U.S. Consumers Prone To Dropping Pay-TV: Analysts
High Cost Of Services Most-Cited Reason for Not Subscribing, Credit Suisse Survey Finds (Multichannel News)

Time Warner Cable's Stern: We Have to Move Away from Monolithic TV Packages (Multichannel News)

Microsoft Sees Xmas Debut for Xbox TV (Light Reading Cable)

GOP lawmakers scrutinize LightSquared (Washington Post)

AT&T, T-Mobile merger faces new obstacle as seven states join DOJ lawsuit (Washington Post: Post Tech)
Pennsylvania is one of them.

New York Startup Warby Parker Raising A Big Round At ~ $100 Million Valuation (Silicon Alley Insider)
The New York-based online eyeglass vendor was co-founded by four Wharton students; First Round Capital has been one of its investors.


The Hottest Trends in HR Technology (Human Resources Executive Online)

SAP TechEd: SAP BW to Run on HANA Database by November (ASUG News)

4.0 Releases of Business Intelligence and Enterprise Information Management Solutions from the SAP BusinessObjects Portfolio Now Generally Available (PR Newswire)
A long awaited release.

Infosys May Buy Thomson Reuters’ Health-Care Unit, Business Standard Says (Bloomberg)



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