CTAM Live: Cable Flying Into Economic Headwinds
Recession Likely to Last Until 2010: Merrill Lynch's Reif Cohen (Multichannel News)

Fancast and Federated Media Launch ‘Our TV Picks,’ a Social Media-Driven Digital Video Guide (Business Wire)

Comcast Tops In VoIP Audio Quality
Though something called a "landline" still tops for reliability... (Broadband Reports)

Best Buy (BBY): "Seismic Changes In Consumer Behavior" (BBY) (Clusterstock)

QVC to cut 500 jobs in West Chester by end of '09 (Philly.com: Philly Deals)

In the race to 4G, LTE takes upfront lead (RCR Wireless News)

Shai Agassi on Electric Cars (O'Reilly Radar)
Former top SAP exec.

SAP India to go ahead with $1 bn investment (Business Standard of India)

SaaS And Open Source: Grim Fates? (The VAR Guy)

Tight Capital Could Squeeze Firms Out of RFID Industry (RFID Update)

RecycleBank's Valuable Recycling Reward Program Escalates Growth Across the U.S.
(PR Newswire)

Entercom Taps SplashCast for Social Networking Strategy (Business Wire)

New Ad Insertion Features via Motorola and BlackArrow (Media Experiences 2 Go)

Wall Street West Awards $1.6 Million for Workforce Development Projects
Initiative Highlights 10 New Projects, Need for Improved Business Continuity Education (Business Wire)

Backe Digital-Brand-Marketing Blends Traditional Advertising with Expanded Digital Services (PR Newswire)




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Online Retailers Tightening Belts, Too (Advertising Age)

Absent Buyers, New Britain, Bristol Papers To Close (Hartford Courant)

QlikTech Recognized as Fastest-growing Company by Software Magazine, Inc., Manufacturing Business Technology, Deloitte and Philadelphia 100 (PR Web)

Motorola and BlackArrow Complete Integration for Advanced On Demand Advertising
(PR Newswire)

SAP Confirms Wookey Hiring, Signals New On-demand Push (PC World)

Herley Industries, Inc. Sells Innovative Concepts, Inc. ('ICI')
Herley Divests Software Division to Elbit Systems of America LLC (PR Newswire)


Video Interview with Art Zeile, HostMySite.com (Web Host Industry Review)

Rodale Reports 2008 Third Quarter Results (Business Wire)

Lathian Health Delivers Pharmaceutical Industry’s First Trackable, Portable Closed-Loop Promotion (Business Wire)

Fewer Sales Reps Lead to Higher Costs (Pharma Marketing Blog)

Franklin Electronic Publishers Reports Second Quarter Results (PR Newswire)

Real Estate On-Demand: 100,000 Home Buyers Shop Via Comcast Digital Cable Each Month (RISMedia)

VMware Enables Project Management Institute to Deploy Virtualized Application Platform for Production and Development Environments (WebWire)

Council rejects proposal for Verizon cell tower (phillyBurbs.com)

Motorists to get travel times on new Pa. signs (WHP TV)

First Amendment groups warn N.J. attorney general of broad 'cyberbullying' definition (Student Press Law Center)




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Ex-Oracle Apps Executive John Wookey Joining SAP (PC World)



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Circuit City files for bankruptcy
(Reuters)

Standard & Poor's removes Unisys from S&P 500 (Associated Press via CNN Money)
Unisys Booted From S&P 500; Smashed Yet Again (Barron's: Tech Trader Daily))

Comcast Eager To See Kevin Martin Take A Hike
Though will a Democratic FCC be any friendlier? (Broadband Reports)
Obama Weighs Choices for FCC Chairman (Business Week)

CTAM Live: Canoe Execs Plot Ad Venture’s Course (Multichannel News)

Dish Network To Use Invidi For Addressable Ads
DBS Will Sell Targeted, Household-Specific Advertising Spots (Multichannel News)
Invidi is based in Princeton.

HP Details Thin-Client PC, Blade Workstation for Mechanical CAD Workers (eWEEK)

SAP users: we won't pay higher prices (InfoWorld)

Boomi Offers Online Integration Service To ISVs (Intelligent Enterprise)


Motorola Accelerates IPTV Deployments With Integration and Support Services for Service Providers (PR Newswire)

WiMax — Game on? (Venture Beat)

Octagon’s End-To-End Vision (ClinPage)

Zoombak Launches Multi-Million Dollar TV Ad Campaign to Establish Leadership in the Personal GPS (LBS zone)
Zoombak's operations are based in Berwyn.

NAVTEQ Delivers Real-Time Traffic to the weather.com(R) Site for Commute Forecasts (LBS zone)

Scopus Announces Record Third Quarter 2008 Results (PR Newswire)
Scopus has its US headquarters in Princeton.

'We Need Change on the Internet'- Millersville University Professor Advocates for Universal ID (PR Newswire)
Sure, that's exactly what is needed. Then the government can keep track of everything we see on the web in addition to all
the other information they have on us. But it will probably happen anyway, eventually.

ACI Hosts Free Nanotechnology Workshop (Surface Mount Technology)
In Philadelphia on Wednesday.

BARCAMP PHILLY BLEW MY MIND (I Make Web Junk)



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One of my goals here is to provide not just a blog or news source, but a collection of information tools that will hopefully be useful to you on an ongoing basis. My newest addition to that collection is the Philly Tech Startup Map.


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Building this was actually more difficult than one might think because the Google Maps editing function is not quite ready for prime time-it was kind of a nightmare to get very simple things finished. Had I known this, I might have used MapQuest or another alternative but once I was too far into it I decided to finish it in Google.
The startups shown are a pretty good representation of the best of what is going on in the area, though by no means conclusive. I am sure I will be editing this and adding to it over time. My primary focus right now is on data quality rather than greater breadth. I know addresses and other info can change so please let me know if there is any thing that needs updating. Some companies have multiple locations in the area, though I think that in every case I tried to use what I understood from their website to be their headquarters address.
If you have any ideas of what I could add to this, please let me know at phillytechnews@gmail.com



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Comcast looking ahead to Obama
David L. Cohen raised millions for the campaign. Were strong ties forged? (Philadelphia Inquirer)

Comcast’s march to 100% digital will raise rates and alienate millions (CrunchGear)

Femtocells Offer Improved Reception—and Revenues (Business Week)

How can I learn about “social media” for my business? (Coherent Sales Consulting)

BarCamp Philly Huge Success (Philly Future)




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People News



CTAM Live: Lins Exits Spotlight, Boards Canoe
Joins Six-MSO Advertising Venture Full-Time As Chief Marketing Officer (Multichannel News)

Canoe Hires General Counsel From CableLabs (Multichannel News)

Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce Salutes 2009 Excellence Award Winners (Business Wire)




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From Athens to V8i: Bentley's 'History-Making' Launch
With much fanfare, the company debuts software portfolio for infrastructure design and lifecycle management. (Cadalyst)

Road Trip! (Redeye VC)




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Unisys is ripe for the picking (CNET News)
Unisys, SGI - canaries in the coal mines (The Register)
What’s Up With Unisys?
(Barron's: Tech Trader Daily)
Down 35% today on heavy volume.

Nasdaq Profit Rises 28% on Record Trading, OMX Deal (Bloomberg)
Nasdaq owns the Philadelphia Exchange.

Bentley Releases Infrastructure Design Suite (Architectural Record)

Razorfish CEO: Microsoft Has "No Plans" To Sell Us (But Ask Again Later) (Silicon Alley Insider)

No Business“Buy”Design, no problem? (SearchSAP.com: SAP Watch)

CableLabs, SCTE To Host Advanced-Advertising Test
Interoperability Event in Denver Nov. 10-14 to Focus on SCTE 130 Specification (Multichannel News)

Cash panic sweeping VC industry: The capital calls problem (Venture Beat)

LPs Are on the Ropes (Private Equity Hub)

CRM Manager to acquire Redxlerant (DM News)

Scala Ends Third Quarter on High Note
(PRWeb)

NeatDesk scanner turns receipts into organized data (USA Today)




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Yang: 'Best Thing for Microsoft Is to Buy Yahoo' (InternetNews.com)
Video

SunGard Announces Third Quarter 2008 Results (Business Wire)

GL Trade revenue up, despite fall in OTC system sales and slower front-office growth (Finextra)
SunGard has acquired a majority stake in GL Trade and is in the process of acquiring the rest of its shares.

SunGard Announces New Solution for Corporate Payments
(PR Newswire via MarketWatch)

Tyco Electronics Reports Fiscal Fourth Quarter and Full-Year 2008 Results (PR Newswire)
Tyco Electronics Profit Falls; `Sharp Decrease' Seen (Bloomberg)

Tech Wages Slip in Q3
Yoh Index of Technology Wages indicates softening of the market in certain sectors as Index reaches lowest level since early 2006 (Business Wire)

Entercom Communications Corp. Reports Third Quarter Results (Business Wire)
No more dividend.

Universal Display Corporation Announces Third Quarter 2008 Financial Results (Business Wire)

Urban Outfitters 3Q same-store sales increase 10 percent (Associated Press via MSN Money)

Strata Reaches A New One, Integrates With Microsoft Ad Serving Systems (MediaPost: Online Media Daily)
An interesting Comcast-owned company I did not know about.

Bentley Announces V8i Software Portfolio for Infrastructure Professionals (Business Wire)
Bentley would benefit from increased government infrastructure spending.
Bentley Launches V8i; Notes from the Press Conference (Directions Magazine: All Points Blog)

Top SAP exec grilled on support price hike at software conference (Computerworld)

sme.sap.com: be impressed (ZDNet Blogs)

Synchronoss profit declines sharply in 3Q (Associated Press via NJ.com)
Much of Synchronoss' operations are located in the Lehigh Valley.

Barracuda bites into backup and disaster recovery (IDG via New York Times)

BarCamp Philadelphia (P'unk Avenue Window)

Comcast Lends a Hand to Philly Area Business
Contest to Award Business-Boosting Services to Female Entrepreneurs (SouthJerseyLocalNews.com)

Deer Runs Amok Inside QVC Headquarters, Causes Damage (MyFox Philadelphia)

Eichel leaves the Philadelphia Inquirer Poynter Online:Romenesko)
To head up Pew Trust's "Philadelphia Initiative" (not to be confused with the "Philadelphia Experiment").




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