Report: Comcast acquires VoIP firm

The blog Von is reporting that Comcast has agreed to acquire privately held VoIP provider New Global Telecom. Von cites an internal Comcast email sent by Comcast president of business services Bill Stemper. NGT, based in Golden, CO, is "one of the nation’s largest providers of wholesale hosted and trunk-based VoIP solutions", Stemper says in the email. In October of last year, Comcast acquired Chicago-area CLEC Cimco Communications. More moves had been expected by Comcast in the business telecom market.



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Daily Links 2/2/2010: Bank of New York to Buy PNC Unit for $2.3 Billion

Venture Capital’s Most Trafficked Web Sites (Wall Street Journal: Venture Capital Dispatch)
First Round Capital is #1.

Bank of New York to Buy PNC Unit for $2.3 Billion (New York Times: DealBook)

Kenexa Announces Financial Results for Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2009 (Business Wire)
Kenexa Q4 results, Q1 view lag market; shares fall (Reuters)


Mistras Group, Inc. Announces Asset Protection Solutions for Improved Smart Grid Reliability (Globe
Newswire via CNN Money)

Is Twitter losing its luster? (Network World)
Based on study by Camden's RJ Metrics.

ThePlatform Encroaches on Brightcove's Turf (Light Reading: Cable Digital News)

SAP RELEASES PUBLIC BETA VERSION OF CLOUD-BASED PROJECT 12SPRINTS, BECOMES RESEARCH PARTNER FOR THE 2.0 ADOPTION COUNCIL (SAP Press Release)

Last-Minute Travel Startup PackLate Raising $1 Million In Funding
(paidContent)
Philly-based stealth startup. Missed this one last month.
The site has launched: PackLate

Software firm finds niche in financial services (Daily Local News)

Judging the Philadelphia ADDY Awards. A tight show but I do have one question… (Gods of Advertising)

Editorial: Cleaning up the BRT mess (Philadelphia Inquirer)




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Daily Links 2/1/2010: Comcast-NBCU merger faces Hill scrutiny Thursday

IMS Health to Sell Debt as Junk Spreads Widen: New Issue Alert
(Bloomberg via Business Week)

Virtify Plans Global Expansion, Forms Key Partnership with IMS Health (Xconomy Boston)

Comcast Will Be Shaking Up Their Speed Tiers
22/5 tier going away, 16/2 being upgraded to 20/4 (Broadband Reports)

Comcast-NBCU merger faces Hill scrutiny Thursday (Washington Post: Post Tech)

Comcast's E! Makes $200 Million In Ad Revenue, On Par With Bravo (Business Insider: The Wire)

This Week In New York Tech: February 1 (Silicon Alley Insider)

Leap Seeks Buyers, WSJ Says (Barron's: Tech Trader Daily)

Big screen and bigger ideas
EduCon promotes innovative ideas, tools. (Philadelphia Inquirer)

SAP's Enterprise Collaboration Tool Entering Public Beta (PC World)

Setback for SAP in Oracle Suit (PC World)

The Networked Grid 100: Movers and Shakers of the Smart Grid (Greentech Media)
A virtual Who's Who of Smart Grid Technology.

Pennsylvania Capital Should Weigh Bankruptcy, Controller Says (Bloomberg)




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Philly Tech People News 1/31/2010

Kenexa Names Kevin Horigan as President of Global HR Technology (Marketwire)

ShopNBC Names Multichannel Retailing Veteran Bob Ayd as President (Marketwire)

Technology Industry Veteran John Gavin Joins QlikTech Board of Directors (PR Newswire)

Canoe Hires Former HBO General Counsel Redpath
Replacing Davis, Exec Reports To CEO Verklin (Multichannel News)

Krewson named Variety.com editor
Online vet comes from Philadelphia Inquirer (Variety)


I-many Hires Gaurav Verma as Vice President of Solutions Marketing (Marketwire)

Aklero Process Solutions Hires Chief Technology Officer (DSNnews.com)

IKON Expands Comprehensive Managed Document Services Offering to Leverage Its Suite of Leading Technology and Services (Business Wire)

The Simon Group Hires Jena Stauffer as Marketing Specialist (PR Newswire)

They're listening to your online postings (Philly.com: Philly Deals)

Record Turnout Ushers in 2010 at Mobile Monday’s 3rd Annual DEMO Night (Mobile Monday Mid-Atlantic)

Philagrafika 2010: Temple Gallery (Printeresting)
Philly printing & graphic design festival opened this weekend.

Will SAP Open Its $7 Billion Wallet For SaaS In 2010?
(Sramana Mitra on Strategy)

SAP Fails to Impress Analysts With ‘Market Changing’ Software (Bloomberg)

Earnings Preview: Comcast to Report 4Q Earnings (Associated Press via ABC News)

Shopping for Health Software, Some Doctors Get Buyer’s Remorse
Volatile Industry Prompts Calls for Oversight of Firms’ Financial Strength (Huffington Post Investigative Fund)

HIMSS Analytics: Hospitals Ill Prepared for Data Explosion (Healthcare Informatics)

Daily Links 1/29/2010: Microsoft, Siemens hook up on Healthcare IT

BNY Mellon Said to Be in Talks for PNC Unit to Add Fund Clients (Bloomberg)

myYearbook Crowdsources New Website Design
Members Choose Design Showcasing Better Navigation, Personalization, and the Site’s Geostream: Chatter (Business Wire)

Siemens deal brings Microsoft further into health IT mainstream
(ZDNet Healthcare)

Health IT regulations generate static among providers (Philadelphia Business Journal)

Study: Pennsylvania venture capital 'too small' (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)

Comcast in full salesman mode to FCC over NBC Universal deal (ars technica)

AT&T And Comcast Tap TRUSTe Behavioral Targeting Widget (MediaPost: Online Media Daily)

NCTA: One-Size Set-Tops Don't Fit All
Cable Group Argues That FCC Shouldn't Rush To Adopt Standardized Gateway (Multichannel
News)

Quarterly Shipment Numbers: Q4 2009 (Motorola: Media Experiences 2 Go)

Governor Rendell: $5.7 Million Investment in Nanotechnology Will Build Upon Research, Commercialization Efforts (PR Newswire)

Man faces 20 years in prison for selling hacked Comcast cable modems
(CrunchGear)



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Daily Links 1/28/2010: Comcast, GE, NBCU file Public Interest Statement with FCC

Sharing and Exchanging... (Redeye VC)

Motorola smartphone sales beat Street but shares fall (Reuters)

Lockheed Martin Announces Fourth Quarter and Year-End Results (PR Newswire)

The $62 million sale of a touch tech startup adds to the Tablet revolution (TechCrunch Europe)
Berwyn-based Tyco Electronics acquires Sensitive Object.

Verizon, Accenture Tap SAP App Gap (Light Reading)

Down To Business: Oracle v. Rimini Has Huge Ramifications (Information Week)

unofficial Timeline of SAP (SAP Community Network)

Amsterdam software vendor comes to Canadian market
Res Software opens new U.S. headquarters to serve North American channels (IT Business)

Twitter Local Trends Now Live in 15 Cities (eWeek)

Comcast, GE and NBC Universal File Public Interest Statement with FCC (Comcast Voices: Official Comcast Blog)

NBC's Jeff Zucker Thinks Apple's iPad Will Save TV (Business Insider)

Dead Zones Forever (PC Magazine)

AstraZeneca layoffs to affect 8,000 as company grapples with generics (Philadelphia Business Journal)

Nobody in Charge of IT in Atlantic City, N.J., Comptroller Report Says (Government Technology)

Synygy and Health Market Science Form Strategic Partnership (Business Wire)



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Blue Bell's UniTek to combine with Berliner Communications

Blue Bell telecommunications services company UniTek USA will combine with Berliner Communications to become UniTek Global Services, Inc. The unified company projects annual revenue of about $360 million. While UniTek is not now publicly traded, Berliner is currently listed on the OTC market (OTC: BERL ) and the new company will assume that listing under the UniTek name.
UniTek private equity backer HM Capital Partners will control approximately 80% of the combined entity. C. Scott Hisey, Founder and CEO of UniTek USA, will become CEO of the Company. Peter Giacalone, President of UniTek USA, has been appointed Chairman of the Company.

Press Release.




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Daily Links 1/27/10: Comcast to launch IPv6 trials

SAP Sees Sales Growth After Fourth-Quarter Net Falls (Bloomberg via Business Week)

Deutsche Bank to replace legacy systems with SAP (Computer Weekly)

Comcast launches IPv6 trials
ISP to test transition mechanisms for next-gen Internet services starting in Q2 (Network World)

Sen. Kerry: Comcast-NBCU questions can be resolved (Reuters)

Leno Turmoil ‘Frustrating’ as Comcast Awaits NBC Deal, CEO Says (Bloomberg via Business Week)

Frantic Steve Jobs Stays Up All Night Designing Apple Tablet (The Onion)

High and Low Tech Companies Seeking up to $3 Million Encouraged to Apply for 12th Annual Angel Venture Fair (Business Wire)

Tyco Electronics profit beats view; shares jump (Reuters)

SEI Reports Fourth-Quarter 2009 Financial Results (PR Newswire)

Report: Government Smart Grid Standards Process Slowing Down the Market (GigaOM via New York Times)

Oracle-Sun: Strategy set; Will buyers go for the integrated stack? (ZDNet Blogs)

Bentley's Integrated Structural Modeling Brings Structural Engineers Into Integrated Project Workflows (PR Newswire)

Innovative Solutions & Support, Inc. Announces First Quarter Fiscal 2010 Financial Results (Business Wire)

Coworking Debuts in Wilmington
Verge Business Group Launches The coIN Loft with Open House on February 12, 2010 (Verge Business Blog)




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Daily Links 1/26/10: Verizon to cut another 13,00 jobs

Verizon Sales Miss Estimates on Drop in Business Subscribers
(Bloomberg via Business Week)

Verizon FiOS Growth Slowing Down
Telco also continues to lose DSL subscribers (Broadband Reports)

Verizon To Cut 13,000 More Wireline Jobs; Sees No Wireless Capacity Issues From Smart Phones (Barron's: Tech Trader Daily)

Comcast/NBCU File Deal With Justice (Multichannel News)

Ametek Q4 profit up 18 pct (Reuters)

AMETEK Acquires Sterling Ultra Precision
Acquisition Strengthens AMETEK's Position in Niche Ophthalmic Lens Market (PR Newswire)

IBM About to ‘Initiate’ Major MDM Purchase? (Seeking Alpha)

Oracle Cramdown Vs. SAP Kumbaya? (Information Week: Global CIO Blog)

MoneyTree: Worst venture year since ’97 (Philadelphia
Business Journal: Technology Blog)

Forget Cable’s WiMAX Dreams: Cox Trials LTE Network (GigaOM)

Oracle Sues Rimini Street For 'Massive Theft'
Rimini's heavily discounted support offerings for Siebel, JD Edwards, and PeopleSoft apps are illegal, Oracle claims in court documents. (Information Week)

SunGard Availability Services Expands Operations With New Data Center in Northern California (PR Newswire)

Acorn Energy Announces Preliminary Revenue for 2009 up 51% versus 2008; Sets 2010 Guidance (PR Newswire)

Philadelphia unveils new high tech mobile command post
(WHYY)

Neighborhood IT Center Opens in Logan Section of Phila. (KYW Newsradio)




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