News from The Cable Show: 5/13/2010

Why Comcast’s ‘Xfinity Remote’ Could Be More Than Just Another App (paidContent)

FCC Chairman Looks to Reassure Cable Industry (Wall Street Journal: Digits)

Operators Eye 25 Million EBIF Homes This Year
But Panelists Say It's Still Early Days For the Interactive Spec (Multichannel News)

Comcast CTO Doesn't See Shift To FTTH
'I spend no time awake at night on this' (Broadband Reports)

Next-Gen Set-Tops: Triple the Horsepower
(Multichannel News)

RCN ships TiVo DVR; Comcast, DirecTV delay theirs (Washington Post: Faster Forward)




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Views on the SAP-Sybase deal

SAP to Buy Sybase, Ally in Software (New York Times)

SAP Buys Sybase, and History is Re-Written (Enterprise Irregulars)

SAP to acquire again?
(ZDNet Blogs)

Short-term memory gain
Will a takeover and new technology revive the German software giant? (The Economist)

SAP Advances Innovation Strategy With Sybase Acquisition (Forrester Blogs)

Of SAP, Sybase, the Mets and the Yankees (Information Week: Intelligent Enterprise Blog)




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SAP agrees to buy Sybase for $5.8 billion

SAP agrees to buy Sybase for $5.8 billion (MarketWatch)

SAP TO ACQUIRE SYBASE, INC. (SAP Press Release)
Company cites Sybase's mobile platform, integration of SAP in-memory technology with Sybase
analytics.

Daily Links 5/12/2010: Clearwire: LTE Won't Happen Before 2012

SAP Said to Be Close to Buying Sybase for $6 Billion (Bloomberg Business Week)
We will see.

Philly.com app debuts (Philadelphia Daily News)

Graham’s ICG Commerce investment proves wise
(Philadelphia Business Journal: Technology Blog)

Lonza agrees to acquire MODA, a global leader in paperless quality control (Company Press Release)

Boomi Receives CODiE Award for Best Application Integration Solution (Marketwire)

Clearwire: LTE Won't Happen Before 2012
Though CEO suggests they'll be ready to make the shift (Broadband Reports)

SAP on lookout for large acquisitions (FT.com via Yahoo Finance)

SAP Sapphire 2010: New Look, New Execs...A New SAP? (CIO.com)

Dynasil Announces Financing Commitment Letter with Sovereign/Santander Bank to Strengthen Capital Structure (Business Wire)

News from The Cable Show: 5/12/2010

Brian Roberts’ Regret: Didn’t Go For Content Early Enough (paidContent)

Comcast ready for its close-up
Media conglomerate is looking better all the time (Variety)

ESPN lands new 3-D channel on Comcast cable systems (LA Times: Company Town)

Most of Pa. delegation signals support for Comcast-NBC merger
(The Hill)
Rep. Sestak's signature not on letter, though.

Comcast Demos Prototype iPad App For Controlling Your Cable Box (Barron's: Tech Trader Daily)

Verizon FiOS To Launch 'TV Everywhere' With Time Warner Inc.
Telco Also Working on Video Services With Fox News, CBS, MTVN, Others (Multichannel News)




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News from The Cable Show: 5/11/2010

Cable worries about Web video as fee disputes grow (Reuters)


Canoe Floats VOD, Interactive Demos (Multichannel News)

Comcast Expands On-Demand Movie Offerings (New York Times: Media Decoder)

Live-Blogging Comcast CEO Roberts on Cable TV’s Future (Wall Street Journal: Digits)

Itaas Spiffs Comcast's Cisco Boxes for EBIF (Light Reading Cable)

Cable Show 2010: Motorola Unboxes Digital-Only Multiroom DVR (Multichannel News)




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Daily Links 5/11/2010: Heartland Payment Systems Plans to Hire 1,198 Sales Professionals

The Genius of QVC
How the shopping network became one of the most effective retailing machines ever invented
(The Atlantic)

FCC's 'Third Way' Criticized for Over-Regulation (PC Magazine)
FCC's Clyburn criticizes corporations for misinformation on broadband reclassification (Washington Post: Post Tech)


Heartland breach expenses pegged at $140M -- so far (Computerworld)
Heartland Payment Systems® Plans to Hire 1,198 Sales Professionals in the Next 18 Months (Business Wire)
Why 1,198? Why not 1,195 or 1,199?

WorldGate Introduces ‘Ojo Vision’ Video Phone (Business Wire)

Oracle Unveils Oracle's Primavera Inspire for SAP 7.0 (Marketwire)

SAP's Vertical Future (Forbes)

Bridgeline Digital Acquires TMX Interactive (Globe Newswire via MarketWatch)

Better government through code
Code for America founder Jennifer Pahlka wants to empower developers to become civic coders
(O'Reilly Radar)
Philadelphia one of 5 initial cities chosen to participate.

First SaaS CRM Application Network for Life Sciences Industry Launched By Veeva Systems at Customer Summit (Business Wire)

Citizens Bank of Pa. parent hiring 180, spending $500M on technology (Philadelphia Business Journal)

Universal Display Team Awarded $4 Million Contract from the U.S. Department of Energy to Support Establishment of an OLED Lighting Pilot Manufacturing Facility in the U.S. (Business Wire)



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GSI Commerce acquires VendorNet

The Wall Street Journal reported last night (subscription required) that GSI Commerce has acquired VendorNet, a Boynton Beach, Florida provider of supply chain management software and services for retailers. VendorNet offers a service that enables retailers to drop-ship items customers order online from nearby retail outlets. The company says it has about 100 customers and 32 employees. Deal terms have not been disclosed.


GSI Commerce Press Release

Daily Links 5/10/2010: Top themes at The Cable Show

SAP Accelerates Corporate Overhaul, FT Deutschland Reports (Bloomberg)
Not a lot of detail yet on what this may mean.
But here is a version of the interview from Financial Times Deutschland with SAP Co-Chief Executive Officer Jim Hagemann Snabe, as translated through "Google Translate". (A little patchy in spots.)


Cable: Bernstein Pulls The Plug; Downgrades CMCSA, TWC, CVC (Barron's: Tech Trader Daily)

Cable Show 2010: The Hot List (Light Reading Cable)

Clock Re-Starting June 3 On Comcast/NBCU
FCC Will Pick Up Clock With 151 Days Remaining On Merger Review Deadline (Multichannel News)

Liberty Interactive: Merrill Downgrades; QVC Results Disappoint (Barron's: Tech Trader Daily)

Court gives preliminary OK to $4M consumer settlement in Heartland case (Computerworld)

The Agenda Behind Electronic Health Records (New York Times: Bits)

Ben Franklin group announces $2M in early-stage funding (Philadelphia Business Journal)

DreamIt Ventures Kickoff Weekend – 2009 cohort panel on lessons learned (Robert Shedd)

There are east coast (below Boston) hackers--draw us out... (Gabriel Weinberg's Blog)

Universal Display Corporation Announces First Quarter 2010 Financial Results (Business Wire)




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Upcoming trade shows highlight area tech companies

Three big trade shows with connections to major area tech companies kick off over the next week.
The Cable Show, the most important show in the Cable industry, will highlight many new developments from Comcast and its various entities, and from others such as Motorola's Home unit and QVC. It starts Tuesday in Los Angeles and runs through the 13th.

SAPPHIRE NOW, SAP AG's biggest annual event, will begin next Monday, the 17th, in Orlando and runs concurrently with ASUG's (the Americas' SAP Users' Group) annual conference. This year, SAP is also holding a separate European version of SAPPHIRE NOW in Frankfurt at the same time. This SAPPHIRE will be interesting to watch because it will be the first with new Co-CEOs Bill McDermott and Jim Hagemann Snabe at the helm; also worth following will be Chairman of the Supervisory Board Hasso Plattner's address.

And CAD/CAM software firm Bentley Systems of Exton will hold its "Be Together: The Be Communities ‘Live'" conference at the Pennsylvania Convention Center from May 17-20.

Philly Tech People News 5/9/2010

Science Center Promotes Dr. Christopher Laing to Vice President, Science & Technology (Business Wire)

Dan Hayes Joins J.G. Wentworth as Chief Technology Officer (Business Wire)

Microsoft’s Sam Batterman Joins ProtonMedia’s Executive Advisory Board (Business Wire)

BioLeap, Inc. Announces the Addition of Dr. Gene Cordes to Its Board of Directors (Business Wire)

Laurel Edelman, SDI Vice President, Clinical, Honored as Industry “Rising Star” by Healthcare Businesswomen’s Association
(Business Wire)

Willis Appoints George Haitsch Head of Willis Risk Solutions
Former SAP Risk Manager to Oversee Willis Unit Serving Large Corporate Clients (Business Wire)