Oracle Signals the End for OpenSolaris (IDG via
New York Times)

Why Over-The-Top TV Apps Will Win (NewTeeVee)

Judge drops CardioNet shareholder lawsuit (CMIO)

Philly Tech Tidbits 8/13/2010

Mashable named Jenn Lukas of Happy Cog's Philly office as one of "15 Developer/Hacker Women to Follow on Twitter".

Conshohocken's CardioNet said in a 8-K filing with the SEC last week that Matthew S. Margolies had "voluntarily" resigned from his position as Senior Vice President, Sales and Marketing.

Camden's Cooper University Hospital reports that "all physician documentation within the hospital is now being done" using EHRs (Electronic Health Records).

Former Rhode Island Republican Senator Lincoln Chafee (now running for Governor as an independent) criticized the state's $75 million loan guarantee to Curt Schilling's video game development company, and also questioned the veracity of the Schilling "bloody sock" legend (that won't get you too far in New England). Although I tend to agree with Chafee on the loan; it seems like a lot of money for a state of Rhode Island's size.

Comcast says they "hope to make" Blackberry and Android versions available of its remote application for DVR scheduling and other functions, which currently runs on the iPhone and iPad Touch.

SAP, which is trying to make its enterprise software more end-user friendly, is working on an iGoogle-like feature for its NetWeaver portal named Enterprise Workspaces, to be ready for general availability later this year.

I really like Philly GIS company Azavea's new slogan, "Beyond dots on a map". I still have difficulty remembering their new name, though I understand that they had to drop Avencia for legal reasons.

Daily Links 8/13/2010: Oracle sues Google over Android

Oracle sues Google over Android operating system (San Jose Mercury News)

Memo from Oracle: let's sue our way to world domination (ZDNet Blogs)
Dennis Howlett asks, "Will SAP be next in the cross hairs?".

Oracle vs Google — What the Web Is Saying (GigaOM)

Philadelphia and San Francisco part of Verizon’s first 30-city LTE launch? (Boy Genius Report)

Verizon: Title II Classification Would Cause Widespread Harm (Multichannel News)

Red Tettemer Preps RightNetwork Launch
(Brandweek)

Struggling to avoid bankruptcy, Blockbuster extends debt deadline to Sept. 30 [Updated] (LA Times: Company Town)

Can Miso, Philo and Tunerfish Compete With CBS’ Social TV App? (NewTeeVee)




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Daily Links 8/12/2010: DC's Allbritton Comcast's latest headache

Allbritton, parent of Politico and other DC media, making noise about Comcast - NBC deal (LA Times: Company Town)

High-Fiber Subs Are Happiest With Broadband, TV: Survey
Customers With Fiber-to-the-Home Service Beat Cable, DSL on Satisfaction (Multichannel News)

Google defends Verizon net neutrality pact (Washington Post: Post Tech)

Tablets Prescribed for Verizon (Light Reading Mobile)

PhillyInc: DreamIt helps new Web businesses find funding (Philly.com: Philly Inc)



myYearbook Lands Elusive OMGPOP As Games Partner (Social Times)

Wine kiosks coming soon near you
(Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
State Liquor Control Board to expand program, which uses equipment from Conshohocken company.

EnerSys 1Q net income triples, revenue jumps (AP via
Google News)

Optellios pursuing a new market (PhillyBurbs.com)

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences Purchases Hosted Provantis Solution (Business Wire)




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PE Hub on Philadelphia Magazine's Guggenheim Ventures article

Dan Primack of Private Equity Hub (Thomson Reuters) has a piece today titled "A Good VC Story Gone Bad", concerning an article by Philadelphia Magazine on Guggenheim Venture Partners of King of Prussia and its Managing Director, Mike Burns.

The article, which appeared in the June issue, was written by Larry Platt, the former editor of Philadelphia Magazine who left shortly afterward amidst reported issues concerning his behavior. The thrust of Primack's piece is that the article, which was later pulled from the magazine's website, was full of inaccuracies and misleading information. Burns'attorney, Richard Sprague, told Primack that "the Philadelphia Magazine article was written tongue-in-cheek".




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Daily Links 8/11/2010: DreamIt Ventures Graduates 14 Startups

Philly-Based Incubator DreamIt Ventures Graduates 14 Startups (TechCrunch)

SMB Innovator: Brown Coffee Company Let's You Pay Via Text Message (PC Magazine)
Using Venmo.

Boomi Extends Lead in Enterprise Cloud Integration With Key Wins, Record Growth and Continued Innovation
Company Notes Accelerated Adoption of Cloud Integration by Large Enterprises (Marketwire)
Reports "more than tripling its subscription revenues (in the first six months of 2010) versus the same period in 2009"

Facebook's Foursquare competitor is imminent (CNET News)
Facebook also reportedly acquires First Round Capital-backed Hot Potato, primarily for founder's abilities, CNET reports.

Comcast spending multimillions to fight for NBCU merger (Philadelphia Inquirer)


AT&T: Verizon's FiOS Slowdown Justifies Our U-Verse Plan
'Investment strategy and the network strategy was the right one.' (Broadband Reports)

Broadband Additions Hit a New Low in the U.S (GigaOM)

Mistras Group, Inc. Announces FY2010 Results: Demonstrates Continued Growth in Revenue and Profitability - Provides FY2011 Guidance
FY2010 Revenue Grows 30% and Adjusted EBITDA* Increases 25% (Globe Newswire)

MedQuist Reports Second Quarter 2010 Results with Revenue Up 26% Primarily Due to Spheris Asset Acquisition in April 2010 (PR Newswire)

IBM Datacap buy is a health care play (ZDNet Blogs)




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Daily Links 8/10/2010: Epix and Netflix in digital partnership

Epix and Netflix digital partnership to make new pay channel profitable
(LA Times: Company Town)

Look Out, Cable Guys — Netflix Is Gunning for You (NewTeeVee)

Comcast Enters the DVD-by-Mail Game (Light Reading Cable)

Comcast: Netflix does 'great job' vs. VOD (MarketWatch)

Comcast.net Hijacker Gets 4 Months (Wired: Threat Level)

Net Neutrality Advocates Blast Google, Verizon Plan (PC World)

From Google and Verizon, a path to an open Internet (Washington Post)
Op-Ed by Eric Schmidt and Ivan Seidenberg.

Oracle Mergers & Acquisitions: Who’s Next? (Software Advice)

Decoding BI Market Share Numbers – Play Sudoku With Analysts (Enterprise Irregulars)

Herley Industries, Inc. Celebrates 45th Anniversary With Record Revenues for FY 2010 and Solid Backlog Heading Into FY 2011 (PR Newswire)

ERT Reports Second Quarter 2010 Results (PR Newswire)

Children's Hospital Creates Free App for iPhone® and iPod Touch®; Helps Doctors Record Side Effects in Clinical Trials (PR Newswire)




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Daily Links 8/9/2010: Google, Verizon Propose Open vs Paid Internets

FCC readies Comcast net neutrality trap (New York Post)

Comcast Takes VOD to ‘Infinity’
First Phase of Content-Distribution Buildout Wraps In Philadelphia, D.C. Regions (Multichannel News)

Outside the Echo Chamber: Growing A Startup In New Hope, PA (TechCrunch)
By myYearbook cofounder Geoff Cook.

Google, Verizon Propose Open vs Paid Internets (Wired Blogs: Epicenter)
There is probably going to be an uproar over this proposal.

Liberty Media posts Q2 gain at QVC (The Hollywood Reporter)

Sybase Launching CRM, ERP For Mobile Devices
(Information Week)

'Defects' delay Clearwire transition to Amdocs billing software (FierceWireless)


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

Lockheed software tapped for smart-grid demonstration project (Philadelphia Business Journal: Technology Blog)

CRF Health Launches Inventory Management Program and Opens New Logistics Facility (Business Wire)




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Philly Tech People News 8/9/2010

Scala Appoints New Vice President of American Operations (PR Web)

Digital Media Vet Todd Berman Takes Reins at CSNPhilly.com (Sports Video Group)

Software AG promotes Mark Edwards to Chief Executive Officer Americas and Asia Pacific/Japan (Business Wire)

Comcast & Blockbuster Devolve (DVDs by Mail) (Zatz Not Funny!)

SAP admission of liability highlights Oracle third-party support issues
Oracle/Rimini Street lawsuit will be a real test of legality of third-party services (Computerworld)

Kulicke & Soffa to move headquarters to Singapore following management transition

Kulicke & Soffa, a pioneer in semiconductor manufacturing that has been based in the Philadelphia area for almost 60 years, announced yesterday that with the retirement of CEO Scott Kulicke, the company will be moving its headquarters functions from Fort Washington to Singapore, where much of its operations are already based.

Mr. Kulicke will retire as of September 30, 2010, and be replaced by Bruno Guilmart, who was previously CEO of Lattice Semiconductor. Mr. Guilmart will reside in Singapore, and the company says it "will migrate other headquarters functions to Singapore in fiscal 2011". It is not known at this time what operations will remain in Pennsylvania. The company's stock will continue to trade on the NASDAQ.

Kulicke & Soffa was founded in 1951 by Fred Kulicke and Albert Soffa, and took off after developing the world's first wire bonder for use in the semiconductor manufacturing process. The company slumped badly in the recent economic downturn, with its shares falling as low as $1.27, but results have surged recently and the stock closed at $6.80 on Friday. For the third quarter of FY 2010, Kulicke & Soffa last week reported revenue of $221.3 million, more than four times the previous year's third quarter, and net income of $49.1 million. It has slightly more than 2,000 employees.




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