Astros, Rockets finalize deal to launch TV network
Comcast SportsNet Houston to show games starting in fall of 2012 (Houston Chronicle)

Watch Out, Big Cable: Xbox Live Now Bigger Than Comcast (Gigaom via New York Times)

Fox Returns to Cablevision (New York Times: Media Decoder)

AdMob founder leaves Google

After A Five Month Stay (And $750M Acquisition), AdMob CEO Omar Hamoui Leaves Google
(TechCrunch)

Hamoui started AdMob while at Wharton. VentureBeat suggests he may have left due to health issues.

Daily Links 10/29/2010: Judge won't delay start of Oracle/SAP Trial

Get ready for Verizon's 'Dream Phone' (Fortune)

With Internet TV, cable wins even if it loses (CNET News)

Today’s Deal of the Day Debut: DailyCandy, Of Course (All Things
Digital: MediaMemo)
Will launch first in Philly.

(Philly-based) RightNetwork Signs Hulu, Amazon.com Distribution Deals
Conservative-leaning Network To Offer Original Reality, Comedy Series (Multichannel News)

Judge denies Oracle attempt to delay SAP trial (Reuters)
Jury selection to begin November 1.

Oracle-SAP Suit Won't Clear Third-Party Support Fog (CIO.com)

Appirio: early cloud adopters like what they are getting but integration issues loom (ZDNet Blogs)

A Look into the Swedish Soul of QlikTech (The QlikView Blog)

Makeup Discovery Service BirchBox Raises $1.4 Million Seed Round (TechCrunch)
Led by First Round Capital.

An online voting scheme hits Vanguard barrier (Philly.com: Philly Deals)




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Daily Links 10/28/2010: SAP Bullish Despite Third Quarter Shortfall

Oracle Says SAP Won’t Contest Infringement Claims (Bloomberg)
Asks judge to delay trial's beginning.

SAP Bullish Despite Third Quarter Shortfall
Executives slam Oracle while highlighting sales gains and growth prospects. (Information Week)

Oracle vs. SAP: Battle of Fall 2010 Balance Sheets (CIO.com)

Oracle: Google 'Directly Copied' Our Java Code (IDG via New York Times)

What seed-stage star Christine Herron’s move to Intel Capital means (VentureBeat)
Leaves First Round Capital.

Moffett: TV Cord Cutters 'Poor' & Eating 'Dog's Breakfast' (Broadband Reports)

Motorola Profit Tops Estimates on Rising Sales of Droid Phones (Bloomberg)
Motorola looking at 3 cities plus staying here for headquarters (Chicago Sun-Times)
Philadelphia is not one of them.

Arris Rides Docsis Roller Coaster in Q3 (Light Reading Cable)

SunGard Announces Third Quarter 2010 Results (Business Wire)

SevOne Is on the Move
Leading Network Performance Management Company Relocates Corporate Headquarters to Accommodate Growth (Marketwire)

SeaChange, icueTV Link Up For T-Commerce
Vendors Team Up to Combine DVD Purchasing App with Fulfillment Platform (Multichannel News)

CDI Q3 results beat estimates, sees Q4 rev growth (Reuters)

Tyco Electronics profit tops estimates (Reuters)

Ben Franklin (Northeast) to Invest $420,000 in PA Technology Companies (Business Wire)




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Daily Links 10/27/2010: Comcast, SAP post earnings

Comcast Quarterly Profit Tops Estimates on Higher Cable Bills
(Bloomberg)

Comcast CEO: iPad, tablets give us ability to 'start from scratch' on TV interface (ZDNet Blogs)

Comcast Says Its Disappearing Subscribers Aren’t Cord-Cutters (All
Things Digital: MediaMemo)

Cablevision makes Fox an offer it hopes can't be refused (LA Times: Company Town)
Fox has rejected that offer.

SAP Q3 results miss expectations, hits out at Oracle strategy (ZDNet Blogs)

Oracle's Ellison Vows to Prove New HP CEO in on Scheme (PC World)

SAP: Larry Ellison Is Wrong About HP CEO Apotheker (PC World)

Where in the World Is Léo Apotheker? (New York Times: Bits)

GSI Commerce Reports Fiscal 2010 Third Quarter Operating Results (Business Wire)
GSI Commerce posts wider Q3 loss, shares fall (Reuters)

InterDigital Announces Third Quarter 2010 Financial Results
(Business Wire)
Says it will begin paying regular quarterly dividend.

Sprint CEO: In Talks With Clearwire On Financial Options (Dow Jones
Newswires via Nasdaq.com)

UberCab’s Masterstroke: Forgoing Buy-In from San Francisco Officials (PE Hub)

Three Reasons Why Apple-Unisys Is a Smart Partnership (ZDNet Blogs)




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Daily Links 10/26/2010: SunGard CEO outlines Cloud Plans

Comcast Opens Xfinity TV Online To All Video Subs
'TV Everywhere' Service Provides 55,000 Movies and TV Shows (Multichannnel News)

Is Comcast’s Xfinity TV a Trojan Horse? (Gigaom: NewTeeVee)

Netflixity… Time to Buy? (Cable360)

Cablevision CEO Jim Dolan wants sitdown with News Corp. at FCC headquarters (LA Times: Company Town)

Unisys hit by mainframe, services declines in Q3
Apple deal misunderstood and overblown (Channel Register)
Unisys Press Release

Ametek Q3 earnings beat Street; ups FY earnings view (Reuters)

Sungard outlines cloud plans: a CEO Q&A (Computer Business Review)

SAP, Oracle… Infor? (FT.com: Tech Blog)

SAP sued over 'Run Smarter' slogan (Computerworld)

BravoSolution: More Applause Deserved (Part 1) (Spend Matters)
The one thing that did come out of VerticalNet.

TruePosition Awarded Patent that Enables Advanced Mobile Phone Triggering (Business Wire)

Software development company opens new facility
Infragistics CEO has lived in So. Brunswick for over 20 years (North South Bunswick Sentinel)

Dataram chooses Issaquah for new testing, development center
(TechFlash: John Cook's Venture Blog)
Dataram is based in Princeton.

Judge reverses ruling on man's suit against Penn (Philadelphia Inquirer)





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Deloitte Philly Fast 50 is out

Deloitte Announces 2010 Greater Philadelphia Fast 50 Rankings
(PR Newswire)

Deloitte Philly Fast 50 (pdf)

Knowland Group became one of the fastest-growing companies by taking photos of signs (Washington Post)
On the #1 ranked company, which started out in DC but now claims Lewes, Delaware as its HQ location.

Daily Links 10/25/2010: Comcast's TV Everywhere service goes nationwide

Apple Enlists Unisys to Help With Corporate, Government Deals (Bloomberg)

Unisys’ license plate-scanning award boosts border security (Washington Technology)


Carlyle Bids to Take CommScope Private (New York Times: DealBook)


SAP TechEd 2010: Redeeming the NetWeaver Platform (Feeding the SAP Ecosystem)

SAP and Siemens Team Up on EVs (Greentech Media)

Charles Phillips Named CEO of Infor (PC World)
Latest move in the Enterprise Software game of musical chairs.

QlikTech uses IPO cash to expand globally (Information Age)



106 software jobs being created by US company in Newry (BBC)
Philadelphia-based Market Resource Partners.

Copps Talks Comcast/NBCU On Visit To Allbritton Facilities
Execs warn of merger's 'grave' implications on D.C. market competition (Broadcasting & Cable)

TV wedding (Washington Post)
Editorial supports approval of Comcast/NBCU merger without net neutrality conditions.

Xfinity and beyond: Comcast's TV Everywhere service goes nationwide (CED Magazine)


TicketLeap: Agile Teamwork and Responsive Customer Service (Ben Franklin Technology Partners: Keynotes)

Entrepreneur's Corner: Evisors (Wharton Journal)




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Internet TV and The Death of Cable TV, really (TechCrunch)

UberCab Ordered to Cease And Desist (TechCrunch)
First Round Capital had just recently lead a $1.25 million investment in UberCab. Apparently, the
San Francisco Metro Transit Authority and the Public Utilities Commission of California have some
issues with the mobile cab-finding service.

Philly Tech People News 10/24/2010

Music Business Program Announces Chris Stanchak, Founder & CEO of Ticketleap, as Entrepreneur-in-Residence (NYU)

Electronic Ink Appoints Susan Denchak Director of Technology (Business Wire)

JT Ramsey is the new Chief Blogger at Comcast, responsible for overseeing Comcast Voices. He was previously Music Editor at Comcast.net.

Dataram Announces New International Leadership
Industry Veteran Colin Pittham Joins Dataram Corporation to Promote International Growth (Business Wire)

Pennsylvania’s CIO Brenda Orth to Resign (Government Technology)

Checkpoint Systems, Inc. Announces Appointment of Julie Spicer England to Its Board of Directors (Business Wire)

SAP seeks gag order for upcoming Oracle trial (Computerworld)