Optium Swings to Loss on Charges (Associated Press via Forbes)

NFL chief urges crackdown on cable companies (Reuters)

Siemens sees health-care unit outgrowing market this year (MarketWatch)

Gartner: Global RFID market to top $1.2B this year (Computerworld)

Internet Engineering Task Force to Meet in Philadelphia, March 9-14, 2008 (BusinessWire)

3G iPhone by June '08 says analyst, but we're not so sure (Ars Technica)
Discusses InterDigital's 3G license with Apple. Also on InterDigital, the Wall Street Journal's "Heard on the Street" column today discusses the company's patent suits against Nokia and Samsung. The U.S. International Trade Commission will be considering the dispute between this month and November. Many expect InterDigital to prevail.

Put on Hold: Why Telecoms Can't Get Consumers to Bond More with Their Cell Phones (Knowledge@Wharton)
From last month's Wharton Business Technology Conference.


Primavera(R) Releases New Version of Portfolio Management Solution Connecting Business Strategy to Execution (PRNewswire via FoxBusiness)
I wonder how this product is doing for them?

Would-Be Buyers: Weather Channel Worth $4 Billion, Tops (Silicon Alley Insider)
Comcast still considered a possible bidder.

Verizon's (VZ) high-speed customers lose the signal (BloggingStocks)


Time to check in with Checkpoint (BloggingStocks)

Urban Outfitters 4th-quarter profit up (Associated Press via Businessweek)
Perhaps Philadelphia's hottest company. Particularly amazing performance in a weak apparel market. But how good are their IT systems?

A brilliant video delivery platform
* Viddler offers video services with a social networking aspectm (Network World)
Starting to get more mainstream attention.

WZBN TV 25 in Trenton could close, says founder (Princeton Business Journal)

OnDemand Software Showcases Oracle End User Training Solutions With New Release Of Oracle User Productivity Kit At Alliances 2008 (CRM Marketplace)

State of the Science Debate (MSNBC.com: Cosmic Log)

Pennsylvania poised to reap campaign dollars (Philadelphia Inquirer)

Edge Of Sports
Arlen Specter says fandom alone is fueling his NFL investigation (Philadelphia Weekly)

IT looks for online video to boost corporate training, collaboration, marketing (Computerworld)
On Rohm & Haas.

Google bets on value of prediction markets
Google builds largest internal corporate prediction market (Network World)
With input from researchers at Penn.


SAP teams with Intel for SMB appliance (SearchSAP.com)

H-1b season is here (SearchSAP.com: SAP Watch)

Primavera(R)Partners with Digital China to Extend Global Reach (BusinessWire via FoxBusiness)

InfoLogix Regenerates SurgiChip (RFID Journal)

TiVo Touts Cable Progress (Broadcasting & Cable)

Analyst: IAC looks like a value trap (Associated Press via MSN Money)

PARIS Technologies International, Inc. Announces PowerAnalytics™ 2.0
For use with SAP® Business One and BusinessObjects Xcelsius™ (BusinessWire)

inTEST Reports Fourth Quarter and Year End 2007 Results (PRNewswire via MSN Money)

PNC names CEO at Wilmington-based subsidiary (Philadelphia Inquirer)

All sizzle, no cheesesteak
Philadelphia's muni Wi-Fi rollout isn't all it's cracked up to be (Network World)
Excellent in-depth analysis.

SAP and Intel Partner on New Appliance (IDG via New York Times-free subscription.)

SAP and IDS Scheer Partner to Bring Customers Easier Modeling and Visualization of Enterprise Services (PRNewswire)

IDS Scheer Announces Support for OASIS Reference Model with ARIS SOA Architect (BusinessWire)

CEBIT SAP won 4,690 new customers for Business One software in 2007 - CEO (Thomson Financial via CNNMoney)


Philadelphia CIOs Report on Second-Quarter Hiring Outlook (PRNewswire via FoxBusiness)

Safeguard Makes Six-Pronged Exit (Red Herring)

Daniel Weintraub: Another software fiasco costs us millions (Sacramento Bee)
One engagement for Bentley Systems that apparently didn't work out too well.

Florida Crows Over Docsis 3.0 (Cable Digital News: Light Reading)

Heartland Payment Systems Acquires Controlling Stake In CollectivePOS, a Canadian Merchant Services Provider (BusinessWire)

Willow Grove's future could be as security hub (phillyBurbs.com)

Is 2008 the year of video for social media? (The Viral Garden)
Discusses Viddler.

Warren Lichtenstein to Step Down as Chairman of SL Industries Amid Record Growth, Profitability (BusinessWire via StreetInsider.com)

IKON Introduces New ASP Web-to-Print Tool (BusinessWire)

VINtek Announces Growth in 2007
Opens new location, adds clients, adds paperless title processing in two states (BusinessWire)


Sypherlink, Computer Aid (CAI) Partner to Help Fusion Centers Turn Data Into Useful Intelligence, Maximize Effectiveness (BusinessWire)

RTTS Moves to Larger Philadelphia Office at 1 Liberty Place (PRNewswire)

Safeguard Scientifics to sell 6 holdings (Associated Press via MSN Money)

Unisys might win big state no-bid contract (PennLive.com)
I first asked an innocent question about this deal back here.

StarCite searching for new CEO as Boult exits (Philadelphia Business Journal)

Audit cuts Sunday circulation at The Philadelphia Inquirer (Associated Press via phillyBurbs.com)

NAA Conference: Tierney: Focus On Older Audience; Stop Self-Flagellation; Singleton On Wireless (paidContent.org)
Its always interesting to see what Tierney will say next.


The New York Times Expands Distribution in Philadelphia Area
New Print Site Agreement with The Philadelphia Inquirer (BusinessWire)

Carnegie Mellon Professor Takeo Kanade to Receive Franklin Institute's Prestigious Bower Award (PRNewswire)

Comcast Buying GolfNow.com (Silicon Alley Insider)

Comcast Business Voice Push (TMCnet)

NEAT Receipts Brings Award-Winning Scanning Technology to the Enterprise (Marketwire)

IBM, SAP Look to Re-Shape BI
Following recent acquisitions, IBM and SAP unveil a host of new products and services. (Redmond Developer News)

The Gold Mine in Ads That Aren’t on Google Health (New York Times-Free Subscription.)

Thomson Scientific Launches ScienceWatch.com for Top News on Scientific Discovery (PRNewswire)

Liberty Media in control? (Bloomberg via Delaware Online)


Venture capitalists say market is hot (Annapolis Capital via Delaware Online)

New firm is offering index ETFs (Philadelphia Inquirer)
And other interesting items.

Home care, technology fields boom with jobs (phillyBurbs.com)

Atidan Announces Support and Administration Services for Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 (PRWeb)

University of Pa. hacker pleads guilty (United Press International)

A super-cool chip
Lightwire introduces the new information transmission technology at conference. (Allentown Morning Call)

IDS Scheer`s Place in the Software World (eWEEK.com)
Interview with Dr. August-Wilhelm Scheer.

IDS Scheer Breaks New Ground with SAP Business ByDesign Practice (eWEEK.com)

IDS Scheer's North American operations are based in Berwyn.

TV, Internet, phone service fight grows (Palm Beach Post)


Seat warming, Internet blocking (Boston Globe Editorial)

Comcast Backed By NBC, Viacom In Network Neutrality Dispute (Dow Jones via CNNMoney)



Salesforce.com shares jump on strong results (MarketWatch)

Is Salesforce on the Block? (TheStreet.com)

Ohio School's RA Wins Future City Contest (Environmental Protection)
Competition sponsored by Bentley Systems.

Colin Devroe from Viddler (Podcast: Technology in Philadelphia)
Viddler evangalist on company's new open API and relationship with TubeMogul.

TubeMogul Puts Viddler on the Roof (PRWeb)

InterDigital Lacks Thrills (Motley Fool)

Apple to launch 3G iPhone in June?
Analyst says current iPhone production is already being wound down (TechRadar.com)

Liberty Media sees weakness at QVC, eyes new deals (Reuters)
Looking for major ecommerce acquisitions. Does this include IAC?

Comcast Clear To Fight 30% Cap
With FCC Publishing Ownership Rules, Operator Can Now Mount Court Challenge (Multichannel News)

FCC Considers Hearing Do-Over in Light of Comcast Seat Hogging Charges (PC World)

Docsis Device Shipments Top 30M in 2007 (Cable Digital News: Light Reading)


Attendees Ponder HIMSS Plusses and Minuses (Healthcare Informatics)

Vanguard settles racial discrimination case (Philadelphia Business Journal)

OpSource Embeds Boomi On Demand Into OpSource Connect (Marketwire)

WPCS lowers earnings, revenue guidance (Phidelphia Business Journal)


MODA Technology Partners and Applied Biosystems team with XOMA for deployment of SQL*LIMS Micro/EM™ at Berkeley, CA Manufacturing Facilities (BusinessWire)

PHH Corp. posts 4th qtr. profit from mortgage business (PhillyInc: Philadelphia Inquirer)

imc² Names Chris Mycek Managing Director for Philly Office Promotion Adds to Tremendous Success of Northeast Office (PharmaLive)

InterDigital Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2007 Financial Results (BusinessWire)

Liberty Media Reports Fourth Quarter Financial Results
Company Completes Deal for Largest Stake in DIRECTV (PRNewswire)
QVC's revenue grew 4% in 4th quarter.


CDI Corp. Reports Fourth Quarter Earnings Increase by 35%, Announces Full Year 2007 Results, Dividend and Stock Repurchase Program(PRNewswire)

Cintas, Digitas Health adding combined 300 jobs in Phila. (Philadelphia Business Journal)

Technitrol completes purchase of Danish firm (Philadelphia Inquirer)

ExploTrack monitors explosives (Philadelphia Business Journal)

Google Admits Health Data Plan (Red Herring)

First Look at Google Health (John Battelle's Searchblog)


RTLS Healthcare: InfoLogix To Launch SurgiChip - A Complete Real-Time Wireless Verification System To Help Hospitals Eliminate Surgical Errors (RFID Solutions)

Devon IT to Launch in India (BusinessWire)


SAP spruces up its supply chain offering (SearchSAP.com)

SAP developers beware: Duet comes to healthcare (SAP Watch: SearchSAP.com)


VC Circle: Rob Hayes on Get Satisfaction (Under the Radar Blog)
On investment by First Round Capital.


Millersville University will create software center
Will link students and businesses (LancasterOnline)


Japan Technology Group Presents a Free Japan Innovative Technology Showcase in Philadelphia, PA (BusinessWire)

Support? Or Astroturf?
Comcast acknowledges that it hired people to take up room at an F.C.C. hearing into its practices. (Portfolio.com)

Checkpoint Systems 4Q adjusted earnings rise to 60c a share; revenue up 21.4% (Thomson Financial via CNNMoney)

EResearchTechnology Soars on 4Q Earnings (Associated Press via CNNMoney)

Technologicology: Haven’t Been Macromedia Flashed Like That Since Grade School (Philebrity)
On Newgrounds.com of Glenside.


SAP's targets could be a stretch, analysts caution
Societe Generale sees first signs of deals being delayed in Europe (Marketwatch)

India’s SAP Integration Capacity Grows (Sap Watch: SearchSAP.com)

Guild: Philly Newspapers Lay Off 68 (Associated Press via Portfolio.com)

GSI Commerce Appoints Nick Pahade President of gsi interactive (PRNewswire)

Busy Time In Online Health Media: Microsoft Developer Fund; Google’s Health Plans (paidContent.org)


Highly Scalable Document Clustering Software Released by Hot Neuron (BusinessWire)

InterDigital Licenses 3G Modem Technology to Leading Asian Semiconductor Company (BusinessWire via FoxBusiness)

ICT Group posts lower Q4 results, warns of Q1 loss (Reuters)

M5 Networks Expands Hosted VoIP Services in Philadelphia (TMCnet)

Environmental Tectonics ends Navy dispute (phillyBurbs.com)


Herley burdened by weight of indictment
Company chairman describes extra costs, loss of focus. (Lancaster New Era)

RFID Startups Go After Lucrative Niches (O'Reilly Radar)

Siemens Unveils syngo WebSpace Enhancements at HIMSS (PRNewswire)

Campus Philly working to keep college graduates in the area (Philadelphia Business Journal)

Visa to raise up to $19 billion in largest-ever IPO (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Big impact on some Delaware firms.

FCC chief says Net providers can't block access 'arbitrarily'
Delays by Comcast are focus of hearing (Boston Globe)

NY AG Subpoenas Comcast on Broadband (Associated Press via Google)

Edison, Safeguard Scientifics invest in Portico (Philadelphia Business Journal)

eResearchTechnology Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2007 Results (PRNewswire)

Foolish Forecast: InterDigital's Diverse Aspirations (Motley Fool)

SAP CEO sees no spending downturn, profits to rise (Reuters)

Nistica Gets $10M Infusion (NJBiz.com)

Bloomberg LP Seeing Weakness, Slowing Hiring--Source (Silicon Alley Insider)
A significant part of Bloomberg's operations are based in Princeton.

MEDecision Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2007 Financial Results (BusinessWire)

MEDecision Introduces Alineo Care Management Analytics (BusinessWire)

Siemens Announces General Availability of Soarian Quality Measures
Reading Hospital Experiences 300+ Percent Efficiency Improvement Through Adoption of New Healthcare Data-Mining Technology (Siemens Press Release via Biloxi Sun-Herald)

Siemens Signs New Revenue Cycle Management Customers (PRNewswire)

WorldGate receives notice of default (phillyBurbs.com)

Fixes Promised for GPS System in Philadelphia Cabs (KWY NewsRadio)
Somebody finally admits its not working.


Herley Wins $9.8 Million Contract Award for Complex Integrated Microwave Assemblies for U. S. Electronic Attack Aircraft (PRNewswire)

Ametek acquires Minneapolis firm (Philadelphia Inquirer)

StarCite Integrates Hilton Family of Hotels into New, Real-Time Electronic Small Meetings Solution (BusinessWire)

Lots of Healthcare IT news today, since the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) is holding its annual conference in Orlando. Also, Comcast gets its so-called day in court with the FCC, but it sounds like the jury has already decided.



Microsoft Joins Forces with SAP America for Healthcare IT (PRNewswire via FoxBusiness)
Ironic timing, considering the New York Times article on Saturday.


FCC Mulling New Internet Rules (Light Reading: Cable Digital News)

Comcast Pursuing $35 Digital Dongle (Light Reading: Cable Digital News)
Didn't know what a Dongle was until I read this.


Motorola Acquires Chinese Digital Cable Set-Top Assets (TMCnet: IT Communications)

Moto Calls Up Wideband CPEs (Light Reading: Cable Digital News)


Avenue A | Razorfish Attributes $735 Million of Online Spend to Vertical Properties and Search Engines (Avenue A | Razorfish Press Release)

Avenue A SVP: Microsoft + Yahoo = Irrelevant (Silicon Alley Insider)

Rohm and Haas signs IBM chip deal (Associated Press via CNNMoney)

Liberty Media gets FCC OK for control of DirecTV (bizjournals.com via MSN Money)

Unisys Signs $225M Australian Contract (Associated Press via Forbes)

MEDecision Partners with NextGen Healthcare (BusinessWire)
Two area companies work together.

CapMed Introduces icePHR Mobile, Allowing Consumers to Access Personal Health Records (PHRs) from Cell Phones (BusinessWire)

Draeger Launches New Infinity® Omega Solution in the USA – Featuring a Widescreen for Integrated Patient Monitoring and Electronic Records, Both at the Bedside (BusinessWire)

Phoenix Data Systems Extends EDC Platform and Electronic Submission Capabilities (BusinessWire)

Albert Einstein Healthcare Network CMIO To Present Lecture On Automatic Patient Tracking Insights At HIMSS Annual Conference (Data Collection Online)

Microsoft Should Buy SAP Instead of Yahoo (Silicon Alley Insider)


Join a user group (The Apple Core: ZDNet Blogs)
Jason O'Grady commemorates tenth anniversary of the Philadelphia PowerBook Users Group.

Tacoma and Lakewood police officers will get high-tech help
Tacoma, Lakewood police grant to pay for crime early warning system (Tacoma News Tribune)
Will use GIS technology from Philadelphia-based Avencia.

The New Face of the Silicon Age
How India became the world's computer capital. (Little India)

Maybe Microsoft Should Stalk Different Prey (New York Times)
Suggests Microsoft should be pursuing SAP instead of Yahoo. Interesting hypothesis. IBM has usually been mentioned as the most likely suitor for SAP.


Europe's Crop of 'Billion-Dollar Babies' (BusinessWeek)
Focuses on Qliktech, now based in Radnor, discussing possibility of billion dollar IPO in not too distant future.

FCC To Talk 'Net Neutrality' With Comcast, Verizon Monday (Associated Press via CNNMoney)

FiOS: Nearing Full Speed (Philadelphia Inquirer)

Suburban developer plans to buy famed Philly news building (Associated Press via phillyBurbs.com)


Avenue A/Razorfish: 2007 Billings Up 36% (Silicon Alley Insider)

Representatives are standing by (Med Ad News)
On changes in pharmacuetical marketing affecting many Philly-area firms.

Mike Armstrong talks with Jeffrey D. Erb of Norristown Studios about the local film industry. (Philadelphia Business Today: Philly.com)

NWCT Looks Toward the Future of Leadership and IT Trends (PR.com)
Conference to be held on March 29.