I've been working on identifying and better understanding the different segments of the IT business in Greater Philadelphia. There are obviously key technologies, applications, and vertical markets which drive much of the activity here. There are also phrases and acronyms that people use to refer to these things in shorthand. I know it can be confusing to people who are generalists (as I am) or specialize in certain areas, so I thought I'd build a little glossary of terms that seem to be most important here.
Right now it is based on Wikipedia entries, which are good in some cases and not so good in others. If anyone has suggestions on better sources, don't hesitate to let me know. This list will grow over time, though I intend to keep it as targeted to Philadelphia as possible. It will be posted on the right sidebar.

Enterprise resource planning(ERP)

Business process management(BPM)

Service-oriented architecture(SOA)

Software as a service(SaaS)

Cloud computing

Business intelligence(BI)

Customer relationship management(CRM)

Supply chain management(SCM)

Governance, Risk Management, and Compliance (GRC)

Product lifecycle management(PLM)

Business rules

SAP NetWeaver

SAP Business ByDesign

Electronic health record(EHR)

Clinical Trial Management System(CTMS)

Bioinformatics

Electronic data capture(EDC)

Agile enterprise

Thin client

DOCSIS

Set-top box

Verizon FiOS

Network neutrality

Passive optical network (PON)

Tru2Way

Enhanced TV Binary Interchange Format (EBIF)

Switched Digital Video (SDV)

IPTV

3G

3GPP Long term evolution (LTE)

Femtocell

Radio-frequency identification(RFID)

Ruby on Rails

Microsoft .NET Framework

Microsoft Silverlight

Microsoft SharePoint

Content management system(CMS)

Global Positioning System(GPS)

Geographic information system(GIS)

Spatial analysis

MicroStation

Location-based service(LBS)

Smart card

Wi-Fi

WiMAX

Voice over Internet Protocol(VoIP)

Project portfolio management(PPM)

Search engine marketing(SEM)

Organic light-emitting diode(OLED)

Hopes for Wireless Cities Fade as Internet Providers Pull Out (New York Times-free subscription)

Update: Comcast Responds to Camera Story (New Tee Vee)

Obama's 'typical white' remark on WIP offended some (Philadelphia Inquirer)

Obama begins ad blitz in Philadelphia (Philadelphia Inquirer)

Engineering grads in great demand at high-tech companies
(Cherry Hill Courier-Post)
Focuses on Lockheed Martin.

Feed Frenzy (Redeye VC)

Boeing tests high-tech Osprey in cold, wind (Billings Gazette)


Verizon, AT&T top airwave bidding
Qualcomm buys rights to major urban markets (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Qualcomm licenses include Philadelphia.

Verizon mum on extent of FioS for city
'City will not allow cherry-picking,' city spokesman says (Wilmington News Journal)

Philly Emerging Tech Conference this Week (Independents Hall)

Malone on the Ropes? (Portfolio.com)

Sequoia Threatens Lawsuit Over E-Voting Machine Review
A New Jersey county asked a Princeton professor to conduct an independent review of Sequoia Voting Systems e-voting machines, which the company opposes. (Information Week)

Discover beats analyst expectations
Despite dip in profits and rise in defaults, credit card company sees good first quarter (Wilmington News Journal)

Business Pros That Invest In Startups (The Bulletin)

Windows Vista SP1 Flunks Out At Penn
University of Pennsylvania tech staffers are advising faculty and students not to upgrade to the new service pack for Microsoft's Windows Vista operating system. (Information Week)

On-Demand (or SaaS) Index: The Bottom or More Pain (BI Blogs)

Exec quits, layoffs looming at Power Medical (Philadelphia Business Journal)

Projects in panorama
Software tools help eliminate blind spots that can sink an IT project (Government Computer News)
Discusses Primavera Systems' ProSight product.

Lawson Software Sells Commerce Bank on New Product (NJBIZ.com)

Entercom Expands Use of Dynamic Ad Technology (Radio World)

Philly Flex Meeting - Using Flex with Ruby on Rails (Philadelphia Flex User Group)

I started my new job with advertising/interactive agency Red Tettemer 5 days ago (Social Media: The New Black)

Problem prompts Pa. to take down online voter registration form
(Associated Press via The Times Leader)
Amazing.

Verizon Nabs Most Valuable 700Mhz Spectrum
AT&T, Verizon together spend $16.2 billion out of $19.5 billion auction total (BroadBand Reports)

Verizon's Open Network Strategy (Forbes)

March 2008 Business Outlook Survey (Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia)
Better than some expected.

FCC to hold Comcast hearings at Stanford (ZDNet)

Comcast: FCC lacks any authority to act on P2P blocking (ars technica)

HHS secretary pitches pilot program (Philadelphia Business Journal)


Visa Shares Jump Sharply as Trading Starts (New York Times-free subscription)

SAP and Novell’s open source initiative cuts TCO (SAPWatch: SearchSAP.com)

Samsung SDS Teams Up With SAP
(The Korea Times)

NetSuite CEO slams SAP and outlines successful SaaS drivers (MyCustomer.com)


Teradata Has Acquired BI/DW Firm Claraview (Intelligent Enterprise)


BEA Surveys the State of the BPM Market (Intelligent Enterprise)

Emerging technologies will soon marginalize IT's role in BI (Computerworld)

Bentley Publishes Digital Version of ‘The Year in Infrastructure 2007’ (BusinessWire)

Phoenix Integration Awarded Major NASA Research Initiatives (PRWeb)

Gemalto 2007 profit surges, confident for this year (Reuters)

Sequoia Voting Systems site hacked
(CNET News)
Company can't count votes, threatens Princeton professor.


SIIA Sues 8 eBay Sellers Over Software Copies
The Software & Information Industry Association accuses the defendants of selling illegal copies of Adobe Photoshop and other software. (Information Week)
Two targets of suit are from area.

Schilling's 38 Studios hires Comcast vet MacLean (Mass High Tech)
He has a backup plan in case he can't pitch again.

Wireless Spectrum Auction Raises $19 Billion (New York Times-free subscription)

Verizon CEO Wants To Spur Innovation With Open Model (Dow Jones via CNNMoney)

Motorola Announces Worldwide Distribution Agreement with Swisscom
(PRNewswire)

Nokia Declines to Make Remedies in EU's Navteq Review (Bloomberg)
Navteq owns Traffic.com.

New tech bank for S. Phila's Quattrone (PhillyDeals: Philly.com)

Quality-of-care data available online (Philadelphia Business Journal)


Companies receive Ben Franklin loans (The Express-Times)
One is an RFID startup.

'Mobile security' is not an oxymoron
* Fiberlink Communications announces enhancements to its Extend360 Mobile Platform (Network World)

Panorama Debuts Beta Initiative In
Analytics and Reporting Solutions for Google Applications (BusinessWire)
Relationship with Boomi.

PointRoll to DoubleClick: 'While Submitting Your Resume to Google, CC Us!'
(PRNewswire)

Microsoft Health & Life Sciences Developer and Solutions Conference 2008 (Small & Mighty)
In Atlantic City on April 22.

SAS buys natural language processing vendor Teragram (InfoWorld)

SunGard Targets Alternative Investment Firms (FinanceTech)

Pennsylvania's Corporate Taxes Uniquely High (The
Bulletin)

2 charged with hacking into company's Web site (phillyBurbs.com)

Penn professor who helped computerize NYSE dies at 85 (Associated Press via phillyBurbs.com)

Two more investments for First Round Capital. PlayCafe, a Los Angeles startup producing interactive online game shows, received seed funding, New Tee Vee reports. (Watch out, the darn site froze my computer.)
Also, the Indian media is reporting that First Round has invested in an Indian photographic services site called ZoomIn, though I haven't found any confirmation of that or reporting from the States.

Visa Raises $17.9 Billion in Record-Setting U.S. IPO (Bloomberg)
A lot of cash will be flowing into Delaware.

Comcast Cameras to Start Watching You? (NewTeeVee)

RFID hack could crack open 2 billion smart cards (Computerworld)

Outsourcing helps Valley business
Computer Aid of South Whitehall Twp. does software engineering (Allentown Morning Call)


SAP: Bernstein Upgrades After Stock’s Recent Slid (Barron's: Tech Trader Daily)

Siemens Chief Loses Investor Trust With Earnings Cut (Bloomberg)


Science Center’s Integromics Receives 2007 Frost & Sullivan Product Innovation of the Year Award (BusinessWire)

Accenture to expand lifesciences R&D unit (Economic Times of India)

New ExpenseWatch.com Release Features Substantial Credit Card Management and Controls (Accounting Software 411)

FreedomPay(R) Announces the Patriot Card(TM), A Virtual Payment Card Leveraging the Benefits of ACH and Check Conversion Networks (PRNewswire)

ICG Commerce Drives Strong Growth in 2007 (Marketwire via CNNMoney)

SAS Opens Up SAS OnDemand for Academics (Campus Technology)

Summit showcases broadband’s fiscal benefit to New Jersey (Princeton Business Journal)

NJTC Members Take 'Techie' Message to Washington DC (PRNewswire)

High-tech scavenger hunt is a business plan hit at Princeton Univ. (Princeton Business Journal)

IDS Scheer Announces Expansion of Partnership with Supply-Chain Council at Supply-Chain World Conference (BusinessWire)

TEMIS Named to KMWorld Magazine's Top 100 List of Companies That Matter in Knowledge Management (PRNewswire)

Innovation Philadelphia Hosts 'Opportunities Abound' Networking Event (PRNewswire)

RecycleBank gets $30M from Kleiner Perkins, to provide rewards to recyclers (The Industry Standard)

Recyclebank

Construction orchestration
Software gives an edge in a tighter market. (Philadelphia Inquirer)
On Bentley, Primavera, and Maxwell.

Dish Network Suffers Failed Satellite Launch
Blown Launch of AMC-14 Satellite Could Delay HD Expansion (Broadcasting & Cable)
Satellite owned by SES Americom of Princeton, built by Lockheed Martin of Newtown.

New business models for citywide Wi-Fi
(CNet News Blog)
Minneapolis may have a successful model.


Medidata Solutions Expands Clinical Trial Technology Offering with Acquisition of Fast Track Systems (BusinessWire)

Federal Reserve Districts
Third District--Philadelphia (Federal Reserve Board)
Beige Book report for February. Not too encouraging.


SAP exec talks partners, platforms and the SAP economy (SearchSAP.com)

Navigating a host of SAP hosts (SearchSAP.com)

Benioff takes stock of software shifts (ZDNet)

Safend Automates Product Interoperability & Quality Assurance Testing Process (BusinessWire)

Peco to start a customer price-information service (Philadelphia Inquirer)

Safeguard Scientifics to File Form 12b-25 to Extend Filing Due Date of Its 2007 Annual Report on Form 10-K (BusinessWire)

Siemens issues profit warning (Associated Press via MSN Money)


WPCS Reports 37% Increase in Revenue for the 3rd Quarter (PRNewswire)

InterDigital: Risky Play with Huge Potential Upside (Seeking Alpha)

Financial Firm Susquehanna Int'l Deploys GigaSpaces (Gridtoday)

Kulicke & Soffa Introduces Next-Generation Wire Bonders at SEMICON China (BusinessWire)

College in cyberspace (phillyBurbs.com)

CEO cleans up Siemens' tainted image (Knowledge@Wharton via DelawareOnline)
CEO also discusses Siemens Healthcare IT strategy in speech at Wharton.

Judge Asks for Briefs in Struggle Over IAC (Associated Press via New York Times)

Drive to unionize Comcast
IBEW begins statewide campaign (Boston Herald)

Trials & Defibrillations: Interactive TV in the U.S. (TVBoard: MediaPost)

Gannett Buys Rest of PointRoll From Former CEO For $4.6 million (paidContent.org)
PointRoll is based in Conshohocken.

New Ways To Manage Health Data
Giants Join the Push To Put Records Online (Washington Post-Free Subscription)

MedQuist Announces Entry Into Settlement Term Sheet Resolving South Broward Litigation
(PRNewswire)

Building Sales Momentum In A Recession (The Bulletin)

Blue Hens 'trade' blue chips
For UD's fledgling investment club, the Exelon Trading Center is all about futures (Wilmington News Journal)