Benioff v. Plattner: let history decide (SearchSAP.com: SAP Watch)

SAP Rises as Chiefs See Higher Margins, Repeat Goals (Bloomberg)

Newspaper Chain Hires Adviser as It Weighs Restructuring (New York Times-free subscription)
On Journal Register.

Verizon, AT&T Plan Next-Gen Wireless Networks, Google Plans To Watch (Silicon Alley Insider)

Comcast and Starcom MediaVest Group Expand Addressable Advertising Trial to Baltimore
Initial Trial Results Reveal Addressable Ads Delivered 56% More Efficiency and 38% More Effectiveness for Marketers (PRNewswire)
Reported here on Sunday.

On Comcast's customer service problems(Philly.com: Philadelphia Business Today-video)

Motorola to Lay Off 2,600 More Employees
Cutbacks Result In $104 Million Charge For First Quarter (Multichannel News)
May include cuts in Horsham.

Voices of Innovation: A talk with entrepreneur Greg Olsen (NJ.com-video)

CSC and Oracle in retail banking combination (Finextra)

An Enterprising Approach to RFID
OATSystems' new platform scales RFID deployments across larger businesses. (eWEEK)

Innovative Solutions & Support Expands Functionality on Eclipse 500® Flight Deck (BusinessWire)

Governor Rendell Says New Investments Helping PA Improve Its Economy (PRNewswire)
Announcement includes additional funds for DreamIT Ventures.

NWCT Event: Strategic Portfolio Management (PR.com)

Report says federal planning key to prosperous Phila. (Phiadelphia Business Journal)
"Federal Planning" is an oxymoron. Not surprising the Brookings Institution would come up with something like this. I don't know about the rest of the state, but from what I see I think the Philly area is doing fairly well without a "comprehensive federal master plan".

See the report here.

Comcast Enters the Wideband Era (Light
Reading: Cable Digital News)

U.S. Air Force/Lockheed Martin Team Celebrates Success of GPS IIR Program as Final Satellite is Readied for Shipment to Cape Canaveral for June Launch
Satellite Includes Demonstration Payload for New Third Civil Signal (PRNewswire)
The critical next-generation GPS contract is expected to be awarded in the next few months.

SAP wants to influence the influencers (SearchITChannel.com)
By paying them a cut of the action.

Liberty Media increases stake in DirecTV to 48 percent (San Jose Mercury News)

Take That, Google! MapQuest Snags OnStar Deal (GigaOM)
MapQuest, partially based in Lancaster, has been making some very aggressive moves lately to fight back against Google Maps.


EPAM Systems Buys Two (Private Equity
Hub)
EPAM is based in Lawrenceville.

University City Science Center Hosts DreamIt Ventures (BusinessWire)

N.J., Pa. among top 10 states for high-tech jobs (Philadephia Business Journal)

Coleman Research Group Acquires Endowment Capital Group's Clio Research Management Software (Marketwire)

CRM manager Continues Rapid Growth
Revenues from Salesforce.com Consulting Services Almost Quadruple (PRNewswire)

Markell, Carney cite business goals
State treasurer hopes to be 'small business governor;' Lt. Gov. stresses his 'economic development' work (Wilmington
News Journal)


Bentley Wins FIATECH CETI Award
Jury Recognizes Bentley for Collaboration on FIATECH’s ‘Accelerating the Deployment of the ISO 15926’ Project
(BusinessWire)

TMX Communications Named IAC Agency of the Year for Unprecedented Fourth Consecutive Year (PRNewswire)

Keane Business Risk Management Solutions Launches SCORE 3.3
Enhancements improve supervision of enterprise governance, risk and compliance management (BusinessWire)

NYSE Warns Journal Register on Delisting
Journal Register Faces NYSE Delisting for Failing to Meet Minimum Stock Price Requirements (Associated Press via
CNNMoney)
Watch out when those penny stock salespersons call pitching Journal Register.

Unisys Names James M. Geiger as Managing Partner, Department of Defense, in Federal Systems Business (BusinessWire)

Buccinis buy ex-MBNA HQ (Philly.com: Philly Deals)

WorldGate inks Ojo contract (phillyBurbs.com)
WorldGate survives to fight another day, I guess.

SAP names Leo Apotheker as co-CEO UPDATE (Thomson Financial via CNNMoney)
No surprises.

Comcast plans faster Net speeds
(Associated Press via Seattle Post-Intelligencer)
Starting in Twin Cities tomorrow.

Kenexa Acquires Quorum International -- Global Recruitment Process Outsourcing Provider (Marketwire via CNNMoney)

Traffic reports for your cell phone (Network World)
New offering from Traffic.com

Pete Distler joins Smarter Agent as President of the Smarter Agent Media Network (Smarter Agent Blog)

Synygy India targets pharma sector (Sify.com)

AXIS Goes Live as AdminServer’s First P&C Client (Insurance & Technology)

Bentley Announces Strategic Initiative to Help Sustain Bridge Infrastructure Through Bridge Information Modeling (BusinessWire)

TruePosition to use hybrid approach for greater E-911 accuracy (RCR Wireless News)

Who Will Buy Sirius (SIRI): If It Has To Be Sold?
(24/7 Wall Street)
Mentions Comcast as a possible, though unlikely, buyer.

ClinPhone Eliminates Common Integration Headaches with Innovative Combined EDC-IVR Solution (PharmiWeb)

Report: Sprint Nextel delays WiMax commercial launch (Kansas City Business Journal)

Korea's WiBro to Debut in U.S. This Month (chosun.com)
I'm not sure how the two articles above square with each other. Perhaps there will be a slowdown until the Cable participation
(Comcast et al) is worked out.

Remark Web Survey(R) 4.0 Combines Ease of Use and Powerful Functionality (PRNewswire)

NRI FORMS ASERDIV TO PROVIDE ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT (Press Release)

Xbox Moron Covered on Fox News
(Gaming Today)

The UNfunded (Redeye VC)

TruePosition

About a week ago I posted this article on a decision by the DC Appeals Court to stay a ruling by the FCC requiring more stringent accuracy requirements for mobile phone E911 services. I suggested that this position might not be beneficial to Berwyn-based TruePosition, since its cell tower triangulation methodology seemed to most closely adhere to the standards the FCC was trying to impose.
Anyway, TruePosition today issued a press release to coincide with CTIA in Las Vegas announcing its new "hybrid" solution to E911, involving the use of both cell tower triangulation and GPS identification, sometimes in the same area, if I understand it correctly. It sounds as if they are positioning the hybrid solution as going far beyond E911, toward more sophisticated commercial location-based services (LBS).
TruePosition also announced some significant promotions, and released its "Seven Key Drivers for LBS Success" .

Typefi Moving to Area

Reports from the Australian media say that Australian publishing software firm Typefi is moving its international headquarters from California to the Philadelphia area, partly because of incentives and tax breaks and also to be closer to major customers. Where exactly it will be located is not known.

Safeguard Scientifics Announces Fourth Quarter and Year-End 2007 Financial Results (BusinessWire)

Treasury wants 'heart monitor' tech link to financial services firms
Big changes, big spending possible (Computerworld)
Could be a big opportunity for Sungard, perhaps some other area firms.

EDC & IMAGING COMBINATION
Bio-Imaging, PDS Seek More Size (ClinPage)

Ulticom's nSignia ePASS Unites Carriers and Content Providers with the Long Tail of Wireless Web Services (PRNewswire via FoxBusiness)

Waste Management versus SAP: Allegations and details (SAP Watch: SearchSAP.com)


BlueCat Networks Announces Continued Expansion into the U.S. Market; Looks to Build Local Sales, Engineering and Professional Services Expertise (BusinessWire)
Canadian firm opens new US headquarters in Allentown.

Developers Benefit from New Release of XBinder (PRNewswire)

MapQuest Debuts Traffic Data Features (Mashable)

Gloucester County, NJ puts wireless plans on hold (MuniWireless)

Temple Fox School’s Eighth Annual IT Awards Honor Cristóbal Conde of SunGard, Matthew Mullenweg of Automattic, Inc. and Joe Weiss of Electronic Ink (BusinessWire)

College Fanz Sports Network Announces Successful Close of Series A Round Private Placement
ESPN Founder making waves with his sports social network (BusinessWire)

mindSHIFT Expands Market Reach with the Acquisition of Collaboration Online, Limited Company (PRNewswire)

Coates Analytics Goes with Altosoft as Platform for Advanced Financial Analytics Service (BusinessWire)

Altosoft Introduces Altosoft Insight 3.0, Unveiling New Reporting Module, New Process Analysis Features, and Industry’s First Second-Generation In-Memory Business Intelligence Architecture (BusinessWire)

Franklin Update (PRNewswire)
Franklin extends agreement with Seiko.

SAP: Lawsuits and Executive Shuffles. Oh My (eWEEK: Enterprise Apps Blogs)

IAC Advances as Court Ruling Lets Diller Proceed With Spinoff (Bloomberg)

Ansys to Pay $832 Million for Ansoft (Associated Press via Forbes)
Two Western PA. firms with very similar names and technologies merge.

RCN to Dramatically Expand On-Demand Capacity in All Markets (BusinessWire via FoxBusiness)

FiOS High-Def VOD Going Live
Video on demand springs to life in some regions (BroadbandReports)

Comcast stomping HDTV signals to fit three channels into the space of two (DVICE)

Comcast Miffed At Martin BitTorrent Remarks
EVP Says Cable Giant Hasn’t ‘Admitted’ Anything Regarding Network Management Policies (Multichannel News)

Ulticom Announces Completion of Audit Committee Investigations and Provides Anticipated Investigation-Related Financial Statement Adjustments (Marketwire via FoxBusiness)

Autonomy IDOL Delivers World Class Performance for Kenexa (Marketwire via CNNMoney)

ActiveStrategy Launches ActiveStrategy Enterprise v7.0 Balanced Scorecard Software (BusinessWire)

InterDigital Names Steven Sprecher General Counsel (BusinessWire)

Vindu's View: Our love-hate relationship with Comcast
CABLE GIANT IS TRYING TO CHANGE - REALLY (San Jose Mercury News)

Comcast's grand ambitions (San Jose Mercury News)

Comcast Responds (The Tech Beat: Business Week)

The life and times of Kevin Martin
Candid interview with FCC chairman (RCR Wireless News)

Insurers look at virtual visits to doctor (Philadelphia Inquirer)

Medical Records on Demand? (Red Herring)

SaaScon 2008 - Day 2: Message Bus & Virtualization
(Network World)
Interview with Boomi execs.

Odd Coincidence of Newspapers Pleading for City Wi-Fi (Wi-Fi
Networking News)

Astea International Inc Files Form 8-K, Item 4.02 - Non-Reliance on Previously Issued Financial Statements
Company Will Restate Previously Issued Financial Statements for 2006 and First Three Quarters of 2007 (PRNewswire)

Comcast To Use Invidi

Comcast is planning to deploy Invidi's advertising targeting system to 100,000 homes in Baltimore by June. Heavily financed Invidi, based in Princeton, allows television ads to be targeted to individual households, which is kind of scary. It is the first major rollout of Invidi's technology that I am aware of.

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