More news from The Cable Show:

U-M survey: Comcast customer service ratings at all-time low
(Associated Press via MLive.com)

Netflix Launches 'Instant-Access' Set-Top (Cable360.net)


A win for digital distribution as Netflix set-top box debuts (ars technica)

@ NCTA: All In The Same Canoe But Can They Row Together? (paidContent.org)

Cable Show ’08: Cable Must Rev Up Addressable Advertising
Chrysler Chief Marketing Officer Deborah Wahl Meyer Urges Cable Industry to Put Pedal to Metal on New Technology (Broadcasting & Cable)

Motorola Launches Set-Top Diagnostics Platform with Key Performance Metrics (finchannel.com)

DTAs on Parade (Light Reading: Cable Digital News)

2008 CABLE SHOW: Business Phone Service Signals Big Opportunity For Cable (Multichannel News)

Tru2way: The Future Way Of Cable Television? (CNBC.com: Media Matters)

QVC Taps SES Americom for HD Transport (Broadcasting & Cable)

Google Offers Personal Health Records on the Web (New York Times)

SAP 'not reducing' SaaS investment
(ZDNet Asia)

SAP's Push Into the SMB Market Is Creating a Skills Gap for IT Departments
(CIO.com)

Workday Introduces ERP as a Service (eWEEK)

Putting Workday on SAP’s radar (ZDNet Blogs)

AppLabs high on performance testing market in India (Business Standard of India)

EPAM Systems Announces $50 Million Capital Raise
(EFYtimes.com)
EPAM is headquarterd in Lawrenceville.

eResearch Double Whammy: Market Selloff and CFO Resignation (Ant & Sons)

Self-confidence is common thread (San Jose Mercury News)
Includes profile of MyYearbook's Catherine Cook.

NAVTEQ Launches Enhanced Traffic Patterns(TM) (GISuser)

NAVTEQ and MapQuest Expand Business Arrangement
Agreement Now Includes Access to Entire NAVTEQ(R) Map Database (PRNewswire)

New Online Mapping Tool Opens Doors to Data
PolicyMap empowers decision makers with better access to quality data (PRNewswire)

Sovereign raises $1.9B in stock, debt (Philadelphia Inquirer)

Trevose man arrested in vandalism at Boeing plant (Philadephia Business Journal)

Unisys to supply Maine with Medicaid management system (Philadelphia Business Journal)

Delaware fends off states, feds
(The Deal.com: Dealscape)

Sharon man keeps Boston law office on the fast track for growth (Quincy Patriot Ledger)
Pepper Hamilton expanding presence in Boston.

The Cable Show, a major industry trade show, is underway in New Orleans, so expect a lot of Comcastic news over the next couple of days. I'll try to sort through it for you the best I can.

New York Times and Journal Register? Seriously? (Reuters Blogs)

Quality Systems Executes Agreement to Acquire Healthcare Strategic Initiatives
HSI to join NextGen Healthcare, strengthening the company’s presence in the RCM space (BusinessWire)

InfoLogix Acquires Aware Interweave, Inc.(PRNewswire)
Provides mobility solutions for SAP users.

Comcast Invests In P2P Video Delivery Startup
Operator Contributed To GridNetworks’ $9.5 Million First-Round Funding (Multichannel News)

Verizon in No Rush for IPTV (Light Reading: Cable Digital News)

TiVo, cable companies to offer digital adapters (Associated Press via Detroit News)

Canoe Chief To Be Named June 1
Comcast COO Burke Says Exec Has Been Selected (Multichannel News)

Cable set for interactive ad future
(Reuters)


@ NCTA: Comcast's Roberts: Pivot Was A 'Me-Too' Service Cable Ops Weren't Vested In, Didn't Need (mocoNews.net via
Washington Post)


Comcast Buying Arris Docsis 3.0 Gear (Light Reading: Cable Digital News)

Mike Cookish on DOCSIS 3.0 (Media Experiences 2 GO)
On Motorola's DOCSIS 3.0 offering.

EchoStar to showcase first product for cable (Associated Press via Fox Business)

NCTA: Comcast Teams with Best Buy for Residential Services Installation (xchange)

NCTA: Top Cable Tru2way Questions Answered (xchange)

Four Questions For The Cable Guys (Silicon Alley Insider)

Pa. company opens $10m India center
Employee-retention firm to shift Indian employees (IndUS Business Journal)
Kenexa

Industry Leader PointRoll to Serve Ads on the Google Content Network (PRNewswire)

Co-Founder and Former CEO of Portal Software Invests in Aria Systems and Joins Board (Marketwire)

SAP Chief Says U.S. Market `Tough, But Not Worsening' (Bloomberg)

Portland’s busted SAP implementation (SearchSAP.com: SAP Watch)

Oracle's Planned AdminServer Buy Seen as Significant (PC World)

New rule hamstringing bank lending (Philadelphia Inquirer)
More notes on AdmiinServer, Strohl.

Ametek lowers second-quarter, full-year outlooks (Associated Press via MSN Money)

Voxware Reports Record Fiscal Third Quarter Revenue
Continued Growth in Revenue and Profit Underline Strong Performance (BusinessWire via Philly.com)

Consulting Company Launches Health IT Practice (Healthcare Informatics)

A couple of notes:

In the Inquirer on Friday, Joe DiStefano referred to the Strohl Sytems acquisition by SunGard as its first deal since 2006, citing Bloomberg data. Actually, I quickly came up with at least three from last year, DSPA Software, Finetix, and VeriCenter. No knock intended at Joe, who is an excellent business journalist. Though he should know better than to rely on Bloomberg, since he worked for them for a while.

Also, Red Herring announced its Red Herring 100 (best young North American tech companies) at the end of the week. Commerce360, the Plymouth Meeting SEO specialist, made the cut for the final 200 but not the top 100. BlueCat Networks, a Canadian firm which recently opened an office in Allentown which I believe is their US headquarters, made the top 100. BlueCat provides intelligent IP address management solutions. No other companies with Philly connections as far as I know right now.

Report says knowledge economy key to Phila.-area's prosperity (Philadelphia Business Journal)

Innovation Philadelphia to Host Creative Economy Conference May 22nd at the Pennsylvania Convention Center (PRNewswire)

Metastorm IPO signals BPM market growth spurt, provides proof points to your management (BPM in Action)

Interview: GenerativeComponents Takes Architects And Engineers To New Possibilities (V1 Magazine)

Guest commentary: Philadelphia network flop points to failure of corporate franchise model (MuniWireless)

Advertising in Cable - Where Do We Go From Here? (Media Experiences 2 Go)

Credit card companies under fire
'Interchange' fees cost too much, retailers say (Bloomberg via Delaware Online)

Contract will add 400 jobs to Lockheed Martin's Newtown plant (Philadelphia Business Journal)


Lockheed Wins GPS Satellite Contract (Washington Post)

Reward offered for information on Boeing sabotage (Daily Local News)

Court Rejects Comcast's Set-Top Box Appeal (Dow Jones via CNNMoney)

Plaxo users worried about privacy in wake of Comcast buyout (ars technica)

Finisar jumps on 4Q sales outlook, Optium deal
(Associated Press via Houston Chronicle)

Finisar goes bargain hunting, buys Optium (Tech Confidential)

Five Things About SAP's Strategy That You Need to Know (CIO.com)

Astea shares tank after swinging to a loss in 1Q (Thomson Financial via Forbes)

Home Security No Longer a Killer? (Cable360)

At The Churchill Club: The Top 10 Tech Trends (Barron's: Tech Trader Daily)
Includes observations by First Round's Josh Kopelman

Free Wi-Fi? Not quite
What was supposed to be free for taxpayers has so far cost $2.7 million (Metro Philadelphia)

Finisar and Optium Agree to Combine in All-Stock Merger (Marketwire via CNNMoney)

SunGard to Acquire Strohl Systems (PRNewswire)

Lockheed wins GPS contract worth $1.46 (Philadelphia Inquirer)

Comcast And Plaxo Invite You To The Marriage Of Set-top Box & Social Software (paidContent.org via Washington Post)

It’s Complaxtic: Comcast Buys Plaxo to Boost Video Sharing (New York Times Blog)

Study: Cox, Comcast Internet subscribers blocked (Associated Press via Google News)

Lockheed competing for satellite contract (phillyBurbs.com)

Virtualization For Disaster Recovery - SunGard Gets It (Information Week Blog)

EXCLUSIVE: Wireless Philadelphia CEO On Earthlink Bluster — “It’s All Moves” (Philebrity)

Publishing software consulting company Really Strategies raises $1.8M (VentureBeat)

Business Outlook Survey
May 2008 (Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia)

Suburban office vacancies up; some rents slip (Philly.com: Philly Deals)

Oracle To Buy Insurance Software Maker (Information Week)
More details on the AdminServer deal.

WiMax vs. Long Term Evolution: Let the battle begin (Computerworld)

Dish Sibling to Sling Product at Cable
(Light Reading: Cable Digital News)

Bentley Announces Innovative Discovery Subscription Program for GenerativeComponents (BusinessWire)

FlyTunes(TM) Adds Video, Customization to Mobile Content Network (PRNewswire)

Business Beat: Building a Web of help (Metro Philadelphia)

Dynasil Announces Second Quarter 2008 Results (BusinessWire)

Pharmacy Benefit Manager FutureScripts Launches New Website (PharmaLive.com)

Confirmed: Comcast Buys Plaxo (Private Equity Hub)

A Revolution Threatens the Relational Database (Datamation via Earthweb)
And SAP may lead the revolution.

SAP’s SaaS Is Dead. Long Live SAP’s SaaS. (IT Business Edge)

Metastorm files for IPO (Baltimore
Business Journal)
Internet Capital Group owns 32%.

AdminServer catches Oracle's eye (Philly.com: Philly Inc)

New AdminServer Rules Palette Introduced at the 2008 ACORD/LOMA Insurance Systems Forum (BusinessWire)

Comcast shareholders meeting on deck (Philadelphia Inquirer)

Comcast AGM: Everybody hates Brian (Reuters Blogs)

Up A Data Stream, Without A Prattle (Media Post: TV Borard)
On possible leader for Comcast-backed Project Canoe.

Verizon Joins Rival Open-Handset Consortium (PC Magazine)

RedLasso Looks to Rope New Round (Private Equity Hub)

RIP, Free Muni Wi-Fi (Business Week)

Technitrol says China earthquake damaged facility (Associated Press via Forbes)

CDI wins 5-year US Navy contract worth up to $139M (Associated Press via Forbes)

Unisys sells Registered Traveler operations to FLO (Philadelphia Business Journal)

Sarnoff and Viocare® to Develop Mobile Phone-Based Food Tracking System
Next-Generation Technology Provides NIH Study Groups with Advanced Dieting and Nutrition Support on the Go
(BusinessWire)

AppLabs appoints Makarand Teje as CEO (BusinessWire)


SES AMERICOM Announces Change In Executive Management (Space Daily)

Journal Register investor offers $25 mln infusion (Reuters)