Daily Links 7/01/09: CardioNet Shares Down 41% on Reduced Guidance

Vishay Announces Settlement with International Rectifier (Business Wire)

CardioNet, Inc. Updates Full Year 2009 Guidance, Industry Dynamics and Future Strategies (Business Wire)
Reimbursement rates drop; shares down about 40% today.

J&J (Centocor) Wins Record $1.67 Billion Verdict From Abbott (Bloomberg)

ERP SaaS: Three Moves Worth Noting (MSPmentor)

As Oracle advances Fusion middleware, what’s SAP’s next move? (IT Knowledge Exchange: SAP Watch)

More than $1.7B tendered in Comcast debt offer (Associated Press via Business Week)

FlyCast radio player comes to a desktop near you (Geeks.com)

Analysts Doubt Future of Comcast's WiMAX Offering (Mobile Tech Today)

July 1st Tru2way Deadline (Zatz Not Funny!)

Ascensus Acquires CUNA Mutual Group’s IRA Services (Business Wire)

Universal Display Awarded $750,000 SBIR Phase II Contract from U.S. Air Force for Flexible OLED Displays (Business Wire)

Electronic chemicals see slow signs of recovery (ICIS.com)
Discusses Dow Advanced Materials (Rohm & Haas).

USA Technologies, Inc. Announces Record Date for Rights Offering (Business Wire)

Urban flight slowing down (Philadelphia Daily News)
The rate of Philadelphia's population shrinkage declines.

The Insider-Film in Philly (Innovation Philadelphia Blog)



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Daily Links 6/30/09: Septa Finally Gets Together With Google Maps

Helping corporations leverage the Web, using open source and the cloud (ZDNet Blogs)
On Philadelphia and San Francisco- based interactive agency Freshout.

Philly Transit Agency Partners With Google Maps (Associated Press via CBS3)

Voxware Announces $2.5 Million Financing
Investment Led by Cross Atlantic Capital Partners with Participation by Edison Venture Fund (Business Wire)

Really Strategies Acquires SaaS XML Content Management Provider DocZone.com (WebWire)

Unisys Offers Enterprises a Security Blanket in the Cloud (GigaOM)

Book names Philadelphia’s ‘Richest Man in Town’ (Philadelphia Inquirer)

The Top 100 Networked Venture Capitalists (TechCrunch)

Supreme Court shrugs at NH data ban (Medical Marketing & Media)

New SAP process control and risk management apps ease GRC integration (SearchSAP.com)

Joost Says It Has No Future As Portal, Enters White-Label Market; Volpi Out As CEO (paidContent)

Verizon explains Monday’s Phila. phone problems (Philadelphia Business Journal)
Sure, that explains it.

Another Big Round of Layoffs is Imminent at Gannett (New York Times: Media Decoder)

Accenture Creates Health & Public Service Operating Group to Focus and Expand Services to Healthcare, Government and Public-Service Clients (Business Wire)

New iPhone Application from Beyond.com Helps HR Professionals and Recruiters Gain Maximum Exposure for their Job Postings (Business Wire)

Devon IT Spoof Ad Videos (evrik.as)

PostgreSQL Community Leader and EnterpriseDB Senior Architect Bruce Momjian to Teach Database Theory Course at Drexel University (Marketwire)



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Razorfish Philly and Digitas Health Combo Interesting Possibility

As Microsoft reportedly looks to unload Razorfish, and Publicis is prominently mentioned as a possible bidder, that raises an interesting possibility for the Philly Interactive Marteting Scene. The combination of Publicis's Philly-based Digitas Health and Razorfish's Philadelphia office could create a vitual juggernaut in Intereractive Health Marketing. Razorfish Philadelphia is much more Health Marketing oriented than most of its
sister offices.
See my earlier post on Razorfish Philadelphia.

Daily Links 6/29/09: Comcast Begins Rollout of High-Speed Wireless Data Service

SAP Certifies SunGard Availability Services Hosting Services; SunGard Now an SAP Hosting Partner in U.S. (PR Newswire)

SAP aims to hit key margin target by 2014-document (Reuters)

Comcast Begins National Rollout of High-Speed Wireless Data Service (Business Wire)

Michael Reitermann to Head Siemens Healthcare U.S. Organization (PR Newswire)

Dish, GroupM, Invidi Prep Ad System (ADWEEK)
Invidi is based in Princeton.

Supreme Court: Cablevision Remote DVR is OK (Business Week: The Tech Beat)

Verizon cagey on phones, open about global ambitions (Reuters Blogs)

Industry Moves: DailyCandy GM Levene Departs, Hearst’s Ellard To Take Her Place (paidContent)


ERT Relocates Customer Care Team to Provide Stronger Client Support (PR Newswire)

Wharton's Kevin Werbach on "All I Really Needed to Know I Learned in World of Warcraft" (Technology at Wharton)

Warming to the business incubator (Philly.com: Philly Inc)

NAVTEQ Traffic.com Upgrades Mobile Website for Real-Time Traffic Delays (LBSZone.com)

Bensalem company today weighs future of Billy Mays commercials (Philadelphia Daily News: Philly Gossip)
Perhaps a digitized version of Billy Mays could live on for ever.




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Report: Microsoft to cut Razorfish loose (CNET News)

Philly Tech Events

Capital punishment: Seed dough dying out (Philly.com: Philly Deals)
Excellent post by Joe DiStefano.

NetSuite Targets SAP's Home Market - Barron's (Seeking Alpha)

Oracle Gains Number One Spot in Health Industry Insights’ Top 10 Life Science Software Vendor List (IDC Press Release)
See report summary with complete Top 10 List here.

How Much 'TV Everywhere' Will Comcast's Caps Allow? (Multichannel News)



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People News 6/28/09

Phin Barnes, who had previously founded a fitness-oriented video game company, has joined First Round Capital as its third principal, PE Hub reports.

Lovelidge heading PricewaterhouseCoopers in Phila. (Philadelphia Business Journal)


Tyco Electronics patches in Lenovo strategy chief (TheDeal.com: Corporate Dealmaker)

Americas’ SAP Users’ Group Announces Interim CEO
(Business Wire)

ExpertPlan Hires Steven Hart as VP of Sales and Business Development (PR Web)

Nutrisystem Announces the Appointment of Chris Terrill to Chief Marketing Officer (Business Wire)

ShopNBC Board Appoints Randy Ronning as Chairman (Marketwire)

Angelo Masciantonio, CEO and Co-Founder of HTH Worldwide Named Ernst & Young 2009 Entrepreneur Of The Year(R) in Greater Philadelphia (PR Newswire)

Winners for Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year(R) 2009 Awards in New Jersey Announced (PR Newswire)

Gorm Teichert Joins Lighting Science Group as Vice President of Custom Solutions (PR Newswire)

Unisys Center for Innovation in Government Announces Government IT Veterans as Newest Fellows (Business Wire)



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Amazon Shuts Down North Carolina Affiliate Program

Amazon completely shut down its affiliate program in the State of North Carolina yesterday, according to a company email, in anticipation of a compulsory, upfront tax on online sales expected to be implemented by the State shortly.

The email reads:
We are writing from the Amazon Associates Program to notify you that your Associates account has been closed as of June 26, 2009. This is a direct result of the unconstitutional tax collection scheme expected to be passed any day now by the North Carolina state legislature (the General Assembly) and signed by the governor. As a result, we will no longer pay any referral fees for customers referred to Amazon.com or Endless.com after June 26. We were forced to take this unfortunate action in anticipation of actual enactment because of uncertainties surrounding the legislation’s effective date.
Please be assured that all qualifying referral fees earned prior to June 26, 2009 will be processed and paid in full in accordance with our regular referral fee schedule. Based on your account closure date of June 26, 2009, any final payments will be paid by September 1, 2009.
In the event that North Carolina repeals this tax collection scheme, we would certainly be happy to re-open our Associates program to North Carolina residents.
The North Carolina General Assembly’s website is http://www.ncleg.net/, and additional information may be obtained from the Performance Marketing Alliance at http://www.performancemarketingalliance.com/.
We have enjoyed working with you and other North Carolina-based participants in the Amazon Associates Program, and wish you all the best in your future.

Similar proposals have been defeated or pushed back in some other states, and Amazon is fighting an existing law in New York and a proposed law in California.
The Asheville Citizen-Times quotes one affiliate who says he generates $70,00 to $80,000 per year in income through his Amazon affiliate program and will have no choice to move to another state if that relationship is terminated.

TV Everywhere wants commercials everywhere too (LA Times)

TV Everywhere to Spark Antitrust Concerns? (GigaOM)

Daily Links 6/26/09: SAP, Salesforce at Structure 09

Structure 09: SAP Aims to Glue Together the Hybrid Enterprise Cloud (GigaOM)
Interview with SAP CTO Vishal Sikka.

Structure '09: Real-Time Cloud (The Boomi Blog)

Comcast aims for Net gains
The cable giant will soon offer online content free — to those who subscribe to its cable. (Philadelphia Inquirer)

Jeff Bewkes and Brian Roberts discuss the TV Everywhere model and upcoming trial on Comcast (Time Warner Corporation)


Ben Franklin group faces funding drop (Philadelphia Business Journal: Technology Blog)

Genachowski Approved as FCC Chairman (Wired Blogs: Epicenter)

Patient, Heal Thyself in the Digital Future
Electronic Health Records Promise Advantages, but Patients Have a Crucial Role to Play in Care (ABC News)
Written by Robert I. Field, chair of the Department of Health Policy and Public Health at University of the Sciences

Sixth Ave. Lays Groundwork For Major Expansion (Twice)

Smarter Agent's GPS, Real Estate Application now on Android - Still the Only Application for All Mobile Users (Smarter Agent Blog)



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