Major Newspaper Chain Goes Open Source (Read Write Web)
Journal Register of Yardley.

LoCos, Leaders, and Lessons Learned: Pennsylvania Team (Ubuntu Pennsylvania)

SAP Ex-CEO Apotheker Plans Software, Telecommunications Fund
(Bloomberg Business Week)

Philly Tech People News 7/4/2010

Dr. Angelika Dammann Joins SAP as Newest Executive Board Member (PR Newswire)
This move was all but formally announced around the time of the major management changes in
the Spring.

SL Industries Names William T. Fejes Jr. Chief Executive Officer (PR Newswire)

EnerSys Appoints Todd M. Sechrist Senior Vice President - Americas (PR Newswire)

Jean Rankin Joins InterDigital Board as Independent Director (Business Wire)

EXTOL International Names Daniel Sapir Vice President of Worldwide Business Development (PR Newswire)

Comcast: 'AnyRoom DVR' is Live in 20+ Markets (Light Reading Cable)

Phanfare Reaches Profitability (Phanfare Blog)
Phanfare is based in Princeton.

Comcast reaches peace accord with CBS, ABC and Fox stations (LA Times: Company Town)

Comcast raising rates 5 percent, Happy Fourth! (Seattle Times)
Cable is a great business. You can always raise prices, regardless of what's happening with the economy or inflation.

Lockheed Martin Opens Expansion of Newtown, PA Facility (PR Newswire)

Lockheed Martin lab to look at social media in emergencies (Cherry Hill Courier-Post)

Wilmington Trust sure looks ripe for takeover, KBW says (Delaware Online: Delaware Inc)

SAP extends Sybase bid, awaits EU clearance (Associated Press via Google News)

Pushing high-tech in Pa. (Daily Local News)

Kenexa - SaaS Transition Update (Smart SaaS)

Drakontas Wireless Emergency Messaging Demo'd In Philly Subway (TMCnet)
Drakontas is based in Camden.

Daily Links 7/1/2010: Motorola details break-up plans

The NBA and GSI Commerce Extend E-Commerce Agreement to 2017 (Business Wire)

Fisker Gets Green Light for New Plant, Toils in Tesla’s Shadow (VentureBeat via New York Times)

SAP co-CEO talking innovation (CIO.com)

SAP Joins Microsoft in Technology Recovery as `Crystal Ball Looks Good' (Bloomberg)

SAP under EU scrutiny: the malaise continues (ZDNet Blogs)

Analyzing the Success of SAP Inside Tracks
(Feeding The SAP Ecosystem)

Motorola details break-up plans, including name split
Separation expected to be completed in first quarter of 2011 (MarketWatch)
The big question for this area is how committed will the new company be to maintaining operating management for Motorola Home (to be a part of Motorola Mobility) in Horsham. There has been some speculation of more of those functions moving to California.

AMETEK Acquires Haydon Enterprises (PR Newswire)
At $270 million, this is a rather pricey acquisition for Ametek, which more frequently makes very small deals.

Intel backs off WiMAX industry, dismisses WiMAX Program Office, say sources (DigiTimes)

Accel Invests in ModCloth, a Social Shopping Site (New York Times:
Bits)

Boy Scouts to use FreedomPay technology at Jamboree (Philly.com: Philly Inc)


Judge: Pa. man can name company 'I Choose Hell' (Associated Press via
Google News)




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Verizon to Launch LTE Nov. 15? (GigaOM)

New Sybase mobile database key to SAP's plans (IDG via Bloomberg Business Week)

Electrocution kills Comcast worker (Delco Times)

Comcast Says It Has Resubmitted Data to FCC
‘Shot Clock' on NBCU Deal Could Be About to Resume (Multichannel News)
That was fast(five days)!


Comcast promises to add Latino to board of directors as part of outreach effort (LA Times: Company Town)

Hulu unveils subscription service
Is the site's $10-a-month offering a threat to cable or Netflix? (MSN Money)

Heartland ramps up first end-to-end encryption
Heartland resonds to major data breach (Network World)

Watch Worldwide Social Media Day Live Streams (Mashable)

Microsoft hires Philadelphia lawyer Howard to head litigation (Philadelphia Business Journal)

Daily Links 6/29/2010: Report: Verizon Wireless iPhone service to debut in January

SAP readies 'River' cloud platform for public debut (IDG via Bloomberg Business Week)

Can SAP innovate quickly and quietly? (SAP Watch)

SAP Abused Its Dominance in Software, Versata Says (Bloomberg Business Week)

Supreme Court's SOX decision may be non-event for IT (Computerworld)

Verizon Wireless To Debut iPhone In January, Bloomberg Says (Barron's: Tech Trader Daily)

Hulu Unveils Subscription Service for $9.99 a Month (New York Times:
Media Decoder)

Detroit Sues Comcast To Retain Franchise Authority
Sets up interesting battle over state vs. local rights (Broadband Reports)

Judge OKs Philly papers' reorganization plan (Associated Press via Google News)

How-to learn about angel/vc term sheets
(Gabriel Weinberg's Blog)

Gaming degree a sign of the times
Wilmington U. major lacking focus, critics say (Wilmington News Journal)




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Daily Links 6/28/2010: Conshohocken's CardioNet sees shares fall on Medicare reimbursement news

Qlik Technologies Sets IPO Terms (PE Hub)
Planned pricing would put market cap in $600-700 million range.

CardioNet Shares Down; Push For Broader Medicare Coverage Fails (Dow Jones Newswires via Fox Business)
Down 15% for the day.

Kenexa Puts Its Pieces Together (Human Resource Executive Online)

Canoe Launches Clickable 30-Second Ads With Comcast, TWC
Cable Joint Venture Debuts RFI Overlays With Unnamed Networks, Advertisers (Multichannel News)

Phila. tours? There's now an app for that (Philadelphia Inquirer)

The Supreme Court Punts On Business Method Patents (TechCrunch)
Decision in Bilski case.

Clearwire Expands 4G Wireless Service (Information Week)

Infor buddies up with Microsoft (IDG via Bloomberg Business Week)

ExpertPlan Expands Into 401(k) Retirement Plan Consulting (PR Web)

Consumer 10.0: Wharton case illustrates the value of branding
(Philadelphia Inquirer)

Powering N.J.: PJM control center in Pennsylvania governs electric transmission in 13 states (Newark Star-Ledger)

Philly Tech People News: 6/27/2010

Siemens Healthcare Appoints John Glaser CEO of Health IT Business (PR Newswire)

GSI Commerce Appoints William Mills Vice President Corporate Development for Global Marketing Services Division (Business Wire)

AMETEK Names Gregory J. Kelble as Senior Vice President- Human Resources (PR Newswire)

Motorola Appoints Scott A. Crum Senior Vice President, Human Resources, for Mobile Devices and Home Business
(PR Newswire)

Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2010 Award Winners in New Jersey are Announced (PR Newswire)

Internet Capital Group Elects Peter Miller to Its Board of Directors (Business Wire)

The Cline Group Strategically Expands Marketing Team with Appointment of DeeDee Rudenstein as Account Director (PR Web)

Deacom Appoints Amanda Mackedanz as Senior Product Consultant for ERP Solution (PR Web)

New Knight Foundation Phila. director (Philadelphia Business Journal)