Daily Links 12/1/2010: Verizon LTE available in Philly on December 5

Google Cuts Off AppNexus, and the Ad Tech World Shudders (All Things Digital: MediaMemo)
AppNexus is a First Round Capital portfolio company. Google, of course, acquired another demand-side platform (DSP) for display advertising, Invite Media, which was also backed by First Round.

A Reflection On Boomi (Just Getting Started)
Amish Jani of VC firm FirstMark Capital reflects on its successful investment in Berwyn's Boomi, recently acquired by Dell. One thing Jani reveals is that FirstMark apparently made a second investment in Boomi after its initial $4 million investment in 2008, although no specifics about how much and when.

Why Does Everyone Hate Comcast?
(Gigaom: NewTeeVee)

The Real Story Behind the Comcast-Level 3 Battle (Gigaom)

F.C.C. Chairman Outlines Broadband Framework (New York Times)

The Perfect, the Good, and the FCC (Werblog)
By Wharton prof Kevin Werbach.

FCC chief backs some rationing of Internet traffic (Reuters)

FCC chair's net neutrality push faces uphill battle (Washington Post: Post Tech)

Verizon to launch 4G wireless network December 5 (CNET News)
Philadelphia will be one of those areas covered as of December 5, according to Verizon's press release.

SAP Launches HANA for In-memory Analytics (PC World)

Motorola to break into 2 on Jan. 4 (AP via Google News)

U.S. Federal Reserve Beige Book: Philadelphia District (Bloomberg)




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Daily Links 11/30/2010: Level 3/Comcast debate continues

Level 3: Comcast Erected Web Video 'Toll Booth' (Light Reading Cable)

What The Comcast/Level 3 Fracas Is Really About: Money (TechCrunch)

Level 3: Comcast Doesn't Have Right To Set Pricing For Network Access
Backbone Internet Provider Asserts the Dispute Is Not Over Peering Terms (Multichannel News)

A Play by Play on the Comcast and Level 3 Spat (Gigaom)

Did Level 3 Know What It Was Getting Into? (Light Reading Cable)

Zoom Complaint Targets Comcast Modem Cert Process
Vendor Asserts MSO's Process Discourages Retail Sales of Modems (Multichannel News)

MyYearbook Introduces Realtime Social Gaming With Video Chat (TechCrunch)

Job losses as Motorola Home EMEA restructures (Broadband TV News)
Don't know yet whether this is also going to happen at Motorola Home in Horsham.

MapQuest Founder on the Past, Present and Future of Location Tech [INTERVIEW] (Mashable)
Interesting interview with Barry Glick, who started MapQuest as a cartograhpic service of RR Donnelley in Lancaster.


SAP's Hana Speeds the Database Race
The German company's new software takes aim at the emerging market for pre-integrated hardware-software "appliances" (Bloomberg Business Week)

SAP Delivers on Road Map to Build On-Demand Ecosystem, Signs on First Solution Resellers for SAP Business ByDesign (PR Newswire)

With Oracle-SAP trial over, third-party maintenance questions remain (SearchSAP.com)

Level 3 blasts new Comcast traffic charges

Level 3 Denounces Comcast 'Toll' On Internet Traffic (Barron's: Tech Trader Daily)
This is an interesting story, though I think more info is needed to understand what its really all about. The Level 3 press release is very vague. I'm guessing it might have something to do with Netflix-type streaming traffic (Level 3 recently signed a distribution deal with Netflix).

Comcast Puts Tollbooth on Net Video, Says Backbone Provider
(Wired Blogs: Epicenter)
Level 3 may be using the "net neutrality" card in what might just be a normal fee dispute between
Internet traffic carriers.

Comcast responds.

Daily Links 11/29/2010: Comcast outage hits Boston, Baltimore, Washington

Comcast Outage Hits Boston, East-coast Cities (PC World)


Meet the Un-Mogul Reinventing TV
Steve Burke Will Decide What You See and How You'll See It -- and Change the Ad Model in the Process (Ad Age)

Web companies close ranks to oppose merger of NBC Universal, Comcast (The Hill: Hillicon Valley)

Microsoft eyes leap back into TV: sources (Reuters)

E-commerce gets a boost as online deals spread (Reuters)

Wolters Kluwer Health Reaches Agreement to Acquire Pharmacy OneSource (PR Newswire)

Thomson Reuters Acquires GeneGo (PR Newswire)

SAP co-CEO on how the company is taking inspiration from the gaming world
Jim Hagemann Snabe on SAP's hybrid approach and the search for "visible joy" (Silicon.com)

The tiny firm Oracle hates (Fortune)

PointRoll finds new home (Philadelphia Business Journal:
Real Estate Blog)

Happy Cog Studios Named Design Agency of the Year (PR Newswire)

CloudBees collects $4 million from Matrix Partners (Boston Globe)
One of the investors in CloudBees is Philly-area entrepreneur/angel Bob Bickel, who blogs about it here.




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SAS: It's a family affair (Computer Business Review)

SAP Hopes to Cut $1.3 Billion Oracle Fine, Euro am Sonntag Says
(Bloomberg)

Black Friday Sales Figures Soar for Online Retailers (Mashable)

Siemens Healthcare Receives 2011/2012 ONC-ATCB Certification for Complete EHRs and EHR Modules (PR Newswire)

SAP at a crossroads after losing $1.3B verdict
(AP via Google News)

Oracle ruling slams SAP's reputation (Reuters)

SAP moving forward with Business ByDesign (V3.co.uk)

Montage and Yottalook Combine Forces to Transform the Future of Radiology Search and Analytics
Montage signs letter of intent to purchase radiology's most popular Internet search engine.
(PR Newswire)

Moggle, Inc. Raises $2 Million in Equity Financing (Business Wire)

Res Software undergoes rebranding and new distribution agreement (IT Business Canada)

For $55, What Kind of LTE Experience Does MetroPCS Deliver? (Gigaom)

Deconstructing Invite Media's success story (Philly.com: Philly Inc)

Comcast Seeks Suspension Of Dish Arbitration Order Against Three RSNs
Sends Letter To FCC Media Bureau Chief Lake Following DBS Provider's Drop Of CSN California
(Multichannel News)

Netflix’s Move Onto the Web Stirs Rivalries (New York Times)

Why check in to TV shows? Miso’s new answer: For the deals (VentureBeat)
Promotion with QVC starts tonight.

More on $1.3 billion SAP verdict

Oracle Crows Over Largest Piracy Victory; SAP Will Fight (Barron's: Tech Trader Daily)

Oracle's $1.3 billion verdict over SAP: Six big questions (ZDNet Blogs)

Oracle v. SAP: Justice and $1.3 Billion Delivered (CIO.com)

SAP penalty in Oracle suit is excessive, analyst says
Oracle's losses likely to be far less than the $1.4 billion awarded by federal jury in California
(Computerworld)

Daily Links 11/24/2010: Philadelphia CTO Allan Frank resigns

Philadelphia’s top IT officer resigns (Philadelphia Inquirer)

Analysts Predict Likely Conditions of Comcast-NBC Universal Deal (Hollywood Reporter)

Comcast, NBC argue against sharing with Internet TV (Washington Post: Post Tech)

Comcast and Tennis Channel call in the referee (LA Times: Company Town)

Comcast, Time Warner And Charter Sued Over Modems (paidContent)

FCC mulls Web traffic rules for December meeting (Reuters)

Netflix Turns From Oracle, IBM to Amazon to Save Cash (PC World)

NextGen, ScImage Intro Universal Medical Image Integration Module (Information Week)
NextGen Healthcare is based in Horsham.

Jury awards Oracle $1.3 billion in damages from SAP

SAP to pay Oracle $1.3 bln in landmark decision (Reuters)
Runaway jury.

Daily Links 11/23/2010: FCC to delay December meeting, heightening speculation about Net Neutrality regs

Pre-Merger Pragmatism Nothing New For Comcast’s Burke (paidContent)

Comcast: NBCU Still Controls NBCU
Cable Company Responds To Sen. Franken's Request To Justice To Check Into Exec Changes (Multichannel News)

FCC top lawyer suggests agency not gutted by Comcast case
(The Hill: Hillicon Valley)


FCC Pushes Back December Meeting (National Journal: Tech Daily Dose)
Adds to speculation that net neutrality plan may be forthcoming.



Get Some Insight into Xfinity TV App Development (Comcast Voices |Official Comcast Blog)

Blekko Partners Up With Search Engine DuckDuckGo (TechCrunch)

Oracle, SAP suit goes to jury with no one's dignity intact (IT World)

On The Call: HP's New CEO Leo Apotheker (AP via ABC News)
Now that SAP/Oracle case has been sent to jury, Apotheker finally appears in Palo Alto.

SAP's Co-CEOs: Are Two Heads Better Than One? (Computerworld)

SAP responds to criticism of Business ByDesign (computing.co.uk)

Lockheed Martin Announces Completion of $815 Million EIG Divestiture (PR Newswire)
The SI Organization, Inc. Becomes an Independent Company (PR Newswire)
The SI Organization is the new name for what was formerly Lockheed's Enterprise Integration Group, based in Valley Forge.

$85,000 Awarded to University City Keystone Innovation Zone through Competitive Grant Program (Business Wire)

AdExchanger.com Predictions for 2011: The Investment Community (AdExchanger.com)
Quotes First Round's Chris Fralic and Genacast Ventures' Gil Beyda.




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