Daily Links 2/19/2013: Comcast trying out prepaid Internet Service in Philly

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ICG Increases Ownership in SeaPass Solutions (Globe Newswire)

Curalate Pairs Pinterest, Instagram Analytics Also adds promotions tool for photo-sharing service (Adweek)

Company News: TicketLeap Names Tim Raybould as President and COO; Chris Stanchak as Chairman of the Board
(TicketLeap Blog)

Business Modelling And Planning Solution Anaplan Acquires Vue Analytics, Hires Ex-SAP France COO To Head Up Its European HQ (TechCrunch)

Synygy Rolls Out New Data Management Application for Optymyze (Business Wire)

AppExchange Seven Years On (Denis Pombriant/Enterprise Irregulars)

NBC's 44% Plunge Reveals: Football Has Become TV's Addiction
Pigskin Carried the Peacock in Fourth Quarter, Showing TV's Reliance on Sports (Ad Age)

Comcast Pitches Pre-Paid Internet Service (Light Reading Cable)

CAN AEREO DISRUPT THE TV BUSINESS? (KEN AULETTA/The New Yorker)

Bloomberg’s parting gift to NYC tech: an online hub to make doing tech in NY easier (PandoDaily)

Berwyn-based Diagonal Consulting acquired (Philadelphia Inquirer)
SAP consultant in quick sale after UK parent 2e2 goes bust.


Unisys Awarded Contract to Support IRS Mission-Critical Computing Systems (PR Newswire)

Get ready for a credit-card war in Wilmington (Delaware Online: Delaware Inc.)




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The Founder Institute launching "exploratory" Philly program in Spring; info sessions this & next week

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The Founder Institute, which describes itself as the "World's Largest Startup Accelerator, with a mission to globalize Silicon Valley and help founders build enduring technology companies", is starting what it calls on its home page an "exploratory" Spring 2013 Philadelphia program. Applications are due on April 13 and sessions will occur from April 30 to August 13, 2013.

The part-time program enables would-be founders to develop and shape their business plans without leaving their day jobs, under the tutelage of experienced CEOs and entrepreneurs. The Institute, founded in 2009 by serial entrepreneur Adeo Ressi in California, says it has helped launch over 650 venture in 39 cities.

The Founder Institute will kick off its Philly program with a free information session and Pitch Boot Camp on Thursday, February 21 at 6pm at the offices of Seed Philly, 1650 Arch Street, Philadelphia. Guest speakers for the evening include Brett Topche, Managing Director of MentorTech Ventures and Mike Krupit, COO & Co-Founder, Real Food Works. Another free information session will be held on February 28 at 6pm at Seed Philly, featuring talks by DuckDuckGo founder Gabriel Weinberg and WizeHive CEO Mike Levinson.

Also, David Nevas, Principal at Edison Ventures will make an appearance at Coffee & Capital at Quorum, University Science Center on February 21 at 8am.




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Daily Links 2/18/2013: Berwyn-based SAP consultant Diagonal acquired

Who's Right In The Oracle-Forrester Slugfest?
(Read Write Enterprise)

Diagonal Consulting is acquired by G3 Global (Business Wire)
SAP consultant Diagonal is based in Berwyn.

Comcast Buys NBCUniversal (Guest Cartoonist Mike Peters) (The Moderate Voice)

LG Display to invest $657 million in OLED industry (ZDNet)
What might this mean for Ewing, NJ-based Universal Display (PANL)?

Infor Streamlines the Online Orientation Process for the Pennsylvania Office of Administration (Marketwire)

HealthShare will let insurers and health-care providers share patients' data electronically (Philadelphia Inquirer)

Philly Tech People News 2/17/2013

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MeetMe® Names David Clark as Chief Financial Officer (Marketwire)
Was previously CFO of Nutrisystem.

Tribune Appoints Larry Wert As President Of Local Broadcasting (PR Newswire)

Welcome Aboard, Captain Lance (Delphic Digital)

Retired InterDigital Vice President and Chief Scientist Brian Kiernan Named Recipient of IEEE Computer Society Hans Karlsson Award (PR Newswire)

Elemica's Rich Katz Named 2013 Supplier Pro to Know by Supply & Demand Chain Executive Magazine (Marketwire)

RatnerPrestia Welcomes IP Litigator, Robert A. McKinley (PR Web)




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The Real Battle At Dell (Roman Stanek/TechCrunch)

Daily Links 2/15/2013: NBA debuts SAP HANA-powered stats

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NBA debuts HANA-powered stats (SAP Watch)

Violin Memory Is Raising More Money Ahead of Planned May IPO (All Things D)
Important to SAP's in-memory plans.

Qlik Q4 Proves Comeback From Poor Q2; Stock Soars (Investor's Business Daily)

IDC: Outsourcing sector needs rescue fund for cloudy customers (Channel Register)

Startup Creates Yelp-like Site, but for Business Apps
G2 Crowd makes reviewers use their LinkedIn credentials to ensure fair play (CIO.com)

Oracle Fusion and More Blue Ocean Strategy (Denis Pombriant/Enterprise Irregulars)


SideCar Acquires Austin-Based Ride-Sharing Startup Heyride, Will Soon Launch In 7 New Markets (TechCrunch)
Will roll out ride-sharing in Philadelphia this weekend.

Evolve IP Releases OSSmosis Enterprise Cloud Manager Based on Red Hat’s ManageIQ Technologies
Groundbreaking infrastructure automation tool allows customers to monitor, manage, and access virtual resources in the cloud (Business Wire)

FCC: ISPs Making Good on Advertised Broadband Speeds (PC Magazine)

Longtime Rendell adviser, Comcast exec David Cohen backs Corbett
(AP via Philadelphia Inquirer)
Will this include a fundraising dinner at his home?

DirecTV's fourth-quarter profit, revenue rises (Reuters)

Former steel property eyed for post-incubator center (Lehigh Valley Business)




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QlikTech posts strong Q4 2012 results; CFO to resign for "personal reasons" Update: shares up 20% today

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Radnor-based Business Intelligence vendor QlikTech today released 4th quarter and full year 2012 financial results.

Total revenue increased 27% in the 4th quarter to $137.5 million, and 41% in the Americas. For the full year 2012, revenue was $388.5 million, an increase of 21% from the full year 2011 and 26% on a constant currency basis. GAAP net income for the year was 3.8 million, or $0.04 per diluted common share, down from $9 million last year.

For 2013, QlikTech is providing guidance for revenue for the full year of $465 to $475 million, and non-GAAP income from operations of $50 to $54 million. The midpoint of QlikTech's 2013 revenue projections imply a growth rate of 21%.

QlikTech also announced today Bill Sorenson’s intention to resign as Chief Financial Officer "for personal reasons." He has agreed to stay on in that position until a
successor is found.

Update 2/15/2013: QLIK shares are up 20% today after yesterday's results surpassed
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Today in Philly Tech History 2/13/1988: Innovative Solutions & Support, Inc. celebrates twenty-fifth anniversary of its founding

February 13, 2013: Cockpit instrumentation systems integrator Innovative Solutions & Support, Inc. (IS&S) (NASDAQ:ISSC) celebrated the twenty-fifth anniversary of its founding in 1988.

The Exton-based company says it "has evolved from engineering and manufacturing CTR stand alone air data instruments to a systems integrator that produces large flat panel cockpit displays with Management System (FMS), GPS, Synthetic Vision (SVS), and Required Navigation Procedure (RNP) capabilities." Geoffrey Hedrick, founder, chairman and CEO of the Company, said in a statement that "“I am more optimistic than I have been in several years about the prospects for the Company as improving market conditions coincide with a number of new products designed for NextGen markets.”

In its last 12 months ending September 30 2012,, IS&S generated revenue of $24.6 million
and net income of $2.98 million. Its stock, currently at $4.37 per share, traded as high as $28 in 2007.




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Daily Links 2/14/2013: SuccessFactors’ “Cloud DNA” Slipping Away from SAP

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NetSuite CEO talks Oracle, SAP and company growth plans (ZDNet)

SuccessFactors’ “Cloud DNA” Slipping Away from SAP (ASUG News)

Amazon makes it cheaper to spread your database around (Gigaom)

Publicis Revenue Leaps 14% in 2012, a Surprise in a 'Disappointing Year' (Ad Age)

As Corbett eyes cuts, investment boss out at Pa.'s $49B teacher pension fund (Philly.com: Philly Deals)

Science Center Raises $1 Million for Entrepreneurs Clubhouse (Business Wire)

Intel TV service already being tested by hundreds of users (Gigaom)

Comcast switches to Portland's Elemental Technologies to power iPhone and iPad apps (The Oregonian)

Evidentiary Hearing Commences in ITC Investigation of InterDigital Complaint against Huawei, Nokia and ZTE (Business Wire)




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Daily Links 2/13/2013: More on Comcast's NBCU buyout

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After Declining Wonga Offers, On Deck Lands $42M From IVP, SAP & First Round To Bring Online Lending To Main Street (TechCrunch)

Dell Pressed to Sweeten LBO as T. Rowe Joins Opposition (Bloomberg)

Comcast’s Prime-Time Deal (New York Times: DealBook)

Comcast’s NBC Purchase Pushes Roberts Into Entertainment (Bloomberg)

Time Warner in Talks to Sell Off Majority of Magazines (New York Times: Media Decoder)

More SAP Support Fee Increases on the Way? (ASUG News)

Enterprise Selling: How One Startup Made the Leap (Yesware Blog)
On CloudMine.

ExaGrid and PHD Virtual Team Up to Deliver Enhanced Virtual Data Protection
Technology alliance gives joint customers faster, cost-effective and more reliable disk-based backup in virtual environments (Business Wire)

CardioNet, Inc. Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2012 Financial Results (Business Wire)

CardioNet, Inc. and AirStrip Partner to Expand Mobile Patient Monitoring (Business Wire)




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