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Honeymoon Period Over For Marissa Mayer
Yahoo has been distracting shareholders and analysts ever since Marissa Mayer took office with hyper-hyped acquisitions. Until recently, the actual financial performance of the company has not been called into scrutiny. Meanwhile Alibaba’s deservedly hyped IPO has provided a welcome shield (Yahoo is a big shareholder). But now, Marissa’s honeymoon period is over. The market
Vidyo’s Innovative Videoconferencing Services
According to an Infonetics Research report, there is a global improvement in the market for videoconferencing and telepresence services. The worldwide market for videoconferencing and telepresence equipment grew 5% over the year to $3.2 billion in 2013. The growth is driven by the emerging markets of Asia Pacific and EMEA which recorded an 8% growth
Good Technology’s Losses Continue, but IPO Plans Remain
According to a recent report by Visiongain, the global mobile security market was estimated to be worth $3.49 billion in 2013. The market is expected to show rapid growth in the next few years driven by rapid adoption of mobile device technology in emerging markets. IDC estimates that by the end of the current year,
TubeMogul Files for an IPO
According to a report by Magna Global, the worldwide advertising market was estimated to be worth $490 billion in 2013. TV advertising remains the largest ad segment, accounting for $197 billion in spend globally. However, like in other areas, digital video advertising is growing rapidly. The researcher estimates that spending on digital video advertising globally will
RetailNext is Offering Big Data Capabilities to Traditional Stores
According to a comScore report, e-commerce sales in 2013 grew 14% over the year while total retail sales grew in single digits in the US. While online sales may be increasing at a rapid pace, physical store sales still account for a big portion of total retail consumption. To ensure continuous improvement in brick-and-mortar store
Varonis Systems – Securing Unstructured Data
According to an IDC study, 2.8 zettabytes of digital data was generated globally in 2012. The study estimates that the digital information that is created and replicated globally will grow 39% annually over the period 2012 through 2020. The study estimates that more than 90% of the data created in 2020 will be unstructured data,
Nasty Gal Doing Nastily Well
Chances are you have not heard of Nasty Gal. Well, you should learn about them. They are doing nastily well!
2U Making Online Education Possible
In a report by Docebo, the worldwide market for self-paced E-Learning market, which was worth $35.6 billion in 2011, is projected to grow 7.6% over the five year period to be worth $51.5 billion by 2016. The report projects that the market for Learning Management Systems (LMS) that support the rapid growth in online education