BlueNile Expands International While WebMD Expands Mobile Apps

According to the latest IDEX report on the US jewelry and watch sales, the country’s total sales in April grew 2.4% over the year to $5.73 billion. Excluding watches, jewelry sales in April grew 2.2% over the year to $2.49 billion. Another report by IBISWorld estimates the global online sales of jewelry and watches to have grown

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MercadoLibre’s Expanding Prowess

According to an eMarketer research, business-to-consumer e-commerce sales in Latin America are projected to grow 20% in 2014 to $57.69 billion from $48.14 billion last year. eMarketer projects Brazil to be the leading market in the region with total e-commerce transactions projected to grow 8.5% and reach $23.05 billion in 2015. The research predicts the

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MobileIron Goes Public, No Profit Yet

According to a report released by MarketsandMarkets, the global market for Bring Your Own Device and Enterprise Mobility is projected to grow 27% annually from $72 billion this year to $266 billion by 2019. The researcher expects the increased adoption of cloud technology and the continuing reduction in hardware costs to be among the key

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A10 Networks Goes Public, Losses Narrow

According to a Gartner report, Worldwide IT spending is projected to grow 3.1% over the year to $3.8 trillion in 2014. That is a significant improvement over the 0.4% growth reported in 2013. Within the market, enterprise software spending is projected to be the fastest growth segment with a projected improvement of 6.8% in 2014 to $320

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TrueCar Has No Profits But Billion Dollar Valuation

According to the National Automobile Dealers Association, last year 15.5 million new cars were sold in the United States. The automotive sector is one of the largest segments in the country. Recently listed, TrueCar is trying to revolutionize the way cars are sold in the country.

Jive’s Stock Languishes; Is Cisco Going To Acquire Them?

According to an IDC report the global enterprise social software market grew from $968 million in 2012 to $1.24 billion in 2013. The IDC report also found that IBM remained the market leader in the segment with more than 75% of the Fortune 100 companies adopting their solutions. Another IDC report had pegged the enterprise

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GoPro Plans to Move Beyond Action Cameras

Wearable technology is projected as the next big thing in the consumer hardware segment. Wearable gadgets range from wrist bands that measure a person’s activity and health statistics to wearable cameras and glasses that track the user’s actions. Analysts believe that it is still too early to accurately forecast the market size of wearable cameras,

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Online Lending Sector Heats Up

According to PayNet Small Business Lending Index, the volume of financing to small businesses in the country grew to 121.6 in December last year from 114.6 in November. This was the highest growth recorded by the market since March 2007. Like other retail customers, today small businesses also have the option of securing funding from

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