How Can Salesforce.com Make Profits?

I recently syndicated a Technology Stocks column to Seeking Alpha. It was titled Salesforce.com’s Platform Strategy Holds Immense Promise. The argument was as follows: Salesforce has benefited tremendously from its platform strategy. There is still enormous headroom for it to grow in this arena, and I don’t think the opportunity is lost on Marc Benioff.

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Chinese Fabless Montage Lists on the Nasdaq

According to researcher iSuppli, the number of Chinese-manufactured set-top boxes sold worldwide is projected to grow 12% annually over 2012 to 2016 to reach 243 million units. The researcher estimates that 58% of Chinese set-top boxes will be exported to the rest of the world. Earlier last month, Shanghai-based semiconductor manufacturer Montage Technology listed on

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DirectData Networks Continues to Flourish in Storage Array Niche

According to a Mind Commerce report, global spending on big data is projected to grow 48% annually over 2014 through 2019 to $135 billion. Within the market, the researcher estimates that the global big data storage and server market will grow 31.87% annually over 2012 through 2016.

Rovio’s Angry Birds’ Entertainment Empire

According to a market report by DFC Intelligence, Online Game Market Forecasts, worldwide revenue from online games is projected to grow to $35 billion in 2017 from $19 billion in 2011. The increasing adoption of mobile devices and smartphones is driving the growth within the online gaming industry. But Angry Birds’ maker, Rovio, is moving

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UK Document Management Firm Alfresco Preparing for US IPO

According to TechNavio’s report, Global Document Management Systems Market 2012-2016, worldwide global document management market is projected to grow 13.98% over 2012-2016, driven by the increased adoption of such services by small and medium-sized companies. Here is a quick look at UK-based open platform document management solution provider, Alfresco.

Telogis’ 2014 IPO Plans

Over the past few years, advancement in mobile technology has also led to the increased adoption of location-based services. Mobile applications make use of the device’s ability to transmit and store geographical location of the user to provide access to more value added services. According to a Juniper Research report, mobile location-based services market is

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Is Flipboard’s Monetization Strategy Working?

News aggregating service Flipboard recently announced that it had a user base of more than 56 million readers worldwide. Last August, that number stood at 20 million. Flipboard claims to add at least 200,000 users daily to its application to access more than 3.5 million magazines. Here is a quick discussion of how the site

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Marketo Doing Well Following IPO

According to Gartner’s Magic Quadrant for Multichannel Campaign Management (MCCM), digital marketing accounts for nearly 25% of an organization’s marketing spending. The researcher anticipates spending on customer relationship management software to grow 7.5% this year to over $14 billion.