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The Microsoft–Nokia Deal: The Real Battle Will Be In Proprietary Services
A recent IDC quarterly report on mobile phones estimates that 237.9 million smartphones shipped worldwide during the last quarter. The market was dominated by Samsung, with 30% share, followed by Apple’s 13% share. LG came in a distant third with 5.1% share, closely followed by Lenovo’s 4.7% share. Finnish phone maker Nokia did not even
Gigamon’s IPO Success
According to an IDC report, the worldwide application performance management software market is projected to grow 13% annually from $2.2 billion in 2012 to more than $3.5 billion by 2016. Another report by Frost & Sullivan expects faster growth. According to the researcher, the industry will see 15% annual growth and be worth $4.5 billion
Jabong Thrives in the Indian e-Commerce Landscape
Recent market reports project the Indian e-commerce market to grow 33% this year to $9.5 billion. Within e-commerce, online travel was the biggest-selling segment, with a 47% market share, followed by sale of apparel and footwear, which accounted for 20% of the market. Books came a close third with a 19% market share, and mobile
Dell’s Ownership Battles Continue as Asia Pacific Presence Expands
IDC’s recent quarterly PC shipment report reveals that the market fell 11.4% over the year to 75.6 million units as tablets continue to eat into the market share. During the quarter, Lenovo surpassed HP to become the market leader with 12.62 million units, or 16.7% market share. HP came in a close second with 12.38
Shutterfly Responds to Increased Demand for Custom Products
According to a recent report by IbisWorld, sales of traditional greeting cards in the country fell 60% over the past ten years to $5.4 billion in 2012. The decline in printed greeting cards has been driven by an increase of the use of online cards and sales of electronic cards, including custom-printed ones. Sales of
Fusion-io Continues to Stumble
Not only did big names like Facebook, Groupon, and Zynga fare badly when they released their IPOs last year, but few other product-based technology companies have also seen a similar downfall since listing. Data storage, and server acceleration services provider, Fusion-io’s (NYSE: FIO) IPO did not do much better. After putting the stock up for sale
HP Looks to Acquisitions for Growth
IDC’s PC Shipment report for the quarter ended June 2013 saw worldwide PC shipments drop 11% over the year to 75.6 million units. Sequentially, shipment volume dropped from 76.3 million units. During the quarter, Lenovo recorded the slowest decline and managed to surpass HP to become the leader in PC sales. With 12.6 million units
Zulily, a Flash Sales IPO Cooking?
According to comScore, during the quarter ended December 2012, overall e-commerce sales in the US grew 14% over the year. Researcher IBISWorld estimates that during the same period, flash sales site Zulily saw revenues double over the year. It is this rapid growth that has spurred the high valuations for the company, along with speculation