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Microsoft After Windows 8
IDC’s PC shipment report continues to suggest an imploding PC market. Globally, PC shipments fell 14% over the year to 76.3 million units, a much bigger reduction than the 8% decline that the researcher had estimated earlier. IDC attributed the higher-than-anticipated fall to the weak market response for Windows 8 and the growth of tablets
eBay Aims to Expand PayPal Significantly
According to a Forrester report, online retail sales in the U.S. are projected to grow annually at 10% from $231 billion this year to $370 billion by 2017. Despite the continuing slowdown in European economies, the researcher expects the market to pick up as well as online retail sales grow from $165.6 billion during the
Yahoo’s Talent Acquisition Drive
eMarketer’s latest report projects the U.S. display advertising market to be worth $23.87 billion by 2015. Display advertising in the country was estimated at $14.98 billion last year and is projected to grow to $17.70 billion during the current year. The market should see strong growth in display ad revenues by Twitter, Google, and Facebook.
Zscaler’s Security-as-a-Service Offering
According to Gartner, the cloud-based security services market is estimated to be worth $4.2 billion by 2016. The researcher estimates that by 2015, the cloud will be the delivery platform for 10% of total IT security enterprise product capabilities. San Jose–based Zscaler is one organization working to transform enterprise security by building the world’s largest
GoodData’s Big Data Success
IDC’s report Worldwide Big Data Technology and Services 2012-2016 Forecast, released earlier this year, estimates the big data market to grow 32% annually over 2012 through 2016 to be worth $23.8 billion in 2016. The services segment for the market is projected to grow 21% annually over the period, and the storage market catering to
ChannelAdvisor Files for an IPO
According to eMarketer’s recent report, in 2012 online business to consumer (B2C) sales passed the $1 trillion milestone, reporting growth of 21% over the year. North America remained the largest e-commerce market, with sales growing 14% to $364.66 billion. The Asia Pacific market is catching on. Last year, e-commerce sales in the region grew 33%
MuleSoft Prepares for IPO
According to Gartner, the market for SaaS- and cloud-based business application services is projected to grow at an annual rate of 20% over 2011 through 2016. The market is estimated to be worth more than $32.8 billion in 2016, compared with $13.5 billion in 2011. Increasing adoption of these new technologies has also led to
Zendesk’s IPO Plans
Today there is a growing need for a helpdesk support system that is able to address multiple modes of communication that a consumer may have with organizations. According to NMincite, nearly 47% of all social media users have used social networks such as Facebook and Twitter to send in customer service requests. Another report by