Steady Execution by Accenture

Analysts believe that the IT outsourcing market will grow 2.1% over the year to $251.7 billion in 2012.  Within IT outsourcing, cloud computing is projected to grow 48.7% to $5 billion. During the year, the application outsourcing market is expected to grow 2% to $40.7 billion. On the other hand, the data center outsourcing segment

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MercadoLibre Still Independent and Growing Nicely

By the end of 2011, Latin America had more than 231 million Internet users, including more than 145 million Facebook subscribers. Internet penetration in this vast region is close to 40%, and Latin America accounted for 10% of the world’s online population. Researchers estimate that Internet penetration is projected to grow to 53% by the

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A Model Shift Well Received by Adobe Customers

Digital software maker Adobe (Nasdaq:ADBE) is shifting from a license-based model to a subscription-based model for its services. But the transition isn’t so simple to dissect for market analysts. Adobe’s customers are migrating from a perpetual licensing model to cloud subscriptions. Financial reporting for the new business model requires Adobe to recognize revenues over time

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With Loss of Drug Patents, WebMD and Epocrates Look Elsewhere for Revenue

The healthcare IT segment may be growing. However, WebMD’s (Nasdaq: WBMD) newly appointed CEO, Cavan Redmond, does not see bright prospects for the pharmaceutical industry. Over the past few years, several big drugs have gone off-patent. In 2011 Pfizer lost exclusivity for Lipitor and Protonix, both of which accounted for combined sales of $6 billion.

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New Payment Models Mean Acquisitions for Athenahealth

According to a recent IDC report, electronic health record (EHR) penetration is projected to grow to 80% by 2016. Growth will be driven by continued government incentives, expansion in cloud computing, and advances in mobility technology. In 2009, EHR market adoption stood at 25%. Healthcare IT players are benefiting from this strong growth.

Leapfrog Faces a Challenging Holiday Season

The holiday season usually marks a good run for the toy industry. However, recent news reports suggest that all may not be well in Toyland. Analysts believe that continuing macroeconomic conditions may impact sales of toys during the season. Researcher NPD Group saw U.S. retail sales of toys drop in the low-to-mid-single digit in the

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HomeAway Makes Big Acquistions in Europe and China

Analysts believe that the vacation rental market in the U.S. will see strong growth in the coming quarters. In 2010, the vacation rentals earned $85 billion in income. PhoCusWright research estimates that at present, only 10% of the American population has used a vacation rental. Surely there is a large market to tap. This potential

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Audience Stabilizes Position as Smartphone Demand Grows

According to a study published by Strategy Analytics, during the previous quarter, mobile sales as a whole reported growth of a mere 1% over the year. However, within mobile phones, smartphone shipments reported stellar 32% growth in the quarter. Growth was driven by sales of phones by Samsung and Apple. Smartphone shipments in the last

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