Twitter’s 2014 Forecasts Vary Widely

Where several online startups are rushing to go public, there are a few others that would much rather enjoy the freedom of remaining private. Social media giant Twitter is one company that seems to prefer the private route.

Spotify Struggles with Business Despite Growing Revenues

There is a whole gamut of small companies with revenues in the range of $50 million-$150 million that are gearing up for an IPO in the next 18 months. However, it is reassuring to see that there are also a few others that have amassed a much higher revenue base and are still working hard

Read Full Article »

Marketo Grows Nicely, But Profitability in Question

According to Gartner, the CRM market worldwide last year grew 12.7% over the year to $11.9 billion. The researcher estimates that in 2011, the marketing automation software market was worth $2.8 billion. Online marketing services provider Marketo is growing fast in the segment as it prepares for an IPO.

Evernote Eyes End 2013 IPO

Researcher Info-Tech believes that the growth of mobile devices is helping to advance the consumer technology market faster than the corporate technology market. Among one of the key markets experiencing strong growth is digital note-taking.

Ruckus Wireless: IPO or Cisco Acquisition?

According to Visiongain’s report, The Wireless Infrastructure Market 2012-2017: Wi-Fi, WiMax, 3G, HSPA+ and LTE,  the global wireless infrastructure market is projected to be worth $43 billion. The wireless market includes core network products for next generation network architectures and wireless transport network technologies for backhaul. Over the next five years, the researcher expects the

Read Full Article »

Newly Public ServiceNow Performs Well

Following Facebook’s IPO debacle, the market has been somewhat wary of the listing of other IT companies. But recently listed SaaS enterprise IT service management player, ServiceNow, has put concerns to rest for its IPO. Of course, the SaaS IPOs are very different animals from the social media IPOs like Facebook. For one thing, subscription-based

Read Full Article »

Rapid7 on the Potential 2013 IPO Roster

According to Gartner, the worldwide security software market grew 7.5% in 2011 to $17.7 billion. The increase was driven by increased adoption by small and medium businesses (SMBs). Last year, Symantec, McAfee, and Trend Micro remained the biggest players in the market and together accounted for 34% of the market share. But smaller players continued

Read Full Article »

Workday: IPO or Acquisition by Salesforce?

According to a Gartner report, global spending on the Software-as-a-Service (SAAS) market is projected to grow 17.9% this year to $14.5 billion. The market is projected to be worth $22.1 billion by the year 2015. The North American SaaS market is projected to grow from $7.8 billion last year to $9.1 billion this year, while

Read Full Article »