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CollabNet Eyeing IPO
According to Gartner, global spending on SaaS is projected to grow by 18% this year to $14.5 billion. Growth is projected to continue through 2015 when the SaaS market spend will grow to $22.1 billion. Mature markets of North America, Europe and Japan will see growth of more than 16% each. North America will remain
Cloud Security Vendor Qualys Ready for IPO
According to research firm TechNavio, the global cloud security market is projected to grow at an estimated annual rate of 41% from 2010 through 2014 to reach $963.4 million. In 2010, the cloud security market accounted for 2% of the overall IT security software market. That share is also projected to grow to 4% by
RingCentral Gearing Up For IPO
In a report released last year, researchers at firm Point Topic estimated that voice over Internet protocol (VoIP) technology had more than 120 million subscribers worldwide. The report estimated the industry would grow to $40 billion by 2015. VoIP technology has helped many small and medium businesses (SMBs) establish a much bigger presence in the
Middle East and Oil & Gas Help ERI
According to the World Resources Institute, demand for clean water in the emerging markets of the world is projected to grow by 50% over the next 15 years, and analysts estimate that water demand in India alone will double over the next 20 years. Demand in the developed markets is projected to grow 15% by
Intuit’s Performance May Point to Bright Spots in Economy
Economic indicators, such as the number of jobs this past month, may not look very promising for the U.S. right now. However, the country’s small and medium-sized businesses are performing extremely well, recording both revenue and employment growth rates. Intuit’s Small Business Employment Index improved by 0.2% for May, as small businesses added 40,000 jobs
Opportunities Abound for Pandora, But at a High Cost
According to the Radio Advertising Bureau, advertising dollars spent on U.S. radio increased just 1% over the year to $17.4 billion last year. Digital advertising reported the highest growth among all forms of radio advertising of 15% to $0.71 billion. Off-air advertising, also known as non-spot advertising, increased 7% to $1.5 billion and network revenues
With New Products, Rovio Seeks to Maintain Explosive Growth
Researchers estimate the worldwide mobile games market to be worth $2.7 billion in annual revenues this year. The market is projected to grow to $7.5 billion by 2015. Asia is the biggest market for mobile games and is expected to account for $3.2 billion of the global market by 2015. Angry Birds is known to
Concur, NetSuite Look Toward Commerce
According to Gartner, global spending on software-as-a-service (SaaS) is projected to grow 18% this year to $14.5 billion. The market is projected to be worth $22.1 billion by 2015. Growth will come from emerging markets of Asia Pacific and Latin America, both of which will grow nearly 27% to $934.1 million and $419.7 million, respectively. North