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Athenahealth Growing On All Fronts
According to researcher Millenium Research Group, EHR software market will grow 12% annually over the years through 2016 to $8.3 billion. An IDC report titled IDC MarketScape: U.S. Ambulatory EMR/EHR for Midsize and Large Practices 2011 Vendor Assessment claims that the ambulatory EHR market will see significant growth over the next few years, with adoption rates
Online Real Estate Sector Improving
Analysts believe that the housing market may have finally bottomed out last year. According to real estate research firms, 2011 home prices fell 2.1% over the year. Researchers believe that during the current year, the housing market will see growth of 0.2% across all markets. Another report estimates growth to continue into 2013, when home prices
Robust Results From Genpact, Cognizant
According to a recent report by Gartner on global IT spending, worldwide IT spending is projected to grow 3.7% in 2012 to $3.8 trillion. Earlier estimates had pegged the year’s growth at 4.6%. Revenues from IT services are expected to grow at a comparatively slower pace of 3.1% to $874 billion. Gartner expects the Eurozone crisis to
LinkedIn Executing Steadily
According to a recent report, Talent Acquisition Factbook 2011: Benchmarks and Trends of Spending, Staffing and Key Talent Metrics, worldwide spending on recruiting software, services, staff, content, and consulting is estimated to be over $130 billion. The improving U.S. job market will also help spur growth in recruiting. Recently listed LinkedIn is working hard to
Groupon After IPO
According to Daily Deal Media, the daily deals market has become volatile. The report reveals that worldwide, nearly 800 daily deal sites shut down in the second half of 2011. The total included 1,348 sites in Asia alone. But there was growth in the European and Latin American markets, where there were 235 and 324
ADP, Paychex Benefiting From Job Growth
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, total nonfarm payroll employment in the country grew by 243,000 jobs last month as the unemployment rate fell to 8.3%. Job growth was widespread across the private sector, specifically in leisure and hospitality, and manufacturing. The numbers spell good news for payroll processing firms, which managed to beat
Hulu Growing Fast, Needs More Content
According to a study by media agency, OMD, 80% of the online population in the U.S. streams video regularly. The study conducted on 1,600 respondents who streamed videos regularly showed that 24% of those studied had cancelled their cable subscriptions. While the study did not specify reasons for cancellation, analysts believe that cable’s services were replaced by online
Amazon And India’s $200 Billion E-Commerce Market
According to a recently released Forrester report, U.S. Online Retail Forecast, 2010 to 2015, online retail sales in the U.S. grew 13% in 2010 to $176.2 billion. Online retail sales are expected to grow at a rate of 10% annually over 2010–2015 to reach $278.9 billion. Within the U.S., e-commerce accounts for 8% of total retail