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And Then There Were Three
I have been saying for some time that the future of EDA lies in consolidation of the players from the current four-horse race to a two-horse one. Finally, last month, Synopsys showed that they understood this requirement with the announcement of their acquisition of Magma, a company I expected would have been acquired some time ago.
Vancl Beneficiary Of China’s Massive E-Commerce Growth
With more than 485 million internet users, China’s internet population exceeds the entire population of the United States. According to a BCG report, The World’s Next E-Commerce Superpower, China will be a leading player in e-commerce adoption. In 2006, less than 10% of the country’s Internet users purchased goods and services online. In 2010, that number
Online Travel in China
iResearch estimates that China’s mobile Internet market grew 155% over the year and 39% sequentially to 10.83 billion by the third quarter of last year. Researcher Analysys International estimates that mobile Internet users will surpass computer-based Internet users by 2012 and account for more than 500 million users by 2012. Mobile phone app downloads are
Accenture Will Hire 60,000 in 2012
Market researcher Everest Group expects that in 2012 the IT outsourcing market will be driven by cloud computing and M&A activity. Although it seems that the economic crisis will still loom large in the first half of the year, by this fall, increased business confidence is expected to boost the growth in the outsourcing segment.
China To Be World’s Largest E-Commerce Market by 2015
China is seeing a boom in the e-commerce segment. According to Forrester Research, business to consumer sales in China are expected to triple to $159 billion in 2015 from $49 billion in 2010. Yet, within retail sales, e-commerce sales will account for a mere 5% share in the next three to five years. While that
MobiTV Faces Stiff Competition
Long before the likes of Hulu and Netflix hit the mobile device TV space, another player was making inroads in the segment. Founded in 2000, California-based MobiTV is a leading provider of premium end-to-end mobile media solutions. Their service offerings include a platform that not only delivers live TV and video on-demand, but also has
Guidewire Gearing For IPO; Looks Solid
Not only are Internet companies vying for the stock market, other software companies are also lining up. Earlier this year, insurance technology provider Guidewire Software filed their S-1 to raise more than $100 million to expand business. Guidewire’s offerings cater to a market that Gartner estimated was worth $14.5 billion last year, of which $4
58.com Looks Uncertain
Last year, 22 Chinese players listed in the U.S., raising more than $2.8 billion from the market. The current year was comparatively slower with seven Chinese IPOs listing on the New York Stock Exchange and raising a total of $1.5 billion. The weak global economy is causing some Chinese companies to stay away from listing