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- The Accelerator Conundrum
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Near-shoring At Genpact And Cognizant
Near-shoring for offshore services is a trend that can no longer be ignored. My recent interview with Neeraj Gupta, CEO of Systems In Motion, a near-shore outsourcing focused organization, showed how smaller companies are stepping up efforts to get in on this trend. In the recent quarters, bigger players have also strengthened their focus on expanding
Payroll Services Sector Update
ADP’s (NASDAQ:ADP) recent employment report brought some good news to a gloomy market as the company reported growth in private payrolls in July by 114,000 jobs, ahead of the 100,000 projected earlier. This was the 18th consecutive month of growth in jobs in the country. Growth has been seen across all business sizes with small businesses
First Solar And SunPower Diversifying Away From European Markets
Solar stocks are headed for a weak year driven by the lowering of feed-in-tariffs in Germany and Italy and increasing competition from low-cost Chinese manufacturers. These two factors together have impacted the sale prices of solar energy in the market. Analysts estimate that global PV market demand in 2011 will grow 19% over the year to
Vacation Rentals Market Sees 12% Online Penetration
According to market reports, the vacation rental market for the U.S. and Europe was worth $85 billion in 2010 and Travel Insured International estimates this market to grow at a rate of 13% this year. HomeAway claims to be the world’s largest online marketplace for vacation rentals. Recently, the company went public under the ticker symbol AWAY.
LinkedIn Performing On All Fronts Since IPO
Amidst persisting news of doom and gloom, Silicon Valley continues to boom, and LinkedIn, more than any other company, has been the poster child of that boom, and a harbinger of upcoming tech IPOs. In May of this year, LinkedIn became among the first few social networking companies to list on the stock exchange in the
Athenahealth Catching Up On Competitors’ Market Share
A recent report by MarketResearch.com estimates the U.S. electronic medical records (EMR) market to grow 18% annually to $6.05 billion in 2015. The market was estimated to be worth $2.18 billion in 2009. The report claims that growth in the market is being fueled by the nationwide healthcare reforms and the need to control healthcare costs
Microsoft’s Business Mix Is Changing
According to Gartner, during the previous quarter, global PC shipments grew only 2.3% over the year to 85 million units. Gartner had earlier estimated sales growth of 6.7%. Netbooks and tablets continued to eat into traditional PC sales. iPad sales doubled last quarter to 9.25 million units, and an estimated 20% of buyers who would
Amazon Heading To India, Finally
According to the Association of American Publishers, e-book sales reached $441.3 million last year from $61.3 million reported two years ago. In a survey conducted by the Book Industry Study, it was found that within the U.S., a quarter of those surveyed had switched to electronic books. Players like Amazon are counting on capturing further the