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Tablet Effect On Storage Industry
Apple’s iPad and a slew of tablets from other vendors like Dell, HP, and even RIM are set to take market from PCs. While Sandisk (NASDAQ:SNDK), the leading flash memory chipmaker, is set to benefit from this trend, the leader in hard drive and storage solutions, Seagate (NASDAQ:STX), is facing a setback and was considering
SaaS Growth Story Back On Track
Over the past two weeks, we have looked at the CRM and talent management sectors in the SaaS market. The talent management sector is consolidating at a fast pace and even SaaS CRM is seeing acquisitions in social networking. In August, Citrix (NASDAQ:CTXS), a leader in virtualization, acquired VMLogix, a provider of virtualization management for
The 4G Race
Apple started selling the iPad on Verizon on October 28. This makes the Verizon iPhone more of a reality. The Verizon CDMA iPhone was expected in early 2011, but there hasn’t yet been any official confirmation. Meanwhile, Verizon has rolled out its LTE 4G network in 38 cities. Sprint has already launched its WiMax 4G
Netflix Needs To Improve Streaming Quality
Sandvine’s report on streaming services in the U.S. claims that Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX) represents more than 20% of downstream traffic during peak times and is heaviest between 8 p.m. and 10 p.m. The growing popularity of the streaming service is already taking a toll on Netflix’s streaming capabilities, and the service recorded a big outage earlier
Symantec Releases Mobile Solutions; Websense A Good Buy For Oracle Or HP
Gartner projects worldwide security software revenues to grow 11.3% over the year in 2010 to cross $16.5 billion. The consumer security software market will remain the largest security software segment, with 2010 revenues projected to reach $4.2 billion in 2010, compared with $3.9 billion in 2009. The enterprise market is expected to reach $3 billion
Impact Of AMD’s Fusion Chips
According to iSuppli, about 80% of PCs shipped in 2014 are expected to have hybrid chips. AMD (NYSE:AMD) recently shipped its first chips combining graphics and microprocessor capabilities in a single chip. Intel is close behind with a similar hybrid chip. Such hybrid chips mean a loss of business for NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) as they can
SaaS CRM On A High
The SaaS market had worldwide revenues of $13.1 billion in 2009, and IDC expects revenues to reach $40.5 billion by 2014. Research firm Gartner says SaaS accounted for nearly 24% of total CRM market revenue in 2009. SaaS is forecast to account for 26% of total CRM market revenue in 2010. Let’s take a look
Cisco Rivals Trade Near 52-Week Highs
Cisco recently provided a grim outlook that was far short of analyst estimates. However, its rivals Juniper, F5, and Polycom reported strong results and provided outlooks close to analyst estimates. They are trading close to 52-week highs, while Cisco is close to its 52-week low. Let’s take a closer look.