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Chinese Fabless Montage Lists on the Nasdaq
According to researcher iSuppli, the number of Chinese-manufactured set-top boxes sold worldwide is projected to grow 12% annually over 2012 to 2016 to reach 243 million units. The researcher estimates that 58% of Chinese set-top boxes will be exported to the rest of the world. Earlier last month, Shanghai-based semiconductor manufacturer Montage Technology listed on the Nasdaq. Montage is a fabless provider of analog and mixed-signal semiconductor solutions with focus on the cloud computing and home entertainment industries. Here is a quick look of the company and its performance thus far.
DirectData Networks Continues to Flourish in Storage Array Niche
According to a Mind Commerce report, global spending on big data is projected to grow 48% annually over 2014 through 2019 to $135 billion. Within the market, the researcher estimates that the global big data storage and server market will grow 31.87% annually over 2012 through 2016.
Rovio’s Angry Birds’ Entertainment Empire
According to a market report by DFC Intelligence, Online Game Market Forecasts, worldwide revenue from online games is projected to grow to $35 billion in 2017 from $19 billion in 2011. The increasing adoption of mobile devices and smartphones is driving the growth within the online gaming industry. But Angry Birds’ maker, Rovio, is moving beyond pure games to all things entertainment.
UK Document Management Firm Alfresco Preparing for US IPO
According to TechNavio’s report, Global Document Management Systems Market 2012-2016, worldwide global document management market is projected to grow 13.98% over 2012-2016, driven by the increased adoption of such services by small and medium-sized companies. Here is a quick look at UK-based open platform document management solution provider, Alfresco.
Telogis’ 2014 IPO Plans
Over the past few years, advancement in mobile technology has also led to the increased adoption of location-based services. Mobile applications make use of the device’s ability to transmit and store geographical location of the user to provide access to more value added services. According to a Juniper Research report, mobile location-based services market is projected to grow to $12.7 billion by 2014.
Is Flipboard’s Monetization Strategy Working?
News aggregating service Flipboard recently announced that it had a user base of more than 56 million readers worldwide. Last August, that number stood at 20 million. Flipboard claims to add at least 200,000 users daily to its application to access more than 3.5 million magazines. Here is a quick discussion of how the site has been expanding its presence.
Marketo Doing Well Following IPO
According to Gartner’s Magic Quadrant for Multichannel Campaign Management (MCCM), digital marketing accounts for nearly 25% of an organization’s marketing spending. The researcher anticipates spending on customer relationship management software to grow 7.5% this year to over $14 billion.
Twitter IPO: Some Thoughts
The wait is finally over. After months of maintaining silence over its plans and performance, social media icon, Twitter, has finally decided to go public. The company filed for an IPO under the JOBS Act, which lets companies with less than $1 billion in revenues file confidentially. Companies have to make public their documents at least three weeks before the road shows begin. That deadline ended for Twitter late last week when it decided to make its documents public.