Industries

In the connected age, the flow of data through cities is becoming a key contributor to global competitiveness. European cities are taking advantage of public funds to experiment with open access to data and to assess the monetization potential for selected sources. Although estimating the full value of data in the public sector is difficult, govern...

Networking provider Cisco launched a new next generation firewall (NGFW) product on 16 September 2014, as part of its portfolio of Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) firewalls. The release marks an interesting development in a market where the convergence of NGFW and intrusion prevention systems (IPS) is gathering momentum

The global wound care market is at a growth stage. It is driven by the increasingly aging population as well as rising rates of diabetes and obesity. These chronic health problems lead to diabetic ulcers, venous leg ulcers, and major surgeries requiring treatment solutions, thereby driving the usage of the wound care products, which increases the r...

Western Europe is expected to pick up a growth momentum in the latter half of 2014 but this trend will be uneven across the region, thanks to high inflation, high unemployment, and the political instability that is prevalent in some major countries. The manufacturing sector is expected to pick up growth due to high production of petroleum, rubber, ...

A gradual recovery in the Euro area has catalyzed an improvement in growth among the countries in Emerging Europe. Improvements in external demand, coupled with a rebounding domestic demand, are expected to drive growth in H2 2014. Regional central banks are also maintaining interest rates at relatively low levels, trying to match steps with the Eu...

As the smartphone market matures in developed countries, the two most important companies recently outlined their growth strategies. Apple is targeting the high-end smartphone with larger screens and the wearable category with Apple Watch.

The increasing life science research activities across drug discovery applications have driven the need for automated products in liquid handling. How far the automated segments are going to replace the manual instruments is analyzed in this research. This study provides the market overview, market engineering measurements, revenue forecasts, compa...

The power generation market in Europe has witnessed a challenging period over the past 3 years following the global financial crisis. It continues to face a very stagnant and difficult period. Power producers are still running their coal-fired plants rather than immediately investing in gas-fired generation. Therefore, the European power plant serv...