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Cloud computing is one of the most discussed technologies in banking, because it enables financial institutions to avoid large capital expenditures and to become more flexible in a turbulent economic environment. However, the adoption of cloud computing in the European banking is still in its infancy. This research service, based on interviews with...

Social media has enabled consumers, professionals, and businesses to connect and interact with each other, express themselves, and share their thoughts and experiences to the larger world. Businesses now are looking for ways to leverage the collective and inherent intelligence in these social networks to make better business decisions and guide new...

The growing entrepreneurial start-ups are banking on the cloud opportunity and thus are seen as the early adopters and biggest drivers of the cloud space. As this segment feels the need to enhance their IT capabilities for improving efficiency in their work without having to invest heavily, cloud comes as a boon to them, especially public cloud ser...

Empowered by online access, consumers provide information and opinions about product, services and other satisfaction drivers. Popular public online channels, review sites, feedback forms and open end responses in surveys are some of the sources which provide critical business intelligence for enterprises.  Enterprises have realized the potential ...

The major factors driving adoption of flexible manufacturing systems are need for efficient plant floor utilization, pressures to improve quality and increase the variety of products. Adaptive robotics is emerging as a major facilitator and enabling technology for flexible manufacturing. The key challenges facing wide adoption of adaptive robots ar...

This deliverable provides insights on the many macro issues facing the pharma and biotech industry. The industry is currently in a state of transition and is faced with a myraid of challenges including the dreaded patent cliff. This research service presents a total market forecast, market share analysis by leading companies, top therapeutic class...

This research service provides insights into trends and opportunities related to prebiotic technologies across a wide variety of applications in foods, feed, and personal care markets. Most of the technologies captured are from a functional and active ingredients standpoint. The research service captures the technology trends, drivers and challenge...

This research service is an outline of the research, development, testing, and evaluation (RDT&E); procurement; operations and maintenance (O&M); and services spending and contract activity for the U.S. DoD cloud computing market. Cloud computing is defined by DoD as a scalable IT infrastructure network that is provided as a service to multiple use...