In EMEA, Server Revenue Returned to Growth in the First Quarter of 2014

Worldwide server shipments grew 1.4 percent in the first quarter of 2014, while server revenue declined 4.1 percent year over year, according to Gartner, Inc.

Market research firm Infonetics Research released its 1st quarter 2014 (1Q14) Enterprise Unified Communications and Voice Equipment report, which tracks PBX phone systems, voice over IP gateways, unified communications (UC) applications, and IP phones.

ANALYST NOTE

"The enterprise telephony market continues to struggle as businesses hold off new PBX purchases and invest instead in unified communications (UC) applications. Purchase cycles are getting longer, and competitive activity is putting pressure on the market with pricing all over the map," notes Diane Myers, principal analyst for VoIP, UC, and IMS at Infonetics Research.

The report "Rare Earth Metals Market by Type (Lanthanum, Cerium, Neodymium, Praseodymium, Samarium, Europium, & Others), and Application (Magnets, Metals Alloys, Polishing, Additives, Catalysts, Phosphors, & Others) - Global Trends & Forecast to 2018", defines and segments the global rare earth metal market with analysis and forecasting of the global volume and revenue. The rare earth metals market demand will grow at a CAGR of 9% from 2013 to 2018 and reach 192,000 tons.

The Rare Earth Metals Market is driven by factors such as high demand in the current and emerging applications, increasing demand of clean energy, and initiatives taken by governments and associations.

According to a new market research report "Power Electronics Market by Substrate Wafer Technology (GaN, SiC, and Others), Devices (Power IC, Power Module & Power Discrete), Applications, and Geography - Analysis & Forecast to 2014 - 2020", published by MarketsandMarkets, Power Electronics market is expected to boom in the near future.

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Emerging Printing Technologies & Applications" report to their offering.

The Emerging Printing Technologies & Applications report presents an overview of new technologies and applications emphasizing the applicability of these emerging fields to commercial printers and printing industry suppliers.

CFOs from North America and Western Europe are more optimistic compared to the rest of the world

Fifty-seven percent of finance executives believe the global economy is improving, according to the second edition of the CFO Capital Confidence Barometer results released today by EY. Though most chief financial officers (CFOs) are optimistic, striking differences exist in regional markets. Two-thirds of CFOs from North America believe conditions are improving while fewer than half of CFOs from Latin America, Eastern Europe and Middle East/Africa see their economies growing.

Yet, nearly 90 percent of corporate respondents say some portion of deals fail to generate value

According to the findings of the inaugural Deloitte M&A trends report 2014: A comprehensive look at the M&A market, the vast majority of the 2,500 U.S. companies and private equity firms polled anticipate a sustained or accelerated pace of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) over the next two years.

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Global Electronic Packaging Market Research Report 2014-2018: Market to Grow at a Staggering CAGR of 46%" report to their offering.

The Global Electronic Packaging market will grow at a CAGR of 46% to 2018

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Global CMOS Image Sensor Market 2014-2018" report to their offering.

The Global CMOS Image Sensor market will grow at a CAGR of 10% over the period 2013-2018.

Image sensors are devices used for the conversion of an image into an electronic signal. Image sensing technology is used in cameras, camcorders, and all types of imaging devices. Before the digital era, analog image sensors functioned with video camera tubes.

The dynamics of the express and small parcel market are shifting as time requirements and technology enhancements such as 3D printing and e-commerce result in more options for customers. Added to this changing scenario are improving economies and the rising needs of emerging markets.

For 2013, the global express and small parcel market grew 6.8% from 2012. This growth, not surprisingly, was led by emerging markets in Asia-Pacific, South America and the Middle East. But at the same time, improving economic conditions in the US also resulted in improving demand for services. For Europe, innovative delivery solutions such as lockers and other alternative parcel pick up points have created an interesting market as well.

The cloud computing market offers flexible and remote data storage facility to enterprises and also eliminates the need for a physical storage infrastructure. Cloud computing allows multiple end-users to store and access data through a common network space simultaneously.

According to the new market research report "Printed Electronics Market by Material (Substrates & Inks), Technology (Screen, Gravure, Inkjet & Flexography), Application (Displays, Sensors, OLEDs & PVs), and Geography- Analysis and Forecast to 2013 - 2020", published by MarketsandMarkets, the Printed Electronics Market is estimated to grow at a CAGR of 33.8% from 2014 to 2020 and it is estimated to reach $40.2 Billion by 2020.

The Printed Electronics Market has gained remarkable increase in the demand of market at present.