July 21, 2008 --
According to NPD, a global provider of market research, sales of video game accessories for May were up more than 30% over last year. What does this mean? 2008 accessory sales will easily surpass 2007 sales of $621 million, giving retailers and wholesalers even more incentive to participate in this immensely profitable segment of the video game market.
With gamers spending over half a billion dollars on video game accessories last year in the United States, peripheral developers are constantly looking to develop new product innovations that improve gaming for the consumer and provide retailers and others in the distribution channels with substantial profits .

Brazil, the world's biggest ethanol producer, may struggle to make enough of the fuel in the crop season ending March to meet domestic use because higher prices elsewhere are encouraging exports, C. Czarnikow Sugar Ltd. said.
Brazil, also the largest producer of sugar used to make ethanol, is expected to export a record 3 billion liters this crop year, from 2.4 Billion liters a year earlier. Exports to the U.S. will rise to 1.2 Billion liters, 130 Million liters more than last season, buoyed by tougher environmental legislation.

September 10, 2008 --
The mobile phone sales in China amounted to about 96 million units in the first half of 2008, among which 89.2 million units were the licensed mobile phones. The mobile phone export reached about 248 million units in the first half of 2008, the export volume was USD14.7 billion, and the average export price was USD59.3. In addition, the mobile phone import reached 7.5 million units, among which 7 million units were unlicensed mobile phones. The total output of mobile phone was 330 million units in the first half of 2008.

June 24, 2008 --
According to a new market research report - “Nanotechnology Market Forecast to 2011” - by RNCOS, the rapidly growing nanotechnology market has immense potential applications in various industries such as energy and textile.
The report says that nanotechnology can found uses in the energy sector for various applications such as conversion, manufacturing improvements and storage by cutting materials and process rates, energy saving and improved renewable energy sources. Consequently, the market for nanoparticles in energy sector applications is poised to grow at a CAGR of over 59% by 2012 from 2006.

) March 26, 2009 -- According to a new report by Ambient Insight, the U.S. demand for learning technology products and services is growing by a five-year compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 16.3% and revenues reached $30 billion in 2008. The market is favorable for learning technology suppliers, because of the recession, not in spite of it. The recession is now a growth catalyst for the sales of learning technology products and services.

Production of biofuels in U.S. will exceed 16 Billion Gallons by the year 2015, as per the industry experts. Ethanol will make up 14.20 Billion Gallons, increasing from 4.5 Billion Gallons in 2006. Ethanol will be representing 9.4% of gasoline consumption, and biodiesel will approximately be equal to 4% of total estimated diesel consumption.

In Q2 FY06 the net profit of ICICI Bank rose 30% to reach Rs 755 crore, compared to Rs 580 crore during the same period last year. The increase in profit was mainly contributed due to the accelerating economic growth, which encouraged more and more consumers to go for auto and home loans.
Indian middle-class, which is estimated to be 216 Million strong, is coming off its conventional aversion to take loans for buying homes, consumer electronics, and automotives, as per McKinsey & Co - New York-based consulting firm. As a consequence of this change in the perception of India middle class, there has been a continuing increase in retail lending. Compared to 13% four years ago, retail lending increased 69% of the loan portfolio of ICICI.

June 24, 2008 --
RNCOS has recently added a new Market Research Report titled, "Booming Biotech Market in India" to its report gallery. The report provides an exhaustive overview of the biotechnology market in India. It provides a detailed account of the factors that define the structure and composition of the Indian biotechnology market, making it one of the world’s most potential markets.
The report provides comprehensive information on the market size, structure, domestic consumption, exports, key segments, investment, manpower, market share of key players, drivers, restraints and present and future trends of the biotechnology market in India.

June 5, 2008 --
RNCOS has recently added a new Market Research Report titled, "Nanotechnology Market Forecast to 2011" to its report gallery. This updated and detailed research evaluates the past, current and future scenario of the global nanotechnology market coupled with an overview on its emerging trends. The report segments the nanotechnology market by application, patent and R&D investment. It discusses the nanotechnology market by key countries showing their prominence in the sector together with the emerging nations in the domain.

) January 8, 2009 -- According to a new report by Ambient Insight, despite the current financial crisis, the US demand for Mobile Learning products and services is growing at a five-year compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 21.7% and revenues topped $538 million in 2007.

Ambient Insight

"2008 was the tipping point for Mobile Learning in the US," reports Sam S. Adkins, Chief Research Officer for Ambient Insight. "In the last 12 months all the major educational publishers have launched mobile content. There has also been an explosion of new technology products. In 2008, Mobile Learning went mainstream."

) February 24, 2009 -- Harbor Research, the world's leading market research and consulting experts for Machine-to-Machine (M2M) communication and Smart Services, announces the publication of their 2009-2013 M2M / Pervasive Internet Market Forecast Report. The current report represents the most comprehensive analysis of intelligent device networking in the marketplace.

This Industry Market Research report provides a detailed analysis of the Other Services to Agriculture in Australia industry, including key growth trends, statistics, forecasts etc.

) January 23, 2009 -- Harbor Research, the world's leading market research and consulting experts for Machine-to-Machine (M2M) communication and Smart Services, announces the publication of their 2009-2013 M2M / Pervasive Internet Market Forecast Report. The current report represents the most comprehensive analysis of intelligent device networking in the marketplace.

RNCOS has recently added a new Market Research Report titled, “China Software - World Class Low Cost Manufacturing”, to its report gallery. This report thoroughly studies China software industry by highlighting its driving factors and major challenges.

September 2, 2008 --
Flexible printed circuit or FPC, industry emerged firstly in Japan, which was about the year of 2002, and began appearing in other countries in 2003. In 2005, the industry developed rapidly, but not long after it began declining in the following year. The industry fell to the bottom in 2007 and started recovering in 2008.

In spite of the slackening in the Q3, 2006, current account shortfall of SA will remain high for some time. Paradoxically, an increasing share of this deficit is due to the costs of servicing foreign capital inflows upon which the country relies to fund the overall shortfall. Current account balance of R90.5 Billions (seasonally adjusted and annualized) in Q3 of this year entails a massive net payment of R28.2 Billion, and most of this money goes towards servicing overseas investments in SA.

) November 3, 2008 -- Nanotools enable imaging, quantification, fabrication, and modeling of a substance/material at the nano level. Several institutions and enterprises including government, private investors, corporate, and academic organizations are funding research-based operations, to develop applications incorporating nano-scale technologies. Nanotools market in the United States is witnessing growth in intellectual property litigations owing to patent infringements. Advances in instrumentation technologies are increasingly impacting the future of nanotechnology. Instruments encompass "nanotools" that aid in observing, measuring, and engineering nanostructures.

ResearchInChina, the vertical portal for Chinese business intelligence, has released a report entitled "China Management Software Industry Report, 2007-2008".

RNCOS has recently added a new Market Research Report titled, “Booming UAE Telecom Sector” to its report gallery. The new RNCOS report provides in-depth analysis of the UAE telecommunication market.

Westford, MA (PRWEB) October 2, 2009 -- Trender Research™ Inc. (www.trenderresearch.com), a consumer technology market research and consulting firm that combines expert analysis with the voice of everyday people, announced a new strategic analysis of the over the top (OTT) video industry and its impact on the Pay TV market. The report, entitled "Pay TV and the Growing Over the Top Video Threat", analyzes the major trends of online video consumption and how they are changing the business models for cable, satellite, and IPTV service providers as well as the video rental market.

RNCOS has recently added a new Market Research Report titled, “Russia IT and Outsourcing Industry Forecast to 2011” to its report gallery.

India and Japan are amongst the largest consumers of LNG (Liquefied Natural Gas), which are hunting the world for spot cargos and endeavoring to negotiate new supply contracts due to stiffening competition in a tightening marketplace. India, whose rapidly emerging economy is fueling energy demand, has begun to buy spot cargos of Liquefied Natural Gas to supplement contracted supplies.
In spite of booming construction plants for freezing natural gas into Liquefied Natural Gas, supply is far behind the demand for it. This is, partially, due to a decline in exports from Indonesian suppliers.

) November 13, 2008 -- Poised to register an impressive CAGR of more than 12% over the years 2008-2012, the world business process outsourcing market is projected to reach about US$975 billion by 2012. The US, with a market share estimated at 53% in 2008, represents the largest BPO market worldwide, while Asia-Pacific, primed to maintain a CAGR of 20% over 2008-2012, constitutes the fastest growing market.

) September 16, 2008 -- E-business encompasses all aspects of online commerce including online shopping, auctions, electronic cash, and home banking. Portals, online advertising, online education and health, and teleconferencing are some of the major e-commerce related services and applications. E-commerce activities are carried out through websites that offer information on activities ranging from production, supply, to retailers, brands, and marketing. E-commerce has a great impact on every level, from purchasing of raw materials to retail sales of the products.

) November 3, 2008 -- In a fast moving world where innovation and speed are critical, the contours of industry are changing rapidly, necessitating knowledge management (KM). Organizations functioning in such a dynamic environment feel the need for knowledge-based and networked economy. Factors such as globalization, Internet-centric operations, and increasingly mobile workforce have resulted in cutthroat competition across every industry, compelling players to not only sustain operations but also beat trade rivals. Such a scenario necessitates knowledge management, which enables organizations to effectively utilize their knowledge assets for gaining a competitive edge.

) November 10, 2008 -- BizBuySell, the Internet's largest marketplace for buying or selling a small business, today announced the enhanced BizBuySell Valuation Report.

The Valuation Report serves as the most comprehensive online tool available to value a business. Valuations are based on nearly 32,000 sold comparables and 50,000 for-sale listings on BizBuySell.com.

ResearchInChina,the vertical portal for Chinese business intelligence, announces the release of a new report entitled "Global LED Industry Report, 2008".

) August 26, 2009 -- In its recently released E-Paper Displays Report, DisplaySearch forecasts that the total e-paper display market will grow to 1.8 billion units and $9.6 billion in revenues in 2018, from 22 million units and $431 million in revenues in 2009, for a CAGR (compound annual growth rate) of 41% for revenues and 64% for units.

Figure 1: E-Paper Display Forecast

) July 6, 2009 -- TV IC market declined seasonally to 30.8 million units shipped into flat panel TVs in Q1'09, according to the latest research in the DisplaySearch Q2'09 Quarterly TV Electronics Report. Shipments were down 4.3 % Q/Q, but up 11% Y/Y. This is in line with the normal seasonal trends, and with the maturing of flat panel TV as developed markets have completed the switch from CRT TVs.

) October 8, 2008 -- According to a new report by Ambient Insight, the US corporate market for Self-paced eLearning reached $5.2 billion in 2007. Although overall growth is slowing due to the recession, the recession is also acting as a growth catalyst for certain types of products and services.

The report, called "The US Corporate Market for Self-paced eLearning Products and Services: 2008-2013 Forecast" and analyzes expenditures by four company sizes: small, medium, large, and enterprise. The report also provides analysis on the buying behavior of ten vertical industries and a breakout of the top selling content areas by subject matter.

According to a market research report available at Electronics.ca Publications, the worldwide market for motion control equipment experienced robust revenue growth in 2007, increasing by 11.9% over 2006 levels. All regions and industry segments exhibited strong growth during the year.

RNCOS has recently added a new Market Research Report titled, “Middle East ICT Market Analysis”, to its report gallery.

ResearchInChina, the vertical portal for Chinese business intelligence, announces the release of a new report - China Software Industry Report, 2008.

In 2008, affected by financial crisis and depressed industry, the growth rate of China's IC market has obvious drop, but its growth rate is still higher than that of global market...

ResearchInChina, the vertical portal for Chinese business intelligence, announces the release of a new report entitled "Global and China OLED Market Report, 2007-2012".

ResearchInChina, the vertical portal for Chinese business intelligence, announces the release of a new report entitled "China Mobile Phone Battery Market Report, 2007-2008".

) August 7, 2009 -- Results of the DisplaySearch large-area (10" and larger) TFT LCD survey for Q2'09, as reported in its Quarterly Large-Area TFT LCD Shipment Report, indicate that shipments reached 130 million units, strong growth of 42% Q/Q and 10% Y/Y (see Table 1). Due to the increase in prices, large-area TFT LCD revenues grew 51% Q/Q, but were still down 29% Y/Y, to $15 billion. Strong market demand in Q2'09 led to a recovery in capacity utilization across all applications.

ResearchInChina, the vertical portal for business intelligence, announces the release of a new report entitled "Global and China OLED Market Report, 2007-2012".

ResearchInChina, the vertical portal for Chinese business intelligence, announces the release of a new report entitled "China IC Card and Smart Card Industry Report, 2007-2008 (Second Edition)".

) February 4, 2009 -- A new study by Juniper Research indicates that the mobile money transfer market will be particularly vulnerable to the effects of the global recession. The rapidly changing economic downturn is forecast to have an immediate impact on the gross value of mobile money transfers, with the market in the worst case scenario reaching $73bn by 2011. This is some 50% less than previously forecast, although strong growth overall is still expected in the long term.

The Juniper Research report determined that the short term impact of the recession is likely to be felt most severely in this market owing to the effect of job losses in the migrant worker population.