Thursday 19 February 2015

e-Book Market in the US - Size, Share, Global Trends 2014-2018

e-books are the books available in digital format, allowing readers to access them anywhere and anytime using their handheld devices. The low price of e-books compared to printed books is one of the major reasons for the acceptance of e-books. e-Books are compatible with any electronic display device and enable end-users to have a variety of reading options.

TechNavio's analysts forecast the e-Book market in the US to grow at a CAGR of 21.28 percent over the period 2013-2018.

Covered in this Report
This report covers the present scenario and the growth prospects of the e-Book market in the US for the period 2014-2018. To calculate the market size, the report considers the revenue generated from the sales of e-books. The report presents the current market scenario as well as the forecast of the e-reading devices including tablets, smartphones, and e-readers. 

TechNavio's report, the e-Book Market in the US 2014-2018, has been prepared based on an in-depth market analysis with inputs from industry experts. The report covers the landscape of the e-Book market in the US and its growth prospects in the coming years. The report includes a discussion of the key vendors operating in this market. 

Key Vendors
• Amazon.com
• Apple 
• Barnes & Noble 
• Kobo I

Other Prominent Vendors
• E-books.com
• Google E-books
• Lulu
• Omnilit
• Readups
• Smashwords

Table Of Contents
01. Executive Summary
02. List of Abbreviations
03. Scope of the Report
03.1 Market Overview
03.2 Product Offerings
04. Market Research Methodology
04.1 Market Research Process
04.2 Research Methodology
05. Introduction

Friday 6 February 2015

IT services and Healthcare sector by 2018

IT services helps the healthcare sector to deliver their services more effectively and efficiently. The healthcare providers are opting to use advanced technologies for delivering their healthcare services to patients across various geographical regions around the globe.

The use of IT services in the healthcare services has increased in the recent years in public as well as private sectors. However, privates companies seems to be investing more on the healthcare IT and would continue to do so in the coming years as well. IT services would help in reducing the errors and also enhance the delivery systems of the healthcare sector, worldwide.


Reports and Intelligence adds a report titled “Global Healthcare IT Market 2014-2018.” The report states that the global healthcare IT market is expected to register a CAGR of 5.7% during the forecast period i.e. 2013-2018.

The report on global healthcare IT services market is segmented on the basis of IT services and healthcare providers. The report evaluates the market size on the basis of software, hardware and other IT services.

The increasing need for storing and effectively using patient information is the key factor driving the growth of the overall global healthcare IT market. However, advanced technologies incur a high cost and the continuous increasing cost of IT services in the healthcare sector is a major challenge for the overall market. Furthermore, the emerging trend of increased adoption of mobile devices would help in overcoming the market challenge and further propel the growth of the global healthcare IT market.

The geographies covered in the report are EMEA, America and APAC. The report also profiles some of the major companies operating in the IT healthcare market in order to provide the readers with comprehensive knowledge of the competitive landscape and growth prospects of the global market.

Companies profiled in the report are eFusion Corp., NTT Data Inc., Dell Inc., Siemens AG, Cerner Corp., Philips Healthcare, McKesson Corp., Epic Systems Corp., Pulse System Inc., UnitedHealth Group Inc. and Cognizant Technology Solution Corp.

Monday 2 February 2015

Research activities in various fields are driving the growth of the global membrane technology market

Membrane technology refers to a process of mechanically separating gaseous or liquid stream with the use of permeable membranes. The less energy consumption ability and the restricted use of heat for separation has made the membrane technology more superior to the conventional separation processes. It also provides enhanced separation of the components by permeation or retention. The novel technology finds its application in various fields of work including pharmaceutical, life sciences, food industry and biopharmaceutical. These applications helps in separating and analyzing genetic components, drug screening, cell culturing and separation of viruses.

Reports and Intelligence adds a report titled “Global Membrane Technology Market (Technology and Geography) - Size, Share, Global Trends, Company Profiles, Demand, Insights, Analysis, Research, Report, Opportunities, Segmentation and Forecast, 2013 – 2020.” The report provides deep insights on the emerging market trends and various factors influencing the growth of the market. It also forecast the growth potentials of the global membrane technology market for the coming years.


The increasing number of research and development activities in the field of pharmaceutical, biopharmaceutical, food industry and life sciences across the globe is driving the growth of the global membrane technology market. Also, the growing need and demand for effective and innovative separation and analysis techniques by the research organization is driving the market growth across the globe.

The demand for innovative separation techniques has led to the technological advancements in the membrane strengths and membrane sizes. Furthermore, the stringent government regulations to manage the membrane quality as well as safety and the subsequently rising demand for disposable membranes has propelled the membrane technology market growth. However, high operational costs and membrane fouling are the major factors hindering the growth of the global market.

Technological advancements would be able to address the problems related to membrane fouling and would provide encouraging market opportunities for the manufacturers operating in the membrane technology market. Additionally, the emerging markets also seems as promising locations for the future in the field of membrane technology.

The report on membrane technology market provides detailed analysis of the market dynamics and explains the overall market through various segments such as technology, geography, etc. The report would also help the market investors with deep insights on the competitive landscape of the market across various geographical regions such as Europe, North America, LAMEA and Asia-Pacific.

The technological segment in the report covers Chromatography, Ultrafiltration, Microfiltration, Reverse osmosis, Electrodialysis and Nanofiltration. Electrodialysis and Nanofiltration are two major technologies with a major market share and growth potentials in the global membrane technology market.

Companies profiled in the report are:
  •           Pall Corporation
  •           3M Healthcare
  •           Merck Millipore
  •           Sartorius
  •           GE Healthcare
  •           Sigma Aldrich Corporation
  •           Koch Membrane Systems