BCC Research reveals in its new report, 3-D SCANNING: TECHNOLOGIES AND GLOBAL MARKETS, the global three-dimensional (3-D) scanning market is expected to grow to nearly $8.9 billion by 2018, with a five-year compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 14.7%. Asia, the fastest-growing regional segment, is moving at a steady 23.2% CAGR.

While the overall 3-D scanning is expected to see rapid growth in the next few years, the largest absolute growth segment is the North America segment, which is expected to reach nearly $5.4 billion by 2018.

The report "Public/Private Cloud Storage Market by Solution (Cloud Storage Gateways, Backup & Recovery, Data Movement & Access), by Software (Data Replication, HSM & Archiving, Security & Storage Resource Management) - Worldwide Forecasts & Analysis (2014 - 2019)", defines and divides the Cloud Storage Market into several sub-segments along with a detailed analysis and forecasting of revenues generated from each division.

According to a new market report published by Transparency Market Research "Smart/Intelligent Sensors Market - Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends and Forecast, 2013 - 2019," the global Smart/Intelligent Sensorsmarket is expected to reach a value of USD 21.60billion by 2019, growing at a CAGR of 12.2% from 2013 to 2019. Growing demand for automobiles and growth in the intelligent transport system (ITS) has led to the increase in demand of smart/intelligent sensors. The other factors driving this market are growing demand of smartphones and tablet PCs.

Intralinks Deal Flow Indicator projects a 16 percent year-on-year increase in global deal activity

Intralinks® Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: IL), a leading, global SaaS provider of content management and collaboration solutions, announced today the release of the latest Intralinks Deal Flow Indicator™ (DFI), a unique predictor of future mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity. Intralinks is also detailing results from a separate global survey they conducted that gauged sentiment on the future of the global M&A market.

According to a new market report published by Transparency Market Research "Human Reproductive Technologies Market (Infertility: Drugs and Procedures & Contraceptives: Drugs and Devices) - Global Industry Analysis, Size, Procedures, Share, Growth, Trends and Forecast, 2013 - 2019," the global market for human reproductive technologies was valued at USD 23.0 billion in 2012 and is expected to reach USD 27.1 billion in 2019, growing at a CAGR of 2.2% from 2013 to 2019.

Human reproductive technologies include procedures and therapies for conceiving or controlling pregnancy by means of artificial and/or semi artificial medical solutions.

But Many Euro Area Economies Still Struggling

In February, unemployment fell in Japan, Germany and Sweden, according to unemployment rates and employment growth data compiled and standardized by The Conference Board International Labor Comparisons (ILC) program.

Over half of entrepreneurs surveyed reported having created full-time jobs in the past six months, and nearly three-quarters expect to create full-time jobs in the coming six months

The survey, conducted by Entrepreneurs' Organization (EO), released the latest findings from its Global Entrepreneur Indicator, a twice-yearly survey of business owners from around the world.

BCC Research reveals in its new report, PHARMACY AUTOMATION: TECHNOLOGIES AND GLOBAL MARKETS, the global pharmacy automation market is expected to grow to nearly $4.9 billion in 2018, with a five-year compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 8.8%. The outpatient automated services segment is the fastest moving segment with an expected CAGR of 9.5%.

The pharmacy automation market continues to gain momentum after experiencing purchasing holds for equipment from hospitals and other health delivery facilities during 2008 and 2009.

Allied Market Research today published the most comprehensive and strategically analyzed report titled "Plastic Additives Market (Functions, Types, Applications and Geography) - Size, Share, Global Trends, Analysis, Opportunities, Growth, Intelligence and Forecast, 2012-2020". The global plastic additives market in terms of volume was estimated at 12.6 million tons in 2013 and is expected to reach 17.1 million tons by 2020 growing at a CAGR of 4.4% during 2013-2020.

Decreasing mineral ore sources have increased the cost of metal equipment, which has triggered the application of plastics to replace the metal equipment. The low cost of plastic equipment and properties that match metal equipment is also pushing the higher adoption of plastics in a number of applications. Thus the demand for additive which enhances the properties of plastics is also on rise.

According to a new market report published by Transparency Market Research "Mobile Robotics Market - Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends, and Forecast, 2013 - 2019," the global mobile robotics market was worth USD 6,249.6 million in 2012 and is expected to reach USD 14,202.2 million by 2019, growing at a CAGR of 12.6% from 2013 to 2019. Asia Pacific was the largest market for mobile robotics in 2012.

The report defines and segments the "Semiconductor & IC Packaging Materials Market by Types (Organic Substrates, Bonding Wires, Lead frames, Ceramic Packages, and so on), Packaging Technologies (SOP, GA, QFN, DFN, and others), and Geography - Regional Trends & Forecast to 2019", with an analysis and forecast of revenues of types such as organic substrates, bonding wires, leadframes, encapsulation resins, and so on) individually.

Sales increase by 18 percent year-to-year in Americas region

The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA), representing U.S. leadership in semiconductor manufacturing and design, today announced that worldwide sales of semiconductors reached $25.87 billion for the month of February 2014, an increase of 11.4 percent from February 2013 when sales were $23.23 billion.