Gartner Says Semiconductor Equipment Spending on Pace to Grow 122 Per Cent in 2010

Gartner Says Semiconductor Equipment Spending on Pace to Grow 122 Per Cent in 2010

.2010 – Worldwide semiconductor capital equipment spending is projected to approach $36.9 billion in 2010, a 122.1 per cent increase from 2009 spending of $16.6 billion, according to Gartner, Inc. In 2011, semiconductor capital equipment spending will grow 4.9 per cent.
"The strong semiconductor growth in 2010 has driven semiconductor capital growth to alltime highs," said Klaus Rinnen, managing vice president at Gartner. "Capital expenditure (capex) is above 95 per cent d

Gartner Says Worldwide External Controller-Based Disk Storage Market Revenue Grew 21.4 Per Cent in Second Quarter of 2010

Gartner Says Worldwide External Controller-Based Disk Storage Market Revenue Grew 21.4 Per Cent in Second Quarter of 2010

The Worldwide external controller-based (ECB) disk storage market experienced robust recovery in the second quarter of 2010 as revenue totalled $4.6 billion, up 21.4 per cent from $3.8 billion in the second quarter of 2009, according to Gartner, Inc.
Renewed product refresh initiatives, expanded deployment of server virtualisation infrastructures, the emergence of desktop virtualisation infrastructures, backup/recovery/archiving modernisation, and new file-based applications drove growt

SIP expands sales team

SIP expands sales team

The Salamander Industrie-Produkte GmbH, manufacturer of PVC profiles for windows and doors reinforces its sales team. Kees Blok has been serving in the position of sales representative for the Netherlands since 1 September 2010. In this newly created sales position, Kees Blok plays an important role in the future corporate alignment of Salamander Industrie-Produkte GmbH.

Protagen raises? 10.0 Million for Diagnostic Developments

Protagen AG, a specialist for in-vitro diagnostics and GMPcompliant protein analysis announced today a second round of finance totalling a volume of ? 10.0 Million. After closing a first round of ? 3.7 Million in August 2009, the NRW.BANK, Düsseldorf, participated as new investor and joined the consortium of MIG Fonds, Munich, S-Capital Dortmund, S-Venture Capital Dortmund and KfW, Bonn, to finalize the actual round. Also the existing investors contributed significantly to the second closi