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Lucintel’s Analysis Outlines Robust Growth for Global UAV Industry Irving,Texas (PRWEB) August 10, 2012 The global UAVindustry experienced a robust growth over the last five years and is expected to continue its growth momentum reaching approximately US$10.7billion in 2017 with a CAGR of 8.0% over next five years (2012-2017). Lucintel, a leading global management consulting and market research firm, has analyzed the global UAV industry and presents its findings in “Global UAV Industry...

DETROIT, Aug. 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Susan Lines has been named vice president of operations at Saphran Solutions, a Michigan-based developer of next-generation management software systems. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120502/DE99243LOGO ) Previously a senior manager at Deutsche Telekom's T-Systems, Lines will be responsible for analyst relations, alliances, marketing communications, delivery and operational support. She has extensive experience including...

BOSTON, Aug. 2, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- According to the Consumer Goods Supply Chain Forecasting Survey by ToolsGroup and the Global Market Development Center (GMDC), even though two-thirds of companies in the consumer goods supply chain consider demand volatility and forecast accuracy a high businesses priority, half still rely on Excel spreadsheets for forecasting. The survey responses were gathered from a sample of GMDC members during May 2012. (Logo:...

FARMINGTON, Conn., July 30, 2012 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- There is no industry more vital to the worldwide economy than energy, and as global energy production increases to fill demand from emerging nations, new applications, and shifts in behavior, and as the means of energy production shifts from traditional fossil fuels to clean, renewable green energy sources, tremendous opportunity will be created for players within the industry. (Photo:...

WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif., July 26, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- July's new-vehicle retail sales are expected to post the second strongest year-over-year growth rates during the past 12 months, according to a monthly sales forecast developed by J.D. Power and Associates' Power Information Network® (PIN) and LMC Automotive. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120726/LA46809-INFO) (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20050527/LAF028LOGO-a) Retail Light-Vehicle SalesJuly...

FARMINGTON, Conn., July 25, 2012 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- The world of wireless technology is in the midst of several revolutions. 3G networks are giving way to 4G LTE networks. Public safety organizations are shifting radio communications onto new frequencies. Whole swathes of spectrum are being auctioned off and divvied up amongst players who may have never had a stake in wireless communications infrastructure before now. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120725/CG46310) The next...

ATLANTA, July 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Data Profits (www.data-profits.com), developer of the iKIS(TM) solution, which delivers demand forecasting, inventory management, and collaboration tools to leading wholesalers/distributors, suppliers, and mid-tier retailers, announced today continued success with its iKIS Lead Time Forecasting Engine which provided a return on investment in less than 90 days for a Top 100 North American Retailer. The Data Profits iKIS solution allowed a retailer...

CARY, N.C., July 11, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- As companies come under increasing pressure to respond quickly to change, many rely on business forecasts to see past the horizon. Managers, however, are reluctant to entirely trust the forecasts that their companies produce. In the latest issue of Analytics Magazine, business forecasting expert Brian Lewis, PhD and a Vice President at Vanguard Software, contends that forecast skepticism is well-founded. Forecasts are traditionally...

Glenn Neely is ranked in Timer Digest’s June 25 issue as a Top 5 S&P Timer and is showcased as the Featured Analyst, based on his consistently accurate stock market forecasts. New York, NY (PRWEB) July 10, 2012 Glenn Neely, founder of NEoWave Inc., is ranked in Timer Digest’s June 25 issue as a Top 5 S&P Timer and is showcased as the Featured Analyst, based on his consistently accurate stock market forecasts. For more than 15 years, Mr. Neely has consistently ranked as a top...

FARMINGTON, Conn., July 9, 2012 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- Although LED lighting clearly has a bright future in solid-state stationary applications, the market still remains on the near side of the growth curve. That will change rapidly, however, as LED lighting uptake accelerates dramatically in the latter half of the 2010s decade. Having accurate forecasts and analysis will be essential to companies that wish to compete on the global stage. With premium market research from the world's...