Option secures? 12 million in funding

04.2014 – Option (EURONEXT Brussels: OPTI; OTC: OPNVY), the company connecting Things to the Cloud, today announces that it has successfully concluded a private placement. The company intended to raise an amount ranging between ? 8 to 12 million and is pleased to report that it has effectively secured the maximum amount of ? 12 million via the issue of a convertible bond.
The funding is subscribed to by Quaeroq CVBA for ? 4 million, Alychlo NV, holding company of Marc Coucke, for ? 2,7 m

New IDC MarketScape Provides a Vendor Assessment of the Worldwide Business Process Platforms Market for 2014

.2014 – International Data Corporation (IDC) published a new vendor assessment of the worldwide business process (BP) platforms market. BP platforms are product suites or portfolios that support the design and runtime environments for transformational or strategic process change for such initiatives as operational excellence, re-engineering customer experience, and growth through the delivery of innovative digital services.
Ten of 22 offerings evaluated for our current business process m

Cloud-Managed Wi-Fi Market to Reach $2.5 Billion by 2018, IDC Says

14 – As the traditional worldwide enterprise wireless local area network (WLAN) market experiences relative maturation and the lofty gains of the past two years begin to flatten, the WLAN market for cloud-managed Wi-Fi presents notable growth opportunities in both hardware and services. According to new research from International Data Corporation (IDC), worldwide cloud-managed infrastructure and managed services revenue will reach $653 million in 2014 and $2.5 billion by 2018.
In recent

Worldwide Wearable Computing Market Gains Momentum with Shipments Reaching 19.2 Million in 2014 and Climbing to Nearly 112 Million in 2018, Says IDC

The worldwide wearable computing market (commonly referred to as "wearables") is finally expanding beyond early adopter status to more functional and stylish lifestyle accessories that are making their way onto the pages of GQ and Shape as well as Computerworld and Wired. According to new research from International Data Corporation (IDC), wearables took a huge step forward over the past year and shipment volumes will exceed 19 million units in 2014, more than tripling last year-s sal