Despite a cloudy economic outlook, enterprises in 15 industries will continue to pursue strategic IT initiatives focused on big data and analytics, cloud computing and mobility. Manufacturing, in particular, will account for almost a quarter of all enterprise IT spending in the United States in 2013.
The strategic acquisition is expected to strengthen Hitachi's ability to deliver a complete range of strategy, implementation and technology services for businesses across the globe.
Pfizer Inc. knocked out some competition in the OTC pharmaceutical market when it acquired Wyeth's consumer healthcare brands in 2009. How has the Centrum-brand owner performed compared to the competition since?
For a number of years, the company's Tools and Fine Writing businesses have led the way in China, while its Commercial Products and Baby segments are making good progress. The company is now in a position to begin building its go-to-market system at scale in China, utilizing Shanghai as a key hub.