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The holidays are just about over, bringing about a new year fresh with new experiences and adventures. For some, that could mean a new job, a new city, or even a new addition to the family. For others, the new year paints a different backdrop: a divorce.

BMI's forecast unchanged this quarter.The decision to award Qatar the 2022 FIFA World Cup is expected to unleash a new wave of investment, while the government's ICT-2015 strategy will also create opportunities. With its booming economy and ambitious ICT investment programme, Qatar is expected to be the fastest-growing IT market in the Gulf region over BMI's five-year forecast period to 2016.

BMI View: BMI has upwardly revised its Venezuela IT forecast but there remain downside risks due to macroeconomic factors. The precarious business environment will inhibit enterprise IT investment while consumers face inflationary pressures and the resulting erosion of real wages. Meanwhile our forecast also takes account of the threat of a further devaluation of the bolivar. Venezuela is one of the smaller markets in its region, but a PC penetration rate of less than 12% indicates the underlying potential for growth. In 2012, Government PC programmes will boost sales, although most units will be procured locally. There are areas of opportunity with continued investment by small and medium-sized enterprises, due in part to a government tax subsidy, and spending by the energy, retail and financial services sectors.

The Ukraine real estate report examines the commercial office, retail, industrial and construction sectors in the country in the context of a property sector where the continued recovery is increasingly under threat especially now that the impetus of the FIFA Euro 2012 football tournament has come and gone.

GlobalData's "Partnerships, Licensing, Investments and M&A Deals and Trends in Pharmaceuticals - Q3 2012" report is an essential source of data and trend analysis on partnerships, licensing, mergers and acquisitions (M&A) and financing in the pharmaceutical and healthcare market. The report provides detailed information on partnerships, licensing agreements, M&As, equity/debt offerings, private equity and venture financing transactions recorded in the pharmaceutical and healthcare industry in Q3 2012. The report presents detailed comparative data on the number of deals and their value in the last five quarters, categorized into deal types, segments, and geographies. The report also provides information on the top venture capital and advisory firms in the pharmaceutical and healthcare industry.

GlobalData's new report, "Netherlands Diabetes Care Devices Market Outlook to 2018- Glucose Monitoring and Insulin Delivery" provides key market data on the Netherlands Diabetes Care Devices market. The report provides value (USD million), volume (units) and average price (USD) data for each segment and sub-segment within two market categories - Glucose Monitoring and Insulin Delivery. The report also provides company shares and distribution shares data for each of the aforementioned market categories. The report is supplemented with global corporate-level profiles of the key market participants with information on company financials and pipeline products, wherever available.

The global multi-factor authentication (MFA) market which includes different types of authentication and applications is expected to reach $5.45 billion by 2017 at an estimated CAGR of 17.3% from 2012 to 2017. Two-factor authentication is most widely used MFA model in the world with smartcard with PIN and one time password (OTP) are the most popular technique. Biometric based MFA models are growing at a fast rate. North America and Europe covers most of the market, whereas APAC has the fastest growing region.

BMI View: Plans to commercialise Papua New Guinea's gas potential with a number of LNG projects continue to advance. With first gas from Exxon's PNG LNG projects set for 2014, the country is on track to benefit from its strategic location and sizable unused reserves. The entrance of new players such as Total and potentially Shell to the country's upstream could support new LNG projects and revive existing proposals. However we highlight that unlike our bullish outlook for gas production, we forecast that falling liquids production will by 2021 leaving PNG with a net import requirement of some 46,400b/d.

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Alacraft, provider of craft supplies and various haberdashery products, has recently reported increase in sales of craft items during this holiday season. The company has also reported substantial increase in traffic in its blog which features various tutorials and tips on crafting. Alacraft offers free Australia wide shipping on all orders above $100 and has been commended on the quality of its merchandise.

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Working for long hours on the computers is an implied course of action in today’s business world. People often find it much convenient for themselves to analyze their daily transactions through integrated mail system rather than waiting for some long procedure to show its relevance. Microsoft Outlook is one such electronic mail system that provides people with the ease to share important business information and documents over the internet. But imagine a situation where users find their Microsoft Outlook not working.

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While many businesses have been affected by the economy, businesses such as Steel Buildings Design says that business is still booming. They plan on providing professional services in 2013.

Tech Access, with its valued IT services is fast emerging as a trusted name within the IT industry. It prides itself on offering customers the highest level of technological skills and solutions in London, Kent and surrounding areas. Tailored specifically to meet client’s needs from Emergency support to Managed IT services, the company offers an extensive range of IT solutions to a worldwide client base.

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Cospack America Corp., providers of packaging solutions for businesses in the cosmetics/skin care industries, has recently opened a new showroom in Los Angeles, California. The new showroom is designed to help better serve new and existing clients throughout the West Coast. This comes as good news to up-start and existing cosmetics/skin care related companies that are seeking to launch new products or improve existing packaging, as well as promoting their brand recognition, and more.

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