Given the tough economic environment that (they) have seen in the last little while, you would have thought there would have been a major pullback, but search continues to be the key vertical there".
"We will continue to invest in the areas of the business that will drive the future growth of the company and become a global commerce platform in the key vertical categories," said the spokeswoman.
With this acquisition, we gain more tools and expertise to help engage our users from discovery through transaction in a key vertical for Yelp".
"As we build China's premier online e-commerce platform, JD.com will continue to explore long-term partnerships with leaders in key vertical markets," Shen added.
Converteam operates across six key vertical sectors: offshore and onshore oil and gas, power generation, wind and solar renewables, industrial, marine and services.
It's not just about having a massive number of views each month — AOL On Network is also leading in a number of key vertical for advertisers.
AOL attributes it to a year long rebranding and redesign effort, noting that every key vertical site has been redesigned (see our coverage of AOL Finance, for example, and the almost immediate traffic surge that followed).
To project the future development of the soil organic carbon (SOC) storage in permafrost environments, the spatial and vertical distribution of key soil properties and their landscape controls needs to be understood.
For reliable assessment of natural attenuation, or when designing monitoring or remedial systems, vertical stratification of key biological and hydrochemical markers should be analysed as standard, even in shallow aquifers.
Logica, one of Europe's biggest IT services firms, has hit the rocks in the last year, with profit shrinking to £32.7 million ($50.6m) from £192.9 million ($299m) the year before on the back of IT cuts in the public sector, a key vertical for the company.
