Best Information Technology Stocks For 2014

Unless you��e in the industry, understanding the business behind ServiceNow (NOW) is likely to be a little challenging. It calls itself ��he Enterprise IT Cloud Company,��but decoding that jargon is tricky.

Its goals include, ��ransform enterprise IT,����utomate and standardize business procedures��and ��onsolidate global IT to a single system of record.��But what does that mean? Here�� the way I see it.

All over the world, information technology (IT) departments are overwhelmed by complexity, just as many of us individual users are overwhelmed by complexity.

Best Information Technology Stocks For 2014: Exfo Electro-Optic Com Npv(EXF.TO)

EXFO Inc. designs, manufactures, and markets test and service assurance solutions in the telecommunications industry worldwide. The company?s wireline test equipment includes FTB-1 platform, a single-slot modular platform to fiber-to-the-home and Ethernet testing applications; FTB-200 compact platform, which include a range of singlemode and multimode optical time-domain reflectometers, automated optical loss test sets, and SONET/SDH analyzers up to 10 Gbit/s, as well as gigabit Ethernet and 10 gigabit Ethernet testers; and FTB-500, a third-generation field-testing platform for datacom testing, OTDR analysis, optical loss, and Ethernet testing. Its wireless test equipment comprises 2G, 3G, and 4G/LTE protocol analyzers for network operators, which allows engineers to troubleshoot networks in order to find the source of errors and fix them. The company also provides wireline/wireless service assurance systems, including Brix System, an integrated hardware and software solu tion that delivers end-to-end quality of service and quality of experience visibility, as well as real-time Internet protocol service monitoring and verification for next-generation networks. In addition, it offers IQS-600 platform to support single-button operation for automated testing. Further, the company provides protocol and distributed analyzers bridging to service assurance for protocol analysis to verify correct network behavior; network simulators for regression and load testing applications; and mobile communications intelligence tools for police, armed forces, and other governmental organizations to fight organized crime and terrorists. It serves wireless and wireline network operators, equipment manufacturers, cable television companies, public utilities, private network operators, third-party installers, equipment rental companies, large enterprises, component vendors, and laboratory researchers. EXFO Inc. was founded in 1985 and is headquartered in Quebec, Can ada.

Best Information Technology Stocks For 2014: Konami Corporation (KNM)

Konami Corporation develops, publishes, markets, and distributes video game software products for stationary and portable consoles, and personal computers worldwide. It operates in four segments: Digital Entertainment, Health and Fitness, Gaming and Systems, and Pachinko and Pachinko Slot Machines. The Digital Entertainment segment plans, produces, manufactures, and sells social content for social networks, content for mobile phones, online games, music and video package products, video game software, video games for amusement facilities, content for token-operated games, and card games, as well as electronic toys, figures, and character goods. This segment also builds computer systems related to online games; maintains and operates online servers; and purchases and distributes video game software for home use. The Health and Fitness segment operates health and fitness clubs. As of March 31, 2012, this segment owned and operated 205 fitness clubs; and provided outsourced s ervices at 161 clubs. The Gaming and Systems segment develops and sells content, hardware, and casino management systems for gaming machines for casinos. The Pachinko and Pachinko Slot Machines segment is involved in the production, manufacture, and sale of pachinko slot machines and liquid crystal displays for pachinko machines. In addition, Konami Corporation provides real estate management services; and operates portal sites. The company was formerly known as Konami Co., Ltd. and changed its name to Konami Corporation in 2000. Konami Corporation was founded in 1969 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Top Gas Utility Companies To Own For 2014: IPG Photonics Corporation(IPGP)

IPG Photonics Corporation develops and manufactures fiber lasers, fiber amplifiers, and diode lasers. Its laser products include low, medium, and high output power lasers from 0.5 to 2 microns in wavelength; fiber pigtailed packaged diodes and fiber coupled direct diode laser systems; high-energy pulsed lasers, multi-wavelength and tunable lasers, and single-polarization and single-frequency lasers; solid-state lasers; laser diode chips and packaged laser diodes operating at 9XX nanometers; and high power optical fiber delivery cables, fiber couplers, beam switches, chillers, and accessories. The company also offers erbium-doped fiber and Raman amplifiers, and integrated communications systems; ytterbium and thulium specialty fiber amplifiers and broadband light sources; and single-frequency, linearly polarized, and polarization-maintaining amplifier products, as well as integrated laser systems, including welding seam stepper and picker, and laser marking and welding syst ems. Its lasers and amplifiers are used in materials processing applications; manufacturing of commercial systems; and research in advanced technologies and products by commercial firms, and academic and government institutions, as well as micro-processing, surface treatment, drilling, soldering, annealing, hardening, rapid prototyping, and laser-assisted machining. In addition, the company designs and manufactures dense wavelength division multiplexing (DWDM) transport systems; a range of fiber amplifiers; and Raman pump lasers, which enable data transmission in broadband access and DWDM optical networks, as well as sells commercial fiber and diode lasers for use in medical laser systems. It markets its products to original equipment manufacturers, system integrators, and end users through direct sales force, as well as through agreements with independent sales representatives and distributors worldwide. IPG Photonics Corporation was founded in 1990 and is headquartered in Oxford, Massachusetts.

Best Information Technology Stocks For 2014: British Sky Broadcasting(BSY.L)

British Sky Broadcasting Group plc, through its subsidiaries, provides pay television services in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland. It retails owned and third parties? channels; and the Sky Box Office service, which include a pay-per-view service offering movies, sporting events, and concerts to direct-to-home (DTH) customers. The company owns, operates, distributes, and retails 30 Sky Channels through its DTH service, and approximately 50 high definition TV (HD) channels; retails 147 Sky Distributed Channels to its DTH customers; and operates radio and free to air HD channels. As of September 30, 2011, it offered television services to 10,213,000 customers. It also provides broadband and telephony services. In addition, the company offers a range of channel packages that provide a selection of sports, news, music, and entertainment services to pubs and clubs, hotels, offices, retail outlets, and betting premises; and offers various advertising solutions, in cluding traditional ads, sponsorship, online, and video-on-demand, as well as text and interactive advertising to pubs, train stations, and on mobile. Further, it provides a range of betting and gaming services through the Internet, phone, and interactive TV, including Sky Bet, Sky Poker, Sky Vegas, and Sky Bingo; operates a portfolio of online sports media brands; and provides sponsorship and advertising for channels. Additionally, the company designs, develops, and manufactures set top boxes. British Sky Broadcasting Group plc was incorporated in 1988 and is headquartered in Isleworth, the United Kingdom.

Best Information Technology Stocks For 2014: HILTON FOOD GROUP PLC ORD GBP0.10(HFG.L)

Hilton Food Group plc, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the retail meat packing for international food retailers in Europe. Its product range includes fresh items, such as roasting joints, steaks, chops, and minces; and barbecue ranges, ready to cook products, marinated meats, and convenience products, which comprise meat cuts and serving sauces. The company operates in the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, the Republic of Ireland, Sweden, Denmark, Poland, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovakia, Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia. Hilton Food Group plc was founded in 1994 and is based in Huntingdon, the United Kingdom.