This iDRD (Insight-based Data-Rich Deliverable) is part of the Business Networks and Small and Mid-Sized Business markets and subscriptions. This insight discusses and analyzes Cisco’s strategy regarding the Small Business market, including its acquisition of WebEx. Network hardware consists of equipment purchased to connect PCs to one another in local area networks, as well as to connect locations/LANs via wide-area networks. This equipment includes the major categories of routers, LAN switches, modems, hubs, remote access servers. Small Businesses are those firms with 5 to 99 employees. Forecasts are from 2006 through 2011 and include annual growth rate. The Expert Guide for this DRD is Kneko Burney.
Sources: Compass Intelligence’s segment and market forecasts, which include business expenditures, market demographics, and usage and adoption statistics are built using multiple sources, including proprietary Compass Intelligence research. These sources include, but are not limited to, secondary research, government data and statistics (e.g. Department of Commerce, Federal Communication Commission, Bureau of Labor Statistics and US Census Bureau), primary research, vendor-based research and in-depth interviews with key decision-makers, where relevant. Compass Intelligence selects data sources to provide greatest degree of perspective on each market or segment, in addition to the highest level of data accuracy, stability, and consistency over time.
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