The business applications and software as a service (SaaS) report examines the evolving market opportunity for on-premise software and hosted applications among North American small and medium businesses. A three year trend analysis (2006-2008) of SMB adoption of OS, productivity, and hosted applications is provided, alongside five year spend projections. Further perspective is provided on enterprise application software (ERP, accounting, collaborative software, CRM) adoption drivers, as well as guidance on alternative growth paths based on a play around SaaS.
The study provides detailed analysis of:
Market Size & Overview Summary
Enterprise Application & Hosted Services Summary
Accounting Software Adoption Trends - North America SMBs
ERP Software Adoption Trends - North America SMBs
CRM Software Adoption Trends - North America SMBs
Trends in Hosted (SaaS) Services Adoption Among North America SMBs