Worldwide and U.S. RFID Services Competitive Analysis and Leadership Study, 2004:

Worldwide and U.S. RFID Services Competitive Analysis and Leadership Study, 2004: Disruptive Technology in Waiting and Why the Services Value Chain Matters

Product Type: Market Research Report
Published by: IDC
Published: November 2004
Product Code: R104-18180

Description

This IDC study identifies and profiles leading IT services vendors; the services divisions of hardware vendors; and consulting, implementation, and managed services organizations that are helping define and shape the adoption of RFID technology within the enterprise environment. It further segments and highlights the emerging competitive landscape for RFID autoidentification solutions across a number of vertical industries.

"The pursuit of true enterprise mobility continues to be driven by early technology adopters seeking competitive advantage in a particular vertical industry. In the case of supply chain participants, the deployment of RFID and related wireless sensing solutions is helping to create that long-term competitive advantage. In support of this objective, leading services organizations are helping design, build, and manage the RFID infrastructure that can deliver long-term value." ? Richard Dean, program director, Infrastructure Integration and Support Services

Table of Contents

Table of Contents
IDC Opinion
In This Study
Research Methodology
Participating Vendors and Survey Definitions and Questions
Executive Summary
Key Findings
Recommendations
RFID Service Offerings/Market Strategies
Gainsharing Model
Partnerships and Alliances
Situation Overview
Vendor Profiles
Accenture and Its RFID Services Strategy and Structure
Table: Vendor Capsule Profile: Accenture
Figure: Accenture's RFID Organizational Structure
Internal and External Capabilities
Partnerships and Alliances
Strategic Market Focus
Strategy and Direction
Services Methodology
Supply and Demand Price Fluctuation Analysis and Future Opportunities
Pricing Methodology
Figure: Accenture's Solution Acceleration Framework
Acsis and Its RFID Services Strategy and Structure
Table: Vendor Capsule Profile: Acsis
Figure: Acsis' RFID Organizational Structure
Table: Acsis' Dedicated RFID Professionals by Job Type and Geographic Location
Partnerships and Alliances
Strategic Market Focus
Table: Acsis' Strategic Market Focus and Vertical Industry Opportunity Rankings
Acsis' Capabilities
BearingPoint and Its RFID Services Strategy and Structure
Table: Vendor Capsule Profile: BearingPoint
Internal and External Capabilities
Partnerships and Alliances
Figure: BearingPoint's RFID Organizational Structure
Table: BearingPoint's Dedicated RFID Professionals by Job Type and Geographic Location
Figure: BearingPoint's Partnership and Alliance Ecosystem
Figure: BearingPoint's RFID Services Blueprint
Strategic Market Focus
Table: BearingPoint's Strategic Market Focus and Vertical Industry Opportunity Rankings
Table: BearingPoint's RFID Engagement Review and Analysis
Strategy and Direction
BearingPoint's Vision: Synchronous Demand Networks (SDN)
Figure: BearingPoint's RFID Services Blueprint
Services Methodology
PMOnline Program Management Tool
Figure: BearingPoint's Six-Step Proven Course RFID Services Methodology: Strategy and Blueprinting
RFID Services Pricing Methodology
The Value-Add of BearingPoint's RFID Testing and Solution Centers
RFID Solution Center
BT Consulting and Systems Integration and Its RFID Services Strategy and Structure
Table: Vendor Capsule Profile: BT
Figure: BT's RFID Organizational Structure
Internal and External Capabilities
Table: BT's Dedicated RFID Professionals by Job Type and Geographic Location
Partnerships and Alliances
Strategic Market Focus
Table: BT's Strategic Market Focus and Vertical Industry Opportunity Rankings
Strategy and Direction
Capgemini and Its RFID Services Strategy and Structure
Table: Vendor Capsule Profile: Capgemini
Figure: Capgemini's RFID Organizational Structure
Figure: Capgemini's RFID Services Methodology and Reference Architecture
Strategic Market Focus
Table: Capgemini's Strategic Market Focus and Vertical Industry Opportunity Rankings
Figure: Capgemini's RFID/EPC Sequential Services Portfolio
Computer Sciences and Its RFID Services Strategy and Structure
Table: Vendor Capsule Profile: CSC
Figure: CSC's Organizational and RFID Solution Structure
Matrix Organizational Structure
Table: CSC's Dedicated RFID Professionals by Job Type and Geographic Location
Partnerships and Alliances
Strategic Market Focus
Table: CSC's Strategic Market Focus and Vertical Industry Opportunity Rankings
Strategy and Direction
RFID Services Methodology
The Nature of Catalyst
Figure: CSC's Catalyst Services Methodology
RFID Services Pricing Methodology
Deloitte and Its RFID Services Strategy and Structure
Internal and External Capabilities
Table: Vendor Capsule Profile: Deloitte
Table: Deloitte's Dedicated RFID Professionals by Job Type and Geographic Location
Figure: Deloitte's RFID Organizational Structure
Alliances and Partnerships
Figure: Deloitte's RFID Partner Ecosystem: Physical Layer
Figure: Deloitte's RFID Partner Ecosystem: Aggregation/Filtering Layer
Strategic Market Focus
Table: Deloitte's Strategic Market Focus and Vertical Industry Opportunity Rankings
Strategy and Direction
Figure: Deloitte's RFID Tipping Point Concept
RFID Services Methodology
Description of Each Phase
Figure: Deloitte's RFID Adoption Methodology
RFID Services Pricing Methodology
HP and Its RFID Services Strategy and Structure
Table: Vendor Capsule Profile: HP
Figure: HP's RFID Organizational Structure
HP's RFID Market Strategy
Internal and External Capabilities
Table: HP's Dedicated RFID Professionals by Job Type and Geographic Location
Alliances and Partnerships
Figure: HP's RFID Solution Stack
Strategic Market Focus
Table: HP's Strategic Market Focus and Vertical Industry Opportunity Rankings
HP's RFID-Based Services Strategy
Figure: HP's Services Methodology
IBM and Its RFID Services Strategy and Structure
Table: Vendor Capsule Profile: IBM
Internal and External Capabilities
Figure: IBM's RFID Organizational Structure
RFID Sales Teams
RFID Solution Management
RFID Solution Marketing
RFID Technology Solution Team
IBM Research
Alliances and Partnerships
Strategic Market Focus
Supply and Demand Price Fluctuation Analysis and Future Opportunities
Table: IBM's Strategic Market Focus and Vertical Industry Opportunity Rankings
Strategy and Direction
Figure: IBM's RFID Solution Strategy Framework
RFID Enablement Services and Foundational Architecture
Integration Platform
Strategy Services and Business Process Expertise
RFID Services Methodology
Figure: IBM's RFID Services Methodology and Engagement Flow
Figure: IBM's RFID Services Offerings
RFID Services Pricing Methodology
Table: IBM's RFID Services Model and Pricing Methodology
Intel and Its RFID Services Strategy and Structure
Alliances and Partnerships
Table: Vendor Capsule Profile: Intel
Strategic Market Focus
Strategy and Direction
Table: Intel's Strategic Market Focus and Vertical Industry Opportunity Rankings
Figure: Intel Solution Services' RFID Technology Services Delivery Process
Table: Intel's RFID Solution Development and Architecture
Pricing
Intermec and Its RFID Services Strategy and Structure
Table: Vendor Capsule Profile: Intermec
Figure: Intermec's RFID Organizational Structure
Internal and External Capabilities
Alliances and Partnerships
Table: Intermec's Dedicated RFID Professionals by Job Type and Geographic Location
Services Strategy
Services Methodology and Pricing
ODIN technologies and Its RFID Services Strategy and Structure
Figure: ODIN technologies' RFID Organizational Structure
Table: Vendor Capsule Profile: ODIN technologies
Internal Capabilities
Table: ODIN technologies' Dedicated RFID Professionals by Job Type and Geographic Location
Strategic Market Focus
Table: ODIN technologies' Strategic Market Focus and Vertical Industry Opportunity Rankings
RFID Services Methodology
Oracle and Its RFID Services Strategy and Structure
Table: Vendor Capsule Profile: Oracle
Oracle's Services Business
Consulting
Figure: Oracle's RFID Organizational Structure
Advanced Product Services
Oracle's RFID Services Portfolio and Ecosystem of Partners
Business Consulting and Assessment Services
Hardware Assessment and Implementation Services
Independent Software Vendors
Hardware Vendors
Hardware System Vendors
Strategic Market Focus
Table: Oracle's Strategic Market Focus and Vertical Industry Opportunity Rankings
Strategy and Direction
Delivery Methodology: J2EE Custom Development Methodology
J2EE Custom Development Methodology Phases and Iterations
Figure: Oracle's Iterative JCDM Delivery Methodology
Project Milestones
Effort and Schedule Estimates and Key Deliverables
Table: Oracle's Project Effort and Schedule Estimates
Table: Oracle's Key Deliverables by Project Phase
Managing Methodology: Project Management Method
Project Management Method Processes
Project Management Method Life-Cycle Categories
Pricing Methodology
Patni and Its RFID Services Strategy and Structure
Table: Vendor Capsule Profile: Patni Computer Systems
Patni's Strategic Business Units and Capabilities
Figure: Patni's RFID Organizational Structure
RFID Service Offerings and Internal Capabilities
Table: Patni's Dedicated RFID Professionals by Job Type and Geographic Location
Partnerships and Alliances
Strategic Market Focus
Strategy and Direction
Table: Patni's Strategic Market Focus and Vertical Industry Opportunity Rankings
RFID Services Methodology
Figure: Patni's RFID SmartVision Services Methodology
RFID Lab
RFID Services Pricing Methodology
SAIC and Its RFID Services Strategy and Structure
Table: Vendor Capsule Profile: SAIC
Figure: SAIC's Go-to-Market Structure
Internal and External Capabilities
Table: SAIC's Dedicated RFID Professionals by Job Type and Geographic Location
Strategic Market Focus
Table: SAIC's Strategic Market Focus and Vertical Industry Opportunity Rankings
RFID Services Pricing Methodology
Figure: SAIC's Results-Focused Services Methodology
Future Outlook
Figure: IDC Leadership Grid: Worldwide RFID Services Market
RFID Migration Path
Table: Worldwide RFID Consulting, Implementation, and Managed Services Expenditures, 2003-2008 ($M)
Essential Guidance
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