European Applications Vertical Views Update, 2Q06

This IDC update summarizes key events in the European enterprise applications market, with a focus on developments by industry segment, from April to June 2006.

This newsletter covers relevant announcements made during the second quarter of 2006, including the launch of new application products and initiatives targeting specific industries, analytics software with a specific focus on performance management and its integration with enterprise applications, key platform developments enabling richer vertical-specific offerings, as well as alliances and agreements to strengthen presence in individual vertical markets.

This research is appropriate for those software vendors that are targeting, or intend to target, specific vertical markets across Europe, and other IT vendors that want to gain insight into key trends in the enterprise applications market by industry segment.