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Information Access and Analysis Predictions for 2008: Consolidation, Specialization, Eureka 2.0 and the Wisdom of CrowdsProduct Type: Market Research ReportPublished by: IDC Published: January 2008 Product Code: R104-32594 Description
This IDC study makes 10 predictions for the information access and analysis software markets, which include business intelligence, data warehousing, search, and text analytics software. Today's confused market landscape shows both consolidation and fragmentation. As enterprises move from transaction-based to information-based platforms, the need to unify access to multiple information silos, enabling sharing and analysis across formats and repositories, has become critical. IDC expects that new hardware and software technologies as well as a resurgence of ecommerce will drive adoption of these applications. "As information access and analysis markets continue to consolidate, IDC believes that these hot areas for software development will continue to buck the trend toward slowing market growth," says Sue Feldman, IDC's VP for Search and Digital Marketplace Technologies. Table of Contents
Table of ContentsPredictions In This Study Situation Overview Future Outlook I. Market trends: From Technologies to Applications Prediction 1: Consolidation Will Continue as Large IT Vendors Continue to Extend Their Versions of the Information Access and Management Platform by Acquiring Smaller, Specialized Technology Companies Prediction 2: Software That Specializes in Solving a Particular Problem or Automates an Information-Rich Process Will Continue to Proliferate Prediction 3: New Software and Hardware Technologies, Especially Mobile Devices, Storage, and Linguistic Technologies, Will Fuel Innovation in Information Access and Analysis for the Real-Time Enterprise Prediction 4: Business Models Will Continue to Drift from Licensed Software to Cloud Computing/Software as a Service, Subscriptions, or Advertising-Supported Models, and Back Again Prediction 5: Emerging Standards for Content and Data Formats and Open Source Software Will Affect Expectations About Data Integration and About Software Applications Interaction, Increasing the Demand for Plug-and-Play Modules II. End Users in the Driver's Seat Prediction 6: End Users Will Seize More Control of Software Purchasing and Will Drive Changes in Software Design, Administrative Tools, and User Interface Design Prediction 7: User Interfaces Will Become Differentiators in Information Access and Analysis, Breathing New Life into Interactivity and Visualization R&D III. Tapping the Wisdom of Crowds to Improve Information Access and Analysis for the Individual Prediction 8: Eureka 2.0 Applications Will Emerge That Aggregate, Categorize, Mine, and Analyze User Behavior Prediction 9: New Market Segments for Information Access and Analysis Tools Will Expand Prediction 10: As These Markets Extend Worldwide, Translation and Globalization Software Will Take Off Essential Guidance Learn More Related Research Synopsis |
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