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2001 China Medium Business Market Overview

Product Type: Market Research Report
Published by: AMI-Partners, Inc.
Published: October 2001
Product Code: R149-107
Description

The following report is based on the findings of AMI-Partners’ 2001 China Medium Business Market Opportunity Assessment and provides definitive results across all key areas of AMI’s IT field research. AMI-Partners’ defines medium businesses in the following way “MBs have 100-999 employees, are non-residential and non-government organizations, and represent 8% of the total universe.” Currently 29,000 entities comprise the China MB market and the number of China Medium Businesses is growing at approximately 6% annually. Data were collected during the Q2, 2001 timeframe and is a nationally representative sample.

Key highlights include findings on the following technology areas:

  • Demographics
  • Telecommunications
  • Computing
  • Networking
  • Internet/e-Business
  • Wireless

Based on proprietary surveys of Small and Medium Businesses in the United States, Europe, Asia/Pacific and Latin America, AMI-Partners' comprehensive data on Internet, IT, eBusiness, and Communications investment and usage is presented in a highly actionable, graphical format with go-to-market insights and analysis.

Table of Contents

China MB Introduction
China MB IT/Telecom Spending Overview / Changes
China MB Firmographics Overview
China MB Attitudes and Strategic Directions Overview
China MB Computing Overview
China MB Networking Overview
China MB Internet Overview
China MB Methodologies and General
China MB Survey Methodology Overview
China MB Recruitment and Survey Process
China MB Market Definition
China MB Sampling Pool by Size of Business
China MB Sampling Pool by Type of Business
China MB Sampling Pool by Geography
China MB Weighting Factors by Employee Size
China MB Margin of Error
China MB Demographics
China MB Number of Businesses by Employee Size
China MB Size of Company: Total Share of Enterprises vs. Total Number of Employees
UK SMB Business Workforce by Employee Size
China MB Number of Businesses by Vertical Industry
China MB Mobile Workforce
China MB Telecommuting
China MB Company’s Physical Location
China MB Current and Planned Number of Branches
China MB Total Number of Branch Sites/Locations
China MB Average Revenues
China MB Changes in Annual Revenues
China MB Changes in Average Revenues (Cont. 1)
China MB Changes in Average Revenues (Cont. 2)
China MB Revenue Generation - B2B vs. B2C
China MB Maintenance of Corporate Credit Cards
China MB Age of Businesses
China MB Average Number of FT Employees Planned for Hire
China MB Frequency of Products and Services Purchasing
China MB Branch Location
China MB Overview of MB Emphasis on Factors for Business Growth
China MB Summary Comparisons
China MB Key Technology Penetration
China MB Market Overview: Expanded Technology Penetration
China MB IT/Telecom Spending Areas
China MB IT/Telecom Spending Comparisons
China MB Attitudes and Strategic Directions
China MB Overview of MB Business Attitudes
China MB Perceived Importance of Various Business Functions and Applications
China MB Perceived Importance of Various Business Functions and Applications (Cont.)
China MB Overview of IT Purchase Preferences
China MB Number of Full-Time IT Service and Support Employees
China MB Average Annual IT Budget
China MB IT Services Outsourcing
China MB Decision Making and Media Usage
China MB IT Decision Makers
China MB Telecom and Other Products & Services
China MB Total Annual Telecom Spending
China MB Total Annual Local Telecom Spending by Employee Size and Industry
China MB Total Annual Long Distance Spending by Employee Size and Industry
China MB Average Monthly Telecom Spending per MB
China MB Average Monthly Telecom Spending per MB by Employee Size
China MB Use of Conferencing Services
China MB Spending for Outsourcing of Business Functions by Employee Size
China MB Current Outsourcing of Business Processes
China MB Computing – Summary Charts
China MB Total Spending on Computing Hardware, Software, and Service/Support
China MB Computing – Hardware and Service/Support
China MB Computer Ownership and Installed Base
China MB Computer Ownership and Installed Base By Employee Size
China MB Desktop and Portable PCs Owned per Employee; By Employee Size (PC to Employee Ratio)
China MB Desktop and Portable PCs Owned per Employee; By Vertical Industry (PC to Employee Ratio)
China MB Average Computers Purchased and Total Shipments
China MB Trends in Ownership of Top Five Computer Brands
China MB Last 12 Month Purchasing Trends of Top Five Computer Brands
China MB Planned Computer Purchases
China MB Planned Computer Purchase by Employee Size
China MB Average Planned Computer Spending per MB
China MB Current and Planned Overall Channel Usage for Computer Purchases
China MB Computer Service and Support Spending by Employee Size
China MB Interest in Comprehensive Outsourced IT Services
China MB Handheld Devices
China MB Leading Brand vs. White Box Computers
China MB Computing – Software
China MB Trend in Total Software Spending by Employee Size
China MB Packaged and Custom Software Spending by Employee Size
China MB Application Software Penetration
China MB Operating System Used/Planned to be Used
China MB Use of Custom Software by Employee Size and Industry
China MB Computing – Application Hosting and Processes
China MB Current Use of Hosted Applications
China MB Application Hosted / Planned to be Hosted
China MB Distribution of Spending for Hosted Software
China MB Amount Willing to Spend for Hosted Applications Package
China MB Total and Average Planned Spending on Hosted Applications by Employee Size
China MB Computing – Printers and Peripherals*
China MB Trend in Total Spending on Printers by Employee Size
China MB Trend in Total Spending on Peripherals* by Employee Size
China MB Total Spending on Printer Supplies by Employee Size and Industry
China MB Printer Ownership and Installed Base
China MB Planned Printer Purchases During the Next 12 Months by Employee Size
China MB Printer Brands Planned to be Purchased
China MB Peripheral* Ownership Among MBs
China MB Networking – Summary Charts
China MB Total Annual Networking Spending
China MB Current and Planned Adoption of Networking Technologies
China MB Networking – LAN-Related, Servers, Storage
China MB LAN Penetration by Employee Size
China MB Number of Nodes and Node Distribution
China MB Server Installed Base
China MB Server Shipments by Employee Size
China MB Overall Server Brands Used
China MB Channels Used for Purchasing LAN-Related Hardware and Software
China MB Trends in Use of Network Operating Systems
China MB Trends in Wireless LAN Penetration
China MB Use of SAN/NAS Technology
China MB SAN/NAS Brands Current and Planned
China MB Current and Planned Use of VPNs
China MB Current and Planned LAN Applications
China MB LAN Upgrade Plans for the Next 12 Months
China MB Networking Brands
China MB Networking – WAN and Datacom-Related
China MB Remote LAN Access
China MB Lines Used to Access WAN
China MB Backbone Transport
China MB WAN Spending
China MB Current and Planned WAN Applications
China MB Datacom Vendors by Employee Size
China MB Internet – Summary Charts
China MB Overview of Internet-Related Spending
China MB Overview of Current Adoption of Internet Technologies
China MB Overview of Planned Adoption of Internet Technologies
China MB Trends in the Adoption of Internet-Related Technologies
China MB Internet – Internet Access and Use
China MB Internet Adoption by Employee Size and Industry
China MB Leading Internet Service Providers
China MB Current Adoption of High-Speed Access Lines
China MB Planned Adoption of High-Speed Access Lines
China MB Current and Planned Front Office Applications Via the Internet
China MB Current and Planned Back Office/Operational Applications Via the Internet
China MB Current and Planned IT-Related Applications Via the Internet
China MB Internet Purchasing Overview
China MB Annual Internet Purchase Spending by Employee Size
China MB Expected Change in Internet Purchasing During the Next 12 Months
China MB Products Purchased/Planned to be Purchased Over the Internet
China MB Financial Services Purchased/Planned to be Purchased Over the Internet
China MB Business Services Purchased/Planned to be Purchased Over the Internet
China MB Internet – Web Sites
China MB Web Site Penetration by Employee Size and Industry
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