2001 France Medium Business PC Hardware, Software and Channels

The following report is based on the findings of AMI-Partners’ 2001 France Medium Business Market Opportunity Assessment and provides definitive results across all key Computing-related 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 1% of the total France enterprise universe.” Currently 14,000 entities comprise the France MB market and the number of Medium Businesses is growing at approximately 1.1% annually. Data were collected during the Q2, 2001 timeframe and is a nationally representative sample.

Key highlights include findings on the following Computing-related technology and services areas:

• Hardware Penetration
• Software Usage
• Printers and Peripherals
• Hosted Applications
• Spending

Based on proprietary surveys of Small and Medium Businesses in the United States, Europe, Latin America, and the Asia/Pacific region, 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.

France MB Introduction

France MB Computing Spending Overview and Changes

France MB Hardware Overview

France MB Printers and Peripherals Overview

France MB Software Overview

France MB Firmographics Overview

France MB Methodologies and Sample

France MB Survey methodology overview

France MB Recruitment and Survey Process

France MB Market Definition

France MB Sampling Pool by Size of Business

France MB Sampling Pool by Type of Business

France MB Weighting Factors by Employee Size

France MB Margin of Error

France MB Demographics

France MB Number of Businesses by Employee Size

France MB Size of Company: Total Share of Enterprises vs. Total Number of Employees

France MB Business Workforce by Employee Size

France MB Number of Businesses by Vertical Industry

France MB Mobile Workforce

France MB Telecommuting

France MB Headquarters Location

France MB Headquarters Location by Vertical Industry

France MB Company’s Physical Location

France MB Current and Planned Number of Branches

France MB Total Number of Sites/Locations

France MB Average Revenues

France MB Changes in Annual Revenues

France MB Revenue Generation - B2B vs. B2C

France MB Maintenance of Corporate Credit Cards

France MB Age of Businesses

France MB Average Number of FT Employees Planned for Hire

France MB Frequency of Products and Services Purchasing

France MB Branch Location

France MB Overview of MB Emphasis on Factors for Business Growth

France MB Summary Comparisons

France MB Key Technology Penetration

France MB Market Overview: Expanded Technology Penetration

France MB IT/Telecom Spending Areas

France MB IT/Telecom Spending Comparisons

France MB Year-to-Year Growth Patterns by IT/Telecom Spending Area

France MB Year-to-Year Growth Patterns in Technology Penetration

France MB Attitudes and Strategic Directions

France MB Overview of MB Business Attitudes

France MB Perceived Importance of Various Business Functions and Applications

France MB Overview of IT Purchase Preferences

France MB Number of Full-Time IT Service and Support Employees

France MB Average Annual IT Budget

France MB IT Services Outsourcing

France MB Decision Making and Media Usage

France MB IT Decision Makers

France MB Computing – Summary Charts

France MB Total Spending on Computing Hardware, Software, Service & Support by Employee Size

France MB Average Spending on Computing Hardware, Software, Service & Support

France MB Total Spending on Computing Hardware, Software, Service & Support

France MB Average Spending on Computing Hardware, Software, Service & Support

France MB Computing – Hardware and Service/Support

France MB Average Spending per Computer by Employee Size

France MB Average Spending per Computer by Industry

France MB Computer Ownership and Installed Base

France MB Computer Ownership and Installed Base By Employee Size

France MB Desktop, Portable & Workstation Ownership by Employee Size

France MB Desktop, Portable & Workstation Ownership by Industry

France MB Desktop and Portable PCs Owned per Employee; By Employee Size (PC to Employee Ratio)

France MB Desktop and Portable PCs Owned per Employee; By Vertical Industry (PC to Employee Ratio)

France MB Microprocessors

France MB Proportion of Computer Types Purchased Last 12 Months by Employee Size

France MBs Acquiring Computer Types During the Last 12 Months by Vertical Industry

France MB Average Computers Purchased and Total Shipments

France MB Computer Shipments by Employee Size

France MB Computer Shipments by Industry

France MB Trends in Ownership of Top Five Computer Brands

France MB Last 12 Month Purchasing Trends of Top Five Computer Brands

France MB Trends in Ownership of Top Five Computer Brands by Employee Size

France MB Planned Computer Purchases

France MB Planned Computer Purchase by Employee Size

France MB Planned Computer Purchases by Industry

France MB Top Five Computer Brands Planned for Purchase by Employee Size and Vertical Industry

France MB Average Planned Computer Spending per MB

France MB Current and Planned Overall Channel Usage for Computer Purchases

France MB Current Channel Usage for Computer Purchases by Employee Size

France MB Current Channel Usage for Computer Purchases by Industry

France MB Computers Purchased by Channel

France MB Computer Spending by Channel

France MB Planned Channel Usage for Computer Purchases by Employee Size

France MB Planned Channel Usage for Computer Purchases by Industry

France MB Computer Service and Support Spending by Employee Size

France MB Average Computer Service and Support Spending by Employee Size

France MB Annual Computer Service and Support Spending per Computer Owned by Employee Size

France MB Computer Service and Support Spending by Industry

France MB Annual Computer Service and Support Spending per Computer Owned by Industry

France MB Interest in Comprehensive Outsourced IT Services

France MB Interest in Comprehensive Outsourced IT Services by Employee Size and Vertical Industry

France MB Handheld Devices

France MB Leading Brands vs. White Box Computers

France MB Computing – Software

France MB Trend in Total Software Spending by Employee Size

France MB Trend in Average Software Spending per MB by Employee Size

France MB Total and Average Software Spending by Industry

France MB Packaged and Custom Software Spending by Employee Size

France MB Packaged and Custom Software Spending by Employee Size

France MB Packaged and Custom Software Spending by Industry

France MB Annual Packaged Software Spending by Employee Size and Industry

France MB Averaged Packaged Software Spending per MB by Employee Size and Industry

France MB Application Software Penetration

France MB Trends of Application Software Penetration

France MB Application Software Usage by Employee Size

France MB Current Application Software Usage by Industry

France MB Planned Application Software Usage by Industry

France MB Operating System Used/Planned to be Used

France MB Year-Over-Year Change in Use of Operating Systems

France MB Operating Systems Used/Planned to be Used by Employee Size

France MB Operating Systems Used/Planned to be Used by Industry

France MB Annual Custom Software Spending by Employee Size and by Industry

France MB Average Custom Software Spending per MB by Employee Size and Industry

France MB Use of Custom Software by Employee Size and Industry

France MB Degree of Software Customization by Employee Size and Industry

France MB Computing – Application Hosting and Processes

France MB Current Use of Hosted Applications

France MB Application Hosted / Planned to be Hosted

France MB Application Hosted / Planned to be Hosted by Employee Size

France MB Current Application Hosted by Industry

France MB Applications Plan to be Hosted by Industry

France MB Distribution of Spending for Hosted Software

France MB Total and Average Spending on Hosted Applications by Employee Size

France MB Total and Average Spending on Hosted Applications by Industry

France MB Amount Willing to Spend for Hosted Applications Package

France MB Amount Willing to Spend for Hosted Applications Package by Employee Size

France MB Amount Willing to Spend for Hosted Applications Package by Industry

France MB Expected Changes in Hosted Software Spending

France MB Total and Average Planned Spending on Hosted Applications by Employee Size

France MB Total and Av