2001 Brazil Medium Business Networking and Connectivity

The following report is based on the findings of AMI-Partners’ 2001 Brazil Medium Business Market Opportunity Assessment and provides definitive results across all key Networking-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 1.1% of the total Brazil enterprise universe.” Currently 16,500 entities comprise the Brazil MB market and the number of Medium Businesses is growing at approximately 2.9% annually. Data were collected during the Q2, 2001 timeframe and is a nationally representative sample.

Key highlights include findings on the following Networking-related technologies and services:

• Networking Hardware
• Networking Software
• Servers
• WANs
• VPNs

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.

Brazil MB Introduction

Brazil MB Networking-Related Spending Overview

Brazil MB Networking Overview – Hardware

Brazil MB Networking Overview – Storage

Brazil MB Networking Overview – Software

Brazil MB Networking Overview – Wireless LAN & VPN

Brazil MB Networking Overview – WAN

Brazil MB Networking Overview – Datacom/Connectivity

Brazil MB Firmographics Overview

Brazil MB Attitudes and Strategic Directions Overview

Brazil MB Methodologies and Sample

Brazil MB Survey Methodology Overview

Brazil MB Recruitment and Survey Process

Brazil MB Market Definition

Brazil MB Sampling Pool by Size of Business

Brazil MB Sampling Pool by Type of Business

Brazil MB Sampling Pool by Geography

Brazil MB Weighting Factors by Employee Size

Brazil MB Margin of Error

Brazil MB Demographics

Brazil MB Number of Businesses by Employee Size

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

Brazil MB Business Workforce by Employee Size

Brazil MB Number of Businesses by Vertical Industry

Brazil MB Mobile Workforce

Brazil MB Telecommuting

Brazil MB Company’s Physical Location

Brazil MB Current and Planned Number of Branches

Brazil MB Total Number of Sites/Locations

Brazil MB Average Revenues

Brazil MB Changes in Annual Revenues

Brazil MB Revenue Generation - B2B vs. B2C

Brazil MB Maintenance of Corporate Credit Cards

Brazil MB Age of Businesses

Brazil MB Average Number of FT Employees Planned for Hire

Brazil MB Frequency of Products and Services Purchasing

Brazil MB Branch Location

Brazil MB Overview of MB Emphasis on Factors for Business Growth

Brazil MB Summary Comparisons

Brazil MB Technology Key Technology Penetration

Brazil MB Market Overview: Expanded Technology Penetration

Brazil MB IT/Telecom Spending Areas

Brazil MB IT/Telecom Spending Comparisons

Brazil MB Attitudes and Strategic Directions

Brazil MB Overview of MB Business Attitudes

Brazil MB Perceived Importance of Various Business Functions and Applications

Brazil MB Overview of IT Purchase Preferences

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

Brazil MB Average Annual IT Budget

Brazil MB IT Services Outsourcing

Brazil MB Decision Making and Media Usage

Brazil MB IT Decision Makers

Brazil MB Networking – Summary Charts

Brazil MB Total Annual Networking Spending

Brazil MB Average Annual Networking Spending

Brazil MB Total Networking-Related Spending by Employee Size

Brazil MB Total Networking-Related Spending by Industry

Brazil MB Average Networking-Related Spending per MB by Employee Size and Industry

Brazil MB Current and Planned Adoption of Networking Technologies

Brazil MB Average Expected Networking Spending Increase Over Next 3 Years (NOT including Servers)

Brazil MB Networking – LAN-Related, Servers, Storage

Brazil MB LAN Penetration by Employee Size

Brazil MB LAN Penetration by Industry

Brazil MB Number of Nodes and Node Distribution

Brazil MB Server Installed Base

Brazil MB Server Shipments by Employee Size

Brazil MB Server Shipments by Industry

Brazil MB Average Spending on Servers per MB

Brazil MB Average Spending per Server

Brazil MB Overall Server Brands Used

Brazil MB Server Brands Used by Employee Size

Brazil MB Channels Used for Purchasing LAN-Related Hardware and Software

Brazil MB Channels Used for LAN Purchases by Employee Size

Brazil MB Trends in Use of Network Operating Systems

Brazil MB Network Operating Systems Used by Employee Size

Brazil MB Network Operating System Used by Industry

Brazil MB Planned Server Purchases

Brazil MB Planned Average Server Spending per MB

Brazil MB Planned Average Spending per Server

Brazil MB Server Brands Planned to be Purchased

Brazil MB Trends in Wireless LAN Penetration

Brazil MB Wireless LAN Penetration by Employee Size and Industry

Brazil MB Use of SAN/NAS Technology

Brazil MB Current and Planned Use of VPNs

Brazil MB Current and Planned LAN Applications

Brazil MB LAN Upgrade Plans for the Next 12 Months

Brazil MB LAN Upgrade Plans for the Next 12 Months by Employee Size

Brazil MB LAN Upgrade Plans by Industry

Brazil MB Server Overview

Brazil MB Networked Printers

Brazil MB SAN/NAS Brands Current and Planned

Brazil MB Networking Brands

Brazil MB Networking – WAN and Datacom-Related

Brazil MB Remote LAN Access

Brazil MB Lines Used to Access WAN

Brazil MB Backbone Transport

Brazil MB WAN Spending

Brazil MB Expected Increases in WAN Spending

Brazil MB Current and Planned WAN Applications

Brazil MB Current WAN Applications by Vertical Industry

Brazil MB Planned WAN Applications by Vertical Industry

Brazil MB Datacom Vendors by Employee Size

Brazil MB Datacom Vendors by Vertical Industry

Brazil MB Factors of Importance in Datacom Vendor Selection

Brazil MB Factors of Importance in Voice/Data Integration

Brazil MB Likelihood of WAN Upgrades/Enhancements