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2002 Japan Small Business Networking and Connectivity

Product Type: Market Research Report
Published by: AMI-Partners, Inc.
Published: September 2002
Product Code: R149-241
Description
The following report is based on the findings of AMI-Partners’ 2002 Japan Small Business Market Opportunity Assessment and provides definitive results across all Networking-related key areas of AMI’s IT field research. AMI-Partners’ defines small businesses in the following way “SBs have 1-99 employees, are non-residential and non-government organizations, and represent 97.2% of the total Japan SMB universe.” Currently 1.63 million entities comprise the Japan SB market and the number of Small Businesses is growing at approximately 1% annually. Data were collected during the Q2, 2002 timeframe and is a nationally representative sample.

Key highlights include findings on the following Networking-related technology areas:

  • Hardware
  • Software
  • Servers
  • WANs
  • VPNs
  • Wireless LANs
  • Channels
  • SAN/NAS
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.
Table of Contents
Japan SB Networking – Overview
Japan SB Networking – Networking-related Spending
Japan SB Networking – LANs
Japan SB Networking – Servers
Japan SB Networking – Purchase Channels and Upgrade Plans
Japan SB Networking – Software
Japan SB Networking – Wireless LANs, VPN, Storage, Firewalls
Japan SB Methodologies and General
Japan SB Survey Methodology Overview
Japan SB Recruitment and Survey Process
Japan SB What is a Small Business (SB)?
Japan SB Sampling Pool by Size of Business
Japan SB Sampling Pool by Type of Business
Japan SB Weighting Factors by Employee Size
Japan SB Margin of Error
Japan SB Demographics
Japan SB Number of Businesses by Employee Size
Japan SB Size of Company: Total Share of Enterprises vs. Total Number of Employees
Japan SB Number of PC Owning SB by Employee Size & Vertical
Japan SB Business Workforce by Employee Size
Japan SB Number of Businesses by Vertical Industry Among PC SBs
Japan SB Mobile Workforce
Japan SB Telecommuting
Japan SB Headquarters Location
Japan SB Headquarters Location by Vertical Industry
Japan SB Current and Planned Number of Branches
Japan SB Total Number of Sites/Locations
Japan SB Average Revenues
Japan SB Changes in Annual Revenues
Japan SB Changes in Average Revenues (Cont. 1)
Japan SB Changes in Average Revenues (Cont. 2)
Japan SB Revenue Generation - B2B vs. B2C
Japan SB Revenue Generation by Territory
Japan SB Suppliers and Vendors
Japan SB Customer Transactions
Japan SB Vendor/Supplier Transactions
Japan SB Maintenance of Corporate Credit Cards
Japan SB Annual Sales and Purchases Processed via Credit Cards (Proportion of Total Dollars)
Japan SB Average Number of FT Employees Planned for Hire
Japan SB Summary Comparisons
Japan SB Key Technology Penetration
Japan SB Market Overview: Expanded Technology Penetration
Japan SB IT/Telecom Spending Areas
Japan SB IT/Telecom Spending Comparisons
Japan SB Year-to-Year Growth Patterns by IT/Telecom Spending Area
Japan SB Year-to-Year Growth Patterns in Technology Penetration
Japan SB Attitudes and Strategic Directions
Japan SB Overview of SB Business Attitudes
Japan SB Perceived Importance of Various Business Functions and Applications
Japan SB Perceived Importance of Various Business Functions and Applications (Cont.)
Japan SB Overview of IT Purchase Preferences
Japan SB Average Annual IT Budget
Japan SB IT Budget Allocations for IT Services Outsourcing
Japan SB Networking – Summary Charts
Japan SB Total Annual Networking Spending
Japan SB Average Annual Networking Spending
Japan SB Total Networking-Related Spending by Employee Size
Japan SB Total Networking-Related Spending by Industry
Japan SB Average Networking-Related Spending per SB by Employee Size and Industry
Japan SB Current and Planned Adoption of Networking Technologies
Japan SB Networking – LAN-Related, Servers, Storage
Japan SB LAN and Server Penetration
Japan SB LAN Penetration by Employee Size
Japan SB LAN Penetration by Industry
Japan SB Server-Based Vs. Peer-to-Peer LANs
Japan SB Server Installed Base
Japan SB Server Shipments by Employee Size
Japan SB Server Shipments by Industry
Japan SB Average Spending on Servers per SB
Japan SB Average Spending per Server
Japan SB Overall Server Brands Used
Japan SB Server Brands Used by Employee Size
Japan SB Channels Used for Purchasing LAN-Related Hardware and Software
Japan SB Channels Used for LAN Purchases by Employee Size
Japan SB Number of PCs Currently Connected and Plan to Connect to LANs
Japan SB Trends in Use of Network Operating Systems
Japan SB Network Operating System Used by Employee Size
Japan SB Network Operating System Used by Industry
Japan SB Planned Server Purchases
Japan SB Planned Average Server Spending per SB
Japan SB Planned Average Spending per Server
Japan SB Server Brands Planned to be Purchased
Japan SB Trends in Wireless LAN Penetration
Japan SB Wireless LAN Penetration by Employee Size and Industry
Japan SB Average Number of PCs Connected to Wireless LANs
Japan SB Use of SAN/NAS Technology
Japan SB Current and Planned Use of VPNs
Japan SB Firewall Deployment
Japan SB Firewall Brands Usage
Japan SB Current and Planned LAN Applications
Japan SB LAN Upgrade Plans for the Next 12 Months
Japan SB LAN Upgrade Plans for the Next 12 Months by Employee Size
Japan SB LAN Upgrade Plans by Industry
Japan SB Server Overview
Japan SB Networking Brands
Japan MB Networked Printers
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