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2002 Australia Medium Business Networking and Connectivity

Product Type: Market Research Report
Published by: AMI-Partners, Inc.
Published: October 2002
Product Code: R149-259
Description
The following report is based on the findings of AMI-Partners’ 2002 Australia 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 less than 1% of the total Australia SMB universe.” Currently 8,900 entities comprise the Australia MB market and the number of Medium Businesses is growing at approximately 2.7% 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
Australia MB Introduction
Australia MB Networking-Related Spending Overview and Changes
Australia MB Firmographics Overview
Australia MB Attitudes and Strategic Directions Overview
Australia MB Networking Overview
Australia MB Methodologies and General
Australia MB Survey Methodology Overview
Australia MB Recruitment and Survey Process
Australia MB Market Definition
Australia MB Sampling Pool by Size of Business
Australia MB Sampling Pool by Type of Business
Australia MB Weighting Factors by Employee Size
Australia MB Margin of Error
Australia MB Demographics
Australia MB Number of Businesses by Employee Size
Australia MB Size of Company: Total Share of Enterprises vs. Total Number of Employees
Australia SMB Business Workforce by Employee Size
Australia MB Number of Businesses by Vertical Industry
Australia MB Mobile Workforce
Australia MB Telecommuting
Australia MB Headquarters Location by Employee Size
Australia MB Headquarters Location by Vertical Industry
Australia MB Current and Planned Number of Branches
Australia MB Total Number of Branch Sites/Locations
Australia MB Average Revenues
Australia MB Changes in Annual Revenues
Australia MB Changes in Average Revenues (Cont. 1)
Australia MB Changes in Average Revenues (Cont. 2)
Australia MB Revenue Generation
Australia MB Suppliers and Vendors
Australia MB Average Assets
Australia MB Customer Transactions
Australia MB Use of Electronic Billing/Invoicing
Australia MB Vendor/Supplier Transactions
Australia MB Maintenance of Corporate Credit Cards
Australia MB Annual Sales and Purchases Processed Via Credit Card
Australia MB Financial Products Usage – Current & Planned
Australia MB Courier/Messenger Services
Australia MB Advertising and Promotion Media Usage
Australia MB Average Number of FT Employees Planned for Hire
Australia MB Summary Comparisons
Australia MB Key Technology Penetration
Australia MB Market Overview: Expanded Technology Penetration
Australia MB IT/Telecom Spending Areas
Australia MB IT/Telecom Spending Comparisons
Australia MB Year-to-Year Growth Patterns by IT/Telecom Spending Area
Australia MB Year-to-Year Growth Patterns in Technology Penetration
Australia MB Attitudes and Strategic Directions
Australia MB September 11th Repercussions
Australia MB Overview of MB Business Attitudes
Australia MB Perceived Importance of Business Functions and Applications – Business Process Automation & Connectivity/Data Networking
Australia MB Perceived Importance of Business Functions and Applications – Internet/IP Apps, Networking/Computing OS & Apps, Security, Training, Outsourcing
Australia MB Overview of IT Purchase Preferences
Australia MB Number of Full-Time IT Service and Support Employees
Australia MB Average Annual IT Budget
Australia MB IT Services Outsourcing
Australia MB IT Budget Allocations for IT Services Outsourcing
Australia MB Decision Making and Media Usage
Australia MB IT Decision Makers
Australia MB Networking – Summary Charts
Australia MB Total Annual Networking Spending
Australia MB Average Annual Networking Spending
Australia MB Total Networking-Related Spending by Employee Size
Australia MB Total Networking-Related Spending by Industry
Australia MB Average Networking-Related Spending by Employee Size and Industry
Australia MB Current and Planned Adoption of Networking Technologies
Australia MB Average Expected Networking Spending Increase Over Next 3 Years (NOT including Servers)
Australia MB Networking – LAN-Related, Servers, Storage
Australia MB LAN Penetration by Employee Size
Australia MB LAN Penetration by Industry
Australia MB Number of Nodes and Node Distribution
Australia MB Server Installed Base
Australia MB Server Shipments by Employee Size
Australia MB Server Shipments by Industry
Australia MB Average Spending on Servers per MB
Australia MB Average Spending per Server
Australia MB Overall Server Brands Used
Australia MB Server Brands Used by Employee Size
Australia MB Trends in Server Brands
Australia MB Channels Used for Purchasing LAN-Related Hardware and Software
Australia MB Channels Used for LAN Purchases by Employee Size
Australia MB Trends in Use of Network Operating Systems
Australia MB Network Operating Systems Used by Employee Size
Australia MB Network Operating System Used by Industry
Australia MB Planned Server Purchases
Australia MB Planned Average Server Spending per MB
Australia MB Planned Average Spending per Server
Australia MB Server Brands Planned for Purchased
Australia MB Trends in Wireless LAN Penetration
Australia MB Wireless LAN Penetration by Employee Size and Industry
Australia MB Average Number of PCs Connected to Wireless LANs
Australia MB Use of SAN/NAS Technology
Australia MB SAN/NAS Brands Current and Planned
Australia MB Current and Planned Use of VPNs
Australia MB Firewall Deployment
Australia MB Firewall Brands Usage
Australia MB Networking Security Measures Deployment
Australia MB Current and Planned LAN Applications
Australia MB LAN Upgrade Plans for the Next 12 Months
Australia MB LAN Upgrade Plans for the Next 12 Months by Employee Size
Australia MB LAN Upgrade Plans by Industry
Australia MB Server Overview
Australia MB Networked Printers
Australia MB Networking Brands
Australia MB Networking – WAN and Datacom-Related
Australia MB Remote LAN Access Penetration (WAN)
Australia MB Remote LAN Access Sites
Australia MB Lines Used for Branch Office/Remote Site Connectivity (WAN)
Australia MB Average WAN Spending
Australia MB Expected Increases in WAN Spending
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