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2003 Germany Small Business Networking and ConnectivityProduct Type: Market Research ReportPublished by: AMI-Partners, Inc. Published: December 2003 Product Code: R149-298 Description This report is based on the findings of AMI-Partners’ 2003 Germany Small 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 “SBs have 1-99 employees, are non-residential and non-government organizations, and represent over 99% of the total Germany SMB universe.” Currently 2.28 million entities comprise the German SB market and the number of Small Businesses is growing at approximately 1.3% annually. Data were collected during the Q2, 2003 timeframe and is a nationally representative sample.
Key highlights include findings on the following Networking-related technology areas:
Table of Contents Germany SB IntroductionGermany SB Networking Spending Overview Germany SB Firmographics Overview Germany SB Attitudes and Strategic Directions Overview Germany SB Networking Hardware Overview Germany SB Networking Storage and WLANs Overview Germany SB VPN, Firewall and Security Overview Germany SB Networking Software Overview Germany SB Wide Area Networking (WAN) Overview Germany SB Methodologies and General Germany SB Survey Methodology Overview Germany SB Recruitment and Survey Process Germany SB What is a Small Business (SB)? Germany SB Sampling Pool by Type of Business Germany SB Weighting Factors by Employee Size Germany SB Survey Respondent Title/Position Germany SB Margin of Error Germany SB Demographics Germany SB Number of Businesses by Employee Size Germany SB Size of Company: Total Share of Enterprises vs. Total Number of Employees Germany SB Number of PC Owning SB by Employee Size & Vertical Germany SB Business SMB Workforce by Employee Size Germany SB Number of Businesses by Vertical Industry Among PC SBs Germany SB Mobile Workforce Germany SB Headquarters Location Germany SB Current and Planned Branches Germany SB Average Revenues Germany SB Revenue Generation by Territory Germany SB Changes in Annual Revenues Germany SB Revenue Generation - B2B vs. B2C Germany SB Suppliers and Vendors Germany SB Customer Transactions Germany SB Vendor/Supplier Transactions Germany SB Maintenance of Corporate Credit Cards Germany SB Annual Sales and Purchases Processed via Credit Cards Germany SB Courier/Messenger Services Germany SB Primary Accounting Method Germany SB Summary Comparisons Germany SB Key Technology Penetration Germany SB Market Overview: Expanded Technology Penetration Germany SB IT/Telecom Spending Areas Germany SB Attitudes and Strategic Directions Germany SB Overview of SB Business Attitudes Germany SB Perceived Importance of Various Business Functions and Applications Business Process Automation Germany SB Perceived Importance of Various Business Functions and Applications Connectivity & Data Networking Germany SB Perceived Importance of Various Business Functions and Applications Internet/IP Applications Germany SB Perceived Importance of Various Business Functions and Applications Networking/Computing Operating Systems and Applications Germany SB Perceived Importance of Business Functions and Applications Security, Training, Outsourcing & Other Services Germany SB Overview of IT Purchase Preferences Germany SB Number of Full-Time IT Service and Support Employees Germany SB Average Annual IT Budget Germany SB IT Services Outsourcing Germany SB IT Budget Allocations for IT Services Outsourcing Germany SB Decision Making and Media Usage Germany SB Decision Making Personnel for IT-Related Purchases Germany SB Information Source Used for IT-Related Products & Services Germany SB Networking Summary Charts Germany SB Total Annual Networking Spending Germany SB Average Annual Networking Spending Germany SB Total Networking-Related Spending* by Employee Size and Industry Germany SB Average Networking-Related Spending per SB by Employee Size and Industry Germany SB Average Expected Networking Spending Increase Over Next 3 Years (NOT including Servers) Germany SB Networking LAN-Related, Servers, Storage Germany SB LAN and Server Penetration Germany SB LAN Penetration by Employee Size and Industry Germany SB Server-Based Vs. Peer-to-Peer LANs Germany SB Server Installed Base Germany SB Server Overview Germany SB Server Shipments by Employee Size Germany SB Total Annual LAN Server Spending by Employee Size and Industry Germany SB Average Spending on Servers per SB Germany SB Average Unit Price per Server Germany SB Overall Server Brands Used Germany SB Channels Used for Purchasing LAN-Related Hardware and Software Germany SB Number of PCs Currently Connected and Plan to Connect to LANs Germany SB Trends in Use of Network Operating Systems Germany SB Network Operating System Used by Employee Size Germany SB Proportion of Current Servers Planned for NOS Upgrade in Next 12 Months by Employee Size Germany SB Lifecycle of Servers Germany SB Planned Server Purchases Germany SB Planned Average Server Spending per SB Germany SB Planned Average Spending per Server Germany SB Server Brands Planned to be Purchased Germany SB Wireless LAN Penetration by Employee Size and Industry Germany SB Average Number of PCs Connected to Wireless LANs Germany SB Voice Over IP (VoIP) Penetration by Employee Size and Industry Germany SB Proportion of Networking Hardware and Software Spending Directed Toward VoIP Enabling Network by Employee Size Germany SB Computer Telephony Integration (CTI) Deployment by Employee Size and Industry Germany SB Use of SAN/NAS Technology Germany SB Current Data Storage Capacity Germany SB Current and Planned Use of VPNs Germany SB Firewall Deployment Germany SB Firewall Brands Usage Germany SB Networking Security Measures Deployment Germany SB Average Annual Networking Security Component Spending by Employee Size Germany SB Total Networking Components Spending by Employee Size and Industry Germany SB Average Annual Networking Components Spending by Employee Size Germany SB Current and Planned LAN Applications Germany SB LAN Upgrade Plans for the Next 12 Months Germany SB Average Number of Used or Pre-Owned Network Routers, Hubs or Switches Purchased in Last 12 Months Germany SB Networking Products Purchased in the Last 12 Months Germany SB Networking Brands Germany SB Networked Printers Germany SB Networking Wide Area Networking (WAN) and Datacom-Related Germany SB Remote LAN Access Penetration (WAN) Germany SB Remote LAN Access Sites Germany SB Average WAN Spending |
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