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2003 Germany Medium Business Networking and ConnectivityProduct Type: Market Research ReportPublished by: AMI-Partners, Inc. Published: November 2003 Product Code: R149-307 Description This report is based on the findings of AMI-Partners’ 2003 Germany 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 approximately 1% of the total Germany SMB universe.” Currently 27,900 entities comprise the German MB market and the number of Medium Businesses is growing at approximately 1% 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 MB IntroductionGermany MB Networking Spending Overview Germany MB Firmographics Overview Germany MB Attitudes and Strategic Directions Overview Germany MB Servers Overview Germany MB Networking Hardware Overview Germany MB Storage and Wireless LANs Overview Germany MB VPNs and Firewalls Overview Germany MB Security Overview Germany MB Software Overview Germany MB Networking Channels Overview Germany MB WAN Overview Germany MB Methodologies and General Germany MB Survey Methodology Overview Germany MB Recruitment and Survey Process Germany MB Market Definition Germany MB Sampling Pool by Type of Business Germany MB Weighting Factors by Employee Size Germany MB Margin of Error Germany MB Demographics Germany MB Breakout of MB Market by Employee Size Germany MB Size of Company: Total Share of Enterprises vs. Total Number of Employees Germany SMB Business Workforce by Employee Size Germany MB Number of Businesses by Vertical Industry Germany MB Mobile Workforce Germany MB Average Number of Employees in Select Functions Germany MB Utilization of Temporary Staffing Agencies Germany MB Headquarters Location by Employee Size Germany MB Current and Planned Locations Germany MB Average Revenues Germany MB Breakout of Revenue Generation by Territory Germany MB Changes in Average Revenues - Growth Over Last 1 Year and Growth Goals Over Next 1 Year Germany MB Revenue Generation Germany MB Suppliers and Vendors Germany MB Average Assets Germany MB Customer Transactions Germany MB Use of Electronic Billing/Invoicing Germany MB Vendor/Supplier Transactions Germany MB Maintenance of Corporate Credit Cards Germany MB Membership in “Small Business” Services Germany MB Annual Sales and Purchases Processed Via Credit Card Germany MB Courier/Messenger Services Germany MB Advertising and Promotion Media Usage Germany MB Primary Accounting Method Germany MB Outsourced Payroll Services Spending Per Employee Germany MB Summary Comparisons Germany MB Key Technology Penetration Germany MB Market Overview: Expanded Technology Penetration Germany MB IT/Telecom Spending Areas Germany MB Attitudes and Strategic Directions Germany MB Overview of MB Business Attitudes Germany MB Perceived Importance of Business Functions and Applications - Business Process Automation Germany MB Perceived Importance of Business Functions and Applications - Connectivity and Data Networking Germany MB Perceived Importance of Business Functions and Applications - Internet/IP Applications Germany MB Perceived Importance of Business Functions and Applications - Networking/Computing Operating Systems and Applications Germany MB Perceived Importance of Business Functions and Applications - Security, Training, Outsourcing & Other Services Germany MB Overview of IT Purchase Preferences Germany MB Number of Full-Time IT Service and Support Employees Germany MB Average Annual IT Budget Germany MB IT Services Outsourcing Germany MB IT Budget Allocations for IT Services Outsourcing Germany MB Decision Making and Media Usage Germany MB IT Decision Makers Germany MB Networking - Summary Charts Germany MB Total Networking-Related Spending Germany MB Average Annual Networking-Related Spending Germany MB Total Annual Networking-Related* Spending by Employee Size and Industry Germany MB Average Networking-Related Spending by Employee Size and Industry Germany MB Average Expected Networking Spending Increase Over Next 12 Months (Excluding Servers) Germany MB Networking - LAN-Related, Servers, Storage Germany MB LAN Penetration by Employee Size and Industry Germany MB Server Installed Base Germany MB Server Overview Germany MB Server Shipments by Employee Size Germany MB Total Annual LAN Server Spending by Employee Size and Industry Germany MB Average Spending on Servers per MB Germany MB Average Unit Price Per Server Germany MB Overall Server Brands Used Germany MB Server Brands Used by Employee Size Germany MB Trends in Server Brands Germany MB Channels Used for Purchasing LAN-Related Hardware and Software Germany MB Trends in Penetration of Network Operating Systems Germany MB Network Operating Systems Used by Employee Size Germany MB Proportion of Current Servers Planned for NOS Upgrade in Next 12 Months by Employee Size Germany MB Importance of Factors in Server Purchasing Decision Germany MB Lifecycle of Servers Germany MB Planned Average Server Spending per MB Germany MB Planned Average Unit Price per Server Germany MB Wireless LAN Penetration by Employee Size and Industry Germany MB Voice Over IP (VoIP) Penetration by Employee Size and Industry Germany MB Proportion of Networking Hardware & Software Spending Directed Toward VoIP Enabling Network by Employee Size Germany MB Computer Telephony Integration (CTI) Deployment by Employee Size and Industry Germany MB Use of Storage Technology Germany MB Importance of Factors Impacting Data Storage Requirements & Capabilities Germany MB Storage Brands Current and Planned Germany MB Current and Planned Use of VPNs Germany MB Firewall Deployment Germany MB Firewall Brands Usage Germany MB Networking Security Measures Deployment Germany MB Average Annual Networking Security Component Spending by Employee Size Germany MB Total Networking Components Spending by Employee Size and Industry Germany MB Average Annual Networking Components Spending by Employee Size Germany MB Current and Planned LAN Applications Germany MB LAN Upgrade Plans for the Next 12 Months Germany MB Average Number of “Used or Pre-Owned” Network Routers, Hubs or Switches Purchased in Last 12 Months Germany MB Networking Products Purchased in the Last 12 Months Germany MB Major Networking Brands Purchased in Last 12 Months Germany MB Networked Printers Germany MB Networking - Wide Area Networking (WAN) and Datacom-Related Germany MB Remote LAN Access Penetration (WAN) Germany MB Remote LAN Access Sites Germany MB Lines Used for Branch Office/Remote Site Connectivity (WAN) Germany MB Total WAN Spending by Employee Size and Industry Germany MB Average WAN Spending Germany MB Expected Increases in WAN Spending Germany MB Likelihood of WAN Upgrades/Enhancements |
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