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2003 Germany Medium Business Computing Environment & Enablers: Hardware, Software & Services

Product Type: Market Research Report
Published by: AMI-Partners, Inc.
Published: November 2003
Product Code: R149-311
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 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 computing-related technology areas:
  • Computers
  • Printers
  • Peripherals
  • Software
  • Hosted Applications
  • Branding
  • Channels
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
Germany MB Introduction

Germany MB Computing-related Spending Overview

Germany MB Firmographics Overview

Germany MB Attitudes and Strategic Directions Overview

Germany MB Computing Hardware

Germany MB Computing Hardware and Service and Support

Germany MB Printers

Germany MB Peripherals

Germany MB Software

Germany MB Hosted Applications

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 Computing – Summary Charts

Germany MB Total Spending on Computing Hardware, Software, and Service/Support Breakout

Germany MB Total Spending on Computing Hardware, Software, Service & Support by Employee Size and Industry

Germany MB Average Annual Spending on Computing Hardware, Software, Service & Support

Germany MB Computing – Hardware and Service/Support

Germany MB Computer Ownership and Installed Base

Germany MB Computer Ownership Per MB By Employee Size

Germany MB Computer Ownership Per MB By Industry

Germany MB Microprocessors

Germany MB Purchased Computers in Last 12 Months and Total Shipments

Germany MB Proportion of Computer Types Purchased Last 12 Months by Employee Size

Germany MB Proportion of Computer Types Purchased Last 12 Months by Vertical Industry

Germany MB Total Computer Hardware Spending per MB by Employee Size and Industry

Germany MB Average Computer Spending per MB by Employee Size and Industry

Germany MB Trends in Ownership of Top Five Computer Brands

Germany MB Trends in Ownership of Top Five Desktop Brands by Employee Size

Germany MB Trends in Ownership of Top Five Portable Brands by Employee Size

Germany MB White Box Computer Usage by Employee Size and Industry

Germany MB PC-Based Firewalls

Germany MB Planned Computer Purchases

Germany MB Planned Microprocessors – Next 12 Months

Germany MB Top Five Computer Brands Planned for Purchase

Germany MB Top Five Computer Brands Planned for Purchase by Employee Size and Vertical Industry

Germany MB Planned White Box Computer Usage by Employee Size and Industry

Germany MB Average Planned Computer Spending per MB

Germany MB Current Channel Market Share for Computer Purchases

Germany MB Current and Planned Channel Market Usage for Computer Purchases and Transaction/Payment Completion Method

Germany MB Current Channel Market Share for Computer Purchases by Employee Size

Germany MB Current Channel Market Share for Computer Purchases by Industry

Germany MB Planned Channel Usage for Computer Purchases by Employee Size

Germany MB Total Computer Service and Support Spending by Employee Size

Germany MB Average Annual Computer Service and Support Spending by Employee Size and Industry

Germany MB Annual Computer Service and Support Spending per Computer Owned by Employee Size

Germany MB Handheld Devices

Germany MB Lifecycle of Computers

Germany MB Operating System Upgrades

Germany MB Computing – Software

Germany MB Total Software Spending by Employee Size and Industry

Germany MB Average Annual Software Spending by Employee Size

Germany MB Average Software Spending by Industry

Germany MB Packaged and Custom Software Spending by Employee Size

Germany MB Annual Packaged Software Spending by Employee Size and Industry

Germany MB Average Packaged Software Spending per MB by Employee Size

Germany MB Application Software Penetration

Germany MB Application Software Usage by Employee Size

Germany MB Current Application Software Usage by Industry

Germany MB Planned Application Software Usage by Industry

Germany MB Operating System Used/Planned to be Used

Germany MB Operating Systems Used/Planned to be Used by Employee Size

Germany MB Annual Custom Software Spending by Employee Size and by Industry

Germany MB Average Custom Software Spending per MB by Employee Size and Industry

Germany MB Frequency and Methods for Purchasing Software

Germany MB Factors Impacting Purchase/Upgrading Software

Germany MB Accounting/Bookkeeping Software Brands

Germany MB Average Accounting Software Spending per MB by Employee Size

Germany MB Usage of Customer Relationship Management (CRM) and/or Sales Force Automation (SFA) Software

Germany MB Implementation by Type of CRM/SFA Software Solution

Germany MB Importance of CRM/SFA Solutions Usage

Germany MB CRM/SFA Solutions Brands Usage

Germany MB Average Number of CRM/SFA Users per MB by Employee Size and Industry

Germany MB Average CRM/SFA Software Spending per MB by Employee Size

Germany MB Usage of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and/or Supply Chain Management (SCM) Software

Germany MB Importance of ERP/SCM Solutions Usage

Germany MB ERP/SCM Solutions Brands Usage

Germany MB Average Number of ERP/SCM Users per MB by Employee Size and Industry

Germany MB Average ERP/SCM Software Spending per MB by Employee Size

Germany MB Benefits of CRM, SFA, ERP, or SCM Deployments

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