Enterprise Applications Investment In Small Enterprises H1 2006 (Databook)

• Datamonitor has interviewed 400 IT decision makers about their investment in 8 core enterprise technologies.
• Interviews have been conducted with IT decision makers to gain an understanding of their attitudes to, and adoption of, various technologies.
• The interviews have been spread evenly across 8 geographical markets and span 10 vertical markets and 5 enterprise size bands.

• Gain insight into key technology investment patterns and trends in target markets.
• Understand evolving customer IT budgets, attitudes to technology adoption, technology decision-making processes, and perception of technology vendors.
• Enable your sales, marketing and product teams to address your IT audience.

CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION

What is this report about?

Catalyst

Methodology

Definitions

ENTERPRISE APPLICATIONS IN SMALL ENTERPRISES

Extent to which small enterprises currently have or use enterprise applications

Small enterprises that are considering investment in enterprise applications in the next 6 months

Small enterprises that are considering investment in enterprise applications in 6 months to 2 years time

Small enterprises' preferred approach to buying enterprise applications

Vendors that small enterprises believe to be leaders in the field of enterprise applications

Most influential positions within small enterprises when making investment decisions regarding enterprise applications

APPENDIX

Breakdown of the Technology Trends sample by geography

Breakdown of the Technology Trends sample by company size

Breakdown of the Technology Trends sample by company revenue

Further reading

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List of Tables

Table 1: Technology definitions

Table 2: Vertical market definitions

Table 3: Extent to which small enterprises currently have or use enterprise applications

Table 4: Small enterprises that are considering investment in enterprise applications in the next 6 months

Table 5: Small enterprises that are considering investment in enterprise applications in 6 months to 2 years time

Table 6: Small enterprises' preferred approach to buying enterprise applications

Table 7: Vendors that small enterprises believe to be leaders in the field of enterprise applications

Table 8: Most influential positions within small enterprises when making investment decisions regarding enterprise applications

Table 9: Breakdown of the Technology Trends sample by geography

Table 10: Breakdown of the Technology Trends sample by company size

Table 11: Breakdown of the Technology Trends sample by company revenue

List of Figures

Figure 1: Extent to which small enterprises currently have or use enterprise applications

Figure 2: Small enterprises that are considering investment in enterprise applications in the next 6 months

Figure 3: Small enterprises that are considering investment in enterprise applications in 6 months to 2 years time

Figure 4: Small enterprises' preferred approach to buying enterprise applications

Figure 5: Vendors that small enterprises believe to be leaders in the field of enterprise applications

Figure 6: Most influential positions within small enterprises when making investment decisions regarding enterprise applications

Figure 7: Breakdown of the Technology Trends sample by geography

Figure 8: Breakdown of the Technology Trends sample by company size

Figure 9: Breakdown of the Technology Trends sample by company revenue