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Global Enterprise Information Portals (2001-2006): More than just icing on the enterpriseProduct Type: Market Research ReportPublished by: Datamonitor Published: September 2001 Product Code: R313-9166 Description With increasingly dynamic opportunities opening up in the portal technology market, it is essential that you are kept up-to-date with developing trends and new technologies. “Global Enterprise Information Portals: More than just icing on the enterprise ” provides insight into the burgeoning market for portal technology. The recent business goal of many organizations has been to add value by efficiently operating and managing business processes and technology applications associated with multiple business functions and allowing employees, customers, suppliers and business partners access to the information they require on a self-service basis. Reductions in cost, time and inaccuracy are some of the key goals of portal technologies. This report examines the evolution and likely uptake of EIPs by: * geography - North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific and the rest of the world; * vertical - financial services, telecommunications, retail, utilities, manufacturing, public, services and healthcare; * business driver - Customer Relationship Management (CRM) / sell-side, back office, business-to-employee (B2E) and business-to-business (B2B); * revenue stream - revenues due to portal software, integration services, professional services, maintenance and hardware. This highlights the opportunities available to EIP vendors, systems integrators, professional services and hardware companies.Table of Contents enterpriseEXECUTIVE SUMMARY Introduction Simplicity belies complexity Business drivers for EIPs Vendors battle it out for supremacy Sizing the EIP market opportunity EIP vendors must supply hard TCO and ROI metrics INTRODUCTION What is this report about? Who is the target reader? How to use this report MARKET CONTEXT Introduction Key findings From consumer to enterprise - the evolution of the portal The evolving EIP Defining an EIP EIP architecture - technology requirements Content management and presentation services Portal services Integration, integration, integration! - Enterprise integration services Laying the foundations for success Business drivers for EIPs EIP development - areas of investment What are the key benefits of an EIP deployment? Current trends in the EIP market Enterprise portal software market is valued at $2.7 billion in 2006 Global EIP trends Conclusions CUSTOMER FOCUS Introduction Key findings Deploying an EIP? ... Think twice before committing Defining the scope of an EIP Structure, structure, structure! Don't run before you can walk Look beyond the front end Beware of sprouting multiple portals Taking steps to globalization Mobilizing the portal Can software solve the problem? Where does the value lie in mobile portals? Security, what security? Portal security requirements and technologies TCO and ROI - 'old economy' rules still apply Timing is critical for EIP deployment What is the real cost of an EIP? Managing the TCO of an EIP Achieving ROI from an EIP solution Barriers to EIP implementation Key factors affecting vendor relationships Software vendors need to differentiate themselves Services vendors are evolving into project managers Key strategies for EIP vendors Key risk factors vendors should be aware of Vendor strategies for customer acquisition Conclusions COMPETITIVE DYNAMICS Introduction Key findings Market dynamics Potential external forces impacting on vendor strategies Who are the key players in the EIP space? Framework for vendor analysis Vendor strength by solution type and geographical coverage Vendor strength by vertical market Vendor coverage of the enterprise portal value chain Geographical coverage and focus on EIPs What does the future hold for the EIP vendor? Framework portal vendors Content / knowledge management vendors Business intelligence vendors Application portal vendors Enterprise platform portal vendors Conclusions THE FUTURE DECODED Introduction Key findings What does the future hold for the EIP software market? Asian EIP markets will show the fastest growth Strong growth across all vertical sectors B2E and B2B initiatives will dominate the 2006 market The impact of packaged EIP solutions on integration and service providers Global EIP revenues by stream and geography Potential implications facing the EIP market Integration challenges present increased competition and diversification for pure play-portal vendors Increased dependence on systems integrators Slower B2B growth could hamper enterprise portal uptake EIP vendors may face operational challenges due to significant market growth Conclusions ACTION POINTS Introduction Key findings Action point 1 - EIP vendors must supply hard TCO and ROI metrics Action point 2 - partnerships with SIs and PS vendors are essential for success Action point 3 - single vendor or best of breed? Action point 4 - educate, educate, educate APPENDIX Supplementary data Future readings SPP writing team How to contact experts in your industry (c) Datamonitor 2001. 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