1Q 2003 LAN Capex Survey: Price Is Paramount: Industry Report

1Q 2003 LAN Capex Survey: Price Is Paramount

Product Type: Market Research Report
Published by: In-Stat
Published: January 2003
Product Code: R97-1153

Description

"1Q03 LAN Capex Survey: Price Is Paramount" is an installment of the LAN Research Panel and provides primary, end-user survey data on trends in IT capex budgets for LAN equipment by companies and organizations today. Panel members represent companies of all sizes and a range of industry verticals, and 555 panel members responded to this survey.

Data for this report was collected in November of 2002, and includes information and analysis on: 2002/2003 budget comparisons, including 1Q 2003 budget plans contrasted to 1Q 2002 and 4Q 2002 actual budgets, LAN capex spending priorities over the near term, key product and vendor attributes used in vendor selection, and vendors most likely to be selected over the coming year.

This report will be of particular benefit to: product managers, financial analysts and consultants needing insight into end-user trends in LAN capex spending during calendar 1Q 2003 and full-year 2003.

Table of Contents

List of Figures

Figure 1. Panel
Demographics For This Report

Figure 2. Expected
annual 2003 LAN technology capex budget

Figure 3. Expected
change in annual 2003 LAN technology capex budget in comparison to 2002
budget

Figure 4. Expected
1Q 2003 LAN technology capex budget

Figure 5. Expected
difference in 1Q 2003 LAN technology capex budget from 1Q 2002 budget

Figure 6. Expected
difference in 1Q 2003 LAN technology capex budget from 4Q 2002 budget

Figure 7. Adequacy
of current budget

Figure 8. "Normal"
rate of growth in LAN technology capex budget

Figure 9. Rate
of growth in LAN technology capex budget over last 12 months

Figure 10. Expected
timeframe for return of "normal" growth rate for LAN technology
capex budget

Figure 11. Change
in ability of panelists to command favorable pricing from their LAN
technology vendors

Figure 12. LAN
technology capex spending priorities over next 12 months

Figure 13. LAN
technology capex spending priorities for NEW technologies over next
12 months

Figure 14. Product-specific
LAN technology capex spending priorities over next 12 months

Figure 15. Product
attributes that will most influence vendor selection over next 12 months

Figure 16. Vendor
attributes that will most influence vendor selection over next 12 months

Figure 17. Most
likely LAN technology vendors from whom panelists will buy in the next

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