Economic Profile: Facts & Stats: Industry Report

Economic Profile: Facts & Stats

Product Type: Market Research Report
Published by: In-Stat
Published: May 2000
Product Code: R97-483

Description

In-Stat research suggests a gradual fragmentation of mid-sized businesses is taking place. Roughly 30% of the people using these firm's networks are not located in main offices, but are on the road, working from home or in remote branch offices. In-Stat expects the number of employees working in less traditional locations, such as at home or in small regional offices, to increase significantly over the next five years. As mid-sized business expand and fragment, these firms' IT requirements, particularly network requirements, will change significantly.

Further, fragmentation may make mid-sized companies more prone to using outside services like remote network management and, even application services, to improve service to and the productivity of workers in off-site locations. Managing the IT requirements of an increasingly disparate workforce is definitely a daunting challenge for middle market firms and, more importantly, presents IT vendors with a host of opportunities.

At the same time, mid-sized companies are feeling tremendous pressure to execute "eBusiness strategies" in 2000, making their Internet agendas the top priority of in-house high-tech talent. This also suggests these firms will be likely to outsource non-strategic IT requirements, and possibly rely on service providers to support their in-house experts in any efforts to tackle the Internet economy.

Table of Contents

Executive Summary
Economic Conditions
Economic Growth is Unprecedented
In-Stat, among others, Believes Technology is the Driver
Consumer Confidence Remains High
Consumer Confidence is Great for Tech Vendors
Household Consumption Shows Strong Growth
Online and Offline Channel MUST Co-operate
In-Stat In-Sights: Economic Commentary
Smooth Y2K Transition Might Feed Over Confidence
Over Confidence and Retail Investors Increase Market Volatility
Market Demographics
Number of Firms
Number of Employees
The Middle Market Has a Strong Presence in Trade
Fragmentation Varies by Vertical Industry
Remote Branch Offices
Technology Demographics
Internet Penetration: # Employees
Internet-Accessing Telecommuters
Network Penetration: # Employees
Wireless Penetration: # Firms
Wireless Penetration: # Employees
Where to Find Government Statistics
The Census Bureau
The Bureau of Labor Statistics
Department of Commerce

List of Tables

Table 1: # of Firms - Middle Market, 2000-2004
Table 2: Growth in # of Firms - Middle Market, 2000-2004
Table 3: # of Full-time Employees - Middle Market, 2000-2004
Table 4: Growth in # of Full-time Employees - Middle Market, 2000-2004
Table 5: # of Firms, Establishments and Employees by Industry - Middle Market, 2000
Table 6: # Firms, Average # of Establishments and Employees Per Firm - Middle Market, 2000
Table 7: # of Remote Branch Offices - Middle Market, 2000-2004
Table 8: Growth in # of Remote Branch Offices - Middle Market, 2000-2004
Table 9: # of Full-time Employees Accessing the Internet - Middle Market, 2000-2004
Table 10: Growth in # of Employees Accessing the Internet - Middle Market, 2000-2004
Table 11: # Internet Accessing Telecommuters - Middle Market, 2000-2004
Table 12: Growth in # of Internet Accessing Telecommuters - Middle Market, 2000-2004
Table 13: # of Full-time Employees Accessing a Local Network - Middle Market, 2000-2004
Table 14: Growth in # of Employees Accessing a Local Network - Middle Market, 2000-2004
Table 15: # of Firms using Wireless Phones - Middle Market, 2000-2004
Table 16: Growth in # of Firms using Wireless Phones - Middle Market, 2000-2004
Table 17: # of Full-time Employees Using Wireless Phones - Middle Market, 2000-2004
Table 18: Growth in # of Employees Using Wireless Phones - Middle Market, 2000-2004

List of Figures

Figure 1: Fragmentation: Users on the Corporate Networks - Middle Market, 2000
Figure 2: Gross Domestic Product - US Market, 1994-1998
Figure 3: Consumer Confidence Index - US Market, 1995-1999
Figure 4: Total Retail Consumption -- US Market, 1995-1999
Figure 5: Vertical Industry Segmentation - Middle Market, 2000

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