Report

December 2002

Getting Help For Web Services

David Metcalfe 		In 2003, European firms will need expert help to deploy Web services in large-scale projects. IBM outstrips rivals in the race to offer Web services help. CIOs should push for new service-based delivery and charging models.
by David Metcalfe with Erin Hollaway, Matthew Nordan, Andrew Parker

MARKET OVERVIEW
  • 2002 was the year of the Web services trial project -- in 2003, Web services will impact the business.
  • Building the right business API requires outside expertise.
ANALYSIS
  • Only nine out of a total 21 invited SIs stood up to the test.
  • IBM dominates its competitors on both offering and strategy.
  • CIOs should pressure SIs to pass on reuse benefits.
WHAT IT MEANS
  • Web services will enable weekly process reconfiguration.
 
Figures & Data
  • Figure 1.  The Web Services Experience Of Nine Evaluated Systems Integrators
  • Figure 2.  Forrester Wave™: Help For Web Services In Europe, Q4 '02
  • Figure 3.  Detailed Evaluation Of SIs' Current Offerings For Web Services
   
RELATED MATERIAL 
  • Online Resources
  • Methodology
  • Companies Interviewed For This Report
  • Related Research
 
GRAPEVINE
  • Avocado and lemonade?
  • And for my next trick, £600 will disappear on the wire.
  • Squeezing out competitive advantage with reusable teams.

 

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1 Forrester Wave

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