For Information & Knowledge Management Professionals (Length: 12 pages)

December 7, 2006

Office Productivity Software Trends: 2007 And Beyond

Enterprises Expect A Microsoft-Versus-Google Showdown

This is the first document in the "Innovation Returns To Office Productivity" series.

by Kyle McNabb

with Matthew Brown, Shelby Semmes


Executive Summary (This is a document excerpt)

In April and May 2006, Forrester surveyed 118 North American and European enterprises about their current usage of and future plans for office productivity software. Enterprise interest in this software is on the rise, thanks to Microsoft's upcoming release of Office 2007, buyer excitement over new Information Workplace innovations, and IT's desire to better support business needs. Enterprises expect Microsoft to be an innovation leader. But who do they expect to challenge Microsoft? Google. And why not? By focusing on setting consumer expectations for online services, Google improves its chances of influencing enterprise IT behaviors. But CIOs must stress that their office productivity software decisions cannot be made in isolation and should instead be made as a part of their enterprise's broader Information Workplace strategy. Finally, innovation has returned to office productivity

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

NOTES & RESOURCES

itemOffice 2007 And End User Innovation Needs Fuel Office Productivity Discussions

itemEnterprises Expect A Microsoft And Google Showdown

recommendations

itemDon't Make Office Productivity Decisions In Isolation

WHAT IT MEANS

itemInnovation Returns To Office Productivity Software

itemSupplemental Material

In April and May 2006, Forrester conducted a Web-based survey of 118 IT and business professionals about their future usage of office productivity software.

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Analyst: Kyle McNabb
Technology: Information & Knowledge Management, Office Productivity
Geography: Europe, North America