For Vendor Strategy Professionals (Length: 17 pages)

March 19, 2008

IT Management Software Positioning Benchmark, Q1 2008

A Review Of IT Management Software Marketing Practices With A Self-Assessment Tool

by Peter O'Neill, Thomas Mendel, Ph.D.

with Bradford J. Holmes, Jean-Pierre Garbani, Daniel Krauss


Executive Summary (This is a document excerpt)

Forrester used its vendor positioning review methodology to evaluate the four leading IT management software vendors across 14 criteria and three product domains and determine where they are currently positioning themselves on the continuum between information technology (IT) and business technology (BT). We found that none of the leading IT management software vendors have fully positioned themselves in alignment with BT; they all, therefore, face the threat that an aggressive second-tier provider could effectively execute a BT marketing strategy and win share in this competitive and fast-growing technology category. We found that BMC Software has embraced the BT paradigm in its corporate positioning and conveys a well-balanced position as a solution provider. In this report, we illustrate how IT management software vendor strategists and their marketing colleagues can use these insights to improve their own positioning.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

NOTES & RESOURCES

itemSmart Vendor Positioning Reflects Changing Buying Patterns

itemIT Management Software Vendor Positioning: Gaps And Opportunities

itemLeveraging The Positioning Benchmark Is As Easy As One, Two, Three

Recommendations

itemUse The Positioning Review Findings To Plan And Control Your Marketing

itemSupplemental Material

Forrester reviewed the corporate Web sites and other publicly available information for four IT management software vendors: BMC Software, CA, HP Software, and IBM Tivoli.

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Analyst: Peter O'Neill, Thomas Mendel, Ph.D.
Technology: B2B Sales & Marketing, IT Infrastructure & Operations, IT Process Automation, Marketing & Sales Strategies, Product & Solutions Strategies, Tech Marketing Tools & Best Practices, Vendor Positioning
Industry: Computer Software Industry, High-Tech
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Geography: Asia Pacific, Europe, North America

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