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Blog:Global Tech Market To Grow By 5.4% In 2013 And 6.7% In 2014

The 2013 New Year has begun with the removal from the global tech market outlook of one risk, that of the US economy going over the fiscal cliff. On New Year's day, the US House of...

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Report:A Market Taxonomy For ICT

Forrester's Definitions For Tech Product Categories, Industries, And Geographies

Forrester is expanding the breadth and depth of data that we provide to vendor strategists on the size and growth trends of the market for information and communications technology (ICT) solutions....

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Tool:Global ePurchasing Software Revenues By Size Of Vendor

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Blog:SAP Buys Ariba – Huh?

The big news in the ePurchasing software market yesterday was SAP’s acquisition of Ariba. This blockbuster deal will extend SAP’s position as the largest software vendor in the...

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Tool:US Government Data Showed Tech Investment Up 10% In Q1 2010

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Tool:US Tech Markets Will Expand By Almost 10% In 2010; Global Markets Will Expand By 7.8%

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Blog:Tech Buying Is On Hold Until After The Election

We are just at the start of the earnings releases on Q3 2012 vendor revenues and a week and a half from the first release of US GDP data on business technology investment in the quarter, but it is...

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Blog:Among Large Tech Vendors, Microsoft Does The Worst Job Of Reporting Its Revenues

To keep track of what’s happening to the tech market, I collect quarterly data on the revenues from more than 70 large IT vendors. Accordingly, I spend an unhealthy amount of time looking at...

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Report:2013 Predictions: The ePurchasing Software Market Will Grow 5%

More SaaS And Commoditization Shape 2013 Growth

CIOs should take an interest in the market for ePurchasing software (software to support buying, sourcing, contracting, and vendor management activities) for two reasons: 1) to find technology tools...

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Blog:Despite Economic Problems, Tech Market Will Continue To Grow In 2011 And 2012

As readers of my blog will remember, we were all ready to publish our mid-2011 update to our global economy report (see July 28, 2011, "Forrester Will Lower Its Tech Market Forecast By...

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Blog:This Week's Economic And Tech News Points To A Tech Downturn in Europe, Slower But Still Positive Growth In US, And Boom In Asia

Picking through economic news this week (French and German growth numbers; financial market turmoil; scattered US indicators) and the vendor announcements from Dell, HP, Lenovo, NetApp, and...

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Blog:The US Q2 2010 GDP Report: Good News For Tech, Not So Good For Employment

While taking in the latest US GDP report and its implications for the tech markets, I have been struck by a pattern of US business putting its money into technology instead of people. Part of the...

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Report:The Canadian Tech Market 2012 To 2013

Economic Worries Lead Canadian CIOs To Cut Back ICT Purchases

Canada's CIOs and tech buyers are behaving as if Canada is heading for a recession — and it's not. Indeed, while the Canadian economy is growing at about the same 4% rate (at current prices) as...

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Blog:Lessons From Hurricane Sandy

Like many others in the New York region, I am writing this in a cold, mostly power-less house, without landline telephone or Internet connections. Thanks to the foresight and generosity of a neighbor...

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Report:Asia Pacific Tech Market Outlook For 2012

Demystifying The Tech Markets Of Asia And The Pacific

For most tech vendors, the Asia Pacific market is the new frontier — a region of fast growth, endless opportunity, and dynamic businesses unencumbered by the legacy technologies and practices...

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Tool:US And Global Tech Industry Wheels: Purchases Of ICT Products And Services, 2010

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Blog:Sound The Alarm For Tech Vendors: The European Titanic Has Already Hit The Iceberg

Neither The Economist magazine nor the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) is known for being alarmist. So one pays attention when The Economist in the lead item ("Is...

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Blog:What An Obama Reelection Would Mean For The US Tech Market Outlook

  In a separate blog post ("What A Romney Presidency Would Mean For the US Tech Market Outlook"), I analyze what I think would be the likely impact on the US tech market if Mitt Romney is...

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Blog:The European Tech Market Will Grow By 1.2% In 2012 And 3.1% In 2013 – If The Euro Does Not Fall Apart

Making a tech market forecast always runs the risk of being overtaken by subsequent events.  This risk is particularly acute in Europe in June 2012, when the whole euro project hangs on the...

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Report:US Tech Market Outlook For 2013 And 2014: Better Times Ahead

We Forecast 6% ICT Spending Growth For Both Years

US CIOs remain torn between their need to invest in new mobile, cloud, and smart technologies and their fear of encountering economic doldrums (or worse). Over the past two and a half years, these...

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Tool:Telecommunications Services Revenues Will Decline In 2010, Show Small Growth In 2011

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Report:The US Tech Sector Is Adding Jobs

US Software And IT Services Industries Increase Employment In 2011 And 2012

Forrester has made the point that US companies have chosen to invest in technology instead of adding jobs. But the counterpoint is that US tech vendors — especially software and IT services...

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Report:What CEOs Of Small Software Companies Need To Do In 2011

How To Find The Best Opportunities In A High-Growth Market

The software market is poised to enjoy its best growth in a decade, and small software companies face great growth opportunities as their larger competitors struggle to adapt to a new world of cloud...

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Tool:Dollar Is Up Against Euro, Down Or Flat Against Currencies In Americas And Asia Pacific

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Report:Defining The Boundary Between Business Tech Buying And Consumer Tech Buying

Understanding Who Chooses And Who Pays For Devices That Span Business And Personal Tasks

The spreading bring-your-own-device (BYOD) phenomenon has created a more complex landscape of tech buying. But traditional divisions between consumer tech purchases and business tech purchases still...

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