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March 16, 2004

Server-Based Computing

Technology Has Matured And Will Converge With Remote Access

by David Friedlander

with Simon Yates, Angela Tseng, Thomas Powell, Natalie Lambert

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Executive Summary

The server-based computing (SBC) market has matured, and more than 90% of Fortune 1,000 firms have deployed at least some applications on Citrix Systems MetaFrame XP Presentation Server and/or Microsoft Terminal Server. As the market continues to evolve over the next two to three years, it will increasingly overlap with both the remote-access and electronic software distribution segments. Forrester expects the core SBC market to continue growing for the next two to three years as enterprises expand existing deployments. Citrix had a 78% market share in 2003, but this will decline to 71% by the end of 2005, as small- and medium-business customers increasingly deploy Microsoft Terminal Server without MetaFrame or other third-party products. Enterprise customers should evaluate SBC's role in the overall enterprise architecture in the context of their secure remote access, mobility, client application platform, and desktop strategies.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

  • SBC Market Analysis
  • Critical Issues For SBC And Its Users
  • Survey Of The SBC Market
  • SBC Vendor Analysis
  • Other Related Technologies

RECOMMENDATIONS

  • Evaluate SBC's Part In The Enterprise Architecture Strategy

WHAT IT MEANS

  • SBC Will Continue To Drive Value In The Enterprise

ALTERNATIVE VIEW

  • Alternative Desktop Platforms Will Limit Growth
  • Supplemental Material
  • Related Research Documents

Features

Feature Forecast: Windows SBC Software Market, 2004 To 2007

Feature Forecast: Windows SBC Software Vendor Market Share Through 2005

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