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Sixty percent of the Fortune 1,000 firms in the US have not jumped on the offshore outsourcing bandwagon, and another 25 percent are in the experimentation phase, according to new research from Forrester Research, Inc. (Nasdaq: FORR). Despite the hype surrounding the mass exodus of IT jobs to cheaper workers overseas, only five percent of [...]

Forrester Research, Inc. (Nasdaq: FORR) today announced that it has acquired certain assets associated with GigaGroup, S.A. for $3.9 million in total consideration. Headquartered in Paris, GigaGroup’s assets include 125 client companies and approximately $4.0 million of agreement value. “The acquisition of GigaGroup provides Forrester with a stronger foothold in the European market, particularly in [...]

Today’s services automation apps market is intensely competitive, peppered with failures, and under pressure to consolidate. In a new report, “Sizing Services Automation Apps,” Forrester Research (Nasdaq: FORR) asserts that the global services automation app market will grow from $470 million in 2003 to $820 million in 2008. Crucially, Forrester advises vendors to grab market [...]

The European online display advertising market — which Forrester defines as banner ads, sponsorships, slotting fees, interstitials, and rich media — is set to grow at a 12 percent CAGR during the next five years, starting with 12.5 percent growth to around €793 million in 2003, according to new research unveiled today by Forrester Research [...]

Forrester Research (Nasdaq: FORR) introduces its Consumer Marketing Platforms TechRankings™ software assessment. Forrester reviewed enterprise software that allows marketers to plan, target, deliver, and measure direct-to-consumer marketing communications, across both online and offline channels. Forrester invited both marketing automation specialists and leading customer relationship management (CRM) suite vendors to participate in this latest TechRankings, an [...]

Signs of an improving economy and increased consumer spending on nontraditional online product categories like apparel, home décor, and sporting goods have catapulted 2003 US online sales. According to Forrester Research, Inc. (Nasdaq: FORR), US online sales for 2003 will reach more than $100 billion, with online holiday sales from Thanksgiving to Christmas growing by [...]

IT services spending in Europe will shake off its early-decade blues to recover to €129 billion euros by 2008, according to a new report by Forrester Research B.V. (Nasdaq: FORR). But the research firm warns that a surge of outsourcing uptake will reshape the whole market, forcing vendors into wholesale reinvention. “Early predictions of an [...]

WHAT:Forrester Research, Inc. (Nasdaq: FORR) presents the Emerging Technology Showcase “A View To The Future, What’s Coming Next, And How To Prepare.” As the economy emerges from hibernation and the venture capital market stabilizes, the technology industry is renewing its focus on emerging technologies. The seventh annual Emerging Technology Showcase, formerly produced by Giga Information [...]

European consumers will spend €9 billion online this year on Christmas shopping, almost as much as US consumers will, according to a new brief by Forrester Research B.V. (Nasdaq: FORR). “Europe is hot on the heels of the US,” said Forrester Analyst Hellen K. Omwando. “This Christmas season, Europe¿s 166 million regular online shoppers will [...]

Forrester Research, Inc. (Nasdaq: FORR) estimates that IT spending will grow 4 percent in 2004. Despite the improving economic picture, 2004 IT budgets remain conservative — CIOs expecting, on average, a modest 1.7 percent budget increase from 2003. Forrester anticipates that an improving economy could unlock budget reserves in the latter half of 2004. Forrester’s [...]

In today’s mature market, Europe’s online retailers must differentiate themselves to acquire and retain customers. In a new report that ranks more than 50 of Europe’s high-traffic transactional Web sites, Forrester Research B.V. (Nasdaq: FORR) finds a common thread among the most successful Web retailers — customer advocacy. “The Internet is an interactive medium, but [...]

Businesses, manufacturers, and technology providers across industries are uncovering lucrative business opportunities as the Internet extends beyond computers to connect billions of physical devices like car tires, heavy equipment parts, and consumer products. Today, at the annual Forrester Research, Inc. (Nasdaq: FORR) Executive Strategy Forum, industry leaders will share their strategies for driving market share, [...]

According to survey findings from the latest ISM/Forrester Research Report On Technology In Supply Management, companies increasingly are using the Internet to purchase direct and indirect goods and services, and they are saving money as a result. For the second consecutive quarter, the percentage of direct materials purchased using the Internet surpassed that of indirect [...]

Forrester Research (Nasdaq: FORR), has been appointed — for a second consecutive year — as Official Research Partner to the ICT World Forum @ CeBIT 2004. Running in conjunction with CeBIT from 17 to 19 March 2004 in Hannover, Germany, the ICT World Forum is an exclusive, invitation-only conference designed for C-level execs to showcase [...]

Forrester Research, Inc. (Nasdaq: FORR) today announced financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2003, in line with its previous financial guidance. Third-Quarter Financial Performance Total revenues were $32.2 million, compared with $21.9 million for the third quarter of last year. On a GAAP-reported basis, which reflects an effective tax rate of 31 [...]

Forrester Research, Inc. (Nasdaq: FORR), will broadcast its third-quarter results conference call on the Web at 11:00 a.m. Eastern time on Wednesday, October 22, 2003. The call will be available at www.forrester.com. Investors who want to hear the call should log in to www.forrester.com at least 15 minutes prior to the event’s broadcast. Instructions are [...]

In a new report “European Incumbent Telcos’ VoIP Road Map,” Forrester Research B.V. (Nasdaq: FORR) has laid out a timeline for Western European VoIP deployment — from 5 percent of total end-to-end fixed voice traffic in 2006 to 100 percent in 2020. Forrester believes that the shift from circuit-switched (TDM) to packet-switched voice (VoIP) networks [...]

Europeans will use the Net to originate half a million mortgage loans in 2003 — some five percent of total new mortgages. This will triple by 2008 to €230 billion of gross new online lending, spurred by growth in the UK and the Nordics, according to a new brief by Forrester Research (Nasdaq: FORR). “Gross [...]

Forrester Research B.V. (Nasdaq: FORR), demonstrates its commitment to developing its presence in the emerging Eastern European market with the announcement of an exclusive strategic channel alliance with AMG.net. Based in Warsaw, AMG.net is a consulting and technology integration firm that helps Polish companies develop, implement, and fulfill business and technology strategies. “To date, Forrester [...]