IDC recently announced the initiation of a project that will represent the industry`s most comprehensive research on B2B ecommunities, The Power of the Business Internet Exchange. IDC projects that online spending within these communities will skyrocket to a whopping $1.2 trillion worldwide in 2004. Businesses will have tremendous potential to increase their revenues through these communities, and IT providers will have a great opportunity to help build and manage them.
"As a business looks to grow in the Internet economy, understanding the impact of ecommunities could mean the difference between success or failure," said Scott McLarnon, vice president of IDC`s Software Consulting. "Although many ecommunities are being built, not all will achieve the customer base and liquidity needed to survive. Given the profound transformations taking place in the global economy, participation in ecommunities will be critical to many businesses."
The IDC report will be the definitive guide to ecommunities to date, covering key trends, market dynamics, revenue growth, vertical industries, business models, as well as the use of software, services, and hardware. 45 ecommunities will be profiled in-depth. IDC defines B2B ecommunities as businesses using Internet technologies to automate key processes and form tighter relationships among suppliers, partners, and customers.
The Power of the Business Internet Exchange will equip IT vendors, ecommunities, and ebusinesses with the tools necessary to capitalize on this growing trend. The research effort will:
Forecast worldwide revenues through 2004 Forecast ecommunity IT spending by servers, storage, services, and software Provide in-depth profiles of 45 ecommunities, including analysis of business and revenue models Compare outsourced and direct ecommunity IT expenditures Examine ecommunity alliance and partnering strategies Project services opportunities within the ecommunity marketplace
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International Data Corporation (IDC)
BMI-T has established a long-standing business relationship with the International Data Corporation (IDC). With research centres in over 40 countries and more than 500 research analysts and 3 900 clients world-wide, IDC provides a global market perspective on IT market and technology trends.
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BMI-TechKnowledge Group (BMI-T)
BMI-TechKnowledge (BMI-T) is Africa `s leading supplier of market intelligence and knowledge-based consulting in the areas of IT, telecommunications and broadcasting.
Formed over fourteen years ago, BMI-T provides its clients with an unmatched and comprehensive range of unbiased market knowledge. BMI-T conducts more than 20 000 market research business-to-business and business-to-consumer interviews and more than 100 focus group projects every year.
BMI-T has an active ongoing research publications business that has consistently published research-based market analysis covering many facets of the IT, telecommunications and emerging media sectors. This knowledge base provides the platform on which we build our customised research and consulting, including assignments such as market entry strategies, product entry strategies, channel and distribution analysis and African research.
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