IT slow down,yeah right! To all analysts : Kiss my asset punditji.<vbg>
Paul-san
I can't find the article on the Gateway store but the 1 million sounds close,if I find it I will post it here to you.
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Here is more news on IT spending which is supposed to be slowing down,I don't know where but hey nothing like finding an excuse and shaking out them weak hands for personal profit.From all the reports I read there are plenty of opportunities for a company like Dell to grow slow down or no slow down but I can't seem to find any slow down so far.Weak companies can certainly use this 'slow down in IT' bit as an excuse for nonperformance going forward and I am sure they will find allies among analysts to confirm the slow down.Here is another great opportunity for a nimble and innvoative company like Dell.
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source:IDC
IDC Explores Impressive Opportunity for IT Vendors in Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises in Europe
Milan, Italy, 15 October, 1998—The findings in International Data Corporation's (IDC's) latest report challenge the traditional expectation that small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Europe are close-minded and diffident to IT. Survey results show that those SMEs who are already automated employ a vast set of IT devices and allocate a substantial portion of their overhead budget to IT expenditure.
"When you consider that in 1997, European SMEs had an average IS budget of around $150,000, this results in a $7.5 billion market in 1997 for these companies," commented Edoardo Riboldazzi, Research Analyst with IDC's European IT Vertical Markets program. "It is expected that this will exceed $8 billion by 1998."
The study sample, consisting of 4,500 automated European SMEs, has been segmented through enhanced statistical methods into four non-overlapping and exhaustive clusters. Companies included in three of these four groups, together representing more than 70% of all currently automated European SMEs, employ a vast set of IT devices and allocate a relevant amount of resources to IT expenditure.
"Customer satisfaction indexes indicate that Europe SMEs are generally satisfied by their major IT suppliers' performance," stated Riboldazzi. "Moreover, SMEs are happier on those issues where they are most demanding i.e. in quality of product and support." IDC's research shows, however, that these companies are less satisfied with software houses than hardware vendors which suggests the lack of a software offer tailored to the needs of this important market..... |
