Acquisitive Vendors, Investors Profit from the Latest 36 - Month Period of Worldwide Enterprise Applications Market Consolidation

Table of Contents

• Table of Contents
• IDC Opinion
• In This Study
• Situation Overview
• Table: Worldwide Enterprise Applications Mergers and Acquisitions, 2004-2006
• Table: Worldwide Enterprise Applications Top 10 Deals Announced or Completed by Acquiring Company, 2006
• Table: Worldwide Enterprise Applications Market Top 10 Deals Announced or Completed by Acquiring Company, 2005
• Table: Worldwide Enterprise Applications Market Top 10 Deals Announced or Completed by Acquiring Company, 2004
  • European Consolidation Trends
  • Consolidation in Asia/Pacific Excluding Japan
  • Industry and Functional Segmentation Define Consolidation
  • Table: Enterprise Applications Deals Completed by Vertical Industry Focus, 2004-2006
  • Table: Enterprise Applications Deals Completed by Vertical Industry Focus, 2006
  • Table: Enterprise Applications Deals Completed by Vertical Industry Focus, 2005
  • Table: Enterprise Applications Deals Completed by Vertical Industry Focus, 2004
  • Table: Enterprise Applications Deals Completed by Target Application Area, 2004-2006
  • Table: Enterprise Applications Deals Completed by Target Application Area, 2006
  • Table: Enterprise Applications Deals Completed by Target Application Area, 2005
  • Table: Enterprise Applications Deals Completed by Target Application Area, 2004
  • Analysis of Investor Returns
  • Table: Enterprise Application Vendor Acquisition Example: Anatomy of a Deal
  • Appetite of Acquisitive Players
  • Table: Most Acquisitive Vendors in the Enterprise Applications Market by Number of Deals and Acquisition Costs, 2004-2006
• Future Outlook
  • What Will the Next Three Years Look Like?
  • Deal Value to Soar
  • Clustering Effects to Platform-Enable Acquisitions
  • Consolidation to Hit Low-Cost Developers
  • Future Consolidation in Europe
  • Consolidation Trends in Asia/Pacific
• Essential Guidance
  • Strike the Best Deals When the Iron Is Hot
  • Platform Strategy Should Accompany Product Innovation
  • Change Management Requires Priority Attention
  • European Considerations
• Learn More
  • Related Research
  • Appendix
  • Table: Buyout Billboard: Completed Acquisitions of Enterprise Applications Vendors, 2006
  • Table: Buyout Billboard: Completed Acquisitions of Enterprise Applications Vendors, 2005
  • Table: Buyout Billboard: Completed Acquisitions of Enterprise Applications Vendors, 2004
  • Synopsis