Central Europe Utilities Survey and IT Spending Forecast 2007-2011

Table of Contents

• Table of Contents
• Energy Insights Opinion
• In This Study
  • Methodology
    • Conceptual Framework
    • Sample Design
      • Sampling Unit: IDC' s Economic Entity
      • Sample Quotas
      • Figure: Respondent Distribution by Number of Employees at Year-End 2006
      • Sample Frame and Sampling Method
      • Table: Number of Interviews Completed by Country
    • Respondents
    • Interviews
    • Questionnaire and Schedule
    • Confidence Levels
    • Weighting
    • Analysis of Data
    • Definition
  • Survey Respondent Profile
  • Table: Breakdown of Respondents by Job Title
  • Table: Functional Area of Respondents' Organization
  • Figure: Overall Annual Budget/Turnover of Respondents' Organization in 2006
  • Executive Summary
• Situation Overview
  • Overview of the Utilities Sector in Central Europe
    • Key Developments in the CE Utilities Sector in 2007
    • Figure: Level of Completion of Organizational and Functional Restructuring Resulting from Unbundling
    • Table: Leading Utilities in the CE Region, 2006
  • IT Organization and Role
  • Figure: Employees Involved in IT/IS Support in Respondents' Organization as of Year-End 2006
  • Figure: Role of IT Department/IT Staff in IT Strategy Planning and Deployment of New Solutions
  • Figure: Method used by Respondents' Company for Operational Management of IT Infrastructure
  • Table: Rating of Need for Improvements in your IT Organization to Better Support Business? (1 is "not at all urgent" and 5 is "extremely urgent")
  • Table: Anticipated Change in Current Method of IT Operational Management over Next 12 Months
  • IT Spending
  • Table: Significant IT Deals in the Utilities Sector in CE, 2006
  • Figure: Breakdown of Total IT Spending in Respondents' Organization in 2006
  • Figure: Allocation of IT Spending in Respondents' Organization in 2006
  • Figure: Functional Areas that Respondents' Organization is Currently Investing In
  • Figure: Breakdown of External and Internal IT Spending in Respondents' Organization in 2006
    • Wireless and Mobile Technologies
    • Figure: Characterization of Adoption of Wireless Networking in Respondents' Organization
    • Figure: Approach to Employee Access to ERP Applications via Mobile or Wireless Technology in Respondents' Organization
    • Figure: Types of User Devices Currently Being Used/To be Used to Access Corporate Resources
    • Figure: Mobile Solution Strategy In Use or Planned at Respondents' Organization
    • IT Security
    • Figure: Factors Driving Security Software Spending in Respondents' Organization in 2007
    • Table: Rating of Seriousness of Threats to Respondents' Organization' s Network, Data, and Internet Security (1 being least significant and 5 most serious)
    • Table: Level of Implementation of Security Software Solutions in Respondents' Organization
  • Procurement
  • Figure: Procurement of Project-Based IT Services/Solutions in Respondents' Organization
  • Figure: Anticipated Primary Source of IT Products and Services Respondents' Organization in 2007
  • Figure: Preference for Obtaining IT Products and Services (Local or International) in Respondents' Organization
  • Table: Importance of Criteria in Choosing Primary IT Supplier in Respondents' Organization
  • Table: Level of Influence of Sources in Selection of IT Provider in Respondents' Organization
• Future Outlook
  • Business Outlook
  • Figure: Outlook on Current Business Prospects of Respondents' Organization
  • Table: Importance of Business Initiatives to Respondents' Organization Over Next 12 Months
  • IT Spending in CE Utilities Sector
  • Table: IT Spending (US$M) in Utilities Sector by Technology in Central Europe, 2006-2011
  • Table: IT Spending (US$M) in the Utilities Sector by Country and Technology in Central Europe, 2007
  • Table: IT Spending (US$M) in Utilities Sector by Country and Technology in Central Europe, 2011
  • Figure: Main IT Focus of Respondents' Organization over Next 12 Months
  • Figure: Anticipated of Level of Change in IT Spending in 2008 Compared to 2007 in Respondents' Organization
  • Figure: Anticipated of Level of Change in Spending on Hardware in 2008 Compared to 2007 in Respondents' Organization
  • Figure: Anticipated of Level of Change in Spending on Software in 2008 Compared to 2007 in Respondents' Organization
  • Figure: Anticipated of Level of Change in Spending on IT Services in 2008 Compared to 2007 in Respondents' Organization
  • Figure: Anticipated of Level of Change in Spending on Outsourcing Services in 2008 Compared to 2007 in Respondents' Organization
• Essential Guidance
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  • Related Research
  • Synopsis