Western European Software 2008 Top 10 Predictions

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• Table of Contents
• Predictions
• In This Study
• Situation Overview
• Future Outlook
  • Prediction #1: 2008 Will be the "Year of the Ecosystem" for Mid-Tier Enterprise Application Vendors in Europe
  • Prediction #2: Vendors of Business Solutions to the Small Business Segment Will Differentiate Themselves by Offering New Combinations of Software and Services
  • Prediction #3: The Spectrum of Technologies Used to Access, Integrate, and Present Information Will Broaden
  • Prediction #4: Despite the Consolidation in the Business Analytics Market, a Healthy Pure-Play Market Will Continue to Exist
  • Prediction #5: SOA Will Move From Silos to Enterprise Rollouts
  • Prediction #6: Business Process Management Software Will Play a Key Part in a Tight Economic Environment
  • Prediction #7: Security: Shift to Data and Privacy Protection
  • Prediction #8: Applications Will Slowly Become the New Security Watchtower
  • Prediction #9: In 2008, the Protection of Virtualized Environments Will be a Major Concern for European Organizations
  • Prediction #10: European Enterprises Will Use Automated Systems Management to Compensate for Scarcity of IT Skills
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