Worldwide IT Leasing and Financing 2008 Top 10 Predictions

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• Table of Contents
• Predictions
• In This Study
• Situation Overview
• Future Outlook
  • 1. Although Worldwide IT Spending Will Decline, with Significant U.S. Downside Risk, Worldwide IT Leasing and Financing Market Activity Will Continue to Grow Faster than Sales of Underlying IT Equipment, Software, and Services
  • 2. Reacting to Slower IT Spending Growth, Suppliers Will Continue to Invest in Disruptive Business Models That Require Innovative Financing Structures
  • 3. IT Organizations Will Continue to Accelerate Their Use of IT Leasing and Financing to Plug Budget Shortfalls
  • 4. To Contain Piranhic Pricing, IT Providers Will Strive to Expand Business Solutions (Integrated Packages of Equipment, Software, and Services) and Challenge IT Financing Providers to Integrate Financing More Fully into the Offering
  • 5. Financing Opportunities in Telephony, VoIP, and Unified Communications Will Continue to Grow at Double-Digit Rates
  • 6. Proliferation and Rapid Maturation of Virtualization Technology Will Shift Server Configurations and Strengthen Leasing' s Value Proposition
  • 7. As IT Providers Continue to Expand Programs and Products Targeted at the SMB Segment, the Impact of Business Partners on Overall IT Financing Success Will Increase
  • 8. Changes to U.S. Lease Accounting Requirements Will Continue to Shift the Leasing/Financing Product Mix to Financing
  • 9. Green IT Will Create New Opportunities for the Financial Engineering Skills of IT Leasing and Financing Providers
  • 10. Based on Customer Feedback, Superior Customer Service Will Remain a Differentiation Opportunity for IT Leasing and Financing Providers
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