This iDRD (Insight-based Data-Rich Deliverable) is part of the Education subscription. This 24-page report examines the use of Learning Management Systems within the K-12 and Higher Education vertical. Compass Intelligence offers a competitive overview that highlights the profiles of key vendors within the LMS space. Forecasts on U.S. Education applications and IT spending by level and category are also included in this report. The Expert Guide for this deliverable is Stephanie Atkinson. Education includes both the K-12 segment and the higher education segment. The Education industry can be defined as a public or private institution/school delivering and providing coursework instruction for students ranging from pre-school to post graduation. The Education industry includes privately owned instructional institutions, as well as schools funded by federal, state, and local grants and monies.
 

This iDRD (Insight-based Data-Rich Deliverable) is part of the Education subscription. This 16-page report examines the latest use of applications within the education sector. Topics such as Machine-to-Machine (M2M) Technology , Mobile Broadband, Hosted Applications and Cloud Computing, Blackboard Learn, E-books, Whiteboard Applications, Conferencing and Collaboration and other Educational-based technologies are discussed. A forecast on US Education Application Expenditures By Education Level, 2010-2015 is also included in this report. The Expert Guide for this deliverable is Stephanie Atkinson. Education includes both the K-12 segment and the higher education segment. The Education industry can be defined as a public or private institution/school delivering and providing coursework instruction for students ranging from pre-school to post graduation. The Education industry includes privately owned instructional institutions, as well as schools funded by federal, state, and local grants and monies.
 

Despite the somber nature of current global economies, spending on public safety in the US has found a renewed interest. Spending on applications affiliated to global economies is the second highest, behind telecom services and equipment. Contributing to over $3.9 billion in 2011, Public Safety applications spending is expected to grow to over $4.6 billion by 2015, representing a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 5.3%. Major areas of investment within this sector include mobile applications, video communications, GIS and navigation. Records management within law enforcement units has also necessitated added spending; which combined with projects to move all information online (cloud-based), a consistent growth is expected over the next 5 years. This change however is expected to fluctuate, governed primarily by technology acquisition as and when they occur. This Excel-based Data-rich Deliverable (DRD) that is part of the Public Safety and Business Applications subscriptions includes market intelligence on IT: Applications expenditures for Public Safety by level. Compass Intelligence defines IT applications as business expenditures on server and client-based custom-coded and packaged applications, including productivity, Enterprise Resource Planning and security applications. Public Safety includes all establishments of Law Enforcement, Fire, and EMS/other. The forecast includes applications spending on Public Safety from 2009 to 2014 broken out by Fire, Police, and EMTs. Public Safety is a subset of state and local government, and includes fire, police (includes corrections), EMT, and other related-offices as it pertains to keeping the public safe and secure. The Expert Guide for this deliverable is Stephanie Atkinson. Forecasts are from 2010 through 2015 and include annual growth rates, as well as percentage of total market.
 

Application spending among businesses is a rapidly growing IT spending category and SMBs are increasing their spending in this category at an even greater pace than Enterprise Businesses. This Excel-based Data-rich Deliverable (DRD) is part of the Compass Intelligence SMB research. Compass Intelligence defines IT applications as expenditures on server and client-based custom-coded and packaged applications, including productivity, Enterprise Resource Planning and security applications. The Expert Guide for this deliverable is Kneko Burney. Forecasts are from 2010 through 2015 and include annual growth rates, as well as percentage of total market.
 

This Excel-based Data-rich Deliverable (DRD) that is part of the Education and Applications Market subscriptions includes market intelligence on IT: Applications expenditures for the education vertical by level. Education includes both the K-12 segment and the higher education segment. The education industry can be defined as a public or private institution/school delivering and providing coursework instruction for students ranging from pre-school to post graduation. The education industry includes privately owned instructional institutions, as well as schools funded by federal, state, and local grants and monies. K-12 includes educational institutions and schools, both private and public, for grades Kindergarten through 12th grade includes grade school, junior high or middle school and high school. Higher education includes educational institutions and schools, both private and public, for post-secondary education; as well as junior college, undergraduate education, and post graduate education at colleges and universities. Compass Intelligence defines applications as business expenditures on server and client-based custom-coded and packaged applications, including productivity, Enterprise Resource Planning and security applications. The Expert Guide for this deliverable is Stephanie Atkinson. Forecasts are from 2010 through 2015 and include annual growth rates, as well as percentage of total market.
 

The federal stimulus funding in the HITECH Act has sparked the health care industry to invest in information systems upgrades. Applications will be an important element of this process and will experience strong spending growth over the next several years. This Excel-based Data-rich Deliverable (DRD) includes market intelligence on Applications expenditures for the Health Care vertical and is part of the Health Care and Applications Market subscriptions. Compass Intelligence defines IT applications as expenditures on server and client-based custom-coded and packaged applications, including productivity, Enterprise Resource Planning and security applications. Health Care includes establishments primarily engaged in furnishing medical, surgical and other health services to persons. The Expert Guide for this deliverable is Stephanie Atkinson. Forecasts are from 2010 through 2015 and include annual growth rates, as well as percentage of total market.
 

The construct ion industry has been hard hit over the past few years with the economic recession, which has impacted IT spending in this sector. Application spending, which is a primary area of IT spending growth in most sectors, actually has declined in the construction industry over the past few years. This Excel-based Data-rich Deliverable (DRD) that is part of the Construction and Applications Market subscriptions includes market intelligence applications expenditures for the construction vertical. Compass Intelligence defines construction as establishments primarily engaged in construction work or services. Compass Intelligence defines applications as business expenditures on server and client-based custom-coded and packaged applications, including productivity, Enterprise Resource Planning and security applications. The Expert Guide for this deliverable is Stephanie Atkinson. Forecasts are from 2010 through 2015 and include annual growth rates, as well as percentage of total market.
 

Despite a closely scrutinized spending environment over the past several years in the FIRE (Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate) sector, application spending has remained fairly steady. This Excel-based Data-rich Deliverable (DRD) is part of the FIRE and Applications Market subscriptions and includes discussion of business expenditures on server and client-based custom-coded and packaged applications, including productivity, Enterprise Resource Planning and security applications. The Expert Guide for this deliverable is Stephanie Atkinson. Forecasts are from 2010 through 2015 and include annual growth rates, as well as percentage of total market.
 

This Excel-based Data-rich Deliverable (DRD) that is part of the Manufacturing and Applications Market subscriptions includes market intelligence on IT: Applications expenditures for the Manufacturing vertical. Compass Intelligence defines applications as business expenditures on server and client-based custom-coded and packaged applications, including productivity, Enterprise Resource Planning and security applications. Manufacturing includes establishments engaged in the mechanical or chemical transformation of materials or substances into new products. Size of business includes SOHO (1-4 employees), Small Business (5-99 employees), Mid-Sized Business (100-999 employees), and Enterprise Business (Over 1000 employees). The Expert Guide for this deliverable is Stephanie Atkinson. Forecasts are from 2010 through 2015 and include annual growth rate, as well as percentage of total market.
 

This Excel-based Data-rich Deliverable (DRD) that is part of the Retail and Applications Market subscriptions includes market intelligence on IT: Applications expenditures for the Retail Trade vertical. Compass Intelligence defines IT applications as expenditures on server and client-based custom-coded and packaged applications, including productivity, Enterprise Resource Planning and security applications. Retail includes establishments engaged in retailing merchandise, generally without transformation, and rendering services incidental to the sale of merchandise. The retailing process is the final step in the distribution of merchandise; retailers are, therefore, organized to sell merchandise in small quantities to the general public. This sector comprises two main types of retailers: store and nonstore retailers. Size of business includes SOHO (1-4 employees), Small Business (5-99 employees), Mid-Sized Business (100-999 employees), and Enterprise Business (Over 1000 employees). The Expert Guide for this deliverable is Stephanie Atkinson. Forecasts are from 2010 through 2015 and include annual growth rate, as well as percentage of total market.
 

Applications in general will be a strong area of IT spending growth. In the services vertical this growth will be driven by the need for CRM, ERP, sales applications, and mobile applications. This Excel-based Data-rich Deliverable (DRD) is part of the Services and Applications Market subscriptions and includes market intelligence on applications expenditures for the Professional Services vertical. Compass Intelligence defines IT applications as expenditures on server and client-based custom-coded and packaged applications, including productivity, Enterprise Resource Planning and security applications. Services include establishments engaged in providing or performing professional, scientific, and technical activities for others (businesses, government, and consumers. The Expert Guide for this deliverable is Stephanie Atkinson. Forecasts are from 2010 through 2015 and include annual growth rates, as well as percentage of total market.
 

Application spending in the government sector is a strong area of growth. Fueling this spending category are applications such as cloud computing, the adoption of hosted collaboration and project management and green IT. This Excel-based Data-rich Deliverable (DRD) is part of the Government and Applications Market subscription and includes market intelligence on Applications expenditures by the Federal Government. The Expert Guide for this deliverable is Stephanie Atkinson. Forecasts are from 2010 through 2015 and include annual growth rates, as well as percentage of total market.
 

Applications are an aggressive area of spending growth among enterprise businesses. Because applications are a means to leverage investment in existing hardware, spending in this category can be justified, even in light of the economic recession that has characterized the past few years. This Excel-based Data-rich Deliverable (DRD) is part of the Enterprise Business and Applications Market subscriptions and includes market intelligence on applications expenditures for enterprise business. Compass Intelligence defines IT applications as expenditures on server and client-based custom-coded and packaged applications, including productivity, Enterprise Resource Planning and security applications. Size of business includes Enterprise Business (over 1000 employees). The Expert Guide for this deliverable is Kneko Burney. Forecasts are from 2010 through 2015 and include annual growth rates, as well as percentage of total market.
 

Applications is one of the largest, and fastest increasing, categories of IT spending in the US Business market. From powering new processes, to connecting existing applications together, application services are becoming an integral part of business processes. This Excel-based Data-rich Deliverable (DRD) explores the market for application services across different sizes of businesses, including SOHO (1-4 employees), Small Business (5-99 employees), Mid-Sized Business (100-999 employees), and Enterprise Business (Over 1000 employees). The Expert Guide for this deliverable is Kneko Burney. Forecasts are from 2010 through 2015 and include annual growth rates, as well as percentage of total market.
 

This Excel-based Data-rich Deliverable (DRD) that is part of the Government and Applications Market subscription includes market intelligence on IT: Applications expenditures for Government by level. Compass Intelligence defines IT applications as business expenditures on server and client-based custom-coded and packaged applications, including productivity, Enterprise Resource Planning and security applications. Government includes all establishments of the federal government, state governments, and local governments, which include county, municipal, township, school district, and special district governments. Three criteria are used to distinguish independent governmental organizations from each other: they must exist as an organized entity, possess a governmental character, such as having a high degree of responsibility to the public or the ability to levy taxes, and have substantial autonomy, including fiscal and administrative independence. Federal Government includes all civilian and defense agencies, departments, organizations, and offices of the US federal government. State includes all state level offices, agencies, departments, and organizations of the US State Governments. Local includes all county, municipal, township, and special district governments of the Local Governments in the US. The Expert Guide for this deliverable is Stephanie Atkinson. Forecasts are from 2010 through 2015 and include annual growth rates, as well as percentage of total market.
 

Applications represent the next stage in mid-sized business IT development. Most mid-sized businesses already have the core IT equipment in place, however the adoption of applications and the development of tools will help make their business more productive and better able to compete. This Excel-based Data-rich Deliverable (DRD) is part of the Mid-Sized Business and Applications Market subscriptions and includes market intelligence on application expenditures for mid-sized business. Compass Intelligence defines IT applications as expenditures on server and client-based custom-coded and packaged applications, including productivity, Enterprise Resource Planning and security applications. Size of business includes Mid-Sized Business (100-999 employees). The Expert Guide for this deliverable is Kneko Burney. Forecasts are from 2010 through 2015 and include annual growth rates, as well as percentage of total market.
 

Over the next several years small businesses will spend nearly one-quarter of their total IT budgets on applications. This is one of the larger categories of IT spend for small businesses and it is continuing to grow. This Excel-based Data-rich Deliverable (DRD) is part of the Small Business and Applications Market subscriptions and includes market intelligence on application expenditures for small business. Compass Intelligence defines IT applications as expenditures on server and client-based custom-coded and packaged applications, including productivity, Enterprise Resource Planning and security applications. Size of business includes Small Business (5-99 employees). The Expert Guide for this deliverable is Kneko Burney. Forecasts are from 2010 through 2015 and include annual growth rates, as well as percentage of total market.
 

This Excel-based Data-rich Deliverable (DRD) that is part of the SOHO Business and Applications Market subscriptions includes market intelligence on IT: Application expenditures for SOHO business.  Compass Intelligence defines IT applications as expenditures on server and client-based custom-coded and packaged applications, including productivity, Enterprise Resource Planning and security applications. Size of business includes SOHO (1-4 employees). The Expert Guide for this deliverable is Kneko Burney. Forecasts are from 2010 through 2015 and include annual growth rates, as well as percentage of total market.
 

This Excel-based Data-rich Deliverable (DRD) that is part of the Government and Applications Market subscription includes market intelligence on IT: Applications expenditures for Government by level. Compass Intelligence defines IT applications as business expenditures on server and client-based custom-coded and packaged applications, including productivity, Enterprise Resource Planning and security applications. Government includes all establishments of the federal government, state governments, and local governments, which include county, municipal, township, school district, and special district governments. Three criteria are used to distinguish independent governmental organizations from each other: they must exist as an organized entity, possess a governmental character, such as having a high degree of responsibility to the public or the ability to levy taxes, and have substantial autonomy, including fiscal and administrative independence. Federal Government includes all civilian and defense agencies, departments, organizations, and offices of the US federal government. State includes all state level offices, agencies, departments, and organizations of the US State Governments. Local includes all county, municipal, township, and special district governments of the Local Governments in the US. The Expert Guide for this deliverable is Stephanie Atkinson. Forecasts are from 2009 through 2014 and include annual growth rates, as well as percentage of total market.
 

This Excel-based Data-rich Deliverable (DRD) that is part of the SOHO Business and Applications Market subscriptions includes market intelligence on IT: Application expenditures for SOHO business.  Compass Intelligence defines IT applications as expenditures on server and client-based custom-coded and packaged applications, including productivity, Enterprise Resource Planning and security applications. Size of business includes SOHO (1-4 employees). The Expert Guide for this deliverable is Kneko Burney. Forecasts are from 2009 through 2014 and include annual growth rates, as well as percentage of total market.
 

Over the next several years small businesses will spend nearly one-quarter of their total IT budgets on applications. This is one of the larger categories of IT spend for small businesses and it is continuing to grow. This Excel-based Data-rich Deliverable (DRD) is part of the Small Business and Applications Market subscriptions and includes market intelligence on application expenditures for small business. Compass Intelligence defines IT applications as expenditures on server and client-based custom-coded and packaged applications, including productivity, Enterprise Resource Planning and security applications. Size of business includes Small Business (5-99 employees). The Expert Guide for this deliverable is Kneko Burney. Forecasts are from 2009 through 2014 and include annual growth rates, as well as percentage of total market.
 

Applications represent the next stage in mid-sized business IT development. Most mid-sized businesses already have the core IT equipment in place, however the adoption of applications and the development of tools will help make their business more productive and better able to compete. This Excel-based Data-rich Deliverable (DRD) is part of the Mid-Sized Business and Applications Market subscriptions and includes market intelligence on application expenditures for mid-sized business. Compass Intelligence defines IT applications as expenditures on server and client-based custom-coded and packaged applications, including productivity, Enterprise Resource Planning and security applications. Size of business includes Mid-Sized Business (100-999 employees). The Expert Guide for this deliverable is Kneko Burney. Forecasts are from 2009 through 2014 and include annual growth rates, as well as percentage of total market.
 

This Excel-based Data-rich Deliverable (DRD) that is part of the Education and Applications Market subscriptions includes market intelligence on IT: Applications expenditures for the education vertical by level. Education includes both the K-12 segment and the higher education segment. The education industry can be defined as a public or private institution/school delivering and providing coursework instruction for students ranging from pre-school to post graduation. The education industry includes privately owned instructional institutions, as well as schools funded by federal, state, and local grants and monies. K-12 includes educational institutions and schools, both private and public, for grades Kindergarten through 12th grade includes grade school, junior high or middle school and high school. Higher education includes educational institutions and schools, both private and public, for post-secondary education; as well as junior college, undergraduate education, and post graduate education at colleges and universities. Compass Intelligence defines applications as business expenditures on server and client-based custom-coded and packaged applications, including productivity, Enterprise Resource Planning and security applications. The Expert Guide for this deliverable is Stephanie Atkinson. Forecasts are from 2009 through 2014 and include annual growth rates, as well as percentage of total market.
 

Applications in general will be a strong area of IT spending growth. In the services vertical this growth will be driven by the need for CRM, ERP, sales applications, and mobile applications. This Excel-based Data-rich Deliverable (DRD) is part of the Services and Applications Market subscriptions and includes market intelligence on applications expenditures for the Professional Services vertical. Compass Intelligence defines IT applications as expenditures on server and client-based custom-coded and packaged applications, including productivity, Enterprise Resource Planning and security applications. Services include establishments engaged in providing or performing professional, scientific, and technical activities for others (businesses, government, and consumers. The Expert Guide for this deliverable is Stephanie Atkinson. Forecasts are from 2009 through 2014 and include annual growth rates, as well as percentage of total market.
 

The federal stimulus funding in the HITECH Act has sparked the health care industry to invest in information systems upgrades. Applications will be an important element of this process and will experience strong spending growth over the next several years. This Excel-based Data-rich Deliverable (DRD) includes market intelligence on Applications expenditures for the Health Care vertical and is part of the Health Care and Applications Market subscriptions. Compass Intelligence defines IT applications as expenditures on server and client-based custom-coded and packaged applications, including productivity, Enterprise Resource Planning and security applications. Health Care includes establishments primarily engaged in furnishing medical, surgical and other health services to persons. The Expert Guide for this deliverable is Stephanie Atkinson. Forecasts are from 2009 through 2014 and include annual growth rates, as well as percentage of total market. This is an On-Demand Market report. In an effort to provide our customers with the most current forecast and trending data available, once ordered, this report will be generated and made available to the client within 24 hours.
 

Application spending in the government sector is a strong area of growth. Fueling this spending category are applications such as cloud computing, the adoption of hosted collaboration and project management and green IT. This Excel-based Data-rich Deliverable (DRD) is part of the Government and Applications Market subscription and includes market intelligence on applications expenditures for Government. The Expert Guide for this deliverable is Stephanie Atkinson. Forecasts are from 2009 through 2014 and include annual growth rates, as well as percentage of total market. This is an On-Demand Market report. In an effort to provide our customers with the most current forecast and trending data available, once ordered, this report will be generated and made available to the client within 24 hours.
 

This iDRD (Insight-based Data-Rich Deliverable) is part of the Public Safety subscription. This 12-page report discusses and analyzes the E9-1-1, PSAP and emergency dispatching services market within public safety. Also covered are expenditures, trends, and insights from 2009-2014. Public safety includes any and all police, fire, and emergency related offices, departments, and agencies within the federal, state and local levels. Local levels include all municipalities, townships, and special districts. Public safety includes homeland security, emergency communications, emergency management, 9-1-1 communications, and all first responder communications. The Expert Guide for this DRD is Stephanie.
 

Applications are an aggressive area of spending growth among enterprise businesses. Because applications are a means to leverage investment in existing hardware, spending in this category can be justified, even in light of the economic recession that has characterized the past few years. This Excel-based Data-rich Deliverable (DRD) is part of the Enterprise Business and Applications Market subscriptions and includes market intelligence on applications expenditures for enterprise business. Compass Intelligence defines IT applications as expenditures on server and client-based custom-coded and packaged applications, including productivity, Enterprise Resource Planning and security applications. Size of business includes Enterprise Business (over 1000 employees). The Expert Guide for this deliverable is Kneko Burney. Forecasts are from 2009 through 2014 and include annual growth rates, as well as percentage of total market. This is an On-Demand Market report. In an effort to provide our customers with the most current forecast and trending data available, once ordered, this report will be generated and made available to the client within 24 hours.
 

The construct ion industry has been hard hit over the past few years with the economic recession, which has impacted IT spending in this sector. Application spending, which is a primary area of IT spending growth in most sectors, actually has declined in the construction industry over the past few years. This Excel-based Data-rich Deliverable (DRD) that is part of the Construction and Applications Market subscriptions includes market intelligence applications expenditures for the construction vertical. Compass Intelligence defines construction as establishments primarily engaged in construction work or services. Compass Intelligence defines applications as business expenditures on server and client-based custom-coded and packaged applications, including productivity, Enterprise Resource Planning and security applications. The Expert Guide for this deliverable is Stephanie Atkinson. Forecasts are from 2009 through 2014 and include annual growth rates, as well as percentage of total market. This is an On-Demand Market report. In an effort to provide our customers with the most current forecast and trending data available, once ordered, this report will be generated and made available to the client within 24 hours.
 

Application spending in the government sector is a strong area of growth. Fueling this spending category are applications such as cloud computing, the adoption of hosted collaboration and project management and green IT. This Excel-based Data-rich Deliverable (DRD) is part of the Government and Applications Market subscription and includes market intelligence on Applications expenditures by the Federal Government. The Expert Guide for this deliverable is Stephanie Atkinson. Forecasts are from 2009 through 2014 and include annual growth rates, as well as percentage of total market.
 

This Excel-based Data-rich Deliverable (DRD) explores the opportunity for applications in the Retail vertical. Application spending in this sector is being driven by investment in CRM, supply-chain management, RFID applications, and other transaction-based applications. Compass Intelligence defines IT applications as expenditures on server and client-based custom-coded and packaged applications, including productivity, Enterprise Resource Planning and security applications. Retail includes establishments engaged in retailing merchandise, generally without transformation, and rendering services incidental to the sale of merchandise. The Expert Guide for this deliverable is Stephanie Atkinson. Forecasts are from 2009 through 2014 and are broken out by size of business. This is an On-Demand Market report. In an effort to provide our customers with the most current forecast and trending data available, once ordered, this report will be generated and made available to the client within 24 hours.
 

Despite a closely scrutinized spending environment over the past several years in the FIRE (Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate) sector, application spending has remained fairly steady. This Excel-based Data-rich Deliverable (DRD) is part of the FIRE and Applications Market subscriptions and includes discussion of business expenditures on server and client-based custom-coded and packaged applications, including productivity, Enterprise Resource Planning and security applications. The Expert Guide for this deliverable is Stephanie Atkinson. Forecasts are from 2009 through 2014 and include annual growth rates, as well as percentage of total market. This is an On-Demand Market report. In an effort to provide our customers with the most current forecast and trending data available, once ordered, this report will be generated and made available to the client within 24 hours.
 

Application spending among businesses is a rapidly growing IT spending category and SMBs are increasing their spending in this category at an even greater pace than Enterprise Businesses. This Excel-based Data-rich Deliverable (DRD) is part of the Compass Intelligence SMB research. Compass Intelligence defines IT applications as expenditures on server and client-based custom-coded and packaged applications, including productivity, Enterprise Resource Planning and security applications. The Expert Guide for this deliverable is Kneko Burney. Forecasts are from 2009 through 2014 and include annual growth rates, as well as percentage of total market. This is an On-Demand Market report. In an effort to provide our customers with the most current forecast and trending data available, once ordered, this report will be generated and made available to the client within 24 hours.
 

This Excel-based Data-rich Deliverable (DRD) explores the opportunity for applications in the manufacturing vertical. Application spending in this sector is being driven by the improved production efficiencies and reduction in manpower achieved by improved automation. This report encompasses all Manufacturing establishments engaged in the mechanical or chemical transformation of materials or substances into new products. The Expert Guide for this deliverable is Stephanie Atkinson. Forecasts are from 2009 through 2014 and are broken out by Discrete and Process Manufacturing. This is an On-Demand Market report. In an effort to provide our customers with the most current forecast and trending data available, once ordered, this report will be generated and made available to the client within 24 hours.
 

Applications is one of the largest, and fastest increasing, categories of IT spending in the US Business market. From powering new processes, to connecting existing applications together, application services are becoming an integral part of business processes. This Excel-based Data-rich Deliverable (DRD) explores the market for application services across different sizes of businesses, including SOHO (1-4 employees), Small Business (5-99 employees), Mid-Sized Business (100-999 employees), and Enterprise Business (Over 1000 employees). The Expert Guide for this deliverable is Kneko Burney. Forecasts are from 2009 through 2014 and include annual growth rates, as well as percentage of total market. This is an On-Demand Market report. In an effort to provide our customers with the most current forecast and trending data available, once ordered, this report will be generated and made available to the client within 24 hours.

 

Application spending in the government sector is a strong area of growth. Fueling this spending category are applications such as cloud computing, the adoption of hosted collaboration and project management and green IT. This Excel-based Data-rich Deliverable (DRD) is part of the Government and Applications Market subscription and includes market intelligence on IT: Applications expenditures for Government by level. The Expert Guide for this deliverable is Stephanie Atkinson. Forecasts are from 2009 through 2014 and include annual growth rates, as well as percentage of total market. This is an On-Demand Market report. In an effort to provide our customers with the most current forecast and trending data available, once ordered, this report will be generated and made available to the client within 24 hours.
 

This Excel-based Data-rich Deliverable (DRD) that is part of the Public Safety and Business Applications subscriptions includes market intelligence on IT: Applications expenditures for Public Safety by level. Compass Intelligence defines IT applications as business expenditures on server and client-based custom-coded and packaged applications, including productivity, Enterprise Resource Planning and security applications. Public Safety includes all establishments of Law Enforcement, Fire, and EMS/other. The forecast includes applications spending on Public Safety from 2009 to 2014 broken out by Fire, Police, and EMTs. Public Safety is a subset of state and local government, and includes fire, police (includes corrections), EMT, and other related-offices as it pertains to keeping the public safe and secure. The Expert Guide for this deliverable is Stephanie Atkinson. Forecasts are from 2009 through 2014 and include annual growth rates, as well as percentage of total market.
 

This iDRD (Insight-based Data-Rich Deliverable) is part of the Business Applications and Manufacturing subscriptions. This 13-page report includes trending analysis and insights on both mobile and general application trends across the manufacturing vertical. Applications consist of business expenditures on server and client-based custom-coded and packaged applications, including productivity, Enterprise Resource Planning and security applications. The manufacturing industry includes all established involved in the chemical or mechanical transformation of materials or substances into new products. The Expert Guide for this report is Stephanie Atkinson.
 

This aDRD (Announcement-based Data-Rich Deliverable) is part of the Enterprise, Business Applications, Business IT, and Professional Services subscriptions. This 6-page announcement discusses the IBM and SPSS Inc. recent announcement that the two companies have entered into a definitive merger agreement for IBM to acquire SPSS, a publicly-held company headquartered in Chicago. The acquisition, which is expected to close later in the second half of 2009 is expected to further expand IBM's Information on Demand (IOD) software portfolio and business analytics capabilities, including the range of offerings available through IBM's recently-announced Business Analytics and Optimization Consulting organization and network of Analytics Solution Centers. The acquisition is also expected to strengthen IBM's Information Agenda initiative, which helps companies turn information into a strategic asset. The Expert Guide for this DRD is Kneko Burney.
 

This iDRD (Insight-based Data-Rich Deliverable) is part of the Health Care subscription and falls under the IT applications market. This 13-page report looks at the hottest application trends in patient care and covers such categories as Electronic Medical Records (EMR), Consumer-Centric Health Care, Financial Incentives, Government Health Care Reform, Federal stimulus and HITECH Act, Health Care mobile applications adoption, spending and more. The Health Care vertical includes establishments primarily engaged in furnishing medical, surgical, and other health services to persons. Establishments of associations or groups, such as Health Maintenance Organizations (HMOs), primarily engaged in providing medical or other health services to members are included. Insurance providers and hospices are also included in health care. The Expert Guide for this deliverable is Heather Taylor.
 

This Excel-based Data-rich Deliverable (DRD) that is part of the Education and Applications Market subscriptions includes market intelligence on IT: Applications expenditures for the education vertical by level. Education includes both the K-12 segment and the higher education segment. The education industry can be defined as a public or private institution/school delivering and providing coursework instruction for students ranging from pre-school to post graduation. The education industry includes privately owned instructional institutions, as well as schools funded by federal, state, and local grants and monies. K-12 includes educational institutions and schools, both private and public, for grades Kindergarten through 12th grade includes grade school, junior high or middle school and high school. Higher education includes educational institutions and schools, both private and public, for post-secondary education; as well as junior college, undergraduate education, and post graduate education at colleges and universities. Compass Intelligence defines applications as business expenditures on server and client-based custom-coded and packaged applications, including productivity, Enterprise Resource Planning and security applications. The Expert Guide for this deliverable is Stephanie Atkinson. Forecasts are from 2008 through 2013 and include annual growth rates, as well as percentage of total market.
 

This Excel-based DRD (Data Rich Deliverable) is part of the Business IT and Applications subscription. This deliverable includes market forecasts on RFID revenues in the US categorized by hardware, software, and services. Market forecasts are from 2007-2012 and include annual growth rates. RFID or radio frequency identification is a collection technology that uses electronic tags for storing data. The tag is made up of an RFID chip attached to an antenna. Transmitting in the kilohertz, megahertz and gigahertz ranges, tags may be battery-powered or derive their power from the RF waves coming from the reader. RFID tags do not require line of sight and can be embedded within packages. Hardware includes Tags, Readers, Chips, Antennas, Servers, and other equipment. Software includes software, middleware, and applications. Services include implementation, integration, and other services related to RFID deployment, installation, and maintenance. The Expert Guide for this deliverable is Stephanie Atkinson.
 

This Excel-based DRD (Data Rich Deliverable) is part of the Business IT and Applications subscription. This deliverable includes market forecasts on RFID revenues in the US across vertical industries. Market forecasts are from 2007-2012 and include annual growth rates. RFID or radio frequency identification is a collection technology that uses electronic tags for storing data. The tag is made up of an RFID chip attached to an antenna. Transmitting in the kilohertz, megahertz and gigahertz ranges, tags may be battery-powered or derive their power from the RF waves coming from the reader. RFID tags do not require line of sight and can be embedded within packages. Vertical markets include Mining, Construction, Government, Services, FIRE (Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate), Manufacturing, Retail Trade, Wholesale and TCU (Telecommunications and Utilities). The Expert Guide for this deliverable is Stephanie Atkinson.
 

This Excel-based Data-rich Deliverable (DRD) that is part of the UK Business IT subscription includes market intelligence on business expenditures on UK Business IT Applications by size of business. Compass Intelligence defines applications as server and client-based custom-coded and packaged applications, including productivity, Enterprise Resource Planning and security applications. UK Business IT expenditures consist of investments on services, equipment, applications and personnel to develop, manage and support a firms IT infrastructure and communications. This market consists of six categories: computer hardware, applications, network hardware, telecom, IT personnel and outsourcing & Hosted services. Size of business includes SOHO (1-4 employees), Small Business (5-99 employees), Mid-Sized Business (100-999 employees), and Enterprise Business (Over 1000 employees). The Expert Guide for this deliverable is Kneko Burney. Forecasts are from 2008 through 2013 and include annual growth rates, as well as percentage of total market.
 

This Excel-based Data-rich Deliverable (DRD) that is part of the India Business IT subscription includes market intelligence on India business expenditures on the IT: Applications market by size of business. Compass Intelligence defines applications as server and client-based custom-coded and packaged applications, including productivity, Enterprise Resource Planning and security applications. Business IT expenditures consist of investments on services, equipment, applications and personnel to develop, manage and support a firms IT infrastructure and communications. This market consists of six categories: computer hardware, applications, network hardware, telecom, IT personnel and outsourcing & Hosted services. Size of business includes SOHO (1-4 employees), Small Business (5-99 employees), Mid-Sized Business (100-999 employees), and Enterprise Business (Over 1000 employees). The Expert Guide for this deliverable is Kneko Burney. Forecasts are from 2008 through 2013 and include annual growth rates, as well as percentage of total market.
 

This Excel-based Data-rich Deliverable (DRD) that is part of the China Business IT subscription includes market intelligence on business expenditures on China Business IT Applications by size of business. Compass Intelligence defines applications as server and client-based custom-coded and packaged applications, including productivity, Enterprise Resource Planning and security applications. China Business IT expenditures consist of investments on services, equipment, applications and personnel to develop, manage and support a firms IT infrastructure and communications. This market consists of six categories: computer hardware, applications, network hardware, telecom, IT personnel and outsourcing & Hosted services. Size of business includes SOHO (1-4 employees), Small Business (5-99 employees), Mid-Sized Business (100-999 employees), and Enterprise Business (Over 1000 employees). The Expert Guide for this deliverable is Kneko Burney. Forecasts are from 2008 through 2013 and include annual growth rates, as well as percentage of total market.
 

This aDRD (Announcement-based Data-Rich Deliverable) is part of the Business Applications, Business IT, Competitive Profiles and Enterprise Business subscriptions. This 7-page report discusses and analyzes Oracle Corporation’s acquisition of Sun Microsystems. The acquisition provides Oracle with the ownership of Sun’s extensive enterprise class-hardware and multi-dimensional software portfolio. It is expected that the IT industry will blossom due to this combining of best-in-class enterprise software and mission-critical computing systems. The Expert Guide for this report is Kneko Burney.
 

This Excel-based Data-rich Deliverable (DRD) that is part of the Health Care and Applications Market subscriptions includes market intelligence on IT: Applications expenditures for the Health Care vertical. Compass Intelligence defines IT applications as expenditures on server and client-based custom-coded and packaged applications, including productivity, Enterprise Resource Planning and security applications. Health Care includes establishments primarily engaged in furnishing medical, surgical and other health services to persons. Establishments of associations or groups, such as Health Maintenance Organizations (HMOs), primarily engaged in providing medical or other health services to members are included. Insurance providers are included. Hospices are also included in health care. Size of business includes SOHO (1-4 employees), Small Business (5-99 employees), Mid-Sized Business (100-999 employees), and Enterprise Business (Over 1000 employees). The Expert Guide for this deliverable is Stephanie Atkinson. Forecasts are from 2008 through 2013 and include annual growth rate, as well as percentage of total market
 

This Excel-based Data-rich Deliverable (DRD) that is part of the Manufacturing and Applications Market subscriptions includes market intelligence on IT: Applications expenditures for the Manufacturing vertical. Compass Intelligence defines applications as business expenditures on server and client-based custom-coded and packaged applications, including productivity, Enterprise Resource Planning and security applications. Manufacturing includes establishments engaged in the mechanical or chemical transformation of materials or substances into new products. Size of business includes SOHO (1-4 employees), Small Business (5-99 employees), Mid-Sized Business (100-999 employees), and Enterprise Business (Over 1000 employees). The Expert Guide for this deliverable is Stephanie Atkinson. Forecasts are from 2008 through 2013 and include annual growth rate, as well as percentage of total market.
 

This Excel-based Data-rich Deliverable (DRD) that is part of the Services and Applications Market subscriptions includes market intelligence on IT: Applications expenditures for the Professional Services vertical. Compass Intelligence defines IT applications as expenditures on server and client-based custom-coded and packaged applications, including productivity, Enterprise Resource Planning and security applications. Services include establishments engaged in providing or performing professional, scientific, and technical activities for others (businesses, government, and consumers). These activities require a high degree, of skill, training, expertise, and knowledge. Clients are within a number of industries including telecommunications, engineering, electronics, government, construction, services, and more. Size of business includes SOHO (1-4 employees), Small Business (5-99 employees), Mid-Sized Business (100-999 employees), and Enterprise Business (Over 1000 employees). The Expert Guide for this deliverable is Stephanie Atkinson. Forecasts are from 2008 through 2013 and include annual growth rate, as well as percentage of total market.
 

This Excel-based Data-rich Deliverable (DRD) that is part of the Public Safety and Business Applications subscriptions includes market intelligence on IT: Applications expenditures for Public Safety by level.  Compass Intelligence defines IT applications as business expenditures on server and client-based custom-coded and packaged applications, including productivity, Enterprise Resource Planning and security applications. Public Safety includes all establishments of Law Enforcement, Fire, and EMS/other. The forecast includes applications spending on Public Safety from 2008 to 2013 broken out by Fire, Police, and EMTs.  Public Safety is a subset of state and local government, and includes fire, police (includes corrections), EMT, and other related-offices as it pertains to keeping the public safe and secure.  The Expert Guide for this deliverable is Stephanie Atkinson. Forecasts are from 2008 through 2013 and include annual growth rates, as well as percentage of total market.
 

This aDRD (Announcement-based Data-Rich Deliverable) is part of the Mid-sized Business subscriptions and competitive profiles subscriptions.  This 9-page report discusses and analyzes AT&T's recent announcement that it has selected Oracle to deliver its product subscription based PeopleSoft solution on AT&T’s Synaptic Hosting platform, targeted at mid-sized companies. Included in this report is a forecast of U US Mid-Sized Business IT Expenditures (US$x1000), 2007-2012 as well as some perspective on how this new service will benefit mid-sized businesses. The Expert Guide for this report is Kneko Burney.
 

This iDRD (Insight-based Data-Rich Deliverable) is part of the Manufacturing subscription.  This 14-page report includes trending analysis, expenditures on this market, and insights on the RFID market in the manufacturing vertical.  RFID expenditures forecasts are from 2007 to 2012 and include annual growth rates.  RFID is radio-frequency identification, a technology that uses small devices or tags placed on items, pallets, and packages that can be used to sense the tagged item from a short distance without direct line-of-sight.  The manufacturing industry includes all established involved in the chemical or mechanical transformation of materials or substances into new products. The Expert Guide for this report is Stephanie Atkinson.