IDC's European Business Network Services with Vertical Views combines the analysis in the core service (European Business Network Services) with a detailed spending perspective and analysis across major network services segments within the different vertical industries of the Western European economy. This service will provide network vendors with a five-year outlook on the multidimensional network services segment opportunity size and growth rates for vertical industries in Europe as a whole and in selected major countries, with a particular focus on managed Web hosting, Internet access, managed IP services, and managed data network services. IDC vertical market segmentations, based on consistent and rigorous forecasting methodologies, standard definitions, and taxonomies pinpoint the network services investment trends of various industries, clarify expectations within vertical markets, and facilitate the decision-making and market risk management efforts of network service providers.

This service covers the following segments of the business network services market:

• Managed Web hosting by vertical market
• Internet access by vertical market
• Managed IP services (IP VPN) by vertical market
• Managed data network services by vertical market

Throughout the year, this service will address the following topics:

• Key business network services requirements by vertical market
• Business network services vendor vertical market initiatives
• Application-driven priorities by vertical market
• User views

Our research addresses the following issues that are critical to your success:

1. What is the size of spending for managed Web hosting, Internet access, managed IP services, and managed data network services by vertical in Western Europe?
2. What is the size of spending for enterprise managed services in total by vertical in the top 5 countries in Western Europe?
3. What are the key business network service requirements by vertical market ?
4. What strategies will specific industries use to adopt business network services?
5. What are the top priority applications driving demand for business network services?

IDC's European Business Network Services with Vertical Views examines how network providers are positioning themselves to compete in vertical industries. This service reviews strategies, market positioning, and future direction of several providers, including:

AT&T Corporation, Avaya Inc., BT, Cisco Systems Corporation, Colt Telecom Sweden, Detecon International GmbH, Deutsche Telekom (Germany), Extreme Networks Europe, France Telecom, Global Voice, HI3G Access EMEA, Infonet, KPN Telecom, MCI, Nokia, Nortel, NTT, Siemens, Sonera, Sony, Sprint, Swisscom, TDC, Telecom Italia, Telefónica, Telia, Vodafone, and Wind.

Throughout the year, this service will offer insight into the latest trends impacting the market. Potential studies include:

This study will analyze opportunities for managed Web hosting in key vertical markets, including finance, manufacturing, public sector, telecommunications, transport, and utilities in Western Europe and the top 5 countries.

As above for Internet access services.

As above for IP services, including IP VPN.

As above for the managed data network services market.

This study will analyze survey based trends in business network services by vertical markets.