Analyst Profile

Ivano Ortis

EMEA Research Director, Global Retail Insights

Ivano Ortis is EMEA Research Director with Global Retail Insights, an IDC Company.

In this position, he analyzes and anticipates key trends and forecasts on IT strategies and spending in specific retail and transportation sub-vertical industries (e.g., HoReCa, motor trade, distribution, air, land, and water transportation) in Western Europe and provides consulting and advisory support to end-user organizations as well as to IT vendors.

Ortis has developed extensive insight into the ICT and telecommunications value chain and a strong market experience in understanding how to merge industry dynamics, business requirements, and technology trends to provide vertical-specific strategies on IT demand from both the end-user and vendor perspective.

Prior to joining IDC, Ortis worked with Fiat Telematic Services as a program manager, Nokia as a technology sourcing manager, Vodafone as an enterprise sales engineer, Andersen Consulting as senior analyst and Intersil as an IT consultant.

During 2003 and 2004 he also actively participated in the SIP Forum Marketing Working Group.

Ortis has a master's in telecommunication engineering from the Politecnico University in Milan.

Research Authored by Ivano Ortis

Retail Telecommunications, Networking, and Mobile Solutions Trends Ivano Ortis Sep 2008 - Doc # GRIT04Q      Survey This study provides a comprehensive analysis of the telecommunications, networking, and mobile solutions market in the European retail industry. Several factual demonstrations are provided — including GRI 2008 survey among 451 ... purchase document

SAPPHIRE 2008: SAP Revamps EMEA Operations Luisa Bordoni, Bo Lykkegaard, Alys Woodward, Giuliana Folco, Ruediger Spies, David Bradshaw, Roberta Bigliani, Ivano Ortis Sep 2008 - Doc # LT55Q      Insight In this Insight, IDC presents an overview of SAP's major initiatives in EMEA after SAPPHIRE 2008 in Berlin, and the impact of the company's positioning in the region.: purchase document

Western European Retail and Wholesale IT Spending Guide, Top 5 Countries, 2008 Ivano Ortis, Jauhary Arifin Jul 2008 - Doc # GRIT53Q      Pivot Table This Global Retail Insights Pivot Table presents our best estimates and forecasts for the Western European retail IT opportunity. This pivot table provides IT spending forecasts for the following subindustries: apparel and acce ... purchase document

Centralized POS and Back-Office at Batleys: Investing in Real-Time Visibility and Business Agility Ivano Ortis Jul 2008 - Doc # GRIT02Q      Case Study This Global Retail Insights report provides an overview of best practices in the adoption of real-time store and head-office systems in the European retail sector by discussing the implementation made at Batleys, a cash and car ... purchase document

Western Europe, Consumer Packaged Goods, Industry-Specific Applications Investment Plans Ivano Ortis, Alexandra Pallares, Jauhary Arifin, Lorenzo Veronesi Jul 2008 - Doc # MIVC05Q      Survey This report provides analysis of the results of IDC's Manufacturing Insights' most recent survey, which was carried out in Western Europe.: The survey is based on 87 interviews with CPG manufacturing firms in Ger ... purchase document

Advanced CRM, Loyalty Management, and Targeted Marketing: Lessons Learned from Air Mauritius Ivano Ortis, Jauhary Arifin Jul 2008 - Doc # GRIT52Q      Case Study "Global Retail Insights strongly believes that given the turbulent economic situation, strengthening relationships with industry partners, customers, and other stakeholders is a must to create sustainable shareholder value," sa ... purchase document

Worldwide Retail IT Spending Guide, Version 1, 2008 Jessica Goepfert, Monika Kumar, Scott Langdoc, Leslie Hand, Nina Bonagura, Gary Koch, Ivano Ortis, Roman Maceska, Matias Berardi Jul 2008 - Doc # GRI213269      Pivot Table This Global Retail Insights Pivot Table presents our best estimates and forecasts for the worldwide retail IT opportunity. This Pivot Table provides IT spending forecasts for the following subindustries: apparel and accessory s ... purchase document

Retail Store Technologies Directions: Winning Formula Resides in the Architecture Ivano Ortis Jun 2008 - Doc # GRIT03Q      Market Overview This Global Retail Insights report provides an overview of EMEA retail business priorities and store systems technology directions, by discussing pros, cons, and requirements in moving from distributed store systems architectur ... purchase document

NCR Self Service Universe Review Ivano Ortis Jun 2008 - Doc # GRIT51Q      Update This report provides Global Retail Insights' analysis of the state-of-play for self-service systems, survey findings on store systems budget allocation to self-service technologies, and implications for EMEA retailers.: ... purchase document

Western Europe, Consumer Packaged Goods Industry, Enterprise IT Solutions Adoption and Investment Plans, 2007 Survey Ivano Ortis, Alexandra Pallares, Lorenzo Veronesi Jun 2008 - Doc # MIVC04Q      Survey This report provides analysis of the results of IDC's Manufacturing Insights' most recent survey, which was carried out in Western Europe.: The survey is based on 87 interviews with CPG manufacturing firms in Ger ... purchase document

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