The leading vendors in the Desktop Management market (Competitor Focus)

Desktop management vendors vary in their focus and in their market strengths and weaknesses. In this section Datamonitor attempts to provide a deeper look into the underlying patterns in the market by comparing the top vendors in each of the criteria that contribute to the technology, impact and sentiment ratings.

Report Highlights

With the exception of Microsoft that lags behind significantly, technology ratings for all the vendors on the decision matrix are clustered. This clustering provides an incomplete picture; average technology scores are close, but vendors' technology capabilities vary greatly by category. IBM, HP and Microsoft have strong brand recognition which has influenced end users' impressions of these vendors. Those three vendors have the highest ratings in all but one of the user sentiment categories.
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DATAMONITOR VIEW 1
CATALYST 1
SUMMARY 1
METHODOLOGY 1
INTRODUCTION 2
Desktop Management: the key vendors 2
MARKET LEADERS 3
Market leaders: Technology 3
Due to the market's relative immaturity, none of the vendors has established clear technology leadership 3
The breadth and depth of a vendor's technology has more influence on market impact and user sentiment 4
Smaller vendors that are more focused on desktop management lead in terms of technology strategy 4
Market leaders: User Sentiment 5
IBM, HP and Microsoft have strong brands that enable them to lead in end user sentiment 5
Market leaders: Impact 6
HP enjoys a clear lead in market impact thanks to its fast revenue growth and large installed base 6
APPENDIX 7
Definitions 7
Datamonitor Ratings 7
Extended methodology 8
Technology 8
User sentiment 9
Market Impact 10
Further reading 10
Ask the analyst 10

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Figure 1: Market leaders analysis: Technology 3
Figure 2: Market leaders analysis: User sentiment 5
Figure 3: Market leaders analysis: Impact 6

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