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		<description><![CDATA[ Identifies and evaluates industry market opportunities for technology vendors. Provides five-year IT spending  forecasts for 14 major industries, 42 sub-industries and 11 product/service lines across 7 regions and 40 countries. Helps vendors develop industry-specific customer segmentation and go-to-market strategies. ]]></description> 
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	 							<title><![CDATA[ Dataquest Research Catalog: Industry Market Strategies Worldwide]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ This Dataquest Research Catalog contains information on Gartner research for clients of the Industry Market Strategies Worldwide product. Recently published research documents are listed as well as plans for upcoming research deliverables. ]]></description>
		
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  					<pubDate>Tue, 03 May 2011</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Market Insight: Insurance Industry Primer, 2011]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Insurance will grow by 4.2% in 2011. IT spending hot spots include compliance, customer retention and operational excellence. Leverage these opportunities using our buying center, messaging and industry solutions maps. This report is an update to the insurance primer published in 2009. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Tue, 05 Apr 2011</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Market Trends: Vertical Industries, Western Europe, 2011]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ In the short term, due to economic uncertainty, cost optimization will rule Western European IT budgets of vertical industries, especially in the public sector and utilities. Expansion and customer-centric strategies will be long-term priorities, mainly in financial services and communications. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2011</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Market Trends: Smart Cities Are the New Revenue Frontier for Technology Providers, 2011]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Technology providers are starting to build the smart city model into a new revenue opportunity by focusing their selling model on solutions and partners. Their challenges range from an emerging, very regional market to a complex ecosystem that includes government agencies and financiers. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Fri, 01 Apr 2011</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Gartner Market Databook, 1Q11 Update]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Dollar-valued global IT spending is estimated to increase 5.6% in 2011 and grow 4.5% in 2012. Global IT spending will average 4.8% annual growth from 2010 through 2015. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Tue, 29 Mar 2011</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Market Trends: Social Media in Banking and Investment Services, Western Markets, 2011]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Banking and investment services firms' use of social media is widespread but not deep. Providers can best position themselves to capitalize on social media growth by building messaging and portfolios that target fast-evolving use patterns, business benefits and risks related to social media. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Fri, 18 Mar 2011</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Market Trends: Financial Services Consolidation Poses Both Opportunities and Threats for Technology and Services Providers, North America, 2011]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Mergers and acquisitions will reshape the North American financial services industry in 2011, creating opportunities and threats for IT providers. Software and services providers can align messaging and portfolios to increase the likelihood of capturing M&A-related opportunities in this sector. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Tue, 01 Mar 2011</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Market Trends: Three Trends Will Boost the Revenue of Islamic Banking System Providers in 2011-2014]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Islamic financial services are nearing $1 trillion in managed assets. The associated IT spending is predicted to achieve double-digit growth, driven by the replacement of in-house software with external software, the consolidation of the regulations and an uptrend for the Islamic bonds market. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Mon, 28 Feb 2011</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Market Trends: Shifts in Global Demand and Buyer Behavior in Manufacturing Industries Worldwide Reshape Market Opportunity, 2011]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Targeting manufacturers' IT demands in emerging nations and/or for operational and embedded technology is necessary to expand market opportunity in manufacturing industries through 2015. Gartner describes the key trends and highlights "vendors to watch," positioned to capitalize on these trends. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Thu, 24 Feb 2011</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Market Trends: Three Megatrends Will Affect the Financial Services Industries in 2011-2014]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Three megatrends will shape the financial services industry in 2011 through 2014: low- performing economies; weak financial systems and control; and the rise of new, giant economies. This report analyzes the impact of these trends on IT lines of spending and how IT providers should react. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Mon, 31 Jan 2011</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Market Insight: How London Is Meeting the Sustainable Challenge of 'One Planet' Olympic Games in 2012]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ This report evaluates the technology solutions and efforts that the city of London is implementing to offset the carbon footprint, waste management and air quality losses generated by the 2012 Olympic Games. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Tue, 28 Dec 2010</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Forecast: Enterprise IT Spending for the Communications, Media and Services Market, Worldwide, 2009-2015, 1Q11 Update]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ The communications, media and services industry forecast provides total enterprise IT spending, including internal spending and multiple lines of detail surrounding spending on hardware, software, IT services and telecommunications for 43 countries within seven geographies. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Wed, 20 Apr 2011</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Forecast: Enterprise IT Spending for the Government and Education Markets, Worldwide, 2009-2015, 1Q11 Update]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ The government and education forecast provides total enterprise IT spending, including spending on hardware, software, IT services and telecommunications for 43 countries, with detailed breakdowns for local and regional government, national government, higher education and K-12 education submarkets. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Wed, 20 Apr 2011</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Forecast Overview: IT Spending, Worldwide, 2008-2015, 1Q11 Update]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Forecast growth in U.S. dollar-valued overall IT spending has been revised up to 5.6% from 5.1% for 2011 and to 4.5% from 4.4% for 2012. The addition of media tablets to our forecast has boosted our IT spending estimates. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Fri, 15 Apr 2011</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Market Trends: Application Infrastructure and Middleware Software in Financial Services, Worldwide, 2010-2015]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ One-fourth of all AIM software spending is attributed to the financial services industry, where organizations are aggressive technology investors. Vendors are attracted to the FSI vertical's inherent profitability and its long-term spending intentions; however, the competitive landscape is fierce. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Thu, 14 Apr 2011</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Forecast: Enterprise IT Spending for the Transportation Market, Worldwide, 2009-2015, 1Q11]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ The global transportation industry will spend $110 billion on IT in 2011, with motor freight accounting for nearly $44 billion. Transportation will achieve a compound annual growth rate of 3.5% from 2010 through 2015. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Fri, 15 Apr 2011</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Forecast: Enterprise IT Spending by Vertical Industry Market, Worldwide, 2009-2015, 1Q11 Update]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ The forecast pivot table allows for expanded exploratory data analysis across 11 key industries and 35 subindustries in seven regions and 43 countries around the world, broken out by 20 levels of detailed IT spending. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Fri, 15 Apr 2011</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Forecast: Enterprise IT Spending by the Manufacturing and Natural Resources Market, Worldwide, 2009-2015, 1Q11 Update]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ The manufacturing and natural resources industry forecast provides enterprise IT spending, including internal spending and multiple lines of detail surrounding spending on hardware, software, IT services, and telecommunications for 34 vertical industries and 43 countries within seven geographies. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Fri, 15 Apr 2011</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Forecast: Enterprise IT Spending for the Insurance Market, Worldwide, 2009-2015, 1Q11 Update]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Global insurance is forecast to achieve total enterprise IT spending of $170 billion in 2011 and a compound annual growth rate of 3.9% from 2010 through 2015. Growth in the health insurance sector in 2011 will be higher than in the combined property and casualty and life insurance sectors. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Fri, 15 Apr 2011</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Forecast: Enterprise IT Spending for the Healthcare Provider Market, Worldwide, 2009-2015, 1Q11 Update]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ This document provides total enterprise IT spending, including internal spending and multiple lines of detail surrounding spending on hardware, software, IT services and telecommunications for 43 countries within seven geographies, including breakdowns for hospital and physician submarkets. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Fri, 15 Apr 2011</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Forecast: Enterprise IT Spending in the Utilities Markets, Worldwide, 2009-2015, 1Q11 Update]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ The utilities industry forecast provides total enterprise IT spending, including internal spending and multiple lines of detail surrounding spending on hardware, software, IT services, and telecommunications for 34 vertical industries and 43 countries within seven geographies. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Fri, 15 Apr 2011</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Market Share Analysis: Banking and Securities Vertical-Specific Software, Worldwide, 2010]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Banking and securities vertical-specific software has shown solid mid-single-digit increase in global revenue growth in 2010, despite volatile global macroeconomic conditions, with Latin America achieving a remarkable 14.5% growth. ]]></description>
		
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  	  <pubDate>Fri, 06 May 2011</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Market Share Analysis: Retail Vertical-Specific Software, Worldwide, 2010]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Retail vertical-specific software has shown a mid-single-digit increase in revenue growth, despite volatile global macroeconomic conditions. ]]></description>
		
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  	  <pubDate>Fri, 29 Apr 2011</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Market Insight: Myths and Realities of Technoparks in Russia]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ This document provides an overview of Russian high-tech parks (technoparks), which are supported by the federal government's development program. It also analyzes the weaknesses and strong points of Russian technoparks. ]]></description>
		
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  	  <pubDate>Fri, 25 Mar 2011</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Market Insight: An Investment Services Industry Primer, 2010]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ The global investment services industry is facing a new world with regard to government influence, cost pressures, economic uncertainty and systemic risk concerns. This industry primer helps technology providers understand how these forces will impact IT spending patterns, market potential, solution needs and IT investment priorities. ]]></description>
		
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  	  <pubDate>Mon, 13 Sep 2010</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Market Insight: The Utilities Industry Solution Map, 2010]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Technology and service providers targeting the utilities industry, utility CIOs and IT directors can use this solution map to understand how Gartner segments utility industry solutions into clearly defined domains. ]]></description>
		
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  	  <pubDate>Wed, 08 Sep 2010</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Industry IT Services Worldwide Market Share: Database]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ This database will no longer be updated and will be replaced in 2011 with a new document, "Market Share: IT Services," which will contain all available IT Services market share data, including all data in this file. This file contains a subset of data available in "IT Services Market Metrics Market Share: Database." Industry IT Services Worldwide Market Share provides vendor revenue, market share, and end-user market size for IT Services by region, by service line and by vertical market for three calendar years. Excluded segments are country-level data and platform data. For more information see "Dataquest Guide: IT Services Market Research Methodology and Definitions." ]]></description>
		
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  	  <pubDate>Mon, 26 Jul 2010</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ User Survey Analysis: Social Media Activity and Adoption Across Industries, U.S. and U.K., 2011]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ This survey analysis provides insights and key data points on industry adoption of social media, technical challenges and specific activities for how companies are using social networking sites. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Mon, 28 Mar 2011</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Findings: Press '0' to Speak With a Live Agent]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ More than 25% of consumers having a bad experience with aftersales support use the "megaphone" of social media to make their complaints widely known. To improve customer satisfaction with aftersales support, invest in improving information available online to consumers and customer service agents. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Mon, 28 Mar 2011</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Sales Channel Strategy High-Tech Initiative Overview]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Sales channel strategy focuses on the strategic choices and related programmatic efforts providers undertake as to how and where they will sell and/or distribute their offerings based on preferred customer buying channels and business goals. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Wed, 16 Mar 2011</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Market Insight: 'Smart Cities' in Emerging Markets]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ This research note introduces into the marketplace perspectives that we consider indispensable for vendors interested in launching their technologies and services under a "smart city" concept in emerging markets. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Fri, 12 Nov 2010</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Market Insight: The Impact of Cloud Computing on Vendors in Manufacturing Industries]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Cloud computing has been a much-hyped phenomenon in the IT marketplace. In manufacturing, it may now find a receptive buying center where perceptions about IT sourcing, assets and value are rapidly shifting. ]]></description>
		
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Market Insight: The Impact of Cloud Computing on Vendors in Banking]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ The banking industry has been adopting cloud computing at a faster pace than most industries and continues to explore and adopt different services along the cloud spectrum. We outline key issues for cloud providers addressing the global banking market. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Mon, 28 Jun 2010</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Market Insight: The Impact of Cloud Computing on Vendors in Wholesale Trade and Distribution]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ The wholesale trade industry's embrace of cloud computing remains immature but has the potential to begin transforming many key business processes by 2014. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Fri, 25 Jun 2010</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Survey Analysis: Latin American Telecom Carriers Increase Budgets for 2010]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Gartner's survey of Latin American telecom carriers indicates Internet Protocol telephony solutions and business intelligence and analytics will be the leading IT initiatives in 2010. Network convergence and location-based services will also be top network transformation strategies. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Fri, 25 Jun 2010</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Case Study: NetApp Shifts Strategy With Global System Integrator Partners to Boost Sales]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Storage solution provider NetApp needed to work more closely with the global system integrators to help promote its products to enterprise customers. Our study looks specifically at how NetApp created an enduring model for channel growth. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Thu, 06 May 2010</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Market Insight: A Banking Industry Primer, 2010]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ After the economic slowdown, the banking sector is forecast to grow across all regions for the next three years in the middle- and front-office areas. Drivers and inhibitors influencing the technology trends for banks, buying centers, messaging maps and key influencer maps complete this overview. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Wed, 31 Mar 2010</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ User Survey Analysis: Retail SMB Software Spending Trends, 2011]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Small and midsize retailers are increasingly focusing on product and service reliability over cost as a key determinant in IT solutions acquisition. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Mon, 04 Apr 2011</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Competitive Landscape: Wholesale Distribution ERP and Supply Chain Management, North America, 2011]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Given its size and growth, the wholesale distribution industry will start to achieve equal billing alongside manufacturing- and retail-focused offerings. Solution providers can gain leadership by taking action now in this underserved and fragmented market. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2011</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Market Insight: Lawson's Wholesale Distribution Division May Be Key to Unlocking New Market Share]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Lawson's M3 Business Division has made manufacturing its strong suit. Little-known outside of Europe, it has a following in wholesale distribution. Here we analyze Lawson's M3 Distribution to bring ecosystem partners and market competitors up to speed on this vendor's approach to the industry. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Tue, 29 Mar 2011</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ SWOT: LinkedIn, Worldwide]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ LinkedIn is synonymous with the social business networking and recruitment market. Given its strong and unique position, LinkedIn has ample opportunities for expansion. Yet it faces significant threats in the constantly mutating and highly competitive social networking market. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Mon, 28 Mar 2011</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ SWOT: Facebook, Worldwide]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Facebook is a social networking service where users make connections with others and contribute to the community by sharing comments and multimedia. As the largest social networking service its dominance appears secure, but competitors and privacy issues may impede its growth and sustainability. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Mon, 28 Mar 2011</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ SWOT: Alibaba, Consumer Businesses, China]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Alibaba's Taobao and Alipay are respectively the leading e-commerce service and top third-party payment platform in China. Fierce competition in online services presents both opportunities and challenges to Alibaba. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Fri, 18 Mar 2011</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Survey Analysis: Nokia, Google and Samsung Viewed Most Positively by  Consumers]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Branding is critical in the consumer technology marketplace. New survey research reveals the biggest consumer brand attitude improvements were for Nokia, Apple and Samsung, while Facebook, HP and Microsoft were challenged by negative attitudes. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Tue, 08 Mar 2011</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ User Survey Analysis: Technology Providers Are Winning at Least One Customer Experience Battle]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ How well are technology and service providers looking after customers when they need help with their technology? We surveyed consumers in six countries about their experiences and detail the results. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Tue, 01 Mar 2011</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Survey Analysis: Cloud Computing Will Grow Quickly in China]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ This document analyzes findings on Chinese adoption of cloud services arising from September 2010's "Survey Analysis: Global Adoption of Cloud Computing, a View from Above." The aim is to improve technology providers' understanding of regional differences and similarities in enterprise adoption. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Tue, 04 Jan 2011</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ The U.S. Local Government IT Solution Vendor Landscape, 2010]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ U.S. counties, municipalities and townships are the target market of a wide variety of packaged software vendors. This research provides an introductory description of 17 of them to help local government IT departments navigate this landscape. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Fri, 17 Dec 2010</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Market Insight: Investment Banking and Capital Markets  Primer, 2011]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Investment banking and capital markets firms gear up to address new regulations, expand geographic and product presence, process mergers and acquisitions, and leverage technology to innovate. This industry primer provides a technology-focused overview for technology and service providers. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Wed, 26 Jan 2011</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Market Insight: Wholesale Trade Industry Primer, 2010]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ The wholesale trade industry is undergoing a transformation that will require technology investment as it seeks to leverage new business models and reposition itself in the supply chain. This research provides a rich overview for providers targeting this growing sector. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Thu, 18 Nov 2010</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Market Insight: Healthcare Provider Industry Primer, 2010]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ The healthcare provider market continues to offer unique opportunities and challenges. Technology and service providers must partner with the clinician and IT professional to identify, manage and monitor the important people, assets and events constituting the digital and consolidating healthcare provider. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Thu, 18 Nov 2010</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Market Insight: Federal Government Market Primer, United States]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Technology and service providers new to the federal government will gain important go-to-market information via foundational segmentation, positioning and channel insight. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Fri, 05 Nov 2010</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Market Insight: Transportation Industry Primer, 2010]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Transportation is recovering from the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression. Carrier IT spending declined steeply in 2009 but will gradually regain moderate growth during 2010 and 2011. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Tue, 22 Jun 2010</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Market Insight: Media Industry Primer, 2010]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ This media industry primer report provides technology providers with foundational material and insight on business trends, technology priorities and competitive forces to navigate the landscape and develop market success into the media industry. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Wed, 24 Mar 2010</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Dataquest Insight: Insurance Industry Primer, 2009]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Many vendors are again looking at the insurance market with renewed interest in 2009, following the fallout in the banking and investment sectors. This document is an update to the insurance industry primer published in 2006, and it considers the property and casualty and life sectors. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2009</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Dataquest Insight: Retail Industry Primer, 2008]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Retailers are approaching challenging economic times differently than in past downturns. They are examining IT initiatives more aggressively and looking to slow multiyear projects rather than cancel them. This document is an update to the retail industry primer published in 2007.  ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Fri, 10 Oct 2008</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Dataquest Insight: A Banking Industry Primer, 2008]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ The economic slowdown will affect the banking industry differently at the regional level. Nonetheless, IT spending in banking is forecast to grow across all regions for the next three years.  ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Wed, 30 Apr 2008</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Dataquest Insight: Healthcare Provider Industry Primer, 2008]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ The healthcare provider market continues to offer unique opportunities and challenges. Technology and service providers must partner with the clinician and IT professional to identify, manage and monitor the important people, assets and events constituting the digital and agile healthcare provider. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Tue, 23 Sep 2008</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Dataquest Insight: Utilities Industry Primer, 2008 Update]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ High energy prices favor IT investment linked to energy efficiency. Vendor business development should target end-to-end business process optimization, deep domain expertise, and integration of information and operational technologies that promote energy efficiency and transparency. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Wed, 25 Jun 2008</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Dataquest Insight: An Investment Services Industry Primer, 2008]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ The economic slowdown has strongly hampered the IT opportunities in the investment services sector, but external IT spending growth rates are still positive across all regions. However, many IT and business priorities are still on the shopping list of investment services firms. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Wed, 21 May 2008</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Dataquest Insight: Communications Industry Primer, 2007]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ The communications industry primer provides a consolidated overview of key business issues and technology trends for communication service providers, IT spending patterns and market potential, the competitive vendor landscape, and strategies to succeed in this industry. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Fri, 16 Nov 2007</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Dataquest Insight: Government of China Industry Primer, 2007]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ The government of China faces a highly complex set of challenges to continue to drive economic growth and is increasingly looking to information and communication technology to help address its economic, social and environmental needs. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Fri, 31 Aug 2007</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Dataquest Insight: Media Industry Primer, 2007]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ The media industry faces fundamental shifts in business, operations and distribution in the digital realm. This digital transition fosters IT opportunities for vendors.  ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2007</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Dataquest Insight: Worldwide Utilities Industry Primer, 2006]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ High-technology and telecommunications providers should emphasize end-to-end business process optimization, deep domain expertise, and integration of technologies that promote energy efficiency and business transparency. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Fri, 22 Dec 2006</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Dataquest Insight: State and Local Government Industry Primer, 2006]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ After years of moderate to no growth, state and local government IT spending is on the rise. Vendors new to the state and local government market can use important frameworks to segment this complex market, identify major technology opportunity areas and outline key messaging channels.  ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Mon, 27 Nov 2006</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Forecast: Enterprise IT Spending for the Communications, Media and Services Market, Worldwide, 2009-2015, 1Q11 Update]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ The communications, media and services industry forecast provides total enterprise IT spending, including internal spending and multiple lines of detail surrounding spending on hardware, software, IT services and telecommunications for 43 countries within seven geographies. ]]></description>
		
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