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		<description><![CDATA[ Data and analysis focusing on the market potential, preferred channels, services needs, budgets, priorities, decision makers and purchasing criteria of small and midsize organizations in North America. Topics include key technologies, spending patterns and growth forecasts for this changing market. ]]></description> 
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	 							<title><![CDATA[ Dataquest Research Catalog: Small and Midsize Businesses North America]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ This Dataquest Research Catalog contains information on Gartner research for clients of the Small and Midsize Businesses North America product. Recently published research documents are listed as well as plans for upcoming research deliverables. ]]></description>
		
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  					<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Dataquest Insight: North American Midsize-Business Spending Plans, Midyear Update]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Many midsize businesses have been on the defensive for the past year and have focused primarily on cost cutting. IT solutions aimed at optimizing how the business is run will be the top IT initiatives for the next 12 months. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2009</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Dataquest Insight: SaaS Adoption for Core Applications to Rise in North American Midsize Businesses by 2012]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ More than 50% of midsize businesses now believe that software as a service is an appropriate alternative to traditional software in their business. Based on this, we believe a majority of them will be leveraging SaaS for one or more core business applications by 2012. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2009</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Dataquest Insight: Midsize-Business IT Spending Still Tempered]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ This report looks at North American midsize-business intentions for IT spending relative to the current state of the economy. Most midsize businesses report flat IT spending and a wait-and-see approach amid the economic crisis. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2009</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Dataquest Insight: Many Midsize Businesses Looking Toward 100% Server Virtualization]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ A significant number of North American midsize businesses have indicated their preference to have 100% of their servers virtualized within the next three to five years.  ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2009</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Dataquest Insight: Midmarket IT Spending Reaction to the Economy]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Midsize businesses are being cautious about IT spending because of the current economic conditions. IT vendors need to be sensitive to short-term spending drivers until confidence returns to the economy. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Tue, 13 Jan 2009</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Gartner Dataquest Market Databook, December 2008 Update]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Dollar-valued global IT spending is estimated to grow by 7.52% in 2008 and by 2.17% in 2009. Global IT spending will average 5.07% annual growth from 2007 through to 2012. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Tue, 23 Dec 2008</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Dataquest Insight: ERP Suite Leaders, Trends and Characteristics in the North American SMB Market, 2008]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ In North America, consolidation has increased the hold of the largest ERP vendors on the small and midsize business market, but significant fragmentation and opportunity remain, despite the current economic challenges. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Tue, 28 Oct 2008</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Forecast: Small and Midsize Business ERP Software, North America, 2008-2013]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Gartner's estimate for the size of the North American ERP small and midsize business software market is $3.4 billion in total software revenue in 2008. By 2013, the market is forecast to reach $4 billion in total software revenue. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Forecast: Small-and-Midsize-Business SCM Software, North America, 2008-2013]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Gartner's estimate for the size of the North American SMB supply chain management software market is $530 million in total software revenue in 2008. The market is forecast to reach nearly $711 million in total software revenue in 2013. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Forecast: Small-and-Midsize-Business SCM Software, Europe, 2006-2012]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Gartner's estimate for the size of the European SMB supply chain management software market is $285 million euros in total software revenue in 2007. The market is forecast to reach $450 million euros in total software revenue in 2012. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Thu, 18 Sep 2008</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Forecast: Small-and-Midsize-Business ERP Software, Europe, 2006-2012]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Gartner's estimate for the size of the European small-and-midsize-business ERP market is 2.5 billion euros in total software revenue in 2007. By 2012, the market is forecast to reach 3.6 billion euros in total software revenue. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Tue, 22 Jul 2008</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Dataquest Insight: Small-and-Midsize-Business Server Market, Worldwide]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ The small-and-midsize-business server market increasingly has become more important for many server vendors. This document highlights key server revenue market data, server trends, and investment drivers and IT purchasing behaviors in the SMB market. ]]></description>
		
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  	  <pubDate>Thu, 17 Jul 2008</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Dataquest Insight: Green IT Is a Byproduct of Midmarket Cost Initiatives]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Green IT has been more a byproduct of 2009 cost-cutting exercises, rather than a purposeful intent in the midmarket. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Dataquest Insight: Innovative Emerging U.K. IT Providers Find Challenges and Opportunities]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ This document analyzes eight emerging technology providers, based in the U.K. or with significant operations in the U.K. These technology providers caught Gartner's attention during the past year due to their differentiating characteristics and their potential for future growth. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2009</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Dataquest Insight: IT Provider Implications in the New Midmarket IT Department]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Midmarket businesses are changing how, what and from whom they purchase, in response to the economic environment. These changes are permanent, and if IT providers do not alter their portfolios, they will become less relevant to a larger number of midmarket businesses. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Dataquest Insight: Use This Growth Optimization Framework to Navigate Critical 2Q09 Research for Technology and Service Providers]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ As you plan for a return to market growth, review our latest recommended reading picks, ranging from cloud computing and green IT to trends in China and the U.S. stimulus act. We organize the breadth of this material to support business leaders in managing current challenges in the global economy. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2009</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Dataquest Insight: Data Integration Capabilities Can Help SMB ISVs Differentiate Themselves]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ As software-as-a-service-based solutions, such as salesforce.com, become more commonplace among small and midsize businesses, they will want lightweight, but powerful, means to manage and exchange data between them and on-premises applications. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2009</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Dataquest Insight: Quantifying the Technology Opportunities Resulting From the U.S. Government Stimulus Act, 2009]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ This document provides some initial market-sizing estimates of the stimulus act on IT spending in government, healthcare and energy. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2009</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Dataquest Insight: IBM Lotus Hides Innovative SMB Solutions Behind Lackluster Marketing]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ This analysis focuses on assessing IBM's small-and-midsize-business initiatives announced at Lotusphere 2008 and how they have progressed through Lotusphere 2009. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2009</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Dataquest Insight: A Framework for Technology and Service Provider Research in Challenging Times]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Gartner's research servicing high-tech and telecom clients ranges from market data to strategic advice. This framework organizes the breadth of this material to support business leaders in managing through the current challenges in the global economy. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2009</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Dataquest Insight: Changing CIO Priorities, and What They Mean to IT Providers in 2009]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Providers that demonstrate an ability to reduce enterprise operating costs, improve processes, or shore up top-line revenue growth will attract and retain the attention of the CIO. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2009</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Dataquest Insight: Totvs and the Brazilian SMB ERP Landscape]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ When targeting small and midsize businesses in Brazil, global ERP vendors should not underestimate Totvs. This report analyzes Totvs' emergence as Brazil's largest indigenous SMB business software supplier, the broader competitive landscape and other characteristics of the market. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2009</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ User Survey Analysis: Midsize Security Buying Behavior in Western Europe and BRIC Nations]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Gartner summarizes 2009 security buying behavior in Western Europe and in Brazil, Russia, India and China. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ User Survey Analysis: Financial Crisis Has Minimal Impact on Storage Purchase Decisions of Midsize Enterprises in Asia/Pacific, 2009]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Gartner's 2009 user survey of midsize enterprises shows how enterprises in Australia, China and India respond to the financial crisis when implementing storage projects, establishing storage strategies and evaluating storage vendors in 2009.  ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Midsize Enterprises in Nine Countries Share Their Views on 2009 IT Budgets, Vendor Strategies and Technology Adoption]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ We summarize findings from Gartner's midsize enterprise survey in June and July 2009 and provide links to eight reports that explore server, storage, client computing and printer trends, including budget changes, project cancellations and investment in green IT, virtualization and cloud computing. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ User Survey Analysis: Big Opportunity Exists for BI in Midsize Business in 2010]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ The midsize-business market remains largely untapped, and demand is growing for business intelligence solutions. This report analyzes midmarket data from Gartner's latest business intelligence survey and provides our current findings and recommendations. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2009</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ User Survey Analysis: Midsize Enterprises Report on the Go/No-Go Status of Their 2009 Storage Projects]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Midsize enterprises in nine countries report how the economic downturn is impacting their 2009 storage projects. Which projects are going forward as planned? Which have been postponed, reduced in budget or canceled? And which few are actually seeing budget increases in 2009? ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2009</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ User Survey Analysis: Without More Focus, Cloud Computing Remains Uncertain in Midsize Enterprises]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ A Gartner survey of midsize enterprises in nine countries in the second quarter of 2009 provides insight into end-users' perceptions and plans related to cloud computing. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2009</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ User Survey Analysis: Impact of Global Financial Crisis on Client Computing in Midsize Businesses, India, 2009]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Gartner surveyed 1,394 midsize businesses in June 2009 to gauge the impact of the financial crisis on client computing projects. Of them, 151 were from India, and this report provides insight into the Indian market. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2009</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ User Survey Analysis: Midsize Businesses Will Change Their Existing PC Brands as a Strategy to Reduce Acquisition Costs]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Gartner conducted a worldwide survey among midsize enterprises in nine countries in June to assess the impact of the global financial crisis on client computing projects and purchases during the next 12 months. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2009</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ User Survey Analysis: The Impact of the Financial Crisis on Server-Related Spending and Plans in Midsize Enterprises]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ In June and July 2009, Gartner conducted a survey among midsize enterprises in nine countries (Australia, Brazil, China, France, Germany, India, Russia, the U.K. and the U.S.) to assess the impact of the financial crisis on their IT hardware budgets and server-related plans. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2009</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ User Survey Analysis: Technology Is Still Critical to SMB Growth in Today's Challenging Economy]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ The results of the 2009 Gartner/Forbes.com SMB Executive Survey demonstrate the importance of technology as a way to grow North American small and midsize businesses, even in a difficult economic environment. ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2009</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ Dataquest Guide: Gartner's New SMB Segmentation and Methodology]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Gartner recently reviewed its global segmentation of the small-and-midsize-business market and, as a result, changed the definition of SMB for Latin America, EMEA and Asia/Pacific. This report explains our methodology, the revised definitions and how they will affect research.  ]]></description>
		
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  	 <pubDate>Mon, 22 Dec 2008</pubDate>
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   			<title><![CDATA[ User Survey Analysis: Midsize Security Buying Behavior in Western Europe and BRIC Nations]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Gartner summarizes 2009 security buying behavior in Western Europe and in Brazil, Russia, India and China. ]]></description>
		
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