November 24, 2004 - (PromotionWorld) - Virtually unknown a few years ago, web services have surged to the forefront as the most promising technology for enterprise integration. Like all new promising technologies, it is difficult to separate the hype from reality. Are web services really fulfilling their promises?
Are they being adopted universally by enterprises, or is it more vendor marketing noise than actual dollars spent? Where are the current and future dollars being spent on web services? Market intelligence detailing enterprises' use of web services is severely limited.
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c9299) has announced the addition of Survey Reveals Web Services Are Fulfilling to their offering
This report involved conducting a comprehensive survey, completed in July 2004, into the adoption patterns, usage and future investment intentions of enterprises with regard to web services. The study shows that web services have fulfilled their promises of enhancing collaboration, reducing complexity, increasing revenue and reducing costs.
Now that most enterprises have had the chance to investigate what web services will really do for their business, they are ready to put more money into web services. Understanding drivers, concerns, usage and investment intentions will help vendors make crucial decisions on how to approach this opportunity while enterprises can use this information to assess their own position on the web services adoption curve.
This report discusses the current web services adoption status, drivers and concerns, current and future investments, and implications for software vendors and external services providers in a SOA/web services world.
The contents of this report are as follows:
I Overview
Web Services vs. SOA
Benefits of Web Services and SOA
II Current Web Services Adoption Status
Stage of Development
Adoption by Company Size
Adoption by Industry
Drivers and Concerns
III Current and Future Investments
Web Site Development and Internal Business Processes Dominate Web
Services Projects, but the Supply Chain Lags
IV Conclusions and Recommendations
Recommendations to External Service Providers
Recommendations to Software Vendors
Recommendations to Enterprises
Methodology
V Further Reading
For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c9299