摘要

In a crowded IT services marketplace, it can be difficult for customers to distinguish between different applications outsourcing vendors when they attempt to make decisions around supplier selection. This Ovum Navigator shows that important differences exist between leading players in Europe and that vendors vary significantly in terms of the strength of their strategies and ability to deliver. That said, customers have a range of viable alternatives for applications outsourcing service provision and need to look carefully at the strengths and weaknesses of each vendor. Even the three vendors that we have rated mostly highly overall (Capgemini, EDS and IBM, each of which achieved top-right positioning in our applications outsourcing Navigator grid) will not be a good fit for every customer and every contract in the market.

目录及图表

Scope
Purpose of the Navigator
What is covered by Ovum’s definition of applications outsourcing?
What is not covered?
How were vendors selected for inclusion in the Navigator?
Research and evaluation methodology
Outline of research methodology
Evaluation criteria
Findings of the research
The Ovum Navigator grid
Vendor evaluations
Vendor snapshots
Accenture
Atos Origin
Capgemini
CSC
EDS
Fujitsu
HCL
HP
IBM
Infosys
Logica
Table of figures
Figure 1 Ovum Navigator grid with descriptions of positions
Figure 2 Ovum’s 2008 Applications Outsourcing Navigator grid for Europe