- Business and IT Trends
- Enterprise Software Trends
- Key Emerging Technology Vendors
- Key Applications
- Summary
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Key Emerging Technology Vendors
Table 1-2 shows some of the key emerging technology vendors in the various enterprise software categories that are the focus of this book. In most areas, the categories contain a mixture of public and private software companies ranging from those with multibillion-dollar market capitalizations such as IBM, Microsoft, Oracle, and Sun to small startups with 10s or 100s of millions of dollars in financing. These smaller vendors have a strong vision for where the industry is heading within their disciplines and have been gaining traction within the Fortune 500 enterprise. In addition to the major players, vendors such as Bowstreet and Grand Central Communications have been highly visible in the Web services arena. The same is true for Groove Networks in the peer services arena and KnowNow in the real-time enterprise arena. In business process management, Intalio and Fuego have been some of the early pioneers. Likewise, mFormation Technologies has been one of the early players in the wireless infrastructure management space. Many of these companies will be profiled later in the book within their respective chapters.
Table 1-2 shows a snapshot of some of the current players on the radar who are helping to move the industry forward within these software categories. The list is by no means all-inclusive but highlights some of the more visible players within each category.
Table 1-2 Key Emerging Technology Vendors.
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Web Services |
Web Services Peer Services and Collaboration |
Real-Time Computing |
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Business Process Management |
Mobile Business |
Enterprise Security |
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Wireless Infrastructure Management
Mobile Commerce
Embedded Systems
Location-Based Services Telematics
Electronic Tagging
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