http://www.outsellinc.com/store/products Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT Outsell Recent Reports Feed http://www.outsellinc.com/store/products/1053 Valuation is the endgame and the lifeblood of an information company. It is the endgame when owners and investors are exiting the business, the lifeblood when going to the capital markets for new funding. Executive management and boards of directors of information companies must repeatedly choose between competing funding requests, increasing the importance of improved and updated data-driven insights into what drives valuations and what does not. This study analyzes prevailing strategies for maximizing value and uses statistical analysis to identify the small handful of drivers that are repeatedly rewarded with the highest valuations. This report includes: - An overview of the Outsell Valuation Model, including a graphical analysis of potential drivers; - Results of the Outsell Valuation Model, quantifying which drivers have the greatest impact on value; - A discussion of lessons learned from the analysis; - Guides to valuation strategies as they relate to common business models; - Essential actions for industry executives to maximize the value received in funding and change of control events. Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.outsellinc.com/store/products/1053 outsellclientresearch@outsellinc.com http://www.outsellinc.com/store/products/1050 This report continues our tradition of providing an annual view of the five technologies that in Outsell’s opinion most warrant the attention of information industry executives in the next 12 to 24 months. This year we also explain why a few technologies did not make our list. Not every technology important to watch is disruptive, but this year we certainly have a few that are. This report is intended to help publishing executives identify technologies that matter – ones that can enable superior products and services and serve as competitive differentiators. It is also intended to be a primer for those who need to be conversant in publishing technologies, but don’t have the time or inclination to dive into technical publications. The report contains: - Outsell’s view of content software technologies over the next few years, plotted on a chart according to our estimate of their importance and impact; - Examination of issues facing technology decision-makers; - An in-depth look at five technologies: HTML5, Tablets, Mobile Development Frameworks, NoSQL and Big Data Management Systems, and Big Data Analytics; - Essential actions for publishers and information providers. Wed, 25 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.outsellinc.com/store/products/1050 outsellclientresearch@outsellinc.com http://www.outsellinc.com/store/products/1052 This report analyzes preliminary estimates of 2011 revenue and 2010-to-2011 growth in the $462.0 billion information industry and its segments. Of 13 segments covered, two segments posted a decline in growth – Yellow Pages & Directories and News Providers & Publishers – a continued function of structural change and hiring challenges made worse by the recession. All other segments posted gains. This year we added Consumer Books and Consumer Magazines as segments of our total market coverage. The report includes: - Revenue and growth rates for the total information industry, which grew 2.9% in 2011, and its top 100 companies, which in aggregate grew 8.0% in 2011; - Revenue and growth rates of the top 10 companies in each of 10 industry segments (not HR Information, Consumer Magazines, or Yellow Pages & Directories); - A comparison of each segment’s growth with GDP and the Information Industry; - Outsell’s commentary on trends in each segment; - Essential actions for publishers and information providers. Outsell continuously updates a database of over 6,500 publishers and information providers worldwide and uses a supply-side methodology to size the information industry. This preliminary market size and share report is prepared to give an early indication of the size of the information industry market for 2011. We publish final market size and share metrics in June, and our comprehensive industry forecast in the autumn. Mon, 23 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.outsellinc.com/store/products/1052 outsellclientresearch@outsellinc.com http://www.outsellinc.com/store/products/1051 This report analyzes content spending in the $23.8 billion global library market and provides useful total available market (TAM) information for publishers and information providers who sell into this marketplace. It includes the results of our recent survey of over 445 respondents across government, public, academic, school, and corporate libraries, and covers the demand market for content across the global regions of North America, Latin America, Europe, Asia/Pacific, and Africa/Middle East. In this report, Outsell uses "library" to include traditional physical libraries as well as non-traditional, centralized digital information centers, and other kinds of centralized content management functions. This report is an essential tool for publishers and information providers that target the dynamic and changing library market. This report provides: - Forecasts and compound annual growth rates (CAGR) for library content buying through 2013; - Data on library content spending by region and library type, including projections through 2013; - Data on library content spending by information type and by sector; - Key drivers and trends in the library market; - Essential actions for publishers looking to maintain or grow their share of the library market. Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.outsellinc.com/store/products/1051 outsellclientresearch@outsellinc.com http://www.outsellinc.com/store/products/1044 GAFA is a giant, though not of the fee-fi-fo-fum variety. Sometimes intentionally, sometimes not, it tramples on the businesses of almost every publisher in its quest for the golden egg-laying hens of the digital age. With a history of growth, it is well on its way to accomplishing that feat. GAFA – the digital gestalt of Google, Apple, Facebook, and Amazon – dominates the online lives of consumers and businesses. Individually, these companies have chinks in their armor and competing strengths and weaknesses. How should publishers plan to adjust to the new business environment GAGA is forging? How will the next few years play out for GAFA? Will they go the way of CompuServe and Prodigy? In five years will we have a new acronym to replace GAFA, which replaced 2006’s GYM? Or will the powerful giant effectively squash the competition on many fronts and end up hacking off its own limbs for survival? This report takes a closer look at GAFA’s sum and parts, and includes: - GAFA at a Glance – a quick overview of the companies; - A closer look at each company’s unique characteristics in 10 business areas such as customer relations, content, devices, and wild cards; - A look at GAFA initiatives and types of relationships for information publishers; - Keys to better publisher working relationships with GAFA; - Essential actions for publishers navigating the GAFA-trampled landscape. Wed, 11 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.outsellinc.com/store/products/1044 outsellclientresearch@outsellinc.com http://www.outsellinc.com/store/products/1049 Teachers have led students through the three Rs on stone tablets, papyrus scrolls, chalk boards, notepaper, and even classroom computer labs. As classroom technology evolves, though, how will the role of the “teacher” change as whiteboards, digital tablets, and smartphones find their way into traditionally Victorian-style classrooms? Will the teacher stay at the front of the class, leading students through lessons? Or will students take on more control and responsibility, using interactive gadgets to help them explore subjects and apply their new-found knowledge? How would this new model look in classrooms around the world? This report explores these questions and includes: - An analysis of today’s education models, standards, and challenges; - A look at new educational models; - Case studies on innovation in the classroom; - A discussion of how the content marketplace is changing; - An analysis of opportunities and threats for content and software providers. Mon, 09 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.outsellinc.com/store/products/1049 outsellclientresearch@outsellinc.com http://www.outsellinc.com/store/products/1048 An annual tradition, our Outlook report provides our view of what's ahead for the information industry. Our theme for 2012 is "Break and Reset." The tumultuous economy, fast-paced change in consumer technology, uncertainty in world economics and politics, and the big behaving badly have upended business as we know it and it’s time to break, take stock, and reset. We have identified key trends and forces, companies to watch, and created our predictions about transformative and disruptive changes and what’s hot and not. This report contains: - Industry drivers and forecast data through 2014; - Ten key trends that are shaping the information industry in 2012; - Our analysts’ hottest topics – thirteen analysts let us know what’s top of mind in their sector; - Outsell's "31 to Watch" – our annual list of innovators, disruptors, and companies that exemplify our theme of the year; - Outsell's recommended actions for publishers and information providers. Outsell's fact-based analysis is based on tracking over 7,000 firms in 12 information industry segments, and tracking spending by the three main industry funding sources: advertisers, enterprise users, and libraries. This offers an unparalleled perspective that crosses segments and helps publishers and information providers grow in a global, fast-paced digital environment. Thu, 22 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.outsellinc.com/store/products/1048 outsellclientresearch@outsellinc.com http://www.outsellinc.com/store/products/1045 This report is essential reading for information managers who are tasked with meeting the needs of the enterprise in 2012, which we have tagged as “The Era of the Prosumer.” The wants and needs of consumers drive technology development and adoption, and people blend personal and professional behaviors in information consumption and use – working at home, surfing the web, and taking care of personal needs while at work. With social media, the cloud, and mobile devices at the ready to access content anytime, anywhere, the age of the Prosumer – the professional-consumer – has arrived and will have profound impact on enterprise IT and IM. This report identifies the market forces to watch and transformative and disruptive changes that will shape the information industry going forward. This report contains predictions and recommendations in areas including: - Supporting the mobile knowledge worker; - Big data analytics; - The global e-books market; - Shared services models; - Vendor relationships. Wed, 21 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.outsellinc.com/store/products/1045 outsellclientresearch@outsellinc.com http://www.outsellinc.com/store/products/1043 So, an ant and a spider walk into the credit rating agency market ... and there the joke ends, because this is serious business. Kroll Bond Rating Agency and Morningstar Credit Ratings are taking advantage of a market in transition, each making a play for its own piece of the market. Where Kroll is the spider openly spinning out in multiple directions, Morningstar is the ant focusing singularly on the task of grabbing market share in CMBS to start. This report puts a magnifying glass on these two companies and includes for each: - Company background, target markets, and business models; - Evolution and lessons learned; - What makes each unique; - Opportunities, threats, and competitive analysis; - Essential actions for other players in or hoping to join the credit rating agency marketplace. Fri, 16 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.outsellinc.com/store/products/1043 outsellclientresearch@outsellinc.com http://www.outsellinc.com/store/products/1042 This report details the most important findings from Outsell’s 2011 information management (IM) survey, including key trends and innovations. Since 2000, Outsell has polled information management professionals annually about their operations in order to create the most comprehensive metrics and profile of IM functions available. The annual survey covers a host of topics including IM budgets and staffing, funding models, service and content offerings, user populations and scope of responsibility, functional evaluation and other managerial techniques, content acquisition, use of new content deployment platforms and mobile technologies, and major challenges to getting the job done. The report contains: - Analysis of the expanding scope of responsibility for IM professionals; - Data on past, present, and anticipated information management budgets, including breakouts by line item and by sector; - Details of spending on electronic content; - IM services offered; - Data on use of mobile handheld devices and innovative delivery platforms; - Analysis of top challenges faced by IM professionals; - Imperatives for information managers. Thu, 15 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.outsellinc.com/store/products/1042 outsellclientresearch@outsellinc.com