Hello vpchat,
According to a report by IDC published in Q3 04 the instant messaging
market is anticipated to grow significantly, for both consumer and
enterprise instant messaging.
?It is estimated that there will be a total of over 250 million IM
users by end of year 2005. This is anticipated to grow, by almost, 100
million in 2008 to 350 million users.?
?While both enterprise IM and consumer IM are anticipated to grow, and
both serve different market needs, EIM is growing considerably and is
anticipated to increase its market share of the overall IM market. In
2005, EIM represents 15% of all instant messaging seats while
according to IDC this will grow to 24% by end of year 2008.?
Association of Foreign Banks Newsletter: July 2005
http://www.foreignbanks.org.uk/newsletter/July05/future_of_collaboration.asp
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53 million Americans use Instant Messaging
?The 2004 Pew Internet & American Life surveys reveal that more than
four in ten online Americans instant message (IM). That reflects about
53 million American adults who use instant messaging programs. About
11 million of them IM at work and they are becoming fond of its
capacity to encourage productivity and interoffice cooperation.?
http://www.pewinternet.org/PPF/r/133/report_display.asp
How Americans use instant Messaging
September 2004
(28 pages)
Download full test of the report here:
http://www.pewinternet.org/pdfs/PIP_Instantmessage_Report.pdf
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Growth
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According to the The Radicati Group, the market for enterprise IM will
grow by 40% next year, and will continue to grow at that rate for at
least the next four years.
Messaging Pipeline: December 06, 2004
http://www.messagingpipeline.com/trends/trends_archive/54800577
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According to the report, titled Instant Messaging and Presence Market
Trends, 2003-2007, IM is fast approaching worldwide adoption, and will
soon be an integral part of instantaneous inter-personal
communications.
The most significant growth will come in the corporate sector, where
The Radicati Group forecasts an increase of almost 600 percent, from
60 million accounts today to 349 million in 2007.?
ZDNet News: June 2003
http://news.zdnet.com/2100-3513_22-1016231.html
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Corporate instant messaging will experience a phenomenal growth rate
over the coming years.
Projected Growth of Business IM
2002 10 million
2003 23 million
2004 43 million
2005 78 million
2006 126 million
2007 182 million
Clickz Statistics: March 29, 2004
http://www.clickz.com/stats/sectors/software/article.php/3331981
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"Instant Messaging" market "* million users"
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I hope this helps!
Best regards,
Bobbie7 |
