Enterprise Applications Market Reaches New Consolidation Milestone with a Record 550 Mergers and Acquisitions Announced Between 2004 and 2006, IDC Finds.FRAMINGHAM, Mass. -- The enterprise applications market experienced continuous consolidation as merger and acquisition activities reached a new milestone of 550 deals with an aggregated value of at least $74 billion between 2004 and 2006, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. a new study published by IDC. The consolidation ushered in a new set of mega-ERP vendors as well as vertical-industry powerhouses, redrawing the competitive landscape by transforming relatively unknown entities into permanent fixtures with billions of dollars in recurring re·cur intr.v. re·curred, re·cur·ring, re·curs 1. To happen, come up, or show up again or repeatedly. 2. To return to one's attention or memory. 3. To return in thought or discourse. revenues as well as hundreds of thousands of customers. "Like a wild fire, the consolidation engulfed the core of the U.S. market with deals like Oracle's purchases of PeopleSoft and Siebel and quickly spread worldwide by redistributing vendor shares, forcing customers to remap To map something for a second or subsequent time. Quite often, the words "remap" and "map" are used synonymously, even though they refer to an operation that is taking place for the first time. See map. their software strategies, and finally throwing investor expectations into a feeding frenzy feed·ing frenzy n. 1. A period of intense or excited feeding, as by sharks. 2. Excited activity by a group, especially around a focal point: ," said Albert Pang, research director of Enterprise Applications at IDC. "And the best is yet to come as the deal value could soar over the next three years because of favorable economic conditions and increased optimism of professional investors, as well as the underlying strengths of vendor fundamentals from rising recurring revenue streams to irreplaceable vertical-industry expertise and dominance." Key results presented in IDC's study include: * Deal volumes and valuations are likely to increase over the next three years as enterprise applications vendors and investors are waiting to capture the perfect window of opportunity to either dominate a particular market segment or cash out to yield outsized out·size n. 1. An unusual size, especially a very large size. 2. A garment of unusual size. adj. also out·sized Unusually large, weighty, or extensive. Adj. 1. returns. * The number of merger and acquisition transactions in North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. has been holding steady since 2004, suggesting that there will still be plenty of deal opportunities in the world's largest applications market given its fragmented nature, abundance of private equity capital as well as a growing desire among the established players to leapfrog competition through strategic acquisitions. * As deal activities continue unabated un·a·bat·ed adj. Sustaining an original intensity or maintaining full force with no decrease: an unabated windstorm; a battle fought with unabated violence. in Asia/Pacific, Europe, and Latin America Latin America, the Spanish-speaking, Portuguese-speaking, and French-speaking countries (except Canada) of North America, South America, Central America, and the West Indies. , the future makeup of the enterprise applications vendors will be dominated by truly global players capable of addressing the needs of their customers in multiple geographies and the consequences for the procrastinators - or those that choose to sit on the sidelines On the sidelines An investor who decides not to invest due to market uncertainty. on the sidelines Of or relating to investors who, having assessed the market, have decided to avoid committing their funds. - could render many of them without any chance to recover lost ground. This study, Acquisitive Vendors, Investors Profit from the Latest 36-Month Period of Enterprise Applications Market Consolidation (IDC #206021) offers an in-depth analysis of 550 mergers and acquisitions that have shaken the core of the enterprise applications market between 2004 and 2006 resulting in an aggregated deal value that exceeded $74 billion and affected every corner of the world. This study provides detailed information on the 550 deals including strategies of the acquirers, the vendors acquired, and the types of applications and technology assets purchased. Other data points include announced dollar amounts of the transactions, characteristics of top deals and the most acquisitive players, number of customers being affected, and regional and vertical industry dimensions of the deals. In addition this study represents a team-based research effort with perspectives from IDC analysts in Asia Pacific, Europe and North America. 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