Brocade, Cisco, HP and Huawei Dubbed Leaders in IHS Enterprise Networking Scorecard
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Dec. 1 -- IHS (NYSE: IHS) has released excerpts from its 2015 Enterprise Networking and Communication Equipment Vendor Scorecard, which profiles and analyzes the top 6 revenue producers in enterprise networking and communication equipment: Avaya, Brocade, Cisco, HP, Huawei and Juniper.
“Networking and communication technologies are critical elements for the operation of any enterprise, and the companies profiled in our scorecard are capable of addressing a wide range of enterprise needs,” said Matthias Machowinski, research director for enterprise networks and video at IHS.
“The leaders we’ve identified—Brocade, Cisco, HP and Huawei—are stable and well-known companies, have worked to diversify their offerings, and are generally well-regarded by enterprise buyers,” Machowinski said.
Enterprise Networking Scorecard Highlights
- Financially strong and a leader in developing new technologies, Brocade is succeeding by targeting high-growth areas suitable to its data center heritage
- With a successful transition into an end-to-end ICT solution provider, strong financials and positive feedback from buyers, Cisco’s position as a leader is virtually assured in the years to come
- One of the most widely-known technology brands in the world, HP has made networking a strategic priority, backed by its leadership in IT products and services
- Huawei has created a dedicated enterprise business unit and is expanding from its home base in China to pursue underserved markets across the world
- Avaya has a long-standing position in the enterprise market with over 20 years’ history of selling telephony solutions and managed services
- Juniper targets large, high-value enterprises with complex networking requirements and has mature routing, switching and security solutions
Enterprise Vendor Scorecard Synopsis
The IHS Infonetics enterprise networking scorecard evaluates the leading enterprise networking and communication equipment vendors on criteria using concrete data and metrics, such as market share, market share momentum, financials, next-gen intensity and buyer feedback on product reliability, service/support and technology innovation. The report includes a Leadership Landscape Graph that classifies vendors as “Leader,” “Established” or “Challenger” based on their scores in these criteria. This approach eliminates subjectivity and ensures vendors are assessed accurately and fairly.
IHS Infonetics Scorecards
IHS is publishing 15 vendor scorecards in 2015 on markets ranging from telecommunications equipment to carrier WiFi, routers and switches, network security, cloud unified communications and more. To subscribe to IHS research, please visit www.infonetics.com/contact.asp
About IHS (www.ihs.com)
IHS (NYSE: IHS) is the leading source of insight, analytics and expertise in critical areas that shape today’s business landscape. Businesses and governments in more than 150 countries around the globe rely on the comprehensive content, expert independent analysis and flexible delivery methods of IHS to make high-impact decisions and develop strategies with speed and confidence. IHS has been in business since 1959 and became a publicly traded company on the New York Stock Exchange in 2005. Headquartered in Englewood, Colorado, USA, IHS is committed to sustainable, profitable growth and employs about 8,800 people in 32 countries around the world.
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Source: IHS
