Analyst Profile Detailed
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Chris Barnard
Research Director, European Telecommunications and Networking
Team:
eBusiness Strategies
EMEA Networking
Mobile and Wireless
Network Infrastructure
Telecom and Networks
Unified Communications
VOIP
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Chris Barnard is research director at IDC's European Telecommunication and Networking Group in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. He is responsible for the following IDC programs:
· EMEA Enterprise Networks, in which analysts track the enterprise markets for routers, switches, IP PBXs, and wireless LAN equipment. This program provides a quantitative overview of this multibillion-dollar market in terms of technology, product category, and country.
· EMEA Unified Communications, which tracks the drivers, trends, market size, and forecasts for the convergence of IT and communications. The focus is on premises-based and hosted solutions, as well as mobile UC as a team of IDC analysts cover this area from a number of angles.
· EMEA Network Life-Cycle Services, in which a team of analysts from both the networking/telco and professional services groups tracks the market for network-related consulting and integration, managed network services, and maintenance services for both the enterprise and service provider markets. It also includes coverage of hosted IP voice and managed mobility services.
Barnard is the author of numerous white papers and trade press articles on convergence, IP telephony, ebusiness, infrastructure, and networking strategies. He also contributed a chapter to a book, "Making e-Business Deliver," published by the Confederation of British Industry in 2000. He is often quoted in international technology and business publications such as Business Week.
Barnard joined IDC in 2000. He previously worked for three years at Montreal-based software company Essentus as special projects manager and customer support manager (Europe). Before joining this supply chain management vendor, he was employed by Fast Lane, an Oracle consultancy in the Netherlands. Barnard, who holds a master's degree (cum laude) in social sciences from Stellenbosch University, also has six years' experience as a journalist and editor at various publications.
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