Emerging Industry Overview: Systems Integration
Industry Snapshot
As companies scramble to develop electronic commerce (e-commerce) capabilities and better manage diverse information systems, the decades-old business of systems integration (SI) has been given new life. Two growth trends, e-commerce deployment and enterprise application integration, are responsible for a large infusion of revenue that the industry has enjoyed since 1996, while activities such as corporate mergers and new technology adoption have contributed as well.
Vigorous demand for SI and related services has changed the competitive dynamics among integrators. In some cases, smaller firms are gaining an edge in the market for rapid...