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TABLE OF CONTENTS 
Section 
   1.0 Introduction
   1.1 Call Center System Markets Through 2003
   1.2 Regarding Research Methods and How to Use the Report
CHAPTER II: An Overview of Current Market
   2.0 Introduction
   2.1 1998 Sales
      2.1.1 Penetration of CTI, IVRs and Predictive Dialers Among New Installments in 1998
   2.2 Projected 1999 Sales
      2.2.1 Price Pressures in 1999
      2.2.2 Penetration of CTI, IVRs and Predictive Dialers Among New Installments
      2.2.3 World Wide Web-Integrated Call Centers in 1999
   2.3 Comparative Market Shares
   2.4 Growth in Installed Bases
CHAPTER III: Driving Trends and Critical Issues
   3.0 Driving Today’s Market in Europe: Competition, Convergence
   3.1 Key to Competitiveness: Improving Customer Relationship Management
   3.2 Users and Uses: Key Markets, Horizontal and Vertical
      3.2.1 Financial Services: The Number One Market
      3.2.2 Telecommunications: The Leading Driver of High-End Call Centers
      3.2.3 Information Technology
      3.2.4 Travel and Leisure/Hospitality
      3.2.5 Utilities
      3.2.6 Telemarketer/Outsourcers
         3.2.6.1 The Trouble with Automated Outbound Dialing Applications
   3.3 Fusion: Voice and Data Coverage at the Agent Station
      3.3.1 What Computer-Telephony Integration Makes Possible
         3.3.1.1 The Roles of Caller ID and DNIS
         3.3.1.2 Extending the Boundaries of Call Center Capabilities
         3.3.1.3 The Most-Wanted Functions of CTI: "Screen-Pops" and "Skills-Based Routing"
      3.3.1.4 CTI and Outbound Applications
         3.3.1.4.1 Preview Dialing
         3.3.1.4.2 Power Dialing and Its Variants
      3.3.1.5 Multimedia Integration: Call Centers and the World Wide Web
         3.3.1.5.1 Handling Call-Back Requests from Web Sites
         3.3.1.5.2 Handling E-Mail
         3.3.1.5.3 Voice over IP to the Call Center
         3.3.1.5.4 Video Over IP to the Call Center:Not Even in Sight
   3.4 Bringing it all Together: Multi-Vendor Collaboration and the Role of Systems Integrators
      3.4.1 The Role of CIT/Middleware Suppliers: The Genesys Example
         3.4.1.1 Features and Pricing
      3.4.2 GeoTel and Virtual Call Center Networking Services
      3.4.3 Work-at-Home Agents: Still Very Few
   3.5 Call Center Server/PCBX ACD Solutions: The New Wave?
       3.5.1 Server Solutions: Questions About Reliability and Scalability
      3.5.2 Near-Term Target Markets
      3.5.3 The Nortel "Symposium" and "Symposium Express" for the Meridian Switch
      3.5.4 The Lucent/SDX Computer Telephony (CT) Server for the INdeX Switch
      3.5.5 Apropos
      3.5.6 Discofone
      3.5.7 Interactive Intelligence
   3.6 Carrier Services and Call Centers
      3.6.1 Toll-Free and Shared-Cost Services
      3.6.2 Central-Office-Based or Centrex ACD Service
CHAPTER IV: The Market for Call Center Systems in Great Britain
   4.0 Overview
   4.1 Background and Nature of the British Market
   4.2 The Installed Base
   4.3 Sales in 1998
   4.4 Projected Sales in 1999
   4.5 CTI, IVR, Predictive Dialing and Web Integration Installments
   4.6 The Impact of Carrier Services
   4.7 Players and Products
      4.7.1 Lucent Technologies
          4.7.1.1 1998 Sales
         4.7.1.2 Projected 1999 Sales
      4.7.2 Nortel Networks
         4.7.2.1 1998 Sales
         4.7.2.2 Projected Sales in 1999
      4.7.3 Aspect
         4.7.3.1 1998 Sales
         4.7.3.2 projected Sales in 1999
      4.7.4 Siemens
         4.7.4.1 1998 Sales
         4.7.4.2 Projected Sales in 1999
      4.7.5 Ericsson
         4.7.5.1 1998 Sales
         4.7.5.2 Projected Sales in 1999
      4.7.6 Mitel
         4.7.6.1 1998 Sales
         4.7.6.2 Projected Sales in 1999
      4.7.7 Rockwell International
         4.7.7.1 1998 Sales
         4.7.7.2 Projected Sales in 1999
      4.7.8 Philips
         4.7.8.1 1998 Sales
         4.7.8.2 Projected Sales in 1999
      4.7.9 Alcatel
         4.7.9.1 1998 Sales
         4.7.9.2 Projected Sales in 1999
      4.7.10 Special Telephone Systems (STS)
         4.7.10.1 1998 Sales
         4.7.10.2 Projected Sales in 1999
      4.7.11 Harris Systems
         4.7.11.1 1998 Sales
          4.7.11.2 Projected Sales in 1999
      4.7.12 Apropos
         4.7.12.1 1998 Sales
         4.7.12.2 Projected Sales in 1999
      4.7.13 Interactive Intelligence
         4.7.13.1 1998 Sales
         4.7.13.2 Projected Sales in 1999
      4.7.14 Bosch Telecom Group
         4.7.14.1 Projected Sales in 1999
CHAPTER V: The Market for Call Center Systems in France
   5.0 Overview
   5.1 Background and Nature of the French Market
   5.2 The Installed Base
   5.3 Sales in 1998
   5.4 Projected Sales in 1999
   5.5 CTI, IVR, Predictive Dialing and Web Integration Installments
   5.6 The Impact of Carrier Services
      5.6.1 Toll-Free and Shared-Cost Telephone Services
      5.6.2 International Toll-Free Service
      5.6.3 Virtual Call Center Network Service
      5.6.4 Central-Office-Based/Centrex ACD Services
   5.7 Players and Products
      5.7.1 Alcatel
         5.7.1.1 1998 Sales
         5.7.1.2 Projected Sales in 1999
      5.7.2 Matra Nortel
         5.7.2.1 1998 Sales
         5.7.2.2 Projected Sales in 1999
      5.7.3 Lucent Technologies
         5.7.3.1 1998 Sales
         5.7.3.2 Projected Sales in 1999
      5.7.4 Ericsson
         5.7.4.1 1998 Sales
         5.7.4.2 Projected 1999 Sales
      5.7.5 Siemens
         5.7.5.1 1998 Sales
         5.7.5.2 Projected 1999 Sales
      5.7.6 Bosch Telecom
         5.7.6.1 1998 Sales
         5.7.6.2 Projected Sales in 1999
      5.7.7 Aspect
         5.7.7.1 1998 Sales
         5.7.7.2 Projected 1999 Sales
      5.7.8 Rockwell International
         5.7.8.1 1998 Sales
         5.7.8.2 Projected Sales in 1999
      5.7.9 Discofone
         5.7.9.1 1998 Sales
         5.7.9.2 Projected Sales in 1999
      5.7.10 CS Communications and Systems Group
         5.7.10.1 1998 Sales
         5.7.10.2 Projected 1999 Sales
      5.7.11 Datapoint
         5.7.11.1 1998 Sales
         5.7.11.2 Projected Sales in 1999
CHAPTER VI: The Market for Call Center Systemsin Germany
   6.0 Overview
   6.1 Background and Nature of the German Market
   6.2 The Installed Base
   6.3 Sales in 1998
   6.4 Projected Sales in 1999
   6.5 CTI, IVR, Predictive Dialing and Web Integration Installments
   6.6 The Impact of Carrier Services
      6.6.1 Toll-Free and Shared-Cost Services: Soaring Use
      6.6.2 Virtual Call Center Networking Service:Due in Late 1999
      6.6.3 Central-Office-Based ACD Service: Not Yet
   6.7 Players and Products
      6.7.1 Siemens
         6.7.1.1 1998 Sales
         6.7.1.2 Projected Sales in 1999
      6.7.2 Bosch Telecom Group
         6.7.2.1 1998 Sales
         6.7.2.2 Projected Sales in 1999
      6.7.3 Nortel DASA
         6.7.3.1 1998 Sales
         6.7.3.2 Projected Sales in 1999
      6.7.4 Lucent Technologies
         6.7.4.1 1998 Sales
         6.7.4.2 Projected 1999 Sales
      6.7.5 Aspect
         6.7.5.1 1998 Sales
         6.7.5.2 Projected Sales in 1999
      6.7.6 Philips
         6.7.6.1 1998 Sales
         6.7.6.2 Projected Sales in 1999
      6.7.7 Ericsson
         6.7.7.1 1998 Sales
         6.7.7.2 Projected Sales in 1999
      6.7.8 Alcatel SEL
         6.7.8.1 1998 Sales
         6.7.8.2 Projected Sales in 1999
      6.7.9 Rockwell International
         6.7.9.1 1998 Sales
         6.7.9.2 Projected Sales in 1999
      6.7.10 Interactive Intelligence
         6.7.10.1 1998 Sales
         6.7.10.2 Projected Sales in 1999
      6.7.11 Apropos
         6.7.11.1 Projected Sales in 1999
      6.7.12 Harris Systems
         6.7.12.1 Projected Sales in 1999
      6.7.13 Mitel
         6.7.13.1 1998 Sales
         6.7.13.2 Projected Sales in 1999
CHAPTER VII: The Market for Call Center Systems in Holland
   7.0 Overview
   7.1 Background and Nature of the Dutch Market
   7.2 The Installed Base
   7.3 Sales in 1998
   7.4 Projected Sales in 1999
   7.5 CTI, IVR, Predictive Dialing and Web Integration Installments
   7.6 The Impact of Carrier Services
   7.7 Players and Products
      7.7.1 Philips
         7.7.1.1 1998 Sales
         7.7.1.2 Projected Sales in 1999
      7.7.2 Nortel Networks
         7.7.2.1 1998 Sales
         7.7.2.2 Projected Sales in 1999
      7.7.3 Lucent Technologies
         7.7.3.1 1998 Sales
         7.7.3.2 Projected Sales in 1999
      7.7.4 Aspect
         7.7.4.1 1998 Sales
         7.7.4.2 Projected Sales in 1999
      7.7.5 Ericsson
         7.7.5.1 1998 Sales
         7.7.5.2 Projected Sales in 1999
      7.7.6 Siemens
         7.7.6.1 1998 Sales
         7.7.6.2 Projected Sales in 1999
      7.7.7 Bosch Telecom
         7.7.7.1 1998 Sales
         7.7.7.2 Projected Sales in 1999
      7.7.8 Mitel
          7.7.8.1 1998 Sales
          7.7.8.2 Projected Sales in 1999
      7.7.9 Alcatel
         7.7.9.1 1998 Sales
         7.7.9.2 Projected Sales in 1999
      7.7.10 Harris Systems
         7.7.10.1 Projected Sales in 1999
      7.7.11 Interactive Intelligence
         7.7.11.1 Projected Sales in 1999
      7.7.12 Apropos
         7.7.12.1 Projected Sales in 1999
      7.7.13 Rockwell International
         7.7.13.1 Projected Sales in 1999
CHAPTER VIII: The Market for Call Center Systems1999 – 2003
   8.0 Introduction
   8.1 Projected Sales 1999 – 2003
   8.2 Forecast by Country
      8.2.1 Great Britain
      8.2.2 France
      8.2.3 Germany
      8.2.4 Holland
      8.3.1 1999
      8.3.2 2000
      8.3.3 2001
      8.3.4 2002
      8.3.5 2003
   8.4 The European Economy and its Impact on Call Center Markets
   8.5 Critical Recommendations for Vendors
LIST OF FIGURES 
Figure Page
1.1 Total Annual Seat Installments, Growth Rates and Installed Bases, by Country 4
1.2 Annual Base Revenues and Growth Rates, by Country 5
1.3 Average Annual Base Revenue per Seat and Rates of Change, by Country 6
1.4 Annual Revenues from "Middleware" Systems Integration and Other Professional Services, by Country 7
1.5 Annual Gross Revenues and Growth Rates by Country 7
1.6 Cumulative Seat Installments, Base and Gross Revenues by Country 8
1.7 Annual CTI Shipments, Growth Rates and Installed Bases, by Country 10
1.8 Annual IVR Shipments, Growth Rates and Installed Bases, by Country 11
1.9 Annual Predictive Dialer Installments, Growth Rates and Installed Bases, by Country 12
1.10 Annual Web-Integration Installments, Growth Rates and Installed Bases, by Country 13
2.1 New Shipments by Size and Country, 1998 24
2.2 New Shipments by Vendor and Country, 1998 25
2.3 Total New and Add-on Shipments by Vendor and Country 1998 27
2.4 Market Share of New and Add-on Shipments by Vendor and Country, 1998 28
2.5 Base Revenues by Vendor and Country, 1998 29
2.6 Market Shares of Base Revenues by Vendor and Country 1998 30
2.7 Installments and Penetration Rates Among New Systems of CTI, IVRs and Predictive Dialers by Country, 1998 31
2.8 Projected New System and Seat Shipments by Size and Country, 1999 34
2.9 Projected New System and Seat Shipments by Vendor and Country, 1999 35
2.10 Projected Total New and Add-on Shipments by Vendor and Country, 1999 37
2.11 Projected Market Shares of Total New and Add-on Shipments by Vendor and Country, 1999 38
2.12 Projected Base Revenues by Vendor and Country, 1999 39
2.13 Projected Market Shares of Base Revenues by Vendor and Country, 1999 41
2.14 Projected Installments and Penetration Among New Systems of CTI, IVRs and Predictive Dialers by Country, 1999 44
2.15 Web-Integrated Call Centers by Vendor and Country Beginning 2000 46
2.16 Combined Total Seat Installments and Market Shares by Vendor 1998 – 1999 47
2.17 Base Revenues by Vendor, 1998 – 1999 48
2.18 Installed Bases by Vendor, 1998 – 2000 50
2.19 Combined Installed Bases by Size and Country, Beginning 1999 51
2.20 Combined Installed Bases and Penetration of CTI, IVRs and Predictive Dialers by Country Beginning 1999 52
2.21 Britain: Installed Bases by Vendor 54
2.22 France: Installed Bases by Vendor 55
2.23 Germany: Installed Bases by Vendor 56
2.24 Holland: Installed Bases by Vendor 57
3.1 Systems Integrators 112
4.1 Britain: Installed Base by Size and Vendor, Starting 1999 158
4.2 Britain: Shipments by Size and Vendor, 1998 162
4.3 Britain: Total New and Add-on Seat Shipments and Base Revenues, by Vendor, 1998 164
4.4 Britain: Projected Shipments by Size and Vendor, 1999 166
4.5 Britain: Projected Total New and Add-on Seat Shipments and Base Revenues, by Vendor, 1999 168
4.6 Britain: CTI Installments by Vendor, 1998 – 1999 169
4.7 Britain: IVR Installments by Vendor, 1998 – 1999 171
4.8 Britain: Predictive Dialing Installments by Vendor, 1998–1999 172
4.9 Britain: Projected Web Integration Installments, by Vendor, Year-End, 1999 173
5.1 France: Installed Base by Size and Vendor, Starting 1999 244
5.2 France: Shipments by Size and Vendor, 1998 248
5.3 France: Total New and Add-on Seat Shipments and Base Revenues, by Vendor, 1998 250
5.4 France: Projected Shipments by Size and Vendor, 1999 253
5.5 France: Projected New and Add-on Seat Shipments and Base Revenues, by Vendor, 1999 255
5.6 France: CTI Installments by Vendor, 1998 – 1999 256
5.7 France: IVR Installments by Vendor, 1998 – 1999 258
5.8 France: Predictive Dialing Installments by Vendor, 1998–1999 259
5.9 France: Projected Web Integrated Call Centers, by Vendor, Year-End, 1999 260
6.1 Germany: Installed Base by Size and Vendor, Starting 1999 326
6.2 Germany: Shipments by Size and Vendor, 1998 329
6.3 Germany: Total New and Add-on Seat Shipments and Base Revenues, by Vendor, 1998 331
6.4 Germany: Projected Shipments by Size and Vendor, 1999 334
6.5 Germany: Total New and Add-on Seat Shipments and Base Revenues, by Vendor, 1999 336
6.6 Germany: CTI Installments by Vendor, 1998 – 1999 337
6.7 Germany: IVR Installments by Vendor, 1998 – 1999 339
6.8 Germany: Predictive Dialing Installments by Vendor, 1998–1999 340
6.9 Germany: Projected Web Integrated Call Centers, by Vendor, Year-End, 1999 341
7.1 Holland: Installed Base by Size and Vendor, Starting 1999 404
7.2 Holland: Shipments by Size and Vendor, 1998 407
7.3 Holland: Total New and Add-on Seat Shipments and Base Revenues, by Vendor, 1998 409
7.4 Holland: Projected Shipments by Size and Vendor, 1999 412
7.5 Holland: Total New and Add-on Seat Shipments and Base Revenues, by Vendor, 1999 414
7.6 Holland: CTI Installments by Vendor, 1998 – 1999 415
7.7 Holland: IVR Installments by Vendor, 1998 – 1999 416
7.8 Holland: Predictive Dialing Installments by Vendor, 1998–1999 417
7.9 Holland: Projected Web Integrated Call Centers, by Vendor, Year-End, 1999 419
8.1 Total Seat Shipments, Growth Rates and Installed Bases, by Country 460
8.2 Annual Base Revenues and Growth Rates, by Country 461
8.3 Average Annual Base Revenue Per Seat and Rates of Change, by Country 462
8.4 Annual Revenues from "Middleware" Systems Integration and Other Professional Services, by Country 462
8.5 Annual Gross Revenues and Growth Rates by Country 463
8.6 Cumulative Seat Installments, Base and Gross Revenues by Country 463
8.7 Annual CTI Shipments, Growth Rates and Installed Bases, by Country 464
8.8 Annual IVR Shipments, Growth Rates and Installed Bases, by Country 465
8.9 Annual Predictive Dialer Installments, Growth Rates and Installed Bases, by Country 466
8.10 Annual Web-Integration Installments, Growth Rates and Installed Bases, by Country 467

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