Vendor Comparison Research Methodology - Info-Tech Research

5. Selecting the Products for EvaluationOur target for evaluation in a category is no more than 10products. The focus of our evaluation is on products thatare appropriate for our target market. Info-Tech creates acomprehensive list of all known vendors in the space, based ona broad analysis of publications, surveys, vendor briefings andinformation collected in analyst calls with clients.A short-list for detailed analysis is developed based on marketpenetration or on innovation. Products are included in theevaluation if they have a material market share in the targetmarket, rather than the overall market, where large enterprisesales skew share. Products that have distinctive features areincluded when Info-Tech believes that their technology orfeatures offer potentially meaningful value to enterprises.Info-Tech Research Group1.888.670.8889 (North America)00.1.519.432.3550 (International)