Analyst Profile

Bo Lykkegaard

Program Manager, European Enterprise Applications

Bo Lykkegaard is program manager for the European Enterprise Applications research, market analysis, and related consulting. He focuses on the composition and developments of the Western European applications software market, in particular ERP, CRM, HR, and payroll applications. Specific research areas include market analysis, competitive analysis, case studies, end-user surveys, and software market splits by vertical segments and company size segments. In addition, Lykkegaard analyzes the impact of new trends, such as open source, software-as-a-service, and service oriented architecture (SOA) on the applications markets. Finally, he delivers consulting on ROI and TCO analysis in the applications software field.

Lykkegaard joined IDC's European Software Group as a senior research analyst in November 2002. Before joining IDC, he spent two years working as a sales specialist at IBM Software Group in Denmark, selling software solutions to large customers. Prior to this, he was responsible for establishing a software sales unit for the solution provider, GBM, in Honduras, Central America. He also has two years' experience as a Consultant at Cap Gemini, Denmark.

Lykkegaard holds an MSc in business administration and technology management at Copenhagen Business School, Denmark, in addition to course work at Brandeis University, Boston.

Research Authored by Bo Lykkegaard

SAP and Sybase Bet on the Convergence of Mobile, Analytics and Information Management Henry D. Morris, Ruediger Spies, Bo Lykkegaard, Luisa Bordoni Aug 2010 - Doc # lcUS22476710      IDC Link During a recent co-located press conference in Frankfurt and Boston, SAP and Sybase management confirmed their strategy and outlined their technology plans as follows:For enterprise mobility, they will launch a mobile platform (Sybase Unwir ...

SAP at Midyear: Solid Improvement Continues Led by Growth in Americas Henry D. Morris, David Bradshaw, Ruediger Spies, Bo Lykkegaard Jul 2010 - Doc # lcUS22437310      IDC Link SAP announced their Q2 financials with a solid gain of 5% year-over-year in software license revenue (6% for the first half) and 8% in software and software-related services revenues (9% for the first half). The performance was mixed across ...

Western European ERM Applications, 2009 Vendor Shares Bo Lykkegaard Jun 2010 - Doc # LC53S      Pivot Table This IDC Pivot Table presents in-depth analysis of the Western European market for enterprise resource management (ERM) applications, with all data expressed in constant U.S. dollars. It represents the second pivot table deliverable with ... purchase document

SAS and Customer Intelligence in EMEA: Time to Accelerate Online Marketing Bo Lykkegaard Jun 2010 - Doc # lcDK22392710      IDC Link At a recent analyst conference in Marbella, Spain, SAS executives reviewed the past fiscal year and the first half of 2010 and discussed current initiatives and future objectives. This IDC Link looks specifically at the news and directions ...

Western European Cloud Applications 2009 Vendor Shares Bo Lykkegaard, David Bradshaw Jun 2010 - Doc # SP03S      Competitive Analysis This IDC study shows that the most of the top 20 vendors are growing strongly. However, their market share is decreasing because overall spending is also growing solidly, and there are more vendors entering the market and taking a piece ... purchase document

Western European Customer Relationship Management Applications 2010–2014 Forecast Bo Lykkegaard Jun 2010 - Doc # LC03S      Market Analysis This IDC study provides an analysis and sizing of the Western European CRM applications market for the years 2007–2009 and a forecast for 2010–2014. The study segments the CRM applications market by functional market (four functional mar ... purchase document

Western European Enterprise Resource Management Applications Forecast, 2010–2014 Bo Lykkegaard Jun 2010 - Doc # LC02S      Market Analysis This IDC study provides an analysis and sizing of the Western European ERM applications market for 2007–2009 and a forecast for 2010–2014. The study segments the ERM applications market by functional market (eight functional markets), co ... purchase document

Western European Supply Chain Management Applications 2010–2014 Forecast Bo Lykkegaard Jun 2010 - Doc # LC04S      Market Analysis This IDC study provides an analysis and sizing of the Western European supply chain management (SCM) application market for 2007–2009 and a forecast for 2010–2014. The study segments the SCM application market by functional market (inven ... purchase document

SAPPHIRE NOW 2010: SAP Broadens Offerings and Sets Out a Road Map for an In-Memory Future Henry D. Morris, Bo Lykkegaard, Mary Wardley, Robert Parker, Ruediger Spies, Stephen D. Drake, Praveen Sengar, Gard Little, Kimberly Knickle, Michael Fauscette, Alan Tong, Ricardo Villate, Brian McDonough, Mariana Zamoszczyk, Melinda-Carol Ballou, Raymond Boggs Jun 2010 - Doc # 223698      Vendor Profile This IDC Vendor Profile presents a review of SAP's user conference, SAPPHIRE NOW 2010. purchase document

Omniture Summit EMEA 2010: Heralds the Decade of the Chief Marketing Officer Bo Lykkegaard May 2010 - Doc # lcDK22355310      IDC Link At a recent end-user conference held in London, Josh James, former founder and owner, now Adobe employee (with the title Senior Vice President and General Manager, Omniture Business Unit, Adobe) talked about current and future priorities at ...

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