Third Party Processing: North American Market

Summary

Computer Services Environment
Overview
History Of Third Party Processing
Trends In Organizational Information Systems
Reengineering
Knowledge Management
Outsourcing: A Competitive Strategy
The Advantages Of Outsourcing
Problems With Outsourcing
Trends In Outsourcing
Outsourcing Trends In Information Technology
The Outsourcing/Consulting Relationship
Shared Services: A Competing Strategy
Electronic Data Interchange
The Promise Of E-Commerce

Third Party Processing Services And Products By Type
Overview
On-Site Vs. Off-Site Third Party Processing
Transaction Processing
Credit Card And Retail Payment Transaction Processing
The Nature Of Credit Card And Related Transaction Processing
Evolution Or Revolution In Retail Payment Systems
The Changing Credit Card Industry
General Purpose Cards
Travel And Entertainment Cards
Retail Cards
Oil Company Cards
Credit Cards And Electronic Banking
Debit Cards
Electronic Benefit Transfer (Ebt)
Electronic Fund Transfer Volume
Credit Card And Related Transaction Processing Outlook
Typical Services
Competition
Mutual Fund And Other Transaction Processing
Financial Institutions And Services Requiring Third Party Transaction Processing
Outlook
Competition
Payroll And Other Human Resources Processing
Payroll Processing
Payroll Tax Processing
Human Resources Processing
Competition
Medical Claims And Other Health Care Processing
Trends In Health Care
Health Care Processing Markets
Outlook
Competition
Other Third Party Processing
The Role Of Information Systems (Is) Outsourcing
Typical End-Use Markets
Demand Drivers And Other Considerations
Competition
Facilities Management And Other On-Site Processing
Other Off-Site Processing
Timesharing And Miscellaneous Third Party Processing
Timesharing
Data Warehousing
Disaster Recovery
Network Management Services
Networking: A Primer
Recent Trends In Network Services
Telecommunications Developments
Value-Added Networks (Vans)
Virtual Private Networks
Other
Outlook
Competition

Third Party Processing Services And Products By Market
Overview
Industry
Transportation, Travel And Entertainment
Financial Services
Communications
Other Business
Health Care
Government

Technology
Overview
Local Area Networks
Image Processing
Other Information Technologies
Groupware
Parallel Processing
The Role Of System Integration

International Markets

Industry Structure
Overview
Operations
Systems Development And Programming
Marketing
Profits And Margin Levels
Competitive Differentiation And Other Strategies
Industry Consolidation
Competition
Transaction Processing
Human Resources Processing
Health Care Processing
Other Third Party Processing
Network Services
Profiles Of Third Party Processors

List Of Tables
Summary Table: North American Third Party Processing Industry, Through 2006
1 Third Party Processing Markets By Type, Through 2006
2 Transaction Processing Outlook, Through 2006
3 Credit Card Use Outlook, Through 2006
4 Debit Card Outlook, Through 2006
5 Electronic Fund Transfer (Eft) From Automated Teller Machine, Through 2006
6 Eft Volume From Pos Terminals, Through 2006
7 Credit/Debit Card Transaction Processing Outlook, Through 2006
8 Mutual Fund And Related Transaction Processing Outlook, Through 2006
9 Payroll And Other Human Resources Processing Outlook, Through 2006
10 Health Care Outlook, Through 2006
11 Medical Claims And Billing Processing Outlook, Through 2006
12 Other Business Process Third Party Processing Outlook, Through 2006
13 Facilities Management Services And Other On-Site Processing Outlook, Through 2006
14 Other Off-Site Processing Outlook, Through 2006
15 Timesharing And Miscellaneous Processing Outlook, Through 2006
16 Network Services Outlook, Through 2006
17 Third Party Processing By Market, Through 2006
18 Industry Third Party Processing Market, Through 2006
19 Transportation, Travel And Entertainment Third Party Processing Market, Through 2006
20 Financial Services Third Party Processing Market, Through 2006
21 Communications Third Party Processing Market, Through 2006
22 Retail And Other Consumer Services Third Party Processing Market, Through 2006
23 Other Business Third Party Processing Market, Through 2006
24 Health Care Third Party Processing Market, Through 2006
25 Government Third Party Processing Market, Through 2006
26 World Third Party Processing Outlook, Through 2006
27 Strategic Analysis Of The Third Party Processing Market
28 Cost Structure Of Third Party Processors

List Of Figures
Summary Figure: North American Third Party Processing Industry, 1998 - 2006
1 North American Third Party Processing Markets By Type, 1996, 2001, And 2006
2 North American Transaction Processing Markets By Type, 1996, 2001, And 2006
3 Gross Consumer Payment Value: Paper Vs Electronic, 1990 - 2010
4 Automated Teller Machines, 1990 - 2001
5 Pos Terminals, 1990 - 2001
6 North American Human Resources Processing Markets By Type, 1996, 2001, And 2006
7 North American Health Care Processing Markets By Type, 1996, 2001, And 2006
8 North American Other Processing Markets By Type, 1996, 2001, And 2006
9 North American Processing By Market, 1996, 2001, And 2006
10 Global Third-Party Processing Markets, 1996, 2001, And 2006