ocr: Worldwide Network Element ManagementSoftware Shipments 450,000 400,000 50,000 500,000 250,000 200,000 150,000 100.000 3000 1995 1995 1997 1998 1999 2000 According to IDC, hardware vendors are increasingly poking to offer a single network management solution by bundling management products. the market research firm expects network element management sottware shipments to reach 410,000 units by the year 2000, reflect- ing a - 42% compound annual growth rate between 1995 and 2000. SOURCE: INTEKNATIONAE DATA CORPA1996
