Assessment of the ICT Market Development through Study of Web Hosting Services in a Country with Transition Economy

Abstract

The paper presents the results of a study with objective to provide an outlook of the on-going development of the e-services in a country with transition economy. The e-service studied is the emerging industry of web hosting. The area studied was adoption of the services by SME sector in Slovenia. Results of this type of study may be used as a good indicator of the telecommunication market service development and as guidance for the new entrants on the web hosting market. Key words: telecommunication market, web-hosting, SMEs, e-services