RM
RM (formerly known as Research Machines) provides educational technology, services and products, as well as non-IT education resources and assessments to the education sector. Its decision to focus on the Building Schools for the Future (BSF) initiative in the UK has resulted in the company winning 13 BSF projects of the 36 projects awarded so far. These promise RM committed revenues of £226.5 million, which puts it at the top of Ovum’s list of providers of software and IT services (SITS) in the education sector.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
IN A NUTSHELL
OVUM VIEW
SWOT ANALYSIS
STRENGTHS
WEAKNESSES
OPPORTUNITIES
THREATS
PRODUCTS AND SERVICES
PORTFOLIO
RM LEARNING TECHNOLOGIES
RM ASSESSMENT AND DATA
RM EDUCATION RESOURCES
STRATEGY ANALYSIS
OVERVIEW
STRATEGY OBJECTIVES
STRATEGY EXECUTION
ENHANCING ITS PORTFOLIO OF OFFERINGS
ACQUISITIONS TO BOOST GROWTH
FUTURE OUTLOOK
BUILDING SCHOOLS FOR THE FUTURE
MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS
LEARNING PLATFORMS
TESTING AND ASSESSMENT
HARDWARE
INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS
FINANCIAL ANALYSIS
KEY FINANCIALS
SEGMENTAL ANALYSIS
IN A NUTSHELL
OVUM VIEW
SWOT ANALYSIS
STRENGTHS
WEAKNESSES
OPPORTUNITIES
THREATS
PRODUCTS AND SERVICES
PORTFOLIO
RM LEARNING TECHNOLOGIES
RM ASSESSMENT AND DATA
RM EDUCATION RESOURCES
STRATEGY ANALYSIS
OVERVIEW
STRATEGY OBJECTIVES
STRATEGY EXECUTION
ENHANCING ITS PORTFOLIO OF OFFERINGS
ACQUISITIONS TO BOOST GROWTH
FUTURE OUTLOOK
BUILDING SCHOOLS FOR THE FUTURE
MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS
LEARNING PLATFORMS
TESTING AND ASSESSMENT
HARDWARE
INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS
FINANCIAL ANALYSIS
KEY FINANCIALS
SEGMENTAL ANALYSIS
LIST OF TABLES
Table 1: RM’s key financial indicators
Table 2: RM’s revenues by service lines
Table 1: RM’s key financial indicators
Table 2: RM’s revenues by service lines
