| Type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Research |
| Founded | 1998 |
| Headquarters | United Kingdom, Singapore, United States |
| Key people | Matthew Ball (Director, Enterprise) Edwin Binder (Principal Consultant, Member of the Board) Steve Brazier (President and CEO) Rachel Brindley (Consulting Manager) Alan Cardy (VP, Business Development) Rita Chaher (Events and Marketing Director) Daryl Chiam (Principal Analyst) Pete Cunningham (Principal Analyst) Adam Daum (Chief Analyst) Alastair Edwards (Principal Analyst) Alessandra Fitzpatrick (Member of the Board, Co-founder) Chris Jones (VP and Principal Analyst, Co-founder) Rachel Lashford (Managing Director, Mobile and APAC) Natalie Spitz (Senior Consultant) Mike Welch (Senior VP) |
| Products | Market Intelligence Research Consulting Events |
| Revenue | $7.1 million USD (2010)[1] |
| Employees | <50 (2010) |
| Website | www.canalys.com |
Canalys is an independent technology focused analyst house.[2] It offers its clients market intelligence, analysis and strategic consultancy about trends and activity in a range of high-tech markets, and with route-to-market strategies. Its research is regularly cited by the business and technology press.[3]
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Canalys, formerly Canalys Corporation and Canalys.com, was founded in 1998 in Reading in the United Kingdom as an independent, high-tech industry analyst house.[5] Canalys, from the Latin word meaning ‘channel’,[6] emphasizes a core focus of the company’s research. The twin focus areas of convergence and routes to market are regarded by the company as central to all its research activities.[7]
Since its start, the company's Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) operations are based in Reading, Berkshire in the UK. In September 2006, the company opened a second office in Singapore, expanding its presence and research capabilities in the Asia Pacific (APAC) region,[8] and in June 2008, it opened a third office in Palo Alto, California, to service the Americas region.[9] In October 2011, it opened a fourth office in Shanghai, China and launched new service offerings linked to the Chinese mobility market.[10]
Canalys also operates an online IT channel community portal, Candefero,[11] through which it makes market intelligence available to members in exchange for points, earned by completing surveys and polls. Membership is restricted to companies operating in the IT (and related services) channel. Candefero was announced and launched in February 2008.[12]
Much of this information can be gathered from www.canalys.com