IDC Press Releaseshttp://www.idc.com/en_US/browse/viewPressReleaseHome.jhtmlIDC distributes press releases on many topics, markets, and industries. The default listing of press releases is in chronological order with the most recent listed first. Contact Press Relations at IDC worldwide headquarters: +1-508-935-4200.en-ushttp://cdn.idc.com/en_US/images/pageImg/idcLogoHome.jpgCopyright 2003 IDC. Reproduction is forbidden unless authorized. All rights reserved.1440pr2004_03_04_100438Western European Verticals Set to Increase IT Budgets in 2004, But Companies Cautious on External IT Spending, Says IDChttp://www.idc.com/getdoc.jhtml?pid=23571113&containerId=pr2004_03_04_100438IDC's new European Vertical Markets survey reveals that 2004 will see an improvement in companies' IT operating budgets. According to the survey, 35.4% of companies plan to increase their overall IT budget and 26.6% expect to allocate more resources to new initiatives, mainly in banking and retail/wholesale. This, however, will not immediately lead to an increase in external IT spending — only 23.2% of companies will spend more on external IT requirements....3/12/04 12:00:00 AM ESTpr2004_03_09_162752Tech Marketing Budgets Projected to Increase 2.1% in the First Six Months of 2004, According to IDChttp://www.idc.com/getdoc.jhtml?pid=23571113&containerId=pr2004_03_09_1627523/11/04 12:00:00 AM ESTpr2004_03_10_112204IDC Celebrates 40th Anniversary with Executive White Paper on the Evolution and Future of Information Technologyhttp://www.idc.com/getdoc.jhtml?pid=23571113&containerId=pr2004_03_10_1122043/11/04 12:00:00 AM ESTpr2004_03_04_094539Reinventing Business Models Will Drive IT Spending in the Western European CPG Industry, Says IDChttp://www.idc.com/getdoc.jhtml?pid=23571113&containerId=pr2004_03_04_094539According to a new IDC study, in 2004 Western European consumer packaged goods (CPG) manufacturers are focusing on key IT initiatives to be able to address an increasingly challenging market environment....3/10/04 12:00:00 AM ESTpr2004_03_05_135032IDC Forecasts Double-Digit PC Growth Through 2005http://www.idc.com/getdoc.jhtml?pid=23571113&containerId=pr2004_03_05_1350323/10/04 12:00:00 AM ESTpr2004_03_02_101211European IP VPN Market Growing Quickly But Will Level Off by 2007, Says IDChttp://www.idc.com/getdoc.jhtml?pid=23571113&containerId=pr2004_03_02_101211The market for standard managed IP VPN services is growing quickly but will flatten significantly by 2007, according to IDC's latest forecast of the Western European IP VPN market. In addition, managed services are growing faster than in-house DIY (do-it-yourself) networks, and are dominated by MPLS...3/10/04 12:00:00 AM ESTpr2004_03_10_154830Japan PC Shipments Resulted in the First Positive Growth in Three Years, IDC Reportshttp://www.idc.com/getdoc.jhtml?pid=23571113&containerId=pr2004_03_10_1548303/9/04 12:00:00 AM ESTpr2004_02_20_103239Cable Companies May Be the Voice of the Future, According to IDChttp://www.idc.com/getdoc.jhtml?pid=23571113&containerId=pr2004_02_20_1032393/8/04 12:00:00 AM ESTpr2004_03_01_141513IDC Forecasts 18% PC Semiconductor Revenue Growth in 2004http://www.idc.com/getdoc.jhtml?pid=23571113&containerId=pr2004_03_01_1415133/8/04 12:00:00 AM ESTpr2004_03_04_151930External Disk Storage Systems Market Posts Largest Growth in Over Two Years in the Fourth Quarter of 2003, According to IDChttp://www.idc.com/getdoc.jhtml?pid=23571113&containerId=pr2004_03_04_1519303/5/04 12:00:00 AM ESTpr2004_02_23_123303IDC Sees Growing Confidence, But Skepticism Over New Products, Among IT Professionals in Europehttp://www.idc.com/getdoc.jhtml?pid=23571113&containerId=pr2004_02_23_1233033/4/04 12:00:00 AM ESTpr2004_03_01_164511Western European Server Market Confirms Upturn in Revenue Growth for Second Consecutive Quarter, Says IDChttp://www.idc.com/getdoc.jhtml?pid=23571113&containerId=pr2004_03_01_164511According to IDC's European Server Tracker, results for 4Q03 marked the second consecutive quarter of revenue growth. The European server market reached $4.2 billion in factory revenues in 4Q03, displaying a healthy annual growth rate of 17.5% when measured in current dollars. Declining average selling prices due to increased competitive pressure and a decreasing dollar in conjunction with the growing impact of volume servers on the market resulted in a 28.8% year-on-year growth of unit shipments. Overall, 416,637 server units were shipped in the fourth quarter of 2004....3/3/04 12:00:00 AM ESTpr2004_02_24_095002IT Vendors Improve Vertical Focus to Take Advantage of Surge in Retailers' IT Investments, Says IDChttp://www.idc.com/getdoc.jhtml?pid=23571113&containerId=pr2004_02_24_095002According to a new IDC study examining top IT vendors' vertical strategies for the Western European retail/wholesale industry, retailers' growing interest in IT solutions is driving most major IT providers to adapt their go-to-market strategies to offer retail-specific solutions....3/3/04 12:00:00 AM ESTpr2004_02_16_150307Risk Management and Security Technology to Drive Western European Banks' IT Investments, Says IDChttp://www.idc.com/getdoc.jhtml?pid=23571113&containerId=pr2004_02_16_150307According to an IDC survey carried out in December 2003 on Western European banking institutions, investments will focus on risk management, accounting, and reporting as a consequence of the major changes in accounting standards and the expected adoption of the new capital adequacy directive (Basel II)....3/3/04 12:00:00 AM ESTpr2004_02_19_170007European Automotive Companies to Leverage IT Along the Value Chain in 2004, Says IDChttp://www.idc.com/getdoc.jhtml?pid=23571113&containerId=pr2004_02_19_170007According to a new IDC study, Western European automotive companies in 2004 will focus their IT investments in areas that help them solve their major business pain points and enable them to successfully operate in today’s challenging business environment....3/3/04 12:00:00 AM ESTpr2004_02_05_203235Sarbanes-Oxley and IAS 2005 Provide Shot in the Arm for the Next Wave of Finance and Accounting BPO in Europe, Says IDChttp://www.idc.com/getdoc.jhtml?pid=23571113&containerId=pr2004_02_05_203235According IDC, the take-up of finance and accounting business process outsourcing (F&A BPO) services in Europe is set to nearly double over the coming five years, from its present size of $5.1 billion to $9.6 billion by 2008 at a CAGR of 11.2%....3/2/04 12:00:00 AM ESTpr2004_02_27_102619Siebel Systems and GE Access Receive IDC CMO Best Practices Awards for Aligning Marketing and Saleshttp://www.idc.com/getdoc.jhtml?pid=23571113&containerId=pr2004_02_27_1026193/1/04 12:00:00 AM ESTpr2004_02_11_093554U.S. Imaging and Document Management Outsourcing Market to Grow Nearly 20% by 2007, Says IDChttp://www.idc.com/getdoc.jhtml?pid=23571113&containerId=pr2004_02_11_0935543/1/04 12:00:00 AM EST