Since 1989, IDC has supported ICT suppliers and financial investors with our industry-standard study on the state of ICT spending in every region around the world. The Worldwide Black Book is IDC's quarterly analysis of the status and projected growth of the worldwide ICT industry in 57 individual countries. As the benchmark for consistent, detailed market data across six continents, the Worldwide Black Book offers a profile of the ICT market in each of the countries where IDC is currently represented.

• Hardware: Servers, storage, printers, MFPs, PCs, peripherals, smart handheld devices, workstations
• IT services: Planning, implementation, support services, operations, training and education
• Packaged software: Applications, application development and deployment tools, system infrastructure
• Telecom equipment and services

• Quarterly Delivery of Worldwide ICT Spending Forecasts
• Worldwide Black Book
• Quarterly ICT Spending Update
• Executive Market Watch

In addition to the insight provided in this service, IDC may conduct research on specific topics or emerging market segments via research offerings that require additional IDC funding and client investment.

1. What are they key emerging markets and ICT hot spots around the world?
2. What proportion of overall ICT budgets are allocated to hardware, software, and services spending?
3. How do Asia/Pacific and Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) differ in ICT investment strategies?
4. What is the impact of economic trends on ICT spending?
5. Which market sectors are expected to enjoy the largest share of investment in the next five years?

IDC's Worldwide IT Spending Patterns: The Worldwide Black Book (Standard Edition) service examines IT spending patterns and forecasts across the following country markets:

Australia, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, New Zealand, Pakistan, the Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam, Bulgaria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Peru, Venezuela, Egypt, Israel, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Turkey, the United Arab Emirates, Canada, the United States, Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Malta, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom.

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