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Mark Child
Research Manager, Software, Central and Eastern Europe

Mark Child joined IDC CEMA in February 2004 as an editor. After a year of grounding himself in the output of each department, he joined the software group as a research analyst in March 2005. He now works on software market studies, consulting projects, and quarterly software trackers.

Prior to joining IDC, Child worked in the Online Division of the Prague Business Journal. He also served as a researcher and editor at market research firm NFO AISA (now part of the TNS Group); this included a stint at partner company NFO Infratest, in London.

Child holds a BSc in Biology and Geography from University of Brighton.

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Central and Eastern Europe Storage Software Market 2012–2016 Forecast and 2011 Vendor Shares
Mark Child, Tomasz Sloniewski, Edyta Kosowska, Gabor Fauszt, Pyotr Gorodetskiy, Dana Samson, Ivan Juras, Darja Jama
Dec 2012 - Doc # ESS01U Market Analysis

This IDC study presents the storage software market in CEE for 2011 and forecasts expenditure on storage software through 2016. The study contains market size, vendor market shares, and forecasts for seven functional categories. It also ...

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Central Europe Security Software Market 2012–2016 Forecast and 2011 Vendor Shares
Mark Child, Tomasz Sloniewski, Edyta Kosowska, Gabor Fauszt, Pyotr Gorodetskiy, Ivan Juras, Dana Samson, Darja Jama
Dec 2012 - Doc # ESE1U Market Analysis

This IDC study presents the security software market in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) for 2011 and forecasts expenditures on security software through 2016. The study contains market sizes, vendor market shares, and forecasts for four ...

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