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IDC recently published its Predictions for the IT industry in 2009 and beyond, providing critical guidance and insight into the available opportunities, and how to leverage innovative business models in a time of economic uncertainty. Through its research, IDC continues to address the question everyone is asking -


"How will the structure of the software industry change in response to the ongoing economic challenges and shifts in buying patterns?"


Now IDC is providing emerging software companies the chance to highlight how their organization is taking advantage of the best opportunities in applications, application development and deployment, and information access by publishing an "Innovative Top 10" ranking for each area.

This ranking will take into account key trends from senior IDC analysts and highlight those emerging software companies using an innovative approach or technology to capitalize on these opportunities.


Benefits to Participants:
  • IDC will issue a press release for each of the three market areas listing the "Innovative Top 10" companies exemplifying trend innovation.
  • IDC will publish a document featuring each of these three "Innovative Top 10" lists which will be accessible/viewed by IDC clients subscribing to a related software program.
  • "Innovative Top 10" companies can issue their own press release announcing their inclusion in this high profile IDC ranking.
  • Companies completing the survey will be considered for publication in IDC's Private Vendor Watch program which provides profiles of emerging private IT companies, their corporate strategies, technologies, and partners. (Note: additional survey follow-up may be needed to complete this profile)

Select a market below to view the specific survey criteria, top trends
and access the web form.

Applications
Application Development and Deployment
Information Access

Methodology and Judging Process
The judging for this ranking will be a two step process:
  1. A group panel consisting of key analysts in each area (software applications, application development and deployment, and information access) will then review all submissions and narrow them to the top 20 for their area.
  2. An executive panel will review the top 20 for each area and select the final "Innovative Top 10" emerging players for each of the following designations - software applications, application development and deployment and information access.

Schedule:
  • Survey Responses Due: April 30, 2009
  • Judging Completed: May, 2009
  • Rankings Announced: June, 2009
  • IDC "Innovative Top 10" Documents Published: July, 2009
Note: This schedule is subject to change