http://www.idc.com/research/simplesearchres.jsp?buck=Business+Areas%2F&keyword=&lcol=en&access_type=All&container_type=All&resperpage=10&sortby=scoreThe entire spectrum of IDC's market coverage of key business areasen-ushttp://cdn.idc.com/en_US/images/pageImg/idcLogoHome.jpghttp://www.idc.com/research/simplesearchres.jsp?buck=Business+Areas%2F&keyword=&lcol=en&access_type=All&container_type=All&resperpage=10&sortby=scorehttp://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?pid=23571113&containerId=dg20100317http://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?pid=23571113&containerId=dg20100317The Worldwide Black Book (IDC #221793) is IDC's quarterly analysis of the status and projected growth of the worldwide ITC industry in 54 countries. The Worldwide Black Book is the backbone of all IDC research. The information contained in this research addresses the issues and needs that are critical to the success of all types of clients, including executives, market visionaries, and market strategists. Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EDThttp://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?pid=23571113&containerId=prUS22250410http://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?pid=23571113&containerId=prUS22250410A recent IDC survey of more than 1,000 IT professionals worldwide found a high level of satisfaction with the software support services offered by five of the largest enterprise application vendors. Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EDThttp://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?pid=23571113&containerId=222473http://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?pid=23571113&containerId=222473This IDC Vendor Profile analyzes Ocarina Networks, a company playing in the storage optimization market, and reviews key success factors: market potential, technology/solution, corporate strategy, force multipliers, and customers. Leveraging IDC's expert understanding of the competitive landscape and future outlook, this document highlights company and market information tailored to the investment professional's needs. Tue, 16 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EDThttp://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?pid=23571113&containerId=prUS22246810http://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?pid=23571113&containerId=prUS22246810With the global economy now in recovery, IDC expects enterprise adoption of videoconferencing to accelerate, driving revenues for videoconferencing equipment from $1.9 billion in 2009 to more than $8.7 billion in 2014. Tue, 16 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EDThttp://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?pid=23571113&containerId=222384http://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?pid=23571113&containerId=222384This IDC study presents a forecast for the worldwide and U.S. hosted application management (AM) services market for the 2010–2014 period. While a slow prolonged economic recovery is forecast, customers will look to service providers for greater efficiencies and performance optimization of hosted solutions. According to Rona Shuchat, director of Application Outsourcing Services, "IDC expects that hosted application management (hosted AM) spending will regain its traction more quickly than other project-based spending initiatives, as opex hosting will be considered an attractive alternative to capex spending. Smaller midtier enterprises will increasingly have the ability to procure lower-cost prebuilt hosted dedicated packaged solutions as the volume of accelerators creates more options to choose from, particularly as large-scale ISVs look to expand beyond their core base of licensed large enterprise customers." Tue, 16 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EDThttp://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?pid=23571113&containerId=222046http://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?pid=23571113&containerId=222046This IDC study provides a detailed description of IDC's services market taxonomy. For 2010, the taxonomy includes individual foundation markets grouped within three macromarket segments: project based, outsourcing, and support and training. At the worldwide level, spending is also segmented across three geographic macroregions: Americas; Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA); and Asia/Pacific. These macroregions are further segmented at the regional and local levels. IDC's services market taxonomy is the basis for IDC services research studies, trackers, and forecasters worldwide, as well as the relational multidimensional schema of IDC's Services Market Forecaster database that feeds worldwide and regional vendor trackers. "IDC's services taxonomy presents a comprehensive and standardized view of the worldwide services marketplace," said Gard Little, research manager, Global Services Markets and Trends. "It continues to be the premier source for defining and categorizing external IT and business services." Tue, 16 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EDThttp://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?pid=23571113&containerId=222385http://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?pid=23571113&containerId=222385This IDC study presents forecasts for the worldwide and U.S. application management (AM) services markets for 2010–2014. While discrete global AM services spending showed an estimated negative growth rate of -0.7% in 2009, at $40.6 billion, a very slow gradual recovery is forecast through the next few years. IDC estimates that at a global level, AM services will grow 3.5% in 2010. While all regions are forecast to show a gradual recovery, the Americas and APAC are estimated to recover sooner than western Europe, which shows the slowest projected growth in 2010, at 1.2%. According to Rona Shuchat, director of Application Outsourcing, "IDC expects that AM contract renewal rates will be stronger in 2010, with consolidation and continued optimization driving the value proposition of many deals. Clients will continue to welcome shorter-term, quick-embedded ROI projects with very defined boundaries of completion. While cautionary prudence will drive many AM negotiations, companies will be looking for ways to innovate and transform while they drive greater operational efficiencies." Tue, 16 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EDThttp://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?pid=23571113&containerId=222495http://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?pid=23571113&containerId=222495This IDC study makes the case for developing licensing policy for customer situations that are typically handled on a one-off custom basis. Ten software licensing policies are identified that many ISVs handle via custom agreements. "IDC is observing increased proactiveness and transparency in the communication of licensing policy as a means of competitive differentiation," said Amy Konary, director of Software Pricing and Licensing at IDC. "In addition, licensing communications is becoming an important tool for vendors to help customers understand policy and the rationale behind it, as well as to challenge competitors to match customer-friendly policies." Tue, 16 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EDThttp://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?pid=23571113&containerId=dg20100316http://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?pid=23571113&containerId=dg20100316The Worldwide Black Book (IDC #221793) is IDC's quarterly analysis of the status and projected growth of the worldwide ITC industry in 54 countries. The Worldwide Black Book is the backbone of all IDC research. The information contained in this research addresses the issues and needs that are critical to the success of all types of clients, including executives, market visionaries, and market strategists. Tue, 16 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EDThttp://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?pid=23571113&containerId=prUS22247710http://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?pid=23571113&containerId=prUS22247710According to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly PC Tracker, the yearly growth rate for the worldwide PC market in 2009 was 2.9%. Mon, 15 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EDT