http://www.idc.com/research/simplesearchres.jsp?buck=Business+Areas%2FServices+Provisioning%2F&keyword=&lcol=en&access_type=All&container_type=All&resperpage=10&sortby=scoreIDC research of business process outsourcing services, provisioning, web hosting and billing.en-ushttp://cdn.idc.com/en_US/images/pageImg/idcLogoHome.jpghttp://www.idc.com/research/simplesearchres.jsp?buck=Business+Areas%2FServices+Provisioning%2F&keyword=&lcol=en&access_type=All&container_type=All&resperpage=10&sortby=scorehttp://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?pid=23571113&containerId=dg20100315http://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?pid=23571113&containerId=dg20100315The 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. Mon, 15 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 EDThttp://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?pid=23571113&containerId=JP329210Thttp://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?pid=23571113&containerId=JP329210TThis IDC study (which is a translation of the Japanese report IDC #J9220107) focuses on the threat management products in Japan, and analyzes the Japan threat management market. The Japan threat management market is at a turning point. The unified threat management (UTM) appliance segment that has grown rapidly in the past has been strongly affected by the reduction in spending by lower midsize businesses (which are its main users) due to the recession. In addition, supporting virtualization environment platforms and cloud computing raises new issues for vendors. "Amid weak spending sentiment of users toward new products due to the recession, there are vendors that are growing steadily. In addition, spending by the public and education sectors has been stable; vendors that are strong in these segments are maintaining steady shipment numbers. In addition to capturing demand for replacements and marketing activities such as seminars, vendors need to be able to offer proposals that reduce costs such as supporting virtualization environments and cloud computing," says Hideki Hanaoka, research manager, Security, IDC Japan. Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:00:00 ESThttp://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?pid=23571113&containerId=dg20100312http://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?pid=23571113&containerId=dg20100312The 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. Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:00:00 ESThttp://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?pid=23571113&containerId=222453http://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?pid=23571113&containerId=222453This IDC presentation summarizes the research completed with members of the Software Solutions Alliance Leadership Council (SSALC) on the impact of the Cloud on their alliance organizations, in effect what we describe as the 'reality' where vendors share their views and status with each other. This presentation followed on from an IDC presentation on the industry view of the cloud from IDC. The presentation and research results are based on interviews with 25 alliance executives from across the software and services market and represent the views of their specific alliances organizations. The presentation was given in December 2009 at the Software Solutions Alliance Leadership Council Summit in Palo Alto, CA. Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:00:00 ESThttp://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?pid=23571113&containerId=JP269120Shttp://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?pid=23571113&containerId=JP269120SThis IDC study (which is a translation of the Japanese report, IDC #J9450110) analyzes the performance of the Japan disk storage systems market from 1H07 to 1H09 and provides forecasts up to 2013. The market's performance was analyzed based on revenue, unit shipment, and capacity shipment while the forecasts were made based on revenue and capacity shipment. The suppliers' performance and market shares were also analyzed based on revenue, capacity shipment, and unit shipment from 1H08 to 1H09. In addition, we also analyzed and made forecasts for the Japan disk storage systems market by OS, connection environment, product class, segment, and distribution channel. This study also provides shipment and forecast data pertaining to the external disk storage systems market, which was split into three product classes based on price band — high end, midrange, and low end. "The Japan overall disk storage spending sharply decreased in 2009, as companies tightened their belts with regard to IT spending. However, new business opportunities were also created. Disk storage system suppliers should capture these opportunities to realize business growth," says Masaaki Moriyama, group director, Storage/Server Research, IDC Japan. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:00 ESThttp://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?pid=23571113&containerId=EI222017http://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?pid=23571113&containerId=EI222017This IDC Energy Insights report looks at six vendors that provide hydrocarbon accounting applications for the oil and gas industry. The vendors evaluated are Merrick Systems, P2 Energy Solutions, Quorum, SAP, Tieto, and WellPoint Systems. According to Catherine Madden, senior research analyst, IDC Energy Insights, "As oil and gas producers are increasingly focused on maximizing production operation efficiency and production optimization, hydrocarbon accounting solutions will continue to be more tightly integrated with production accounting and financial solutions, and feed business intelligence applications that monitor field and well production." Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:00 ESThttp://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?pid=23571113&containerId=PM52Shttp://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?pid=23571113&containerId=PM52SThis IDC Buyer Case Study discusses the role of global service provider AT&T in the Williams F1 organization. It provides a successful example of a complex managed network services contract under demanding conditions, inflexible deadlines, and no room for failure. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:00 ESThttp://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?pid=23571113&containerId=TEA001973http://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?pid=23571113&containerId=TEA001973Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:00:00 ESThttp://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?pid=23571113&containerId=222349http://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?pid=23571113&containerId=222349This IDC study forecasts the size of the worldwide system management software market for 2010–2014. According to Tim Grieser, program VP, Enterprise System Management Software, "As the world economy recovers, IT spending is expected to increase by annual rates in the low- to mid-single digits compared with 2009, with the system management software market now forecast to grow by 4.1% in 2010." Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST