This IDC Pivot Table presents IDC's five-year forecast, as of April 2007, for the worldwide software channel market for the period 2007–2011 (including 2006 actual results for comparison), broken down by partner segment (e.g., VAR, service oriented, and so on). This Pivot Table supports and provides more granular information to Worldwide and Americas Software Channel 2007–2011 Forecast: A Preliminary View (IDC #206664, May 2007).

The North American Software Channel Forecaster provides partnering, product, and marketing professionals with a clear understanding of the growth expected by distribution channel for each primary software market and IDC partner segment. Please note that this Pivot Table does not contain vendor-specific revenue or vendor market shares.