This IDC study provides North American data on indirect software revenue for the leading vendors in each of the secondary software markets covered by IDC. Commentary is provided for each market regarding the major shifts in position of the top vendors. Also provided is a year-over-year comparison of 2007 versus 2006 indirect software revenue.

"The percentage of software sold through partners has risen year over year and is expected to continue to rise over the next five years. The actions of a handful of large software vendors in each secondary market are affecting this trend the most." — Darren Bibby, program manager, Global Software Channels Research