This IDC study provides an overview of the market dynamics and development trends in China's business analytics market for the period of 2008–2012. It covers the competitive positioning of the leading vendors, software revenue breakdown by vertical industry and geographic area, as well as a future outlook of the business analytics market.

"How to provide business decision makers with the technology to support decision-making processes and optimize operations is a demand that will keep a healthy outlook for the business analytics software market in the next few years," says Felix Liu, senior market analyst, Software and Services Group, IDC China.