IDC's Worldwide Software Market Forecaster pivot table product allows clients to save time by quickly comparing individual market segments and evaluating vendor performance across the entire worldwide software market. Used by leading technology providers, consulting firms, and Wall Street, this tool allows easily segmented, customized views of packaged software vendor and market revenue data. Worldwide Software Market Forecaster data is supplied by IDC's official Software Market Forecaster database with input and modeling from over 60 IDC software analysts. It provides historical vendor share data for 2006-2008 (updated annually) as well as market forecast data for 2009-2013 (updated quarterly). Data is offered in four different levels of granularity, and clients decide which level best suits their needs.

Because you need trusted, unbiased market data in order to make the right decisions. Whether you currently compete in one or multiple software markets, are evaluating entry into a new software market or region, or are making an investment decision, data from IDC's Worldwide Software Market Forecaster can help you:

• Understand where over 350 public and 700 private companies are earning software revenue across the entire software industry
• Determine who is gaining or losing share in a particular market, region, or operating environment
• Identify trends in emerging markets, maturing markets, and growth rates
• Evaluate entry into new markets and regions by understanding revenue and shares by geographic area
• Assess partnership and investment opportunities by reviewing public and private vendor revenue over the past three years and across 81 functional market categories

Historical market data:

• Packaged software vendor revenue (700 private companies, over 350 public companies)
• Software market segment revenue (81 market segments)
• Three years (2006-2008)
• Three regions (Americas, EMEA, and Asia/Pacific)
• Nine operating environments

Forecast market data:

• Software market segment revenue (81 market segments)
• Five years (2009-2013)
• Three regions (Americas, EMEA, and Asia/Pacific)
• Nine operating environments

Option 1: All-Inclusive Level

• Entire Software Market Forecaster database includes primary, secondary, and individual market levels.

Option 2: Primary Market Level

• Select from three primary markets.
• Each includes secondary and individual market levels.

Option 3: Secondary Market Level

• Select from 19 secondary markets.
• Each includes an individual market level within the chosen secondary market.

Option 4: Individual Market Level

• Select from 81 individual market segments.

Worldwide Software Market Forecaster clients receive four updates to IDC's software market forecast data and one update to historical vendor share information. Delivered via idc.com, the Worldwide Software Market Forecaster offers additional market forecasts and history not covered in published IDC software research studies.

Forecast Updates:

• February 2009
• June 2009
• September 2009
• December 2009

Historical Vendor Share Updates:

• May 2009

IDC's Worldwide Software Market Forecaster database serves as the basis for IDC software supply-side studies, including market forecasts and consulting projects. This database contains packaged software revenue data collected from over 350 public and 700 private companies for 2006-2008 and market forecasts for 2009-2013. Revenue for 81 software markets, three geographic regions, and nine operating environments is tracked and analyzed in IDC's official Software Market Forecaster database.

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