Japan's IT outsourcing market continues its rapid growth driven by strong demand for core competence strategy and cost reduction policies of user companies. However, IDC observes that currently there are many types of outsourcing models available in Japan, each with its own advantages and disadvantages. As a result, vendors competing in this market area need to identify segments that offer the maximum opportunity for business growth. These vendors also need unique ways to attract clients and adopt the most effective strategies in order to stay ahead of the competition. IDC's Japan Outsourcing service provides in-depth analysis of the key outsourcing business models, such as the traditional IS outsourcing, application management, network and desktop outsourcing, hosting infrastructure services, and business outsourcing. In addition, this service provides a comprehensive evaluation of each of these outsourcing models to help vendors develop a better understanding of this rapidly growing and highly competitive market segment.

This service covers the following segments of the IT and business outsourcing market:

• IS outsourcing
• Network and desktop outsourcing
• Application management
• Hosting infrastructure services (HIS)
• Datacenter services
• Utility computing
• Business process outsourcing (BPO)
• Processing

Throughout the year, this service will address the following topics:

• User needs
• Vendor competitive analysis
• Vendor strategies
• Business opportunity assessment
• Market dynamics
• Market entrants
• Market size and growth

Our research addresses the following issues that are critical to your success:

1. What are the key factors that influence the outsourcing decisions made by Japanese companies?
2. Which type of outsourcing model is expected to have the largest market size and experience the fastest growth in Japan?
3. Who will be the top players in the IT outsourcing market in Japan?
4. What services should datacenters offer to compensate for the market contraction associated with co-location?
5. Which type of BPO services are currently the most successful in Japan?

IDC's Japan Outsourcing service examines how outsourcing service providers are positioning themselves to compete in the outsourcing market. This service reviews strategies, market positioning, and future direction of several providers, including:

Accenture, Canon Marketing, CSK, CTC, Fujisoft, Fujitsu, Hitachi, HP, IBM, IT Holdings, NEC, Nihon Unisys, NRI, NS Solutions, NTT DATA, Oracle, Otsuka Corporation, Toshiba solutions, and others.

This service focuses on the following core research. In addition to the insight provided in this service, IDC may conduct additional research on specific topics, or emerging market segments, via research offerings that require additional IDC funding and client investment.

This details IDC's top ten predictions of the Japan services market for 2009.

This document provides an analysis of the Japan IT services market including IT outsourcing, as well as the market forecast from 2009 to 2013.

This document provides an analysis of the Japan business services market and includes market forecast from 2009 to 2013.

This document presents the results of IDC's annual user survey on spending trends, outsourcing usage, CIO's challenges, and the vendor selection criteria, etc.

This study presents the leading vendor rankings of 2008 and analyzes their positioning in the IT services/outsourcing market.

This is an update of the 2009-2013 forecast of the Japan IT services market.

The is an update of the 2009-2013 forecast of the Japan business service market.

This study presents a market analysis of datacenter services and the forecast from 2009 to 2013.

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• Two complimentary admissions to IDC Japan's annual Directions conference, where you'll hear our latest forecasts and network with IDC analysts and other industry professionals
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