The Korea services market, having taken advantage of the affiliate-based growth, is entering yet another stage of its growth curve. However, market expansion is limited, given Korea's current market structure. Under the current trend of IT commoditization, vendors are facing increased pressure to remain profitable. As a result, the market has become more competitive with new entrants, such as telecoms and on-line players aiming to tap into the more lucrative sectors, and new business models and technologies such as utility computing, BPO, and SOA. IDC's Korea Services research takes a comprehensive look at these market dynamics, highlighting the key trends and opportunities. This service consists of one basic overview and four different themes ( key market review, noteworthy market, competitive insight, and emerging model.

This service covers the following segments of the Korea Services market:

• Project based market: IT consulting, Systems integration, and Network consulting and integration especially IP telephony
• Outsourcing: IS outsourcing and hosting services
• Support services: Hardware and software support
• Emerging services model: Business outsourcing, SOA services, and Utility computing

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

• Basic: Market Overview:

IT services market by foundation and vertical industry

• Theme I: Key Market Review:

IT consulting services needs and strategies Systems integration market analysis Opportunities assessment on outsourcing services

• Theme II: Noteworthy Market:

Product support services Hosting infrastructure services IP Contact Center Services

• Theme III: Competitive Insight:

Performance reviews of the leading system integrators Performance reviews of the leading IT outsourcing players IT services competitive analysis

• Theme IV: Emerging model:

SOA: IT services opportunity Emerging Delivery Model: utility computing and SaaS Business outsourcing services market trends

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

1. What is the market size and opportunity of the overall IT Services market in Korea?
2. Which IT vendors dominate the IT Services landscape in Korea?
3. Where are the systems integration, outsourcing, hardware and software support services market heading for in Korea?
4. How is the emerging service model being deployed in Korea?

IDC's Korea Services program examines how services providers are positioning themselves to compete in the Korea services market. This service reviews strategies, market positioning, and future direction of several providers, including:

Accenture, BearingPoint, Cisco, Comtec, CSC, Daewoo Information Systems, Dongbu CNI, EMC, Fujitsu, Hewlett-Packard, Hyundai Information Technology, IBM Global Services, Korea Electric Power Data Network, KT, LG CNS, LG Dacom, Microsoft, NCR, Nexerve, Oracle, POSDATA, Samsung SDS, SAP, SK C&C, Ssangyong Information & Communications, Sun Microsystems, Unisys, 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 markets segments, via research offerings that require additional IDC funding and client investment.

This study provides a detailed five-year forecast of the Korea IT services market by foundation and vertical industry.

• Korea IT Services Forecast and Analysis

These studies examine the overall market trends and opportunities in the key market sectors such as:

• IT Consulting Services Forecast
• Systems Integration Services Forecast
• IS Outsourcing Services Forecast

These studies provide in-depth insight into the Korea IT services market in terms of the competitive landscape:

• IT Services Competitive Analysis
• Top 10 IS Outsourcing Players
• Top 10 Systems Integrators by Select Vertical Market

These studies analyze several specific and noteworthy market sectors:

• Korea Hardware and Software Support Services Forecast
• Korea Hosting Infrastructure Services Forecast
• Korea IP Contact Center Services Forecast

The research in this section provides meaningful insight into the emerging models and technology trends in the IT services market.

• Business Outsourcing Services Market in Korea
• Market Dynamics around SOA Services in Korea
• Emerging Delivery Model: Utility Computing and SaaS

* Minimum Package of IDC's Korea Services program should include one 'basic theme' and 2 'selective themes'

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