In spite of the economic measures adopted by the Chinese government to cool down the economy and curb overheated capital investment in major industries, China once again witnessed continuous steady growth in the ICT market over the last year. IDC's China ICT Market service presents market dynamics and development trends in the ICT market in China by analyzing the market for 2005 and providing a forecast for the next five years. In this study, the market is examined from the horizontal, vertical, and technological dimensions, with key assumptions provided. Key drivers, inhibitors, opportunities, and challenges, which could have a strong impact on this market, are also analyzed in this research service.

This service covers the following segments of China ICT market:

• Personal computers
• Servers
• Storage
• Peripheral
• Smart Handhold Device
• Packaged software
• IT services
• Network equipment
• Telecom services

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

• Market benchmarking
• Market segmentation
• End-user ICT spending structure
• Demand analysis
• Key market drivers / inhibitors
• Market opportunities and threats

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

1. What is the current state of the China ICT market and what are the trends for the next five years?
2. How is this market segmented by geography, by industry, and by product?
3. What are the prevailing market strategies adopted by the major multinational and local market players in China?
4. What are the most promising ICT areas for multinational and local investors?
5. What are the possible regulatory changes that can be expected in the next few years and what will be their impact on the overall China ICT market?
6. How is the on-going restructuring of the China industry affecting the overall market growth?

IDC's China ICT Market service examines how leading hardware, software, and services providers are positioning themselves to compete in China ICT market. This service reviews strategies, market positioning, and future direction of several providers, including:

CA, China Netcom,China Mobile, China Telecom, China Unicom,Cisco, Dell, Founder, HP, Huawei, IBM, Kingdee, Lenovo, Microsoft, Motorola, Oracle, SAP, SGI, Sun Microsystems, UFIDA, ZTE

Throughout the year, this service will offer insight into the latest trends impacting the market. Potential studies include:

This study presents the market dynamics and development trends in China's ICT market and economy by providing the most comprehensive database. It provides historical market sizing and GDP data 2004 to 2006 and five-year forecast 2007 to 2011, and examines the market from the horizontal (regional and provincial), vertical, and product dimensions. Key market drivers and inhibitors that are likely to have a strong impact on the development of the market over the next five years are also analyzed.

This database provides the IDC provincial information index which measures the development level of informatization in each province in China.

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• The opportunity to have your specific questions answered through personal interaction with industry experts who cover the topics and markets in your service
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• A view of the market's future with 12 months of continuous intelligence about its direction and the reasons behind it, along with actionable advice for taking advantage of existing and emerging opportunities
• Special client discount pricing on purchases of research from other services
• Complimentary invitations to monthly executive telebriefings, interactive forums designed to provide you with insights about research and strategies directly from IDC analysts

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