Information technology markets in the Asia/Pacific region remain some of the world's fastest growing, with different product adoption rates causing shifts in purchasing patterns across the geographies. IT suppliers must therefore understand within which geographies, product consumption or overall IT expenditure provides the most opportunity. This data-intensive service provides a detailed representation of market forecasts that encompasses all of IDC's Asia/Pacific core services. The amalgamation of this information into a single research tool provides an unprecedented view of IT spending directions in the region and country markets. IDC's Asia/Pacific IT Spending and User Segmentation also presents IT expenditure within 17 industry segments for each country, as well as the market opportunities by size of organizations, revealing the potential opportunities in markets large and small. Quarterly updates to all information is provided in querying tools and delivered on IDC.com and/or emailed directly to clients.

This service covers the following segments of the IT market:

• Computing hardware - server, PC, workstation
• Software - applications, tools, infrastructure
• Data communications equipment - LAN hardware and other data communications equipment
• IT services - planning, implementation, operations management, support, training and education
• Industry and company size segmentation
• Asia/Pacific region and 15 Asia/Pacific geographies - Australia, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, New Zealand, Philippines, PRC, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam, and ROAP

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

• 5-year forecasts by geography (delivered quarterly)
• Market composition (product categories for hardware, software, and services)
• Industry forecast pivot tools (delivered quarterly)
• Company size pivot tools (delivered quarterly)
• 15 Asia/Pacific geographies presented

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

1. What is the size of the IT market and IT spending forecast in Asia/Pacific geographies?
2. What IT product or service segments provide the greatest potential?
3. Which IT product or services category is growing most rapidly in the geographies or region?
4. Which industry segments or organization types will spend more on IT products and services?

IDC's Asia/Pacific IT Spending and User Segmentation service analyzes product and service spending for 15 Asia/Pacific geographies. In this analysis, current and forecast spending levels are illustrated in data intensive reports. The previous year of IT spending and five-year forecasts are presented throughout the studies. Annual market growth, five-year CAGR and overall market composition are also illustrated, highlighting primary growth areas within total spending. Examples of specific segmentation presented include:

Banking, communications and media, construction, consumer/home, discrete manufacturing, education, financial markets, government, health, insurance, process manufacturing, resource industries, retail, services, transportation and transport services, utilities, and wholesale.

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 study provides IT products and services spending by geography.

Asia/Pacific IT Spending and User Segmentation (Quarterly Update Pivot)

• Each pivot includes all countries uniquely, and illustrates IT expenditure views by industry segment, and IT expenditure views by company size segments
• 17 industry segments included are: Banking, Communications and Media, Construction, Consumer/Home, Discrete Manufacturing, Education, Financial Markets, Government, Health Care, Insurance, Process Mfg, Resource Industries, Retail, Services, Transportation and Transport services, Utilities, Wholesale
• Company size segments included are: Government, Education, Consumer/Home, 1-99 employees, 100-499 employees, and 500+ employees

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